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</description><link>http://www.shoparound.com.au/Articles/Victoria-not-the-green-electricity-state.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.shoparound.com.au/Articles/Victoria-not-the-green-electricity-state.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Victorian Electricity and Gas Price New Year Hike</title><description>No better time to compare Victorian electricity suppliers</description><link>http://www.shoparound.com.au/Articles/Victorian-Electricity-and-Gas-Price-New-Year-Hike.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.shoparound.com.au/Articles/Victorian-Electricity-and-Gas-Price-New-Year-Hike.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Victorian Country Residents save on Electricity</title><description>Ballarat Mildura and Bendigo Switch Electricity Suppliers and Save</description><link>http://www.shoparound.com.au/Articles/Victorian-Country-Residents-save-on-Electricity.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:46:00 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