Tasmanian Business Reporter July 2018

JULY 2018
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Launceston
clear for
takeoff
A $20 million pilot
training academy
being developed by
Qantas could soon
call Launceston
home. The city has
been shortlisted as
a possible location
for the facility, which
would train hundreds
of pilots and be the
biggest venture of its
kind in the Southern
Hemisphere.
Full story: Page 3
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TASMANIAN businesses can
now tap into a deeper pool of
working talent thanks to a new
initiative by the University of
Tasmania.
Under the I-PREP program being
led by the university’s new Industry
Engagement Coordinator,
Penny Stringer, organisations are
being invited to open their doors
to talented international students.
“There are many benefits to
hosting an intern including enriching
and diversifying your organisational
culture with someone
who has a youthful perspective,
energy and global knowledge,”
Mrs Stringer said.
“For the student they get handson
work experience in a real
workplace, as well as developing
transferable skills and experience
for their resume. For employers,
it’s an opportunity to develop and
mentor the future employees and
leaders of Tasmania. It’s a winwin
for both parties.”
That view is shared by the Tasmanian
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry.
TCCI Chief Executive Michael
Bailey said the state was desperate
for more skilled workers as it
pushes ahead as the island of innovation
and inclusion.
‘‘Here we have UTAS calling
out for help from business to help
students understand the workplace
and also share their skills
with Tasmanian companies big
and small,” Mr Bailey said.
“The TCCI supports this powerful
opportunity for UTAS students
and our growing workforce
which needs graduates who are
in touch with the trends and contribute
new, innovative and fresh
ideas.”
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NEWS
Tassie enters a ‘golden age’
FROM basket case to
golden age, Tasmania
has entered a new chapter
of prosperity.
That’s the message
from the State Government
in its post-Budget
portrayal of the state.
Business leaders have
hailed the 2018 offering
from Treasurer Peter
Gutwein as extremely
positive for the state’s
future.
Economic growth is
running at 3.25 per cent
for the current financial
year and predicted to level
to 2.25 to 2 per cent
over the Forward Estimates,
while unemployment
is predicted to remain
stable at 6 per cent.
The Budget shows a
Net Operating Surplus
of $75.3 million for this
financial year, rising to
$161.9 million for the
Budget year and then
well over $100 million
over the three remaining
years of the Forward Estimates.
The Budget delivers
a record $2.6 billion infrastructure
investment
including new schools,
better hospitals and road
Tasmania is
open for
business
upgrades throughout
Tasmania.
Roads will receive
$711 million for new
projects, upgrades and
maintenance - taking the
combined State/Federal
road investment to $1.1
billion - with projects
including a Launceston
and Tamar Valley Traffic
Vision, Greater Hobart
Traffic Vision and, finally,
a new Bridgewater
Bridge.
“Tasmania is open for
business,’’ Mr Gutwein
said.
“We laid the foundations
in the last term of
Government so Tasmanians
could look forward
to a brighter future – now
we are getting on with
the job of taking Tasmania
to the next level,” Mr
Gutwein said
“This Budget continues
our commitment to
remain in surplus and
live within our means so
Tasmania can deal with
any unexpected bumps in
the road.”
Business received a
number of initiatives including:
• Cutting Payroll Tax,
providing a saving of
up to $15,750 to encourage
businesses to create
around 650 more jobs;
• Support for 4500 additional
apprentices and
trainees by extending
targeted small business
grants and the Payroll
Tax Rebate Scheme to
June 2021.
• Providing $7.5 million
over 3 years in new
funding for targeted
Small Business Grants
and extending the enormously
popular Payroll
Tax Rebate Scheme for
apprentices and trainees
to 2021.
• Payroll tax relief of
up to 3 years will also be
provided for any business
that relocates to Tasmania
and establishes its
operations in a regional
area.
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TCCI Chief Executive Michael Bailey, left, Treasurer Peter Gutwein and
Premier Will Hodgman present the Budget to business leaders.
Where the Budget money is going
BASS
• LGH redevelopment and more parking - $42.2m*
• LGH Ward 4K upgrades - $6.6m
• Eight new beds on Ward 4K at LGH - $11.2m
• Northern Tasmania Tennis Centre - $2m
• East Launceston Primary School - $4.3m*
• Queechy High School - $2.5m*
• Riverside High School - $11.6m*
• New Legana Primary School - $5m*
• New Northern Prison - $45m*
• New Scottsdale Swimming Pool - $3m
BRADDON
• Mersey Community Hospital infrastructure
development - $35m
• 8-Bed acute medical unit – North West Regional
Hospital - $17.6m
• Ante-natal clinic North West Regional Hospital
$2.1m
• Burnie Ambulance Station - $6m
• Smithton ambulance training facility - $1.1m
• Drug & alcohol rehabilitation beds Ulverstone
- $2.4m
• Boat Harbour Primary School - $1.4m*
• Spreyton Primary School - $1.7m
• Devonport High School- $10.5m
• K-Year 12 Penguin School - $20m
• Upgraded Burnie court complex - $8m*
• New agricultural Centre of Excellence – $5m
• Dutchmill – Edith Creek support package $1.6m*
• Mining exploration drilling grant initiative - $2m
• Stage 2 of the King Island Hospital redevelopment
- $10.5m
DENISON
• RHH redevelopment - $277.6m
• RHH pharmacy redevelopment - $3.8m
• RHH ward & air conditioning upgrades - $28m
• 25 new mental health beds (South) - $28.3m
• 60 more nursing graduates (South) - $5.2m
* denotes funding part of a larger project
Key Budget Items per electorate (non roads)
• 250 new beds for the Royal Hobart Hospital
including a new 16-bed adolescent unit - $53m (over
six years)
• Southern Community Rapid Response - $5.6m
• Hobart College - $2.5m
• Lansdowne Crescent Primary School - $4.7m
• Hobart Aquatic Centre hydrotherapy pool - $3m*
• Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens new Visitor
Centre - $3.6m
• New Glenorchy ambulance station - $6m
• Northern Suburbs undoor multi-sports facility -
$10m
FRANKLIN
• Illawarra Primary School - $2.7m*
• Taroona High School - $4.8m*
• Snug Primary School - $2.5m
• Montagu Bay Primary School - $1.8m
• Southern Support School - $4.3m
• New Southern Remand Centre and Risdon Prison
shared facilities upgrade - $79.3m
• New Trades and Water Centre of Excellence -$7m
• Establishment of a new Derwent River ferry service
- $2m*
LYONS
• Campbell Town Ambulance Station - $2.9m
• Sheffield School Farm redevelopment - $3m
• New Longford police station - $5m
• Cradle Mountain Visitor Experience - $72m
(including Federal funding)*
• Overland Track improved infrastructure – $3m
• Ashley Youth Detention Centre upgrade - $7.3m
• St Helens Hospital redevelopment project - $7.8m
• St Marys District School - $2.6m*
• Maria Island improved parks infrastructure – $4m
• Improved mobile phone coverage for the Great
Eastern Drive - $3.5m
• Midlands multipurpose centre upgrade - $2.5m
• New K-12 Sorell School - $25.7m
• New Brighton High School - $3m*
• Brighton School Farm redevelopment - $4.3m
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NEWS
Launceston bid for pilots
HUNDREDS of pilots would
be trained in Tasmania if the
State Government is successful
in its bid to secure the Qantas
Group Pilot Academy in
Launceston.
The city has been shortlisted
as a possible home for
the facility, which is expected
to open its doors to students
during 2019.
Up to $20 million will be
spent as an initial investment
in the facility.
TASMANIAN women at the
forefront of the state’s resources
sector have been recognised.
Tasmanian Minerals and
Energy Council Chief Executive
Officer Wayne Bould
said the Women in Resources
Awards recognised individuals
and organisations working
to build a world-class industry
which provides attractive career
opportunities for women.
“The benefits of gender diversity
are many, including
improved business performance.
These awards contribute
to increasing diversity by
celebrating the ambassadors,
mentors and role models instrumental
in encouraging and
supporting women in the sector,”
Mr Bould said.
Exceptional Woman in Tasmanian
Resources:
Joint Winner: Vanessa Sullivan,
Customer Service Delivery
Manager, TasRail
Joint Winner: Donna Mc-
Dermott, Production Manager
– Flinders Island, Hydro Tasmania
SALMON giant Tassal and
George Town-based Envorinex
are set to achieve a new
level in plastic recycling.
Under the plan, the salmon
producer will move towards
Premier Will Hodgman
said the Government was
confident its bid would not
only meet the specifications
that Qantas is seeking, but
also offers other factors to
set the state apart from other
Australian locations.
Mr Hodgman said it offered
outstanding aeronautical
infrastructure, educational
capabilities and vibrant cities
for student pilots, staff and
their families to call home.
“The multi-million dollar
Qantas Pilot Academy
could train up to 500 pilots
a year, which would build
on the strong jobs and investment
growth across the
North and North West of
our state,” he said.
“With business confidence
and conditions leading
the nation, it makes
sense for Qantas to base
their flying school here in
Tasmania.”
100 per cent recycling of its
major plastic waste across its
operations.
Envorinex has recycled all
of Tassal’s rigid recyclable
plastics over the past twoyears
leading to the expansion
of the contract to include recycling
of all soft-plastics (nets,
stanchions, ropes, feed bags
and processing bin liners).
As a result, Envorinex will
now annually recycle and
transform into second-life
products, about 500 tonnes
of Tassal’s plastics, which
otherwise was previously
sent offshore for recycling
Salmon giant aims for next level in plastic recycling
or to landfill. The waste
will be transformed it into
products, which support the
building, horticulture, essential
services and fishing
industries.
Qantas Group CEO Alan
Joyce said the academy
would become a critical
part of the national carrier’s
long term talent pipeline.
“Qantas has a proud history
of having some of the best pilots
in the world and we want
to make sure it stays that way.
“By creating our own
academy, we can train the
next generation of pilots to
the Qantas Group standard,”
Mr Joyce said. “Boeing estimates
the world will need
about 640,000 more pilots
in the next 20 years, with 40
per cent in the Asia Pacific region.
“That level of demand
makes the academy important
not just for Qantas but for
Australian aviation.
“Over time, we see potential
for the academy to become
a competitive advantage
for Australia in the region.
“It could train pilots for other
airlines and grow into the
largest academy of its kind in
the Southern Hemisphere.”
Qantas expects the typical
entrants to be high school or
university graduates with a
strong academic performance.
Pilots would graduate after
18 months of classroom, simulator
and real world flight
training.
Devonport was also offered
up by the government but it
was not shortlisted.
Awards recognise resourceful women Major
Exceptional Young Woman
in Tasmanian Resources
Winner: Caroline Dunning,
Production Engineer, MMG
Rosebery Mine
Highly Commended: Jessica
Cope, Business Improvement
Lead, South32 (TEM-
CO)
Highly Commended: Diana
Felipe, Plant Metallurgist,
MMG Rosebery Mine
Outstanding Tradeswoman,
Operator or Technician
in Tasmanian Resources:
Winner: Tarrisha Simpson,
Project & Shift Electrician,
South32 (TEMCO)
Highly Commended: Jackie
McKibben, Process Operator,
Bell Bay Aluminium
Excellence in Company
Programs and Performance
in Tasmanian Resources:
Winner: South32 (TEM-
CO), Diversity South32 Policies
in Action
Gender Diversity Champion
in Tasmanian Resources:
At the
Tasmanian
Women in
Resources Award
are Stephanie
Pearce, left,
representing
category sponsor
Bell Bay
Aluminium, joint
winners Donna
McDermott and
Vanessa Sullivan
and the Governor
of Tasmania
Professor Kate
Warner.
Picture: Rob
Burnett Images
Winner: John Graham,
Manager Maintenance
South32 (TEMCO)
Exceptional Woman in a
Non-Executive Role in Tasmanian
Resources:
Winner: Elizabeth Williams,
Bass Strait Islands
Program Coordinator, Hydro
Tasmania.
real
estate
merger
KNIGHT Frank and Woolcock
Partners Real Estate
are merging to offer the best
complete real estate service
to clients in Northern Tasmania.
The new firm, which will
be branded Knight Frank,
will form one of the largest
real estate businesses in Tasmania
with 85 staff statewide.
Knight Frank CEO Scott
Newton said Woolcock Partners
Director Sam Woolcock
would join the Tasmanian
Knight Frank board.
“Together we will offer our
clients in Northern Tasmania
a complete real estate package,”
Mr Newton said.
“Woolcock Partners offer
residential sales and residential
property management
and Knight Frank delivers
integrated commercial sales,
commercial leasing, asset
management and project marketing
to developers.
“Clients will be able to access
commercial, residential,
consulting and research, project
marketing and valuation
services,” he said.
“The new firm comes into
operation on July 1.”
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Wanted: A voice for Braddon
POST the State Budget,
the next major item on
the Tasmanian political
agenda is the Braddon
by-election, one of five
polls on so-called “Super
Saturday”.
The TCCI wants the
two major party candidates,
Labor’s Justine
Keay and the Liberals’
Brett Whiteley, to focus
on business in its entirety
on the North-West Coast.
And this means smallto
medium-size businesses,
which are so critical
to the economic health of
the region.
We know that Australia-wide,
there is a growing
“anti-business” sentiment,
especially against
the banks on the back of
the shocking revelations
of the Royal Commission.
But the TCCI knows,
by going into businesses
and talking to staff
in the North-West, that
people understand the
importance of our sector
and employment on the
coast.
From a Federal Government
perspective,
whatever the outcome of
the by-election, the TCCI
wants the return of the
Michael
Bailey
TCCI Chief Executive
Minister for Small Business
to Cabinet … not
outside it as exists now.
What small and medium-sized
business in
the North-West want are
support for training and
training systems to up
skill their staff, as well as
tax settings that are suitable
for their businesses.
Every year, the TCCI
lobbies for the continuation
of the $20,000
rebate for SMEs to buy
business infrastructure
… when is that going to
be made permanent?
When I look at the
coast and the electorate
of Braddon, I see commendable
growth, with
for example subdivisions
in and around Latrobe
going ahead.
The construction sector
is humming along,
with new builds, extensions
and renovations
filling builders’ books.
But what about some
more help from the Federal
sphere. We hear support
for decentralisation
from people like Liberal
Member for Bennelong
John Alexander.
But focus on this …
100 extra jobs in the Sydney
or Melbourne markets
means little … but
100 jobs on the Coast?
Major impact.
It’s about time the Federal
Government identified
numbers and time
lines … how many jobs
by when.
What Braddon needs
is a “Voice for the Coast”
… and that’s what I want
to see from the newly-elected
member …
whether it be Ms Keay or
Mr Whiteley.
I look across Bass
Strait to South Australia,
where Christopher Pyne,
although he is a minister,
being the strongest voice
for that state, now reaping
the benefits of Defence
Force sector contracts,
notably the new
submarine build … set to
deliver around $9 billion.
I want to see companies
like Elphinstone
Group and Southern
Prospect, as well as others
involved in advanced
manufacturing, benefit
from the defence sector
industry.
It’s time for people to
speak up for the North-
West Coast, starting from
July 28.
Watch this space,
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Reality check among the roses
Brett
Charlton
Agility Logistics
RECENTLY I had to
melt the ice of the windscreen
to be able to attend
a breakfast in Launceston
where the State
Treasurer spoke on the
then-upcoming Budget
as well as how Tasmania
is faring as a whole.
Sitting among some
people I had met for the
first time it was evident
that there was a sense
of pride and enthusiasm
for how our State is progressing.
The Treasurer echoed
the sentiments of the
general consensus of the
room – we are in a good
place at the moment.
Encouragement for
export was one of the
themes of the presentation
on the back of a 33
per cent increase as well
as statistics around how
capital investment in
buildings and machinery
are up 11 per cent.
All great news for the
A SAFETY culture can be
identified as an attitude in
a workplace that places the
highest priority on safety.
It may characterised by
the attitude - “We just do
things safely around here”.
Some questions that
may help you identify
where you sit on the safety
culture path could be:
• how important is safety;
• is safety important all
the time or just sometimes;
and
• would I compromise
on safety if it was to be
more expensive?
economy and exciting for
the growth of the state –
infrastructure spending
in the Budget and investment
by the shipping services
domestically servicing
Tasmania reflect
this as well.
Of course, the warm
glow of success can also
be a distraction.
Importers are going to
have difficulties in the
latter half of 2018 – the
issue will be space (especially
ex-Asia) and this
will in-turn put pressure
on rates.
The forecasts already
show July as being at 104
per cent capacity – shippers
need to be aware that
there are likely to be delays
and high costs.
Some lines are stating
that new capacity will be
rolled out, but at time of
writing this has not been
confirmed.
Fuel prices have impacted
shipping and all
Craig
Hortle
BUSINESS
Workplace Health & Safety
trade routes have now
implemented bunker adjustment
factors that will
be reviewed regularly –
on average this has seen
an increase of US$50 per
20-foot container for export
and import cargoes.
In 18 months’ time the
IMO is enforcing 0.5%
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on merchant shipping –
this will come with a cost
of about US$50 billion to
the shipping industry.
Shippers would be
wise to start thinking
about that in terms of
how this cost will be
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a little bit narrower than
Bass Strait, but over the
years they have been
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The Panama class vessels
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at a fast rate and at some
point CEOs of shipping
lines are going to be
asking their Australian
offices to begin to plan
to accept Neo Panama
class vessels.
Unfortunately some
Panama Canal
is at the centre of
looming major,
and potentially
costly, changes to
worldwide
shipping.
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Canal Authority.
of our ports have missed
this trend and they are
not prepared or able to
accommodate such vessel
sizes – this will result
in infrastructure spend
and will likely add to
costs.
I favour writing positive
view points as much
as I can and the growth of
our trade tells an excellent
story, however every
now and again a reality
check does not go astray.
Creating a safety culture in the workplace
of business we want and
the actions taken by all
involved in the business
are accountable and directly
affect the businesses
reputation and its overall
business plan.
There are a number of
areas that will continue
to help in developing a
strong safety culture in a
workplace. They are:
• safety values identified
and communicated;
• good leadership;
• define expected behaviour;
• how it affects individuals;
If we want to start to have conflicting views on
develop a better safety safety, the outcome would
culture we need to ensure be a workplace that is
that those who have roles fragmented and disjointed
of supervision have the
about how to deal with
necessary knowledge and safety matters.
skills to promote a safety Management commitment
culture.
to safety perfor-
If the workplace is deficient
mance is the first step.
and have manage-
This will demonstrate
ment and supervisors who to all that this is the type
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• have positive safety
attitudes;
• ensure all own and
engage in responsibilities;
• raise the profile of
hazards and risks and
prevention methods;
• develop a safety
management system that
all understand; and
• review the process.
If you have a good
safety culture, compliance
will occur. If you
try to comply it may not
change any of the attitudes
in the workplace
and the workplace will
not be safer.
To explain this point,
in the early 1980s I
worked in a workplace
that was inherently unsafe.
WHS management
systems were few and far
between in 1981.
Dirt floor out the back
and old machine tools
with no guards.
But there were no
WHS incidents, why?
Each task that was to be
carried out was given
out by one of the owners
(75years old at least)
they would instruct you
about the safety issues
that accompanied each
task.
This created a conversation
around safety and
what hazards were evident.
In other words a
great safety culture. Similar
methodologies today
will help create a safe
workplace.
For information on
how to achieve this
please contact Craig
Hortle or Janelle
Whitehouse at the
TCCI on 1300 559
122 or safety@TCCI.
com.au

6 Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
www.tcci.com.au
Time to blow your own trumpet
Sally
Chandler
Tradestart Adviser
APPLICATIONS are
now open for the 2018
Tasmanian Export
Awards.
This is the 25th anniversary
of the awards being
held in Tasmania.
The awards are part
of the prestigious Australian
Export Awards
which are in their 56th
year - to honour and reward
our hard-working,
risk-taking exporters
who employ so many
people around Tasmania,
Australia and the world.
The awards are open
to companies engaged
in international business
who have achieved sustainable
growth through
innovation and commitment.
The awards measure
businesses against
their peers based on the
strength of their international
growth, marketing
and financial strategies.
The two-tier awards
process starts with
The Tasmanian Export
Awards administered every
year by the Department
of State Growth.
The national award
categories are Agribusiness,
Business Services,
Creative Industries,
Digital Technologies,
E-commerce, Education
and Training, Environmental
Solutions, Health
and Biotechnology,
Manufacturing, Minerals
Energy and Related Services,
Regional Exporter
and Small Business.
The overall Tasmanian
Exporter of the Year will
be selected from the winner
of one of these categories.
Exporters can enter
more than one category
to maximise their chance
of success, but can only
win one category.
This year, the Tasmanian
Export Awards will
have two additional cat-
egories – 25th Anniversary
Award for Contribution
to the Tasmanian
Export Community, and,
Tasmanian Women in
International Business
Award 2018.
I strongly encourage
exporters and women in
international business
to enter the Tasmanian
awards.
The closing date is
August 15 and applications
are online at https://
exportaward.com.au/tas/
newentry/index.php
The awards ceremony
will be held at Government
House in Hobart on
October 26.
Award winners of the
national categories then
go on to be category fi-
nalists in the Australian
Export Awards which
will be held on December
4.
Each national finalist
receives an Australian
Export Awards National
Finalist Certificate
General manager
and distiller Mark
Littler from
Hellyers Road
Distillery, last
year’s winner of
the Tasmanian
Export Awards.
and can use the national
Australian Export Award
Finalist logo for their
corporate marketing material.
National category
winners receive an Australian
Export Awards
National Winner trophy
and Certificate and are
entitled to use the national
Australian Export
Awards Winner logo for
their corporate marketing
material.
They also have the opportunity
to win the ultimate
award – The Australian
Exporter of the
Year.
For international
trade and investment
assistance contact
the TCCI’s Trade-
Start Adviser, Sally
Chandler, at sally.
chandler@tcci.com.
au or phone 1300
559 122.
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Check liability to
your employees
THE Fair Work Commission
has handed down its
annual wage review decision
which will apply
to the first full pay period
after 1 July 2018, with an
increase of 3.5% being
awarded.
The increase can be
absorbed into existing
over-award payments, as
per the absorption clause
in the relevant Modern
Award and the TCCI will
be undertaking and circulating
to eligible members
the applicable pay
and conditions guides.
The full decision can
be found at www.fwc.
gov.au/documents/sites/
wagereview2018/decisions/2018fwcfb3500.
pdf and the summary
that was also published
can be found at www.
fwc.gov.au/documents/
sites/wagereview2018/
decisions/2018fwcfb3500-summary.pdf
End of financial year
is also fast approaching
which is a great time
for employers to have a
check of their employment
law obligations
such as:
• do all of your employees
have contracts or
a letter of offer?
If not, it is best to look
at drafting some to ensure
that everyone is
clear as to the applicable
Abbey
George
Workplace Relations
Modern Award, classification
level and pay rate
that applies to each position.
They do not necessarily
need to be complex,
but it does assist if there
is a dispute later on;
• do your employees
have position descriptions?
If not, how can you
performance manage
them if they are unsure
as to what their position
entails;
• are your policies and
procedures relevant and
current?
Again, it is very difficult
to hold employees to
a certain standard if they
are unsure as to what the
expectation is;
• is there any training
that was promised last financial
year that wasn’t
delivered?
Or do you have a policy
that needs implementing
but was never undertaken?
Now might be a good
time to lock a time in to
do so;
• Have you completed
performance appraisals?
How were they received
by your staff,
managers etc.? There is
no point simply “going
through the motions”
with performance appraisals,
used correctly
they can be a useful tool
for all involved to approach
issues in a proactive
manner; and
• do you have an Enterprise
Agreement that
has passed the nominal
expiry date or the nominal
expiry date is approaching?
Now might
be a good time to revisit
your agreement, especially
since you will
have your financial information
available for
budget purposes in any
event.
If you have any
questions on workplace
relations
matters generally
you can contact the
TCCI on 1300 765 123
or 1300 59 122 or
workplace
relations@tcci.com.au

Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018 7
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
www.tcci.com.au
E-health revolution all for consumers
Paul
Lupo
CEO, StLukesHealth
The success rates are
similar.
In both forms you
have to attract new customers
away from existing
businesses.
How good you are at
attracting customers is
the defining success factor.
When you do look
at franchise opportunities,
here are three
things to consider:
1. Look for a franchise
system that is
fee-based and not royalty
based. You want
to pay a flat fee per
month compared with
a percentage-of-sales
royalty. You don’t want
to pay royalties when
you are making loss-
HEALTHCARE Software
CEO John Elkerton
addressed a group of
St.LukesHealth employees
recently about the
emergence of e-health in
today’s society, specifically
looking at how we
currently manage health
information and how the
best course of treatment
for a patient is often overlooked.
Traditionally, our
medical providers have
worked in clinical silos,
meaning a patient’s medical
notes are only shared
within the area they received
treatment.
Yet over the course of
our lifetime, we see different
medical providers
Budget ignores risk of cut to state’s GST share
THE 2018-19 Tasmanian
Budget was well
received by many in the
business community. In
fact, some of the commentary
was glowing
in its praise before the
Budget had even been released.
But first to bust a
myth.
This is not a surplus
budget. The Budget is
one of underlying, fiscal
and cash deficits. The
Treasurer’s surplus claim
is based on an accounting
measure that includes
Tips for buying a franchise
Dean
Demeyer
Business Broker
FOR the last 18 months
or so there has been a focus
on four or five franchisors
that have done
the wrong thing by franchisees
and their employees,
and this casts a
negative spotlight on the
other 1,100 franchises
across the whole sector.
There is nothing
wrong with the franchise
model, just a few poor
companies that happen
to run franchises.
It’s worth noting, buying
a franchise is not
necessarily a recipe to
success.
The risks of starting
a franchise business are
much the same as an independent
start-up business.
and specialists depending
on what we need. For
many of us, our childhood
GP is no longer the
doctor we turn to when
we need our prescriptions
filled.
As a consumer, we
are left with a fragmented
health record that can
lead to inefficiencies
and complications in our
overall health treatment.
There is not one single
point where we can find
information about when
we received our tetanus
shot, had our blood test
done or what medications
we are allergic to.
It raises questions as to
how health decisions can
be made in the absence of
Scott
Bacon
Shadow Treasurer
federal infrastructure
grants revenue without
showing that money
flowing out of the state
coffers into the infrastructure
projects.
The Budget papers
themselves refer to this
a complete record.
If an individual was to
be hospitalised, are the
treating healthcare professionals
aware of that
person’s history of medicines,
past procedures
and other health information?
At discharge, was our
as a “distortion”.
In fact, the Treasurer
has never produced
a surplus and does not
plan to until 2022. Even
after $1.6 billion in additional
revenues flowing
to Tasmania, including
es. That means you are
bearing all the risk.
2. Franchisors sell
(or should be) effective
successful operating
systems – a recipe if
you like. Importantly,
ensure the franchisor
provides an operations
manual, which contains
the franchise system.
It’s best practice to
verify this with existing
franchisees, not the
franchisor.
3. Look for an industry
that isn’t over saturated
with franchisees,
GP provided with a summary
of our treatment
and would they know
what medication we are
to take from this point
on?
This is where e-health
has a role to play. Electronic
records can, with
permission, be shared
GST and other Federal
Government payments
over his first four years
as Treasurer, this is yet
another deficit budget.
There has never been
such uncertainty in Tasmania’s
revenue. With
40 per cent of revenue
based on GST receipts,
a Productivity Commission
draft report showing
every draft change
ripping hundreds of millions
out of Tasmania’s
GST share, the Treasurer
has chosen to move
ahead with the biggest
but populated with independent
businesses.
Be the first franchisee
in that industry.
If you look around its
easy to identify industries
where there’s saturation
- mowing, food,
cleaning etc.
The best advice if
you really want a franchise
where you are
supported with systems
and guidance from a
franchisor, and you
don’t want the hassle of
finding customers from
start-up, then buy an
existing, successful and
profitable franchise location
as a going concern.
between health providers
and patients, providing
a unified record
and the potential for
decisions to be made in
full knowledge of patient
past and current
health experiences.
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its national health record,
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means patients can be
an active participant in
their health care.
What this does is enable
physicians to provide
seamless care and
treatment plans whether
the patient chooses
to undertake this at
home or elsewhere.
The information revolution
has also delivered
smart devices
like iPhones, tablets,
watches and scales at
affordable prices to allow
health monitoring
in the home.
Applications allow
us to track our sleeping
patterns, set goals
around fitness, scan our
skin and check fertility.
It allows individuals
to be proactive in their
health, as opposed to
spending budget in Tasmanian
history anyway.
But what are the risks
from locking in massive
expenditure growth,
$200 million in underlying
deficits across
the budget and forward
estimates and a $570
million deterioration
in Tasmania’s general
government net debt
position?
Will the 2018-19 Budget
be one that is looked
back on favourably in
10 years’ time? That is
the test. Tasmania has
not been in general government
net debt since
2005, but Peter Gutwein’s
budget will take
us to a wafer thin $15
million in net cash and
reserves.
At the start of a fouryear
term, during economic
conditions that
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chronic conditions.
Individuals can now
collect and monitor their
own data to make informed
choices about
their health and wellbeing.
And the wonderful
thing about this is that it
is achievable and affordable
for people, regardless
of their background
and financial situation.
These advances can
also transition treatment
from generic to
person-based, centred
around the individual and
their needs rather than
the population at large.
It also means patients
will have access to their
health information when
it suits them rather than
when they can get an appointment
with their physician.
The landscape of
health care is changing.
Are you ready to be part
of this revolution?
suit Tasmania, there is
no plan to fix the structural
economic and fiscal
problems that are holding
our state back.
We are all enjoying
these economic conditions,
but the test of any
financial manager is to
prepare for inevitable
setbacks and plan for the
long term.
I don’t see that in this
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8 Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
www.tcci.com.au
Powerhouse of the nation
TASMANIA has already
established itself as the
nation’s number one renewable
state, but we
have an opportunity to
take our potential to the
next level.
A range of exciting
initiatives has been announced
which will
unlock Tasmania’s nation-leading
potential in
renewable energy.
A report released by
Australia’s leading renewable
energy body,
ARENA, identified 14
high potential pumped
energy storage sites in
our Central Highlands
and on the North and
West Coasts.
Combined, they could
deliver up to 4800 megawatts
of new energy capacity.
The next step is
to narrow down these
sites to executable projects
estimated to deliver
2500 megawatts, which
is double the existing hydro
electric capacity.
Make no mistake,
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Barnett
Minister for Energy
this is a game-changing,
state-building, nation-leading
discovery
and underpins the future
of the energy sector in
both Tasmania and Australia.
With the potential to
create up to 3000 jobs
and generate up to $5 billion
in investment, this
is an incredible leap forward.
After this announcement,
a second report
released by ARENA cemented
what many here
in Tasmania already
knew – confirming that
we can deliver the lowest
energy costs in the
nation.
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energy into the electricity
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However, it’s not just
about Next Generation
Hydro, with Tasmania’s
world-class wind potential
also playing a critical
role in the state’s energy
future.
Cattle Hill and Granville
Harbour wind farms
are already under way,
with plans for expansion
elsewhere including at
Robbins Island.
Tasmania’s wind is not
just a powerful resource
for the state, but our wind
often blows when it’s not
blowing elsewhere in the
country, enabling us to
provide wind-generated
electricity when it’s
needed elsewhere in the
National Electricity Market.
The combination of
Tasmania’s pumped hydro,
wind and interconnection
is said to be
cost-competitive against
all other realistic options
for the future energy system.
ARENA’s “Battery of
the Nation” analysis of
the future National Electricity
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a pumped hydro investment
a national priority.
In fact married with
new interconnection
they become nation
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Federal Energy Minister,
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As more coal fired
power stations retire and
more intermittent renewables
such as wind enter
the market, a reliable energy
source is required to
fill that gap.
Tasmania’s geography
and topography and the
location of our existing
hydro assets make our
state strategically placed
to deliver low cost, 100
per cent renewable dispatchable
power – energy
on tap.
Currently, we have 30
power stations spread
across the heart of Tasmania.
This infrastructure
was established
through decades of toil
and innovation by our
forebears over the great
era in Tasmanian history
known as “hydro-industrialisation”.
We are entering a new
era characterised by
pumped hydro energy
storage, which is now
regarded as the most
mature electrical energy
storage system in the
world, accounting for 97
per cent of energy storage
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New and increased
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and the Australian Government
agrees referring
to it as “national
infrastructure” and Infrastructure
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considering it as a priority.
A number of potential
terminal sites on mainland
Victoria and across
the North of Tasmania
have been identified.
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Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018 9
NEWS
Tourism drives silos renewal
AFTER more than a decade
sitting idle, Launceston’s old
silos have been revitalised and
reopened as Peppers Silo Hotel
after a $30 million transformation.
More than 1,000 VIPs attended
the official opening
of the hotel and restaurant facility
at Kings Wharf, made
possible thanks to the vision
and drive of developers Errol
and Adie Stewart.
The 10-level hotel features
108 guest rooms, including
52 inside the barrels of the
former silos, a restaurant and
bar called Grain of the Silos,
undercover car parking, conference
facilities for up to 500
people, and an integrated lobby
and reception space.
Premier Will Hodgman said
the new Peppers Silo Hotel
was a striking symbol of a
city that was reinvigorated
and confident.
“The Peppers Silo Hotel
is expected to attract 27,000
visitors each year, injecting
about $8 million into the local
economy,” Mr Hodgman said.
“The development sits
alongside other major investments
in Launceston supported
by the Government, including
the City Deal which will
clean up the Tamar River, revitalise
the CBD, and support
the relocation of the University
of Tasmania to Inveresk delivering
significant economic
and educational benefits.”
Mr Stewart, who has also
developed the adjacent Seaport
precinct and JMC car
yard, said he was proud of the
achievement - paying tribute
to the team behind the transformation
including his wife
Adie, partner Chris Morris
and JMC Property Group
Construction Manager Craig
Wood.
“I’ve always said that to
create something from not
much is pretty inspiring. I am
proud of what we have delivered,
and I believe that this
building will now become
iconic for Launceston,” Mr
Stewart said.
JMC Property Group employed
37 full-time employees
during the build, while
also using the services of
more than 180 external contractors.
The stunning Peppers Silo Hotel and, inset, Canine Ambassador Archie.
“The opening of the hotel
will provide 50 jobs for the local
community.
The hotel and restaurant
will directly inject $10 million
into the Launceston economy
per year once fully operational.”
The development coincides
with the revitalisation of the
Kings Wharf area, with three
hectares of parklands to take
the place of Boral Concrete’s
production plant.
“This project has had its
challenges, but I am immensely
proud of what we have created,
and I hope this project
goes on to benefit the community
and the environment
for generations to come,” Mr
Stewart said.
Mantra Group Executive
Director
of Operations
Mark
Hodge
said the
landmark
hotel and
its beautiful
amenities
had been
carefully designed
to appeal
equally to Tasmania’s
leisure visitors and the
fast-growing business visitor
and corporate market.
“Tasmanian tourism is currently
experiencing record
growth and with this strong
performance set to continue,
the opening of Peppers Silo
is the perfect addition to our
existing portfolio in Launceston,”
he said.
The hotel has worked closely
with Guide Dogs Tasmania
to employ a “Canine Ambassador”
called Archie, a black
Labrador who resides at the
hotel and helps the concierge
with daily tasks such as greeting
guests and delivering the
morning newspapers.
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10 Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018
NEWS
Associate degree
focus on industry
Call out for Cradle
Gateway developer
By LEE
WHITELEY
Chief Executive
University
College
OUR Tasmanian context
informs the way many
people approach education
and training in our
state.
We are well connected
to people and place by
virtue of the fact that we
are bound by water.
This microcosm
makes us in some ways
resilient and in other
ways isolated and this
requires us to think differently.
My own experience is
like many in my region
where I pursued a technical
VET pathway, enjoyed
a career working
for a shortlist of amazing
local and international
companies and discovered
along the way that
my educational journey,
which in its first stage
ended prematurely at
Lee Whiteley
year 10, would not take
me where I wanted to go,
and where my region and
state desperately needed
me to go.
Of course the reality is
that learning never stops
regardless of where we
exit or re-enter formal
education.
When I exited my secondary
education I temporarily
thought that the
learning part of my story
was over but I found my
way back into a formal
university education later
in life.
The University College
two-year associate
degrees are a standalone
qualification that were
specifically developed
to match industry needs,
using teachers with practical
work experience to
deliver content.
As such, these statewide
associate degrees
are an industry-focused
qualification, making
them ideal for students
looking to up-skill or attain
the formal qualifications
necessary to gain
employment in their chosen
industry.
The range of associate
degrees on offer commencing
on Monday July
23, include Agribusiness,
Applied Business, Tourism
and Events, Sport,
Recreation and Leisure,
Local Leadership, Supply
Chain Management,
Aquaculture, Fermentation
Science and Separation
Processes, Cyber
Security, Cyber- Physical
Systems, and Applied
Design.
For more information
about University
College associate
degrees, visit utas.
edu.au/college or
call 1300 363 864.
THE search is on for
private investors for the
Cradle Mountain Gateway
Precinct.
Colliers International
is undertaking an initial
world-wide investment
identification process
on behalf of the State
Government to gauge
the size of interest and
suitable developments to
contribute to the overall
tourism hub.
A formal EOI process
for the Gateway Precinct
will be undertaken later
this year.
Once complete the
Gateway Precinct is
expected to attract up to
80,000 additional visitors
to the region each year,
directly inject almost
$30 million into the local
economy and support
140 local jobs.
The alpine village
area would be the
prime entrance to the
world-renowned heritage
precinct, national park
and wilderness area, as
well as the main access
point to Dove Lake and
departure point for the
world-famous Overland
Track.
It would also be the
departure point for the
An artist’s
impression
of the
proposed
Cradle
Mountain
Gateway.
Cradle Mountain Cableway
- which has secured
$60 million funding of
$60 million from the
State and Federal Governments.
A partner will be
sought for the cableway
in 2019 through a separate
process.
Information is available
from Colliers
International exclusive
marketing agents, Karen
Wales and Guy Wells,
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You can find and directly connect
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portal, Career Connect.
If you are looking to:
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> run a recruitment and selection process
> mentor students
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> interact with students virtually and on campus
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NEWS
Benefits in
overseas
internship
THE University of Tasmania
is calling for Tasmanian businesses
to open their doors to
talented and enthusiastic international
students, unlocking
benefits for all.
Local businesses are being
encouraged to offer international
students internships
as part of the university’s
I-PREP program, which is
supported by the Tasmanian
Government.
The program aims to give
international students, at both
the university and TasTAFE,
an opportunity to engage in
and make a valuable contribution
to a Tasmanian workplace.
The program educates international
students in Australian
workplace culture, communication
skills and how to
apply for a job. Students are
then eligible to apply for an
internship in a Tasmanian organisation
to put their skills
into practice.
The university’s new Industry
Engagement Coordinator,
Penny Stringer, is excited
about the potential of the initiative.
“We are looking for organisations
that are willing to
open their doors to the very
talented international students
we have studying in Tasmania.
There are many benefits
to hosting an intern including
enriching and diversifying
your organisational culture
with someone who has a
youthful perspective, energy
and global knowledge,” Mrs
Stringer said.
“For the student they get
hands-on work experience in
a real workplace, as well as
developing transferable skills
and experience for their resume.
For employers, it’s an
opportunity to develop and
mentor the future employees
and leaders of Tasmania. It’s
a win-win for both parties.”
The I-PREP program is a
key element of the university’s
new Career Connect ini-
PREP students Zijun Zhuang, left, Afreen Fatima and Jia Fan with Crowe Horwath Partner, Mark Harrison.
tiative, which aims to build
closer ties and networks between
the university and local
employers.
Career Connect will give
employers the opportunity to
source talent and engage with
students in a range of creative
ways from offering mentoring,
advertising jobs, hosting
interns and work experiences
and holding on-campus expos.
“We want to start a conversation
between the business
community and the University
of Tasmania about how we
can work together to develop
a productive workforce,” Mrs
Stringer said.
The I-PREP program will
be formally launched by the
Minister for State Growth,
Peter Gutwein, on August 14.
Employers interested in
hosting an I-PREP intern
or learning more about
Career Connect should
contact Leap.Connect@
utas.edu.au
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FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Tasbulk keeps costs contained
TASBULK Pty Ltd was first established
in 1978 and boasts more than
40 years’ experience in the transportable
building and container industry.
Tasbulk is an Australian privately
owned and operated company, which
provides shipping container and transportable
building services to a wide
range of industry sectors.
Over the many years of trading,
Tasbulk has forged close relationships
with some of the major global container
leasing companies.
To service a growing hire fleet, Tasbulk
continues to invest in new build
container equipment.
Tasbulk can supply standard ISO
containers or design and fabricate
“special build” equipment.
Tasbulk undertakes all fabrication
and modifications using directly employed
local tradesmen.
Taxes are paid within Australia and
profits are spent in the local community.
The company specialises in shipping
container hire and sales of new
and used units.
Tasbulk can also do modifications
to these for a variety of applications.
Refrigerated
container
leasing and sales
USED onsite or to transport
temperature-controlled cargoes
such as fruits, meat, fish, seafood,
vegetables, dairy and also non-food
products such as flowers, pharmaceuticals
etc. across many miles or on
location.
Some cargoes may need to be
stored chilled or frozen or in controlled
plus or minus temperatures.
Refrigerated containers can maintain
the cargo at the required temperatures
for the duration of transit.
The company
specialises in
shipping
container hire
and sales of new
and used units
Site office
hire and sales
EXTREMELY popular multipurpose
offices and lunchrooms come in three
standard sizes - 4.8 x 2.4m, 6 x 3m and
12 x 3m.
They are equipped with insulation,
power, lighting and reverse cycle air
condition.
Lunchroom variations also include a
kitchenette with continuous boiling water
unit, making it easily transportable.
If standard sizes or layouts don’t
quite suit, Tasbulk can custom build a
variation as these are constructed on
site at Brighton.
Contractors’
containers
COMMONLY used at construction
sites, great for the contractor that
needs office space and tool storage.
With window shutters, padlock
protector box and deadlock they can
be locked away safely at the end of
the day.
Tasbulk can supply standard ISO
containers or design and fabricate
“special build” equipment.

Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018 13
FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Serving TCCI and its members
A NEW bespoke insurance
and risk solution service is
being developed for TCCI
members.
The service to be provided
by Capital Innovation
Insurance Group and equity
partner Insurance Solutions
Tasmania will be rolled out
over coming months.
Capital Innovation Insurance
Group and Insurance
Solutions Tasmania will
provide a range of information
and advocacy services,
specific to insurance
and risk services, within the
TCCI calendar throughout
2018 and beyond.
The partnership is engaging
with TCCI Chief Executive
Michael Bailey and
TCCI staff to offer a premium
service to all TCCI
members.
The service will not only
provide tailored insurance
products but will extend to
information and education
sessions on all aspects of
commercial insurance.
Both CIIG and IST have
Ian Goninon
recently reviewed their
business and developed a
forward plan to build upon
the strong foundations and
reputations built since inception
in 1987.
“Since our origins we
have strived to provide professional
advice and service
to our customers, collaboration
with our suppliers and
be a great place to work for
our staff,” explains Group
Chairman Ian Goninon.
“While maintaining our
historical agenda, our group
will also strongly pursue
opportunities for growth -
customers, capability, expertise
and efficiency.
By doing so we are confident
that the CIIG / IST
partnership will be able to
continue to build our brand
and offering.”
The group’s directors and
shareholders are Ian Goninon,
Leigh Stalker, Dane
Goninon and Rodney Chivers.
All four executives are
confident that the holistic
group approach, profile
and behaviour, will deliver
scale, functionality and efficiency
– providing a clear
pathway to position the
company as both the insurance
broker of choice and
employer of choice.
Both Capital Innovation
Insurance Group and Insurance
Solutions Tasmania
brands remain unchanged,
as does personnel, capability
and a strong reputation
for personal service and
professional advice
The group’s Launceston
office will remain its head
office with offices, capability
and representation in
Hobart, Smithton, Brisbane
and Melbourne.
Ian Goninon,
Chairman
Ian is one of the founding
directors and has
over 40 years’ experience
in the insurance
industry.
He currently holds
a Diploma in Financial
Services (Insurance
Broking).
Ian is involved in a
variety of community
groups and organisations
outside of the
group and is a councillor
at Northern Midlands
Council.
Leigh Stalker,
General
Manager
Leigh draws on over 35
years insurance experience
in key distribution
and leadership roles
throughout Tasmania,
NSW and Queensland
which have been complimented
by various
academic qualifications
including FAII, Graduate
Diploma of Insurance
and MBA.
He is currently studying
a Master of Applied
Finance.
Rodney
Chivers,
Director
Rodney Chivers has
been in the industry for
more than 30 years, and
for the last 15 years has
worked as broker and
part owner of Insurance
Solutions Tasmania.
Rodney is a Director
of Insurance Solutions
and is best known for
his close attention to detail
and his calm and analytical
manner – traits
which are ideally suited
to complex assessments
of commercial risk.
Rodney holds a Diploma
of Financial Services
(Insurance Broking) and
is a Qualified Practising
Insurance Broker (QPIB)
Dane Goninon,
Director
Dane has more than 15
years’ experience in the
insurance industry.
He is passionate
about providing appropriate
professional advice
and solution to his
customers.
He is active in the
community with his
family with a number of
charitable pursuits.
He currently holds
a Diploma of Financial
Services (Insurance
Broking), is a Certified
Insurance Professional
(CIP) and a Qualified
Practising Insurance
Broker (QPIB).
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14 Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018
NEWS
Digital innovators awarded
TASMANIA’s top digital
and technology innovators
have been
recognised by the Australian
Information Industry
Association.
The peak industry
body for the technology
sector announced the
Tasmania iAwards winners
for 2018 at a gala
at Hobart’s Wrest Point
Hotel last month.
Awards were presented
in categories comprising
Business Service
Markets, Consumer
Markets, Public Sector
& Government, Students,
Research & Development,
Infrastructure
& Platforms and Big
Data.
AIIA CEO Rob Fitzpatrick
said the 2018
finalists added to the
iAwards’ 25-year legacy
of recognising the important
work being done
in Australian innovation.
“AIIA would like to
congratulate the winners
and merit recipients of
the 2018 AIIA Tasmania
iAwards,” Mr Fitzpatrick
said.
“Each year the
iAwards publicly recognise
the exceptional
achievements of those
at the forefront of Australian
innovation, and
the projects shaping our
modern economy.
“We’re proud to provide
a platform for, and
encouragement to people
prepared to bring an
idea to life, enabled by
technology. “Whether
they’re in startups, the
public sector, community
services, academia, or
private enterprise, small
and large, the work of the
finalists is an inspiration
to us all.”
Winners and merit recipients
will represent
Tasmania and compete at
the National iAwards on
August 30 in Melbourne.
David Pretorius of category sponsor, Launceston-based Eaglecrest
Technologies, left, Martin Anderson of Ionata Digital and Sarah Hyslop
of UTas.
The winners
• Business Service Markets: Winner - Sproutr. Merit - Ionata Digital & University
of Tasmania – Tourism Tracer.
• Consumer Markets: Ionata Digital & University of Tasmania – Tourism Tracer.
• Public Sector & Government: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies & Condense
– Seamap Australia.
• Senior Students: Rosny College & Launceston College – Age Care Watch.
• Undergraduate Tertiary Students: University of Tasmania – SpiderHouse.
• Research & Development Project of the Year: Ionata Digital & University of
Tasmania – Tourism Tracer.
• Infrastructure & Platforms Innovation of the Year: Ionata Digital & University of
Tasmania – Tourism Tracer.
• Big Data Innovation of the Year: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies &
Condense – Seamap Australia.
• Industry pioneer Mel Lukianenko of Ignite Project Services was awarded the
TasICT Outstanding Contribution for a Tasmanian Woman in Technology.
ACSD General Manager
Dr Tristan Richards
and Mel Lukianenko
of Ignite Project
Services.
APPOINTMENTS
Marketing Manager
EXPERIENCED marketing and communications
professional Rebecca Byfield has joined the Motors
Tasmania Group as Marketing Manager.
Before relocating to Tasmania in
2011, Rebecca spent more than 12
years living and working around
the world, primarily in the Middle
East and South Pacific. She has
worked with a number of iconic
Tasmanian businesses, including
MyState Bank, Metro Tasmania,
Tascorp and RBF, as well as global
corporations such as Gartner Australia,
Bauer Media Group, News
Ltd and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trading.
Rebecca holds post-graduate degrees in Marketing
and Journalism, and is currently completing her Masters
of Marketing Management (Advanced) with the
University of Tasmania.
Young gun claims award
HOBART’S Arthur J.
Gallagher branch manager
Daniel Quintin has
claimed a top honour at
the inaugural Insurance
Business Awards, the
Young Gun of the Year
– International award.
The 33 year old was
appointed branch manager
in 2015. Prior to
that he was Senior Account
Manager at GSA
following a four- year
period at Gallagher in
London.
His insurance career
spans over 17 years and
is supported by ANZIIF
and CII qualifications
along with Lloyd’s of
London membership.
EVENTS
LEFT: Ken Davey of
Crowe Horwath, left, and
Anthony Edwards
from the Cancer Council.
RIGHT: Mark Borgiorno
from Fuji Xerox Document
Management Solutions,
left, Susan Downham of
Fuji Xerox Business
Centre Tasmania and
Vivianne Dance from
Acrodata.
EVENT:
Official opening of Acrodata’s TAHO
accredited archive and digitisation facility.
LOCATION:
Electra Place, Mornington
DATE:
Friday, June 1, 2018
LEFT: Ross
Latham, State
Archivist and
Manager of
Collections and
Lara Reason from
the Department of
Justice.
ABOVE: Bill Deal
from Norske Skog,
left, and Steve Ktori
from Acrodata.
LEFT: Dr Pru Francis
from the Archdiocese
of Hobart and
Heritage Collection, left,
Peter Johns from The
Print Division and
Trish Commane from
the Department of
Justice.
LEFT: Matthew Roadnight, left, Nyree Copping, Anita Busch,
Keirran Downham and Andrew Hart, all from the Fuji Xerox
Business Centre Tasmania.

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Chambers of Commerce
will have a loud voice in
the upcoming Braddon
by-election.
Watch this space!
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