The incredible response to Sinclair Wilson’s Christmas Wishing Tree means more than 190 personalised gift-wrapped presents have been distributed across our region in time for Christmas Day. Thank you to everyone who was part of this amazing effort, including our own staff and Partners, clients and the broader community members who have dropped in gifts...
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It’s happened to all of us (all of us); 4:30 on a Friday arvo and you get an email from ASIC, Xero, the ATO, Drop Box, or one of the hundreds of other Cloud services we all collectively use every day. Maybe you think “this looks different to normal”? “Why’s Kelly sending me a file...
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Local children in need will be counting on the Great South Coast’s largest accounting firm this Christmas, as Sinclair Wilson celebrates the start of the festive season by launching its annual Wishing Tree program. From today, the firm’s Warrnambool, Camperdown and Hamilton offices will provide an opportunity for locals to donate a gift to local...
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Recent figures show Hamilton’s rental market is performing well, delivering property investors rental yields well above the national average. Nationally, a rental property is netting investors yields of 3.70%, compared to returns of 5.40% in Hamilton. If you’re a Hamilton investor, it’s good news! But if you’re yet to tap into the investment market, you...
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According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australians splurged a whopping $47.5 billion during last year’s Christmas shopping period. That probably made for a lot of blistered credit cards and debt hangovers come February! As your credit advisor, I’d like to recommend a more sensible approach to spending this silly season. Here’s a few tips...
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With auction clearance rates slipping below 50% in some markets right now, vendors in the Warrnambool region are much more open to a pre-auction offer. You’ll also find more vendors choosing a private sale over an auction because it allows them to hold out for their price and save on auction costs. That means, if...
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Building your own home gives you the freedom to design it exactly to your taste, from the ground up. And if you’re a first-home owner looking to build your dream home in burgeoning Hamilton, there may be some useful government incentives available to help get your project off the ground. Here’s what you need to...
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To many of us, the word, ‘retirement’ means freedom. Freedom from work. From a 9-5 commitment. From working for the man, the woman, the customer, the client. But if you don’t plan carefully, this dream of post-workplace freedom can be a bit of a nightmare; imagining finishing your working life, only to find you have...
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Long service leave after seven years in the one job, rather than 10, and being able to take small blocks of earned leave, rather than big swathes are possible for Colac workers as of today, following the introduction of a new, state-based Long Service Leave Act. Today marks the first day of the new Victorian...
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Since the lenders cracked down on popular options like interest-only loans, finding creative finance strategies for growing your Warrnambool property investment portfolio has become more important than ever. As an investor, how you set up your finances can have a huge impact on the success of your property portfolio. Below are a few important property...
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