Tuesday Tanlines

Australian Leisure Management, Tanning bed operator ordered to pay $35,300 for radiation offences

A Sydney cosmetic business has been court-ordered to forfeit all nine of its tanning beds and pay $16,000 in fines and $19,300 in legal fees for illegally operating cosmetic tanning services using ultra-violet radiation.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) prosecuted F.A. Beauty Pty Ltd in the Local Court of NSW for two offences under the state’s radiation laws.

Trading as The Tanned Me, F.A. Beauty operated two premises in Bondi and Fairfield, where EPA investigators accompanied by NSW Police found nine UV tanning beds and evidence of cash-in-hand payments.

Advising that it is illegal to provide, or offer to provide, commercial UV cosmetic tanning services in the state, NSW EPA Executive Director of Regulatory Practice and Services, Emma Whale stated "this case is the culmination of a long and detailed investigation and the first time we have successfully prosecuted a business for offering UV tanning services.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Redness a bit late, but within reason.

Thursday Tanlines

Australian Broadcasting Company, Solariums operating underground despite commercial ban

It is illegal to operate a commercial solarium across most of the country, but finding one online and booking a session takes only minutes.

Jess* has been using solariums through the underground market for about eight years.

"I spend a lot of time on my appearance, whether that's at the gym, botox, all of those sorts of things to enhance my appearance, and to me I guess having tanned skin just became part of that package," the Melbourne woman said.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Rebel Yell up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Koalas Succumbing to Venereal Disease

AP, Koalas are dying from chlamydia. A new vaccine effort is trying to save them

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales.

The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a widespread disease that causes blindness, infertility and death.

“It’s killing koalas because they become so sick they can’t climb trees to get food, or escape predators, and females can become infertile,” said Samuel Phillips, a microbiologist at the University of the Sunshine Coast who helped to develop the vaccine.

 

The scientists’ initial goal is to catch, vaccinate and monitor around half of the koala population in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales — that means vaccinating around 50 animals.

The safety and effectiveness of the single-shot vaccine, which has been designed specifically for koalas, has previously been tested by vaccinating a few hundred koalas brought to wildlife rescue centers for other afflictions.

The first koalas were caught and vaccinated in March, and the effort is expected to last about three months.

 

Researchers use binoculars to spot koalas in eucalyptus trees, then construct circular enclosures around the tree bases with doors leading into cages. After a few hours or days, the koalas will eventually climb down from one tree to seek tasty leaves on another, and wander into the harmless traps.

“It’s hard to confuse a koala with any other animals — they’re pretty easy to spot,” said Jodie Wakeman, veterinary care and clinical director at Friends of the Koala, a nonprofit that runs a wildlife hospital where the koalas are being brought for vaccination.
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The origins of chlamydia in koalas aren’t confirmed, but scientists believe it’s likely the marsupials initially caught the disease from exposure to the feces of infected sheep and cattle. Then it’s spread sexually, or passed from mother to offspring.

And just where did the Australian sheep get Chlamydia? 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Late Night With IJN Atago posted on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

This Came Billed as the World's Worst Video

Fortunately, I found the hi-def version:

Santo Cilauro (born 25 November 1961) is an Australian television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author, comedian and cameraman of Italian heritage who is a co-founder of The D-Generation. Known as the weatherman in Frontline, he is also an author and former radio presenter on the Triple M Network, and achieved worldwide fame with the viral video Elektronik Supersonik.

Than ks to Andy.

And the woman?

Mary Coustas (Greek: Μαρία Κούστας; born 16 September 1964) is an Australian actress, comedian and television personality and writer. Originally from Melbourne, Coustas often performs as the character "Effie", a stereotypical second-generation Greek Australian prone to malapropisms. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin University in Melbourne, majoring in performing arts and sub-majoring in journalism. Coustas won the Logie Award for Most Popular Comedy Personality in 1993.

Wombat-socho has "Rule 5 Sunday: Guess Who’s Having A Baby"? (Kate Upton) up and at 'em.