Prepare now for the Single-Use Plastic Items Ban

The Victorian Government has released Regulations to ban single-use plastic drinking straws, cutlery, plates, drink-stirrers, cotton bud sticks, and expanded polystyrene food service items and drink containers in Victoria from 1 February 2023. The Regulations outline the scope and details of the ban and can be accessed here, with further information available at www.vic.gov.au/plastics.

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Distillery Support Grants

The $10 million Distillery Door Program is open for applications offering two types of grants. Boosting visitor economy grants: Grants of up to $70,000 to establish or enhance a distillery door and attract visitors. Infrastructure…

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Digital Jobs for Manufacturing

Are you looking to build digital capability in your manufacturing business? The Digital Jobs for Manufacturing program offers fully subsided training to upskill existing staff in Victorian manufacturing businesses.

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Opportunities to improve Bayswater

A picture of the Aeroplane art installation at Bayswater Train Station

Knox Council is inviting people who live, work, shop and play in Bayswater to have their say on opportunities to improve the Bayswater shopping precinct and surrounding area.

Opportunities include revitalising the town centre, expanded outdoor dining and eating spaces, safe connections for pedestrians and cyclists, increased tree planting and potential development of a new community hub.

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National Family Business Day

The letters FBA in gold and blue circles with the words Family Business Australia in blue underneath

Every September, Australia celebrates National Family Business Day – a day designed to recognise the invaluable contribution family businesses make to the Australian economy, community and culture.

This year, National Family Business Day will take place on Monday, 19th September 2022.

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Small acts make a big impact

By not using single-use plastic straws and cutlery, we help reduce waste ending up in landfill and our environment. For more tips and information on reducing single-use plastics, visit Sustainability…

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Confoil turns 56!

Founded by friends Jim McEwen, Ken Strickland and Alan Henderson, Confoil’s humble beginnings commenced as they embarked on the design and manufacturing of foil trays and containers.

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Another round of the Small Business Ventilation Progrom

The $60 million Small Business Ventilation Program helps eligible public-facing small businesses to improve building ventilation in areas accessible to customers and reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Improving ventilation helps reduce the spread of COVID-19 and provides customers with the confidence that businesses are doing everything they can to keep them safe.

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Corporate National Tree Day

A picture of three staff from Leitz Tooling at Tree Planting Day 2022

This time last week I was out planting trees with some of our Bayswater businesses for National Corporate Plant a Tree Day. The weather was amazing and the enthusiasm was…

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