Tasmanian Business Reporter May 2017

MAY 2017 

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 1 2 , 0 0 0 M O N T H LY 

Deal creates university city 

Launceston’s revitalisation 

has been secured with the 

signing of a $280m deal 

between the State and Federal 

Governments. 

• Rewards in UTAS green light, says 

TCCI chief Michael Bailey – Page 4 

The Invermay precinct will be transformed with the signing of the $280 million City Deal that will see UTAS relocate to the site. 

Health focus 

in good-news 

State Budget 

By TOM O’MEARA 

TASMANIAN business and the 

community can expect good news 

when Treasurer Peter Gutwein reveals 

his election budget on May 

25. 

With a State Election due within 

the next 10 months, Mr Gutwein’s 

May document is looked on as 

his most important budget since 

the Liberals took government in 

March, 2014. 

Following the pattern of his previous 

three budgets, don’t expect 

to see the Treasurer splashing cash 

around. 

But you can expect solid increases 

in infrastructure, health 

and education spending with 

health already the number one priority 

being highlighted by Labor 

and the unions. 

A recent budget leak revealed 

the government plans to announce 

spending of $20 million over four 

years to service Launceston’s 

John L. Grove rehabilitation centre, 

which employs 32 nurses plus 

specialists. 

The 20-bed slow recovery unit 

has survived for the past two years 

through Federal funding but is 

now back in the State system. 

There will also be strong support 

for skills programs for school 

leavers and a big emphasis on reinvigorating 

the apprenticeship 

schemes to tackle the state’s youth 

unemployment. 

There is still a possibility of 

payroll tax threshold changes to 

reward businesses which take on 

retrained, or first-job employees to 

stimulate full-time numbers – addressing 

concerns around a swing 

towards part-time work. 

Business has been a focal point 

of assistance through recent state 

and federal budgets. 

While there won’t be bucket 

loads of money floating around 

the sector, there will be support to 

soften the sky-rocketing costs of 

energy and water. 

The capping of Taswater costs 

Continued Page 3 

STATE 

BUDGET 

BRIEFING 

PRESENTED BY TREASURER 

PETER GUTWEIN MP 

Friday 26 May 

Hobart 

Launceston 

Ulverstone 

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NEWS 

Healthy choice to 

build a business 

Confidence in steel 

TIME, commitment, 

sacrifice, effort, and 

challenges are all words 

synonymous with starting 

and running your 

own small business. 

So why would you 

bother? For Sophie Kuncio, 

owner and manager 

of Health Vibrations, it 

was for the freedom. 

After eight years 

working as a personal 

trainer and group 

fitness instructor, just 

over a year ago Sophie 

branched out to begin 

developing her own fitness 

brand, Health Vibrations. 

“The main reason I 

started my own small 

business was, in short, 

freedom,” Ms Kuncio 

said. 

“The freedom to 

be my own boss and 

practise exactly what 

it is I believed in. 

“After working in the 

health and fitness industry 

for eight years, 

I knew the next step to 

Sophie Kuncio of Health Vibrations 

fulfilling my potential 

was going out on my 

own. 

“I wanted to show people 

what I had to offer 

which is often hard to do 

under somebody else’s 

business structure. 

“I can now use my 

skills and knowledge 

to provide clients with 

a unique range of programs 

through various 

types of group fitness 

classes, personal training 

and dietary advice in the 

way I see best.” 

Sophie said going out 

on her own was a daunting 

prospect but so far it 

had been an incredibly 

rewarding experience. 

“I’m at the happiest 

and healthiest point 

of my life today, and I 

think it’s important to 

realise happiness and 

health go hand in hand,” 

she said. 

“This is why I love 

this industry, it changed 

my life. I would not be 

where I am today without 

my health. 

“I’m currently still 

running my business 

part-time while also 

working my office job, 

but I’ve been able to find 

a really good work-life 

balance. 

“It’s taken a lot of hard 

work however I can now 

see how Health Vibrations 

can grow to a point 

where it will become my 

sole job.” 

For anybody thinking 

of starting their own 

business, Sophie says the 

best piece of advice she 

can provide is to start 

slow – slow and steady 

really does win the race. 

“I have learnt lots of 

important lessons since 

deciding to start Health 

Vibrations. 

“You should always 

be real with yourself and 

your customers. 

“At the end of the day, 

honesty is the most important 

aspect of any relationship, 

whether it is 

with a client or a business 

opportunity.” 

State Growth Minister Matthew Groom, Haywards managing director 

Steve Edmunds and chairman John Lord. 

HAYWARDS Steel has 

opened its new Margate 

workshop, with the State 

Government labelling it 

a welcome investment 

and vote of business 

confidence in Tasmania. 

The new state-of-theart 

workshop facility 

will strengthen Haywards’ 

ship repair and 

building capacity significantly 

and has seen a 

direct local investment 

of more than $9 million. 

This new workshop 

will allow Haywards 

to grow at Margate 

and will provide a new 

level of support for 

local industries and jobs 

through their ship building 

and civil construction 

work. 

The workshop upgrade 

has provided new 

opportunities for local 

industry, and their subcontractors 

in plumbing 

and painting trades, and 

will continue to do so. 

The workshop upgrade 

has resulted in a 

first-class facility for 

ship repair and building 

projects, primarily servicing 

the expansion of 

the aquaculture industry. 

Since forming in 

1961, Crisp Bros. & 

Haywards have grown 

to employ about 250 

full-time equivalent staff 

across four main sites 

around the state, injecting 

tens of millions of 

dollars into the Tasmanian 

economy. 

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Health focus of election budget 

From Page 1 

to consumers during the 

Government’s takeover 

of the scheme to complete 

a 10-year plan within 

five years, will also 

benefit business and the 

broader community. 

The budget will again 

provide a surplus without 

denting the Treasurer’s 

war chest to ensure future 

opportunities can be 

supported. 

There’s no doubt that 

the genesis of the turnaround 

of Tasmania’s 

economic position was 

Mr Gutwein’s first budget 

in August, 2014, after 

taking government in 

March. 

The unique August 

timing of the budget allowed 

the Treasurer to 

have an accurate understanding 

of the state’s finances. 

With a $266.9m 2013- 

14 deficit from the previous 

government, the 

2014-15 budget took 

the “don’t-spend-more 

-than-you-earn” approach 

for the next four years. 

A Public Service wage 

freeze was key to the cost 

reduction which took the 

government down a sixyear 

road to surplus. 

When there was no 

support from the Legislative 

Council and 

unions, the wage freeze 

was scrapped and the alternative 

of cutting 800 

Public Sector positions 

was enacted along with 

the 700 positions already 

earmarked to go. 

The savings became 

obvious in the 2015-16 

budget where there was a 

$227.1m turn-around. 

Expensive growth was 

held at 1.1 percent while 

income increase was 2.8 

percent. 

Pay increases were 

capped at two per cent 

and there were no new 

taxes or increases. 

But Mr Gutwein was 

at pains to highlight the 

additional funds were 

not to reinstate the lost 

public servants but ensure 

front-line services 

were maintained and 

improved. 

Last year’s budget 

continued the theme of 

a slow and steady rebuilding 

of the state’s 

finances which resulted 

in a planned surplus of 

$77.3m. 

This was despite 

huge challenges – including 

$100m from 

the energy crisis and 

$30m from summer 

bushfires. 

There were record 

amounts allocated to 

the major sectors of 

health and education 

but Treasury still followed 

the disciplined 

approach of expenditure 

of 1.6 percent with 

revenue 2.3 per cent. 

The unemployment 

rate was expected to 

be 6.75 per cent for the 

next three years. 

While there has been 

some changing in the 

balance between fulltime 

and part-time employment, 

the unemployment 

rate is now 

5.8 per cent. 

Yes, it will be an 

election budget with 

wins for all. 

However, the consistent 

and disciplined 

approach will ensure 

expenditure will still 

be sensible and responsible 

and without an 

overdraft.

Tasmanian Business Reporter - MAY 2017 3 

NEWS 

$3b boost to hydro power 

TASMANIA is set to become 

the “renewable energy battery 

of the nation” with over $3 

billion worth of projects being 

tested. 

The projects could add an 

extra 2,500MW into the system 

and provide enough additional 

power for 500,000 

homes, further strengthening 

the case for a second Basslink 

interconnector.. 

Prime Minister Malcolm 

Turnbull visited the Trevallyn 

Power Station last month to 

make the announcement, saying, 

in effect, the state could 

be Australia’s power saviour 

- providing other states with 

reliable and cost-effective 

power. 

The Australian Renewable 

Energy Agency (ARENA) is 

in the process of a $2.5million 

assessment of applications 

from Hydro Tasmania to 

support feasibility work into 

replacing one of the state’s 

oldest stations, Tarraleah in 

the Central Highlands, and 

enhancing Gordon Power 

Station.. 

Hydro Tasmania CEO 

Steve Davy welcomed the 

news, which the government 

says will rival the post-war 

golden era of Hydro development.. 

“These proposals are an 

exciting product of discussions 

we’re having with the 

Tasmanian and Federal Governments 

on ways to boost 

Tasmania’s renewable energy 

generation and contribution 

to the National Electricity 

Market (NEM),” Mr Davy 

said. 

“We’ve discussed upgrading 

and adding to Tasmania’s 

hydropower network, as well 

as the potential for new private 

wind farm development 

The Tarraleah Power Station will have a major upgrade. 

and pumped storage opportunities. 

“Hydro Tasmania has the 

skills, experience and passion 

to help lead Australia 

through the challenging transition. 

“We have nation-leading 

expertise in integrating renewable 

energy into the grid in a 

stable and affordable way. 

“We’ve done that innovatively 

and successfully in 

Tasmania, and it’s the very 

challenge mainland 

Australia is 

starting to grapple 

with.” 

The Tarraleah 

Power Station 

was commissioned 

in 1938 

and produces 

about 550GWh 

of renewable energy 

each year - 

about six per cent 

of Hydro Tasmania’s 

total production. 

The Tarraleah 

replacement proposal 

would extend 

the station’s 

operating life by 80 years, and 

involve constructing a 17-kilometre 

long underground 

tunnel from Lake King William. 

There has been no commitment 

to a second interconnector 

but Energy Minister 

Matthew Groom said it would 

be important to maximise the 

benefits of increased Hydro. 

“A significant further expansion 

of Tasmania’s Hydro 

capacity will only strengthen 

the case for a second interconnector 

which is why 

the Tasmanian Government 

is partnering with the Commonwealth 

Government to 

fully realise its potential,” Mr 

Groom said. 

“Tasmania is one of the few 

places on Earth that is almost 

entirely powered by renewable 

base load energy. 

“We do it better than anyone 

else, anywhere else. 

“The Prime Minister’s visit 

confirmed that and it is our 

challenge to become the renewable 

energy battery of the 

nation, a challenge that the 

Hodgman Government well 

and truly accept.” 

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Cumulus Studio co - director 

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Rewards in UTAS green light 

Michael 

Bailey 

TCCI Chief Executive 

SEEING a green light for 

the development of the 

UTAS Inveresk campus 

and the Launceston City 

Heart project is one of 

the most rewarding projects 

that I can recall. 

While the signing of 

the financial agreements 

with Prime Minister, 

Malcom Turnbull, Premier 

Will Hodgman and 

Launceston Mayor Albert 

van Zetten was impressive, 

this is much 

more than just money 

to fund the $280 million 

project. 

Yes, the construction 

stage of the new Inveresk 

campus will require at 

least 500 tradesmen and 

the expanded university 

degrees relevant to 

the region and the state 

will have the capacity 

of 10,000 additional students, 

history will show a 

far greater reinvention of 

the North. 

The birth of Tasmania’s 

true university 

city will cultivate a new 

era of education for the 

North and the state and 

will stimulate the learning 

and research to create 

and grow business in the 

region. 

I can’t stop thinking of 

other opportunities created 

by Oxford University, 

the UK’s best university 

according to the world 

university rankings. 

Here we have a city 

built around a university 

with a history starting 

in 1096 so you’ll understand 

we have some 

catching up to do, but 

what a terrific blue print 

we have to work with. 

Apart from being a 

bustling cosmopolitan 

town, the ancient university 

is now home to 

hi-tech community and 

business is now inextricably 

linked into the university 

and vice versa. 

Business, big and 

small, will support university 

research to create 

new techniques, systems 

and even new business 

ideas. 

The development of 

students and business is 

a hand-in-glove relation. 

And for those who 

have been to Oxford, 

it’s staggering to see the 

tourists soaking up the 

heritage, shopping and 

ambience of a vibrant 

university city. 

Yes, we have a long 

way to go, but the behind 

the scenes research 

by the Federal Government’s 

City development 

unit, is amazing. 

The picture created by 

the Federal unit is quite 

mind boggling with the 

data and research available. 

The goal is to ensure 

that not just the CBD 

but suburbs around the 

Launceston area benefit 

from the UTAS and city 

development. Having 

been involved in seminars 

with the Federal 

Unit, the approach is extraordinary 

and the recommendations 

will help 

explain the on-going opportunities 

for all. 

I know we talk about 

the impact of MONA and 

other potential developments, 

but I’m sure the 

footprint created by the 

UTAS development will 

be admired for generations. 

Having supported the 

Prime Minister for his 

foresight investing into 

the Launceston project, 

I’m not so sure about his 

Premier Will Hodgman, left, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten sign the $280 

Launceston City deal that will see the relocation of UTAS from Mowbray to Inveresk. 

Deal creates true university city 

LAUNCESTON’S revitalisation 

as a university city has 

been secured with the signing 

of the $280 million City Deal 

between the State and Federal 

Governments. 

The relocation of UTAS 

from Mowbray to Inveresk, 

promised as an election commitment, 

is the largest single 

infrastructure investment in 

Launceston’s history and is 

projected to create 2,760 new 

jobs, including up to 500 new 

announced changes of 

the 457 visa agreement 

which allows people from 

around the world to fill 

Australian jobs which 

are unfilled by Australian 

workers. The 457 system 

is also linked to migration 

with a pathway to residency 

for the skilled people 

paid by business and 

not government handouts. 

This system was created 

to fill the unfillable 

roles locally, particularly 

in regional areas – enabling 

regional areas to 

have doctors, chefs, specialist 

agriculture workers 

and so on. 

The visas are a signal 

of the problem, they are 

not the problem. 

Let’s get some smart, 

direct jobs during construction. 

The deal is expected to be 

delivered in its entirety by 

2022, with business welcoming 

the injection of funds as a 

game-changer that will encourage 

more private investment. 

Other components of the deal 

include: 

• $2 million immediately for 

a Tamar Estuary Management 

Taskforce to oversee the development 

of a River Health Action 

Plan this year, investigate 

and determine the solution and 

funding options for upgrading 

Launceston’s combined sewerage 

and stormwater system; 

• A new army cadet facility in 

Launceston’s northern suburbs 

to help younger members of the 

community develop resilience 

and leadership skills; 

• a regional economic development 

strategy to identify the 

next wave of economic opportunities 

for the North to compliment 

the City Heart project and 

the Inveresk university campus 

development; 

• a cultural study to enrich 

local culture, activities and 

events, promoting Launceston 

as a year-round visitor destination; 

and 

• a $4 million Launceston 

hub of the National Institute of 

Forest Products Innovation to 

develop innovative ideas in areas 

like forest management and 

advanced manufacturing. 

researched and consultative 

policy to address 

skills and rebuild a culture 

of enterprise in this 

nation and not put politics 

first. 

Time to plan for export development grants 

IT IS now time to start 

planning the preparation 

of your Export Market 

Development Grant 

claim for the 2016-2017 

grant year. 

The Australian Government’s 

EMDG 

scheme has been around 

in various formats for 

more than 40 years. 

It has assisted more 

than 45,000 Australian 

exporters and is now 

more important than ever 

to obtain maximum benefit 

from our Free Trade 

Agreements with China, 

Japan and Korea. 

To be eligible for the 

EMDG, businesses must 

Sally 

Chandler 

Tradestart Adviser 

have received less than 

$50 million income in 

the grant year and have 

spent more than $15,000 

on eligible export expenses 

in the grant year. 

First time applicants 

can combine two consecutive 

years’ expenditure 

to reach the minimum 

expenditure threshold. 

For the 2016-2017 

grant year, which mirrors 

a financial year, the 

claimable expenses category 

has changed slightly 

and the following export 

promotion expenses 

can be claimed under 

eight categories: 

1. Overseas representatives 

– an overseas 

representative acting on 

your behalf on a longterm 

basis to market 

your product or service 

but it does not include 

the cost of commission 

and non-promotional activities. 

2. Marketing consultants 

– the cost of engaging 

an arms-length 

consultant to undertake 

export market research 

or marketing activities. 

3. Marketing visits 

– the cost of air travel 

during the marketing 

visit and an allowance of 

$350 per day to help offset 

daily expenditure. 

4. Free samples – the 

cost of providing free 

samples. 

5. IP registration and 

related insurance. 

6. Trade fairs, seminars 

and in-store promotions 

– costs directly 

related to participating in 

such events. 

7. Promotional literature 

and advertising. 

8. Overseas buyers – 

the cost of bringing potential 

buyers who are 

non-residents to Australia 

for an eligible export 

promotion purpose. 

Some categories have 

maximum expenditure 

limits. The maximum 

grant is $150,000 and 

is subject to available 

funds because the grant 

scheme is capped. 

Up to 50 per cent of eligible 

export promotion 

expenses are reimbursed 

above $5000 provided 

the $15,000 minimum 

expenditure threshold is 

reached. All expenditure 

must have been paid or 

incurred by the applicant 

during the grant year. 

Each eligible applicant 

is able to receive eight 

grants and they do not 

have to be in consecutive 

years. 

The 2016-2017 grant 

year application will be 

online through the Austrade 

website and unless 

an applicant is using 

an approved EMDG 

Consultant to lodge the 

claim, all grants must be 

received by Austrade on 

or by 30th November, 

2017. If an EMDG Consultant 

lodges the claim 

on the applicant’s behalf, 

the deadline is extended 

to the 28th February, 

2018. 

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.


EMPLOYING an apprentice 

or trainee, particularly 

the first, is a 

huge step for any small 

business. 

The Hodgman Government 

realises that 

taking on a trainee is an 

enormous commitment, 

which is why we have 

released a program to 

guide small businesses 

through the process of 

taking on an apprentice. 

We want to help more 

small businesses take on 

a trainee or apprentice, 

which will give more 

Tasmanians a start in 

their first job, and help 

them build a future career. 

The Supporting Small 

Business with Apprenticeships 

and Traineeships 

Program is our latest 

initiative to support 

Tasmania’s small business 

community. 

Through this initia- 

Help to hire new employees 

Apprentice support 

tive, five new business 

support providers will be 

available across the state 

to help small business 

owners navigate the process 

of taking on a new 

apprentice or trainee. 

Small businesses are 

the engine room of Tasmania’s 

economy, comprising 

96 per cent of 

business in Tasmania. 

The Supporting Small 

Business with Apprenticeships 

and Traineeships 

Program is just 

one way we are ensuring 

businesses have the people 

they need to grow, 

while opening new career 

paths to young Tasmanians. 

The new support services 

will provide tailored 

assistance to small 

businesses with fewer 

than 20 employees to 

make it easier to employ 

an apprentice or trainee. 

Services are free to el- 

Minister for Small Business Roger Jaensch outlines the Government’s 

apprenticeship program to small business operators. 

igible businesses and include: 

• assistance to obtain 

business advice on the 

feasibility of employing 

an apprentice or trainee; 

• support to recruit the 

right person for the business; 

• planning the apprentice 

or trainee job role 

and workplace training 

requirements: and 

• ongoing mentoring 

and advice for the business 

and apprentice or 

trainee. 

Any business considering 

taking on an apprentice 

or trainee is 

encouraged to take advantage 

of this service 

by contacting a provider 

directly. 

Further information 

on the Supporting 

Small Business with 

Apprenticeships and 

Traineeships Program 

is available at www. 

skills.tas.gov.au 



Rules on work 

in tight spaces 

By CRAIG 

HORTLE 

CONFINED spaces are 

generally areas not designed 

for people to 

work in. 

They may have poor 

ventilation and a hazardous 

atmosphere. 

Risks are: 

• loss of consciousness 

due to lack of oxygen; 

• fire or explosion 

from flammable containments; 

• difficult to rescue 

and treat workers due to 

poor access and atmosphere. 

The WHS regulations 

describe a confined 

space as not designed or 

intended primarily to be 

occupied by a person or 

is designed or intended 

to be, at normal atmospheric 

pressure while 

any person is in the 

space. 

Such a space is or 

is likely to be a risk to 

health and safety from: 

• an atmosphere that 

does not have a safe oxygen 

level; or 

• contaminants, including 

airborne gases, 

vapours and dusts, that 

may cause injury from 

fire or explosion, or 

• harmful concentrations 

of any airborne 

contaminants, or engulfment. 

For the purposes of 

the WHS regulations a 

confined space is not a 

mine shaft or the workings 

of a mine. 

If a workplace is intended 

for human occupancy 

and have adequate 

ventilation, lighting and 

safe means of entry and 

exit such as offices and 

workshops they are not 

considered a confined 

space. 

Some enclosed places 

may have harmful 

airborne contaminates 

but are designed for a 

person to occupy – for 

example a spray booth 

is not considered a confined 

space. 

There are other instances 

that an enclosed 

place may not be classed 

as a confined space. 

More information is 

available in the code of 

practice Confined Space. 

In the next article 

we look at who has duties 

under the act when 

working in confined 

space. 

Information: Craig 

Hortle or Janelle 

Whitehouse on 1300 

559 122 or safety@ 

TCCI.com.au 

Low participation spoils improved job figures 

THE latest CommSec 

State of the States Report 

shows Tasmania remains 

in fourth spot on 

the national economic 

rankings. 

We are ahead of 

Queensland, the Northern 

Territory and South 

Australia but trailing 

first-placed New South 

Wales, the ACT and Victoria. 

It is a fair snapshot 

of how our economy is 

going, with some obvious 

bright spots but also 

some big challenges. 

We’ve made ground 

when it comes to unemployment 

with the rate in 

Tasmania now down to 

5.8 per cent, but unfortunately 

it doesn’t tell the 

full story. 

The participation rate 

is stubbornly low – it’s 

at 59.7 per cent and has 

been below 60 per cent 

for more than a year. 

It was Treasurer Peter 

Gutwein himself who argued 

that when a participation 

rate is below 60 

per cent it means people 

have given up looking 

for work. He also argued 

a low participation rate 

makes the unemployment 

rate look better than 

it actually is. 

That’s why we have 

been urging the Government 

to address the 

challenges we are facing 

on top of rightly 

recognising the positive 

signs in the economy. 

We’ve seen a significant 

trend away from 

full-time employment 

to casual and part-time 

work. 

Comparing now to last 

year, we’ve lost 4100 

full-time jobs, despite the 

fact total employment is 

up. 

The latest Deloitte Access 

Economics report 

says there are fewer fulltime 

jobs in Tasmania 

now than 10 years ago. 

The first step to a fix 

is acknowledging it. The 

benefits of more full-time 

jobs across the state are 

obvious. 

Tasmanians are telling 

us they want to earn 

enough to look after 

their families without the 

stress and pressure of living 

from one pay day to 

the next. 

We want to talk to 

employers about what’s 

needed to convert parttime 

and casual jobs into 

full-time employment 

and to hear from Tasmanian 

businesses about 

their opinion of the current 

economy and what’s 

influencing their employment 

decisions. 

Small business sales boom is coming 

HERE is an interesting 

statistic for you. 

There are about 5.5 

million Baby Boomers, 

aged between 53 and 71, 

in Australia today. 

That huge group of 

post-war individuals 

own about 420,000 small 

businesses, which is 

more than half of small 

to medium enterprises 

(SME) in the country. 

With many “Boomers” 

retiring in the next 10 

years, and most having 

inadequate superannuation 

balances to sustain 

their retirement lifestyle, 

those that own businesses, 

are relying on a sale 

to supplement retirement 

nest eggs. 

Dean 

Demeyer 

Business Broker 

Without selling for a 

good price and in a timeframe 

necessary, those 

self-employed business 

owners will be looking at 

a financially stressful retirement 

which does not 

adequately reward them 

for the years of effort and 

risks associated with being 

in business and employing 

people. 

The key for these entrepreneurs 

is to sell their 

business for a good price 

at the time they are ready 

to retire. 

The scary thing to consider, 

according to a recent 

report, is 75 per cent 

of Australian SME businesses 

will be for sale in 

the next five to 10 years, 

and only a quarter will 

successfully sell. 

That is a worry for 

more than half of the 

small business owners. 

Selling a business 

... takes more than 

listing it for sale on 

the internet 

Unfortunately, selling 

a business is not easy. 

It takes more than listing 

it for sale on the internet. 

It requires a combination 

of a good business 

with a healthy cash flow, 

a realistic price expectation, 

a well thought-out 

marketing strategy, a 

proven sales process, and 

most importantly, excellent 

brokerage skills. 

If you are Baby Boomer 

business owner and 

need to supplement your 

retirement nest egg, I 

strongly recommend you 

see a professional business 

broker as soon as 

possible to ensure you 

obtain the best deal in the 

fastest possible time. 

Be ready and plan 

ahead.




Year of action at Mac Point 

By MATTHEW GROOM 

State Growth Minister 

THIS will be a defining year for 

Macquarie Point. 

After the Government’s announcement 

late last year that it was 

going to reset the vision for Macquarie 

Point and the launch of MONA’s 

blueprint to rejuvenate site, the momentum 

has really started to build. 

So far this year the team at the 

Macquarie Point Development Corporation 

has made strong progress 

in a number of areas focussing on 

kick-starting building developments 

and opening up the site to the public. 

The key to unlocking the site 

ahead of the major investment and 

development phase is to celebrate 

some of the historic buildings on the 

site. 

The Hobart Brewing Company 

was one of the first businesses to see 

the potential of the site and their remodelled 

brewery, bar and beer garden 

has recently celebrated its first 

birthday and has been a runaway 

success. 

The next building phase focusses 

on the goods shed next door. Work 

has already started on taking an under-utilised 

building and transforming 

it into an exciting, vibrant community 

hub, which can be used for 

markets, events and exhibitions. 

Later this year, the refurbished 

shed will play host to everything 

from bridal expos to rock concerts. 

There is exciting work under way 

to increase transport options to and 

Macquarie Point is evolving as a development of national significance. 

from Mac Point, which can support 

businesses in the area. 

For example, we are working with 

Hobart City Council to extend the 

inter-city bike path into the site. 

We are also working with local 

hotels and aviation businesses to explore 

opportunities for helicopters to 

use the site as a landing point. 

While it will take time to fully realise 

the vision for Macquarie Point 

as a community focal point, we have 

made significant progress this year 

to open up the site and to invite the 

community in. 

The site will remain the home for 

Dark MOFO’s Dark Park and the 

Sunday food truck market has been 

a resounding success. 

We are currently looking at offering 

site tours given the high level of 

interest in the area and we are also 

engaging with the creative industries 

sector to create a broad program of 

events for the site, such as pop-up 

workshops and street art festivals. 

It is also imperative that we continue 

the conversation with groups 

that have long-standing links to our 

working Port. 

The Antarctic Precinct is a vital 

part of the Government’s vision for 

Macquarie Point and we are working 

with groups like the Tasmanian 

Polar Network and others to make 

sure that Hobart continues to have 

a working port that can support our 

links to Antarctica and ocean research. 

More broadly though, we are also 

talking to institutions like TMAG 

and the Eden Project to see how we 

can celebrate our links to Antarctica. 

We also see Macquarie Point as 

the ideal home for scientific research 

to complement our Antarctic 

and oceanic research links. 

It is also imperative 

that we continue the 

conversation with 

groups that have 

long-standing links 

to our working Port 

And of course, we need to foster 

new links with the Aboriginal community. 

The Government remains committed 

to consulting with the Aboriginal 

community and the broader community 

in relation to this important opportunity. 

By the end of this year, Macquarie 

Point will be a very different place. 

It will feature refurbished buildings 

and spaces, new activities all 

with a community focus. 

It will also herald the evolution of 

iconic Tasmanian development of 

national significance. 

New shipping surcharge looms large 

CAREFUL Tasmania, 

the desire to meet at a 

coffee shop to discuss 

bright futures can be 

tainted by the lower sun 

and the falling leaves 

around our feet. 

Our vitamin D levels 

drop and we risk looking 

inward instead of outward. 

The transition from 

craft beer and sauvignon 

blanc outside to whiskey 

and pinot by a fire inside 

can be difficult for 

Brett 

Charlton 

Agility Logistics 

some – it will take some 

adjustment, but remember 

that the world is still 

spinning. 

Alas however, I do 

have some trying news 

that traders need to be 

aware of. 

It is easy to glance at 

some recent announcements 

from our northern 

neighbors and discount 

these occurrences as not 

relevant to us, but we 

rely on the northern ports 

and indeed the ramifications 

do extend to us one 

way or another. 

One new surcharge 

that will hit Tasmanian 

exporters and importers 

that use shipping lines 

that employ the stevedores 

DP World is a 

wharf infrastructure surcharge. 

Shippers can expect 

to pay about $32.50 to 

$40 (depending who is 

invoicing the surcharge 

and accounting the 

charge based on administration 

etc) per container. 

The reason for this 

charge is an increased 

cost on rent, land taxes 

and council rates and 

also to allow the stevedore 

to invest in critical 

infrastructure (this is in 

Melbourne and Sydney). 

At time of writing the 

fee was due to come into 

effect on April 17, 2017 

– there are a number of 

industry bodies opposing 

the fee and the way 

it is being rolled out, but 

most see it as inevitable 

and the approach of DP 

World is “take it or leave 

it” – effectively inviting 

port users to switch to 

lines using other stevedores 

(such as Patricks) 

although there is perception 

that if DP World 

Port charges are set to increase to cover infrstructure costs. 

can get this into standard 

charges, then other stevedores 

will follow suit. 

Another change that 

will have an impact on 

domestic traders in suburban 

Victoria is the increase 

of road tolls of 

125 per cent. 

All transport companies 

will be passing 

these charges on by way 

of surcharge or increase 

in cartage base costs. 

It is frustrating that 

in an environment 

where we finally have 

some space to grow 

(increased competition 

in Bass Strait and international 

shipping, 

increased capacity, favourable 

exchange 

rates, free trade agreements 

and freight 

equalisation for export 

cargoes), that there always 

seems to be someone 

coming up behind 

to throw a spanner into 

the works and add to 

costs or compliance. 

But don’t let them get 

you down. 

Pour another glass of 

pinot, throw another log 

on the fire and value add 

to accommodate the additional 

costs if you can.


FOCUS ON BUSINESS 

Cost effective IT solutions not costly 

RBCIT Services 

Tasmania 

PEOPLE’S time is precious and one 

of the most important factors customers 

flag when discussing their 

technology requirements with us is 

using technology in a way that saves 

both time and money, while providing 

a more streamlined process to 

everyday business tasks. 

This article is designed to save 

you, the reader, time. 

Rather than have paragraph after 

paragraph of information to read 

through I thought being concise and 

to the point might be appreciated, so 

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mean a major investment. 

The right people and technology 

means your IT issues can be resolved 

quickly. 

You may already have the right IT 

configuration, but you are not getting 

the best out of what you have. 

Cost effective IT does not have to 

cost a lot. Functionality and cost effective 

services and products are at 

the core of our business. 

Let us show you how you can get 

the best value for money. 

Who we are 

We are a locally-owned Tasmanian 

IT business, which employs 

local Tasmanians. As a business we 

have a strong belief in our state and 

helping business grow with technology. 

Here’s what we offer our clients, 

large and small – statewide 

Fairly much anything technology 

based in the business environment 

– from network servers, to workstations, 

cloud solutions to business 

process management software that 

will reduce a reliance on paper. 

We will look after your business 

technology so you can concentrate 

on running your business. Plus, our 

affordable rates make it a good partnership. 

Why RBCIT? 

Each client and business is 

unique and our team delivers reliable 

“best practice” advice on the 

latest technologies, tailored to suit 

your business requirements. 

We aim to continue to build long 

standing relationships with current 

and new customers based on trust 

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Do you need us? 

Struggling to find sound reliable 

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Or maybe you often wonder if 

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whatever the reason, our team is 

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“Our club provides recreation activities and youth 

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While we aim to be a best practice business, we 

have a lean budget and a slim staffing resource, so we 

can’t afford IT down time. We want solutions to be delivered 

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and in a language we can understand. 

We are not a big client on Ricoh’s scope, but they 

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We cannot speak more highly of the exceptional service 

they deliver, but even better, the outstanding solutions 

they have suggested for fine-tuning our business 

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This, along with their friendly, customer focused 

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In fact the service is so good, it’s like we have our 

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Community 

support a 

healthy 

philsophy 

By CHRIS WILLIAMS 

ST.LUKESHEALTH CEO 

ST.LUKESHEALTH has a long and 

proud history of supporting our local 

community. 

We follow the simple philosophy 

that reinvesting in the community 

contributes to building healthy relationships 

and can provide opportunities 

to those less fortunate or simply 

means we can give a hand when it’s 

needed. 

When done properly from a genuine 

altruistic desire to help others, 

the result can be improved staff morale, 

enhancement of your business 

reputation and it can provide your 

team members with valuable personal 

development opportunities. 

These things should however not 

be the objective or goal of your business, 

they can only be considered a 

positive benefit that come about because 

of your team’s desire to help 

others. 

The aim should not be to give 

back for the sake of giving back, it 

should sometimes be spontaneous, 

particularly where you can support 

your team in their own passions and 

community interests. I often hear of 

over formal policies dictating for 

example how many hours’ staff can 

contribute or the simple wasting of 

money to encourage staff engagement. 

The real message is lost in this 

circumstance and it can be hardly a 

wonder why staff wouldn’t engage. 

I am proud and humbled by the 

commitment of St.LukesHealth Staff 

in their efforts to give back to the 

community. 

For almost 17 years, team members 

from St.LukesHealth have participated 

in Relay For Life, a great 

cause where efforts raise awareness 

of cancer and all money raised goes 

to the Cancer Council to support research 

prevention as well as support 

services. 

St.LukesHealth staff bring with 

them the needed resources, skills 

St.LukesHealth Chairman Chris Dockray presents a St.LukesHealth sports grant to Soccer Coaching 

Tas Coach Coordinator, Alby Hooper. 

and advice to make such events successful 

through their own contribution. 

Our staff also run their own Charity 

‘Foundation 33’. This group aims 

to work with local businesses and individuals 

to raise money for a wide 

range of causes. Big and small, one 

person or many. 

If you’re interested in supporting 

Foundation33, visit www.foundation33.org.au 

and contact the team. 

Sometimes the result of supporting 

your community is a reward of 

its own. Most recently I was touched 

by a note sent in from a young Tasmanian 

cyclist as result of the support we 

had provided to the Tasmanian cycling 

community. This young man had recently 

beaten cancer and described how he 

had “hope to return to medal winning 

form” and was proud to put on the Tasmanian 

colours. 

We must of course balance our resources 

in business and this sometimes 

means we must say no to a lot of worthy 

requests. 

This year St.LukesHealth, I am proud 

to say, is fully committed as ever to engage 

with our local communities.



Efficiency the driving 

force in farming 

By SAM TRETHEWEY 

Do you ever think about your business 

and ask yourself… how efficient is it? 

It’s one of the most critical questions a 

farmer can ask themselves. 

As long as the sun rises in the east and 

John Deere will be green, free markets 

will reward efficiency. 

That’s exactly what they do, and Australian 

farmers need to grasp this. 

The more efficient our business is, the 

more we will be rewarded; I believe this 

is one of life’s small certainties that we 

need to embed into our minds. 

It is therefore no surprise that the most 

financially fit and commercially sustainable 

farmers who I have worked with 

around the world and across Australia 

get it. 

As a result, they are the best business 

managers. 

Their ability to calculate risks and dissect 

their financial spreadsheets, all while 

analysing macro-economic and climate 

forces which push and pull prices, is 

crystal clear. 

Consequently, I have seen healthier 

farms, high yielding stock, hefty harvests, 

happy families, and not to mention, 

higher profits. 

It is glaringly apparent that the low 

hanging fruit in increasing efficiency 

starts with financial tools like accounting, 

tax and superannuation, to name a few. 

This is vital to remember as competition 

and the pursuit for efficiency will 

require more and more scale in Australian 

farming. 

Family farmers in particular need the 

right advice from a network of expertise 

to ensure they’re building a legacy worth 

handing over to the next generation. 

So, it’s also time to ask yourself… how 

efficient can my business become if I am 

equipped with the right advice and the 

right tools? 

Sam Trethewey is a third 

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He is the General Manager 

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APPOINTMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Young Achiever awards recognise future leaders 

DR Jessica Manuela 

has been named the Premier’s 

Young Achiever 

of the Year. 

The indigenous Tasmanian 

is a dentist dedicated 

to raising oral 

health awareness. 

In addition to running 

her own business, she 

volunteers her time to 

speak with school students, 

to run community 

information evenings, 

and to hold education 

sessions to help improve 

oral health within indigenous 

communities. 

The category winners 

from the state event, 

held on April 8 were: 

Jacob Prehn, Colony 

47 Young Indigenous 

Achievement Award; 

Tyler Richardson, The 

Coffee Club Arts and 

Fashion Award; 

Mohammad Nourouzi, 

Heather & Christopher 

Chong Community 

Service & Volunteering 

Award; 

Dr Jessica Manuela, 

St Lukes Health Healthier 

Communities Award; 

Shai Denny, TADPAC 

Print Service to the Disability 

Sector Award; 

Ariarne Titmus, Motors 

Tasmania Sports 

Award; and 

Caitlin Cashion, University 

of Tasmania, 

Faculty of Education 

Teaching Excellence 

Award. 

Speaker of the House 

of Assembly Elise Archer 

said this year’s 

event recognised the 

achievements of 23 finalists 

across seven categories. 

“It’s important that 

we recognise tomorrow’s 

leaders and their 

contributions, and encourage 

them to pursue 

their goals,” Ms Archer 

said. 

Speaker 

Elise Archer 

and 

Premier Will 

Hodgman 

with 

Tasmania’s 

top young 

achievers. 

Rebrand for 

City Mission 

HOBART City Mission 

has been providing vital 

services in Southern 

Tasmania since 1852 but 

recent research showed 

it was not a household 

name with strong brand 

recognition. 

Market research found 

46 per cent of people did 

not recognise the logo. 

“As a major organisation 

it is important for us 

to be recognisable”, Hobart 

City Mission CEO, 

John Stubley said. 

“At Hobart City Mission, 

we offer an expansive 

range of services 

and programs to a wide 

Hobart City Mission 

CEO, John Stubley 

range of people so to find 

so many didn’t recognise 

our logo or have knowledge 

of our services was 

very concerning.” 

Hobart graphic designer 

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designed a new logo 

that focuses on Hobart’s 

largest icon, kunanyi/Mt 

Wellington. 

The Star of Bethlehem 

acknowledges Hobart 

City Mission’s history as 

an organisation founded 

on Christian values. 

Hobart City Mission’s 

Op Shops have also received 

a face lift. 

“In a time where imagery 

and media is so important, 

we hope that the 

re-branding will help to 

put Hobart City Mission 

in the forefront of Southern 

Tasmania’s mind” Mr 

Stubley said. 

IN BRIEF 

New ethics head 

RICHARD Bingham has been 

appointed Chief Executive Officer 

of the Integrity Commission. 

Mr Bingham has served as Secretary 

of the Department of Justice, 

Chairman of the Tasmanian 

Electoral Commission and most 

recently as the Queensland Integrity 

Commissioner. 

He will oversee all financial 

and administrative operations for 

the commission, which plays a 

crucial role in improving the standard 

of conduct and ethics within 

public authorities. 

Blast for charity 

TWO Tasmanian businessmen 

are embarking on a journey with 

a difference. 

Charles Beaumont of The Importer 

Tasmania, and TBR columnist 

Brett Charlton, General 

Manager of Agility Logistics 

and Chairman of the Tasmanian 

Logistics Committee, are raising 

funds for cancer research and having 

an adventure of a lifetime at 

the same time. 

The pair is piloting a 1984 

Ford econovan with more than 

516,000km on the clock. They 

will be attempting to get from 

Tasmania to Adelaide and then 

via the Oodnadatta Track and 

Plenty Highway through the mid- 

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“Like most people on the planet, 

we’ve lost family and friends to 

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EVENTS NEWS 

LEFT: TCCI Chair Susan Parr with Stephen Carey of Defence 

Reserves Support. 

ABOVE: TCCI Director Neil Thomas with Lisa Jeffrey 

from CGU Insurance 

BUSINESS leaders 

from around 

the nation mingled 

with members of the 

Tasmanian business 

community before a 

unique Tasmanian 

dinner at MONA on 

April 5. 

The Business Leaders 

Dinner was the 

highlight of the Australian 

Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry’s 

quarterly board 

meeting in Hobart for 

the first time. 

Delegates applauded 

the TCCI for 

hosting the national 

event, which included 

boat trip to MONA. 

LEFT: 

Major General 

Steven Smith 

from Defence 

Reserves 

Support with 

TCCI 

CEO Michael 

Bailey. 

LEFT: 

Mark Stone 

from the 

Victorian 

Chamber of 

Commerce and 

Industry with 

ACCI director 

Jeremy 

Johnson. 

What: Hobart Chamber of Commerce and 

Industry Business After-Hours Networking 

Event 

Where: Southern Cross Austereo Hobart 

When: Wednesday April 19, 2017 

LEFT: Ross Graham, left, and Rina 

Graham of Streetwise Innovation and 

Grant Mullen of Supersalescoach.com 

ABOVE: Mark Johnson, left, and 

Allan Cameron of 7HOFM. 

ABOVE: Buti Sello, left, and Jessica Sello of 

Sello Group and Hank Petrusma of 

EIS Property. 

ABOVE: Sarah Morrison, left, and Cate 

Hutton of 7HOFM. 

ABOVE LEFT: Rosie Saville, left, and Ken Saville 

of Innerspace Wardrobes and Ally Bradley of 

Southern Cross Austereo. 

LEFT: Ben Harrison, left, of Southern 

Cross Austereo and Stephen Giles of TDT. 

AVOVE: Col Taylor from the Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry , left, and Helen Stewart 

of 7HOFM.

PROPERTY MATTERS 


Overseas interest in tourism 

Scott Newton 

Property Matters with 

Knight Frank 

John Blacklow, Knight Frank Tasmania’s specialist 

consultant for the tourism and leisure sector, gives 

an overview of this market and what we can expect 

in the near future 

IN 2016 we welcomed a record 

number of nearly 1.2 million interstate 

and overseas visitors which 

was an increase of 4 per cent over 

the previous year. 

It would appear that Tourism Tasmania’s 

goal of attracting 1.5 million 

visitors by the year 2020 is well 

within reach. 

The runway extension at Hobart 

Airport will enable direct flights to 

and from South East Asia and China, 

so this will be a major catalyst in 

providing much easier access. 

The exciting proposed cable car 

development will provide another 

“must do” activity to further enhance 

the state’s reputation as a 

tourism hot spot. 

Knight Frank continues to dominate 

the tourism and leisure market 

with recent sales of the following 

properties: Lemonthyme Wilderness 

Resort, Fox & Hounds Inn, Hamp- 

den Road Apartments, TRC complex, 

City Park Grand Hotel, Tahune 

Airwalk, Irish Murphy’s building, 

The Sanctuary, Elphin Villas, Killynaught 

Cottages, Old Bakery Inn, 

and Mews Motel. 

In Hobart, Knight Frank has sold 

four city sites for hotel developments 

and we are currently negotiating 

a deal for a fifth site. 

There are currently nine major 

hotel developments for the Hobart 

city area of which three have commenced 

construction and are due to 

open in 2017. 

These developments and proposals 

will add around 2,216 rooms to 

Hobart’s accommodation inventory. 

From the shortfall of 1,226 rooms 

by 2020 as outlined by BDA, it 

would appear Hobart could absorb 

most of these projects. It remains 

to be seen if some of the proposals 

eventuate. 

Knight Frank believes these new 

hotels will create a new level of competition 

which has not been seen for 

more than nine years. 

While occupancy rates for the peak 

tourist season should hold at 80 per 

cent plus, the off season will present 

challenges to older established properties. 

Whether they can maintain their 

share of the corporate market or 

whether their business customers will 

move to the newer hotels remains to 

be seen. 

While accommodation properties 

City Park Grand Hotel in Launceston was recently sold. 

are attracting strong interest from 

overseas buyers, our pub industry 

remains fairly stagnant with only a 

small number of transactions throughout 

the state. 

In 2023, the Federal Group’s monopoly 

on gaming machines ends so 

the State Government has six years to 

determine the future of this industry. 

It is likely hotels with gaming machines 

could benefit from any new 

arrangement so we expect most hoteliers 

will retain their pubs until more 

is known about which direction the 

government will take. 

Knight Frank believes 

these new hotels will 

create a new level of 

competition which 

has not been seen for 

more than nine years 

PROPERTY VIEW 

MAY 2017 

For sale by Expressions of Interest 

OCCUPY, INVEST, DEVELOP 

94 Grove Road, Glenorchy 


GROUND FLOOR SUITES 

Units 4 & 135/13 and 5/13 Gladstone St, Battery Point 

Outline indicative only 

• Large holding; land size 1.7ha (approx) 

• 4,615sqm (approx) building area over all 

tenancies 

• Stoneman’s lease 3 years remaining + 2 

options of 5 years - long standing tenant 

leasing 40% of the site 

• Opportunities for remaining site include 

retaining existing month-by-month tenant, 

part or full owner-occupancy, further 

development (STCA) 

• Two street frontages to Grove Road 

Richard Steedman 0408 559 046 

Ian Reed 0419 670 501 

View at KnightFrank.com.au/3582342 


• Rare opportunity to purchase a ground 

floor commercial suite within the highly 

sought-after Salamanca precinct 

• Buy one or both. Together they provide 

1,200sqm (approx) of ground floor 

accommodation and 13 car parks 

• Parcel 1: Units 4 & 135 - Ground floor 

commercial suite - 305sqm (approx); lower 

ground utility area - 49sqm (approx) and 6 

secure car parks 

• Parcel 2: Units 5 - Ground floor 

commercial suite - 884sqm (approx) and 7 

secure car parks 

Matthew Wright 0458 290 588 




ROSNY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 

Unit 3, 10 Bayfield Street, Rosny Park 

Sold 

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 

168 Collins Street, Hobart 

• A superb opportunity to purchase a low 

maintenance, quality investment in the heart 

of Rosny 

• Whole floor (545sqm approx) of two level 

strata building, currently leased to Mission 

Australia 

• Net rental approximately $107,000 plus GST 

• Recently upgraded fit-out internallly plus new 

lift for disability access 

SOLD 

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) 


Matthew Wright 0458 290 588 



Scott Newton: 0409 186 261 

Hayden Peck: 0412 766 395 

View at Knightfrank.com.au/3306446 

5 Victoria Street, Hobart 41 York Street, Launceston Shop 6a, 48-54 Oldaker Street, Devonport 

P: 03 6220 6999 P: 03 6333 7888 P: 03 6333 7888

Tasmanian Business Reporter May 2017

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