MT DRUITT BIKINI WARS ARE OVER. 31.01.05
Jodhi Packer, owner of Tiger Lily Swimwear, and her former manufacturer,
Gazal Apparel, recently settled their dispute in the Federal Court in
Sydney.
Reportedly, Ms Packer was ropeable about Gazal selling her clothes through
a discount warehouse in Mt Druitt. The warehouse, called Trade Secret, has
been advertising Tiger Lily "tops, skirts and dresses from $4.95" and
"swimmers from $29.95" on its website. Evidently, Gazal and Trade Secret
have also been advertising on television, in newspapers and on radio. In
the court documents, the former Waves swimwear model says that the Trade
Secret garments are "older stock from previous seasons" and not the same
Tiger Lily products, which are sold by her company "through exclusive
boutiques around Australia". Tiger Lily bikinis usually retail for more
than $150. The western suburb warehouse is owned by a company called
Fashion Factory Outlets (Trade Secret) Pty Ltd, which in turn is owned by
Gazal directors Michael Gazal and his brother David. Gazal and Ms Packer,
joined forces in July 2001 when she granted them a license to make her
designs. After it expired last year, she was entitled to buy back remaining
stock they had on hand, and paid $125,760. The designer says that because
her clothes were sold through a warehouse in Mt Druitt, she has suffered
"damage to the reputation of the Tiger Lily brand; loss of sales; loss of
goodwill" and damage to her reputation.
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SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR DASWANI FRAUD ACCOMPLICE 31.01.05
A Victorian man who helped disgraced former Surf Dive 'n' Ski owner Lakhmi
‘Lux’ Daswani to obtain money illegally in the late 1990’s has been
sentenced to a suspended one-year jail term in the Southport (QLD)
district court. Travis David Campbell, 26, of Berwick in Victoria, pleaded
guilty to three fraud charges laid by the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission (ASIC) relating to more than $798,000 in loans he
obtained from banks and financial institutions using false invoices he had
created. According to ASIC, under instructions from Daswani, Campbell had
created false invoices for computer equipment, which were then used to
obtain loans from various Australian banks and lenders. Campbell is the
only other person to be convicted in the affair apart from Daswani, who in
March last year was sentenced to 12 years' jail by a Brisbane magistrate
after pleading guilty to 15 charges of dishonestly misusing his position as
a company director to obtain loans worth about $11 million overall. The
offences occurred between July 1998 and September 2000.
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SURF RETAILERS CALLED TO ACTION 31.01.05
As TV advertising and a new retailer kit are launched as part of the “Say
No to Plastic Bags” campaign by Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Dr David Kemp, the Australian Retailers Association is issuing a call to
action to all retail businesses to endorse the ARA’s Code of Practice to
reduce plastic bags and increase recycling. Responding to the call, Alex
Lyons, son of Terry Lyons of Speaky’s Surf and Skate Shop has recently
launched a line of environmentally friendly ‘surf’ branded shopping bags.
Interested? Call Alex on Mb. 0413350075
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NSW SOUTH COAST MARINE PARKS. 31.01.05
As much as 100,000 hectares off the NSW South Coast may soon be proposed
for inclusion in what will be the state's biggest marine park. The central
area of the proposed park will stretch from Ulladulla to Montague Island
and will contain a range of management zones, from areas that are totally
protected to others where fishing and commercial activities will still be
permitted. NSW already has three marine parks - around Lord Howe Island,
the Solitary islands off Coffs Harbour, and Jervis Bay. Another, around
Cape Byron, is nearing completion. Another large marine park is being
considered for the waters off Port Stephens. A spokesman for the
Environment Minister, Bob Debus, said the park would not involve a broad
scale locking out of the public. "We are talking about a multiple use
park," the spokesman said. "There will be a zoning plan which continues to
provide access to popular activities such as fishing, diving, guided tours,
boating and surfing." A major scientific report is soon to be published
about the marine ecosystems of the South Coast and will form the basis of
the boundaries for the proposed park. Input is now being sought from
community groups on areas they believe need to be included or excluded in
the reserve. Says Kent Saunders from Southern Man in Ulladulla [INSERT
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SURFRIDER FOUNDATION STOKES PNG LOCALS 31.01.05
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, says he hopes that
surfing will keep the children off the streets of his hometown of Port
Moresby. Plans to introduce surfing for PNG's young could also provide job
opportunities for them as well as gain attraction for the country's tourist
industry. Sir Michael has been surfing since the age of nine and said he
believes the breaks in PNG "are potential tourist attractions to rival Bali
and Fiji". Sir Michael claims surfing as a traditional part of PNG culture.
"Surfing was not introduced to us. When the canoes were damaged our dads
and uncles would cut the surfboards up," he said. "We started when we were
in the village, at about nine or ten. We surfed until we left for school".
On PNG’s north coast, young village children have been shaping rough wooden
surfboards for years to ride waves in the Madang to Vanimo region.
Australia's Surfrider Foundation, recently donated 35 second-hand
surfboards to the surf stoked locals. “The local kids reaction to the
modern boards has been ‘magic’, said Surfrider Foundation's founder, Brad
Farmer, "They've been using these rough boards, with no fins. They do have
an amazing natural talent for surfing." These replacements for the
traditional ironing-board-shaped "splinters" could form the basis for a
surfing safari industry along PNG's northwest coast.
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SURFING @ THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES 31.01.05
Although not on the program for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne (March
15-26, 2006), it seems organisers want to identify with surfing by
commissioning Torquay’s Moonlight Laminating to create a surfboard shaped
‘baton stand’ which will be the focal point for the opening and closing
ceremonies. According to Russel Graham, “A full electrical show will light
up the display”. Russ was invited to Canberra for the official unveiling
and the opportunity to meet parliamentary dignitaries. Russ respectfully
declined the invitation, telling ASB “I don’t go to Canberra”
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