Six fire crews were called to the Merriwa retirement village when an air-conditioning unit caught fire with flames moving through the roofing into the kitchen of the unit. All residents were evacuated safely. Fortunately the fire occurred at 8 AM.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home