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Written by Les Fawkes
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Friday, 16 December 2011 |
Following
discussions with the Sunshine Coast Regional Council the owner/operator
of the Conondale General Store, Ashley Hamilton has won a reprieve and
he is once again allowed to serve fuel from his bowsers at the Conondale
General Store.
The closure came following an independent report alerting council to a range of unacceptable community safety and liability risks that could not be ignored in relation to the operation of the fuel bowser at the store.
Sunshine Coast Council’s Executive Director Community Services, Coralie Nichols said, “Council staff have been working tirelessly with the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Mr. Hamilton to find solutions which would enable him to significantly reduce his risk”.
On December 15th Sunshine Coast Regional Council withdrew the direction to stop selling fuel and re-issued an approval for fuel to be able to be sold again with certain safety precautions.
Those precautions include that only trained employees of the business were authorised to refuel customers’ vehicles or storage containers.
The fuel dispensers will also need to be locked or turned off at all other times.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 January 2012 )
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