Tag: Service stations

Service stations overrepresented in SA anti-violence campaign

SafeWork SA recently released the report into the 2022 campaign targeting violence and aggression in hazardous industries and the results show that fuel retail locations were overrepresented in the improvement notices with...

Heavy Vehicle Drivers allowed to dine in

All states have implemented moves needed to ensure that the truck drivers of Australia have the opportunity to sit, rest and eat at the roadhouses available. Roadhouses that are fuel retail sites that...

Digital outdoor advertising takes over

Research from Roy Morgan shows a majority of 10.8 million Australians aged 14+ (52 per cent) are now seeing digital outdoor advertising in an average week. The data reflects the increase in digital...

Independent servos ‘getting strangled’ by discounters and rates

Independent service stations say they’re facing a double whammy of competition from discount fuel retailers and rising commercial rates. And it’s this double whammy, they say – not profiteering – that explains their...

Seven Metro Petroleum servos up for sale

Seven individual Metro Petroleum service stations across NSW, Victoria and Queensland are heading to auction, Property Observer reports. The auction for all sites will take place at the same Sydney in-rooms event on...

There’s no smoke without … a fire extinguisher

A service-station attendant has become an unlikely internet sensation after he used a fire extinguisher on a defiant smoker. The incident took place at a service station in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in eastern...

Caltex on technology drive ‘to increase loyalty’

Caltex Australia is investing heavily in technology in the hope that boosting convenience will have a knock-on effect on loyalty. Among its tech-driven ambitions are petrol-payment apps and automatic number-plate recognition, which could...

NSW service station chain faces court

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has begun legal action against a “major” NSW service-station chain for allegedly underpaying 22 employees. The FWO claims underpayment of $62,393 took place at 12 sites across regional...
Advertisment

Most Popular