Our national Do Not Knock campaign kicked off only a few days ago, but look how many self-addressed stamped envelopes we’ve already received from people seeking stickers! Here’s Consumer Action’s office manager Skye surveying the hundreds of envelopes received so far. We’ll be posting out the stickers as soon as we can. Thanks to [...]
01
Dec
Call to improve the sticker’s legal standing
Consumer Action believes that that a salesperson who ignores a Do Not Knock sticker is breaking the law by committing trespass – after all, they’re entering your property despite a direct request not to do so. But we understand that prosecuting a salesperson along these lines is not an easy task and would take up [...]
30
Nov
Do Not Knock campaign features on Sunrise
The Do Not Knock campaign received another boost this morning when Catriona Lowe, co-CEO of Consumer Action, was invited onto Channel Seven’s Sunrise program to discuss the campaign. Catriona highlighted the benefits of the sticker, promoted the website and advocated for greater clarity around door-to-door selling laws. Click here to see Catriona Lowe’s appearance on Channel 7′s Sunrise, 29 November 2011
29
Nov
Radio stations in Perth and Canberra now stocking Do Not Knock stickers
We’re pleased to announce that 6PR, one of Western Australia’s leading radio stations, has offered to stock Do Not Knock sticker. It’s great to have such a high profile organisation supporting the campaign, and it means we now have our first campaign partner in WA. Perth residents wishing to pick up a sticker should visit [...]
28
Nov
Media release: Door-to-door salespeople meeting a sticky end
A national Do Not Knock campaign, aiming to put a stop to unwelcome, dishonest and intimidating door-to-door salespeople, has begun with the Consumer Action Law Centre launching a new interactive website www.donotknock.org.au. For many Australians, particularly the elderly and people living on their own, being visited by salespeople can be an unnerving experience. For others, [...]
22
Nov
Origin Energy distributes do not knock stickers
Sticking up to unwanted salespeople, by the Central Western Daily’s Ben Harris, and Energy Company knocks rivals’ methods, by the Brisbane Times’ Dan Nancarrow, look at Origin Energy’s decision to send do no knock stickers to its customers – a move Origin describes as “respecting customer choices.”
18
Nov
Peddlers rattle Pilbara community
ABC Radio National’s The World Today program reports on sales of first aid kits to remote indigenous communities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia in November 2011. (Peddlers rattle Pilbara community, The World Today, 10 November 2011).
