Undercover carbon cops ready to pounce
Phillip Hudson Herald Sun June 08, 2012 SHOPKEEPERS and business owners beware. The quiet guy in the suit waiting in line could be an undercover carbon cop. In fact, it could be the top carbon cop – Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims. With just over three weeks to go until the controversial carbon tax begins, Sims is in the hot seat. It’s his job to make sure consumers don’t get ripped off by businesses wrongly using the carbon tax as an excuse to increase prices. Tony Abbott’s mantra is that this is a toxic tax that will touch every aspect of daily life – when you turn on the lights, use a heater, buy a cup of coffee or get in a taxi. He says it will be a wrecking ball through the economy. Julia Gillard’s response is that Abbott’s claims are exaggerated and overall prices will…
Read MoreShell to close Sydney refinery
June 7, 2012 AAP Oil company Shell will close a Sydney refinery in September, creating uncertainty for up to 275 employees and at least 100 contractors. The company on Thursday informed staff at the Clyde refinery, in Sydney’s west, that operations will stop from September 30. Staff will be supported in finding other employment, either within the terminal operations at the site, or elsewhere within Shell, the company said. Up to 30 employees had already found other jobs, Shell said. The decision to close down comes almost one year after Shell decided to convert the Clyde refinery into a dedicated fuel import terminal. “The initial decision to close and convert Clyde, taken in July last year, was consistent with Shell’s strategy to focus its refining portfolio on larger assets and to build a profitable downstream business here in Australia,” Shell Australia downstream president Andrew Smith said in a statement. “Since…
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The first AACS Supplier Expo will take place on August 22nd the day of the PJ Scholarship Award Judging and the Gala and Awards Dinner. This will be held at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne from midday. Come and meet with some of the key suppliers to the industry and see the offers that they have, new products and innovative ideas for the Convenience channel and have a cuppa with us. The detail of exhibitors is as follow:
Read MoreAACS Convenience Leadership program
“There is still time to reserve your places for the AACS Convenience Leadership program in July. View the Brochure One of our feature presenters on Foodservice is Dr Nancy T. Caldarola, Ph.D., R.D. from the USA. Nancy Caldarola, Education Director for NACS Center for Achieving Foodservice Excellence (CAFÉ), has been involved with the hospitality industry for more than 40 years. She has led the development and delivery of NACS CAFÉ educational programs, including the Certified Convenience Foodservice Manager program and the Advanced Foodservice Strategy and Menu Management programs. She is a frequent contributor to the NACS Magazine, the Restaurant Informer magazine, is a speaker for NACS and restaurant associations, and is a consultant to convenience store chains and QSR chains. Her experience in the restaurant/foodservice segment includes senior operations and management assignments with ARAMark, Pizza Hut, Inc., Chi-Chi’s Mexican Restaurants, Duff’s Famous Smorgasbord, Friendly Ice Cream, and AFC Enterprises, Inc.,…
Read MoreAACS Renews Calls for Common Sense to Prevail
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Sergeant Michelle O’Rielley Dear Managers, State Crime Prevention Branch would like to advise you and your members on a number of resources available that may assist your industry in improving security and minimising the opportunity for robberies. Local Crime Prevention Sections are available to provide managers and staff with the ‘SAPOL Armed Robbery Prevention Kit’. This kit provides up to date information including strategies to reduce the risk of crime and improve the safety of staff and customers. Also included is a suspect description form, a ‘No Cash’, ‘Keep Cash Low’ and ‘Height’ sticker, a ‘Temporarily Closed’ sign and a ‘CODE A’ Poster. The kit is supported with a Local Crime Prevention member available to give an ‘Armed Robbery Prevention’ presentation that provides invaluable information regarding premises design; cash handling tips; reducing and minimising the risk to both the staff and business; CCTV information; and staff information including personal safety…
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