Tasmanian Business Reporter December 2016

DECEMBER 2016
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$20m Launceston development unveiled
River bank revitalisation
An artist’s impression of the planned $20m redevelopment of the derelict CH Smith site in Launceston’s Tamar River precinct.
By Tom O’Meara
THE revitalisation of Launceston
will receive another
significant boost with a
$20 million transformation
planned for the CH Smith site.
Developer Errol Stewart is
adding to his portfolio in the
river precinct, announcing he
would transform the disused
and controversial site – building
on momentum from his
Northbank Silos hotel currently
being constructed across the
river from his existing Seaport
and car yard facilities.
Combined with the rapidly-progressing
UTas relocation
and Penny Royal and TRC
expansion by fellow developer
Josef Chromy, the northern
end of the city is being given a
major overhaul that has boosted
business confidence.
And, the TBR can exclusively
reveal another
multi-million dollar development
will soon be put to Launceston
City Council to finally
restore the Boland St Cottages
– ending a long-running saga.
They have been delisted
from the Heritage Council
register, sold and a development
application for a significant
project is close to being
submitted, with work to revitalise
the block which fronts
the river close to the site of the
university’s proposed new In-
veresk and Willis St car park.
Progress on the derelict Boland
St and CH Smith sites
has been long awaited, with
the added challenge of maintaining
heritage aspects while
ensuring commercial viability.
The CH Smith site has been
the subject of many grandiose
redevelopment concepts that
have never seen the light of
It’s a sensible
commercial
development that
includes all of the
1830s heritage
buildings
Developer
Errol Stewart
day. But with confirmation the
State Government will have
office space within the new
buildings and the council will
own and operate a 300-space
car park on-site, the Stewart
plan is regarded as a guaranteed
goer.
The LCC will seek a $9m
interest-free loan from the
State Government as part of its
Northern Economic Stimulus
Package to fund the car park.
Other retail spaces on the
site will include a cafe and
restaurant.
Mr Stewart, who unveiled
plans with Launceston architect
Scott Curran, said it was a
subtle development.
“It’s a sensible commercial
development that includes all
of the 1830s heritage buildings,”
he said.
“We will spend $2m on the
heritage buildings alone with
an overall spend of $20m.”
“It will be a development
that people will be proud of
and I’m sure there will be a
loud cheer when we get started
in February.”
The council believes the
new proposal meets a number
of strategic goals for the city
and will provide a better connection
between the CBD and
the waterfront.
“The site is strategically located
to provide convenient
car parking facilities for the
future development of Civic
Square, northern edge of
the CBD and the city’s recreational
riverfront areas,’’
Mayor Albert van Zetten said.
“Through its work on the
Launceston City Heart Project,
the North Bank redevelopment
and the University of
Tasmania relocation, the City
of Launceston is seeking to
fundamentally change the
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Tassie honey has Brisbane abuzz
TASMANIA’S Australian Honey
Products Pty Ltd is revelling in
more sweet success, having been
named the 2016 Agribusiness Exporter
Award winner at the 54th
Australian Export Awards in Brisbane.
The accolade is another feather
in the cap for owner Lindsay
Bourke, of Launceston, who was
named the producer of the 2015
‘World’s Best Honey’.
The Australian Export Awards
Agribusiness Award recognises
outstanding international success
River bank revitalisation
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way our city has been operating.
“Development of the site in a manner
that is visually appealing, restores
the highly-regarded
heritage values
of the buildings and
achieves the strategic
function of the
location is extremely
important both in
real terms and as an
expression of confidence
to residents and
visitors to Launceston.
“In years to come, I think historians
will note that 2016 was the year in
which Launceston finally found a way
forward for the C.H. Smith site, one
in the field of agricultural products
services or technology, including
processed foods and beverages and
the forestry fisheries and fibres industry.
Australian Honey Products beat
out finalists from each state and
territory from fields such as beef
production and processing, vegetable
production and innovation,
coconut industries, allergen sensitive
food production, and another
honey producer from Western Australia.
Mr Bourke started as a
The extensive car park.
which protected the best elements of
our past, and paved the way for a positive
future.”
Treasurer Peter Gutwein said the $9
million application
from council for car
parking would be expedited,
adding that
10 councils had submitted
infrastructure
projects worth $36
million as a result of
the stimulus package.
“This site has been
a hole in the ground for two decades.
This is a fantastic outcome with the
collaboration of government, local
government and developers,” Mr Gutwein
said.
one-man-operation with 200 hives
in 1966. The business has grown
to be a globally-recognised producer
of honey and honey based
products, including honey beverages,
ales, meads and honey nectar
concentrates.
The business boasts more than
3600 hives and employs up to 30
staff during the peak season. It
produces 200 tonnes of honey a
year, and have built a new state-ofthe-art
processing facility in Sheffield
which will be used for the first
time this processing season.
The company exports 70 per
cent of its award winning honey
products to Asia, the UK, Europe
and the Middle East, with its
biggest markets including China,
Hong Kong, Canada, Oman, Korea,
Japan and Taiwan.
It also provides an expert pollination
service for the Tasmanian
agriculture sector as well as exporting
live bees to Canada, and now
offers the accredited Certificate III
beekeeping training program to
nurture our next generation of apiarists
right here in Tasmania.
Honey producer Lindsay Bourke.
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Below, Speaker Elise Archer, left, Vos chairman Michael Vos and Premier Will Hodgman announce
the $25m One Bournville development, seen in an artist’s impression, above.
VOS Group has unveiled
details of an
idyllic $25m residential
apartment development
on the banks of the River
Derwent, adjacent to
Claremont Golf Course.
The One Bournville
development will be
Vos Group’s second
largest development
currently under construction,
behind the
Mac 1 hotel in Hobart.
Claremont Golf
Club members, local
residents, Vos representatives,
sub-contractors
and Tasmania’s top political
figures, including
Premier Will Hodgman,
were among the 100
people to attend the
launch of the project at
Claremont Golf Club.
Vos chairman Michael
Vos said the development
was a good
news story for Tasmania
and a reflection of
the business confidence
in the state. After the
approval of their de-
Grant helps TCCI to get workready
velopment application
earlier this year, Vos
Group has started site
works in preparation for
construction to begin on
the 16 units making up
stage one early in 2017.
Vos director Darren
Vos said it was an
exciting project and a
wonderful opportunity
for anyone looking to
own a unique piece of
Tasmanian real estate.
“The development
consists of 69 contemporary
residential
apartments, 11 of
which have already
been pre-sold,” Mr Vos
said.
“These modern,
low-maintenance
apartments will have
THE Tasmanian Government has
provided a $75,000 grant to the
Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry to deliver independent
support for employers via its
Work Readiness for Growth Industries
Program.
The initiative, part of a twoyear,
$900,000 government Budget
spend, includes:
• a phone and email contact for
employers requesting information
and assistance;
• workplace advice for employers
considering employing a participant
of the program; and
• workplace visits to advise and
mentor participating employers.
panoramic views over
the river while half
of the apartments will
also have views over
the golf course and to
Mt Wellington.’’
The development is
expected to create 100
local jobs and could
double membership
of Claremont Golf
Course.
This support will build on the
TCCI’s expertise and industry-informed
knowledge of work readiness
for our growth industries,
helping participants to develop
greater confidence in recruiting
new employees and learn new
skills to build productivity and create
a great workplace.

Tasmanian Business Reporter - DECEMBER 2016 3
NEWS
Exclusive: Eslake report reveals storm brewing
Ageing population stunts growth
TASMANIA’S ageing population
is creating the perfect
storm to stunt the state’s economic
growth and force a reduction
in work force participation.
The higher the proportion
of workers over the age of 65,
the lower the proportion of
younger people (15 to 65) in
the workforce.
The disproportion of older
workers has also helped create
fewer working hours per
population and the lowest
productivity in the country.
The growing problem is
confirmed by Australian Bureau
of Statistics which reveals
that Tasmania has the
lowest proportion of people in
the 20 to 44 age group and the
highest aged 65 and over, in
the nation.
Respected economist Saul
Eslake will reveal his concerns
and consequences of
the Tasmanian demographic
problem when he delivers the
Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Tasmania
Report on December 14.
Last year’s inaugural TCCI
Tasmanian Report, supported
by strategic partners, B&E
Personal Banking, TasCOSS,
Chartered Accountants Australia
and New Zealand,
Southern Cross Television
and the Federal Group, highlighted
the challenges and
opportunities in merging economic
and social needs.
Mr Eslake said the ageing
population and economic
challenge wasn’t unique to
Tasmania and was emerging
in many smaller island states.
“In Tasmania, the conundrum
is an unbalanced, aged
workforce which works fewer
hours and has the lowest
labour productivity in the nation.
This means the average
dollar value of goods and services
produced per hour, per
head creates lower average
living standards.
“The ageing population
also makes it harder to off-set
lower labour force participation
by increased work hours
because older workers, understandably,
typically prefer to
work fewer hours than younger
workers.
“The only sustainable way
of offsetting the impact of an
ageing population on living
standards is increased productivity.
“If retired workers have
accumulated assets which
they can run down to fund
higher spending, it may offset
the impact of population
ageing on living standards
“Unfortunately older Tasmanians
typically have less
wealth than mainlanders.
Mr Eslake last year revealed
that Tasmania’s gross
state product (GSP) was
$18,334, or 27 per cent below
national average.
Fewer Tasmanians had jobs
than the national average;
fewer hours were worked and
Tasmanians produced less in
dollar value of goods and services
for each hour worked.
Mr Eslake will also expand
on reasons for why Tasmania’s
economic growth rate of
1.3 percent was the lowest in
the nation.
Energy and utilities
dropped 8.6 percent in income
in 2015/16 mainly due
to drought and the Basslink
breakdown.
Agriculture returns also
dropped 4.4 percent through
floods and reduced prices in
the dairy industry.
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Dan kicks off expansion in Launceston
DESPITE an overwhelming response
to the opening of Dan Murphy’s
liquor outlet in Launceston,
plans for a Hobart outlet will be a
case of later rather than sooner.
General Manager of the huge Dan
Murphy’s liquor operation, Campbell
Stott, is keen to consolidate the
inaugural store before considering a
second outlet.
“We have brought an exciting
business model to Launceston and
we want to bed it down before considering
another store in Tasmania.
“We may think about it in the
next couple of years but finding
1000 square metre sites in appropriate
areas takes time,” Mr Stott said.
Mr Stott said the opening weekend
was very exciting and trading
since had been very strong.
“A good example of volumes of
people visiting the site has been
the signed-up members to our free
membership club which provides
additional discounts within the
stores and through the on-line
business and delivery to clients,’’
he said.
“In the first 10 days of trading,
3000 Tasmanians signed up and the
membership rate continues.
“It became obvious when talking
to clients over the opening weekend,
that they were astounded by
the range of product particularly the
wines, spirits and craft beers.
“I was pleasantly surprised by the
volume and quality of Tasmanian
craft beers, whisky and wines which
have been very popular with clients
as well as the wider range of products
from Australia and overseas.
City logs on to Internet of Things
Dan Murphy’s general manager Campbell Stott, left, national operations manager Daniel Ellul, Launceston store manager Josh Velthoven,
Victoria and Tasmania area manager Tim Ohem and Victoria and Tasmania state manager Tyson Holberry cut the ribbon at Tasmania’s first
Dan Murphy’s store in Launceston.
Minister Michael
Ferguson with
Definium CEO Mike
Cruse.
LAUNCESTON will
become the first city in
Australia to be covered
by an Internet of Things
(IoT) network.
A $100,000 city-wide
LORA network will provide
a long range, low
power network, similar
to Wi-Fi and ideally suited
to IoT applications.
The project is a collaboration
between the University
of Tasmania’s
Sense-T, Definium Technologies
and CSIRO’s
Data 61.
Minister for Information
Technology and Innovation,
Michael Ferguson,
announced the
commitment, calling it
an exceptional opportunity
to bring together
manufacturing capability,
application development,
community participation,
researchers and
government.
“There are hundreds of
possible applications for
this network. It could range
from simple things like
tracking animals, monitoring
bins, detecting water
levels, or measuring air
quality, to more complex
projects using movement
sensors and accelerometers
in the area of telehealth,”
Mr Ferguson said.
“I expect we’ll see projects
developed and creative
ideas in areas we currently
can’t even anticipate.
“This is a first for Australia
and shows the State
Government’s commitment
to the Smart Cities
project and innovation. It’s
through projects like this
that we’ll see new businesses
and new opportunities.”
“Craft beers sales have increased
from five per cent two years ago to
12 per cent today and rising.”
Mr Stott, is based in Dan Murphy’s
Melbourne headquarters and
The devices used to
run IoT will be made
locally – the network
gateways and sensors
will be manufactured by
Definium Technologies,
a Launceston-based IT
company.
The project will be run
out of the new Enterprize
Innovation Hub.
Professor Brigid Heywo
od Deputy Vice Chancellor
(Research), from
the University of Tasmania,
said the announcement
was very exciting
as it clearly indicated
Tasmania’s intention of
taking one of the critical
next steps in advancing
IoT capability and capacity
in Tasmania.
spends much of his time visiting
and working with the 205 outlets
around Australia.
His management priorities are
culture, systems and employing top
talent. Dan Murphy’s Launceston
outlet on the corner of Bathurst
and York Streets operates seven
days a week and employs 22 Tasmanians.

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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Scientists
back salmon
farming
WHEN Tasmania was
in the midst of the nasty,
negative forestry war,
there was one value-adding
industry hailed as the
state’s saviour – salmon
farming.
In recent weeks, the
sustainability and environmental
credentials of
the sector were called
into question during an
ABC Four Corners story.
Many environmentalists
were slamming
salmon and calling for a
boycott – quicker than it
took South Africa to rip
through Australia’s Test
batsmen in Hobart.
They rushed to cast
shadows over the industry
with one-liners
suggesting “something
fishy’’ is going on, without
any regard for the
$700 million it pumps
into the economy or the
thousands of people it
helps keep in work.
We prefer to rely on
Michael
Bailey
TCCI Chief Executive
independent scientific
evidence. So, several
members of the scientific
community specialising
in this field provided
us advice at our recent
board meeting at Campbell
Town.
As the TCCI has many
members associated with
the industry, including all
of the big players, we felt
it important to seek independent
advice.
We do not want to give
anyone the chance to say
that our position has been
swayed by the industry.
What we learned follows,
and we are working
on a forum to put the
facts back into the discussion.
• Tasmania has some
of the world’s best researchers
specialising in
wild salmon farming at
the CSIRO, IMAS and
within the industry itself.
Understanding of the impact
of aquaculture on
the environment and the
ability to minimise this
impact, has evolved dramatically
over the last 10
years and is among the
world’s best practice.
• Macquarie Harbour
is a very complex waterway,
industry data showing
that one area is working
well, while another is
struggling, is accurate.
Essentially such a
large waterway has environmental
zones within
zones and the industry
have been reacting to this
for years.
• The move of the regulator
function to Department
of Primary Industries,
Parks, Water
and Environment was a
good move by the State
Government and has
provided a better governance
model.
• The industry is focussed
on sustainable
growth and best practice
animal management.
This includes making
sure that fish food mimics,
as well as possible,
the wild food that the
animal would be eating
and also treating them
with antibiotics if they
become ill. Pink flesh is
an indicator of a healthy
fish, not an industrial
conspiracy.
Any fish that is ill and
treated with antibiotics
(always under the supervision
of a vet) then goes
through a lengthy withdrawal
period to ensure
that there is no residue in
their system at harvest.
By the way, the incidence
of sick fish has
reduced dramatically
in Tasmania as fish
management practices
have continued to improve.
This improvement
has come from industry
reacting to great and
ground breaking scientific
research done right
here in Tasmania.
• The industry downstreams
everything. All
of the value of this product
is held in Tasmania
and shared with a variety
of businesses, functions
and communities. This is
exactly the sort of industry
that Tasmania needs.
• There is a need for a
public zoning process to
map where the industry
should expand in the future.
This would allow the
community and industry to
understand where expansion
is planned.
This will need to be conducted
in 10-year cycles
to react to increasing sea
temperatures making some
Huon
Aquaculture’s
salmon
pens in
Tasmanian
waters.
areas less and others more
viable.
• The science shows that
the industry is sustainable
and has a long and exciting
future in Tasmania.
My worry is that we are
starting to see an argument
that the whole industry is
dirty and should be shut
down.
The “Boycott Tasmanian
Salmon” bumper stickers
are already appearing.
What we have learned in
Tasmania is that too often
these arguments are played
out on emotion rather than
fact.
Please listen to experts
and base opinions on science
rather than an emotion-driven
bandwagon.
Mission targets China thirst for craft brews
AUSTRADE is organising
a trade mission to
China for makers of craft
beer, spirits and other
premium alcoholic and
non-alcoholic beverages.
Sally
Chandler
Tradestart Adviser
The trade mission in
the form of a roadshow is
visiting the first and second
tier cities of Beijing,
Shanghai, Guangzhou
and Kunming to access
buyers. Places are limited
to 20 companies.
The roadshow is the
first trade mission designed
to showcase premium
Australian beverages
to select importers,
distributors, traders, corporate
buyers and media
together with top-ranking
hotels, bartenders and
restaurants.
China’s hospitality entrepreneurs
are seeking
to offer an increasing
number of unique and affordable
luxury beverage
choices alongside more
traditional mass market
brands to on-premise
consumers.
The mission will start
in Beijing on Friday,
March 3, 2017 before
travelling to Shanghai on
Monday, March 6, then
Guangzhou on Wednesday,
March 8 and finally
Kunming on Friday,
March 10.
At the end of the mission,
delegates have the
option of attending the
2017 China Wine and
Spirits Fair in Chengdu.
The program in each
city will begin in the
afternoon with an educational
seminar in
a master class style to
demonstrate the attributes
of the exhibited
beverages.
Product displays will
be set up for businesses
to interact with buyers
and the media and each
day will end with a cocktail
function for networking.
Brewers will have the chance to showcase their product in China.
Table wines are not included
in this mission.
In 2015, China’s whisky
imports increased by
19.8 per cent to 15.77
million litres and sales
of imported premium
beer increased by 58.9
per cent to 538.5 million
litres.
Under the China Australia
Free Trade Agreement
(ChAFTA) the 10
per cent tariff on Australian
distilled spirits will
be eliminated by January
1, 2019 and the tariffs
on juice and mineral
water will be eliminated
over the same period
from 20 per cent.
China currently does
not have an import duty
on beer.
Applications to take
part in the mission are
required before December
15, 2016 and Austrade
will then review
the registrations and the
successful applicants
will be notified accordingly.
Should your company
be interested in taking
part in the mission please
contact me for information
on costs, the payment
structure and financial assistance.
For international
trade and investment
assistance contact
the TCCI’s Trade-
Start adviser, Sally
Chandler, at sally.
chandler@tcci.com.
au or phone
1300 559 122.

Tasmanian Business Reporter - DECEMBER 2016 5
NEWS
Forest industry turnaround
By Guy Barnett
Resources Minister
IN A remarkable turnaround, Tasmania’s
forest industry is growing
again.
More and more Tasmanians are
finding employment in this great
industry, whereas only a few short
years ago thousands were being
thrown out of work.
Renewed confidence and enthusiasm
is driving investment in new
opportunities that add value to our
wood products.
This resurgence can be seen in
sawmills, processors and other forestry-related
operations across the
state and particularly in regional Tasmania,
where our productive industries
are so critical.
There is much to be excited about,
with investment up, exports up, and
jobs up.
The fightback is being led by a revitalised
business sector, which has
been unshackled by the pro-growth
policies of the State Liberal Government.
In Geilston Bay, one of our leading
fine furniture makers Craig Howard
is showing how value-adding initiatives
can deliver greater returns from
our native timbers.
While this has been a largely boutique
business, Mr Howard is creating
up to nine new jobs by investing
in upgrading his processing equipment.
This will enable the efficient production
of high-value, thick veneer
products from iconic craft wood species
for fine furniture-making and
luxury boat fit-outs, as well as in
building and construction.
Multiplying the value of every
piece of timber used in the creative
process, it will add considerable
worth to the end product, with flowon
benefits that are industry-wide.
An initiative highlighting the opportunities
that exist to grow the productive
value of forestry, it is also an
example of how the Government is
backing the industry because we are
investing $100,000 in the project.
The business was one of 13 successful
recipients of grants from our
recently announced Wood and Fibre
Processing Innovation Program, designed
to encourage exactly this kind
of value-adding.
The $1.25 million program received
strong interest, with 41 applications
for funding, demonstrating
again the industry’s growing confidence
and willingness to invest.
Many of the projects we are funding
involve biomass.
There is
much to
be excited
about, with
investment
up, exports
up, and jobs
up.
An important source of renewable
energy in Europe, biomass has great
potential in Tasmania, not only as
an alternative power supply but also
because it would add value to forest
residues.
Each of the successful applicants
under the program give more reason
for optimism about the future of this
industry.
But there is much good news
across the sector.
For example, SmartFibre, a subsidiary
of the state’s largest native
forest sawmiller, Neville Smith
Forest Products, is investing $3
million in expanding its woodchip
export plant at Bell Bay.
In a ground-breaking partnership
with SFM Forest Products,
the SmartFibre PureForest project
will deliver Tasmania’s first native
forest exports carrying full Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.
On a related note, and in another
welcome development, Forestry
Tasmania also recently received
FSC Controlled Wood certification
for its plantation operations.
In October I outlined to Parliament
the Government’s plan to deliver
resource and job security to
allow the industry to continue to
grow.
With a new name of Sustainable
Timber Tasmania, Forestry Tasmania
will be put on a sustainable footing,
ending the public subsidies.
I was pleased to also have the opportunity
to speak at a meeting organised
by the Tasmanian Chamber
and Commerce and Industry, with
key stakeholders attending, to explain
our plan.
As I told Parliament, the Liberal
Government looks forward with
confidence to the sunrise industry
of the future, with new directions,
new value-added products, new investment
and new jobs based on our
renewable, sustainable production
forests.
Switching. It’s easy.
It’s where you end up that’s most important.
To get covered
please contact:
Northern Tasmania: Southern Tasmania: North West Tasmania:
Courtney Osborne
0417 563 546
cosborne@stlukes.com.au
Alicia Frankcombe
0417 561 948
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Putting value
on valuables
www.tcci.com.au
A year of contrasts
DIRECTOR,
INSURANCE SOLUTIONS
CHRISTMAS is just
around the corner – hopefully
Santa’s feeling generous.
And if he is, make sure
your home and contents
insurance covers all your
new gifts.
In fact, it’s a good
time to really look at
your sums insured and
your policy to make sure
you’re covered for the
full replacement value of
your home and your contents.
Most policies cover
you “new for old” these
days.
So while you think
your old and beloved
lounge suite is only
worth a few hundred
An active business is
a much more complex
structure than simply
static land and buildings
dollars, it might actually
cost a few thousand dollars
to replace.
We strongly recommend
that you get an
insurance valuation for
your home.
An insurance valuation
is very different from a
market valuation, and
only needs to be done
once every five years or
so.
It’s a much better way
to find out you’re under
insured than at the time
of a claim.
Your building sum insured
should be enough
to cover the cost of rebuilding
your home –
including any sheds,
outbuildings, fences,
driveways and any other
aboveground (or underground)
improvements.
For your contents, it’s
a great idea to go around
each room and take photos
of your furniture,
knick knacks, paintings,
collections etc – and take
photos of your jewellery
and other valuable items
so you have “proof of
ownership” if you have a
claim.
While you’re doing
that, work out the replacement
value of everything
you have in each
room (including the carpets,
curtains and blinds)
to get a better appreciation
of what your contents
sum insured should be.
If possible, email your
photos to your broker to
keep on your file.
It is human nature to
think it won’t happen
to you, and hopefully it
won’t.
But these are a few
easy steps to give you the
peace of mind that if you
do have a claim, you’re
well prepared.
Sally Bevis is a director
at Insurance
Solutions Tasmania
Pty Ltd (AFSL
315540) - brokers
for the TCCI. Information
is general
in nature. Contact
Sally via sbevis@
inssoltas.
There were plenty of highs for shipping in the state in 2016. The positivity is set to continue with news the world’s
largest shipping line, Maresk, will be calling in Bell Bay in 2017.
DID you blink? That was
2016 that just went by.
Not an insignificant
year I would say in terms
of freight and logistics.
Let’s recap 2016.
It marked the year of
the extension to the Tasmanian
Freight Equalisation
Scheme for Tasmanian
exporters to be
closer to our northern
cousins in regards to
freight levels.
We have seen great
confidence in the expectation
of trade development
in Tasmania
with Searoad completing
the new build of their
vessel for Bass Strait
trade, Toll confirming
an upgrade of vessels
for 2018, a new service
for King Island, signifi-
Brett
Charlton
Agility Logistics
cant works on the state’s
roads, MSC retaining a
weekly service into Bell
Bay, Swire maintaining
services into Hobart and
Bell Bay, progress on
the Hobart runway expansion,
Launceston airport
winning Australia’s
best airport, the recent
announcement of a new
direct air freight service
to Ningbo, China ex-Hobart
and the recent news
that the world’s largest
shipping line, Maresk,
will be calling in Bell
Abbey
Guilbert
Workplace Relations
Bay in 2017.
Our cup runneth over.
It has not all been beer
and skittles of course.
While the dizzy heights
of expectation for the
extension to the TFES
for exporters were not
reached in the first year,
it has certainly laid some
great stepping stones for
growth in confidence to
enter new markets and
potentially value-add to
our current exports.
There will be some
scrutiny on the extension
to the scheme over 2017
and I would encourage
all that use the TFES
to shout its praises and
provide commentary as
to how it has benefited
trade at every opportunity.
At the beginning of
2016 we were all switching
off lights and moving
generators around
the state so we could recharge
our iPhones, then
in June we were watching
bridges and ports being
washed away.
We certainly were
shown the forces of
Mother Nature in 2016
and it would be a brave
person to say for certain
what the weather patterns
will be in the future.
Brexit and the results
of the US election have
sent a shock wave of
“perception of reality”
into the ether and I expect
we are all entering
2017 with an underlying
position of optimism
but with a side dish of
“what’s next?”
Thank you for reading
my columns.
I do get some feedback
from time-to-time letting
me know that they are
being read.
Please feel free to drop
me a line at bcharlton@
agility.com if you have
any comments or questions.
I wish for all a safe
and enjoyable Christmas
with family and friends.
See you in 2017.
High price of underpaying staff
A RECENT Fair Work
Ombudsman investigation
into a business in
Hobart serves as a timely
reminder that it is always
best to continually check
you are paying the correct
pay rates to staff.
The Fair Work Ombudsman
found that
workers had been paid
$11 to $13 per hour at a
Muffin Break franchise
outlet which resulted in
more than $46,000 in underpayments.
As casuals, employees
had been entitled to be
paid more than $23 for
ordinary hours, weekend
rates of up to $33.24 per
hour and public holiday
rates of up to $52.23 per
hour.
The business was then
sold and it has been made
clear that the current
owner was not involved
with the underpayments.
The Fair Work Ombudsman
is also currently
undertaking inquiries
into:
• Wages and conditions
of people working under
the 417 Working Holiday
Visa Program (2016).
• Trolley collection
services procurement
by Woolworths Limited
(June 2016).
• Procurement of
housekeepers by four
and five-star hotel groups
(May 2016).
• Identifying and addressing
the drivers of
non-compliance in the
7-Eleven network (April
2016).
A full list of inquiries
and information regarding
those can be
found on the Fair Work
Ombudsman’s website:
www.fairwork.gov.au/
about-us/access-accountability-and-reporting/inquiry-reports#dsdbi
and
this does not take into
account the other complaints
that the Fair Work
Ombudsman receives on
a daily basis.
The 2015-16 Fair Work
Ombudsman Annual Report
(www.fairwork.gov.
au/annual-report) shows
that in 2015-16 the Fair
Work Ombudsman had
more than 25 million
customer interactions
which included:
• 15,308,115 website
visits (up 14 per cent);
• 5,024,736 pay tool
calculations (up 66 per
cent);
• 4,417,001 fact sheet,
guide and template
downloads and views (up
13 per cent);
• 415,862 advice over
the phone (down 12 per
cent);
• 60,407 email subscribers
(up 22 per cent);
• 58,543 online enquiries
answered (up 72 per
cent);
• 18,220 online learning
centre courses started
(down 11 percent) ;
• helped customers resolve
more than 29,900
workplace relations matters;
and
• recovered more than
$27.3 million for 11,158
workers.
The message is clear –
if the correct pay rates are
not paid, businesses will
be caught (and potentially
fined).
The good news is that as
a business there are a number
of avenues that you
have to ensure that you are
complying with your minimum
rates of pay as prescribed
in the legislation,
which includes:
• Fair Work Commission:
www.fwc.gov.au/;
• Fair Work Ombudsman:
www.fairwork.gov.
au/; and
• TCCI: www.tcci.com.
au/Home
At TCCI there are a
number of ways which we
can assist with any questions
you have, for example:
• pay and conditions
guides;
• pay rate audits; and
• a partnership with the
Australian Institute of
Management with TCCI
members receiving 25
per cent off remuneration
reviews if they contribute
to the National Salary Survey.
Workplace Assured;
access to our Helpline
and access to consultants.
Contact us via our
website, 1300 559
122 or workplacerelations@tcci.com.au

Tasmanian Business Reporter - DECEMBER 2016 7
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
www.tcci.com.au
Macquarie Point call for action
I RECENTLY met Labor’s
Federal Infrastructure
spokesman Anthony
Albanese when he was
visiting Hobart.
He’s no stranger to
Tasmania having visited
dozens of times over
the past 10 years, both as
a Minister and now as a
Shadow Minister.
Our discussion soon
got onto the Macquarie
Point development
which he played a key
role in, way back in June,
2012.
The opening line of
his press statement from
June 22 summed up the
anticipation attached to
the project.
“Every so often an opportunity
comes along as
a Minister to make a decision
that will transform
a community for decades
into the future.” (Anthony
Albanese, June 22,
2012)
More than 40 months
later, he lamented over
the lack of progress on
the site.
“I find it extraordinary
that years later, and
about 20 visits by me to
Hobart, there is so little
action on this site,”
(Anthony Albanese, the
Mercury, November 3,
2016)
Mr Albanese noted
the project has the potential
to unlock more
than a billion dollars’
worth of investment.
The lack of progress
has been a major frustration
for many in the
business community
here in Hobart.
It’s clear that nothing
can really happen without
moving the sewerage
works on the site.
It’s a significant spend
($145 million according
to recent reports) but it’s
an inevitable one.
TasWater has rightly
said that it’s not prepared
to stump up for the project,
leaving the responsibility
with the State Government.
Labor has urged
the Premier and State
Growth Minister to engage
with Infrastructure
Australia to try and progress
a solution.
The bottom line is,
something has to happen
soon or the fiveyear
anniversary of Mr
Albanese’s $50 million
announcement will tick
over without a major step
forward.
Now is not the time for
finger pointing it’s time
for a practical way forward.
Hobart’s Macquarie Point awaits a way forward.
Investors need confidence
that the redevelopment
has momentum
and that their ideas can
be properly and transparently
assessed.
This project could be
one the most exciting opportunities
in the country
over the next decade or
so, but we have to get it
right.
Labor stands ready to
work constructively with
all levels of Government
on a way forward.
Make a date with a business matchmaker
MANY people want
to own their own business,
and the majority
of them would prefer to
buy an existing business
so they do not have to
build a business from the
ground up.
The problem is that
many of these potential
business buyers do not
have an idea about what
Identifying workplace hazards
By Craig Hortle
IDENTIFYING hazards
in the workplace is a key
way to ensure that your
workers are safe.
The difficulty is to ensure
that the method you
use to identify hazards is
user friendly.
A simple method to
ensure that all hazards
are identified is to seperate
the worksite into different
aspects of work:
• physical work environment;
• equipment, materials
and substances used;
• work tasks and how
they are performed; and
• work design and management.
To determine the hazards
in each work area,
the hazards themselves
can be divided into common
hazard areas:
• manual tasks;
• gravity;
Dean
Demeyer
Business Broker
kind of business to buy,
so many of them automatically
default to what
• electricity;
• machinery and equipment;
• hazardous chemicals;
• extreme temperatures;
• noise;
• radiation;
• biological; and
• psychosocial hazards.
These common hazards
can be identified in
the work area by implementing
a workplace inspection.
Regularly walking
around the workplace
and observing how
things are done can help
you predict what could
or might go wrong.
Look at how people
actually work, how
plant and equipment is
used, what chemicals
are around and what
they are used for, what
safe or unsafe work
practices exist as well
as the general state of
housekeeping
they know from daily
life and look into retail
businesses, particularly
You can also consult
your workers.
Ask your workers
about any health and
safety problems they
have encountered in doing
their work and any
near misses or incidents
that have not been reported.
Worker surveys may
also be done to obtain
information about matters
such as workplace
bullying, as well as muscular
aches and pains
that can signal potential
hazards.
Finally you may want
review available information.
For example, risks relevant
to particular industries
and types of work
is available from regulators,
industry associations,
unions, technical
specialists and safety
consultants.
Manufacturers and
food retail. For current
baby boomer business
owners, who currently
own more than half
of Australia’s 420,000
small businesses, and
who are looking to sell
their business and retire
comfortably, this can
be cause for worry.
Will they be able to
find a buyer?
suppliers can also provide
information about
hazards and safety precautions
for specific
substances (safety data
sheets), plant or processes
(instruction manuals).
Analyse your records
of health monitoring,
workplace incidents,
near misses, worker
complaints, sick leave
and the results of any inspections
and investigations
to identify hazards.
If someone has been
hurt doing a particular
task, then a hazard exists
that could hurt someone
else.
These incidents need
to be investigated to find
the hazard that caused
the injury or illness.
Contact Craig Hortle
or Janelle Whitehouse
at the TCCI
on 1300 559 122 or
safety@TCCI.com.au
How many people are
looking to buy niche
businesses that require
special skills?
The key is a good
broker, who will match
a niche business with
the right buyer.
Most people end up
buying a different business
to that which they
initially inquired about.
Understanding what
potential buyers’ goals
and objectives are for
owning a business is
key.
A great broker will
always run a “buyer”
database along side of
their “seller” database,
and proactively match
businesses with buyers.
From the seller’s perspective,
knowing how
to prepare a business
for sale and knowing
how to market it to the
right people is critical.
If you have a niche
business to sell that you
worry will not attract
buyers, rest assured that
with an expert handling
the process and an existing
database of buyers, in
many cases, the perfect
buyer can be found.
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broker how they handle
these critical aspects
for successfully selling
your business – it could
make all the difference
to when you sell your
business and retire comfortably.
Information is
general in nature.
You can contact
Dean via dean.
demeyer@
finnbusinesssales.
com.au or
0419382359.
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FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Bankers getting down to business
LEADING Tasmanian customer-owned
financial institution B&E
Personal Banking has a long and
proud history of putting customers
first.
Not only does B&E help Tasmanians
fulfil their personal banking
needs, it offers a comprehensive
range of business banking products
and services as well.
With nearly 50 years’ experience
between them, B&E’s statewide
business banking team – Kris Wye
and David Ponting – appreciate that
running a business can be both challenging
and rewarding.
Just as financial institutions are all
different, so too are business bankers
and having the right one on your
team can make or break your business.
Whether your needs are simple
(an everyday business account) or
more complex (a business loan), you
should feel confident that you have
a dedicated business banker, who
understands your business and your
long-term business goals and objectives.
So with this in mind, we asked
Kris and David to tell us what they
consider as key attributes of a good
business banker.
Time is money
“A good business banker recognises
that your time is precious,”
said Kris.
“They should be available when
and where you need them. If you
don’t have access to their direct
number or mobile, ask for it! It’s
about being responsive and flexible
in order to help you solve your financial
challenges quickly and efficiently.”
Know how
“Your business banker must have
the experience and expertise to help
you manage risk and build your
business,” said David.
“They will take the time to understand
your business. They may not
be an expert in your field but they
will get to know you and the industry
you operate within.”
“People often don’t look beyond
the ‘friendly banker’,” said Kris. “It
is important that you and your banker
can work together but they should
also offer you superior service, valuable
advice and guidance.”
Support
“When choosing a business banker
it’s important to not only consider
what services you will need now but
what you might need in the future,”
said David. “Have you thought
about how
much support
will you need
as your business
changes
and grows?”
“A business
banker
should see
your growing
business
as an opportunity
to provide
you with
more useful
services and
solutions
along the
way,” added
Kris.
“ T h e y
should be
helping your business thrive at every
stage.”
Nurturing trust
David and Kris both agreed that
banking arrangements are often
long-term.
“A business banker should invest
the time to develop and nurture
your relationship,” said Kris. “Open
and honest communication really is
key,” enthused David.
“It shouldn’t be left up to you to
make a call – your business banker
should initiate contact to build trust
and forge an ongoing relationship.”
One-stop shop
“We see it all the time – business
owners with complex and inter-connected
business and personal banking
needs,” said Kris. “It makes
sense that your business banker services
all your business and personal
banking needs.”
“One of the most important factors
to consider is whether or not
your business banker has the authority
and the discretion to make onthe-spot
decisions,” said David.
“To save time and money, make
sure you are dealing directly with
the person who is making the decisions
and not a go-between.”
Local knowledge
“As locals, Kris and I understand
the Tasmanian market,” said David.
“A good business banker is attuned
to local market conditions and will
have a good understanding of market
forces at play in the local and
wider-economy.
“From helping you borrow capital
to planning for the future, a local
business banker is an invaluable
partner to your business – creating a
relationship that is mutually beneficial
is so important,” said Kris.
B&E’s business banking team is
here to help you and your business
succeed.
Contact Kris Wye on 0455 093 421
or David Ponting on 0472 848 938.
we’re big
4 business
banking.
David Ponting
Business Banking Manager
(South)
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Business Banking Manager
(North)
8034
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From business loans and overdrafts through to everyday banking, our Business Banking Team is here to help you. As a leading Tasmanian customer-owned financial institution, we
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Awards turn up mining gems Course
NEWS
THE 2017 Tasmanian Women
In Resources Awards has
been launched ahead of April’s
awards ceremony.
The AusIMM Women in Mining
Network Tasmania (WIMnet) are
accepting applications in five
key categories to recognise the
important role women play in the
resources sector.
The categories are Exceptional
Woman in Tasmanian
Resources, Gender Diversity
Champion in Tasmanian Resources,
Excellence in Diversity
Programs and Performance,
Outstanding Tasmanian Tradeswoman,
Operator or Technician
and Exceptional Young Woman
in Tasmanian Resources.
Dozens of people attended the
launch at QVMAG at Inveresk.
ABOVE LEFT: Tarrisha Simpson,
South32-Temco, left, Ariel
Pasco, Grange Resources, Kelly
Down, Bell Bay Aluminium and
Sarah Courtney, MP
BELOW LEFT: Alison Hilder,
TMEC, left, John Stanton, Atlas
Copco Australia, Sue Stanton,
Jacinta Bradshaw, Ted Bradshaw,
Kimberley Consulting
Group
Pictures:Rob Burnett Images
IN BRIEF
STEM success
THE state’s best and brightest science
and technology minds have
been celebrated with the inaugural
Tasmanian STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics)
Awards.
The awards form part of the
eleventh Science Meets Parliament
event, which brings together the
state’s top scientists and elected
representatives, to celebrate our science-related
achievements.
University of Tasmania Associate
Professor Calum Wilson won the
Premier’s Tasmanian STEM Researcher
of the Year Award for his
research on the effects of harmful
pathogens on the agricultural
environment, resources and crop
sustainability.
The Minister for IT and Innovation’s
- STEM Innovation of the Year
Award was won by the CSIRO Data
61 project for its innovative nanotechnology
advances aimed at understanding
bee pollination.
MyState matters
MYSTATE Bank announced today
that it will offer its more than 105,000
customers Apple Pay, which is transforming
mobile payments.
MyState customers across Australia
will be able to use Apple Pay to
make quick and secure purchases
wherever contactless payments are
accepted with a MyState Visa debit
card.
The bank is also partnering with
children’s education charity, The
Smith Family, to help bring the spirit
of Christmas to nearly 15,000 disadvantaged
children across Australia.Until
December 14, all MyState
branches around Tasmania will collect
donated new toys and books as
part of The Smith Family’s national
annual Toy & Book Appeal.
Loan standards
THE National Credit Providers Association,
the peak body for small
loan providers in Australia, has started
formulating additional industry
standards.
The NCPA has agreed to develop
a Code of Conduct and has begun
initial consultation in line with the
Australian Securities & Investments
Commission guidelines and standards.
NCPA chief executive Phil Johns
said it was a formal and long-term
plan from the NCPA to self-regulate
the industry it represents.
options
for busy
schedule
FACED with an increasingly
complex and competitive
business environment, it has
never been more important
for directors and senior executives
to invest in professional
development.
However, those same pressures
often make it difficult to
fit learning into busy schedules.
The Australian Institute of
Company Directors
helps to solve
this problem by
providing flexible
learning options
that suit the busy
schedules of Tasmanian
directors,
The Company
Directors
Course is now
available in a
variety of
formats
executives and
business owners.
Traditionally
offered as an intensive
five-day
course in Hobart,
the AICD’s Company
Directors
Course is now available in a
variety of formats: five days
intensive, one day per week
over five weeks, five days
over two weeks and the fiveday
intensive in Launceston
in January 2017.
The Company Directors
Course is designed to help
develop the skills and knowledge
of directors and senior
executives, ensuring they
understand key regulations
and current good governance
practices.
Christine Edwards, former
CEO of the Myer Foundation,
a recent graduate of the
Company Directors Course,
said: “I wanted to understand
governance through rigorous
learning, and to do that
through the AICD, given its
high professional standing in
this area.
“The most outstanding benefits
from the course were
making the critical shift from
executive leadership to directorship,
and understanding the
complex responsibilities
of directors.”
The flexibility
of course formats
proved invaluable
for recent participant,
Stephanie
Van Brecht, Operations
Manager
of Eskleigh Foundation
Inc.
“Completing
the course in the
split format was
fantastic. It allowed
time, during the remainder
of the week, to reflect
on the course content as well
as to catch up on work that
had mounted up in your absence,”
Ms Van Brecht said.
“When you commence the
second week you are fresh,
ready and enthusiastic to
jump back into it.
“It was also very easy to
manage and maintain family
commitments with this format.
If you get the option I
would highly recommend this
course and particularly the
split format in which it can be
delivered.”
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APPOINTMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Baby steps
modernise
Parliament
Chris Elliott Nic d’Emden Camille O’Meara
Carolyn Ranson
Finance duo
promoted
CROWE Horwath has
appointed Chris Elliott
as Managing Partner in
their Launceston office.
Chris is highly regarded
in the financial
services sector, having
spent the past 30 years
focussed on delivering
expert wealth planning
advice to assist his clients
in achieving their
lifestyle and financial
aspirations.
Crowe Horwath has
also promoted Nic
d’Emden as Associate
Partner.
In 2014, Nic was
awarded the FPA Certified
Financial Planner
Professional of the Year
Award for Tasmania.
In 2012 and 2013 he
was also named in the
AFR Smart Investor
Masterclass for Financial
Planning, ranked in the
top 10 financial advisers
from around Australia.
O’Meara joins
CCF Board
THE Civil Contractors
Federation in Tasmania
has welcomed Stornoway
General Manager, Business
Services, Camille
O’Meara, as their newest
branch board member.
Camille has a passionate
interest in the civil
construction industry,
working in construction
and manufacturing her
entire career.
This includes time
with Shaw Contracting,
Stornoway (twice
in her career), 10 years
in manufacturing with
Cadbury and working
as a consultant to the
industry.
“My passion for involvement
in the CCF
stems from a belief
that I can contribute to
assisting the industry
in dealing with issues it
faces, and be a positive
advocate for our industry,”
Camille said.
Utas North
appointment
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THE University of Tasmania
has appointed James
McKee as director of
the Northern Expansion
Project.
The project will
deliver new inner-city
university campuses in
Launceston and Burnie,
and a strengthened Australian
Maritime College
at its existing Newnham
location.
Mr McKee arrives in
the role from the Office
of the Tasmanian Co-ordinator
General, key
partners in the design and
delivery of the Northern
Expansion Project.
“This truly is a
once-in-a-generation opportunity
for Launceston
- it will fundamentally
change the community
and economy for the
better,” Mr McKee said.
“I’m very excited by the
opportunity to be part of
that.”
Lawyer
joins MyState
SIBYLLE Krieger will
join the board of MyState
Limited.
MyState Chairman
Miles Hampton said Ms
Krieger had 35 years of
broad commercial experience
as a lawyer, economic
regulator and non-executive
director.
She was a partner in
two large commercial law
firms for 22 years.
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New B&E
retail role
CAROLYN Ranson has
joined B&E Personal
Banking as Retail
Manager for Northern
Tasmania, bringing over
27 years extensive retail
banking experience to
the role.
Mrs Ranson will lead
B&E’s regional retail
team to deliver superior
customer service,
ensuring the home and
personal finance and
everyday transactional
needs of Tasmanian customers
are met. Most
recently, Mrs Ranson
was Service Quality
Manager with ANZ.
B&E Chief Executive
Officer Paul Ranson
said: “We have invested
significant resources to
review and improve our
retail model over the last
12 months and Carolyn’s
role will be crucial
support for this evolution
and the company’s overall
growth strategy.”
Fastway gets
local owners
FASTWAY Couriers’
Launceston franchise is
under new management.
Now locally owned
and operated by new
regional franchisees
Tom Wendt and
Rob Cadwallander,
the Launceston team
services the greater
Launceston region,
including Ulverstone,
Devonport and Burnie.
Fastway offers personalised
courier delivery and
pick-up services for large
and small businesses.
Fast firm
recognised
LAUNCESTON architecture
and design firm S.
Group has been listed at
54th spot on the 2016
Australian Financial
Review’s Fast 100 list.
The annual list recognises
business across the
country and is determined
by the annual growth of
each company over a fouryear
period – S. Group’s
growth listed as 61.3 per
cent.
S.Group is inolved
with the 75-metre tall,
20-storey, four-star hotel
proposed for 2-6 Collins
Street, Hobart.
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Speaker Elise Archer
CHANGES have been made to the House of
Assembly Standing Orders in a move to modernise
the Parliament.
Tasmania’s first woman Speaker Elise Archer
said she was proud have led the push to
change rules dating back over a century that
didn’t contemplate female members, which
meant the House was strictly reserved for
elected members only.
This meant a nursing mother was unable
to enter the chamber to vote or participate in
debates at short notice without an accompanying
infant being declared a “stranger in the
House” and ordered to leave.
More than 60 years after a woman MP
was first elected to the House of Assembly in
Tasmania, proposed changes to our House’s
Standing Orders will remove this outdated
categorisation for a child under 12 months of
age, allowing a nursing mother to enter into
and to participate in the proceedings of the
House free from discrimination.
Existing provisions still remain allowing
the Speaker to maintain control over the
Chamber at all times and the member also has
the option of a “pair” to ensure they are not
disadvantaged during a vote.
A final recommendation being put forward
is the automatic entitlement of a member
to 12 weeks’ maternity leave without needing
the formal consent of the House. Under
current rules, members can be held guilty of
contempt if they are absent for more than 14
days without this consent.
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Tasmanian Business Reporter - DECEMBER 2016 11
EVENTS NEWS
EVENT:
2016 Innovative
Tasmania Awards
LOCATION:
Wrest Point
Casino Hobart
DATE: Friday
October 28, 2016.
ABOVE: Luke Scott, left, and Emma Price from the City of
Launceston with Kim Evans from the Department of State Growth.
ABOVE: Co-presenter of the Innovative Region Award, TCCI chair Susan
Parr, left, Sue Sherriff of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and
co-presenter Jen Newman of Regional Development Australia, Tasmania
Committee.
LEFT:
Joris Roell of
Linii Tasmania,
left, with
Rosanna
Coombes of
NRM North,
presenter
of the Innovative
Environment
Award.
ABOVE: Martin Dingemanse of Mode Electrical, left, and Carol
Harding of Australian Innovation Research Centre, presenter of
the Innovative Service Award.
LEFT:
Dr Sukhwinder
Singh Sohal,
left, with
Assistant
Minister of Industry,
Innovation and
Science, Craig
Laundy,
presenter of the
Innovative
Science and
Technology
Award.
ABOVE: Aksael Wachter of NANOPROTECH, left, with Ben
Lovitt of Bellamy’s Organics, presenter of the Innovative
Product Award.
LEFT:
Darren Cundy
of UTAS,
left, presenter
of the Young
Innovator of the
Year with Jodie
Snooks from
the House of J.
ABOVE: John Hislop, left, and Gilda Sorella from Deviant Distillery and
Bill Woodworth of Bell Bay Aluminium, presenter of the
Innovative Process Award.

Tasmanian Business Reporter - DECEMBER 2016 12
PROPERTY MATTERS
Tassie’s East Coast on the up
Scott Newton
Property Matters with
Knight Frank
Our column this month comes from Adele Plunkett
and Leanne Dann with a rundown of the residential
market conditions on the East Coast. If you have
been considering a sea change or a weekend getaway,
read on.
THE 2015/2016 financial year has
seen great improvement in the real
estate market on Tasmania’s central
east coast, with property settlement
numbers being the strongest since
2009/10.
Contributing factors for this have
been low interest rates, improved
confidence levels in the state economy,
and the tourism marketing of
the Great Eastern Drive Tasman
Highway.
Days on market have decreased
and a sure sign that the market is
turning is multiple offers occurring
on a regular basis.
Most local businesses reported
great trading for 2015 and are now
indicating 2016 YTD has been even
better.
The majority of property sales in
the last few years have been to re-
Coles Bay is the ideal place for a sea change.
tirees and those wanting a second
home holiday property to utilise
now, with the aim of retirement in
due course.
Over the last 12 months we have
noticed a new enquiry base, investors
looking for houses with potential
for holiday letting.
Astute owners and good marketing
can generate excellent rental returns
with the bonus of being able
to have a holiday home which pays
for itself and some personal use
when time allows.
Expat Tasmanians are also keen
to own their little piece of the state
again, most appreciating the beauty
of our coast and value for money
compared with interstate and international
markets.
The temperate climate and beautiful
scenery of the East Coast offers
a great lifestyle, which is continually
being improved with better
services for residents.
Health services are well provided
for through May Shaw Health Centre
located in Swansea and local GP
and paramedic services in other locations.
As well as providing an excellent
aged care facility, May Shaw have
a number of specialists visiting on a
regular basis providing regular access
for coastal residents.
Fast growing visitor numbers to
the East Coast have underpinned the
confidence of many local businesses.
Beautiful national parks, unspoilt
coastal waterways and beaches together
with our excellent vineyards
and local seafood are major draw
cards for our growing economy.
Active coastal communities also
offer a variety of cultural activities
including the arts and music, theatre
groups and a range of sporting clubs
including fishing, golf and bowls or
for those wanting a quiet peaceful
lifestyle - magnificent nature walks
in three national parks within easy
reach.
Residential subdivisions are back
in focus with several to enter into
the market in early 2017.
The 2015 change to the Tasmanian
Interim Planning Scheme has
The temperate
climate and
beautiful scenery
of the East Coast
offers a great
lifestyle, which is
continually being
improved with
better services for
residents.
allowed many to take up the option
to subdivide their small acreages
with the minimum area changing
from 2ha to 1ha.
This in turn has created more activity
for tradespeople both locally
and statewide with building applications
on the increase.
A great positive vibe is alive and
well on our Central East Coast at
present. Mariners, fish farms, subdivisions
and golf courses have all
been mentioned in the headlines and
even if just a few of those mentioned
go ahead, this will add to confidence
and property value on the coast.
We are booming and open for
business.
PROPERTY VIEW
DECEMBER 2016
For sale or lease by Expressions of Interest
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
168 Collins Street, Hobart
Knight Frank is pleased to present this
exceptional property to the market. Features
include:
• Central CBD position
• Attractive fit-out to remain
• Outstanding street presence
• 9 secure undercover parking spaces
• Leaseback until 1 July 2017
• NLA: 836sqm (approx)
• Land area: 379sqm (approx)
For sale by Expressions of Interest
LANDMARK RETAIL OFFERING
10 Derwent Park Road, Derwent Park
• Rare opportunity to acquire a landmark
property of substantial proportions within
Hobart’s preferred showroom precinct
• Retail warehouse complex with a gross
building area of 5,290sqm (approx) and
100 (approx) customer car parks; large yard/
hardstand to the rear; zoned ‘Commercial’
• Includes 7 Linear Court, Derwent Park:
land area of 1,503sqm (approx); zoned
‘General Industrial’; improved with concrete
hardstand
Scott Newton: 0409 186 261
Hayden Peck: 0412 766 395
View at Knightfrank.com.au/3306446
For sale by Expressions of Interest
SIGNIFICANT OFFICE INVESTMENT
162 Macquarie Street, Hobart
• Offered for sale in one line are all 6 strata
titles in this quality office building, set over 5
levels plus basement car park for 34 cars
• Outstanding location within Hobart’s
traditional Macquarie Street office precinct;
Salamanca & Parliamentary Precinct nearby
• NLA: 3,443sqm (approx); total strata area:
4,381sqm (approx); zoned ‘Central Business’
• 96% of tenancies leased with estimated net
income of $671,025
Scott Newton: 0409 186 261
Richard Steedman: 0408 559 046
View at Knightfrank.com.au/3290876
For sale from high $400,000s to early $700,000s
‘WATERmarque’
38 Waterworks Road, Dynnyrne
The WATERmarque residential development
presents a rare opportunity to purchase a
brand new home in sought-after Dynnyrne.
• Architecturally-designed 2 and 3 bedroom
townhouses
• Style and comfort in a peaceful setting
• Professionally styled interiors
• Contemporary open plan living.
• Secure double garage
• Go to www.watermarquetas.com.au to
register your interest
Matthew Wright: 0458 290 588
Richard Steedman: 0408 559 046
View at Knightfrank.com.au/3291202
Pam Corkhill: 0419 103 867
Anne Boman: 0409 571 542
View at Knightfrank.com.au/HBT160444
KnightFrank.com.au PH: 03 6220 6999 5 Victoria Street, Hobart