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sponsored by Giraffe Payments, was regulations
delicious and plentiful, and gave us surrounding
all an opportunity to network with them.
other attendees.
The final
After lunch our invited sponsors session for the
and guests gave us a brief overview day was the
of the products and/or services. Stakeholders’
It was great to have so many Discussion
businesses represented at our Panel where
forum and a huge thank you to questions and old acquaintances. And it
Schmidt Electronic Laboratories, were asked of our industry appeared that the majority of
Simplex Insurance Solutions, Giraffe representative personnel, namely – attendees were in agreeance that
Payments, Transport Matters Party Rod Barton, MP, Transport Matters the cab industry has to re-invent
and Wedding Car Association for Party; Steve Armstrong, Victorian itself – it cannot continue doing
their attendance and input into our Taxi Association; André Baruch, what it has always done – because
inaugural Industry Information Day. Transport Alliance Australia. This if it does, it will not survive the next
Also thanks to Toyota Australia for proved to be advantageous for decade. Whatever the change is, the
their sponsorship contribution. members of the audience to say idea needs to be sold to the public
what was on their mind and ask the as it is the public who will decide if it
Toni Peters gave a brief presentation Panel for their opinions. is a winner.
on Electric Vehicles (EV) and
what is available in Australia and In summary it was a great forum Transport Alliance Australia is
information about the EV charging where interested industry personnel definitely looking to hold another
stations. André Baruch gave us an could listen and learn about what Industry Information Day early next
overview of the status of upcoming is happening within the Victorian year. Information will be made
Autonomous Vehicles (AV) in commercial passenger vehicle available on their website, newsletter
Australia together with the rules and industry and to network with new and in Drive A2B.

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