Piercing Law Changes In Victoria

We applaud the Victorian Government for recent changes to legislation making certain piercings illegal to under 18s and all piercings illegal to under 16s without parental consent. OFF YA TREE’s PUNKTURED had adopted and adhered to this policy for the last ten years and believes it proper and responsible. < read more >

Sales of Pourers

It has been suggested by the media and other critics that our range of Pourite Pourers are really bongs under a fancy name. We vehemently deny these allegations and challenge anyone to show us how a Pourite Pourer can be used as a bong without modifications requiring tools… but then if you are going to use tools, you can convert just about ANY liquid receptacle including OJ bottles into a bong or pipe, and probably with less effort. < read more >

August 2008
Retail & Body Piercing Positions @ Townsville &
Cairns Stores Available - Just Announced
Positions Vacant: Retail & Body Piercers
Store: NEW Cairns & NEW Townsville Stores QLD.
Capacity: Full-time & Casual Positions
NOTE: Must have previous experience in Body Piercing &/or Retail

Warehouse Position Available - Just Announced
Positions Vacant: OFF YA TREE Warehouse Operations
Store: WAREHOUSE - Victoria
Capacity: Full-time

All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and all references must be of a professional nature only. NOTE: All referees must be contactable and able to fully back up all your resume information provided. Applications may be sent to: Corrie

OFF YA TREE is currently working on a project which involves supporting and marketing unsigned local talent, for bands of all genres. If you are looking for a way to get your merchandise and music out to the population, please contact us!!!

We are soon going to be carrying a range of local band merch and music in our stores, and we need your help in getting this off the ground.

We would like to speak to musicians of ALL genres - Metal, Rock, Punk, Hip-Hop, Glam whatever.

Criteria is as follows:

• You must be local. (To Australia!)
• You must be currently rehearsing regularly and playing gigs/shows
• You must have some sort of recorded material, be it a demo or an EP/album.

Please contact KutSnake with a band bio.

Should Waterpipes & Bongs be Outlawed?
Just as nothing good can be achieved from making condoms scarce or not available to minors, or not allowing addicts to get hold of clean needles, the same can be said of making water pipes illegal to display and sell. It is a silly law to pass and obviously no thought or informed discussion has gone into it. All that this law will achieve is to force people to either smoke without the use of bongs or water-pipes (which will be detrimental to their health) or to make home made bongs (which could be worse).

We have been in business for 26 years and have pursued this line of business in the belief that we were doing a service to the community. Whilst we believe that smoking in any shape or form is detrimental to one's health, we recognise that there is a certain pleasure associated with smoking. This being the case we realize that some people will always want to smoke in the privacy of their own homes.

<click here to read more about the health issues and current laws related to smoking & HAVE YOUR SAY!!!>

<or click here to read what others have contributed>

Mind Hacks found a UK report ranking drug dangerousness.
The rank is based on a combination of physical damage, social harm and addictive properties.

1. Heroin
2. Cocaine
3. Barbituates
4. Street methadone
5. Alcohol
6. Ketamine
7. Benzodiazepines (Valium)
8. Amphetamines
9. Tobacco
10. Buprenorphine
11. Cannabis
12. Solvents
13. 4-MTA
14. LSD
15. Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
16. Anabolic steroids
17. GHB
18. Ecstasy
19. Alkyl Nitrites (Poppers)
20. Khat

Apparently, the government were a little reluctant to publish the report, considering the legal classification is completely out of whack with this analysis. <full report>