We don’t really know, there s a lot of uncertainty and a lot of anxiety.
Thousands of dollars out of pocket from booking last-minute accommodation in Culburra Beach on the NSW south coast, Mr Reiss said the indefinite wait for an exemption was hugely stressful – mentally and financially.
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They have found a few days relief at a friend s home in Jindabyne but will soon need to find somewhere else to stay. There’s only so many places you can book at these huge Christmas period rates without running out of money, Mr Reiss said. If that s what we have to do, we’ll be in the car with the cat.
An urgent warning has been issued to parents after four children died in a year from getting their necks stuck in roller blind cords.
The latest incident was a four-year-old girl whose neck got stuck while playing in her bedroom with her sister in October last year.
Ten children have died in Australia in the past decade after accidentally being strangled by a roller blind cord.
The young girl s death is the fourth in just 12 months, leading to an urgent warning to parents to be more vigilant.
The latest incident was a four-year-old girl whose neck got stuck in the roller blind cord while playing in her bedroom (stock image)
The youngster was playing in the bedroom with her sister when she somehow became entangled. The incident was revealed as a coroner urged authorities to further drive home the dangers of curtain and blind cords. The little girl, known only as Infant A, had not long had breakfast when the tragedy unfolded in October last year. Infant A s mother watched the girl play with her sister - all three having just stood by the kitchen window and waved the girls father goodbye. The children s play moved to the hallway near the front door and then to Infant A s bedroom where the girls first played with some wooden blocks, before Infant A s mother built towers with them and then read them a book in Infant A s bedroom, a coronial finding noted.
Council shuts door on rooming house plans
A PLAN to construct two rooming houses on Potts Road in Langwarrin has been rejected by Frankston Council.
A maximum of 16 residents would have been allowed on the premises. A telephone number with 24 hour access to the building’s manager would also have been available for complaints.
Councillors refused to grant a permit for the project at their 14 December meeting, citing that “the site is an unacceptable location for a rooming house as it is not located close to key services and infrastructure that is encouraged by Frankston Planning Scheme.”
The houses were to be constructed at 70 Potts Road. Each rooming house was proposed to contain eight rooms with ensuites, and a communal living area and kitchen.
Travel customers still waiting months for refunds from airlines, travel agents
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Steven Marvell has been waiting on a refund from his travel agent for seven months.
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Steven Marvell and his wife have been waiting seven months for a refund to plane tickets they bought for a trip in July.
Key points:
Everyone should be entitled to a refund for cancelled flights, according to Choice
If you have not received a refund, contact the airline or travel agent and direct them to the ACCC travel guidelines
Approach the bank for a credit card charge back
They were due to fly with Qantas from Sydney to London.