Wyndham council has fined seven local businesses for selling tobacco products to minors. Between January and July this year, the council and Municipal Association of Victoria conducted an operation aimed at preventing the sale of tobacco to children. The operation involved people aged under 18 years-old visiting 51 randomly selected tobacco retailers across Wyndham, with the council’s approval. The young people asked to purchase tobacco or cigarettes, and were not allowed to lie about their […]
Council caught 7 businesses that selling tobacco to minors
Feedback invited on Ridgewood fuel station
4 years ago
CONSULTATION closes next week on plans for a $2 million 7-Eleven fuel station in Ridgewood. The proposed service station at 35 Kilrush Turn would be built on vacant land bound by Lukin Drive and Ashbourne Avenue. It would operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The City of Wanneroo has invited submissions via wanneroo.wa.gov.au until March 25. Following consultation, the application will be determined by the Metro Outer Development Assessment Panel.
New service station in Sylvania, NSW
4 years ago
The Sylvania Hotel was described as the most modern in Australia when it opened in 1959 on the site previously occupied by one of Sydney’s most popular and, at times, notorious nightspots. Oyster Bill’s, which was later renamed Skelsey’s and the Colony Club, was located at the corner of Princes Highway and Port Hacking Road from the 1930s to the late 1950s. Today, the hotel, without its former attached motel, continues to operate as The […]
Fuel up! Real-time petrol pricing is here
4 years ago
South Australians can now shop around for a bowser bargain with the Marshall Liberal Government’s real-time fuel pricing at their fingertips. Attorney-General Vickie Chapman says that motorists are now able to access real-time data through apps to assess what the nearest and best petrol price is. “This will give motorists purchasing power like never before,” Attorney-General Chapman said. “All petrol retailers must submit their prices to an aggregator, with the data then available for app […]
Flood in Telegraph Point service station
4 years ago
Telegraph Point. The house with the green roof has never had water in the top floor ever, the water has never been this high since the 1820’s. The service station has never had more than 8cm of water in it but it now has had 4-6ft of water at its peak. The NSW State Emergency Service has issued numerous evacuation orders for people in low-lying properties on the NSW North Coast including major towns Port […]