Applications to sell smoking products in Qld now open
Retailers and wholesalers of smoking products in Queensland must soon hold an approved licence to sell smoking products.
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New laws for the sale of smoking products in Qld
Retailers and wholesalers of smoking products in Queensland must soon hold an approved licence to sell smoking products.
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Coles announces new sustainability pledge
Coles has announced it will source the bulk of the electricity used in its Queensland operations from renewable sources.
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How small businesses hit by Covid-19 can access support
As lockdown measures are expanded across Australia in response to Covid-19, an increasing number of businesses are finding themselves affected by the economic fall out. The government has announced a stimulus package aimed at keeping people in jobs and helping small and medium sized businesses through the challenging months ahead, including the second stage outlined
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Shell move into solar power
Shell are the latest fuel giant to look to greener energy sources, announcing plans to build an industrial-scale solar farm in central Queensland. The farm, near Wandoan in the Western Downs Region, will have feature 400,000 photovoltaic panels with the capacity to generate 120Mw of solar power. It’s expected to be up and running by
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Kaufland to exit Australia
German supermarket giant Kaufland are set to exit Australia. The retail giant, who are the world’s fourth largest, made the shock announcement yesterday. The company employ 200 Australians and had purchased multiple properties in the gear up to their launch – which included plans to open at least 20 stores, initially across Victoria, South Australia
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Woolworths extend paid leave to volunteer firefighters
Woolworths employees volunteering with rural fire service agencies have been granted extended paid leave by the company, in the wake of catastrophic fires burning across New South Wales, Victoria and around Australia The Woolworths Group announced late last month that paid leave entitlements for team members (covered by an Enterprise Agreement) would be extended to
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QLD petrol stations named and shamed
The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) is naming and shaming the most expensive petrol stations in QLD. RACQ revealed Coles Express, Caltex and BP had the highest average prices of unleaded fuel in June. This information was gathered from price data across major retailers in Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Bayside and the Gold and Sunshine
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Fuel reporting grace period ends
The three month grace period that was put in place, following a recent implementation of a fuel reporting trial law in QLD has ended.
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South-East QLD accused of cheating customers
Petrol prices across south-east QLD have reached a four-year high, according to the ABC. Motoring group Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) has accused service stations of gouging customers. Petrol has reportedly reached its highest price in Brisbane, since July 2014, to $1.62 per litre. RACQ spokesperson Lucinda Ross said: “We haven’t seen a peak
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QLD misleading petrol price ban
New laws that ban petrol stations from displaying discounted fuel prices have come into effect in QLD.
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Cyclone destroyed store to reopen
After Cyclone Debbie tore through Queensland early in 2017, $1.85 billion (US) worth of damage was left in it’s wake. One of the buildings damaged was the Bowen Convenience Store but it is set to reopen on the 29th of January.
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QLD convenience store ‘ambushed everyday’
A newsagency and c-store in Ipswich has said it is ambushed by a “pack” of children regularly, resulting in thousands of dollars in theft.
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