Insight
August 2008 Contents
Magistrate
dismisses all charges against dispenser who refracted.
All charges against a New South Wales optical dispenser alleged
to have practised optometry were dismissed by a magistrate
in the Local Criminal Court on 11 July. The magistrate said
he was not satisfied that the case brought by the NSW Optometrists
Registration Board had been proved beyond reasonable doubt,
which is required for a conviction in a criminal matter. Click
on 'August 2008' for complete story. (top left)
Specsavers: a look inside its Port Melbourne headquarters
Specsavers is now well established as a substantial player
in the retail market here. Insight visited its Port Melbourne
headquarters to see what goes on there. Its impressive
and there’s no doubt that company is here, and here
to stay. Click
on 'August 2008' for complete story. (top left)
Safilo Italy subsidiary buying 6 optometry practices in
Sydney
Safilo Italy, through Just Spectacles, a subsidiary of Optifashion
Australia, which in turn is owned by Safilo Italy, is buying
six optometry practices in the Sydney metropolitan area. Click
on 'August 2008' for complete story. (top left)
Eyecare
Partners’ revenues for first year of trading
were $16 million
Publicly-listed optometrical-practices company Eyecare Partners
Limited has reported revenues for the 2007-08 year was $16
million for it and its subsidiaries.
The company’s quarterly report for entities admitted
to the Australian Securities Exchange on the basis of commitment,
shows that receipts from customers for the year to date (to
30 June) were $15,931,000. Click
on 'August 2008' for complete story. (top left) |
