Author Archives: Stop Smart Meters Australia

Dr Marie-Therese Gibson resigns from Tangara School for Girls over Wi-Fi health worries – Herald Sun

THE long-time principal of an exclusive Sydney girls’ school has quit due to health concerns over Wi-Fi radiation. Dr Marie-Therese Gibson — who served for 19 years as principal of the Tangara School for Girls at Cherrybrook — resigned in … Continue reading

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Energy supplier denies blame for house fire – The Age

Victoria’s largest electricity supplier has denied responsibility for a switchboard fire at a house in Melbourne’s north, despite paying thousands of dollars in compensation. Citipower says it is not to blame for a fire at a Northcote share house this … Continue reading

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“Leave me be SP AusNet, you have harmed me enough already!”

Hello all, I live in St.Andrews Vic. 3761. I have all the signage displayed re trespassing and smart meter refusal etc…Due my physical disabilities I wasn’t able to put a padlocked box over my analogue meter, but I did the … Continue reading

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Letter of the Week – Sent to the Victorian Essential Services Commission

Stop Smart Meters Australia has recently been presented with a copy of a letter that was sent to the Essential Services Commission.  We believe it is an excellent letter worth sharing with our followers. See: Letter of the Week

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Consumers face up to $194 [per year] for smart meters – Herald Sun

VICTORIAN households will be slapped with smart meter fees of up to $194 on electricity bills next year. Charges for about 1.6 million homes and small businesses are set to rise from January. But about a million customers should get … Continue reading

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Greek/English Smart Meter Forum – Northcote, Sunday 24th November

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75,000 Victorians refuse smart meters!

In an article in today’s Herald Sun, Energy Minster Kotsiras is quoted as acknowledging that two electrical metering systems may continue in Victoria, and those who refuse smart meters (currently approximately 75,000 Victorians) may be penalised financially, as opposed to … Continue reading

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Public needs to know smart meter health risk – Glenn Gilbert

Do you trust government studies, such as those cited by the federal Food and Drug Administration and Federal Communications Commission, which say electromagetic and radiofrequency field exposures are too low to worry about? Not to paint with too broad a … Continue reading

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Lock Your Meter Box – the ONLY way to stop a smart meter from being installed!

As power distributors are becoming more ruthless and aggressive approaching the end date for the Government’s mandate to  ‘use their best endeavours’ to install smart meters (December 2013), an ‘insider’ has informed Stop Smart Meters Australia that smart meter installers … Continue reading

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Inquiry into Victorian Auditor-General Office Report “Towards a ‘Smart Grid’ – the Roll-out of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure”

The Public Accounts and Estimates Committee is currently conducting a review of the findings of the Auditor-General reports tabled during 2009 and 2010. The Committee has invited written submissions from individuals and organisations with an interest or expertise in the … Continue reading

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