Tasmanian Business Reporter June 2018

JUNE 2018 

T A S M A N I A’ S L E A D I N G B U S I N E S S P U B L I C A T I O N . C I R C U L A T I O N 12,000 M O N T H LY 

Tasrail 

on track 

Treasurer Peter Gutwein, left, congratulates 

Tasrail CEO Steven Dietrich on winning Federal 

funding for upgrades. 

The Federal Budget saw record 

infrastructure funding flow to 

Tasmania, with TasRail welcoming 

new funding for rail upgrades. 

Details page 3. 

Budget to 

boost jobs 

By TOM O’MEARA 

TASMANIANS can expect this 

month’s State Budget to boost 

expenditure – creating development, 

more jobs and a healthier 

economy. 

Treasurer Peter Gutwein’s fifth 

budget will open further opportunities 

for business to expand and 

create employment, while reducing 

the cost of living to assist the 

many Tasmanian families battling 

ever-increasing expenses. 

Mr Gutwein has turned around 

the Tasmanian economy by spending 

less and saving more and is 

now in a stronger position to grow 

the economy by delivering on 

election promises. 

This is despite the future of GST 

funding from the Federal Government 

remaining – although Prime 

Minister Malcom Turnbull has 

personally guaranteed that Tasmanians 

will not be a cent worse off 

than under current funding. 

Treasury will receive a hefty 

windfall through a significant 

increase in stamp duty returns 

from record house sales and prices, 

particularly in Hobart, Launceston 

and Devonport. 

The Budget is expected to deliver 

record spending in health and 

education through infrastructure 

developments and 250 additional 

teachers over six years, 300 nurses 

and 200 doctors. 

The $689 million re-development 

of the Royal Hobart Hospital 

continues, with completion expected 

in mid-2019. 

The Government will invest 

$160 million to support better 

health in Northern Tasmania including 

development at the LGH 

of a new women and children’s 

precinct on top of the proposed 

4K project. 

The future of the $100 million 

co-located private hospital to replace 

the two ageing Calvary Hospital 

sites is still in the hands of 

Coordinator General John Perry. 

However the Treasurer 

and Health Minister Michael 

Ferguson would be unlikely to not 

support the $100m infrastructure 

Continued page 2 

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NEWS 

Burnie celebrates big jobs boost 

Hampshire wins $190m mill 

Hobart 

HQ for 

Thomas 

Cook 

AUSTRALIA’S largest 

plantation-based hardwood 

mill and the first 

hardwood cross-laminated 

production plant is set 

to be built on the North 

West Coast. 

The Hermal Group 

has announced that an 

80-hectare site at Hampshire 

will be the preferred 

location of its $190 million 

timber mill and production 

facility. 

The State Government 

said Hermal’s focus on 

opportunities in Tasmania 

came after it was 

forced out of Australia’s 

biggest hardwood sawmill, 

when the Victorian 

Labor Government decided 

to slash wood supply 

by more than half. 

“The Hodgman Government 

is backing this 

game-changing Hampshire 

project and the 

hundreds of jobs it will 

provide with a $13 million 

grant and training 

support,” Resources 

Minister Guy Barnett 

said 

A loan of up to $30 

million also will be available. 

“I would like to acknowledge 

the work of 

the Coordinator-General, 

John Perry and his 

team for their hard work 

in helping bring Hermal 

to Tasmania.” 

Burnie City Council 

Mayor Boyd said 

the announcement was 

Braddon 

Liberal 

candidate 

Brett 

Whiteley, left, 

Hermal 

Senior 

Manager 

Special 

Projects, 

James 

Lantry, 

Resources 

Minister 

Guy 

Barnett and 

Burnie 

Mayor 

Alvwyn Boyd 

at the 

proposed 

Hampshire 

site. 

great news for the region. 

“The project is set 

to bring $190m investment, 

generate more 

than 200 new jobs on 

completion and about 

160 jobs during the construction 

phase. 

“We know that longterm 

sustainable jobs 

are critical to our future 

not only in terms of direct 

employment, but in 

creating a great place 

to live, work and play 

through stronger communities, 

vibrant industry 

and diversity in our 

economy. 

Ald Boyd said council 

was mindful that there 

were still many steps to 

go before the project became 

a reality, including 

the assessment of a Development 

Application. 

“This is a process 

council must undertake 

independently by considering 

the application 

against clear criteria. 

“In this regard, council 

has a responsibility to 

its community to ensure 

those standards and requirements 

are upheld.” 

THOMAS Cook Money 

has established the company’s 

regional Asia Pacific 

headquarters in Hobart, 

signalling another 

boost to Tasmania’s local 

employment and economy. 

It will offer a range of 

travel money services including 

travel insurance, 

foreign exchange and a 

pre-paid travel card. 

Managing Director 

Mark Tarring said Tasmania 

was chosen as its 

headquarters because of 

its vibrancy and rapid 

growth in tourism, with 

increasing visitation from 

local and overseas travellers. 

“We are excited to 

grow the Thomas Cook 

Money team in Hobart, 

and we plan to increase 

our recruitment of local 

employees as we roll out 

the new suite of travel 

services and user-friendly 

digital products,” Mr Tarring 

said. 

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State Budget to boost jobs 

From page 1 

spend, which would also 

increase hospital services 

in the North and North 

West. 

The East Coast hospital 

at St Helens will receive 

funding as will the 

$21 million King Island 

health centre. 

We can also expect allocations 

for consultation 

for the $20 million Penguin 

District School as a 

K-12 school; a $22 million 

rebuild of the Sorell 

School as a K-12 school 

and $20 million rebuild 

of Cosgrove High School 

to year 12. 

The booming tourism 

sector will be strongly 

supported with $30 

million matching Federal 

money for the development 

of a cable way 

and facilities at Cradle 

Mountain. 

Funding will be available 

for the feasibility 

studies for Tasmania’s 

next iconic walk following 

the massive response 

to the Three Capes Track 

for walkers from around 

the world. 

It’s clear there is a 

market for another walk 

and the Government is 

putting aside $20 million 

with $18.5 million available 

to develop and construct 

the multi-day bush 

walk. 

Business will continue 

to be supported for 

employing apprentices 

and trainees via payroll 

tax reduction and the extension 

of Agri-growth 

Loans Scheme with a 

further $20 million in 

low interest loans. 

Other projects likely 

to be funded are the 

relocation of the DPIP- 

WE offices and 100 staff 

positions to the North 

and North West and the 

recruitment of Agri- 

Growth Liaison Officers. 

Under the Affordable 

Housing Action Plan 

the Government is looking 

to an additional $125 

million, or a $200 million 

spend over 10 years, 

with 2400 homes to be 

made available. 

The Budget is also expected 

to outline a series 

of cost-capping including 

Hydro and TasWater 

costs and many are calling 

for local government 

rates to be capped after 

Glenorchy’s threatened 

huge increase. 

The Treasurer is also 

adamant that Public Servants 

pay increases will 

be capped at 2 per cent - 

which will be welcomed 

by private enterprise. 

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Tasmanian Business Reporter - JUNE 2018 3 

Hotel makeover by degrees 

THE University of Tasmania 

has bought the 

Midcity Hotel in central 

Hobart to provide additional 

student accommodation. 

Refurbishment planning 

is under way to 

ensure it can house 140 

students in time for Semester 

2 this year, which 

starts with Orientation 

Week on 9 July. 

University of Tasmania 

Vice-Chancellor Professor 

Rufus Black said 

the project would have 

a significant impact on 

meeting demand for student 

housing. 

“We are very aware of 

the tightening housing 

market in Hobart and the 

impact this is having on 

individuals, families and 

the broader community,” 

Professor Black said. 

“That’s why we’ve 

been working on innovative 

projects that we can 

act on quickly to address 

these pressures in the 

immediate term while 

continuing to develop 

further student housing 

options in the medium 

term.” 

The university has significantly 

increased the 

number of student beds 

it provides over the past 

several years as student 

numbers have grown, 

and more accommodation 

is planned. 

While the refurbish- 

Cat comfort earns distinction 

A STUDY into reducing 

the motion and improving 

the ride comfort of 

high-speed wave piercing 

catamarans has won 

a leading international 

maritime research prize. 

AMC School of Engineering 

lecturer and 

Doctor of Philosophy 

(Maritime Engineering) 

graduate, Dr Javad AlaviMehr, 

pictured, and 

his team were awarded 

the Medal of Distinction 

for best research paper 

through the Royal Institution 

of Naval Architecture. 

Dr AlaviMehr investigated 

the response of 

a high-speed catamaran 

to an active ride control 

system by conducting 

scale model experiments 

in AMC’s towing tank, 

based on a 112-metre 

Incat catamaran. 

“The operation of 

high-speed catamarans 

in large waves 

can produce significant 

motions that can lead 

to passenger discomfort, 

as well as extreme 

loadings during full bow 

immersion and wave 

slam impact,” he said. 

“These large loads 

and motions can be 

effectively reduced 

through the implementation 

of a ride control 

system that can 

significantly reduce the 

extreme loads sustained 

by the hull girder and 

reduce the incidence 

of motion sickness for 

passengers on-board the 

vessel.” 

The findings from 

Dr AlaviMehr’s work 

provide an insight into 

the motions control 

response and form the 

foundation for future 

investigations exploring 

optimal control algorithms. 

ment of the Midcity 

Hotel, on the corner of 

Elizabeth and Bathurst 

Streets, will deliver 140 

beds, further works will 

lift that number to more 

Midcity Motel, left, 

and University vice 

Chancellor Rufus 

Black. 

than 170 by the start of 

Semester 1, 2019. 

It follows the March 

announcement that it 

had secured private investment 

funding to underwrite 

a new student 

complex of about 430 

beds, worth more than 

$70 million, at 40 Melville 

Street. Work on 

this project is progressing 

and is expected to be 

completed in 2020. 

The combined capacity 

of all three new student 

accommodation 

developments in the Hobart 

CBD is about 1,040 

beds. 

“Tasmania is enjoying 

a period of remarkable 

growth,” Professor 

Black said. 

“That growth brings 

benefits, from the economic 

to the cultural, but 

also challenges - challenges 

that with the right 

ideas and approaches, we 

can overcome. 

“The university will 

continue to play an important 

role in helping 

our city grow and adapt.” 

NEWS 

Funding 

on track 

for rail 

upgrade 

TASRAIL’s capacity to 

better deliver freight has 

been further enhanced, 

after the State and Federal 

Government’s commitment 

to funding Tranche 

Two of the $119.6 million 

Infrastructure Investment 

Fund. 

The Federal Government 

Budget confirmed 

that $59.8 million under 

the Tasmanian Freight 

Rail Revitalisation Program 

will soon flow, 

matching the State Government’s 

$59.8 million 

contribution. 

TasRail Chief Executive 

Officer Steven Dietrich 

said it was fantastic 

news for the company as 

well as for existing and 

new Tasmanian industry, 

for local contractors and 

for the wider Tasmanian 

community. 

“This funding gives 

certainty to our existing 

highly-valued customers, 

as well as the new customers 

we are currently 

in negotiations with, that 

decades of deferred rail 

infrastructure spend is 

being addressed and that 

TasRail will further expand 

its capabilities of 

providing innovative logistics 

solutions,” Mr Dietrich 

said. 

As at April 30, 2018, 

almost $92 million of the 

four-year $119.6 million 

Tranche One program has 

been invested by TasRail 

with critical rail infrastructure 

projects focusing 

on bridge strengthening, 

level crossing 

upgrades, track works and 

joint welding. 

So far, 106,936 sleepers 

have been replaced, 

105,927 metres of rail, 

113,681 metres of track 

tamped, 55,471 tonnes of 

ballast replaced, 3127 culverts 

rehabilitated and 30 

level crossing upgraded. 

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Time for a drug and alcohol fix 

Michael 

Bailey 

TCCI Chief Executive 

IN Tasmania, many of us 

know of friends or family 

members who have a daily 

struggle with alcohol 

and drug issues. 

Sadly, more Australians 

are becoming addicted 

and in the workplace, 

this can present 

serious problems. 

I am not saying that it’s 

all the workers’ fault … 

or different workplace’s 

indifference or ignoring 

of a problem that exists 

under their collective 

noses every single day. 

There are many workplaces 

in Tasmania that 

are alcohol and drug 

“free”, where staff submit 

to daily testing as part of 

their employment contracts 

– mines and large 

industrial sites are perhaps 

the best examples. 

The reality is, when 

staff are affected by alcohol 

or drugs, their behaviour 

and state of mind 

and body can contribute 

massively to workplace 

accidents and mental 

health claims. 

My question is this: 

inspectors are able to go 

onto worksites to ensure 

safety and compliance 

is carried out, why can’t 

they do random drug or 

alcohol tests? 

It’s still part of ensuring 

a safe workplace. 

Transport inspectors 

and police can do it … 

they alcohol/drug test 

every day. And it’s done 

so that our roads and 

the drivers, cyclists and 

pedestrians on them are 

safe. So I can’t understand 

why workplace inspectors 

don’t. 

Sadly, I know of workplaces 

which don’t want 

to implement a fit for 

work, drug and alcohol 

policy, as they know 

some their workers will 

not comply. 

Or some workplaces 

refuse to test workers because 

they know some 

will fail and are concerned 

about losing some of their 

workforce. 

Some of the other excuses 

I have heard or had 

reported to me include: 

• Businesses say they 

Drugs and alcohol are a known workplace hazard. 

will lose up to half their 

workforce if a “fit for work 

policy” was adhered to; 

• Businesses will not 

test post-accident due to 

the high possibility of a 

worker being under the influence; 

• Business only test 

workers they know will 

pass, so not to have to dismiss 

workers in fear of not 

having enough to operate. 

Obviously, insurance 

claims can be refused if 

drugs or alcohol are involved 

in a work place accident, 

including workers 

compensation and plant 

and equipment replacement/repair 

insurance. 

Just like “Dr Google”, 

you can use the internet 

for a range of suggestions 

on how to pass drug tests 

at work. 

And we have all heard 

of workers who take 

someone else’s urine to 

work to pass a drug test 

… never mind the allegations 

against professional 

athletes! 

A South Australian 

study recently revealed 

that 24.2 per cent of emergency 

department presentations 

are caused by an 

accident or incident at industrial 

sites testing positive 

to alcohol or drugs. 

The study was conducted 

over a 12 month period 

(these findings do not distinguish 

between medically 

prescribed drugs or illicit 

drug use). 

And recent research has 

established that 25 million 

work days are lost annually 

due to drinking or drug 

use at a cost of more than 

$680 million. 

It’s estimated that alcohol 

and drug use cost 

Australian workplaces $6 

billion dollars a year in lost 

productivity. 

It impacts colleagues 

too - 1 in 10 workers say 

they have been affected by 

a co-workers’ misuse of 

drugs or alcohol – 

• Reduced ability to carry 

out tasks on their own 

without assistance, 

• Involvement in an accident, 

• Having to work extra 

hours due to someone not 

coming to work or being 

sent home. 

The Workplace Health 

& Safety Act imposes a 

duty on all workers not to 

recklessly endanger themselves 

or others in the 

workplace. 

Australia and Tasmania 

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Let’s fix it. For the health 

of our workers and their 

families … and the health 

of our workplaces. 

One workplace death is 

too many … but business 

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The TCCI has received 

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Shipping change is coming 

Brett 

Charlton 

Agility Logistics 

I RECENTLY attended a 

round table event in Burnie 

held by the Department of 

State Growth and Trade. The 

Premier was in attendance as 

well as senior members of the 

department. 

The process was to discuss 

with exporters what they 

thought were the most pressing 

issues for Tasmania for 

the future for ongoing export 

success. 

Indeed the round table was 

labelled “Tasmanian Trade 

Strategy 2018-2025” – this is 

the Tasmanian Government 

asking industry what it needs 

to do to assist in trade growth 

for the next eight years. 

Attendees were asked to 

consider a number of questions 

– the main one being 

“What is the number one issue 

impacting the capacity 

of your industry to grow exports?” 

Pretty much everyone in 

the room stated that freight 

was one of their biggest challenges 

(power charges and 

payroll tax came in second 

and third respectively). 

This got me thinking. I 

have been actively spruiking 

the shiny world of freight in 

Tasmania for some time now 

(direct international callers, 

upgraded capacity in new vessels, 

new vessel builds, TFES 

extension for export – by the 

way, this has been extended 

to 2022) – from my point of 

view the capacity and access 

story has been very good. 

But the perception is otherwise 

by the actual exporters 

and importers in Tasmania. 

Cost of freight, time to 

market, international direct 

ships, delays to cargoes – all 

these are raised as significant 

challenges to shippers (on the 

North West Coast on this particular 

occasion) that need to 

be discussed. 

Only three days earlier I 

attended the Global Shippers 

Forum in Melbourne where 

freight and logistics specialists 

from around the world 

attended to listen to speakers 

discuss our ever changing 

world. 

New King Island service launched 

KING Island’s shipping woes have 

hopefully been solved with the official 

launch of a new freight vessel, 

named after the island’s first lighthouse 

keeper. 

The 80-metre John Duigan will 

have double the capacity of previous 

ship Investigator II and can more than 

The topic of automation, 

security and data were mentioned 

in every presentation 

and you only have to look as 

far as Melbourne’s VICT to 

see one of the world’s most 

advanced automated terminals 

in action. 

Change is coming. One of 

the greatest changes is the 

evolution of e-commerce and 

the growth of this channel. 

meet the current freight and livestock 

demands of the Island, as well as having 

capacity for future growth. 

The $10 million ship will be operated 

by TasPorts’ subsidiary Bass Island 

Line on a weekly service departing 

Geelong on Sunday, departing Grassy, 

King Island on Monday and departing 

Consumers are turning more 

and more online to look to 

cheaper and faster deliveries 

of their goods – export full 

container volume ex-Australia 

rose 6 per cent in 2017…. 

airfreight rose 30 per cent. 

Australia Post has its own 

e-commerce stores in China 

and door-to-door solutions for 

exporters in Australia. 

The changes are coming in 

The John 

Duigan 

that will 

finally 

solve King 

Island’s 

shipping 

woes. 

Bell Bay on Wednesday returning to 

Geelong. 

BIL’s intention is for Burnie to be 

the dedicated port for the service in 

the medium-term. The company’s 

website said the timing of the move 

to Burnie would be announced in due 

course. 

quick and fast and we need 

to keep abreast of the world 

above us. 

Of course it is not all without 

its challenges – capacity, 

security, tax collection, 

bio security – all of these 

come with a price tag (note 

– from 01st July 2018 GST 

is payable on imports under 

A$1000.00. The recent budget 

has a A$10.00 per container 

levy for biosecurity 

from July 2019. 

Reminder: On July 6, 

2018 the Tasmanian Logistics 

Committee and Freight 

Trade Alliance will be partnering 

to hold the Tasmanian 

Freight Forum at the 

University of Tasmania. The 

event was sold out last year 

so please secure your spots 

early. 

Strategies to maintain WHS momentum 

MANY workplaces have a well 

maintained WHS management 

system in place. The difficulty 

in ensuring the consistent use 

of the system is maintaining the 

momentum and enthusiasm. 

How can a business continue 

to have safety at the forefront of 

the employees mind? 

The first and most important 

aspect of maintaining the profile 

of workplace health and safety 

is the attitude of management 

toward safety. 

How can managers achieve 

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Opportunities abound 

after Singapore exhibit 

Sally 

Chandler 

Tradestart Adviser 


Wage growth 

essential to 

secure future 

Anita 

Dow 

Shadow Minister for Economic 

and Regional Development 

THE four-day trade show 

Food & Hotel Asia 2018 

(FHA) was held in Singapore 

in April. 

FHA is held biennially 

and draws buyers from 

the South Asian region as 

well as exhibitors from 

many parts of the world. 

This year’s event attracted 

more than 55,000 

visitors from more than 

100 countries or regions. 

A record 3,526 exhibitors 

from 76 countries 

and regions covered 

119,500 square metres of 

exhibition space across 

two venues. There were 

72 international group 

pavilions. 

For the first time in six 

years, the trade unit at 

the Department of State 

Growth organised a stand 

for Tasmanian exhibitors. 

The stand in the Australian 

pavilion. was 

co-ordinated by Fransena 

Kennedy. 

Nine Tasmanian companies 

exhibited including 

Australian Honey 

Products, Juicy Isle, Hill 

Farm Preserves, Tas’Mania, 

Blue Hills Honey, 

Woodbridge Smokehouse, 

Daly Gourmet Potatoes, 

Tasmanian Gourmet 

Sauce Company and 

Tasman Sea Salt. 

I introduced Austrade 

business development 

managers from the nine 

South Asian offices of 

Singapore, Malaysia, Sri 

Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, 

Indonesia, Brunei 

Darussalam, Vietnam 

and the Philippines to 

each Tasmanian exhibitor 

so that they in turn could 

introduce their appropriate 

visiting buyers to the 

companies and the excellent 

Tasmanian products 

on display. 

The Tasmanian products 

included several varieties 

of honey including 

Leatherwood and 

Manuka, honey mead 

with Tasmanian whisky, 

fruit juices, carbonated 

flavoured waters, mineral 

water, seeded and 

paste mustards, infused 

canola oils, canned abalone, 

cheese, fresh apples, 

smoked salmon 

and smoked trout, potato 

salad varieties, relishes, 

jams, sauces and sea salt. 

All Tasmanian exhibitors 

are now busily following 

up with the contacts 

they made at the 

trade show and early 

signs of sales activity are 

encouraging. 

Exhibiting at industry-specific 

trade shows 

and for the more premium 

products, product specific 

trade shows, are an excellent 

way of showcasing 

our goods to international 

buyers whether they be 

Yeonsoon and Lindsay Bourke exhibit their honey products at Food & 

Hotel Asia trade show in Singapore. 

importers, distributors, 

food service companies 

or retailers buying direct 

for brick and mortar 

stores or online. 

I am very happy to discuss 

future trade show 

opportunities with interested 

product manufacturers 

across all industries. 

For international trade and investment assistance 

contact the TCCI’s TradeStart Adviser, 

Sally Chandler, at sally.chandler@tcci.com.au 

or phone 1300 559 122. 

IT IS an honour to take on the role of Shadow 

Minister for Economic and Regional Development 

as part of Labor’s new team. 

I am a proud regional Tasmanian living in 

Burnie. 

My family has a long association with Tasmanian 

industry, large and small, owner and 

worker. 

My maternal grandfather had a very successful 

logging business on the East Coast of Tasmania, 

and my paternal grandfather worked at 

the APPM Timber mill. 

In those days, Burnie was defined by the 

plumes of smoke in our air and the red foam 

drifting on our coastline. 

Today, it is a different story. 

My husband, Rory, and I are a part of that 

change. We’re proud to be a very small part of 

Tasmania’s agriculture industry growing blueberries 

and seed potatoes near Burnie. 

As Shadow Economic and Regional Development 

Minister I want to be a part of those conversations 

about how Tasmania is changing. 

But not only that, I want to work with you to 

plan effectively for the future of our state and 

the needs of our people. 

I believe we must have a better defined understanding 

of what we want the Tasmanian 

economy to look like in the future. What are the 

growth industries worldwide and how can we 

use our natural advantages to embrace opportunities 

locally? 

Tasmania’s geographical location should no 

longer be a barrier to growth with new technology 

making it easier to communicate and engage 

with the world. But we have to be clear about 

what we want for the future of our state. 

One of the major concerns I have with our 

economy is the extremely low average weekly 

wages that Tasmanian workers are earning. Any 

economic development strategy needs to take 

into account the ability of Tasmanian workers 

to earn a decent living from a hard days’ work. 

Health cover reform needs leadership 

THIS year’s Federal 

Budget was eerily quiet 

for the private health insurance 

sector given the 

amount of attention it 

has had from both sides 

of the political fence in 

recent months. 

No doubt the upcoming 

federal election will 

cast a spotlight on health 

and the industry, with 

Labor already voicing 

it will cap premiums 

and launch a Productivity 

Commission Inquiry 

into health insurance if 

elected. 

The Turnbull Government 

has also been 

busily formulating a raft 

of recommendations, 

which will see the introduction 

of Gold, Silver, 

Bronze and Basic product 

categories in April 

2019. 

These changes centre 

Paul 

Lupo 

CEO, StLukesHealth 

around being more transparent 

for prospective 

members to understand. 

It also introduced minimum 

benefits payable 

for most medical devices 

on the Prosthesis List, 

which is expected to 

save insurers more than 

$1 billion between 2018 

and 2021. 

The need for reform 

is inevitable if private 

health insurance is to 

survive in the future and 

St.LukesHealth fully 

supports this process. 

But the aim of this reform 

needs to be improving 

the affordability of 

the health system. 

With the health cost 

inflation continuing to 

grow at 6 to 7 per cent 

per annum, this puts 

enormous pressure on 

the private and public 

systems to fund such increases 

through premiums, 

taxes and the Medicare 

levy. 

This has been acknowledged 

by government 

with its recent decision 

to increase funding 

to public hospitals by 6 

per cent per annum for 

the next three years. 

Achieving meaningful 

health cost reform 

should be the top of each 

political parties’ agenda, 

with more than 13.5 

million Australians having 

some form of private 

health cover, and more 

than 80 per cent of this 

cohort believing they receive 

value for money. 

Contrary to the belief 

that private health insurance 

is only for the 

wealthy, almost half of 

all people with private 

The need for reform 

is inevitable if 

private health 

insurance is to 

survive in the future 

health insurance have 

an annual income of 

$50,000 or less. 

In Tasmania, just under 

one in two people 

take out private health 

insurance, meaning that 

while wages are stagnant 

and cost of living pressures 

continue to rise, 

people are putting the 

value of health insurance 

above other luxuries in 

life. 

Private health funds 

pay for two thirds of essential 

planned surgery, 

most mental health ad- 

missions to hospital and 

40 million dental services. 

In monetary terms, 

private health insurance 

contributes about $20 

billion on behalf of insured 

members to the 

Australian healthcare 

system. 

As a not-for-profit 

health fund, the only 

reason premium costs 

rise is because the costs 

of medical devices, hospital 

accommodation, 

fees charged by medical 

specialists and providers 

continues to rise. 

Add to this an ageing 

population that is living 

longer because of medical 

advances, and little 

wonder why the health 

system is under pressure. 

This is even more of 

a challenge in Tasmania 

which has one of the 

oldest age profiles of any 

state and also one of the 

highest disease. 

I’m sure all Australians 

would agree that 

both sides of politics 

need to stop politicising 

the health debate as 

a way of winning votes 

and work on sustainable 

long-term solution to 

tackle the ever-increasing 

cost in the health 

supply chain. 

We have great people 

in all parts of our 

health system, however 

we need meaningful, 

well thought-out reform 

and both the private and 

public sectors working 

together to provide an 

affordable health system 

that we all can access, afford 

and rely upon. 

With great leadership 

and a single focus, we 

can do it.




Unscrupulous scammers 

prey on young and elderly 

Guy 

Barnett 

Minister for Resources 

EVERY day mums and 

dads, the elderly and 

young Tasmanians are 

ripped off by unscrupulous 

scammers. 

These criminals rip 

us off online, over the 

telephone, on numerous 

websites and even doorto-door. 

National Scams 

Awareness Week was 

held recently to highlight 

the risks associated 

with scammers, 

particularly those who 

operate overseas and 

cannot be prosecuted. 

The bottom line is 

that all Tasmanians 

need to be aware of the 

growing range of scams 

perpetrated every day 

of the year. 

Last year, almost 

33,000 reports of scams 

were received by the 

Australian Competition 

& Consumer Commission’s 

Scamwatch. 

Over $4.7 million 

was reported lost and 

more than 2800 people 

gave their personal 

information to these 

scammers. 

Don’t let this happen 

to you. 

Scammers may claim 

to be from the Government, 

or well-known 

businesses and worryingly, 

they may even 

use threats to pressure 

or scare you into giving 

them money or personal 

information. 

Almost 85 per cent 

of reports submitted to 

Scamwatch identified 

that the scammer had 

contacted them over the 

phone. The remaining 

were contacted by email. 

Typical scams include 

threats that you will receive 

a fine, you will be 

charged fees, your internet 

will be disconnected, 

the police or debt collectors 

will be sent to your 

home or even that you 

will be taken to court, arrested 

or deported. 

Scammers may even 

go so far as to impersonate 

government officials 

and say that you have an 

outstanding tax debt or 

that there are problems 

with your government 

benefits, immigration papers 

or visa status to get 

your money. 

This can include pretending 

to be from trusted 

businesses and organisations, 

including energy 

or telecommunications 

providers, Australia Post, 

banks and law enforcement 

agencies like the 

police. 

These criminals may 

call and ask for remote 

access to your computer 

to fix a problem or 

they may email you fake 

invoices or fines, and 

threaten to cancel your 

Strategy for ensuring goodwill 

Dean 

Demeyer 

Business Broker 

ing the interests of the 

buyer and seller and 

transferring some of the 

risk back to the seller. 

We achieved this 

through an Earn Out 

Strategy. 

This is where the buyer 

pays the seller some 

money upfront for the 

business, and then pays 

the rest through instalments 

based on the future 

revenues of the business. 

Let’s look at an example. 

A business currently 

turns over $1,000,000 

in sales revenue and the 

asking price for business 

assets is $350,000, being 

$100,000 for the tangible 

assets (P&E and Stock) 

and $250,000 for goodwill. 

The buyer could offer 

$100,000 for the physical 

assets plus half of the 

goodwill upfront. 

The thinking here is it 

is unlikely that half of the 

customers would leave 

on change of ownership 

therefore 50 per cent is 

reasonable. 

That leaves $125,000 

to be paid in, say, two 

instalments over the 

next two financial years 

where the instalment 

Beware of scammers on the phone. 

amounts are tied into the 

business achieving at 

least $1,000,000 in Sales 

Revenue in each of the 

two years. 

WITH most businesses 

in Tasmania being small 

(less than 10 employees) 

most of the sale price 

generally constitutes personal 

goodwill. 

This goodwill has been 

created because the owner 

has had long relationships 

with all the customers. 

For example, think of 

a small accounting firm 

where the owner deals 

with all the clients and 

has a strong trusted relationship 

with them. 

Transferring those relationships 

can be difficult. 

Sellers are always confident 

the repeat business 

will continuing after the 

sale, however buyers are 

focused on the risk of 

customers leaving and 

the goodwill they have 

paid for diminishing. 

The solution is alignservice 

or charge you 

excessive penalty fees if 

you don’t pay them immediately. 

If the scammer sends 

an email, it is likely to 

include an attachment 

or a link where you can 

download proof of the 

“bill”, “fine” or “missed 

delivery details” but 

opening the attachment 

or downloading the file 

could infect your computer 

with malware. 

Sadly, older people 

have been particularly 

vulnerable to these scams 

with people aged 65 and 

over submitting the most 

reports to Scamwatch in 

2017. 

Young people, those 

from non-English speaking 

backgrounds and 

people experiencing financial 

hardship have 

also been affected. 

It is incredibly important 

that you protect yourself 

against these scammers. 

When dealing with 

uninvited contacts from 

government agencies or 

trusted businesses always 

consider the possibility 

that it may be a scam. 

Never give anyone remote 

access to your computer 

if they’ve contacted 

you out of the blue, even 

if they claim to be from 

a well-known company 

like Telstra. 

Don’t be pressured by 

a threatening caller. Hang 

up then check whether 

their story is real. 

Don’t respond to 

threatening emails or 

voicemail messages asking 

for you to call someone 

back. 

Never send money or 

give your bank account 

details, credit card details 

or other personal information 

to anyone you 

don’t know or trust. 

Remember that a government 

agency or trusted 

business will NEVER 

ask you to pay by unusual 

methods such as gift or 

store cards, iTunes cards, 

wire transfers or bitcoin. 

The best advice to all 

Tasmanians is to “‘Stop 

and check: is this for 

real?” 

For tips and information 

about these 

scams, where to 

get help or to report 

a scam, visit 

the Scamwatch 

website (www. 

scamwatch.gov.au/ 

scamsweek2018) or 

contact Consumer 

Affairs and Fair 

Trading Tasmania on 

1300 654 499 or at 

www.cbos.tas.gov. 

au/home 

This type of strategy 

aligns the parties and ensures 

the seller remains a 

diligent supporter of the 

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Workplace Relations 

THERE have been a couple of tough lessons for 

employers in regards to the termination of employees 

in the Fair Work Commission recently 

which serves as a reminder that you do need to 

tread carefully. 

The case of Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd 

T/A South32 v Gosek [2018] FWCFB 1829 involved 

a miner in NSW where he was terminated 

for threatening his colleagues in abusive text 

messages and phone calls. 

The employee was dismissed and subsequently 

brought an application with the result 

being that reinstatement was ordered (although 

the employee did not receive any compensation 

for work lost due to the seriousness of his conduct). 

In this case, the employee argued that when 

he sent the abusive text messages and made the 

phone calls there were a range of mitigating 

factors including that he was intoxicated when 

they were made, he apologised the next day and 

he was also being treated for severe depression 

at the time. 

The full decision can be found here: www. 

fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2018fwcfb1829.htm 

In another case, an employee resigned from 

their employment only to lodge an unfair dismissal 

claim and be awarded $19,206.72 plus 

9.5% superannuation. 

In the case of Jennifer Diaz v The Trustee for 

Sol Degendendorfer Family trust T/A Solene 

Paris (U2017/3689) the employee tendered a 

letter of resignation only for the employer to 

then send her a letter of termination of employment 

due to a backdated medical certificate. 

In this case, the termination was found to 

be harsh, unjust and unreasonable and that because 

the employer issued a letter of termination 

it meant that rather than it being a case of 

resignation; the employer had refused to accept 

the resignation and had in fact dismissed her. 

The full decision can be found here: www. 

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If you are unsure about warnings or 

termination, or any issues in relation to 

the performance management process 

or employment matters generally 

please contact TCCI by contacting the 

Helpline on 1300 765 123 or the TCCI 

on 1300 59 122 or workplacerelations@ 

tcci.com.au 

Phone 6234 1127 

260 Argyle Street, 

North Hobart


NEWS 

Seeking balance 

What boards 

really want 

Leaders present work 

By ELIZABETH 

JAMESON FAICD 

IN spite of the fact that frequently 

shareholders or 

members ultimately elect the 

board, in most organisations 

today the board itself will 

usually take a leading role in 

the process of director recruitment. 

This might comprise the 

board undertaking an extensive 

search and selection process 

for new directors, even if 

it has to put their recommendations 

to the members or the 

shareholders for an election. 

Today’s boards are becoming 

increasingly sophisticated 

in the way that they identify 

gaps in their capability and 

seek to fill those gaps. The 

starting point for many boards 

is an explicit board succession 

policy and/or plan. 

The importance to the 

board of getting the “right fit” 

with each appointment should 

not be underestimated. 

Boards have a social fabric 

that depends on much more 

than purely a skills fit. It depends 

on goodwill among 

directors and the ability to 

“disagree without being disagreeable”, 

working in a constructively 

challenging way 

without destroying relationships. 

Group dynamics can make 

or break the effectiveness of 

a board. 

Achieving a balanced board 

therefore usually comes down 

to four main components: 

1. Skills - what hard skills 

and qualifications do we need 

among our directors? 

2. Experience - what practical 

experience do we need 

among our directors in terms 

of a track record in relevant 

fields? 

3. Demographics - what 

sort of balance of age, geography, 

gender, ethnicity, culture, 

faith, and other demographic 

attributes do we want in order 

to bring a sufficient diversity 

of views and styles of thinking? 

4. Personal or behavioural 

attributes - what type of behaviours—commitment, 

dedication, 

strategic thinking, 

integrity, and team player 

ability—do we want among 

our directors?) 

These four components 

should be reflected in the 

board’s approved “skills matrix” 

or “board composition 

matrix”, reflecting the fact 

that what boards seek is much 

more than hard skills and 

qualifications. 

As a starting point, if you 

do not have a working understanding 

of the fundamental 

difference between “governing” 

and “managing”, you are 

too early in your quest. If so, 

your focus at this point needs 

to be to make sure you acquire 

the knowledge you need. 

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Graduates Geraldine Hayes, left, Mark Wild, Marie Bennett, Jason Licht, Megan 

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GRADUATES of the 2017 

Tasmanian Leaders Program 

have presented their projects 

to a collection of Tasmanian 

leaders’ alumni, friends, family 

and community leaders. 

The project presentations 

event allows the most recent 

graduates an opportunity to 

share the outcomes of their 

community projects undertaken 

as part of their program experience. 

Now in its 12th year, the 

program provides aspiring 

Tasmanian leaders with a fresh 

outlook to confidently work 

and communicate with others 

and achieve more in both 

their personal and professional 

lives. 

A key component of the 

Tasmanian Leaders Program 

is the undertaking of a project 

by each of the participants 

in small syndicate groups. 

Projects benefit the Tasmanian 

community, and are “big 

enough to do, small enough to 

matter”. 

“Participants have the opportunity 

to apply their skills 

and knowledge,” General 

Manager Angela Driver said. 

The four projects presented 

were; Championing Gender 

Equity through Education in 

the Tasmanian School Curriculum, 

Impact100 Support, 

S.E.A.T. (Sit, Engage, Appreciate, 

Talk) and Community 

Energy Efficiency Project. 

The Tasmanian Leaders 

Program identifies, promotes 

and develops aspiring business 

and community leaders, creating 

significant future benefits 

for both them and Tasmania. 

Each year, a new group of 

participants with one thing 

in common – high leadership 

potential – is selected from 

diverse backgrounds, to come 

together regularly over a year 

to learn and cultivate a range 

of specific competencies crucial 

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FOCUS ON BUSINESS 

Archival accreditation approval for Acrodata 

Records enter digital age 

ACRODATA, along with its 

parent company Fuji Xerox 

Tasmania, is excited to announce 

its Mornington facility 

has been awarded TAHO 

accreditation by the State 

Archivist and certified as an 

Approved Secondary Storage 

Provider (ASSP) for State records. 

The purpose-built facility 

undertook the high security 

scanning and data capture required 

as part of the Federal 

Election for the Federal Government. 

What this means is that 

Tasmanian Government 

Agencies, as well as private 

businesses, now have access 

to local, secure data capture 

and storage facilities which 

operate to the highest security 

and data protection measures 

available, and Acrodata 

is increasing it’s workforce to 

keep up with demand. 

Acrodata has been engaged 

to deliver a number of digitisation 

projects for Land Tasmania, 

including the digitisation 

of 1.5 million records in 

the Registry of Deeds. 

The records contained in 

the Registry of Deeds are 

a live register that require 

searching when purchasing 

land which is under the general 

law land system. 

The Registry of Deeds is 

used by conveyancers and solicitors 

as well as the general 

public and Land Tasmania 

staff on a daily basis. 

The records are also of 

significant historical value, 

with some dating back to the 

1800s. 

Information and Program 

Manager of this Lands Titles 

Project, Anita Yan, said: 

“Timely access to our records 

during the digitisation period 

was our greatest concern at 

the commencement of these 

works. 

“Acrodata’s retrieval service 

has been exemplary. The 

level of service has exceeded 

well beyond agreement and 

expectations, and has enabled 

Land Tasmania to continue to 

service our clients effectively. 

“We have truly appreciated 

Acrodata’s responsiveness 

and understanding of our 

business needs.” 

Acrodata’s Business Development 

Manager Phill Dance 

said: “We are extremely proud 

of our achievements to bring 

this facility to the standard of 

TAHO accreditation and to be 

able to offer the standard of 

service we are.” 

The Mornington archive is 

state-of-the-art and offers the 

archival storage market: 

• individual, secure client 

storage; 

• terminal digit filing alternate 

to just box storage; and 

• scan on demand to lower 

return costs of a file.” 

Director of Fuji Xerox 

Acrodata’s Mornigton archive offers state-of-the-art secure storage for clients. 

Business Centre Tasmania, 

Keirran Downham, said: 

“Having Acrodata as part of 

the suite of services provided 

by Fuji Xerox Business Centre 

Tasmania means we can 

now assist businesses with 

their current, future and historical 

print and data needs. 

“We are helping preserve 

the history of this state while 

offering employment opportunities 

to more than 63 Tasmanians 

and that’s only increasing.” 

Now operating far beyond 

the small store selling photocopiers, 

Fuji Xerox services 

the whole of the state for 

printing, photocopiers, printers 

and multifunction devices, 

and now archive and digitising 

services. 

This combination positions 

them as the perfect partner 

when it comes to your document 

management requirements. 

The Print Division, servicing 

statewide with outlets 

in Hobart and Launceston, 

has the capability to design, 

print and compile all manner 

of promotional and business 

documentation. 

It can accommodate small 

or large print runs for reports, 

publications, brochures and 

the like. 

Services such as business 

card printing, pull-up banners, 

small photocopying or 

scanning jobs can usually be 

done with a very quick turnaround. 

Fuji Xerox printers, photocopiers 

and multifunction devices 

are still the most trusted 

brand on the market. 

With performance and capabilities 

that can actually save 

your business time and money, 

a Fuji Xerox machine should 

be your first option when looking 

at in-house printing needs. 

Training, support, servicing 

and consumables are all managed 

right here in Tasmania 

when you need it. 

Yet it’s not just about what 

Fuji Xerox can offer and do 

for your business, it’s also 

about what they stand for - as 

the only private White Ribbon 

Accredited Workplace in 

Tasmania, Fuji Xerox Business 

Centre Tasmania, The 

Print Division and Acrodata 

all strive for positive social 

change, inclusive workplaces 

and safe employment opportunities.


NEWS APPOINTMENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS 

APPOINTMENTS 

Dean of Law comes home to UTAS 

ONE of the world’s 

foremost experts in 

international humanitarian 

law has returned 

home to Tasmania to 

take up the position 

of Dean of Law at the 

University of Tasmania. 

Following an international 

search, the 

University’s Faculty of 

Law welcomed Professor 

Tim McCormack 

to the prestigious role, 

succeeding the strong 

leadership of Professor 

Margaret Otlowski. 

Professor McCormack, 

who grew up in 

Burnie and completed 

school in the state’s 

north before studying 

at the University’s 

Law Faculty in Hobart, 

says that Tasmania has 

always been held ‘in his 

heart’. 

“I’m excited about 

returning home and 

coming to a law school 

that has always had a 

very strong commitment 

to excellence in 

teaching,” Professor 

McCormack said. 

“Being the only law 

Veteran Taylor new Bell Bay boss 

KEVIN Taylor has 

been appointed as Bell 

Bay Aluminium’s next 

General Manager. 

Mr Taylor has close 

to 30 years’ experience 

in the aluminium business 

with Rio Tinto and 

the Pacific Aluminium 

group, forging a career 

that started in 1990 as a 

Crew Leader in Carbon 

at New Zealand’s Aluminium 

Smelter. 

He has held a variety 

of operational roles 

including Health, Safety 

and Environment 

Manager at Bell Bay 

Aluminium and Site 

Operations Manager at 

Boyne Smelters Limited 

in Queensland. 

Most recently Kevin 

was General Manager, 

Health Safety and 

Award-winning engineer joins Novaris 

AUSTRALIAN- owned 

lightning and surge protection 

manufacturer, 

Novaris, has appointed 

Robert Jordan as Principal 

Engineer. 

Mr Jordan is a career 

electrical and electronic 

engineer who has 

specialised in railway 

systems during his 35 

year career and is a full 

member of the Institute 

of Railway Signalling 

Engineers. 

He has worked with 

many of the leading 

railway engineering 

companies during 

school in Tasmania 

brings with it privileges 

and obligations, something 

previous Deans 

have always understood. 

“We have an obligation 

to train our graduates, 

not just to tick boxes 

for qualification to admission 

to practice, but 

to understand the role 

of law in our society, to 

understand that law is 

not an end in itself, it’s 

a means to achieving a 

fairer society.” 

Professor McCormack’s 

extraordinary 

career includes being 

a Special Adviser on 

International Humanitarian 

Law to the Prosecutor 

of the International 

Criminal Court 

in The Hague, an 

honorary Professorial 

Fellow at Melbourne 

Law School, inaugural 

DFAT Visiting Legal 

Fellow, New Zealand 

Law Foundation 

Distinguished Visiting 

Fellow and a Director 

of World Vision Australia. 

Environment for Rio 

Tinto’s Pacific Operations. 

Chief Operating Officer 

of Pacific Aluminium 

Brian Cooper said: 

“Kevin’s safety leadership, 

business acumen 

and people development 

skills make him 

an ideal fit for the role 

His operational 

experience across Pacific 

Aluminium sites in 

Australia and New Zealand 

is second to none. 

We look forward to 

Kevin bringing the best 

of what he’s experienced 

across the Pacific 

Aluminium business 

to build on the great 

work of former General 

Manager, Ray Mostogl 

and the team at Bell 

Bay.” 

his career including, 

Westinghouse Brake 

and Signal Co, GEC 

General Signal, Alstom, 

Halcrow, United Group 

Limited, Invensys Rail, 

and most recently Siemens. 

He has specialised 

in railway signalling 

systems, traction power 

systems and rollingstock 

and has been 

involved in the development 

of a number 

of new product lines, 

including specialised 

surge protection units 

for computer based interlockings, 

axle counters 

and track circuits. 

In 1998, he was 

awarded the Railway 

Engineering Award by 

Engineers Australia for 

the development of a 

range of fail-safe surge 

protection modules for 

the British SSI computer-based 

interlocking 

system which have subsequently 

been widely 

deployed in Australia 

and Asia. 

He has most recently 

been involved in Asia 

with the latest GoA4 

driverless CBTC systems 

and the platform 

screen doors and secure 

radio systems that they 

require to operate reliably. 

Mr Jordan will be 

leading the Novaris 

engineering department 

in the development of 

new products as well as 

supporting the manufacturing 

plants and 

sales teams. 

Novaris currently 

employs 65 staff across 

their Kingston head office, 

R&D, testing and 

Malaysian manufacturing 

facilities. 

IN BRIEF 

Wind farm start 

CONSTRUCTION will soon start on the $300 million 

Cattle Hill Wind Farm, near Lake Echo in the Central 

Highlands. 

Developer Goldwind has announced the signing of 

an agreement with Hazel Brothers, after the Tasmanian 

company recently completed site access works. 

The agreement allows Hazell Brothers to begin early 

works for the project and acknowledges them as 

the preferred contractor for the full civil and electrical 

works for the wind farm. 

The project will provide up to 150 jobs for local 

Tasmanians, and once the wind farm goes live at the 

end of 2019 will provide a further 10 long-term operations 

jobs. 

The Cattle Hill Wind Farm will add another 148 

megawatts to the Tasmanian electricity system, and 

increases Tasmania’s wind generation by nearly half. 

Wetland waste 

SOUTHERN Waste Solutions will build a wetland 

leachate treatment system in line with environmental 

world’s best practice standards at their Copping Regional 

Landfill Facility. 

The system, to be designed and implemented by 

Syrinx Environmental, will use natural wetland vegetation 

processes to assist in treating wastewater from 

the Copping B-Cell without the need for external energy 

or chemicals. 

Speakers on show 

A SHOWCASE featuring inspiring, innovative and 

motivating speakers will be held on Wednesday, June 

13 at Wrest Point. 

Presentations will be given by Australia’s greatest 

ever female cyclist, Anna Meares, Steve Sammartino, 

David Bartlett, Robyn Moore and Peter Rowsthorn. 

Ms Meares, will share her journey of persistence 

and pain to become the first Australian athlete to win 

medals at four successive Olympic Games. 

The event runs from 8am to 10:30am and tickets are 

$20, including a networking breakfast. 

To register, 03 9529 3711, email tasmania@icmi. 

com.au or visit the website, www.icmi.com.au 

Ferry finance 

A NEW Derwent River ferry service between Bellerive 

and Sullivans Cove is a step closer with a $2 million 

Government contribution. 

The Government tabled a Bill to amend the Metro 

Tasmania Act 1997 to enable the state-owned company 

to operate river ferries as part of the public transport 

network. 

Port-side infrastructure for the service will be provided 

by TasPorts, with two new ferry terminals to be 

established on both the Western and Eastern Shores. 

Further public ferry infrastructure will be considered 

at other locations. 

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EVENTS NEWS 

ABOVE: James Cartwright of the Tasmanian 

Audit Office, left, and Stephen Walker, CA ANZ. 

ABOVE: Rob McDonald of CA ANZ, left, with 

Marcus Johnson of Lorkin Delpero Harris and 

Penny Stragalinos of CA ANZ. 

ABOVE: Andrew Quinlan of CA ANZ, left, with 

Rebecca Williams of Anglicare Tasmania and 

Colin Stewart CA ANZ member. 

What: CA ANZ (Chartered Accountants 

Australia and New Zealand) Board and 

Member Cocktail function 

Where: Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart 

When: Thursday, 17 May 2018 

ABOVE: Seshani Bala of CA ANZ, left, 

and Olivia Price of John N Williams. 

ABOVE: John Palermo of CA ANZ, left, with David 

Berechree of Hydro Tasmania and Jane Botica of 

Federal Group. 

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Leaders, left, with 

Benita Fordham of 

Vantage Group and 

Kate O’Shannessey 

of TasmaNet. 

What: Tasmanian Leaders TLP11 

2017 Project Presentations 

Where: putalina Oyster Cove 

Training Room – Parliament 

Square, Hobart 

When: Thursday, 17 May 2018 

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PROPERTY MATTERS 


Office property heads north 

Scott Newton 

Property Matters with 

Knight Frank 

Rob Dixon, Knight Frank Tasmania’s 

Director of Commercial Sales and Leasing 

(North), shares his insights into the 

Northern Tasmanian commercial market in 

this month’s article. 

SET to benefit from growing 

tourist demand, Northern 

Tasmania will continue 

to grow in economic importance. 

The region’s strategic position 

and ease of access via 

transport links makes it a logical 

choice for further investment. 

Situated within a two-hour 

drive from Hobart, Northern 

Tasmania is a growing 

economic hub and service 

centre centred around the 

main administrative towns of 

Launceston, Devonport and 

Burnie. 

Home to some of Tasmania’s 

key tourism assets including 

the Tamar River wineries, 

mountain bike trails 

and the Queen Victoria Museum 

& Art Gallery, Northern 

Tasmania has emerged as a 

tourist centre in its own right, 

attracting visitors from both 

domestic and international 

markets. 

Serviced by rail, port and 

airport infrastructure, which 

provides direct access to the 

mainland cities of Sydney 

and Melbourne among others, 

Northern Tasmania is becoming 

an increasingly preferred 

location for agriculture, specialised 

industry and knowledge-based 

professionals. 

Home to almost 230,000 

residents, the area provides 

a sufficiently large market to 

support a range of business 

enterprises that would otherwise 

be expected to operate 

from Hobart. 

Even in the face of global 

uncertainty, the Northern 

Demand for quality office buildings in Launceston has increased in the last two 

years. 

Tasmanian economy has enjoyed 

modest growth with its 

performance supported by increased 

industry diversity and 

solid growth in tourist visitation. 

As at June 2016 (latest 

available data), Northern Tasmania’s 

economy measured 

$10.49 billion, up 1.6% per 

annum over the past three 

years. 

In addition to tourist provisions, 

Northern Tasmania 

offers a wide variety of other 

key services that help support 

the local economy. Notably, 

this includes educational and 

research facilities as part of 

the University of Tasmania 

campus in Launceston, which 

houses some 5000 full- time 

students, medical and retail 

services, as well as the more 

traditional industries of manufacturing 

and agriculture. 

In the office market sector, 

the number of office-based 

businesses in the Launceston 

CBD has increased 4.6% over 

the past two years, highlighting 

increased demand for office 

space. 

It has been this growth that 

has led to improving fundamentals 

in the office market 

as additional businesses require 

space. 

Similar to other non-metro 

markets nationally, investor 

demand for quality office 

assets in Launceston has 

increased over the past two 

years, albeit with sales volumes 

restricted by a lack of 

assets of this type for sale. 

A recent office sale in 

Launceston was the February 

2017 sale of Holyman House 

(52 Brisbane St) for $3 million, 

which reflects an initial 

yield of 7.9%; and the City 

Block building for $2.1 million 

in July 2017 on an initial 

yield of 9.05% 

For retail assets, average 

retail core market yields in 

Launceston have firmed by 

an estimated 20 basis points 

over the past year and currently 

range from 6.5% to 

7.0% for prime grade stock. 

Retail assets with a secure 

tenant and strong leasing 

covenants would trade firmer 

with these metrics. 

Given Northern Tasmania’s 

strategic location as a major 

service and tourist centre 

within Tasmania, there exists 

many opportunities for additional 

business investment. 

Further investment is already 

happening in the area, 

underpinned by the recent approval 

for a new UTAS campus 

within the Launceston 

and Burnie city centre and 

the Launceston City Heart 

and Devonport Living City 

projects. 

PROPERTY VIEW 

JUNE 2018 

SOLD 

Outline indicative only 



For sale by expressions of interest 

FULLY LEASED WITH FUTURE POTENTIAL 

54-60 Victoria Street, Hobart 

A fantastic passive investment, this strategically 

located CBD office building is fully leased to 

longstanding state government and national 

tenants, has excellent parking and large floor plates. 

• Car spaces: 44 (approx) 

• WALE: 2.5 years (approx) 

• Building NLA: 2,424sqm*; Land area: 1,606sqm* 

• Zoned: Central Business 

• Current Net Income: $569,505 (approx) 

• NABERS: 3.5 stars 

• Large central CBD site with potential for great 

future building height (STCA) (*approx) 

Richard Steedman 0408 559 046 

Hayden Peck 0412 766 395 

View at KnightFrank.com.au/4261479 

Sold 

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT SITE 

553-559 Pass Road, Mornington 

• Situated within the developing residential area 

of Mornington/Cambridge approximately 8 km 

east of Hobart’s CBD with easy access to the 

Tasman Highway 

• Land area of 8.7ha* over two titles with 

extensive road frontages 

• Gentle sloping land with cleared areas and 

pleasant outlook 

• Currently zoned ‘Rural Living’ 

Richard Steedman 0408 559 046 

Scott Newton 0409 186 261 


(*approx) 


For sale by offer 

HIGH QUALITY HUNTINGFIELD 

5/40 Patriarch Drive, Huntingfield 

• Modern tilt-up concrete panel construction 

circa 2013 

• Gross building area of 150sqm* 

• Workshop area of 120sqm* 

• Well appointed offices and amenities of 

70sqm* over two levels 

• Mezzanine storage and common area 

storage/car parking; two marked car parks 

• Flexible occupancy options offered - short 

term leaseback proposed 

• Opportunities in Huntingfield are rare to the 

market – enquire today! 

(*approx) 

Ian Reed 0419 670 501 


For sale by expressions of interest 

COMMERCIAL LAND IN CAMBRIDGE 

11 McRorie Court, Cambridge 

Knight Frank, on behalf of Southland Stokers 

Pty Ltd as mortgagee in possession are pleased 

to offer this expansive land parcel in the rapidly 

expanding area of Cambridge. 

• Expansive 5,904sqm* land size 

• Zoned ‘Commercial’ and surrounded by 

newer built workshops and businesses. 

• Good exposure to Tasman Hwy and McRorie Ct 

• 15 minutes to CBD and 5 minutes to Hobart 

International Airport 

• Easy access from Kennedy Drive 

• Multiple services to the site (*approx) 

Ian Reed 0419 670 501 


5 Victoria Street, Hobart 41 York Street, Launceston Shop 8, 48-54 Oldaker Street, Devonport 

P: 03 6220 6999 P: 03 6333 7888 P: 03 6424 3568

Tasmanian Business Reporter June 2018

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