NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is warning consumers about the activities of Ms Sazma Rahman Parhin and the following entities with which she is associated – PCNTech and Solutions and www.pcntech.com.au PCNTech and Solutions is an online retailer of computers, peripherals and software. NSW Fair Trading cautions consumers against buying goods from the trader due to the […]
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has launched the new Smartraveller advertising campaign to encourage Australians to make better informed travel choices. The new advertisements feature Natalie Hensby, who was injured in a high speed boat crash on her way to a Full Moon Party in Thailand. Natalie’s story provides a real-life example of the value of the Smartraveller message. […]
CONSUMER AFFAIRS MINISTER HEIDI VICTORIA to lead PRE-XMAS TOY CRUSHING OF 7,500 UNSAFE TOYS SEIZED BY CAV INSPECTORS NOTE: GOOD VISUALS: Piles of unsafe toys will be destroyed by a giant crusher Time: 12.45PM Date: FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2013 Location: CAV Storage shed, National Storage Facility, 270 Macaulay Rd, North Melbourne
Victoria’s growth rate of 1.6 per cent is stronger than forecast Outperforms average GSP growth rate of the non-mining states Continuing to invest in infrastructure and services for Victorian families The Victorian Coalition Government has welcomed today’s data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that shows Victoria’s economy has grown in the face […]
Retailers across Australia have had their extended warranty practices examined by consumer protection agencies, including NSW Fair Trading. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said the joint operation undertaken during 2013 examined the practices of 141 retailers across Australia, including 23 in NSW. Mr Stowe said the work built on an earlier national project by consumer protection agencies that […]
The Women’s Health of Australia (WHoA!) study – part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) – has been running since 1996. It is one of the primary vehicles for informing Australian government health policy and health services for women. Medical research teams can also apply to use the data in the work […]
Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) Australia, gladly announces its formal launch in Australia here today. The launch events are being held in Sydney and Melbourne on 23rd and 24th November respectively. Working on the ideology of BJP and being in close proximity with the senior BJP leadership in India, OFBJP Australia invites people to its Launch Meeting […]
The Overseas Friends of BJP Australia was launched in Sydney and Melbourne on the weekend of 23 & 24 November amidst much fanfare today and with people joining with full enthusiasm. Termed as a ‘Soft Launch’ the response generated was anything but soft. It created just the atmosphere of excitement among friends, participants and […]
ECCV is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Victoria Law Foundation to develop tailored community language videos to inform ethnic communities about elder abuse. Australian researchers estimate that between 2% and 7% of older persons, over 65 years of age, in Australia experience mistreatment including neglect. “We are very […]
Educating the community is the key to stopping violence against women, Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge said today. Speaking at the annual White Ribbon Day lunch in Melbourne, Ms Wooldridge said that community education is required to change attitudes and behaviours that have allowed violence against women and children to continue. “The White Ribbon Foundation plays an […]