8 March 2015: Ballam Park Athletics Centre has received a significant boost with the official opening of its resurfaced synthetic athletics track. Member for Dunkley Bruce Billson today opened the resurfaced track and unveiled the commemorative plaque. “This project delivers on one of my 2013 election commitments to maintain the track’s status as the best…
8 March 2015: Tomorrow marks one hundred days of the Dan Andrews Labor Government. For the hard working small business women and men of Victoria this is no day for celebration. As Minister for Small Business, I am committed to ensuring Australia becomes the best place to build and grow a small business. With this…
7 March 2015: As we approach International Women’s Day, I urge all Australians to join me in celebrating the hard work and achievement of women in small businesses across our country. 93.3 percent of Australian women business operators are working in small business and current data suggests the number of women business owners is increasing…
6 March 2015: I welcome the announcement of my colleague Minister Andrew Robb, of the inaugural release of Business Envoy – a new publication for small businesses that are interested in exporting, importing and operating globally. Business Envoy is a great way for small businesses to stay informed about the geopolitical developments that impact their…
Thursday 5 March 2015: I welcome today’s release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Retail Trade publication, which showed that Australian retail spending rose 0.4 per cent in January 2015 – the fastest rise in three months. The figures are encouraging news for Australia’s 127 000 small businesses operating in the retail sector. The biggest…
Thursday 5 March 2015: RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Bruce Billson good afternoon. MINISTER BILLSON: Hi Raf. RAFAEL EPSTEIN: What is the point of this report? This is the fourth one. For most people it is a cloud of statistics and it evaporates the next day. MINISTER BILLSON: I suppose that is one way of looking at it….
Thursday 05 March 2015: With over 4.5 million Australians employed in small businesses, today’s release of the Intergenerational Report marks an important day for the hard working, enterprising women and men of small business. The Intergenerational Report shows us where we have come from as a nation and where we are now in an economic…
Wednesday 4 March 2015: The Bridge over Kananook Creek, Seaford will be significantly upgraded thanks to a $433,000 Commonwealth Government contribution. The funding will be used by VicRoads to strengthen the two lane concrete bridge with overlay, making it safer and more reliable. Situated on the busy and popular Seaford Road that links the Frankston…
Wednesday 04 March 2015: Effectively resolving customer disputes in-house benefits both businesses and consumers because it can remove the need for costly, drawn out litigation. Today I released the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC) Review of Benchmarks for Industry-based Customer Dispute Resolution. The review found benchmarks for industry-based customer dispute resolution schemes are working….
Tuesday, 3 March 2015 E&OE……………………………………………… STEVE AUSTIN: Bruce Billson is the Federal Minister for Small Business, Minister good morning to you. What does the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct actually cover? BRUCE BILLSON: Basically it puts an obligation on the supermarket chains to have grocery supply agreements in writing. Not too much to ask….