“Do you feed or care for a stray or semi-owned cat in our community? You may be eligible for free desexing and microchipping through our funded responsible pet ownership program.

This program is designed to support residents who are already caring for stray or semi-owned cats by helping them take the next step toward ongoing care and responsibility. Eligible cats will be desexed, microchipped, and registered, then returned to the property where they are currently being cared for as either semi-owned or fully owned pets.

We are partnering with The Vet Project to provide these services, with desexing appointments scheduled for 24 June 2026.

Program details:

Free desexing, microchipping, and registration For stray or semi-owned cats only Cats must return to the property for ongoing care after surgery Eligibility criteria apply Limited places available (approximately 20 spots)

Applications are essential and places are strictly limited. We encourage interested residents to apply as soon as possible to allow time for eligibility assessment and booking confirmation.

Together, we can improve cat welfare, reduce unwanted litters, and promote responsible pet ownership in our community.”

For other events and areas see here and follow The Vet Project on social media.

https://thevetproject.com.au/book-online

https://www.instagram.com/vetprojectau/

https://ndn.org.au/desexing-directory/listing/the-vet-project-1

Planting anything over winter, or just preparing for spring?

The thread is yours

Finding good alternatives at Aldi? Got an op shop haul? Cheap hobby? Something else?

Have at it.

Might keep the kids busy and cheap enough that it doesn’t matter as much if it gets mashed together or dries out. Probably use up any stale flour for this.

Bottles can be rollers and cookie cutters used

Just a reminder that these sites exist.

There’s also My Fridge Food and Foodwise

https://myfridgefood.com/

https://www.foodwise.com.au/recipe-room/our-recipe-finder/

GIVIT and associated partners - Charities who can accept donations of money and goods to assist those in need, or arrange goods and help. (You will have to be linked in to a support organisation to request items and services)

I’m not sure when this happened but I checked the site again and you can now get Aldi items delivered via Doordash. I don’t know what the delivery costs are like due to not wanting to use Doordash but letting everyone know delivery is now an option.

When accessed on the computer (doesn’t seem to be available on phone) there’s also sorting options for relevance, high to low, and low to high. Would have loved to have one for lowest unit cost but baby steps.

This is a dish of spicy meat sauce, sausages or rissoles, cheese slices, and raw sweet onions over pasta salad and home fries (chunky homemade chips). With your preferred sauces.

If you wanted to make a simpler version with less cooking I’d probably either buy a can or two of bolognese sauce and add hot sauce, or just buy a few cans of something like Stagg chili to heat up. Replace the pasta salad with some heated up baked beans. Then top with grated cheese and chopped raw onion.

It’s probably got so many components due to being comprised of what was left over at a restaurant.

I wouldn’t waste time peeling. Microwaving potatoes for a minute or so each side with the skin on will help them slice easier and finish cooking faster in the oven or pan. Just don’t burn your fingers

As per title. I really hope it doesn’t get to this but with the energy crisis I figured this is probably relevant again.

Kmart and Big W have cheap options. Please leave some for the homeless! But if you’re really struggling tents can be had as cheaply as $13 with the next rank up being $39.

It goes without saying, please be careful about heating inside your tent. All of the warnings about fire hazards and carbon monoxide apply. Stay safe.

https://www.businessinsider.com/cold-korean-families-moving-tents-2013-1

https://severeweathersurvival.com/camping-out-indoors/

TL;DR: Arrive early to get the marked down meat/fish (and bread) which expires the next day. Freeze the extra.

I’m not organised enough for this and don’t eat these things but hopefully this is useful.

Another tip is to learn the day your local supermarket restocks and shop right before closing the night before. A lot of items will be on clearance.

One bakery used to have a discounted table of day old bread but that was a long time ago and I don’t really see that anymore.

If you don’t drive (and especially while PT is free) buy a wheeled shopping cart from a local $2 shop. You won’t regret this. Some of them are foil lined to help keep items cool as well.

I originally just wanted to blast out in c/Australia that there was help with pets if you are or became homeless.

But now I’m adding extra resources and products that are low cost and don’t require homelessness so it’s become more relevant to this instance. I wish I’d crossposted because now comments will be split but don’t know how to do that after the fact.

It’s coming into the cooler months. You still have options for winter veg.

I have a feeling a lot of belts will be tightening 🫩 Discuss your strategies here.