A selection of photos from our workshops held in 2025

AsÌýpart of our ongoing commitment to supporting Australia’s drycleaning industry, the ºÚÁÏÌìÌà is proud to share what we’ve achieved for our members this quarter – from advocacy and visibility to technical support and community growth.ÌýÌý

* ºÚÁÏÌìÌà and the Occupational Standard Classification for Australia
* ºÚÁÏÌìÌà pushing for recognition
* Recognition critical for our industry

* Protect your bottom line with expert technical advice
* Turn your customer complaints into positive outcomes
* Get support whenever you need it most

* How drycleaning businesses in Australia are performing
* Challenges being faced
* Where is the industry headed

* What is spontaneous combustion?
* Why hot water and proper detergents matter
* Suggestions for help mitigating your risks

* Former ºÚÁÏÌìÌà President
* A drycleaning industry visionary
* Deeply missed

* Looking to sell equipment or exit your business?
* Powerful way to connect with industry buyers
* Free for ºÚÁÏÌìÌà members

* What is forward contracting?
* Mitigate risk of volatile market prices
* When is the best time to renew?

* USA moves to ban perc usage
* ºÚÁÏÌìÌà closely monitoring
* Australian drycleaners already follow strict controls

* Thank you for being a ºÚÁÏÌìÌà Member
* Wishing you a happy and fullfiling festive season

* Dry cleaning, laundry and alterations businesses to be consulted
*ÌýOrganisations participating in consultations will be asked to share their own insights and answer questions about the industry, its challenges and opportunities

* Vale Karl Chehade
* Founder of the Karl Chehade ºÚÁÏÌìÌà group
* Industry visionary

* Events schedule released for 2024/2025
* One day workshops being held in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
* Large TwinClean conference in 2026 in Sydney

* Advertising spots now open
* Reach 900 drycleaners Australia wide
* Full, half and quarter page ads available

* Focus for next 12 months
* Increasing standards across the drycleaning industry
* June will be our "Safety and Risk Awareness" month

* Online training
* Inspection Perfection

• Choice Energy is offering an exclusive group buy deal forÌýºÚÁÏÌìÌà Members for GAS ONLY

• A minimum of 40 participants is needed

• Each business that sends their gas bills through can choose whether or not they wish to sign up

* Low cost IR/HR for small business
* Included in Level or Level 3 membership
* One-off 12 month payment also available

* AWGS launches Australian website
* New site offers tips about wedding gown care
* Free eBook titled "45 Mistakes Brides Make*

The ºÚÁÏÌìÌà was recently invited by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to put forward a submission for a review of ANZSCO code 811512 - ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is continuingÌý

We are pleased to launch our new and improved Job Opportunities feature.

Any ºÚÁÏÌìÌà is welcome to post a job ad on our website if they are looking for staff.ÌýÌý

All you need to do is click on this post to be taken to the New Job Form under Resources, fill it in with as much detail as possible and hit send.

Once it is approved we will post the job ad to our website plus Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Click on the button below to be taken to the online form.

Rosemary Wright and the team at Cullachange have been long time supporters of the ºÚÁÏÌìÌà and the drycleaning industry.

CullaChange is a family business that strives to refresh, revive, rectify and recycle the clothing and homewares for the public. From refreshing black clothes, to colour-matching for a wedding; covering up fading on lounges, to changing the colour of curtains for a new decor. CullaChange has decades of experience dyeing all kinds of items, and strives to tweak historical dyeing traditions and techniques to meet the dynamic needs of modern fabrics and fibres.

ºÚÁÏÌìÌà members now have easy access to our catalogue of social media posts on the ºÚÁÏÌìÌà website under Resources/Business Management/Social Media.

The posts are divided up into months and are all formatted to be used across Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.ÌýÌý

You will also find suggested text and hashtags and you need to right click on the image to download it.

Members can click on to be taken to the Social media posts already available for use.

ºÚÁÏÌìÌà Monthly Wrap Up October 2023