Tasmanian Business Reporter July 2018

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4 Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP www.tcci.com.au 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, page 15 Liberal’s Brett Whiteley Labor’s Justine Keay Big on learning, bigger on experience Study an associate degree and advance your career. For Lisa Granger, an associate degree was the perfect fit. “I’ve been at the Launceston Leisure and Aquatic Centre since 2009. I have gained a lot of my skills and knowledge on the job and really wanted to do more and further myself through study. I looked at the options and the Associate Degree in Applied Business really appealed to me. Not only was the content practical for my workforce, but the design and delivery of the program was ideal for me to balance with my full-time role”. With University College’s new hands-on, industry relevant associate degrees, you can study closer to home with flexible learning of the latest industry needs. Whether you’re currently working and looking to up-skill, needing a formal qualification to take the next step in your career, or trying to break into an industry, we have an associate degree for you. To find out more or to apply for mid-year intake (July 23), visit: utas.edu.au/college or phone 1300 363 864 CRICOS Provider Code (University of Tasmania): 00586B.
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 12,000 M O N T H LY Tasmanian Business Reporter - JULY 2018 5 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP www.tcci.com.au 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% HOBART’S BEST RANGE OF QUALITY ERGONOMIC FURNITURE FOR THE HOME AND OFFICE Your local Liberal Member for Denison 62 Main Rd, Moonah We specialise in high quality ergonomic chairs, alternative seating and electronic sit/stand desks. Flair Office Furniture has been providing quality, affordable office furniture to homes and offices throughout the Hobart region for nearly 15 years. We’re a locally-based, family-run business specialising in all types of products, so why not visit us today to see our fantastic range? Please contact me: Phone 6234 1127 260 Argyle Street, North Hobart p: 6212 2210 e: elise@elisearcher.com m: PO Box 426, Moonah, 7009 www.elisearcher.com www.flairofficefurniture.com.au sulphur cap regulations 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 passed on. BUSINESS Authorised by Elise Archer, 62 Main Rd, Moonah, 7009 To see your business here, call Kerri on 0419 750 267 or email kerri@thetrustedmediaco.com The Panama Canal is a little bit narrower than Bass Strait, but over the years they have been widening it to accommodate larger vessels – these are called Neo Panama class vessels (as opposed to Panama class vessels). Your Partner in Print. www.footandplaysted.com.au Now incorporating THE CRAFT LIVES ON. The Panama class vessels are being scrapped 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. Picture: Courtesy Panama 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 2 ADVERTISEMENT Elise Archer YOUR QUICK GUIDE TO SERVICES AND PRODUCTS FOR YOUR BUSINESS WANTED Business movers and shakers • Promotions • Appointments • Awards • Celebrating success Share the news with the Tasmanian business community Send your news snippets, with a high quality photo, to TBReditorial@ fontpr.com.au • 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
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