Garden and Home Care

Keeping stainless steel surfaces and appliances clean is not hard. It is easy to keep them shiny with regular cleaning and using the right products & tools. So, if you are interested in knowing how to clean stainless steel surfaces and objects in the home, here are some expert tips by the reputed end of lease cleaners in Carlton, Melbourne. The best way is to use liquid dishwashing soap and warm water to clean sinks, utensils, countertops, and other surfaces. Scrub with a sponge to clean fingerprints, dust, and residues before rinsing with warm/hot water. Don’t use rough scrub pads on these surfaces ever! Always clean stainless steel surfaces along the grain to clean effectively and efficiently along with protecting the finish. After cleaning the surface, to polish and keep moisture from settling on top apply mineral oil with a cloth. Use mineral oil and avoid using food-based oils. I used to apply olive oil, but it turns rancid r...

A group of about 300 serving and retired firefighters are heading to Australia to help rebuild communities hit by bushfires. The team, including former chief fire officers, will work with the charity BlazeAid to rebuild structures and fences destroyed by the fires. Organiser Steve James said the group would help wherever they could. "We need to do some good for them, it would give them a second wind knowing we've come so far," he said. Read more:  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-51191679

The coronavirus outbreak may further hurt an economy already suffering from bushfires and drought, the governor of the Reserve Bank says. In a speech to the National Press Club in Sydney, Philip Lowe said the RBA was closely monitoring the economic effect of the epidemic, which has killed more than 490 people. He said the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on the Australian economy could be worse than that of the 2003 Sars epidemic because “China is a larger part of the global economy and it is more closely integrated, including with Australia”. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/05/coronavirus-threatens-australian-economy-reeling-from-drought-and-fires

More than half the Chinese students enrolled in Australian universities have found themselves stranded in their home country with a new academic year looming after the Australian government imposed a travel ban in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The new term begins in late February at most tertiary institutions and while many new students were expected to arrive in the next couple of weeks for orientation, existing students had returned home for the Lunar New Year. Read more:  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/china-students-stuck-australia-closes-border-200205012909404.html

One of the latest wildfires to ravage Australia was accidentally sparked by a careless beekeeper, according to new reports. The blaze was kicked up in the Pialligo Redwood Forest in Australia’s Capital Territory on Jan. 22 when a beekeeper’s “smoker” — a device used to keep bees calm — ignited the dry brush, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. The fire has since shut down the local airport and threatened to engulf homes and businesses in nearby suburbs in the Canberra region. Read more:  https://nypost.com/2020/02/04/beekeeper-blamed-for-sparking-massive-australian-fire/

Many store-bought cleaning products labelled ‘natural’ may not actually be good for the environment. Therefore, being informed is wise. Stopping the use of chemical products is essential to keep yourself and your family healthy as well. Adopt green cleaning methods to save the environment. Here are some eco cleaning tips for your home by expert end of lease cleaners in Kew. Don’t use cleaning solutions with Triclosan, bleach, ammonia, aerosols, lye, formaldehyde, and other VOCs. Most surfaces and floors in your house can be cleaned with a solution of warm water and dishwashing/castile soap. Just use the right tools like a brush or a sponge to clean and a microfiber product to wipe. Start incorporating natural sanitisers and disinfectants like white vinegar, baking soda, rock salt, lemon, hydrogen peroxide etc.  Aerate your home and invest in a dehumidifier to keep the inside air fresh and inhibit the growth of bacteria. If you are at the end of tenancy and need to hire p...

Coalition MPs and the Australian newspaper have accused the New Zealand government of hypocrisy over its objections to Australia’s use of what are known as carryover credits to meet climate targets under the Paris agreement. Are they right? What’s the issue? The Australian published comments by four Coalition backbenchers suggesting New Zealand’s climate change minister, James Shaw, was a hypocrite for saying there had been an “allergic reaction” in the international community to countries wanting to use an accounting measure to meet their 2030 climate target under the Paris agreement. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/29/factcheck-is-new-zealand-hypocritical-to-reject-australias-climate-accounting