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AACS plays an important role in providing services to our members to ensure your most important resource is protected, developed, and informed.

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The convenience channel employs around 75,000 people and as such, people are the most important resource to take the channel forward.

AACS is proud of the foundation that it has built over time to provide talented people a platform to share their thoughts through the Peter Jowett Award and will continue to emphasise diversity and inclusion with more initiatives such as the ‘Women in Convenience’ networking functions.

AACS will

aacs will

...ensure the current Industrial Relations agreement is aligned with the ‘now’ to ensure security for members and their employees.

aacs will

aacs will

...ensure member employees' ‘wellbeing and safety” is front of mind of any regulatory agenda, law enforcement agency and employer to ensure that a safe working environment is paramount.

aacs will

aacs will

...ensure training and development opportunities are easily accessible, wide ranging, and relevant for the sector for today and tomorrow.

aacs will

aacs will

...continue to promote content and provide platforms to push ‘diversity and inclusion’ forward within the channel.

to bring this to life, AACS will:

Actively be involved with Government & other leading Industry Association’s Industrial Relations efforts to ensure that the Industrial relations award for the Petrol & Convenience channel is less complex, easier to manage operationally & aligned with the modern needs of our channel.
Ensure that employees' wellbeing and safety is protected and enforced at every opportunity. Amplification of issues to state law enforcement and responsible Government Ministers at every engagement opportunity, whilst sharing best practice content to members on how to protect employees.
Provide an easily accessible and comprehensive suite of accredited training and development modules/courses that are relevant to the progress of the channel and individuals.
Become industry leaders in providing opportunities to further socialise diversity and inclusion narratives into the channel via networking platforms, and social media amplification.

We represent our members in matters most pressing to the industry and strongly lobby for government reforms. With various tiers of membership, there is a level of support suitable for every business size.

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