Footpath traders can go smoke free
03/07/2014 // 0 CommentsPort Phillip businesses are encouraged to become smoke free when renewing their footpath trading permits. As part of its ongoing commitment to being a healthy city, Port Phillip Council will support businesses that make the smoke free switch by supplying signage and listing the businesses as smoke free on Council’s website. As a further incentive, every business that applies to be smoke free...
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