Our history

Key dates in GS1 Australia's' history

GS1 Australia launched GS1 Recallnet – an online recall & withdrawal notification service
Supermarket chain Woolworths implement GS1net with their suppliers
Logistics Labelling Service launched - offering an onsite service for suppliers to assess logistics (pallet) label quality
GS1 Australia’s member training expanded to integrated a progressive three level structure: Learn, Knowledge and Masterclass
For the first time, vocational training is included in GS1 Australia’s education program
GS1works is launched in the Supply Chain Knowledge Centre, Melbourne. Offering a brand new interactive and multimedia supply chain experience

GS1 Australia launched GS1Locatenet - a low-cost, single source of Global Location Number (GLN) data

GS1 Australia's membership grew to more than 16,000 members
The Global Upstream Supply Initiative (GUSI), a global effort to improve integration between manufactures and their raw materials and packaging suppliers, launched
GS1net delivered major usability enhancements with a new release of GS1net
The GS1 Barcode Express website launched
Use of the National Product Catalogue (NPC) grew with private sector data recipients signing up. Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) piloted the use of the NPC and NPC browser template, for a tender
Australia's Consumer Electronics sector and GS1 Australia formed an industry working group, the Consumer Electronics Working Action Group (CEWAG)
GS1 Australia and Efficient Consumer Response Australasia (ECRA) - supported by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) – began work to establish a portal for all product recalls and withdrawals
Australia's office supplies sector, working with GS1 Australia to make their merchandising and supply chain processes more efficient, set up the Office Supplies GS1 Action Group (OSGAG)

GS1 Australia introduces improved fee structure for members
Migration to GS1net from EANnet complete with more than 1,200 companies
MoU signed with Melbourne University
GS1 GO Green campaign launched to reduce GS1 Australia's carbon footprint and minimise use of resources
Mentoring award for GS1 Australia's work supporting the Asia-Pacific region
Monash Pharmacy Project Phase 2 results released. Phase 2 is one of three winners of GS1 Global Business Case Awards.
EANnet decommissioned
Launch of Data Quality guidelines in collaboration with Australian Food and Grocery Council FMCG sector

NPC for health sector products roll-out begins
GS1 Community Management Tool release
GS1 Australia opens training facility in Sydney
EPC Network Australian Demonstrator Project Report launched
First Coles supplier begins full electronic trading using GS1 standardised B2B rules

EAN Australia undergoes re branding to GS1 Australia in line with global initiative to reflect one global organisation, one global system and one global standard
Eighty-six full time staff employed

EAN Australia awarded its first scholarship in Graduate Certification in supply chain management
UCC and EAN International became a single organisation

EANWORKS, a life size supply chain model, as an education aid was launched at Mt Waverley
5,860 EAN Australia members

Franklins became the first supermarket chain to introduce scanning in all of its 191 stores around Australia
Retail scan code received federal endorsement
The pharmacy industry adopted APN barcoding

Grace Bros became the first scanning department store in NSW, while Kmart was the first in Victoria
2,989 APNA members

The Australian Product Numbering Association (APNA) was formed
Mr Bill Pratt, owner of the Safeway chain of stores in Victoria and representative of the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) was elected Chairman of the Australian Product Numbering Association
The Grocery Manufacturers of Australia (GMA) guaranteed a loan to provide initial funding for APNA