u/Southern_Anything_39

UPDATE - I called the hospital and they re-issued my 2 previous medical certificates as one Centrelink Approved Certificate. So I now feel less stressed about it.

So this is more of a vent than a question. I recently had some surgery, and centrelink are refusing to accept the certificates from the hospital, even after I was told by Centrelink that the certificates from the hospital would be sufficient because they dont provide Centrelink specific certificates.

Yesterday, I recieved an online letter stating that my certificates are not accepted because they are not Centrelink Specific Certificates. I just got off the phone trying to explain the situation and she just waffled off the exact same thing as what the letter said.

I am currently on hold with the hospital to see if they can re-issue the certificates as official Centrelink ones, as my GP is on holidays till next week and that will be too late.

All I want to do is scream!!!

So yesterday I called Centrelink Invome Apportionment line and the lady I spoke to was able to finalise my claim within the hour and I recieved my payment today.

I applied back in February, and I explained to her that there are people that are applying in June and July that are receiving outcomes before people that applied at the start of the year. I also explained that I was in severe financial hardship due to being off work while waiting for surgery, and she said she would look into my claim and get back to me within the hour. Less than an hour later she called me back and said she had finished my claim and I had to accept or refuse the offer online and once done I would be paid in the next few days (if I accepted the outcome, which I did) and today the payment was in my account.

If you have been waiting for months and still havent heard from them, give the Income Apportionment Line a call on 1800 560 870 and have a chat to someone. If you get a service officer that says there isnt anything they can do, just say you know someone that called and had their claim approved over the phone.

Hope this helps someone.

Does anyone start a new journal, then after a few entries or pages realise they don't like something and start all over again in a new journal?

I started with a handmade journal I made from an old little golden book. I made the book myself and decided I didn't really like the paper as much as I thought.

My next notebook was a A5 traveller's style notebook and after completing a couple of pages I realised the paper was too thin and my ink was bleeding through.

So I made another notebook myself using the same files I created for my first handmade book but used different paper that was made for fountain pen ink. After a couple of days I decided I didn't like the cover anymore, and also I was adding double lines and a border to every page and it was getting tedious.

And this brings me to the journal I am currently making, I have redesigned the pages so they already have red borders and double lines so that I dont have draw them on every page.

Hopefully this will be the last journal I have to make, because hopefully it finally has everything I want.

Does anyone else plan ahead and find pictures and research topics ahead of putting them in their book? Or does this defeat the purpose of a Commonplace book?

I am going into hospital soon for surgery and will be stuck in there for about a week. I wont have access to a printer but will have internet access so was thinking about some future topics I'd like to research and perhaps pictures to go along with them, that I can print at home and bring to hospital. I know I won't feel like doing anything the day of and day after surgery but I need something to occupy myself while stuck in bed.

While looking for images to go with a topic about Lizzie Borden it has taken me down a rabbit hole that has bought me to Victorian Mourning Dress lol Just thought I'd add this little bit because I'm sure everyone can relate to falling down the rabbit hole that is the internet.

Back in February I applied for a payment under the Income Apportionment Resolution Scheme, it was acknowledged and the letter said that people would receive offers from July 2026. Has anyone actually received an offer of compensation under this scheme? I am still yet to hear anything. Also is this separate from the latest Robodebt Class Action settlement?

I am new to commonplace journalling, and wanted to ask what does everyone do to fight first page fear?

I have a 2017 Holden Captiva, and before anyone says anything I've never had an issue with it until yesterday. In the morning everything was fine the car was running fine I had been out and about all morning.

At 4pm I went to go out but my Keyfob wouldn't unlock my car. The keyfob had been playing up recently indicating that the battery was going flat so I changed the battery and still no luck. I tried my spare fob and that wouldn't unlock the car either.

I manually unlocked the car with the key and tried putting the keyfob in the little notch in the centre console, and still the car wouldn't start. No lights or anything was working, so I thought maybe my battery was flat. The indicator thing on the battery is showing green meaning the battery is ok, but my neighbour who knows cars said we will pop the battery on charge overnight just in case.

Came out to my car this morning and its still not getting power, and the battery charger was showing a fault light, the indicator on the battery is still green.

Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong? We checked the fuses and they are all fine.

I am soon (within the next 30 days) to recieve money from my father's estate. It will be between $1000 and $1500, but due to the strained relationship between my father and myself I dont want it. Instead I'm giving it to my teenage children (putting it straight into their bank accounts) What do I tell centrelink?