Welcome to winter from the team at MotorMouth.

We have two topics for this month’s newsletter – and as the saying goes there’s good news and bad news.

First, the good news.

Google have finally released the latest version of their iGoogle home page, which means that the mapping feature and other improvements we installed back in February on the Petrol Price Tracker gadget will now work as it should. There are over 600,000 people in Australia with their own iGoogle home page and the MotorMouth Petrol Price Tracker is one of the most popular gadgets available. If you would like an iGoogle home page it’s really simple – go to http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/help/ig/petrolprice/. Check out the video, click on the link to add the gadget to your new iGoogle home page. Simple!

The bad news is that world oil (and refined petrol) prices are on their way back up – which you can see clearly at the Australian Institute of Petroleum website.

http://www.aip.com.au/pricing/marketwatch.htm

There’s a zillion reasons why this is happening but mostly it comes down to more demand (or expected future demand) for oil and fuel. Some are arguing that it means the world economy is looking a bit brighter for the future and not so dark and stormy; all we know is that it means higher fuel prices and that puts more pressure on household (and business) budgets at a time when many can least afford it.

Finally, stay tuned for a bit of a party next month – we can’t give too much away just yet but there is more good news to come.

Take care and safe motoring,

Sean Rennick
MotorMouth.com.au

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The average, lowest and the highest Unleaded prices for May 2009 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Unleaded in each city in May 2009 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Matilda Address 1508 Sandgate Rd & Hamilton Av Suburb Nundah Average Price for month 105.3
Sydney	Service Station Metro Fuel Address 418 Liverpool Rd & Wetherill St Suburb Croydon Average Price for month 108.4
Melbourne	Service Station United Address 1644 Dandenong Rd Suburb Clayton North Average Price for month 115.3
Adelaide	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address 469 Payneham Rd Suburb Glynde Average Price for month 114.5
Perth	Service Station Peak Address 2056 Wanneroo Rd Suburb Neerabup Average Price for month 113.0
Hobart	Service Station United Glenorchy Address 436 Main Rd Suburb Glenorchy Average Price for month 115.0

The average, lowest and the highest Diesel prices for May 2009 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Diesel in each city in May 2009 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Freedom Fuels Address 79 South Pine Rd & Kremzow Rd Suburb Brendale Average Price for month 103.1
Sydney	Service Station Speedway Address 26-28 Cumberland Hwy & Victoria Suburb Smithfield Average Price for month 110.9
Melbourne	Service Station United Address 183-185 Reynolds Rd Suburb Doncaster East Average Price for month 110.8
Adelaide	Service Station Liberty Address 25 Og Rd Suburb Klemzig Average Price for month 111.7
Perth	Service Station C Santoro Repairs & Maint Address Hammond Rd & Tichborne St Suburb Jandakot Average Price for month 113.7
Hobart	Service Station United Address 172 Clarence St Suburb Bellerive Average Price for month 124.8

The average, lowest and the highest LPG prices for May 2009 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for LPG in each city in May 2009 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Freedom Fuels Address Rickertt Rd Suburb Thorneside Average Price for month 48.8
Sydney	Service Station BP Bass Hill Address 740 Hume Hwy Suburb Yagoona West Average Price for month 45.3
Melbourne	Service Station South Melbourne Discount Fuel Address City Rd & York St Suburb South Melbourne Average Price for month 40.2
Adelaide	Service Station Berdonys Address Kesters Rd & Main North Rd Suburb Para Hills West Average Price for month 47.9
Perth	Service Station United Address 410-412 Orrong Rd Suburb Welshpool Average Price for month 46.7
Hobart	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Glenorchy Address 463-465 Main Rd Suburb Glenorchy Average Price for month 59.6

MotorMouth is committed to helping Australian motorists get a better deal on fuel by providing them with free and easily accessible information on fuel prices.