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Jarlsberg cheese - it's a nice cheese. Ideal in a cheese and tomato sandwich. It's full of holes and originated from the region of Jarlsberg in Norway. You think of contented cows in the pastures of Norway. Before throwing out the empty packet I read the label. The label says ... Made by Tine SA Oslo, Norway Cheese product of Ireland Packaged in Germany Imported by: Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd 118 Wetherill Street Silverwater NSW 2128 Australia The only thing that happened in Australia was the Cantarella Brothers sticking on a label with the price, expiry date, an Australian barcode and reference to the website www.jarlsberg.com.au Click on this website and you discover that the contact is Vittoria Food & Beverage (118 Wetherill Street, Silverwater) with an email contact of marketing@vittoriacoffee.com So maybe it was the guys at Vittoria Coffee who stick on the labels. It's a small world of traders and confusing for the consumer who genuinely wants to kno...

LOCATION SA MAP VIEWER LAUNCH Have you ever wanted to know where your nearest shipwreck is, or every earthquake location in SA since 1836? … that’s the SA Government blurb on selling this new website. (I didn’t know that they were recording earthquakes back in 1936; the year of settlement of SA.) Maybe you want to check the high school zone of a house you want to buy … or want to know where the closest walking and bike trails are?  Or you know someone who wants to start a business on a road that has high traffic volume? You can check all of these things and more from the Location SA Map Viewer . Government spatial data has been combined on a single website, allowing easy access to everything from public transport to planning development zones and Marine Parks in one view. The Location SA Map Viewer w as launched recently. It is proving to be quite a hit. Check it out.

Australians lose $45 million to scams in 2015 !!! It is amazing that this year (and so far only over 6 months) Australians have been conned and scammed to the tune of $45 million. That’ll probably grow to $90 million over 12 months. How can people be so stupid? Easily, if they believe in getting a huge reward for nothing. Beware of that person in Nigeria who needs help to transfer funds and if you’re into Internet dating and your new love gets into financial difficulty, then send nothing except an introduction to the scammer in Nigeria. According to The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) … ‘Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to get your money or personal details. Scams succeed because they look like the real thing and catch you off guard when you’re not expecting it. Our new Scamwatch website , which is being launched today, has all the latest news and tips to help you identify and avoid scams. By following the advice ...

The SA Government has launched a new website called  Alert SA  – and there is even a mobile app. These days it’s considered a must to have a mobile app with a website; the desktop is getting cluttered. Anyway, it’s a good idea.  This new website provides access to real-time event and warning information in South Australia including: fire, flood, storm, earthquake, power outages, road closures, traffic and transport disruptions, etc. Fourteen agencies feed data into Alert SA. Check out this website at www.alert.sa.gov.au Download the mobile app from www.alert.sa.gov.au/download/