More than 60 public electric vehicle charging stations are being built this year around regional New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland in a bid to make electric cars a more practical option in regional Australia. But will this be enough to make electric vehicles (EVs) work in the bush? To find out, I hit the highway for a 1,200-kilometre regional road trip in an electric car. In the end, I made it home — just.

A plan to allow a service station at Lucknow to upgrade without installing a turning lane will create safety risks for traffic, Orange City Council has been told. Read more…

Besides your legal obligations as a PCBU, running a business comes with inherent risks: An employee could get injured on the job; a natural disaster could destroy property; or a client could file suit, alleging a contractual breach. For those and other reasons, it is important to protect your assets, both business and personal. One of the best ways to do that is to make sure you and your business are adequately insured. As a

Businesses will be offered incentives to invest in new electric car fleets as part of the Morrison government’s push towards net-zero emissions beyond 2050. And the move is expected to push down the price of such vehicles for Australian families. Next week’s federal budget will include a $74.5 million package to assist businesses trial new technology for fleets – including hydrogen, electric and biofuelled vehicles – and install charging infrastructure at workplaces nationwide. Grants will

7-Eleven Australia is continuing its sustainable but ambitious growth plans with six new stores across Victoria, NSW and Queensland opening in August. Singleton, Woombye, Tarneit West, Richmond West, Booragoon, and Maidstone opened throughout the month providing approximately 30 new jobs and several internal promotions among the total team of more than 50.   General Manager Retail Operations, Braeden Lord, said the consistent growth is driven by a number of factors.   “7-Eleven is a customer