Tag: Queensland

Former 7-Eleven operators face $192,000 in penalties

The Federal Circuit Court has imposed penalties totalling $192,961 on the former operators of two Brisbane CBD 7-Eleven stores for short-changing workers by more than $31,000. The penalties are the result of a...

Retailers welcome delay in Qld Container Refund Scheme

The Queensland government has delayed the implementation of the state’s Container Refund Scheme from July 1 to November 1, so that lessons from the NSW experience can be learned. NSW’s ‘Return and Earn’...

7-Eleven opens 500th fuel store

With the opening of the Burpengary store in Queensland’s Moreton Bay region, 7-Eleven has raised its total fuel-store count in Australia to 500, and its total network size to more than 670...

Lack of competition driving high Brisbane petrol prices

The ACCC has released the findings of its study into the Brisbane petrol market, which shows a lack of competition is causing Brisbane motorists to pay more for petrol than those in...

Queensland to roll out ‘electric-vehicle super highway’

Queensland Environment Minister and Acting Main Roads Minister Steven Miles has announced the launch of what is claimed will be the world’s longest ‘electric super highway’ in one state. He says the series...

Productivity commission recommends termination of biofuels mandates in NSW and Queensland

The Australian Productivity Commission (APC) has released its report detailing the findings of a year-long inquiry into regulation in the Australian agricultural sector. While many of the findings are irrelevant to the Australian...

Leading retail independents celebrated

The Victorian and Queensland state winners of the annual IGA Awards of Excellence have been announced ahead of the national awards in July.  The keenly contested IGA awards are described as representing great...

First stage of Beaudesert convenience centre finished

The $10 million service-and-convenience shopping centre in Beaudesert, Queensland, is anchored by Caltex StarMart. The 4,502sqm precinct fronts Beaudesert-Nerang Road and is the first roadside convenience centre as you enter Beaudesert – a...
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