Ad Nut eagerly awaits the day that oil companies are as extinct as the dinosaurs and other species whose decomposed bodies eventually transformed into the fossil fuels that they unearth and sell. This hope is all the more fervent today, as another Earth Day arrives without much hope that you humans will reverse the climate crisis you’ve dragged all of the planet’s creatures into. But, until the happy day oil companies die, people need to […]
Petroleum company subtly disses electric vehicles
Ballarat CBD service station upgrade begins
4 years ago
The busy Shell service station at the Drummond Street and Sturt Street corner will have limited capacity until at least mid-May as major upgrade works are carried out. A full pump replacement program is under way, according to a spokesperson from Viva Energy, Shell’s franchise contractor. The upgrade includes a full set of new pumps, including diesel at all filling positions, the spokesperson confirmed – currently, there is only diesel available from two positions. Out […]
Important information for tobacco and e-cigarette retailers in NSW E-cigarettes, tobacco and non-tobacco smoking products cannot be sold to anyone under the age of 18. A retailer or employee must be sure the customer is over 18 before selling these products to them. It is illegal to sell e-cigarettes that contain nicotine The sale of liquid nicotine in e-cigarettes and e-liquids is illegal in NSW. This includes online sale. E-cigarettes that are designed to be […]
Two 7-Eleven service stations will be built and operational in Shepparton by the end of the year, while a third is in the pipeline. Greater Shepparton City Council has approved plans for two 7-Elevens, one at 35 Benalla Rd and another at 228-238 Numurkah Rd, which will bring up to 40 full-time, part-time and casual jobs to the city. A planning application for a third 24-hour service station on Wyndham St at the intersection of […]
Metro Belmore targeted twice in one week
4 years ago
Police are beefing up patrols in the city’s south-west after a petrol station was stormed by an armed robber for the second time in a few days. Police have returned to the Metro petrol station on Punchbowl Road after it was robbed a second time within a week. During last night’s armed robbery, approximately $1,500 in cash and some cigarettes were stolen. “It may be the same offender. It may be a copycat” – NSW […]