Archive for December, 2006

Skipping Girl Vinegar bottle sells for $72

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

This bottle sold recently on Ebay for $72. I was going to buy it when I thought that one $25 bid would clinch it, but other people wanted it more than me. It is embossed with “Skipping Girl Vinegar Registered Trade Mark” and “This bottle remains the property of the Vinegar Company of Australia, Abbotsford, [...]

Food | 7 Comments

Median Abbotsford house price $423,000 over last 12 months

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

So says a glossy propery insert in the November 29 Melbourne Leader. It also says the highest price paid for a house was $750,000 a year ago in Vere St. The median unit/apartment price is said to be $405,000 which sounds like a typo to me.

Real estate | 3 Comments

Abbotsford woman wins Australian Social Entrepeneur of the Year Award

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Abbotsford woman and Opera singer Tania de Jong founded The Song Room and has been crowned Australia’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year for her efforts. Given that we also boast the latest Metropolitan Local Hero Award in the Australian of the Year Awards, it suggests that we Abbotrigines are good folk. Schooled in Waco, Texas [...]

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