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NEWS IN BRIEF
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RET AIL PHARMA C Y • MA Y 2020
SEARCH ON FOR PRODUCT
OF THE YEAR 2021 WINNERS
COVID-19 APP LAUNCHED
STUDENT PHARMACISTS
AT UQ CONTRIBUTE
DURING PANDEMIC
RENT RELIEF FOR RETAILERS
DURING COVID-19
FOOD AND PRIZES FROM
APP 2020 DONATED TO
MOST DESERVING
‘BUY AUSTRALIAN FIRST’ IS
THE CAMPAIGN MESSAGE
UNILEVER PRODUCES HAND
SANITISER LOCALLY
SUKIN MAKES $1M CRISIS
DONATION OF CARE ITEMS
The mission to find the 2021 winners of the 12th annual
Product of the Year Awards has begun. Brands are being
invited to enter their newest and most innovative products
into the awards, to be in the running to win one of
the highly coveted award categories.
For more, visit:
retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/search-is-
on-for-product-of-the-year-award-winners
The much anticipated and controversial contact tracing app,
COVIDSafe, is now available for willing users to download,
install and register from Apple App and Google Play stores.
For more, visit:
retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/
government-launches-covid-19-app/
Students and staff from UQ School of Pharmacy have
indicated their desire to help ease the pressure on the
health workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, as this
could make an important contribution to the workforce.
For more, visit:
retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/student-
pharmacists-make-contribution-during-pandemic
Retailers can now collectively bargain with landlords
about rent relief during the COVID-19 pandemic after
the ACCC granted interim authorisation to the Australian
Retailers Association and its current and future members.
For more, visit:
retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/retailers-
to-collectively-negotiate-rent-relief-during-covid-19
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch
has donated 200 teddy bears to the Children’s Hospital
Foundation, in hopes to put smiles on the children’s faces.
Earlier on in the year the Australian Pharmacy Professional
Conference (APP) was forced to be postponed due to
the current social restrictions. The teddy bears, which are
usually utilised as prizes for the delegates, are now in
well-deserving hands.
For more, visit:
retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/food-
and-prizes-from-postponed-app-event-donated-to-most-
deserving
To help fast-track the country’s economic resurgence, the
Australian Made Campaign (AMCL) is calling on Australia’s
business community and all levels of government to adopt
‘buy Australian first’ procurement policies. Although the
federal government’s recent commitment to support an
increase in the domestic manufacturing of critical products
such as medical supplies is a good start, AMCL says it
believes more can be done.
For more, visit:
retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/buy-
australian-first-movement
To help meet national demand Unilever Australia & New
Zealand will start producing hand sanitiser locally. The new
150ml aerosol hand sanitiser, contains 70 per cent alcohol
and is claimed to kill 99.99 per cent of germs without water.
The hand sanitiser will be produced in NSW, marking the
return of Lifebuoy’s local production to Australia.
For more, visit:
retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/unilever-
produces-hand-sanitiser-locally
Sukin is donating $1 million worth of personal care products,
including its new antibacterial hand sanitiser, to support the
fight against the spread of COVID-19. Sukin is donating from
its range of natural hand sanitiser gels and sprays as well as
a selection of other personal care items that have been in
high demand, such as hand wash, body wash, shampoo and
conditioner to Children’s Ground, Foodbank Victoria and Save
the Children.
For more, visit:
retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/sukins-
new-launch-comes-with-a-generous-donation