Tasmanian Business Reporter August 2018

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
10 Tasmanian Business Reporter - AUGUST 2018
NEWS APPOINTMENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
High-value volunteers
VOLUNTEERS are
worth almost $5 billion
to Tasmania and one corporation,
Hydro Tasmania,
has been highlighted
for its employee program
encouraging staff to give
back to the community.
The 2018 Southern
Cross Television Tasmanian
Volunteering
Awards involved 27 finalists
across a range of
categories with winners
announced at a ceremony
at Government House,
hosted by Patron of Volunteering
Tasmania,
Govenor Professor Kate
Warner.
Volunteering Tasmania
CEO Alison Lai
thanked those who gave
their time and energy,
saying that from a financial
perspective, the contribution
from volunteers
was conservatively estimated
to be worth at least
$4.9 billion each year to
the island.
“Every single volunteer
is contributing to
this extraordinary figure,
including those who are
able to help every day,
once a week, every few
months or once a year,
Business puts right hoof forward
Kate Hickey from Hydro Tasmania, left, and Governor Kate Warner.
this figure also includes
the contribution of corporate
volunteers who
are supported by their
companies to make a difference.”
Corporate Award finalists
included MyState
Bank, Tenants’ Union of
Tasmania.
Hydro Tasmania Community
Coordinator Kate
Hickey said almost half
INNOVATIVE hoof boot
maker, Scoot Boots, is the
2018 Telstra Tasmanian Business
of the Year.
Creator and co-founder,
Dave MacDonald, had been
working with horses as a
trainer and farrier for 30 years
when he designed and created
the Scoot Boot, a unique onepiece
hoof boot that is simple,
lightweight and easy to fit.
“We want to inspire, educate
and advocate for a
barefoot natural approach
for horses around the globe,
changing 1,500 years of tradition.
Our Scoot Boots allow
horses to virtually go barefoot,
an option that is much
suitable to their overall
health,” he said.
Scoot Boots also took
home the 2018 Telstra Tasmanian
Emerging & Energised
Award.
Acting Group Executive,
Head of Telstra Wholesale,
Jules Scarlett, said the winners
of the 2018 Telstra Tasmanian
Business Awards
were shining examples of
businesses doing great things
in new and effective ways for
their customers.
The other category winners
were:
• Find Your Feet Australia:
2018 Telstra Tasmanian
of Hydro’s employees
took part in the organisation’s
volunteer program,
which recognises
the value of volunteering
for professional and personal
growth.
Employees at Hydro
can work with any community
organisation of
their choice.
“Our people are encouraged
to do all forms
Small & Succeeding Award
winner.
Founded by former elite
athlete, Hanny Allston, the
brand combines a multi-channel
approach with a four- level
store in Hobart
• Cancer Council Tasmania:
2018 Telstra Tasmanian
Social Change Maker Award
winner
Each year CCT provides
5,000 occasions of support
and transports more than 250
individuals to about 3,600
treatment appointments.
The Telstra Australian
Business Awards will be held
in Melbourne on Thursday,
20 September.
of volunteering – oneoff
or ongoing, projects,
or skilled volunteering,”
Ms Hickey said.
“The Hydro is made
up of people whose
families live and work
around Tasmania in big
and small communities.
By offering a corporate
volunteering program
our people have the flexibility
and encouragement
to get involved and
volunteer for activities
of their choice.
“Research shows that
people who volunteer
are healthier and happier
but volunteering
can also improve professional
skills, such as,
teamwork, leadership,
problem-solving and
creative thinking.
“We also know that
diversity is good for
business.
“Through volunteering
our people get to
work in a completely
different environment.
“They can then apply
these new ideas and
different ways of approaching
issues to their
work.
“Over 40 per cent of
our people volunteer.
It is amazing to think
that these small acts can
change someone’s life.
“Our corporate volunteering
program is a way
for our people to share
their expertise and be
part of their community,
improve their health,
boost their skills and
bring new ideas to their
work.”
Award winner Dave MacDonald
from Scoot Boots.
IN BRIEF
Website refresh
THE Government’s Digital Ready for Business website
has been updated to provide businesses with a
comprehensive toolkit of fact sheets, video content
and other useful information.
The free program provides small businesses with
access to targeted knowledge, advice and assistance
to improve their online presence and skills so they can
seize the opportunities presented by the changing digital
technology.
University design
JOHN Wardle Architects has been appointed as the
principal consultant and will partner with three Tasmanian
practices to design the $300 million UTAS
Northern Transformation project.
Room11, 1+2 Architecture and Philp Lighton Architects
were the successful Tasmanian partners.
A development application is expected to be submitted
in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Irrigation appointment
CHRIS Thompson has been appointed as a new Tasmanian
Irrigation Director.
Mr Thompson was formerly managing director and
director of firms Macquarie Franklin and Agricultural
Resources Management and has extensive consulting
experience in agribusiness developments, rural water
resources management, irrigation systems and dam
construction and operations.
Welding skills centre
A NEW $750,000 advanced welding training centre
has been announced by the Federal Government
for Burnie. The funding will allow for purchase of
five state-of-the-art welding simulators and advanced
technical training to help upskill TasTAFE trainers
and will train and skill local welding apprentices and
workers from Tasmanian businesses.
Mining Technology
LAUNCESTON based ICT Company Definium
Technologies has landed a major new $1.5 million
contract to supply hi-tech electronic components to a
large-scale mining project.
Definium will locally develop and manufacture 31
cutting-edge multi-channel LoRa gateways and about
6500 sensors for the Australian mining sector.
Up to six jobs will flow as a result of the contract.
Turnkey contract
TAYLOR Bros has signed a new deal to supply a total
turnkey contract for accommodation outfitting of the
Royal Australia Navy’s new offshore patrol vessel.
Part of the Navy’s $3.6 billion SEA 1180 Offshore
Patrol Vessels program, Taylor Bros will supply internal
fitouts to 12 new offshore vessels being delivered
through to 2030.
Looking
for new
talent?
For more information email:
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Register at:
utas.edu.au/careerconnect/employer
You can find and directly
connect with students
through the University of
Tasmania’s new employment
portal, Career Connect.
If you are looking to:
> advertise a job
> run a recruitment and
selection process
> mentor students
> offer work experiences
and I-PREP internships
> interact with students
virtually and on campus
Career Connect can help you
do all this and more.
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Tender
test
THE Government has
expanded its Local Benefits
Test, designed to
grow jobs by making
sure Tasmanian businesses
have every chance
of winning Government
tenders - while still ensuring
value-for-money
for taxpayers.
It will it double the
test, to a minimum of 20
per cent of the evaluation
criteria, for Government
agency procurements.
Figures for 2017-18
show 244 government
contracts were awarded
to Tasmanian businesses
with total value of
government contracts of
$409.5 million.