John Logan Foundation Gala Dinner - Monday 9 August, Palladium C, Crown
The managing committee of the John Logan Foundation will host a Gala Dinner to raise funds during the time of the Home & Giving Fair in August. The night will be one of a kind, being able to network with our industry colleagues and enjoy great entertainment whilst contributing to a most worthwhile cause. We hope you will be able to support the Foundation by either buying tickets or by getting a table together with colleagues and friends.
The objective is to try and raise net proceeds of more than $50,000 through ticket sales, raffles an auction and sponsorship. Indeed, the evening would not have been possible without the kind support of Albi Imports, Blue Star Logistics, HAG Corporation, Meyer Cookware and Sheldon & Hammond.
The John Logan Foundation was formed during 2009, after John Logan died, in July 2008,at only 46 years of age. The JLF raises funds in order to give the ‘Gift of Hope’. The gift is a grant towards treatment of cancers of the digestive system, which can occur anywhere from the throat to the rectum. The John Logan Foundation is a registered charity in Australia and donations and gifts are fully tax deductible.
Click here to download the Gala Dinner Invitation and RSVP.
New ban on combustible candle holders- 3 June 2010
The Australian Government Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs has published a notice on 2 June 2010 proposing to introduce a temporary ban on combustible candle holders, defined as objects that are designed to hold or decorate a candle, which when subjected to a flame or heat emanating from a candle being so held or decorated, ignite and continue to flame for a period of five seconds or more after ignition.
The proposed ban arise from the 2008 commitment by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to a harmonised national product safety system. This commitment by COAG followed a review by the Australian Government Productivity Commission which had found there was little justification for any differences in product safety regulation across Australia and that there was a compelling case for greater national consistency in consumer product safety regulation.
The ban is proposed to ensure ongoing consumer safety by replacing existing bans on these products currently in force in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia with a national ban under the Trade Practices Act 1974.
While this regulation is effectively not new, prior to introducing the ban, the Minister is required under the Trade Practices Act to invite any person who supplied or proposes to supply goods of the kind specified in the draft notice to call a conference in relation to the proposed ban. Any conference must be called within 10 days of publication, or in this case, no later than 15 June 2010.
If you wish to discuss any of these matters further or are considering calling for a conference, please contact Bronwyn Davis no later than 15 June 2010 on productsafety.regulation@accc.gov.au