Tasmanian Business Reporter August 2018

8 Tasmanian Business Reporter - AUGUST 2018
NEWS
AMC in sonar trials
THE Australian Maritime
College has partnered
with international
defence giant Thales
to investigate establishing
a trials and test
facility for naval sonar
systems in Tasmania.
Thales Australia,
AMC and AMOG Consulting
has signed an
agreement to co-develop
a facility which can
utilise northern Tasmania’s
deepwater lakes
to test the next generation
of Australian submarine
and surface ship
sonar systems.
Thales Australia
CEO Chris Jenkins
said the initiative was
part of the organisation’s
commitment to
work collaboratively
with leading Australian
SMEs and universities
to deliver high technology,
leading-edge solutions
for Defence.
“Historically, Thales
has worked with AMC
and AMOG Consulting
on a number of sonar
trials activities, and with the
Australian Government’s historic
recapitalisation of the
Royal Australian Navy, now
is the time to investigate establishing
a permanent facility,”
he said.
“From 1990 to 2000 Thales
and AMC tested and calibrated
the in-service array for
Australia’s Collins Class submarines
in Tasmania’s deep
mountain lakes as they provide
an ideal environment for
sonar systems.”
ARC Research Training
Ben Clark from AMOG Consulting, left, Gary Dawson of Thales Australia, Liberal Senator
Richard Colbeck, Federal MP Christopher Pyne, Brett Whiteley, Liberal candidate for Braddon,
University of Tasmania Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Prof Brigid Heywood.
Centre for Naval Design and
Manufacturing Director Jonathan
Binns welcomed the opportunity
to further AMC and
the University of Tasmania’s
strategic alliance with Thales
Australia.
“Thales is a founding
member of the research
training centre and this new
agreement will build upon
our work in understanding
the hydroacoustics and hydrodynamics
of sonar systems
– how noise travels
through water and how water
moves around an object
such as a submarine hull or
ship’s propeller,” Associate
Professor Binns said.
“This collaboration with
Thales will allow us to undertake
cutting-edge research
that will ultimately
feed into the design, manufacturing
and sustainment
of Australia’s next generation
of naval vessels. Co-investment
in infrastructure
such as this project connects
to University plans
to grow its contribution to
defence through focused
investment in capabilities
and scale across its network
with a Defence Innovation
and Design Precinct as its
cornerstone.”
“Bringing both of these
together presents a unique
opportunity to develop a
new and novel experimental
testing capability, with the
potential to attract further
investment and industry
collaborations to build Australia’s
naval research and
development capabilities.”
Uni internship
program set
for launch
THE I-PREP program
will soon be formally
launched in a bid to
improve the relationship
between business and
learning institutions in the
state.
As part of the program,
the University of Tasmania
is calling for businesses
to open their doors to
talented and enthusiastic
international students.
The initiative, to be
launched by Minister
for State Growth, Peter
Gutwein, on August 14,
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.
UTas Industry Engagement
Coordinator Penny
Stringer is excited about
the potential.
“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.”
The I-PREP program is a
key element of the University’s
new Career Connect
initiative, 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.
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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Australia put a call out to
candidates in the recent
Braddon by-election to
support a freeze on Australia’s
six-monthly tax
increase on spirits, calling
it discriminatory.
CEO Alec Wagstaff
said the continual tax increase
was unfair to both
spirit drinkers and the
burgeoning distilling industry
in Tasmania.
“The issue is particularly
severe in Braddon,
where residents tend to
choose pre-mixed drinks
over beer at a higher rate
than those in other parts
of Australia,” Mr Wagstaff
said.
“The current system is
complex and unfair and
there is no clear reason
why those who choose a
rum and coke over a can
of beer should be hit with
double the tax.
“The ever increasing
spirits tax also runs the
risk of hampering the development
of a growing,
world class industry in
Tasmania.
“Businesses like
Hellyer’s Road Distillery
and Southern Wild
Distillery are leading
the way for industry
growth in the region,
but with distillers paying
almost twice as
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much tax as beer brewers
it puts our market
leaders on the back
foot.”
A person drinking a
standard can of beer
will pay $0.67 in excise,
while those who choose
a pre-mixed can of rum
and cola will have to
fork out $1.48 in tax.
The second excise increase
for the year came
into effect on August 1.