The Victorian government banned the sale of powdered alcohol with effect from 1 July 2015, and is urging other States to follow suit, in the wake of a new powdered-alcohol product ‘Palcohol’. The Victorian Minister for ...
The has welcomed the allocation of nearly Australian $620 million in the New South Wales Budget for infrastructure that would help secure the water supply of rural towns in the state, Cotton Australia said on its website. Cotton ...
Australians are drinking 25 per cent less alcohol than 40 years ago, according to a new report prepared by the Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA). ALSA said the report, which it said was based on data sourced from the Australian ...
Tags: Liquor Stores, alcohol, Agriculture
German-owned discount supermarket chain ALDI is planning to continue expanding its presence in Australia with new stores opening in South Australia and Western Australia in the next year, and potential new stores in the eastern states in ...
Tags: stores, Agriculture
In a boost to the national food industry, the University of Sydney Business School’s Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) has joined with the University of Newcastle to establish a food and beverage supply chain ...
Tags: Food Industry, Service
University of Sydney-based research centre the Fresh Produce Safety Centre has launched two landmark research projects, which it says are aimed at improving the safety of Australian and New Zealand fresh produce. Australian Food News ...
Supermarket dumping of cage eggs could result in egg shortages Egg producers have continued to express concerns about the impact on Australia’s egg industry of moves by supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths, and fast food chain ...
Tags: Cage Eggs, Supermarket, Agriculture
January 12, 2015 Sophie Langley Alcohol policy national scorecard rankings released for governments across Australia The majority of Australian jurisdictions scored “well below” a pass grade in alcohol policy in an annual ...
An alliance of Australia’s beverage manufacturers has responded to speculation that New South Wales could introduce a Container Deposit Scheme for beverage packaging, saying recent research has shown such schemes are “many times ...
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has confirmed the acceptance of a letter addressed to the National Packaging Covenant Industry Authority (NPCIA) from the New South Wales (NSW) government related to a container deposit scheme and is examining ...
Tags: packaging waste litter, packaging recycling, Agriculture
Just before Christmas, NSW Premier, Mike Baird, and the Environment Minister, Rob Stokes, wrote to the National Packaging Covenant Industry Association (NPCIA)’s chairman, Grant Musgrove, and Coca-Cola Amatil managing director, Barry ...
Tags: packaging waste litter, recycling, Packaging
Australia’s growing appetite for healthy, convenient, pre-packaged salads is seeing the construction of the largest fresh cut salad facility of its kind in New South Wales, thanks to a new deal between producer of value-added ...
Tags: deli salads, baby beetroot, avocadoes, Agriculture
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has continued its focus on ‘free range’ egg claims, and instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against R.L Adams Pty Ltd, which trades as Darling Downs Fresh Eggs, ...
Tags: egg claims, Agriculture
Australian businesses are generating an average of 1.7 tonnes of waste per employee yet only recycling half that amount. 80% of employees would like to see more recycling in their workplace. To spur recycling, NSW Environment Protection ...
Tags: recycling equipment, Packaging
NSW trucking association ATANSW and the Caravan and Camping Industry Association of NSW (CCIA NSW) have called for road users to share the space in roadside rest areas this holiday period. The call follows a number of instances where ...
Tags: camp, heavy vehicle