Tasmanian Business Reporter October 2017

OCTOBER 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 

‘Battery 

of the 

nation’ 

Plans to double Tasmania’s 

energy production capacity are 

gaining momentum. 

Full story page 3 

Hydro Tasmania CEO Steve Davy, right, and the 

Australian Renewable Energy Agency CEO Ivor 

Frischknecht. 

Backing for 

TasWater 

takeover 

By TOM O’MEARA 

THE economic opportunities 

created by a State Government 

takeover of TasWater has spurred 

business to show a united front in 

support of the plan. 

And in a big coup for Treasurer 

Peter Gutwein’s bold bid, the original 

architect of the water authority 

is also a supporter of the major 

change. 

Former Labor Treasurer Michael 

Aird set up TasWater with 

the intention of making it a stateowned 

company but pressure 

from Local Government resulted 

in three regional businesses and a 

management organisation. 

Now retired, Mr Aird told The 

Examiner that state ownership is 

best for the company. 

“The four organisations was a 

sub-optimal outcome to say the 

least,” Mr Aird said. 

“State ownerships would make 

administrative sense and could 

lead to better governance.” 

While Mr Aird doesn’t believe 

there is a crisis with TasWater, he 

questions the governance of paying 

councils $20m in dividends 

which may be better used in the 

interests of taxpayers. 

Those taxpayers have also had 

enough according to a recent 

ReachTel survey, which showed 

the takeover concept was supported 

by more than 50 per cent of 

ratepayers. 

The ReachTEL survey of 1622 

residents revealed that 25 per cent 

of ratepayers had a problem with 

TasWater on water and sewerage 

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NEWS 

Hydro’s ‘battery’ 

plan charges up 

THE $5 billion plan to double 

Tasmania’s energy capacity 

and make the state the renewable 

“Battery of the Nation” is 

gaining momentum. 

A shortlist of about 30 potential 

pumped hydro energy 

storage sites has been identified, 

including four existing 

power stations, as experts attempt 

to increase the state’s 

hydro output to 2,500 mW. 

Funding from the $2.5 million 

Australian Renewable 

Energy Agency of $800,000 

has recently been committed 

to help narrow the list to between 

10 and 15 sites. 

Hydro Tasmania CEO Steve 

Davy and CEO of ARENA, 

Ivor Frischknecht, recently 

inspected one of the possible 

conversion sites, the Cethana 

power station in North West 

Tasmania, which has already 

been assessed as having some 

of the best pumped hydro 

potential in Tasmania (up to 

1,000mW). 

Mr Davy said Tasmania 

was uniquely placed to help 

lead Australia through its 

challenging energy transition. 

“The Battery of the Nation 

The entrance tunnel to 

Cethana Power Station. 

is about energy security and 

affordable prices,” Mr Davy 

said. 

“Doubling Tasmania’s renewable 

energy capacity addresses 

three big challenges at 

once,” he said. 

“It will lock in full energy 

security, help give Tasmanians 

some of the nation’s 

cheapest power prices and 

give us plenty of spare energy 

to support mainland Australia. 

“At a time when Australia 

badly needs flexible and storable 

energy to replace the coal 

power it’s phasing out, the 

Battery of the Nation offers 

a future that’s clean, reliable 

and affordable,” he said. 

Mr Frischknecht said the 

Battery of the Nation studies, 

e dition 

along with feasibility studies 

into Snowy Hydro 2.0, would 

examine how pumped hydro 

energy storage could play an 

expanded role in Australia’s 

energy mix, and help accelerate 

the transition to renewable 

energy. 

“With these projects we 

could double Tasmania’s 

pumped hydro capacity and 

help power an additional 

500,000 households. 

“Tasmania could play a 

crucial role in helping to provide 

secure, reliable – and renewable 

– electricity for the 

National Energy Market,” 

Mr Frischknecht said. 

Hydro Tasmania has ruledout 

developing any pumped 

hydro sites in the Tasmanian- 

Wilderness World Heritage 

Area and is not investigating 

new on-river dams. 

The State Government welcomed 

the ARENA funding, 

which will be matched by Hydro. 

The entire project could 

create up to $5 billion of infrastructure 

investment and 

up to 3000 construction jobs 

across 10 to 15 years. 

The Cameron Bay wastewater treatment plant. 

TasWater takeover backed 

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supply, charges and connection. 

Of the clients who had a 

problem, 45.3 per cent had to 

wait longer than four weeks 

for TasWater to fix the problem. 

The research supports the 

complaints from business 

organisations that TasWater 

generally didn’t understand 

the needs and wants of business 

and developers at all levels. 

The Tasmanian Chamber 

of Commerce and Industry 

has joined with peak business 

bodies in the state including 

the Tasmanian Hospitality 

Association, Tasmanian 

Small Business Council, 

Master Builders Association, 

Housing Industry Association 

and the Property Council – in 

support of the takeover in the 

interest of Tasmania. 

All organisations have received 

a flood of complaints 

from their members who had 

difficult experiences and were 

left totally frustrated in their 

attempts to work with TasWater. 

Business organisations also 

lodged submissions to the 

Legislative Council Select 

Committee investigating the 

ownership of TasWater and 

followed up with public hearings 

in Launceston and Hobart 

in mid-September. 

The overwhelming argument 

was the difficulty for 

TasWater to perform as a 

statewide business with 29 

owners – the state’s 29 councils 

– who are advocating for 

their individual municipal areas 

and not the state’s needs 

as a whole. 

Under the Treasurer’s plan 

to set TasWater up as a Government 

Business Enterprise, 

the organisation would act 

on a broader state level and 

understand its obligations as 

a major infrastructure enterprise. 

This would also allow for 

accelerated spending on infrastructure, 

while delivering 

cheaper outcomes for mum 

and dad consumers. 

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The Launceston-based 

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awards night. 

The trophies were 

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Jobs gain leads nation 

Shadow Treasurer 

TASMANIA has had the fastest 

jobs growth in the country 

over the past 12 months, with 

a four per cent increase in the 

number of people employed. 

But more needs to be done 

to improve full-time employment 

rates, say government 

opponents. 

The recent ABS data shows 

that since the election of the 

Hodgman Liberal Government, 

11,500 jobs have been 

created and the participation 

rate is the highest since early 

2015. 

Treasurer Peter Gutwein 

said there was still more work 

to do to capitalise on the recent 

improvement. 

“That’s why we have set a 

target to reduce youth unemployment 

to the national average 

and to have the lowest unemployment 

rate of any state 

by 2022,” Mr Gutwein said. 

Scott 

Bacon welcomed the “modest 

rise” in total jobs and the participation 

rate but highlighted 

that the unemployment rate 

has also been revised up. 

“Overall, this is a positive 

update though we would have 

liked to have seen greater 

growth in full-time employment,” 

Mr Bacon said. 

“The full-time employment 

column is the one Labor is focussed 

on in the lead up to the 

election. 

“Tasmanians not only identify 

jobs as a key issue but 

they talk about the importance 

of meaningful, full-time employment,” 

he said. 

The jobs data was released 

just before the results of a 

combined Australia Institute 

Tasmania and Unions Tasmania’s 

jobs survey, which highlighted 

underemployment and 

unpaid work as key issues for 

respondents. 

Key findings of the jobs 

survey were: 

• over 60 per cent said they 

wanted more hours to help 

make ends meet; and 

• 80 per cent said they were 

required to sometimes work 

extra hours, with 56 per cent 

of those saying they weren’t 

always compensated or remunerated 

for that time. 

NEWS 

Human 

rights 

lawyer 

honour 

Rock lobster industry a world-first 

TASMANIA is set to become 

the birthplace of a global industry 

for rock lobster aquaculture 

thanks to world-first 

research in the state. 

Tasmanian firm PFG has a 

world-class pedigree in the 

mariculture sector and is now 

partnering with the University 

of Tasmania to change the 

face of the lucrative industry. 

The long and complex life 

cycle of the lobster has made 

it impossible to produce the 

species in a commercially-scalable 

hatchery until 

now, with plans to have a 

new hatchery facility operating 

in the state within four 

years. 

The research at the University 

of Tasmania’s Institute 

for Marine and Antarctic 

Studies (IMAS) is supported 

by the ARC Research Hub 

for Commercial Development 

of Rock Lobster Culture 

Systems. 

PFG has invested in a university 

spin-out company to 

secure the Australian licencing 

rights to the research. 

University Deputy 

Vice-Chancellor (Research) 

Professor Brigid Heywood 

said it was an exciting project. 

“It is emblematic for us 

that a Tasmanian firm, led by 

a University alumnus (PFG 

CEO Michael Sylvester) has 

agreed to help us realise what 

has been 15 plus years in the 

making,” she said. 

“We are passionate about the 

The university rock lobster research team presents their groundbreaking work to the media in Hobart. 

role of research and innovation 

in providing a platform 

for economic 

renewal and the creation 

of entirely new economic 

sectors. This is a very fine 

example of that in 

action. 

“This partnership paves the 

way for Tasmania to become 

the birthplace of a global industry 

for rock 

lobster aquaculture.” 

In the next two years, scientists 

working at IMAS Taroona 

will complete the final two 

years’ work of the Australian 

Research Council-backed hub, 

focusing on the optimisation of 

technology that will underpin 

commercial production. PFG’s 

commitment includes the 

construction in Tasmania of the 

world’s first commercial scale 

hatchery. 

Mr Sylvester said the partnership 

would lead to further 

opportunities for its existing 

portfolio of world-class 

products and services, while 

opening entirely new export 

markets. 

“This arrangement brings 

together Government, academia 

and industry in partnership 

that will create direct 

employment within Tasmania, 

and allows us to export our 

intellectual property to the 

world,” he said. 

Alice Edwards 

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Alice Edwards was recognised 

with the presentation 

of the University of Tasmania 

Foundation Graduate Award. 

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from Fahan College before 

graduating from the University 

of Tasmania with a Bachelor 

of Arts and Laws, with 

Honours in Law in 1997. 

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articles in Victoria, becoming 

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solicitor to the Victorian Bar 

in 1998. 

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courts to protect the rights of 

refugees, created mechanisms 

to rescue the thousands of 

trafficked women and girls 

in the Balkans, and initiated 

and galvanised support for 

the United Nations Refugee 

Agency’s (UNHCR) global 

strategy to end the detention 

of asylum seekers. 

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of the Secretariat for the 

Convention Against Torture 

Initiative (CTI), in Geneva, 

Switzerland – an initiative 

dedicated to achieving the 

universal ratification of the 

United Nations Convention 

Against Torture. 

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP 

www.tcci.com.au 

Election elephants in the room 

Michael 

Bailey 

TCCI Chief Executive 

POLITICS is a tricky game. 

We’ve witnessed good governments 

fall trying to deliver 

structurally necessary but 

publicly unpopular policy 

changes over the course of 

history. 

In Tasmania, with the precarious 

nature of State Parliament 

thanks to representative 

numbers and the Hare Clark 

system, every vote does count 

for politicians wanting to win 

another term in government. 

It makes me wonder if 

this fickle situation is to the 

detriment of development in 

our state? 

Have we lost the courage 

to take on structural reform in 

Tasmania? 

As we head into a state 

election and political parties 

start to jockey for position, I 

notice that the big ticket reforms 

are off the agenda. 

There is plenty of discourse 

about poker machines, health 

statistics, school starting ages 

and so on, but where is the debate 

about the big reforms? 

The elephants in the room 

are local government reform 

and the structure of the State 

Public Service. 

I have said for some time 

that to truly reform the way 

that government works in 

Tasmania you must undertake 

a root and branch review of 

local and state government 

together. 

Both are so intertwined 

now that reviewing one without 

the other is pointless and 

problematic. 

What do the Tasmanian 

people need their public ser- 

Both [local 

and state 

governments] 

are so intertwined 

now 

that reviewing 

one without 

the other is 

pointless and 

problematic. 

vice to do and how much can 

we afford to pay for them to 

deliver results? 

Local government output, 

councillor/aldermen numbers 

and duplication have been 

ongoing issues and, with the 

topic seemingly too politically 

dangerous to tackle, we are 

left waiting for the state’s 29 

councils to slowly discuss the 

merits of reducing their own 

stocks. 

It’s a bit like asking your 

child whether he wants one 

or two lollies after dinner - 

we all know what the answer 

will be. 

Tasmanians have the right 

to ask these questions and 

they should be answered thoroughly 

in a comprehensive 

review 

I believe that such a review 

should drive the debate, build 

the discourse and create an 

Tasmania’s Parliament House where big ticket items are off the agenda. 

Help available to expand markets 

THE Department of 

State Growth has released 

details of the New 

Market Expansion Program 

for the 2017-2018 

grant year. 

The NMEP supports 

Tasmanian businesses 

and industry associations 

offset the cost of marketing 

activities in international 

markets. 

The program assists 

export-ready small and 

medium sized enterprises 

to grow their business 

and is delivered in two 

streams – the Enterprise 

and Industry. 

The department has 

allocated $80,000 for 

the Enterprise Stream 

which provides up to a 

50 per cent financial reimbursement 

to eligible 

businesses. 

The marketing activities 

can include exhibiting 

at international trade 

shows, participation 

understanding of what these 

two levels of government 

should provide for Tasmanians. 

Strikingly there is no mention 

from either of our major 

parties about this. 

I know that this is difficult 

territory but we will have to 

reform at some stage - why 

not now? 

Business confidence is 

high, jobs data is positive and 

Sally 

Chandler 

Tradestart Adviser 

the flow-on effect from that, 

anecdotally, suggests that the 

general public is also relatively 

happy and positive about 

their future here in the state. 

So why not be strategic 

rather that reactive. 

There is little doubt that 

the way that GST is distributed 

will change in Australia, 

and that such changes will be 

to the detriment to the Tasmanian 

budget –- perhaps 

a significant change to the 

way the public service and 

local government operates 

will help us build a buffer in 

preparation. 

Wouldn’t it be refreshing 

to have two leaders willing to 

take this on before the March 

election. 

Let’s hope they’re willing 

to take on the big reforms and 

leave a legacy well beyond 

their Parliamentary careers. 

in Tasmanian Government-led 

trade missions, 

undertaking specific 

meetings to establish 

distribution channels, 

promotional activities 

to establish commercial 

arrangements, hosting 

inward buyer visits to 

Tasmania, and market 

demand evaluations to 

enable product refinement 

where appropriate. 

All activities must relate 

to a country or country 

subdivision in which 

the business has not previously 

undertaken similar 

export activity. 

The Industry Stream 

also has allocated funding 

of $80,000 and provides 

up to 90 per cent 

financial reimbursement 

to enable an industry association 

or groups of 

companies working collectively 

on eligible international 

market activities, 

to gain funding. 

An enterprise cannot 

receive more than $7000 

per financial year under 

the NMEP and a group 

or association cannot receive 

more than $10,000 

per financial year under 

the program. 

Should an applicant 

under either stream be a 

current claimant of the 

Austrade Export Market 

Development Grants 

scheme or any other government 

market development 

assistance scheme, 

then they are ineligible to 

apply for the NMEP. 

A consultant or intermediary 

cannot apply. 

To apply, annual sales 

turnover for the Enterprise 

Stream must be 

greater than $300,000 

and less than $20 million 

per annum. 

All applications are 

online and must be 

lodged before the activity 

takes place. 

The NMEP opened on 

13th September 13 and 

will close on April 30, 

2018 unless funds are 

fully expended before. 

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.




Hangover sackings can cause headache 

AN interesting case has 

been heard about an employee 

consuming alcohol 

the night before 

she was meant to attend 

work and rang in sick 

for her shift. Her employment 

was subsequently 

terminated. 

The case of Avril 

Chapman v Tassal 

Group Limited T/A Tassal 

Operations Pty Ltd 

[2017] FWC 4630 was 

heard in Hobart on August 

8, 2017 and serves 

as a reminder to employers 

that they need 

to carefully consider 

whether conduct constitutes 

a warning (be it 

formal, final or otherwise) 

or dismissal. 

To summarise the 

facts of this case: 

An employee was 

scheduled to work. The 

night before she consumed 

too much alcohol, 

called work at 

4.56pm on April 25 and 

left a voicemail that said 

she had indulged and 

was not fit for work. 

On April 27, the employee 

returned to work 

Abbey 

George 

Workplace Relations 

and was given a letter 

that stated in deliberately 

consuming alcohol to 

the extent she couldn’t 

attend work the next day 

she had breached the 

code of conduct. 

A performance management 

procedure followed. 

There were no meetings 

in relation to the dismissal 

and it was all done 

via written correspondence. 

The applicant denied 

the allegations and said: 

“I feel that contacting 

management on the 25th 

was the right and responsible 

thing to do” (Paragraph 

11 of the judgement). 

Deputy President Barclay 

found: 

• The employee had deliberately 

chosen to overindulge 

in alcohol when 

she was due to work 

the next day and even 

though the conduct was 

out of hours there was a 

sufficient link to the employment 

relationship. 

• A previous warning 

was about inappropriate 

language and was from 

some time ago. So, to 

take this into account 

was harsh given the circumstances. 

• Had the employee 

contacted the employer 

on the morning she was 

meant to work and notified 

them of her incapacity 

then termination 

of employment would 

have been unlikely. 

• Accordingly “another 

sanction such as 

performance management 

or a further, perhaps 

even final, warning 

was appropriate” and he 

awarded the employee 

$8,229 (after deducting 

25% for her contributory 

conduct). 

The full judgement 

can be found at www. 

fwc.gov.au/documents/ 

decisionssigned/html/2017fwc4630.htm 

Contact the Helpline 

on 1300 765 123 or 

the TCCI on 1300 59 

122 or workplacerelations@tcci.com.au0 

Searoad leads shipping evolution 

FOR us folk that work 

across borders, moving 

goods between countries 

- sending whiskey to Japan, 

bringing in couches 

from China, sending 

carrots to the Middle 

East, importing engines 

from Europe … you get 

the idea - nothing is finer 

than a shiny new ship. 

There is something 

about walking through 

the engine room of a new 

vessel and seeing pristine 

metal engines bolted 

to the deck with nuts 

that Godzilla would be 

proud of, seeing white 

walls, immaculate quarters, 

awe-inspiring control 

rooms and the latest 

technology all pulling together 

to enable trade. 

Couple this with an 

enthusiastic skipper and 

chief engineer and you 

have the perfect recipe 

for a slick operation. 

Standing on the bridge 

of the Searoad Mersey II 

in Devonport listening to 

commentary on the capabilities 

of the new vessel 

made me stop to think of 

how we have evolved in 

the shipping world over 

the years. 

Brett 

Charlton 

Agility Logistics 

Don’t get me wrong, 

there is definitely some 

dust of antiquity on some 

of the operations and 

regulations still haunting 

our industry, but progress 

is being made in 

other areas. 

The fastening system 

on the Mersey II is 

interesting – it is a vacuum-like 

system that 

holds the vessel alongside 

– this holds the vessel 

off the side of the 

wharf without the need 

for lines. 

There’s no need to 

wait for humans to position 

themselves while 

ropes are fastened, sav- 

It is refreshing to 

hear “environment” 

in a sentence 

regarding shipping 

ing time and costs (there 

is part of me that acknowledges 

that this role 

going to the machines is 

a little sad, but this contemplation 

will surely be 

the same for the skipper 

one day in the future). 

The other aspect of 

this vessel tour that I 

found interesting was 

the change from diesel to 

LNG to power the vessel 

(pending arrival of the 

LNG tanks due towards 

the end of this year). 

It is refreshing to hear 

the word “environment” 

in a sentence regarding 

shipping when usually 

the images conjured is of 

smoke clouds bellowing 

out of the funnel. 

While the Mersey II 

has been in operation 

for over a year now, Tasmanians 

should be very 

proud of private enterprise 

investing in our 

trading capability. 

Induction first 

tool in the kit 

By CRAIG 

HORTLE 

HAVE you started a new 

job, walked in the door, 

been pointed to you work 

station and requested to 

start work? 

It can be daunting, especially 

if you have not 

been in the workforce for 

very long, are new to that 

type of work or simply 

lack some confidence. 

To assist in this process 

some businesses 

have introduced an induction 

process. 

It would be best practice 

to ensure that new 

Searoad Mersey II makes its way to berth at Devonport. 

Searoad has invested 

over A$110 million in 

the new vessel and are 

in talks to order a second 

vessel. 

Toll has tow vessels 

being built now for deployment 

at the end of 

2018. 

employees should be inducted. 

The reasons behind 

this are obvious. It provides 

clear and concise 

information to new employees 

of your expectations 

for them. 

It can provide valuable 

information to the new 

employee for both work 

conditions and, just as 

importantly, safety and 

training. 

What are the types of 

information that can be 

exchanged at the induction 

of a new employee? 

For example, these 

might include: 

Continued page 6 

Importers in Tasmania 

should be thinking now 

about their orders from 

overseas. 

We are entering the 

twilight zone of shipping 

ex-North East Asia with 

holidays slowing orders 

in October and congestion 

pretty much guaranteed 

for the next three 

months. 

We are already seeing 

some delays of shipments 

in the depots in 

Melbourne with truck 

waiting times exceeding 

five hours on bad days.



Tasmanian business backed 

WHEN was the last time you 

deliberately chose to support 

a Tasmanian small business? 

The small business sector 

currently employs more than 

100,000 Tasmanians and is 

poised for growth. 

The ABS reported that September 

was the state’s 33rd 

consecutive month of growth 

in retail turnover, and that 

business investment in Tasmania 

was leading the national 

average with an increase of 

4.6 per cent for the June quarter 

– and a staggering 13.2 per 

cent higher than one year ago. 

With small business making 

up more than 97 per cent 

of Tasmanian businesses, 

these trends point to strength 

and growth in the sector. 

Indeed, a recent EMRS 

study found that about 40 per 

cent of Tasmanian small businesses 

expect to employ more 

staff in the next two years. 

But we know these trends 

aren’t being felt everywhere 

and many small businesses, 

particularly those in retail and 

regional areas, still face stiff 

headwinds. 

Factors such as rapid 

growth in online sales, changes 

in traditional industries and 

tourism seasonality and dispersal 

affect consumer spending 

across the state. 

That’s why, over the last 

three years, the Hodgman 

Government has deliberately 

targeted regional economies 

through policies like the 

Northern Cities Major Development 

Initiative, and small 

businesses through capped 

electricity bills, energy efficiency 

loans and grants to reduce 

the costs of employing 

apprentices and trainees. 

Business conditions are 

stronger now, but there is 

more work to do. 

Our Plan for Your Future 

sets out 43 new targets for our 

next term of government, including 

targets for business in 

Tasmania. 

By 2022, we aim to increase 

employment in small business 

by 10 per cent, have 90 per 

cent of government contracts 

won by Tasmanian-based 

firms and increase the proportion 

of visitors spending a 

Roger Jaensch discusses expansion with Nurture by Nature owner Debbie Hingston 

and her staff whose innovative small business in Devonport is thriving. 

night (and money) in regional 

Tasmania to 70 per cent, stimulating 

local economies. 

We will do what we can 

to create the right conditions 

for business, including being 

its best corporate customer 

through our Buy Local policy, 

but there is also more that other 

Tasmanians can do. 

One way is for Tasmanian 

consumers and businesses to 

adopt their own buy local policy 

and weigh the benefits of 

supporting Tasmanian businesses 

against those of other 

options – especially online 

purchases. 

For retail purchases, factors 

to consider include customer 

service, local product knowledge 

and advice, after-sales 

care and returns policies. 

The benefits to Tasmania 

include local jobs and a stronger 

economy. 

As the Christmas season 

approaches, I encourage all 

Tasmanians to plan ahead and 

think about how their Christmas 

and holiday spending can 

support Tasmanian businesses 

and jobs. 


Safety’s 

place in 

worker’s 

toolkit 

From page 5 

• hours of work and pay; 

and 

• standard required and 

training and mentoring. 

It is also the very best place 

to highlight the business’ 

WHS standards. 

Demonstrating the importance 

of safety first up 

highlights the culture of the 

business - the message “whatever 

the work process, safety 

comes first”. 

During induction; 

• read and discuss some of 

the more important WHS policies 

in the workplace; 

• provide a mentor not only 

for the work process but also 

for WHS; 

•. provide training in the activity 

that is to be carried out; 

and 

• explain clearly the standard 

of behaviour and the consequences 

for not adhering to 

policies and procedures that 

have been implemented. 

If there is any breach of policy 

or procedure, it provides a 

starting point for re-training. 

For more information 

please contact Craig Hortle 

or Janelle Whitehouse at 

the TCCI on 1300 559 122 

or safety@TCCI.com.au 

170611




Directors call for diversity in executive ranks 

DESPITE a number of reputable 

studies finding positive links between 

board diversity and various 

measures of corporate performance, 

representation by women 

in Australia’s executive ranks and 

in the boardroom continues to lag. 

In Australian organisations, 

women currently fill only 16.3 

per cent of CEO roles and only 

28.5 per cent of key management 

personnel. 

According to the Australian 

Institute of Company Directors’ 

Gender Diversity Progress Report 

for March to May 2017, women 

make up 25.4 per cent of ASX 200 

boardrooms, up from just 8.3 per 

cent in 2009. 

The AICD is committed to lifting 

representation by women in 

the boardroom and runs a range of 

initiatives that aim to assist women 

to prepare for and to ultimately 

become directors.The latest initiative 

in Tasmania is the new Ways 

Women Lead course, which will 

be run in Hobart in November. 

The course is a recent addition 

to the AICD’s education curriculum 

and has been designed to 

enhance the leadership skills of 

women, providing participants 

with the knowledge, frameworks 

and tools to excel as directors. 

It also examines how boards can 

become more effective in integrating 

a diverse range of voices so 

that they can make better decisions. 

Participants will learn how to 

leverage the value they bring to 

the boardroom, how to find their 

voice, and how to deal with the 

unconscious bias that may be a 

barrier to their full contribution to 

the board. 

Ways Women Lead is a great 

way to hone your leadership skills 

and to explore the extraordinary 

value that diversity can bring to 

the board table. 

Australian Institute of Company 

Directors 

Ways Women Lead 

Monday, November 13, 2017 

9am – 4.30pm 

For more information visit: 

companydirectors.com.au/ 

Increasing power cost a concern 

AN increasing number 

of businesses and organisations 

are approaching 

Labor about the cost of 

electricity, despite the 

Government’s energy rebate 

offer. 

Labor supports a rebate 

but the feedback we 

are getting is it doesn’t 

offset the large increases 

that businesses, clubs 

and community groups 

are facing. 

We’ve been sent membership 

letters from 

sporting organisations 

saying an increase in fees 

is directly attributable to 

the cost of power. 

Businesses are reporting 

increases in the vicinity 

of 100 per cent which 

understandably having 

a significant impact on 

their bottom line. 

By the Government’s 

own admission their rebate 

offer only reduces 

bills by around 15 per 

cent, leaving some businesses 

with an 85 per 

cent increase to absorb. 

Due diligence a vital 

part of sale process 

IN almost every business 

exchange transaction a 

due diligence review is 

conducted before money 

changes hands. 

Similar to someone 

buying a motor vehicle, 

where they will not pay 

for it until they are satisfied 

the vehicle does 

what the salesperson 

says it will do, at an 

even higher level, buyers 

of businesses must 

make sure the cash flow 

and assets of a business 

are what the vendor says 

they are. 

Due diligence is the 

name given to this process 

where buyers and 

their advisors undertake 

an audit to assess the financial 

performance and 

determine the value of 

business assets. 

Do the representations 

made by the vendor 

about the business stack 

up? 

Usually this is conducted 

after both parties 

We welcome the deal 

struck with Hydro to reduce 

the wholesale contract 

price but we’d urge 

the Minister to continue 

to engage with businesses. 

The full impact of 

power increases might 

not be felt until a business 

assesses a full 12 

months of life under the 

increased prices. 

With the economy 

improving, we need to 

make sure businesses 

have the confidence to 

keep investing and we’d 

encourage the Government 

to closely monitor 

the situation. 

Dean 

Demeyer 

Business Broker 

have executed a conditional 

Contract of Sale 

and a deposit paid. 

Once the buyer is satisfied 

by the due diligence 

that everything is as it 

should be, the Contract 

of Sale becomes unconditional 

and settlement 

and handover occur. 

The key for a seller is 

to be well prepared. Delays 

in providing information 

during the review 

can turn into deal breakers, 

resulting in the buyers 

walking away. 

Business owners may 

only ever sell one business 

in their lifetime. 

This lack of experience 

can make the scrutiny of 

a due diligence process 

Still on energy and 

some enthusiastic electric 

vehicle users have 

put their money where 

their mouth is. 

The Tasmanian branch 

of the Australian Electric 

Vehicle Association hasraised 

$500,000 to start 

building charging stations 

across the state. 

This is a concept Labor 

backed with a policy 

announcement more than 

two years ago but unfortunately 

the Government 

hasn’t seized the opportunity 

since. 

I commend the AE- 

VA’s members on leading 

the way and for their 

very stressful. Employing 

experienced advisors 

who understand due diligence 

processes, assist in 

planning for it, and walk 

with the vendors through 

it, are invaluable. 

Many buyers use their 

internal or external accountants 

to undertake 

due diligence process. 

They are always very 

thorough. 

Let’s assume their client 

buys the business 

and the business underperforms 

or some assets 

aren’t up to scratch, the 

accountant will be the 

first person the buyer interacts 

with quickly. 

Hence the deep scrutiny 

prior to settlement. 

willingness to invest in 

something they’re passionate 

about. 

Labor’s policy is to 

invest $7.5 million into 

alternative fuel transport 

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We want to look at 

how we can transition 

away from a heavy reliance 

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TASMANIAN GAS PIPELINE 

FOCUS ON BUSINESS 

FIFTEEN YEARS OF DELIVERING NATURAL GAS 

The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is proud to 

be playing its part in assisting the state 

with its current energy needs. 

Commissioned in 2002, the Tasmanian 

Gas Pipeline is the only pipeline 

supplying natural gas to Tasmania. 

Fifteen years on and the Tasmanian 

Gas Pipeline is now an integral part of 

Tasmania’s economic growth and an 

alternative energy source. 

During this period of supplying gas to 

Tasmania, we have not experienced a 

single lost time injury. 

We are committed to continuing to 

work with industry, Government, the 

community and energy providers both 

now and into the future. 

Lindsay Ward 

CEO 

Tasmanian Gas Pipeline 

THE PIPELINE SUPPLIES: 

TAMAR VALLEY POWER STATIONS 

GRANGE RESOURCES IRON ORE 

PROCESSING FACILITY 

BELL BAY ALUMINIUM ALUMINIUM SMELTER 

BOC LNG PROCESSING FACILITY 

SIMPLOT FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS 

CADBURY CHOCOLATE FACTORIES 

BOAGS AND CASCADE BREWERIES 

NYRSTAR ZINC SMELTER 

ECKA GRANULES ALUMINIUM POWDER 

PRODUCTION PLANT 

BHP TEMCO MANGANESE ALLOY 


LAUNCESTON GENERAL AND NORTH WEST 

REGIONAL HOSPITALS 

TAS ALKALOIDS OPIUM POPPY PROCESSING PLANT 

FONTERRA MILK POWDER, CHEESE AND 

BUTTER MANUFACTURING PLANTS 

TAS GAS NETWORKS FACILITIES IN: BELL BAY, 

GEORGE TOWN, LAUNCESTON, LONGFORD (TAS), 

WESTBURY, BURNIE, HOBART, ULVERSTONE, 

WYNYARD AND DEVONPORT 

QUICK FACTS 

The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline 

transports natural gas from Longford 

in Victoria, under Bass Strait, to Bell 

Bay in Tasmania supplying gas to both 

industry and townships in the state. 

The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline (TGP) is 

part of a network of underground 

high-pressure gas pipes, which 

stretches over 20,000km and serves 

all of Australia’s states and territories. 

The network brings jobs and 

economic growth to the communities 

it passes through. 

The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is 

approximately 740km long. 

The pipeline transports gas 

predominately from the 

Gippsland Basin. 

Current capacity of 47 PJ/annum. 

(47 peta joules per annum – peta is 

a 1 with 15 zeros after it.) 

The pipeline transports high pressure 

natural gas, up to 15,000kPa. 

(Approximately 148 times normal 

atmospheric pressure.) 

Temperatures of the gas for operation 

typically range between 0°C and 

50°C. Design temperature limits 

range between -30°C and 200°C.


TASMANIAN GAS PIPELINE 


FIFTEEN YEARS OF DELIVERING NATURAL GAS 

QUICK FACTS 

Gas pipeline a vital 

link with the nation 

The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline 

transports natural gas from Longford 

in Victoria, under Bass Strait, to Bell 

Bay in Tasmania supplying gas to both 

The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is proud to 

be playing its part in assisting the state 

with its current energy needs. 

THE PIPELINE SUPPLIES: 

TAMAR VALLEY POWER STATIONS 

industry and townships in the state. 

The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline (TGP) is 

part of a network of underground 

Commissioned in 2002, the Tasmanian 

GRANGE RESOURCES IRON ORE 

high-pressure gas pipes, which 

Gas Pipeline is the only pipeline 

PROCESSING FACILITY 

supplying natural gas to Tasmania. 

stretches over 20,000km and serves 

BELL BAY ALUMINIUM ALUMINIUM SMELTER 

all of Australia’s states and territories. 

STATISTICS Fifteen show years that not on only and is the Tasmanian 

Gas Pipeline playing its part in boosting 

BOC LNG PROCESSING FACILITY The lowdown on gas 

Tasmanian 

The network brings jobs and 

the state’s Gas energy Pipeline needs, it is is now also increasing an integral part of 

economic growth to the communities 

Tasmania’s Tasmania’s workforce and economic economy. growth and an 

• The pipeline is some 740 it passes kilometres through. long and once 

SIMPLOT FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS 

The decision 15 years ago to develop 

infrastructure alternative to transport energy gas from source. 

in Tasmania transports gas to Bridgewater in the 

Longford 

in Victoria, under Bass Strait, to Bell Bay in 

CADBURY CHOCOLATE FACTORIES south and Port Latta on The the Tasmanian North-West Gas Pipeline Coast is 

Tasmania, During provided this a new period competitive of supplying energy gas to 

• Over the last 15 years 

source previously not available in Tasmania to 

approximately 

there has not 

740km 

been 

long. 

one 

BOAGS AND CASCADE BREWERIES 

industry Tasmania, and householders. we have not experienced a 

single lost time injury 

TGP Chief single Executive lost time Officer injury. Lindsay Ward 

• The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is part of a network 

said the development has enabled Tasmanian 

NYRSTAR ZINC SMELTER 

The pipeline transports gas 

of underground high-pressure gas pipes, which 

businesses to compete in Australian and Asian 

predominately from the 

markets We – which are has committed helped generate to continuing exports to 

stretches over 20,000 kilometres 

ECKA GRANULES ALUMINIUM POWDER 

and increased local employment, while also 

Gippsland Basin. 

work with industry, Government, the 


• A2014 economic study found gas in Tasmania 

giving households and small businesses an 

alternative community energy source. and energy providers both 

helps generate $1.7 billion in Gross State Product, 

“By introducing now and gas into Tasmania, the future. the state 

BHP TEMCO MANGANESE ALLOY $848 million in household Current income capacity and of 47 some PJ/annum. 11,600 

gained further competition in the energy 

PRODUCTION PLANT full time equivalent jobs. (47 peta joules per annum – peta is 

market and over the last 15 years of operation, 

TGP CEO Lindsay Ward 

we have not experienced a single lost time 

a 1 with 15 zeros after it.) 

injury,” Mr Ward said. 

LAUNCESTON GENERAL AND NORTH WEST 

The top Lindsay 20 business Ward users of natural gas • about 11,600 full-time-equivalent REGIONAL HOSPITALS jobs gas driven Tamar Valley Power Station.” Gippsland Basin, with a current capacity of 

account for about 81 per cent of natural gas which represents six per cent of the estimated Mr Ward said the foresight of the Government’s 

decision in the late 1990s to connect In Tasmania, the pipeline comes ashore 

The pipeline 47 peta transports joules per annum. high pressure 

use in Tasmania CEO outside of consumption from employment for Tasmania (198,410). 

TAS ALKALOIDS OPIUM POPPY PROCESSING PLANT natural gas, up to 15,000kPa. 

the Tamar Tasmanian Valley Power Gas station, Pipeline and the top Mr Ward said the Tasmanian Gas Pipeline Tasmania to mainland gas supplies was at Five Mile Bluff, north of Bell Bay and 

11 business users account for 75 per cent of was proud to play a role in ensuring both jobs reinforced during the energy crisis and again (Approximately further along 148 the times Tasmania normal River to the Bell 

total usage. 

and investment in Tasmania. FONTERRA MILK POWDER, highlighted CHEESE the AND strategic benefit of having atmospheric Bay Meter pressure.) Station. 

An economic assessment of the benefits “The immeasurable however, BUTTER MANUFACTURING is the energy 

security benefit of the Tasmanian Gas state to ensure energy security. 

becomes the Southern Pipeline Extension, 

alternative PLANTSbase load energy sources in the At Bell Bay, the pressure is reduced and 

of TGP in 2014 highlighted the direct and 

indirect contribution of the top 11 natural gas Pipeline which was highlighted in the 2016 The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is part of Temperatures a which continues of the gas south for for operation approximately 210 

users in Tasmania: 

energy crisis,” Mr Ward TAS said. GAS NETWORKS FACILITIES network IN: of underground BELL BAY, high-pressure gas kilometres. At Rosevale, the Northern Pipeline 

range Extension between splits 0°C and continues and west for 

• $1.7 billion in Gross State Product, or seven 

“With low rainfall resulting GEORGE in TOWN, record low LAUNCESTON, pipes, which LONGFORD stretches (TAS), over 20,000 kilome- 

typically 

per cent of the state’s total ($24.4 billion); Hydro water storages compounded WESTBURY, by BURNIE, the HOBART, tres and ULVERSTONE, 

serves all of Australia’s states and 50°C. Design 181 kilometres temperature to Port limits Latta in North-West 

• $848 million in household income, which failure of the Basslink interconnector for territories. 

Tasmania. 

WYNYARD AND DEVONPORT 

represents six per cent of total estimated several months, an imminent ‘‘lights out’’ 

range between -30°C and 200°C. 

The pipeline is about 740 kilometres long In June 2014, the Tasmanian Gas Pipeline 

household income ($13.9 billion); and disaster was avoided by firing up the natural and transports gas predominantly from the opened its office in Launceston.



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Benefits of workplace diversity 

AN INCLUSIVE and diverse 

workforce can positively impact 

and influence business to 

grow, remain competitive and 

relevant. 

That was the key message 

from the Rio Tinto Women in 

Resources National Awards 

and Forum held in Launceston 

on August 31. 

With the theme “Why Diversity 

and Inclusion is Good 

for Business” more than 100 

of the country’s best and 

brightest came together to 

discuss and learn about what 

business leaders, governments 

and women can do to 

address the current imbalance. 

Tasmanian Minerals and 

Energy Council President Ray 

Mostogl said the resources 

sector recognised the benefits 

that increased diversity can 

bring to business. 

“The sector is increasingly 

improving practices that support 

fairer and more flexible 

policies focussed on recruitment, 

retention and promotion 

of women,” Mr Mostogl 

said. 

“Women also need good 

role models and these awards 

reflect the commitment and 

leadership shown by women 

in the sector.” 

Mr Mostogl said it was 

LEFT: Ray Mostogl, GM BBA and President TMEC presents the Exceptional 

Young Woman in Australian Resources award to Rachel Leong, Lead Surveillance 

Engineer, Woodside Energy Ltd (WA). ABOVE: TCCI CEO Michael Bailey 

and the Golden Diversity team from Queechy High in Launceston. 

clear from the quality of finalists 

and award winners that 

there had been growth in the 

exceptional achievements and 

strength of women working in 

what has traditionally been a 

male dominated sector. 

An example of how the 

sector was developing for the 

better was the presentation 

by Golden Diversity from 

Queechy High School – the 

first ever all-female team to 

take out the top prize as National 

Champions in the 2017 

F1 in Schools Technology 

Challenge. 

The Women in Resources 

National Awards is a partnership 

between the Minerals 

Council of Australia and its 

Northern Territory and Victorian 

branches, the Chamber 

of Minerals and Energy Western 

Australia, the Queensland 

Resources Council, the New 

South Wales Minerals Council 

and the Tasmanian Minerals 

and Energy Council, 

supported by various state 

Women in Mining Network 

branches. 

Winners of the 2017 Rio 

Tinto Australian Women in 

Resources National Awards 

were: 

Gender Diversity Champion 

in Australia Resources 

Fiona Robertson, Non-Executive 

Director, Heron Resources 

(NSW) 

Excellence in Company 

Diversity Programs and Performance, 

St Barbara Limited 

(Vic). 

Outstanding Tradeswoman/Operator/Technician 

in 

Australian Resources, Carolyn 

Dobson, diesel fitter, 

BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance 

(BMA) (Qld). 

Exceptional Young Woman 

in Australian Resources, 

Rachel Leong, Lead Surveillance 

Engineer, Woodside 

Energy Ltd (WA). 

Exceptional Woman in 

Australian Resources, Vanessa 

Torres, Vice President, 

Operational Infrastructure, 

BHP Iron Ore (WA). 

Special Judges Awards: 

Andrew Bigg, Operations 

Manager Mining and Mobile 

Maintenance, South32 GME- 

CO (NT). 

Industry Achievement 

Award, Michelle Keegan, 

Vice President Strategy, Incitec 

Pivot Limited (Vic). 

THE MINERALS INSTITUTE 

Tasmania Branch 

WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SPONSORS OF THE 

WOMEN IN RESOURCES NATIONAL AWARDS 2017 

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Your chance to get involved 

This October, WorkSafe 

Tasmania is offering many 

ways for you to get involved 

with WHS and wellbeing. 

WorkSafer 

Expo 

THE inaugural WorkSafer 

Expo will be held on 

October 23 and 24 at 

Princes Wharf 1 in Salamanca, 

Hobart. The expo 

will showcase products, 

services, new technologies 

and innovations vital 

to WHS and wellbeing. 

There’ll be interactive 

learning opportunities, 

seminars, forums, networking 

sessions and 

keynote speakers, all addressing 

issues vital to 

your workplaces and industry. 

This free event offers a 

one-stop-shop for WHS 

and wellbeing. 

Regional 

forums 

INDUSTRY, professionals, 

decision makers 

and the community 

will have the opportunity 

to join in a facilitated 

discussion 

around engaging the 

community in WHS 

and wellbeing. 

These free forums 

will be held in: 

• Launceston: October 

19 at the Hotel 

Grand Chancellor 

• Hobart: October 23 

at Princes Wharf 1 (at 

the WorkSafer Expo) 

• Ulverstone: October 

31 at Pier 01 

Function Centre. 

Walk for 

Wellbeing 

THIS new initiative 

will get you moving 

away from your desk 

and onto the footpath. 

Join the community 

to celebrate 

WHS and wellbeing. 

Workplace 

tours 

BETTER Work Tasmania 

members are inviting 

you into their workplaces 

during WorkSafe 

Month to learn about 

their workplace initiatives 

and solutions. 

The initiative is built 

Training and passing on knowledge is the key to a safer workplace. 

on the previous Better 

Work Tasmania mentoring, 

peer-to-peer learning 

and sharing initiatives. 

Betty the 

Asbestos Bus 

BETTY is making 

her maiden voyage to 

Tassie during October 

to deliver asbestos 

awareness to the 

Tasmanian community. 

If you’re a DIY renovator 

or tradie and 

see Betty, be sure to 

stop in and get some 

asbestos safety information. 

Virtual 

seminars 

SAFE Work Australia 

will again broadcast free 

online seminars that showcase 

the latest thinking, research, 

developments, and 

best practice in WHS. 

Watch these at www. 

safeworkaustralia.gov.au. 

HSR 

Conference 

THIS year’s free health 

and safety representative 

conference will be held 

in: 

• Hobart: October 17 at 

the Hobart Function and 

Conference Centre; and 

• Launceston: October 

25 at the Tramsheds 

Function Centre. 

If you’re a HSR, come 

along to: 

• build your knowledge 

about your role in the 

workplace; 

• increase your knowledge 

of WHS and wellbeing, 

workplace mental 

health and supporting injured 

workers; and 

• get tools and resources 

to improve WHS and 

wellbeing in your workplace. 

Register now 

It’s not too late! 

For details of all these 

events and to register to 

attend, go to www.worksafe.tas.gov.au 

and follow 

the links for Work- 

Safe Month 2017 

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ISEVERYONE’S JOB 

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October is all about health, safety and wellbeing, with a huge range of informative 

events being held across the state. Engage with industry leaders, strengthen 

your knowledge and increase your health, safety and wellbeing skills. 

Don’t miss out. 

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NEWS 

Tassie 

trio best 

in the 

business 

THREE Tasmanian businesses 

have earned recognition 

at the AHA National 

Awards. 

Riversdale Estate, 9/11 

Launceston City and The 

Henry Jones Art Hotel 

were awarded the top 

gongs in their categories, 

in a major coup for the 

state’s hospitality industry. 

Tasmanian Hospitality 

Association General 

Manager Steve Old said 

it was exciting to have 

three businesses deemed 

the best in Australia, 

“With hospitality being 

the third-largest employing 

industry in the 

state with about 10 per 

cent of the workforce, 

it is vitally important to 

our state that we have a 

strong and vibrant industry” 

Mr Old said 

“Tasmania did extremely 

well in all categories 

and feedback from 

the judges suggested that 

we were not far from 

winning many more 

awards on the night with 

several of our venues 

running a close second in 

their chosen categories”. 

Riversdale Estate was 

deemed the Best Regional 

Restaurant in the 

country while the Henry 

Jones Art Hotel took 

out Overall Hotel of the 

Year – Accommodation 

Division and 9/11 Launceston 

City claimed the 

Best Retail Liquor Outlet 

in Australia award. 

TOP LEFT: Dominic 

Baker from Federal Group 

accepts the Award for 

Excellence on behalf of 

9/11 Launceston City. 

ABOVE: Ross Boobyer 

from Saffire Freycinet, 

accepts on behalf of The 

Henry Jones Art Hotel. 

LEFT: Tom Darke from 

Riversdale Estate 

accepts their award. 

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APPOINTMENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS 

IN BRIEF 

Success for 

Dress For Success 

DISADVANTAGED women are 

being assisted by business to 

thrive in work and life. 

Aurora Energy has helped 

launch a brand new Tasmanian 

not-for-profit organisation, Dress 

for Success, which aims to empower 

Tasmanian women to break 

existing cycles and seek safer and 

better futures. 

Professional attire, a network 

of support and the career development 

tools are provided by the 

organisation, which is based in 

Hobart but has seen success internationally 

over 20 years. 

Aurora Energy CEO Rebecca 

Kardos said as a key employer 

in Tasmania, Aurora Energy 

recognised the importance of 

providing opportunities to all 

Tasmanians, especially so when 

it was someone’s first attempt at 

finding work. 

“Aurora Energy indeed often 

finds itself as the first employer 

for a number of Tasmanians,” 

Mrs Kardos said. 

“We are confident Dress for 

Success will encourage more 

women to secure employment 

within our industry by equipping 

them with the confidence and 

support network to do so.” 

For more information or to donate 

visit hobart.dressforsuccess. 

org. 

Dress for Success founding member Amanda French, left, Aurora 

Energy CEO Rebecca Kardos and TasCOSS CEO Kym Goodes sit 

alongside panel facilitator Caroline Pillans at the Dress for Success 

fundraising breakfast in Hobart. 

Industry award 

for Insight 

HOBART-based mapping and location 

intelligence company Insight 

GIS won the People and Community 

Award at the SIBA|GITA 

Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence 

Awards, that recognises products or 

projects that make a difference to 

issues that affect communities via 

grassroots initiatives. 

Insight GIS was awarded for its 

input in the Kingborough Council’s 

Local Links project, which was 

designed to encourage and support 

walking and a healthy lifestyle within 

the community. 

Insight GIS Managing Director 

Robert Rowell said that the team 

was incredibly honoured. 

“It’s an amazing recognition of 

the work we’ve done, but also how 

we’ve been able to impact the lives 

of people living in Kingborough,” 

Mr Rowell said. 

“Residents are now able to access 

information on the location of the 

closest bus stops, parks, schools, 

playgrounds, public toilets, fresh 

food outlets and community 

services, and how long it will take 

to walk there, within a 10 or 20 

minute timeframe,” Mr Rowell said. 

“What makes it unique is that 

it identified more than 140 ‘urban 

links’ such as footpaths and cutthroughs 

that aren’t highlighted on 

other sources such as Google Maps. 

“It’s great that the APSEA Awards 

are recognising us, and we’re looking 

forward to the National Awards 

next year.” 

Accounting 

partnership 

ACCOUNTING and advisory firm 

Synectic has been named Xero’s 

TAS Accounting Partner of the Year 

2017. 

Robert Rowell of Insight GIS accepts the People and Community 

Award at the SIBA|GITA Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards. 

The award commends Synectic’s 

commitment to offering value and 

innovation to their clients. 

Director Gareth Atkins said that 

being Tasmanian-owned and operated 

allowed Synectic to deliver a 

personal, client-centric service but 

were also innovative, being early 

adopters of cloud technologies. 

“The Xero award recognises our 

investment in industry-leading technology, 

systems and people, which 

allows us to combine our very personal 

service with high-level client 

solutions more commonly associated 

with much larger firms,” he said. 

NDIS service 

delivery sought 

APPLICATIONS are now open for 

consultants wishing to be part of 

an Expert Panel to deliver services 

through the NDIS Providers Development 

Fund. 

The fund seeks to provide 

NDIS-registered providers with 

access to consultants with expertise 

in the areas of: 

• technology – including the 

interface of financial systems with 

NDIS systems, client databases and 

audio-visual technology; 

• assistive devices – including 

the use and assistance with maintenance 

of assistive devices and aids; 

• participant investment and 

training – including person-centred 

approaches and participants 

informing provider policy and 

practice; 

• marketing – with a focus on analysing 

and understanding providers’ 

specific markets; 

• Small business operation - 

including HR, finance and governance;and 

• the use of evidence-based 

programs and practice – including 

review and evaluation. 

For further information visit disabilityprovidersfund.tascoss.org.a 

APPOINTMENTS 

Hobart Airport CEO 

A FORMER pilot will touch down 

at Hobart Interational Airport on 

November 6 as Chief Executive 

Officer. 

Sarah Renner was previously the 

Executive General Manager for ISS 

Facility Services Pty Ltd, accountable 

for the Aviation and Transport 

business portfolio for Australia. 

Ms Renner commenced her 

career as a commercial pilot while 

completing a Bachelor of Aviation 

degree. 

She joined Melbourne Airport 

as a graduate, working there for 18 

years, ultimately in the executive 

planning and development role. 

Hobart Airport Chairman Hugh 

Fitzsimons said the appointment of 

Ms Renner marks the start of the 

next stage of growth for Hobart 

Airport. 

Crowe Horwath role 

INDUSTRY veteran Lending Adviser 

Les Warden has been appointed 

within the Crowe Horwath Finance 

and Lending team. 

Mr Warden has joined the company’s 

Launceston office after almost 

40 years working in senior lending 

roles across all four major banks, 

as well as successfully running his 

own business. 

Commissioner Ellis 

NEROLI Ellis has been appointed 

Commissioner and Deputy President 

of the Tasmanian Industrial 

Commission. 

Ms Ellis has been State Secretary 

of the Australian Nursing and 

Midwifery Federation for the past 

15 years, and has previously been a 

manager in the State Service, and a 

director on a number of boards. 

Her appointment will be for five 

years. 

Ms Ellis replaces Nicole Wells, 

whose term expired last month. 

TDB head stays on 

BRIAN Scullin has been reappointed 

as Chair of the Tasmanian Development 

Board for a three-year term 

after his initial appointment in 2014. 

Mr Scullin’s previous positions 

include President of the Japan 

Bankers Trust Company Limited 

and regional head of Asia/Pacific, 

Deutsche Asset Management. 

He is a Director of OAK Possability, 

a not-for-profit provider 

of services in the disability 

sector, Chair of Propel Funeral 

Partners, Hastings Funds Management, 

the Macquarie Point 

Development Corporation and 

Director of Tasplan Super Fund. 

The TDB supports the industry 

development activities of 

the Tasmanian Government by 

driving the creation of investment 

and associated employment 

through supporting the 

implementation of government 

policies. 

Road safety role 

FORMER newspaper executive 

Garry Bailey has been appointed 

as the Chair of the Road Safety 

Advisory Council for the next three 

years. 

Mr Bailey is a former editor of 

the Mercury newspaper and was 

most recently a member of the 

RACT’s southern regional advisory 

committee. 

RSAC is charged with developing 

the Government’s road safety 

policy, providing recommendations 

and advice to reduce the number 

of fatalities and serious injuries on 

Tasmania’s roads to zero by 2050. 

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EVENTS NEWS 

EVENT: 

Australian Leadership 

Excellence Awards 

LOCATION: 

The Old Woolstore 

Apartment Hotel, Hobart 

DATE: 

Thursday, 

September 14, 2017 

ABOVE:George Duckett, left, and Tim Duckett from Tasmanian 

Heartwood Malt Whiskey. 

ABOVE: Waqas Durrani from the Tasmanian 

Audit Office and Hina Durrani from 

the Federation of Ethnic Communities 

Councils of Australia. 

LEFT: Chris 

McGregor from 

First National 

McGregor, left, Bart 

Vanderaa from 

Jenny Nominees 

and Ray Quinn from 

WJ Quinn 

Consulting. 

ABOVE: Di Aldous from Health Services Consulting Australasia, 

left, and Amanda Quealy from The Hobart Clinic. 

RIGHT: Jacqui Hansson, 

left, and Wendy Joy Quinn 

from WJ Quinn 

Consulting. 

LEFT: Jane Melross from 

The Write Solution and 

Steve Cranwell from 

Wrest Point Casino. 

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PROPERTY MATTERS 

Energy efficiency pays dividends 

Scott Newton 

Property Matters with 

Knight Frank 

Liam Coyle, Senior Asset Manager at Knight Frank 

Tasmania, discusses the importance of building 

efficiency and changes in regulation in this month’s 

editorial. 

RECENT regulatory changes, spiraling 

utility costs, ever-increasing 

tenant expectations and the advent 

of green leases has made it more 

critical than ever to focus on building 

efficiency. 

While the Commercial Building 

Disclosure program has been in operation 

for a number of years, the 

duty of disclosure has become far 

more onerous on property owners 

and agents from July 1, 2017. 

The CBD program requires owners 

and agents to disclose energy efficiency 

information in most cases 

when commercial office space over 

1000sqm is offered for lease or sale. 

The CBD assessment is a twopart 

process and must be completed 

by an accredited CBD assessor. 

The first component of the assessment 

is the completion of a NA- 

BERS star rating, which is a measure 

of a building’s energy use in 

operation – the greater the number 

of stars, the more efficient the building. 

The second component involves 

an assessment of the lighting configuration 

in the relevant area offered 

for sale or lease. 

A CBD rating must be in place 

prior to the space entering the market, 

and the NABERS rating must be 

disclosed on all advertising material, 

including any signage erected on a 

building’s facade. Failing to disclose 

the rating may result in fines being 

imposed for non-compliance. 

The CBD program is intended to 

shine a spotlight on building efficiency 

and reward savvy building 

owners and managers and also empower 

potential purchasers and tenants 

to make informed decisions. 

While the environmental benefits 

of an energy efficient building 

are obvious, it is also important to 

Solar panels are part of the move towards energy efficiency. 

note that an efficient building is also 

a cost effective building, generally 

experiencing lower operating costs 

and greater reliability of plant and 

equipment. 

The advent of green leases has 

also forced building owners and 

managers to undertake building upgrades 

and more rigorous building 

efficiency monitoring. 

Knight Frank has certainly seen a 

trend towards more complex and intelligent 

building management systems 

as well as capital investment 

in products like solar panels, LED 

lighting, and the employment of 

efficiency specialists to constantly 

monitor and tweak building performance. 

In many cases, blue chip tenants 

require a minimum NABERS rating 

of four stars for any space they occupy. 

This requirement is forcing building 

owners to invest in various 

building modernisation vehicles to 

ensure their buildings remain on the 

short-list of potential tenants. 

There is certainly greater awareness 

in the market that a higher-rated 

building corresponds to lower 

occupation costs, particularly as 

electricity costs continue to rise and 

put pressure on many tenant’s operating 

budgets. 

Certainly, we are seeing savings 

of upwards of 50 per cent in energy 

costs on a modern or “modernised” 

office building when compared to 

traditional stock. 

For a landlord with a gross lease 

arrangement, these savings directly 

translate to greater returns. 

Efficient building technology has 

expanded at a rapid rate over the 

past 10 years and continues to do so 

every year. 

With various schemes offering assistance 

with the cost of upgrades, 

such as the Tasmanian Energy Efficiency 

Loan Scheme, there has 

never been a better time to review 

efficiency to ensure it remains competitive 

and indeed compliant in an 

ever-evolving market. 

PROPERTY VIEW 

OCTOBER 2017 

For sale by Expression of Interest 

WELL SERVICED INVESTMENT 

283-287 Liverpool Street, Hobart 

• Solid lease to long term business – Specialist 

Auto Group servicing Hobart for over 20 years 

• 5+5+5 year terms, CPI or 2.5% increases, 

market review at options 

• High exposure CBD site, substantial land 

holding with well-maintained buildings and 

excellent car parking 

• Zoned ‘Central Business’ 

• Land size 1,235sqm (approx); building size 

775 sqm (approx) 

• Net rent $120,000 pa plus GST 

Ian Reed 0419 670 501 

View at KnightFrank.com.au/3866325 

Outline indicative only 

For sale by Expression of Interest 

BELLERIVE BOARDWALK 

OPPORTUNITY 

“Watermark”, 14-22 Cambridge Road, Bellerive 

• Brand new, flexible commercial property. 

• Strata area of 318sqm (approx) which 

comprises of a building area of 254sqm 

(approx) and 64sqm (approx) of outdoor space. 

• Remarkable opportunity for owner occupiers 

or astute investors to acquire a rare 

commercial premises centrally located within 

the tightly held Bellerive Village waterfront. 

• With excellent exposure this would suit 

food/beverage, restaurant, retail, fitness, 

and or commercial uses (STCA). 

Richard Steedman 0408 559 046 

Matthew Wright 0458 290 588 

View at KnightFrank.com.au/3850283 

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