A free workshop in Colac on Tuesday, October 27, will help farm businesses improve their office systems and make better use of accounting software. It runs from 8.30am to 2.30pm at the DEECA Office on Gellibrand Street. Participants are asked to bring a laptop and can work through examples using their own records or a demonstration program. Topics include emailing invoices, processing batch payments, reconciling accounts, tracking fuel, grain and livestock inventory, and creating custom reports. Attendees will also learn ways to manage emails, receipts, paper records and cloud-based storage.
Tobacco Licensing Victoria says it has closed 100 outlets across Victoria, with 12 in Gippsland in the past two weeks. The Mirboo North shop was issued a 90-day short-term closure notice. Monash MP Mary Aldred says closures are too slow, with an estimated 1000 to 1600 illicit shops in the state, and calls for excise cuts. Reports say some shops have reopened online or relocated, and that organised crime is involved in the trade.
Regional property prices held steady in September while the capital city median fell 0.3%, according to realestate.com.au. The combined regional median is about 5% higher than a year ago, while the capitals are down 1.6%. Agents say affordability is drawing buyers to regional towns. Properties featured include a bootmaker's shop in Victoria's Gippsland, a rustic cottage in Grafton and a timber home in Orford, Tasmania, all listed under $700,000.
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Victoria Police and Tobacco Licensing Victoria have closed the first suspected illicit tobacco stores in regional Victoria. Four shops were shut in Gippsland, three in Moe and Newborough in the Latrobe Valley and one in Yarram. The stores were closed for 90 days under new powers that took effect on September 9. Tobacco Licensing Victoria says raids will continue across the state, and it will act if the premises reopen. The regulator chose the Latrobe Valley after tip-offs about illicit tobacco supply.
