Yes, I can now cross through the lawn in the rear of my property and start spraying the seedlings of unwanted plants and weeds as they emerge with Herbicide.
Then I can re-commence my plan to create a set of plots to plant seeds for vegies suitable for each season, keep some, not a lot though, for my own usage and give the rest away to friends, neighbours and families who are "doing things tough" money-wise, etc.
Pretty much like I've been doing around here for the last 10 + years.

@Triphid There is something so gratifying about sharing that you can't get any other way.
Don't push yourself too hard, be mindful of your health.

From what they told me they are a part of the My Aged Care Network and are subsidised by the Government.
The $50.00 is what would be my contribution, can be negotiated IF funds are a wee bit short at the time btw, BUT, according to My Aged Care, them accepting offers of a Tea/Coffee break are " Not exactly SMILED upon BUT if refusal looks to be offending/offensive to the person offering, then acceptance is okay."
What sort of bureaucratic clap-trap and garbage is that so-called 'ruling' meant to be?

@Triphid I think it is supposed to protect you from any of them making demands beyond your means. Not every worker is a nice person.

@Betty Yes but I assume that you are not aware of the Aussie concept, out here where i live, of treating those doing work at your house on your behalf as being friends rather than merely workers.
Plus it has the added advantage of building up a better rapport with them the next time/s you require their assistance as well.

@Triphid We do that here too. The town I live in has a population of just over 8,000. It's a shame though that some people are opportunists most commonly in larger cities. Most are good down to earth hard workers. One bad apple spoils the barrel so rules change because of that.

@Betty Our present population here is approx. 18,000 a BIG drop since the &0's and early 80's etc, when it was around the 30,000 mark and higher.

@Triphid You live in a bigger city than I do. That makes you a city boy and me a townie. lol

@Betty Broken Hill is not a big city.

@Jolanta No, not a big city but bigger that a town. Around here it would be called a small city.

@Jolanta Hey we were classified as a City many years ago and had a steady population of 30+ THOUSAND people living and working here fyi.
Also, fyi, this little bush CITY housed the Australian Gold Reserves in both W.W.I and W.W.W.II, has propped the Australian Economy for more decades than you have been alive, invented Mining Rescue Techniques, etc, that are NOW taught ALL OVER this planet and a whole darned lot more as well.
May one enquire as what in the way of assisting to keep the economy and productive outputs of Australia that wasted sheep paddock called Canberra has ACTUALLY and Honestly contributed?

@Triphid Oh, please do not blame us who live here for those horrible politicians you keep on sending us. We don't want them either.

@Jolanta Of course I do NOt, but I do get het up when those who, most probably have never set foot any further WEST than Parkes or those townships around it decide to spit their venom at a town and peoples who support this country, economically, etc, etc, for over 100 years and ONLY gets a bit of Political Recognition when Election time comes around.

@Triphid You know Canberra get about no recognition or help from the current government. Zilch, nineteenth. They are very angry with us because we don’t vote for them.

@Jolanta May I say then, that imo, it is one of the first decent things Canberra has done for the country at large.

@Triphid Nothing decent at all about that. The Liberal government has stripped us out of $600 million for our health budget. This is how the Liberal government is treating Canberra.

@Jolanta You are in exactly the same boat as we have been for countless decades every time the LNP comes to power.
But be thankful please at LEAST you have a REGULAR Passenger Train service going to FROM Canberra itself, good and well surfaced and maintained roads, your G.P. Services ACTUALLY have G.Ps PHYSICALLY working in them and not merely consulting with you via the telephone, you do NOT need to rely on Victoria and its power grid for your electricity also I assume and I'll lay even money bets that your fuel prices are way way below what ours are out here and elsewhere in the HEART of Australia.

@Triphid sorry to disappoint you, but petrol prices are way up. $2+ before the federal government cut the tax, some doctors consultations are by phone. Because it has been raining like billyho there are quite a few holes and I have a feeling that we buy our electricity from other states.

@Jolanta Yeah well shit happen to everyone SOME times, but we, who live way out west the Politician hardly ever go seem to shat upon by governments with very tedious regularity imo.

@Triphid Yeah, you may see them soon though, after all the election is coming. They will come and promise everything.

@Jolanta WHAT, you mean MORE LNP Parasites could be heading out this way?
As IF we don't have enough with the likes of the GARBAGE that we already have like that simpering sickly smiling Mark Coulton jerk who keeps fouling my letterbox with his inane drivels, etc, etc.
And I thought things were bloody tough when he had the Commo Turncoat, ALP wannabe, Peter Black in State Parliament.

@Triphid Yes, it is just the beginning.

Could be since they asked me to make sure they were the ones requested should I need those jobs done again some time in the future.

Nope, Praise unto thee Victa, Creator of the Lawnmowers and Stihl, Creator of the Weed-whacker and Lawn-Trimmers.