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- Government VIC
- 31/10/2024
- 17:07
GOVERNMENT CREDIBILITY FAILS AT THE FIRST HURDLE WITH GAS BAN LAWS
31 October 2024 The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association of Australia (GAMAA) today expressed its deep disappointment at the Victorian Government’s ramming through of the Building Legislation Amendment 2024 to give the energy minister the power to ban the installation of new or replacement gas appliances in the existing residential and commercial sectors. “Despite assuring Victorians the government would not touch their gas cooktops, less than three days later they introduced laws that would give them the power to do exactly that,” said GAMAA president Ross Jamieson. “And now they have pushed it through Parliament, voting down an amendment that would…
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- Food Beverages, National News Current Affairs
- 31/10/2024
- 16:12
Celebrate the Silly Season with these Sensational Sips for Guilt-Free Fun
With the festive season fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about holiday entertaining – and what better way to offer your guests a…
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- Technology Innovation
- 31/10/2024
- 16:10
ZAPI GROUP Announces Acquisition of UBIQUICOM, Leader in Real-Time Locating Systems
The transaction expands the group’s leadership in material handling automation. POVIGLIO, Italy–BUSINESS WIRE– ZAPI GROUP, a global leader in electrification, announced today that it…
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- Agriculture Farming Rural, Government VIC
- 31/10/2024
- 16:00
Farm mortgage disputes almost tripled YoY: VSBC Annual Report 2023-24
The Victorian Small Business Commission (VSBC) Annual Report 2023-24, tabled in parliament today, disclosed that 64 applications were made for exemption certificates, a legal requirement before creditors can seek to recover a farm debt, almost triple the 24 applications received last financial year. “We assist farmers to confidentially sit down with creditors and negotiate a way forward,” Victorian Small Business Commissioner Lynda Mc-Alary Smith said. “I strongly encourage farmers experiencing financial stress to get in touch with us. 94% of mediations we held this financial year resulted in an agreement.” The Farm Debt Mediation Act 2011 requires farmers and their…
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- Business Company News, Government VIC
- 31/10/2024
- 16:00
Growing number of small businesses in dispute over unpaid money: VSBC Annual Report 2023-24
Almost half (41%) of dispute resolution applications to the Victorian Small Business Commission (VSBC) under the Small Business Commission Act were related to unpaid money, according to its Annual Report 2023-24, tabled in parliament today. The VSBC is an independent statutory authority tasked with preventing and resolving disputes faced by small businesses, retail tenants and their landlords. Victorian Small Business Commissioner Lynda McAlary-Smith said this was a reminder for big businesses to pay small enterprises on time. “Small businesses are impacted by late payments in a big way and they’re often in a power imbalance with larger clients, which is…
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- Finance Investment, Oil Mining Resources
- 31/10/2024
- 15:17
TerraCom Limited (ASX:TER) – Quarterly Activities Report for period ended 30 September 2024
In the September Quarter, the business achieved 2.5Mt of Total Run-of-Mine (ROM) Coal production1 and 1.8Mt in Total coal sales. Blair Athol (BA) achieved…
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- Community, Environment
- 31/10/2024
- 14:55
New ‘takes all’ makes it easier to return and earn in Merriwa
Return and Earn has launched an innovative “takes all” trial that is set to transform how Merriwa residents recycle their eligible bottles and cans…
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- General News
- 31/10/2024
- 14:51
‘A source of truth’: regulator records millions of Charity Register searches
Donors and others involved in Australia’s charity sector continue to turn to the Charity Register as a source of truth, with millions of Register…
- Contains:
- Community, Environment
- 31/10/2024
- 14:42
New upgrade makes it easy to return and earn in Forbes
Return and Earn has launched an innovative “takes all” trial that is set to transform how residents in Forbes recycle their eligible bottles and…
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