Telstra has asked three of its rostered advertising agencies – DDB, Photon Group’s BWM and STW Communications Group’s Ogilvy & Mather – to pitch for a new marketing campaign to “bring its new brand essence, ‘It’s how we connect’, to life". A winner was expected to be named in two to three weeks. Neil Shoebridge

Specialty baby-care retailer Baby Kingdom has agreed to stock Ecoquest’s range of 90 per cent biodegradable disposable nappies and 100 per cent biodegradable wipes. The supply agreement takes to about 115 the number of stores that have agreed to stock Ecoquest’s Little Takas range.
Sue Mitchell