The Official Cash Rate is highly likely to hit a new low point of 3.50 per cent, most likely in the final months of 2009, according to economists at the ANZ Bank.

In its weekly Economic Update, the Bank says that while this may seem like a bold forecast, it is almost fully priced into money markets.

As the weather heats up, Australians have long tended to head for the water - pools, rivers or the beach. In recent years, we have also adopted the habit of saving water for re-use, such as grey water from washing to put on parched gardens.

Despite warnings and a greater awareness of the dangers of mixing children with water, the National Drowning Report 2008, which was released this week, shows that young men and toddlers are at greatest risk of drowning.

If you missed World Toilet Day and the public art exhibition of 100 decorated toilet pans in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall this Wednesday (19th November) don't despair - you can still pick up one of the works of art on eBay.

Designed by local creative industries and design firms, the toilet pans were displayed to raise awareness that 2.6 billion of the world's population lack access to a sustainable, hygienic toilet facility and highlight the impact of this situation on young women.

A renovation-led recovery where billions of dollars are invested in upgrading Australia's housing stock could underpin tens of thousands of jobs in the building industry, building advisory service Archicentre suggested this week.

Robert Caulfield, Managing Director of Archicentre, urged Australian home owners considering renovations to bring them forward and give preference to the use of Australian building products as a way of creating jobs.

You would imagine living in prison is restricting enough, but for someone over 200kg?

A Canadian inmate was recently put on early release from a 5-year sentence on grounds that he was too large for his cell. Local media reported recently that the man known as Big Mike could not fit on the chair in his Montreal prison cell and when he went to bed, his body protruded six inches on either side.

Two other facilities refused to accept the 37-year-old, who is looking forward to a proper bed and a chair he can actually sit on.

Some of us are culinary artists - everything we touch in the kitchen turns into delicious edible gold. And then there are those of us who struggle to not burn the toast. Slightly harder to gauge than the dials on the toaster, is the heat of a fry pan, where temperature can be crucial to success.

Haute cuisine chef or kitchen klutz, there are now fry pans available with thermometers inside and a readout display on the handle, you can control the heat and deliver the perfect result.