Tasmanian Business Reporter June 2017

JUNE 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 

Budget with heart 

By BECHER 

TOWNSHEND 

THE business community has 

applauded the State Government’s 

fourth Budget which 

reaps the rewards of strong 

fiscal management with 

health, education, cost of living 

and jobs at its heart. 

Tasmanian Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry CEO 

Michael Bailey said the Budget 

was great for business 

and growth in Tasmania, with 

a simple approach from the 

Government of expenditure 

being below income. 

The centrepiece for the 

17/18 Budget is an additional 

$650 million for health over 

the next four years, with 106 

extra beds and more doctors, 

nurses and health professionals, 

while medical facilities 

will be upgraded in Kingston, 

Hobart, Glenorchy, St Helens 

and Latrobe. 

In addition, we’ll see a 

second rescue helicopter in 

the skies, while child support 

funding will see a $27.5 

million increase and NDIS 

commitments will total some 

$270 million. 

Education sees an increase 

of some $250 million over 

the next four years, with a 

special fund of $17.8 million 

for better learning outcomes 

in regional areas. 

For the many mums and 

dads out there finding it difficult 

to make ends meet, power 

price increases have been 

capped at two per cent for the 

next four years, while water 

and sewerage charges will 

be capped to a maximum increase 

of 3.5 per cent, down 

from 5 per cent, should the 

Government be successful in 

its TasWater take over. 

In addition, there’s more 

funding for jobs, squarely 

aimed at getting young people 

into the workforce, with 

two-year payroll tax exemptions 

for apprentices and 

trainees, with one year of 

assistance for those aged between 

15 and 24 not in formal 

training who get a job. 

Small business gets a similar 

subsidy program, all designed 

to give young Tasmanians 

a reason to stay in the 

state. 

Other initiatives include 

funding to support first 

home buyers purchasing a 

new house, while local government 

scores $300,000 to 

finalise local planning provisions 

and implement the 

statewide planning scheme. 

Agriculture receives another 

$12.5 million for the agri- 

Continued Page 2 

... at a glance 

• Operating Surplus for 16/17 of $77.3 

million, falling slightly to $54.3 million 

for 17/18 but a fiscal deficit of $160 million 

which won’t become positive until 

19/20 with a modest $2.8 million. 

• Growth for this financial year is expected 

to be 2.5 per cent, which is 

above trend and shows the strength of 

the Tasmanian economy when compared 

to the rest of the nation. 

• Revenue growth to government is 

expected to be 2.7 per cent over the 

forward estimates, while expenditure 

growth is still below that of revenue but 

has increased from a cap of 1.1 per 

cent in 14/15 to 2.4 per cent. 

• GST and tax: GST revenue is predicted 

to increase by $88.2 m next financial 

year, while stamp duty is up $55.6 

m. helping to contribute to a $300 m. 

increase in revenue for a total 17/18 

budget of $5.874 billion. 

• Unemployment predicted to remain 

steady at 6.5 per cent despite currently 

sitting at 5.8 per cent. 

Treasurer Peter Gutwein, centre, outlines the State Budget at the TCCI Budget 

Breakfast at Wrest Point, Hobart, flanked by TCCI CEO Michael Bailey, left, 

and Premier Will Hodgman. 

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NEWS 

Business lauds sound fiscal management 

Applause for 

Budget jobs, 

growth focus 

From Page 1 

-culture Food Plan, 

Forestry Tasmania becomes 

Sustainability 

Timber Tasmania with 

an extra $8.5 million to 

support community service 

obligations such as 

roads and non-commercial 

activities. 

Infrastructure spending 

is strong at $294 

million for 17/18, while 

local government will 

be offered $60 million 

in interest free loans to 

stimulate the regional 

economies. 

Tourism sees $11 million 

more for marketing, 

while the Cradle 

Mountain Visitor centre 

gets an additional $7 

million, with the fighting 

fund for the TT-Line 

replacement vessels 

now at $180 million. 

“Overall the State 

Government has continued 

to manage a simple 

strategy of spending 

less than it earns and after 

four years it is paying 

dividends,” Mr Bailey 

said. 

“A $77 million net 

operating surplus is 

good news, but underlying 

fiscal deficit of $160 

million and four years 

to take this number 

into a modest positive, 

shows there are still 

economic headwinds. 

“However, with an $88 

million predicted increase 

in GST receipts 

and $55 million in additional 

stamp duty, revenue 

has risen by $300 

million. 

“Along with sound 

prudent management 

this has allowed the 

Treasurer to deliver a 

human budget which 

was reflected in Tas- 

COSS giving it eight 

out ten, that shows this 

Government has a heart. 

“It will go a long way 

to helping the State 

Government in the lead 

up to the election,” Mr 

Bailey said. 

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Allan Garcia of Infrastructure Tasmania, left, 

and Steve Whiteley of Forestry Tasmania. 

Speaker 

Elise Archer 

and 

Julian Amos 

of Tasman 

Management 

Services at 

the TCCI 

Budget 

Breakfast 

at Wrest 

Point Casino 

in Hobart. 

Peter Skillern, left, and Marcus McShane from the 

Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association. 

Forums aim to build networks 

THE Tasmanian Government 

delivers a range 

of services and programs 

to assist Tasmanian 

small businesses to start, 

grow and create jobs to 

stimulate the economy. 

The Department of 

State Growth provides 

access to free business 

advisors and mentors as 

well as a wide range of 

tools and online advice 

to help start or grow a 

business. 

There are about 

36,000 small businesses 

in Tasmania which 

contribute to economic 

growth by providing essential 

products and services. 

Importantly, business 

owners create employment 

and support for 

their local communities. 

Through the Getting 

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Small Business policy 

the Tasmanian Government 

is committed to 

supporting small business 

to drive investment 

opportunities and economic 

growth in Tasmania. 

During July, the department 

is holding forums 

across Tasmania 

for small businesses to 

discover the services 

available to them and 

learn more about the 

small business landscape 

in the state. 

The forum series will 

talk through how to 

access a range of Tasmanian 

Government 

programs and services, 

including a look at the 

new Business Tasmania 

Service online resources, 

Enterprise Centres Tasmania, 

and the Digital 

Ready for Business Program. 

The Department recently 

commissioned 

research into the small 

business sector with an 

aim to better understand 

the sector and to help 

inform government services 

and programs. 

The forums will include 

a presentation of 

the initial research findings 

and will provide an 

opportunity to discuss 

these findings with small 

businesses that attend. 

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for businesses to 

network, learn about the 

support available to them 

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Tasmanian Business Reporter - JUNE 2017 3 

Expanded Tasplan in move 

TASPLAN Super has 

officially opened a 

new Hobart head office 

to cater for an 

expanded operation 

as the state’s biggest 

business by balance 

sheet. 

The move to new 

premises at 188 Collins 

St comes as a 

result of the fund’s 

growth after a successor 

fund transfer of the 

RBF Tasmanian Accumulation 

Scheme on 

April 1. 

Tasplan chair Naomi 

Edwards said she was 

grateful for the support 

of the Tasmanian 

Government to enable 

the transfer and its 

nomination of Tasplan 

as the default super 

fund for Tasmanian 

Boutique weekend boost for arts 

A $20,000 Events Tasmania 

grant is set to orchestrate 

an even bigger boost to the 

state’s thriving arts scene 

- Tasmania’s first ever 

chamber music festival will 

begin on Friday October 

27, 2017. 

The event will bring 

some of the world’s finest 

musicians to the state’s 

north for a romantic spring 

weekend of fine food, wine 

and captivating musical 

performance. 

Set among the exquisite 

halls, churches and barns 

of historic Evandale, the 

boutique weekend festival 

will include recorder 

virtuoso Genevieve Lacey, 

and the Tinalley String 

Quartet, regarded by many 

as the finest of their generation. 

For festival director 

and owner of Handmark 

Gallery, Allanah Dopson, 

organising a chamber music 

festival in Tasmania has 

been a long-held dream. 

“This is something I have 

public sector employees 

for the next three 

years. 

“The RBF Tasmanian 

Accumulation 

Scheme successor 

fund transfer supports 

Tasplan’s sustainability 

and the continued 

existence of a Tasmanian 

super fund, now 

with significant scale 

at a national level,” 

Ms Edwards said. 

The new offices over 

three floors allows Tas- 

plan’s Hobart-based 

personnel to work in 

the one location. 

“Since the Quadrant 

Super merger in 

December 2015 we 

have been operating 

out of offices in Macquarie 

St and Franklin 

Wharf,” she said. 

Premier Will Hodgman officially opens the new Tasplan Hobart office 

with Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards and CEO Wayne Davy. 

“At that time, we 

established our new 

home-grown contact 

centre and brought our 

previously outsourced 

administration services 

in-house. 

There was a period 

remaining on 

Quadrant’s Macquarie 

St lease so we decided 

to continue to operate 

from the two locations 

over the short-term.” 

With the RBF Tasmanian 

Accumulation 

Scheme transfer, 

Tasplan grew from 86 

to 151 employees – 

140 based in Hobart. 

Tasplan now serves 

Chamber music festival director Allanah Dopson at the Harland Rise Barn at Evandale. 

always wanted to do in 

Tasmania,” said Ms Dopson. 

“I have experienced 

fantastic classical music 

events all over Australia, 

but there is perhaps no 

location more fitting than 

the beautiful, Georgian 

145,000 members, 

16,000 contributing 

employers and manages 

$7.6 billion. 

Despite the fund now 

being the state’s biggest 

business by balance 

sheet, Ms Edwards said 

members’ needs remain 

at the heart of Tasplan’s 

existence. 

“It was important to 

be able to offer members 

a convenient location, 

where they feel welcome 

and comfortable about 

coming to talk to us 

about their finances. 

“Our research indicates 

members highly degree 

of value in being able to 

talk to someone in person, 

so we’ve tried to create 

the best space possible 

in which to do that,” Ms 

Edwards said. 

landscape of Evandale. 

“We have assembled 

not only 

talented and passionate 

musicians, 

but interesting and 

engaging 

personalities, which 

we hope will add to 

the overall intimacy 

of the weekend. 

“With a healthy 

supply of our 

state’s best food 

and wine, Tasmania’s 

first chamber 

music festival is 

shaping up to be 

an unforgettable 

experience.” 

Premier Will 

Hodgman said the 

festival would add 

to the state’s thriving 

arts and cultural 

scene which 

attracts thousands. 

W 

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via www.taschamberfestival.com.au 

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TASMANIA is renowned 

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add cannabis cultivation 

to its medicinal 

manufacturing repertoire. 

Tasmanian Alkaloids 

has recently signed a 

Heads of Agreement 

to form an exclusive 

strategic partnership 

with AusCann, which 

will see the alkaloid 

producer soon growing 

medicinal cannabis at 

its Westbury site. 

AusCann has a cultivating 

licence from the 

Office of Drug Control 

and now needs to 

secure a Tasmanian licence 

to cultivate and 

manufacture the product, 

used for managing 

chronic pain. 

It has just raised $10- 

$12 million from investors 

to fund its new 

project. 

Tasmanian Alkaloids 

chief executive Doug 

Blackaby said TasAlk, 

owned by SK Capital 

Partners, had been investigating 

the move 

into the new sphere for 

sometime. 

“Moving into medicinal 

cannabis leverages 

the capabilities the 

company has in being a 

world leader in agricultural 

R&D and the extraction 

and purification 

of high value plant 

derived products,”Mr 

Blackaby said. 

“Tasmanian Alkaloids 

is excited to work 

with AusCann to bring 

another plant-based 

medicine to patients.” 

AusCann is based in 

Western Australia and 

its share price has more 

than doubled since it 

floated on the ASX in 

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP 

Jobs Action Package 

Plan to smash 

work barriers 

THE challenge and impact 

of intergenerational 

unemployment is not lost 

on the Tasmanian Chamber 

of Commerce and Industry. 

The ramifications are 

felt socially and economically 

and its hard not to 

be touched by the personal 

stories of disadvantage 

we hear regularly. 

Many a program or 

plan has been put in place 

to help address the issue. 

At the TCCI we are 

proud to be part of the 

latest bid to make real 

change, right now. 

The Government’s 

2017 Budget includes 

$4.1 million for a program 

being implemented 

by the TCCI and Tas- 

COSS to remove barriers 

that stop young people 

from getting a job, such 

as transport. 

The Jobs Action Package 

is designed to increase 

the number of people 

employed in regional 

Michael 

Bailey 

TCCI Chief Executive 

areas, plus provide opportunities 

to reskill, or 

complete qualifications 

required to gain employment 

in their region. 

Regional areas always 

have been and will continue 

to be a challenge. 

By providing greater 

support to businesses 

to employ and connect 

them with local job 

seekers, we will see tangible 

change. 

We know there are 

businesses across Tasmania 

that want and 

need to employ people 

but they require assistance. 

This package will 

help. 

It will also provide 

provision for a jobs bus 

to connect regional communities, 

initially in the 

Derwent Valley. 

The jobs bus will improve 

regional transport 

issues and dramatically 

enhance opportunities, 

helping facilitate meaningful 

employment. 

We think it will also 

lead to better health and 

education outcomes. 

As TasCOSS CEO 

Kim Goodes pointed out 

– this program is about 

real, lasting and significant 

change. 

Ms Goodes is at the 

coalface of the state’s 

struggle with those individuals, 

families and 

communities that haven’t 

had the opportunity 

to get out there and 

change their lives, and 

in turn Tasmania’s fortunes, 

for the better. 

We all want to see 

Tasmanians thrive - and 

by bringing together 

government, community 

and business personnel 

we are proving that 

Tasmania is united in 

the push to reduce inequality 

and disadvantage. 

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Quality on the world stage 

LAST month I visited 

two food and beverage 

trade shows in Hong 

Kong and China. 

HOFEX 2017 was 

held at the Hong Kong 

Convention & Exhibition 

Centre. 

It particularly showcases 

food and drinks, 

and supplies and equipment 

for the food service 

sector over an area of 

65,000 sqm. 

It had about 2,500 exhibitors 

from 57 countries 

and regions, and 

was visited by around 

50,000 industry professionals. 

SIAL China describes 

itself as Asia’s largest 

food innovation exhibition 

and is the fourth 

largest food show in the 

world. 

It is held annually at 

the Shanghai New International 

Expo Centre. 

It boasts 13 halls over 

about 149,500 sqm with 

3,200 exhibitors from 

seventy countries visited 

by up to 80,000 industry 

professionals over three 

days. 

Many countries, including 

Australia, had 

national pavilions at both 

trade shows displaying 

the highest quality meat, 

Sally 

Chandler 

Tradestart Adviser 

seafood, dairy, fruit and 

vegetables, nuts, prepared 

food, wine, coffee, 

tea and other drinks. 

Exhibiting at international 

“trade only” 

events can be a highly 

effective part of a company’s 

international 

marketing strategy to 

expose both existing and 

new products to dedicated 

buyers and to attract 

interest from potential 

agents or distributors. 

I encourage exporters 

to exhibit as part of a 

group of Australian companies 

rather than taking 

a stand in a general area 

of a trade show. 

The cost of exhibiting 

at trade shows such as 

HOFEX and SIAL China 

are eligible expenses 

Showing off Australia’s 

wares at a trade show in 

Shanghai. 

under the Austrade-administered 

Export Market 

Development Grant 

(EMDG) Scheme. 

I intend to put together 

a group of Tasmanian 

exhibitors for the Australian 

pavilion at SIAL 

China in May 2018. 

For international trade 

and investment help 

contact the TCCI’s 

TradeStart Adviser, 

Sally Chandler, at sally. 

chandler@tcci.com.au or 

phone 1300 559 122. 

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Working behind the scenes 

AS Chairman of the Tasmanian 

Logistics Committee 

it is my responsibility 

to review and 

understand the current 

issues of the day and do 

all I can from the committee’s 

perspective to 

assist in any way possible 

to achieving positive 

and fair outcomes for all 

concerned. 

The TLC is a very 

strong group of industry 

professionals that covers 

a broad cross section of 

the logistics industry in 

Tasmania. 

International, ports, 

shipping lines, rail, lo- 

gistics consulting, freight 

forwarding, industry, 

transport, education and 

distribution all have a 

voice in the committee. 

It is rare to see our 

work out in the open, but 

the committee is regularly 

briefed on significant 

projects or situations by 

government or private 

enterprise that directly 

affects Tasmanian business. 

Some recent examples 

Workplace info sessions to continue 

WE have just completed 

workshops on surveillance 

in the workplace in 

Ulverstone, Launceston 

and Hobart. 

Some things that were 

covered included: 

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• forms of surveillance; 

• when surveillance can 

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• steps that can be taken; 

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this concept, information 

sessions will continue 

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Currie on King Island 

of this include the push 

for industry to support 

the extension to the Tasmanian 

Freight Equalisation 

Scheme for international 

freight. 

The next topic will 

be social media and details 

can be found on the 

events page on our website 


Broadly, each session 

will be held on a Tuesday 

as follows: 

• first Tuesday of each 

month: Launceston; 

• second Tuesday: 

Hobart; 

• third Tuesday: North 

West Coast (Ulverstone/ 

Burnie/Devonport); 

• fourth Tuesday depending 

on the month 

(remote area eg St Helens/Wynyard/Orford/ 

Scottsdale). 

The sessions will be a 

broad overview of each 

topic, about 60 to 90 

minutes (including questions) 

and are free for 

members (nominal fee 

The significance of 

the Australian Government’s 

$204m investment 

over four years 

cannot be overstated as a 

game changer for Tasmanian 

exporters seeking to 

access international markets. 

On the current King Island 

shipping challenges, 

the TLC is engaged with 

various parties to provide 

connections and advice 

where possible to assist 

with long term solutions. 

Separately the TLC is 

engaged with the major 

stakeholders to address 

the concerns raised in the 

media regarding the proposed 

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the Australian Maritime 

College in Launceston. 

for non-members). 

We always invite feedback 

as to any topics or 

information that would 

benefit businesses and if 

you are unsure about any 

other employment related 

matter contact: 

Helpline on 1300 765 123 

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Designers, manufacturers 

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include a space that is intended, 

or is likely to become, 

a confined space 

must eliminate the need 

for any person to enter a 

confined space. 

They must also eliminate 

the risk of inadvertent 

entry or, if this is not 

reasonably practicable, 

ensure safe means of 

entry and exit and minimise 

risks to the health 

and safety of any person 

who enters the confined 

space. 

Officers need to take 

reasonable steps to ensure 

that the business or 

undertaking has and uses 

appropriate resources 

and processes to eliminate 

or minimise risks 

that arise from entry into 

confined spaces. 

Workers must comply 

with any reasonable instructions 

given relating 

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permits, risk control 

measures and emergency 

procedures, and should 

carry out work in a confined 

space in accordance 

with any relevant 

information and training 

provided to them. 

A confined space is determined 

by the structure 

and a specific set of circumstances. 

Entry to a confined 

space is considered to 

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person’s head or upper 

body enters the space. 

For a confined space 

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non-confined space, it 

needs to have undergone 

sufficient changes in 

structure and use to eliminate 

all inherent hazards 

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Janelle Whitehouse at the 

TCCI on 1300 559 122 or 

safety@TCCI.com.au 

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Time for small business to get down to business 

TASMANIA’S 36,000 small 

businesses are the backbone 

of our economy, currently 

employing about 100,000 

Tasmanians. 

Over the last three years, 

the number of small businesses 

in Tasmania has grown, 

their confidence has grown 

and now they are growing in 

size. 

The Hodgman Government’s 

number one priority 

is jobs and we want to help 

Tasmanian businesses to 

grow and employ more Tasmanians. 

Our 2017-18 budget includes 

a pilot program that 

will reduce the cost and risk to 

small businesses of employing 

an apprentice or trainee 

through grants of up to $4000 

per position, assisting up to 

500 Tasmanians get their first 

job in a small business. 

This announcement, together 

with Federal Government 

subsidies and the practical 

assistance available to 

first-time employers through 

Skills Tasmania’s Supporting 

Small Business with Apprenticeships 

and Traineeships 

Program, means there has 

never been a better time for 

Tasmanian small businesses 

to employ. 

The Government has listened 

to small business. 

It has heard the stories about 

expansion and seen business 

owners and training organisations 

in the same room finding 

solutions for problems that 

stand in their way. 

From Business Tasmania to 

Digital Ready for Business, 

the Hodgman Liberal Government 

has a suite of assistance 

programs to help businesses 

reach their full potential. 

It’s time to seize the opportunity 

to make a real investment 

in the future of Tasmania. 

If you haven’t already, 

please visit the Business Tasmania 

website at www.business.tas.gov.au 

You can email the team 

at ask@business.tas. 

gov.au or call them on 

1800 440 026 for information 

and assistance. 

Labor sets new economic direction 

LABOR Leader Rebecca 

White responded to this 

year’s State Budget by handing 

down an Economic Direction 

Statement. 

We know that with the next 

election just around the corner, 

Tasmanians want to know 

what a Labor Government 

would do and how we would 

fund it. 

As the Government has 

forecast, our financial statement 

details modest but improving 

surplus budgets over 

the forward estimates. 

Our additional spending 

initiatives are offset by 

a range of sensible savings 

measures. 

Labor has identified more 

than $100 million in savings 

to fund the priorities contained 

in our Economic Direction 

Statement. 

Labor’s savings total 

$109.3 million from 2018-19 

to 2020-21. 

Our savings clearly and unashamedly 

illustrate how we 

would redirect limited public 

money to priorities like 

health, education and child 

protection. 

Instead of paying dividends 

to local councils, Labor will 

fund new initiatives to combat 

bed block in our major hospitals 

and improve the health 

of all Tasmanians. Instead of 

abolishing suspended sentences 

and placing increased 

pressure on Risdon Prison, 

we will support programs to 

reduce reoffending and investigate 

and fund a correctional 

facility in Northern Tasmania. 

This will also give us the 

capacity to employ up to 20 

new child protection and support 

workers. 

Labor will abandon the Liberal 

Government’s ill-advised 

plan to send children as young 

as three-and-a-half to school 

and their nonsensical policy 

of paying to close childcare 

centres. 

This will allow us to build 

We look forward to 

working with business 

on all our policies 

more child and family centres, 

restore pathway planning 

and invest in other strategies 

to genuinely engage children 

and their families in early 

learning. 

Expenditure restraint extends 

to our own initiatives. 

A saving of $12.5 million 

from a reduction in spending 

on Labor’s alternative 

fuel transport policy will go 

directly into relieving bed 

block in our hospitals. 

For as long as our hospitals 

remain in crisis, health has 

to be the number-one budget 

priority. 

On top of our commitment 

to health and other services, 

we’ve announced a range 

of policies to stimulant economic 

investment. Labor 

knows the best way to grow 

the economy is through true 

partnerships. 

We will establish eight 

Industry Advisory Councils 

across key sectors of the 

economy: 

Minerals Energy and Advanced 

Manufacturing; Innovation 

and Information and 

Communication Technologies; 

Primary Industries and 

Forestry; Education, Science 

Research and the Antarctic; 

Tourism, Hospitality, Festivals, 

Heritage (built and natural 

environment) and the 

Arts; Building and Construction; 

Wellbeing, Care and 

Community Development 

and Employment, Regional 

Development and Trade. 

The first task of each council 

will be the completion of 

an industry audit to guide and 

develop new programs for 

each industry. 

Labor believes it is critical 

to have the University of Tasmania 

working directly with 

government and industry to 

drive positive economic outcomes 

for the state. 

We look forward to working 

with business on all our 

policies. 

We are excited about the 

prospect of the next election 

and looking forward to giving 

Tasmanians a genuine alternative. 

Supporting small 

business in Tasmania 

Small business forums 

The Tasmanian Government delivers a range of free services and 

programs to assist in starting, running and growing a small business 

in Tasmania. 

The Department of State Growth is holding a series of small business 

forums. Discover the services available and learn more about the small 

business landscape in the state. 

We will also share and discuss our latest research findings on small 

businesses in Tasmania, your input will help inform our future direction. 

These forums are in seven locations around the state between 

Monday, 10 July and Friday, 14 July 2017. 

For event details, venue and time information, and to register for 

this free event please visit www.business.tas.gov.au/events or call 

Business Tasmania on 1800 440 026. 

Department of State Growth


FOCUS ON BUSINESS 

Awards calling all innovators 

WHEN you are an island at 

the bottom of the world you 

have to do things differently - 

innovatively - to find a place 

on the world stage. 

That is why Tasmanians 

have always been innovative 

because, as islanders, we’ve 

always had to find solutions 

and depend on our own ingenuity. 

That applies in every activity 

and walk of life says 

Owen Tilbury, the Director of 

the 2017 Innovative Tasmania 

Awards. 

Now in their third year, the 

awards seek innovations and 

innovators – young and old, 

female and male – not just in 

products and services but in 

processes, start-ups, learning, 

regions, communities – and 

government. 

“We to often talk about Tasmania’s 

problems yet we are 

surrounded by nationally and 

internationally recognised innovators 

as well as less well 

known innovators in every 

area of society who are making 

a difference by working 

innovatively,” he says. 

Nominations have now 

opened and the entry process 

has been designed to be easy 

and simple. 

“Entrants self nominate 

and merely write 120 words 

It seems that innovators all 

speak the same language, 

awards like this are about 

being around like-minded 

people ... 

2016 Innovator of the Year Tim Jarosz 

regarding why their innovation 

or their innovator is worthy 

of the award. Then they 

add a high resolution photograph 

and up to three Powerpoint 

slides of support materials. 

“The judging process is 

innovative too – the nominations 

are up-loaded online in 

early August and Tasmanians 

across the state are invited to 

vote for the best in each category. 

“Voting is free and voters 

can vote in one, more or all 10 

categories. 

“The award prizes continue 

the innovation theme. 

“Winners get a TV vignette 

shot on their innovation plus 

an engraved aluminium trophy, 

certificate and set of laurels. 

“Winner’s vignettes are run 

at the end of a Southern Cross 

News segment in early December, 

reaching more than 

half the total Tasmanian viewing 

audience. Vignettes and 

airtime are worth $4,500.” 

Mr Tibury said the awards 

presentations on Wednesday, 

October 4 at Wrest Point in 

Hobart are innovative and 

fun. 

Keynote speaker, Larry Lopez, 

Director of Accelerating 

Commercialisation in the Department 

of Industry, Innovation 

and Science’s entrepreneurs 

program, would set the 

scene. 

Tim Jarosz, the 2016 Innovator 

of the Year said it 

was very risky not to be 

innovative. 

“Innovation’s a big 

part of everything we’ve 

ever done.” he said. 

“If someone else is 

doing something we try 

to steer clear of it. 

“The more different 

we can be the more 

successful we seem to 

become. 

“It seems that innovators 

all speak 

the same language, 

awards like this 

are about being around 

like-minded people – they 

think the same, they talk the 

same – it’s a language you can 

understand.” 

2016 Innovator of the Year Tim Jarosz says it is 

risky not to be innovative. 

WANTED: TASMANIA’S BEST 

INNOVATORS & INNOVATIONS 

Winning the 2016 Young Innovator of the Year Award has been 

“ 

invaluable to my businesses. The publicity has been fantastic and 

has since prompted me to receive a scholarship to The Woman’s 

Business School in Melbourne. I would highly recommended 

anyone thinking of applying to put themselves out there and have 

a go. 

” 

Jodie Snooks, 

2016 Young Innovator of the Year 

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Innovator of the Year, presented by Eaglecrest Technologies 

Young Innovator of the Year, presented by University Of Tasmania 

Innovative Start-Up Award, presented by Startup Tasmania and TasICT 

Innovative Product Award, presented by Dept Industry, Innovation and Science 

Innovative Service Award, presented by Tasmanian Broadcasters 

Innovative Process Award, presented by Bell Bay Aluminium 

Innovative Region Award,presented by TCCI 

Innovative Community Award, presented by Anglicare Tasmania 

Innovative Learning Award, presented by University of Tasmania 

Innovative Government Award, presented by Dept of State Growth. 

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Nominations are now open until Sunday 23 July 

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NEWS 

William Adams milestone 

Berriedale facility 

marks half century 

Sleep rough for those 

who are doing it tough 

By RICHARD 

GERATHY 

Operator of William 

Adams, Dale 

Elphinstone 

THERE is an interesting 

statistic that only 1 

per cent of businesses 

last more than 30 years. 

It proves that running 

a business is as much 

about survival as it is 

about selling products 

and employing people. 

William Adams recently 

celebrated operating 

from their current 

facilities in Berriedale, 

Hobart for 50 years, with 

a cocktail party for past 

and present employees, 

customers and friends 

at the Berriedale plant. 

The company was 

founded in 1884, and 

first registered for trading 

in Tasmania in 1920. 

William Adams was 

appointed the Caterpillar 

dealer for 

Tasmania in 1934. 

William Adams is one 

of the major companies 

operated by Dale Elphinstone, 

with three branches 

in Tasmania and 10 

in Victoria, employing 

about 600 people. 

Mr Elphinstone said 

over the years William 

Adams sold and 

serviced the Caterpillar 

machines that literally 

built Tasmania. 

“Over the past 50 years 

we have worked hand 

in hand with customers 

in the mining, forestry, 

construction and infra- 

structure industries to 

build the state,” he said. 

“Without Caterpillar 

earthmoving equipment 

and William Adams staff 

selling and supporting 

them, the state simply 

would not have the standard 

of living it has now. 

“Over the years we 

have employed generations 

of Tasmanians 

and trained hundreds 

of apprentices, making 

a huge contribution to 

the state’s skills base. 

“In fact many of our 

former employees have 

taken the skills and 

experience gained at 

William Adams to develop 

other successful 

Tasmanian businesses. 

“Tasmania has some 

of greatest scenery 

in the world, but also 

some of the most challenging 

working environments, 

and Caterpillar 

earth moving 

equipment was up to 

the job of building our 

roads, hydro electricity 

schemes and cities. 

Caterpillar quality and 

reliability was backed 

up by the William Adams 

commitment to service, 

and 50 years on, 

nothing has changed,” 

Mr Elphinstone said. 

He added that in the 

early 1970s the company 

started exploring 

supplying and modifying 

Caterpillar machines 

for the Australian 

Antarctic Division. 

Since then William Adams 

Berriedale has become 

one of the world’s 

specialist hubs to support 

the scientific efforts 

on the frozen continent. 

“Our customer focus 

and research and development 

efforts have made 

us world leaders, supplying 

equipment to almost 

all of the countries with 

operations in Antarctica. 

“We have proved 

that Tasmanians are 

up to the task of competing 

with the best,” 

Mr Elphinstone said. 

CEO of St Vincent de Paul Society Tasmania, Merleen Cronin. 

JUST one night sleeping 

rough could help Tasmanians 

doing it tough. 

That’s the message 

from St Vincent de Paul 

Society ahead of the 

seventh annual Vinnies 

CEO Sleepout on 

Thursday June 22 at the 

University of Tasmania 

Stadium. 

St Vincent de Paul 

Society Tasmania CEO 

Merleen Cronin said 

each year she was overwhelmed 

by the support 

the event received from 

Tasmania’s business 

community. 

“The event is open 

to all business leaders 

across Tasmania, not just 

CEOs. We encourage all 

business and community 

leaders, managers and 

small business owners 

to rise to the challenge 

and register for this 

year’s event,” said Ms 

Cronin. 

“Over the six years 

of the Sleepout, nearly 

$801,000 has been 

raised to help provide 

care and services to people 

experiencing homelessness 

in Tasmania,” 

said Ms Cronin. 

Ms Cronin said every 

dollar the Sleepout raises 

stayed in Tasmania to 

help provide crucial assistance 

to people experiencing 

homelessness, 

with the aim of breaking 

the cycle. 

“More than ever, St 

Vincent de Paul Society 

is relying on funds raised 

through the Sleepout 

to support the services 

that provide care and 

support to the hundreds 

of Tasmanians who are 

experiencing hardship. 

“Participants attending 

this year’s event will 

hear first hand the life 

stories of two guest 

speakers who have experienced 

homelessness.” 

To register visit 

ceosleepout.org.au, 

phone 63330822, or 

email launceston@ 

ceosleepout.org.au


Mine 

sector 

unearths 

female 

gems 

FINALISTS from 

across the state gathered 

at Parliament House in 

Hobart last month to 

celebrate the outstanding 

achievements of women 

working to shape the 

future of Tasmania’s 

mining and resources. 

Hosted by The Tasmanian 

Minerals and 

Energy Council in 

conjunction with the AusIMM 

Women in Mining 

Network Tasmania, 

the awards recognise 

individuals and organisations 

working to build 

a world-class industry 

which provides attractive 

career opportunities 

and enhances the recognition, 

participation and 

advancement of women 

in the sector. 

TMECT chief executive 

officer Wayne 

Bould said the benefits 

of gender diversity in 

the resources sector 

were many, including 

improved business performance. 

“These awards contribute 

to increasing this 

diversity by celebrating 

the ambassadors, 

mentors and role models 

instrumental in encouraging 

and supporting 

women in the sector,” 

Mr Bould said. 

2017 Winners 

Exceptional Woman 

in Resources: 

Karen Ashley, Management 

System 

Coordinator, Grange 

Resources. 

Highly Commended: 

Jennifer Bennett, 

Vice-President 

Operations, South32 

TEMCO 

Exceptional Young 

Woman in Resources: 

Rose Lindner, Environmental 

Technician, 

Bluestone 

Mines Tasmania Joint 

Venture. 


Jodie Kilpatrick, 

Hydrology Engineer, 

MMG Rosebery. 

Outstanding Tasmanian 

Tradeswoman/ 

Operator/Technician: 

Alana Phegan, Process 

Controller, Bell 

LEFT: Monica 

Henry, left, 

Mary-Ann 

Seen, 

Margaret 

Richmond 

and Alana 

Phegan, all 

from Bell Bay 

Aluminium. 

BELOW: 

Karen Ashley 

of Grange 

Resources 

and Lisa 

Kavanagh of 

the Treasury 

Department. 

Bay Aluminium. 


Kayla Williams, 

Apprentice Fitter and 

Turner, South32 TEM- 

CO. 

Excellence in Diversity 

Programs and Performance: 

GHD P/L. 

Gender Diversity 

Champion: 

Rob Lowther, Manager 

Tasmania, GHD P/L. 

Special Judges 

Award: 

Beverly Crane, 

Executive Assistant, 

Copper Mines of Tasmania. 

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APPOINTMENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Hydro’s help 

recognised 

All ship shape at Burnie port 

IN BRIEF 

TRADE through Tasmania’s ports 

has received a boost with the official 

launch of a $2.5 million, stateof-the-art 

pilot vessel, the Hellyer. 

The Hellyer, pictured, is the 

latest vessel to be unveiled as 

part of an $18 million Fleet Renewal 

Program by the Tasmanian 

Ports Corporation (TasPorts). 

“TasPorts is committing 

to provide a world-class service 

to our shipping customers 

and the Hellyer 

will play a central part in that,” 

TasPorts CEO Paul Weedon 

said. 

This year, more than 100 ships 

have called at Burnie and more 

than 1.3 million tonnes of freight 

has been through the port. 

Tasports’ 10-year Fleet Renewal 

Program will improve service 

to customers with an efficient and 

reliable fleet including tugs, pilot 

vessels and work boats. 

Kate Hickey from Hydro Tasmania, left, with the Governor Kate Warner. 

HYDRO Tasmania has 

once again been recognised 

as Tasmania’s 

leader in employee volunteering 

programs. 

Presented with the 

Tasplan Super Corporate 

Volunteering Award 

at last month’s 2017 

Southern Cross News 

Tasmanian Volunteering 

Awards, the award was 

presented to Hydro Tasmania 

in recognition of 

the quality and impact 

achieved through their 

program. 

Shortlisted as finalists 

with RACT and the 

University of Tasmania’s 

“Young Scientists” program, 

this is the second 

year in a row that Hydro 

Tasmania has received 

this award. 

Hydro Tasmania 

Stakeholder and Community 

Coordinator, 

Kate Hickey said it was 

a complete surprise to receive 

the award. 

Volunteering Tasmania 

chief executive Alison 

Lai said that the judging 

panel was impressed by 

Hydro Tasmania’s flexible 

approach to engaging 

volunteers in the community 

which allowed 

employees to link their 

volunteering to their development 

plan. 

“Volunteering is embedded 

as a recognised 

employee benefit, and 

staff are able to choose 

the organisations they 

want to support. 

“It was also positive to 

see the number of hours 

Hydro Tasmania allows 

their employees to provide 

is not limited and 

negotiated in consultation 

with management, 

which is an approach 

aligned with current best 

practice.” 

With 800 employees, 

Ms Hickey said that Hydro 

Tasmania’s focus 

was to keep increasing 

employee participation 

in the program and to influence 

other corporate 

organisations to implement 

their own formal 

employee volunteering 

programs. 

“We would love to see 

more Tasmanian businesses 

introduce employee 

volunteering programs,” 

she said. 

“Over a quarter of our 

employees are participating 

in our program and 

we know that by giving 

them the opportunity 

to volunteer it increases 

their engagement and 

improves their skills.” 

With limited information 

available on corporate 

volunteering in 

Tasmania, Ms Lai said 

that research by Volunteering 

Tasmania would 

shine light on how many 

programs were being implemented 

and how. 

“Information has certainly 

been sparse and in 

the past few months my 

team has undertaken a 

comprehensive review of 

corporate volunteering 

in businesses across the 

State,” Ms Lai said. 

“We have spoken to organisations 

across multiple 

industry sectors, the 

community organisations 

that involve their volunteers, 

and also the staff.” 

Volunteering Tasmania’s 

research will be 

released on September 

5 to coincide with the 

2017 International Day 

of Charity. 

Road to recycling 

TASMANIANS have played a 

role in helping the country make 

history in the past 12 months by 

returning over 3.5 million cartridges 

through the “Cartridges 4 

Planet Ark” program. 

Residents and businesses in 

Tasmania alone returned almost 

70,000 printer cartridges through 

participating stores and councils! 

The return rate means Australians 

were turning in 13,500 cartridges 

every working day, or 386 

bathtubs full of cartridges. 

Across Australia used printer 

cartridges have been recycled into 

over 900km of road surfaces and 

sealants. 

Better banking 

systems 

MYSTATE Limited has consolidated 

its banking platforms into 

a single, contemporary core banking 

system serving both MyState 

and Queensland-based The Rock. 

MyState Managing Director 

and Chief Executive Officer Melos 

Sulicich said the organisation 

had embarked on a program of 

APPOINTMENTS 

Living City arts 

appointment 

GEOFF Dobson has been appointed 

Convention & Arts Centre 

Manager as part of Devonport’s 

Living City development. 

Mr Dobson, pictured, currently 

Director of the Burnie Arts & 

Function Centre and Burnie Regional 

Art Gallery, starts in July 

technology transformation, improving 

performance and risk 

management across its banking 

operations. 

“The consolidated banking system 

helps simplify the group’s 

banking systems, allowing faster 

multi-brand banking from a single 

platform and unified back- office 

operations,” he said. 

Scheme a bright 

spark 

THE government has launched 

the $10 million Tasmanian Energy 

Efficiency Loan Scheme 

in partnership with Aurora and 

Westpac. 

Tasmanian households and 

small businesses will now be able 

to access interest-free loans of up 

to $10,000 to buy energy efficient 

appliances like heat pumps, double-glazed 

windows, solar panels 

and solar hot water systems. 

Products can be purchased from 

any Tasmanian supplier that has 

been operating in the state for 18 

months or more. 

A full list of eligible products 

is available at www.auroraenergy. 

com.au 

2017 ahead of the expected opening 

of the multi-purpose civic 

building in mid-2018. 

Devonport City Council General 

Manager, Paul West, said the 

appointment would ensure strong 

execution of the delivery and business 

development aspects of the 

new cultural arts precinct, which 

will include the new convention 

centre, Regional Art Gallery and 

visitor information services. 

REB Awards 

finalists 

A NUMBER of Launceston real 

estate agencies are in the running 

to claim titles at one of Australia’s 

most coveted real estate business 

awards. 

Key2 Property has been shortlisted 

as a finalist in the Boutique 

Independent Office of the Year, 

New Office of the Year and Regional 

Sales Office of the Year in 

the nationally recognised 2017 

Real Estate Business Awards, partnered 

by realestate.com.au. 

Parry Property has been shortlisted 

as a finalist in the Boutique 

Independent of the Year 

Principal of the Year – Regional 

– David Parry, Rising Star – Clint 

Pease, Sales Agent of the Year – 

Regional – David Parry and Sales 

Office of the Year – Regional. 

Former winners @home Property 

Management are finalists in the 

category for six or more property 

managers and @home employee 

Claudine Church has been shortlisted 

in the individual category. 

The national awards ceremony 

will be held on July 6, in Sydney. 

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LOCATION: 

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LEFT: Ruth Tremayne of Anglicare, left, Sophie Hill of 

the Department of Treasury and Finance and 

Rebecca Williams of Anglicare. 

ABOVE: David Mazengarb of DDMI Consulting, left, 

and Paul Patel of Benedict Leung. 

DATE: 

Thursday, May 4, 

2017 

LEFT: 

Bruce 

Debenham of 

Perks Banking 

and 

Finance, left, 

Stephen 

Cahoon of 

Sense–T and 

Peter O’Regan 

of O’Regan & 

Partners. 

LEFT: 

Stephen 

Cahoon of 

Sense-T, Allan 

Garcia of 

Infrastructure 

Tasmania, 

Damien White 

of TasRail and 

Tim Gardner of 

Stornoway. 

ABOVE: Ashlyn Smith of 100F, left, and 

Chris May of the Australian Tax Office. 

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PROPERTY MATTERS 

Infrastructure a key driver 

Scott Newton 

Property Matters with 

Knight Frank 

In this month’s editorial Rob Dixon, Knight Frank 

Tasmania’s Director - Commercial Sales and 

Leasing (North), shares his views on the 

opportunities and difficulties facing Launceston’s 

commercial property sector. 

WITH the announcement of the recent 

Budget, investors and industry 

stakeholders continue to look 

through the fine details to see the 

benefits that may flow through. 

The commercial property sector 

is one such industry that can look to 

see where the flow-on effects of the 

Budget may be felt. 

Government infrastructure investment 

is an important driver in confidence 

levels, and while the Budget 

didn’t see direct announcements to 

benefit Tasmania, the announced 

measures of $472 million for a Regional 

Growth Fund, which aims to 

grow regional productivity by investing 

in infrastructure projects, 

has the potential to benefit our regions. 

The previous commitment of $7.5 

million for the “City Heart Project” 

in Launceston’s CBD will continue 

to see much needed investment in 

our fledging CBD with the opportunity 

to provide and create a shopping 

experience to attract shoppers 

back to a revitalised city centre. 

Knight Frank is seeing firsthand 

the impact of these announcements 

on the commercial property sector 

and the renewed confidence levels 

in the market as a result of the government 

investment decisions. 

The opportunity to offer to the 

market some 1,000sqm of retail 

space in Launceston’s Brisbane 

Street Mall (ex Birchalls property) 

has seen an extremely strong enquiry 

level from both national and local 

retailers looking to secure the prime 

location in the mall. 

These retailers are seeing the 

Northern Tasmanian demographics 

as an ideal indicator to establish 

here, and the investment being made 

Launceston’s CBD is seeing strong enquiry from national and local retailers. 

to revitalise the city centre as further 

reasons to be part of the exciting 

transformation of the city. 

Another area in the CBD which 

has suffered and become something 

of a “second choice” for retailers is 

St John St, between Brisbane and 

York Sts. 

The City Heart Project has taken 

some steps to remediate this area, 

however far greater planning needs 

to be given to return it to the once 

vibrant retail strip. 

The proposed investment for this 

precinct has seen five significant 

commercial retail properties change 

hands in the past 18 months, with 

other significant assets currently on 

the market, and attracting strong interest. 

Investors are seeing this as an 

ideal opportunity to enter the Launceston 

retail market, with the confidence 

that government infrastructure 

spends will play its role in 

revitalising what is currently a neglected 

strip. 

Knight Frank is seeing a similar 

scenario in Devonport with the 

“Living City Project” again benefiting 

from infrastructure investment. 

Stage 1 of this project, the civic 

centre, car park and food court already 

well under way. 

A recent flurry of activity of commercial 

sales in the Devonport CBD 

can be attributed to the renewed 

confidence levels of such government 

spend in an area. 

The past three months have seen 

multiple sales in Rooke St and Best 

St, with these properties each realising 

well over $1 million. 

These projects highlight the need 

to continue lobbying for our share of 

the infrastructure dollar. 

Projects under way in these two 

major regional cities are injecting 

confidence in many sectors, emphasising 

the importance of securing 

this funding. 

PROPERTY VIEW 

JUNE 2017 

For sale by Expression of Interest 

A HEALTHY INVESTMENT 

174 Brighton Road, Brighton 

For sale or lease 

OWNER-OCCUPIERS OR INVESTORS 

96 Derwent Park Road, Derwent Park 

Outline indicative only 

SOLD 


• A great opportunity to add a freehold 

investment to your portfolio 

• Situated in the heart of Brighton, one of 

Tasmania’s fastest growing suburbs 

• Leased to ASX listed Sonic Healthcare, 

trading as Hobart Pathology 

• Current net income: $71,160 plus GST 

• Large flexible floor plan previously used as 

medical practice provides upside 

• Plenty off-street car parking and positioned in 

the heart of Brighton’s shopping district 

Matthew Wright 0458 290 588 

View at KnightFrank.com.au/3648803 

Sold 

ICONIC SALAMANCA FREEHOLD 

85-87 Salamanca Place, Battery Point 

Very few opportunities exist to purchase freehold 

heritage assets in Salamanca Place — one of the 

most sought after locations in Australia. 

• Substantial c1830’s Georgian heritage 

property on Hobart’s waterfront 

• Five separate strata titles are offered for sale 

individually or in one line 

• Units 1-4 are high quality, self-contained 

apartments; Unit 5 is leased to the Ball & 

Chain, one of Hobart’s premier restaurants 

• Total net income is estimated at $404,236 

Scott Newton 0409 186 261 

John Blacklow 0418 128 735 




• Two separate tenancies, gross floor area 

200sqm approx each 

• Vacant tenancy includes offices over two 

levels, showroom, mezzanine, and 

warehouse/workshop 

• Second tenancy on month-by-month lease; 

comprises high clearance warehouse, 

offices, showroom, with access from 

warehouse into a secure yard 

• Either tenancy available for lease, or 

purchase the whole site 

• Land area 2,214sqm approx 

• Hardstand and parking 

Ian Reed: 0419 670 501 


Tenanted investment 

SHIPWRIGHTS ARMS HOTEL 

29 Trumpeter Street, Battery Point 

• Shippies - a Hobart institution 

• Historic, heritage listed hotel successfully 

trading since c1846 

• Includes public bar, lounge bar, dining 

room, 2 function rooms, rear courtyard, nine 

rooms, manager’s flat, and onsite parking 

• Fully tenanted, 4 years from 2015 with four 

4-year options 

• Land area over 1,460sqm approx, fronting 

three streets 

• Substantial building over 900sqm approx 

gross building area 

• Net rent of $234,000 pa 

Ian Reed: 0419 670 501 


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 June 2017

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