Dealers, We are starting a new lobbying program targeting marginal seats so we will be getting on to various dealers in marginal seat electorates to do a photo shoot, comment and media release similar to the one below of Eddie Peters so we are then linking your dealership with your local member, as in realityContinue reading “Media Release and New Campaign”
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Media Release – ACCC drag feet on official request for serious questions to be addressed on quad bike debacle
As many are aware the Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar tabled the Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019 on 10 October 2019, which mandates the fitting of Operator Protection Devices (OPDs) to all new quad bikes sold in Australia. It was a ridiculous decision; forcing every respected international manufacturer out of Australia. Read more…
Article – Industry and govt at odds over quad bikes
Read the article – click on the link below: https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/7080045/industry-and-govt-at-odds-over-quad-bikes/
Media Release – Morrison Government must now act as Victorian Farmers Federation change direction on Quad Bikes in favour of global manufacturers
As many are aware the Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar tabled the Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019 on 10 October 2019, which mandates the fitting of Operator Protection Devices (OPDs) to all new quad bikes sold in Australia. It was a ridiculous decision; forcing every respected international manufacturer out of Australia. Read more…
Weekly Times – VFF Flips on Quad Bikes
Some great news on the VFF changing tact on the quad bike legislation, this no doubt is a game changer for us in our fight to change the legislation. There are a couple of grey areas that will be addressed in the upcoming week in regards to the comment about the US Consumer Product SafetyContinue reading “Weekly Times – VFF Flips on Quad Bikes”
Weekly Times – VFF Election Rolls on Quad Bikes
Read the article – click on the link below. VFF election: Candidates split on mandatory ATV roll-bar laws
Letter from ABA (Australian Beef Association) supporting Save the Quad Bike Campaign
The huge majority of the Australian Beef Association strongly support the actions of “Save the Quad Bike in Australia” and strongly resist the actions of various organisations in supporting the Federal Government mandating the compulsory fitting of R.O.P.D’s on quad bikes. Read more…
MTAQ – More Testing Needed for Quad Bike Safety
In the first half of 2020, a massive boom in sales of All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) waswitnessed across Australia, following the announcements by Honda, Yamaha andPolaris to exit the Australian market due to the new safety compliance standardsintroduced by the Federal Government. Read more…
Media Release – Future Victorian Farmers (VFF) leadership join Federal Agriculture Minister disagreeing with the NFF position on quad bikes
As many are aware the Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar tabled the Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019 on 10 October 2019, which mandates the fitting of Operator Protection Devices (OPDs) to all new quad bikes sold in Australia. The standard does NOT apply to in-excess of 700,000 second-hand quad bikes currently in use.The actionContinue reading “Media Release – Future Victorian Farmers (VFF) leadership join Federal Agriculture Minister disagreeing with the NFF position on quad bikes”
Media Release – Federal Agriculture Minister publicly distances himself from ACCC quad bike debacle
Small to Medium Enterprise Australia (SMEA) CEO Dean Logan, todayapplauded the Federal Ag Minister for his stance to bring respectedglobal manufactures back into Australia as a partner, thereby moresubstantively addressing on-farm safety in and around quad bikes. Read more…
