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Hello smart SS people! Just wondering if there are any entomologists out there that might be able to identify this insect - found in the backyard in Perth. We have never seen anything like it!! Any ideas?? Cheers, Nadia

Hi all, We are currently renovating an IP that suffered some water damage during a storm. The ceilings have been inspected and all have said the ceilings are fine, and need a good sealant and repaint. Apparently they are older style "plaster-glass ceilings" and there is no permanent damage...

Hi all, Thought I would just start a little post of a bathroom reno we are doing. It is the "kids" bathroom in our PPOR. We have set a budget of about 5K. We had planned on doing it all ourselves, but have since decided to engage a tiler - although my hubby would have given it a go, it...

Hi all, We are just about to start renovating the "kids bathroom" in our PPOR (which may become an IP in the future), but I am struggling with selecting tiles, layout, etc. We are doing it on a fairly tight budget and just want a simple functional design that wont date too badly...we will...

Hi all, A friend of mine is looking for a Property Manager in Canberra (Gungahlin area). She has been looking at Park Trent Properties Group - does anyone have experience with them? Please PM me if you prefer not to "go public"! Any other recommendations for this area? Anyone you would...

Hi all... I have just been diagnosed by my optometrist as having a degenerative eye disorder called keratoconus - it is relatively common (1:2000), so was wondering if any one else on here had it, and what sort of experience you have had with it? It seems there is a wide range of...

Hi all, Quick question, particularly for PMs and REA's...I have IP that has been available for rent for a few weeks, and as a result it is slipping down the list of properties listed on realestate.com.au, almost to the bottom. I have asked my PM if she could remove and relist it so it comes...

Hi all, Anyone else have properties in Cairns? We have a couple and one of these has been vacant now for 2 and a half weeks (and been advertised for over a month)..longest period ever, and it is not looking good. There is a multitude of properties currently available for rent (talking...

Hi all, I have some bottles of 1976 (Bin 95, 25th Commemorative Release) Penfolds Grange Hermitage wine that I am wanting to sell, but really have no idea how to go about it. Whilst we enjoy a glass or two of wine, we are far from wine buffs and feel the wine would be wasted on us. I am...

Hi all, Well the sad day has come where we have to move out of our company-provided house and into one of our IPs :( (OMG - will have to pay utilities again!) It was out PPOR a few years ago, and we had hoped, when the time came, to move into a bigger and better house, but it is not to be...

Hi all, We have a property that was originally our PPOR, it then became an IP (for the last few years) and we are about to move back into it. It is in need of both some cosmetic (carpets, paint etc) and more substantial renovation (ie new bathroom due to water leak). What is the most...

Hi all, We need to do a bathroom reno on an IP in Perth (SOR) - will be most likely a full reno as there is water damage to the walls, at this stage of unknown origin. Either way, it will need replacement shower and vanity and resealing/retiling as well as resolving the plumbing issues...

Hi all, Has anyone either bought or looked at buying in Merriden, WA? It is one of the larger regional towns in the central wheatbelt, 250km from Perth (small pop, however), and have any info they would like to share? Has a lot of real estate for sale, from sub 100k, for a fibro shack to...

Help! I think I have a virus/trojan/worm (whatever the heck is correct term!!), and I cant seem to get rid of it... Consists of constant "System Security" pop-ups with dire warnings I have a security problem, my credit card details are being hacked, even when I first boot up a fake (I think!)...

I've been thinking about this a lot lately - I love Christmas - it is the most special day/time of the year for me - and yet I am not religious - in fact I dont even believe in God! But I just love Christmas and all that comes with it, the family time, the joy of giving and receiving gifts...

Hi all... Here to pick your brains again...:) We are planning short notice holiday to Bali next month, and are wondering where to stay. We haven't been to Bali since pre-Bali bombing, and have since had two kiddies. In the past we have stayed in Kuta, at the Bounty Resort, but that was...

Hi all, Quick question for WA IP owners... I have an IP, tenanted by the same tenants for the last 2.5yrs, on fixed leases (6mth, then 2 x 12mths leases). They are reasonable tenants - pay on time, and keep the place well (though whinge a lot!). I am wanting to have them rolled over when...

Hi all, Our camera has recently died, and we need to replace it. As we live in the middle of nowhere, I will have to buy it online, and I'm having trouble sifting through the multitude of cameras available - and am struggling to buy something without having the physical camera to look at and...

Ok, I am currently having a compter problem which is driving me batty, and probably easily solved by anyone who knows anything about computers (ie not me!). If I reboot the computer it resolves, but seems to reoccur at odd times...maybe I am pressing an odd key, but it has only started...

Hi, thought I would share this letter written by my Sister-in-Laws father to the paper, that she dug up in an old folder at his home. It was written in 1970, and her dad is now in his 70's. Seems all the issues the current FHB are experiencing are not new - who would have thought... :rolleyes...