Category Archives: Smart Meter

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Posted on June 24, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Victorians are being misinformed.  The so called ‘mandate that every Victorian home and small business will have a smart meter installed’, actually states: ‘Each distributor must use its best endeavours to install a remotely read interval meter’….etc (Victorian Government Gazette S200 … Continue reading →

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Smart Meters in Colac from October | colacherald.com.au

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

ELECTRICITY distributor Powercor plans to install controversial Smart Meters in Colac homes from October. Powercor and CitiPower communications analyst Chris Riviere visited Colac this week to explain the roll-out and address concerns about Smart Meters, as the project approached Colac. … Continue reading →

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Smart meter anger in Frankston – Frankston Weekly

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

A SMART meter protest group has been formed following a packed public meeting in Frankston. Organisers were only expecting about 30 people to attend the meeting at the Frankston Mechanics Institute Hall, but 130 turned up to voice concerns over … Continue reading →

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Stop Smart Meter Australia’s submission to Energy Safe Victoria

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Energy Safe Victoria’s draft report Safety of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Victoria did not adequately deal with all of the key issues of concern to the Victorian community. Subsequently, Stop Smart Meters Australia responded with the following submission. In their … Continue reading →

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(Another) Local Government Bans Smart Meters!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The City of Ojai joined other Californian local governments Santa Cruz, Marin, Lake, Mendocino, Capitola, Fairfax, Lake Port, Rio Dell, Ross, Seaside and Watsonville to adopt an ordinance officially banning smart meters within their municipalities.  Overall, more than 56 local governments in … Continue reading →

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Government plans to install smart meters in our homes ‘will leave us open to cyber attack’ – Daily Mail

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Intelligence chiefs have warned that plans to install smart energy meters in every house will leave families vulnerable to terrorist attacks. According to the Government’s listening agency GCHQ, the plans will create a ‘strategic vulnerability’, giving foreign computer hackers the … Continue reading →

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PUBLIC MEETING AT TYNONG

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

PUBLIC MEETING AT TYNONG  When:            Wednesday 13 June Time:              7.00pm Where:          Tynong Community Hall, Railroad Avenue, Tynong For the latest information on smart meters and actions people can take.

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Momentum is gaining….

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The momentum is gaining with the emergence of community groups forming throughout Victoria and holding smart meter public meetings, the latest being in Frankston which attracted over 150 people! Don’t forget to write a submission in response to Energy Safe … Continue reading →

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Plan to use popular actors to sell smart meters | Herald Sun

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

POPULAR actors were to be recruited to try to persuade Victorians that smart meters were a good idea. Secret documents reveal a plan to hire “down-to-earth” celebrities such as John Wood, Ray Meagher, Michael Caton and Denise Drysdale to overcome … Continue reading →

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BAIRNSDALE SMART METER COMMUNITY FORUM

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

You are invited to a Smart Meter Community Forum  Find out: WHAT are the issues WHAT are the laws WHAT you can do Riversleigh Country Hotel, 1 Nicholson St, Bairnsdale Saturday 9th June 2012 2pm – 3.30pm

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