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Lowndes meets teenage fan as annual Wish Drive kicks into gear

Teenage motorsport fan Nicholas Trewern was treated to a money-can’t-buy experience when he met V8 Supercar racing star Craig Lowndes last month thanks to a partnership between Caltex and Make-A-Wish Australia. Seventeen-year-old Nicholas,...

Petrol price update

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia decreased 1.5¢ to 124.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending November 1, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report. The...

Colourful start to summer

Coca-Cola has introduced colour-changing packaging that makes the products themselves ‘Come Alive’ with colour. The temperature-controlled designs feature on most packaging variants, including 250ml cans, 390ml, 600ml, 1lt, 1.25lt PET, and 2lt and...

SMEs under stress

Thirty-nine per cent of small-business owners indicated an intention to sell their business in the future, with 67 per cent of small family-business owners saying they will most likely sell their business...

Retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent in September

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Retail Trade figures show that Australian retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent last September, following a rise of 0.4 per cent in August, seasonally adjusted. The trend...

International news: US menu-labeling legislation to offer flexibility for convenience stores

The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) hailed legislation introduced in the US Senate, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, as a thoughtful approach to providing the necessary flexibility and understanding of...

NightOwl goes back to the future with yo-yo offer

Celebrating its 40th birthday this year, iconic convenience store business NightOwl is rekindling some fantastic memories with an offer that will appeal to the inner child. Customers who buy two Mega Frost Bites...

BP Logan Motorway Service Centre opens for business

BP Logan Motorway, eastbound on the Logan Motorway and Paradise Road interchange in Larapinta, is the first Highway Service Centre to be opened in Queensland in 10 years and is one of...

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