Busy spot hits market
Bans on face mask selling and sick filters as social media cracks down
A BUSY corner in Bungalow is looking for new occupier.
Knight Frank Cairns has recently listed this prominent corner site at 179 Lyons St, which is ideal for motor vehicles.
Located in the heart of the industrial centre, this corner site on Lyons Street is ideal for cars and boats, or anything with wheels. “It’s a 560 sqm footprint with a site office or sales office located to the rear corner,” said John Lynch of Knight Frank.
“All the hard work has been done, with the entire site bitumen sealed and fully fenced, it’s an ideal spot for the motor or boat traders to display their stock.”
The site had traded well for many years selling cars and four wheel drives but a recent consolidation of sites by the last tenant meant this was surplus to their needs.
It’s very well presented and also has a lockable storage area that could be used for detailing.
“Lyons Street has always been popular among the light industry users and as is the case with all corner sites, its visibility is excellent,” Mr Lynch said.
Bungalow is marked by maturing, established and independent residents, who make up 24 per cent of the demographic.
Independent youth make up 22.6 per cent and elderly singles make up 15 per cent of residents.
The average resident is aged between 20 and 39 years.
Interested parties should contact John Lynch or Matt Carless at Knight Frank on 4046 5330
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INSTAGRAM BANS SEARCHES FOR CORONAVIRUS-RELATED FACE FILTERS
Large social platforms are beginning to take note of the seriousness of the situation, and taking greater measures to ensure the safety of its users.
In a recent statement, Instagram announced:
“To help people get relevant and up-to-date resources, we will start showing more information from WHO and local health ministries at the top of Instagram’s Feed in some countries.”
In addition to this, Instagram has banned the ability to search for and use coronavirus face filters, in hopes of focusing on the seriousness of COVID-19.
“We will no longer allow people to search for COVID-19 related AR effects on Instagram, unless they were developed in partnership with a recognised health organisation. This is part of our ongoing effort to better connect people with credible health information.”
Many had reported COVID-19 face filters as insensitive to those who have died and are suffering due to the virus.
FACEBOOK BANS ADS PROMOTING FACE MASKS
Facebook has announced the removal of advertisements promoting face masks due to the number of businesses capitalising on the limited availability by raising prices astronomically.
In a statement released by Facebook, they announced:
“We are temporarily banning advertisements and commerce listings, like those on Marketplace, that sell medical face masks. We’ll begin to enforce this change over the next few days. Our teams are monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely and will make necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to exploit this public health emergency.”
In part, this is also due to the advice of health care professionals that wearing a mask may not necessarily protect from contracting COVID-19.
In addition to this, Facebook is closely monitoring the dissemination of misinformation surrounding coronavirus, doing their best to ensure information aligns with credible health sources.
KFC UK PULLS ‘FINGERLICKIN’ ADS
Amid the coronavirus outbreak in the UK, KFC has made the executive decision to remove all ‘finger-lickin’ ads.
This comes after 163 complaints were made to the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), claiming the ads were ill-timed and inappropriate with rising cases of coronavirus, and as health care professionals have recommended keeping hands away from faces and mouths at all costs.
KFC is not the only brand to pull ads due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hershey’s decided to pull a campaign promoting sharing candy with strangers alongside handshakes and hugs as this went against current public health advice
Many other brands have followed suit considering the current concerns around COVID-19, and they will surely not be the last.
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