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Welcome
Welcome to Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association February 2015 edition. With Pest Manager of the Year Nominations opening soon, membership renewals underway and much more.... For more details please read below or visit our website for online version.
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Pest Manager of the Year 2015
Nominations for Pest Manager of the Year 2015 are opening soon. Thank you to BASF who have again generously agreed to sponsor the national award. Awards like this would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsor and without your participation. The winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner at the Rapid Solutions Conference in August. More information is available on the AEPMA website.
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Fraser Coast Pest Control helps local family
AEPMA member, Peter Stiler from Fraser Coast Pest Control in Hervey Bay recently helped out a local family in need.
Jess Irving from Hervey Bay suffers from cystic fibrosis and she and her family need to move to Melbourne for a vital lung transplant, meaning that her family will have to break their rental lease, creating service costs that they simply can’t afford such as carpet cleaning and pest control. (Read More)
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NSW State Council meet in Hawks Nest
As AEPMA NSW ACT State Council Chairman, it was a pleasure to welcome two of our Life Members to the 7 February meeting at Hawk Nest on the beautiful Mid North Coast of NSW. Mr Brian Inall (Ex Check Pest Control) from Canberra, ACT and our more recent Life member, Mr Greg Moon (All Pest and Termite Solutions) from Sydney. Other welcomed attendees were Mr Chris Mills from Ensytex and Mr Stephen Ware our National Executive Director. (Read More)
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AEPMA Life Members
Prior to the formation of AEPMA in 1988, each state had its own association. Representatives of each association met under the umbrella group known as CAPCA – the Council of Australian Pest Control Associations, it was this group that promoted the formation of AEPMA with the main objective in forming a new National Association would be:
“To promote and develop the pest control service industry in Australia and coordinate its activities so that it may serve, to the fullest possible extent, the best interests of the industry and the Australian community”
To achieve these desired outcomes, many people gave a lot of thought, consultation, discussion and time. Most of the work done for AEPMA is voluntary and as a result fourteen people have been recognised with Life Membership for their outstanding service to the industry. The AEPMA website has now created a dedicated area for our “Life Members”. (Read More)
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Redback Spider found in Rotorua
A Rotorua pest control expert hopes he won't come across any more highly dangerous spiders after the discovery of a female redback in a Rotorua garden.
Bay Pest Services manager Chris Brunel told the Rotorua Daily Post the redback had been identified by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) after it was found on or about January 27. (Read More)
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IR Update - "Strong moving force crushed their defence"
How far does an employer have to go to avoid, or at least reduce, their redundancy payments when they lose a contract? Apparently the whole nine yards according to a recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision, where an employer failed to obtain other acceptable employment for its employees when it lost its contracts. (Read more)
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Cockroach-infested Chinese restaurant pleads guilty to food violations
The operators of one of Melbourne's best-known Chinese restaurants, the Red Emperor in Southbank, have pleaded guilty to multiple charges after it was found last year infested with cockroaches, mouse droppings and fruit flies. This resulted in a short closure of their premises and fines of some $15,000. (Read more)
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Backpackers Ordered to control Bed Bugs
The Bundaberg Regional Council (BRC) health and regulatory services has given Bundaberg Backpackers 24 hours to control a bed bug infestation.
It follows the hospitalisation of an English backpacker with complications from allegedly being bitten by bed bugs at the hostel and, at the time of writing, was unable to walk. (Read more)
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Membership Renewals
A big thank you to all who have promptly renewed their AEPMA membership. Remember for your details to remain on the web site you need to process your renewal asap. If you have not received your renewal notice please contact the office immediately on 1300 307 114 with your details or login to your account portal on the AEPMA website.
New to this year’s membership is the option of receiving your membership kit either electronically or hardcopy via mail. If not renewing online, remember to tick your membership kitoption on your renewal notice and return, along with your payment to the National Office via email to info@aepma.com.au.
Not a member of AEPMA and interested in joining? Click here to join online or contact the AEPMA National Office on 1300 307 114.
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