Tasmanian Business Reporter September 2018

SEPTEMBER 2018
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An artist’s impression of the Devonport City
Living Project which has been promised $10 million.
Chambers call for action
on by-election promises
By TOM O’MEARA
ONE of the first items to come
across new Prime Minister Scott
Morrison’s desk will be a letter
from the Tasmanian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry requesting
action on more than $133 million
of promises for Braddon.
The staggering list of 27 commitments
(see page 2) were
made during the Super Saturday
by-election campaign and start
from the $30 million for assisting
construction of the Cradle Mountain
cableway project down to
$20,000 for upgrades of the Irishtown
Community Centre.
The TCCI and three North West
Chambers are putting pressure on
Mr Morrison and his new ministers
to release the timing of the
infrastructure and community developments
on the massive list.
TCCI CEO Michael Bailey
said with the support of Burnie,
Devonport and Cradle Coast
Chambers, the heat would be on
the Government from now until
the Federal election.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison
And while successful Labor
candidate for Braddon, Justine
Keay, doesn’t have to answer for
the Opposition’s commitments
she is working very hard for her
electorate.
In question time on August 16,
in the House of Representatives,
Ms Keay asked the Prime Minister
and the appropriate Ministers,
for a timeline
around when
each of the 27
commitments
would be
honoured and
if not, why
not?
The questions
are unanswered
at
this stage but
it is now on
the agenda
which is significant.
Mr Bailey
said the
days of fake
promises
and commitments
were now of the past and
the Chamber movement would be
holding government to account.
“These commitments are in
stone regardless of the individual
changes in prime minister and
ministers,” Mr Bailey told the Tasmanian
Business Reporter.
Continued page 2
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NEWS
High hopes for pilot school
THE odds have shortened
for Launceston to become
home to hundreds
of pilot trainees after Qantas
announced its $20
million Pilot Academy
would be built across two
locations.
Nine regional cities
across Australia – Alice
Springs, Bendigo, Busselton,
Dubbo, Launceston,
Mackay, Tamworth,
Toowoomba and Wagga
Wagga – have been shortlisted,
with a decision imminent.
Plans for the Qantas
Group Pilot Academy
were announced in February
this year and it’s
expected the first site will
be operational during
2019 with the second site
expected to be operational
in 2020.
Qantas Group CEO
Alan Joyce said that initial
scoping had shown
that two locations would
be needed to reach the
academy’s potential.
“We’re aiming to train
up to 100 pilots in year
one but we expect this to
grow to as many as 500 a
year and that can only be
achieved if we have more
than one location,” Mr
Joyce said.
Launceston Airport is in the running as one
of the locations for the planned Qantas Pilot
Academy.
“Adding up to 250
students plus instructors
and support staff to any
of these places needs
the right infrastructure at
airports, but also in the
towns themselves.
“The academy represents
a commercial opportunity
for Qantas, but
it’s also important for the
future of Australian aviation.
“We expect that pilots
completing their training
with the academy could
fly for other airlines, the
defence force or services
like the Royal Flying
Doctors.”
The academy is part of
the Qantas Group’s plans
to build a long-term talent
pipeline for its airlines
and the broader industry
to meet the increasing
need for skilled aviators.
Boeing’s latest estimates
show that 790,000
more pilots will be required
globally over the
next 20 years, around one
third of them in Asia Pacific.
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Chambers call for
action on pledges
From page 1
“We will also be reminding
Opposition
Leader Bill Shorten of
his very generous and
creative commitments
for Braddon if his party
wins the up-coming
Federal election.”
Mr Bailey said the
TCCI, the NW Chambers
and the national
body, the Australian
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry have played
a role to bring business
back to the agenda.
“Local issues are
where the power sits
at elections and we are
playing a major a role for
our members, listening
to their issues and opportunities
that governments
overlook, or are simply
unaware of.
“The forums we have
held before the by-election
were terrific because
we heard the questions
that our members and
the community wanted,
not just froth from candidates
and their leaders.
“We recently had a
constructive brief of the
Braddon by-election and
I can guarantee that the
chamber will be very active
through the Federal
election campaign.
“Already ACCI has
agreed to adopt our approach
throughout the
nation.
“But the big win for
Tasmania is we will introduce
the Tasmanian
issues which were lost in
the last Federal election
and left Tasmania without
a government seat.
“We need to bring
business to the forum
and will do this city by
city, town by town and
region by region,” Mr
Bailey said.
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Commitments
Federal Government promises during the July by-election in
Braddon
$30 million towards construction of the Cradle
Mountain cableway project
$60 million for work on the Bass Highway between
Wynyard and Marrawah
$10 million toward work on the Murchison Highway
$20,000 for upgrades to the Irishtown
Community Centre
$95,000 for new indoor training centre at Ulverstone
District Cricket Club
$200,000 for upgrades and safety measures to
Wynyard BMX Park club.
$60,000 for new electronic scoreboard at West Park
before the start of the 2018-19 cricket season
$65,000 to Coastal Motocross Club before the
National championships on September 30
$300,000 to Devonport Gymnastics Club new facilities
$500,000 for synthetic turf field, lighting and
construction of junior areas at Montello Soccer grounds
$3.4 million for flood barriers and walls at Latrobe township
$50,000 for the consultation of location of two
artificial reefs and fish aggregation devices in NW
$700,000 to improve phone coverage in the
West Coast Council region
$750,000 to establish an advanced training centre in Burnie
$2.4 million to UTAS Centre in Burnie for research
to prevent health issues in the area
$600,000 for new psychology service for Burnie
$200,000 for additional complex mental health in
far NW and King Is
$4 million to Brave Foundation for a trial to reduce
welfare dependency among young parents
$3.9 million for job ready package for collaboration
between business and TAFE up skill 600 NW Tasmanians
$1 million toward upgrade facilities at Meercroft, Devonport
$2.5 million to Central Coast Council for Ulverstone
Cultural Precinct
$55,000 Ulverstone Rotary Club for storage and meeting place
$301,320 for King Is childcare and early learning centre
$10 million to Devonport City Council Living City project.
$2.4 million for Devonport Mental Health Nursing service
$1.6 million for mental health issues in Devonport
and surrounding areas
$25,000 to Ridgley Cricket and Football Clubs
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Building
activity
through
the roof
TASMANIAN building
approvals and construction
activity are through
the roof with statistics
indicating the boom
will continue for the
foreseeable future.
There are $1.8 billion
worth of commercial
projects under construction
across the state and
a further $2.8 billion are
in the planning stages,
Building and Construction
Minister Guy Barnett
said.
Mr Barnett said employment
in the building
and construction
sector was at its highest
ever level, with an average
of 23,200 employed
in the industry.
The Government has
set a target to increase
the number of people
employed in the building
and construction
sector by 25 per cent
over the next five years
and also boost the number
of apprentices by 40
per cent by 2025.
“The latest ABS figures
show that Tasmania
has recorded the
highest growth rate in
the nation in respect
to new residential construction,
with a 22 per
cent increase in the value
of new residential
work done in the 2017-
18 financial year, compared
to the previous
year,” Mr Barnett said.
Cranes are a welcme addition to the Hobart skyline.
Business open to international students
BUSINESS has responded
to the opportunity to
open their doors to talented
and enthusiastic
international UTAS and
TasTAFE students.
The formal launch
of I-PREP at the IMAS
Waterfront Building,
Battery Point, recently
welcomed the first 19
participating employers
who are being encouraged
to offer international
students internships.
Close to 100 people attended
the launch by Department
of State Growth
Secretary Kim Evans
representing Treasurer
Peter Gutwein.
Mr Evans said the Tasmanian
Government financially
supported the
project because of the
range of opportunities
it presented - giving international
students the
opportunity to engage in
and make a valuable contribution
to Tasmanian
workplaces.
“For business to grow,
they must be willing to
“Not only is this the
highest growth rate in
innovate and explore
new ideas and ways of
thinking,” Mr Evans
said.
“I-Prep helps Tasmanian
businesses open
their doors to talented
and enthusiastic international
students, unlocking
benefits for both the
students and their businesses.
It connects business
with people that
bring with them fresh
ideas and enthusiasm.
“And of course, it
gives students, both
the country, but it is also
five times higher than
UTAS and TasTAFE, a
real world job experience
and new skills.
“We know from our
Population Growth
Strategy that for many
international students
there is a desire to remain
in Tasmania following
their graduation.
“International education
now contributes
$376 million to the
state’s economy, Tasmania’s
fourth largest export
earner.
“Tasmania now hosts
Writers
head to
Tamar
TASMANIA on the Global
Page is the theme for
the biennial Tamar Valley
Writers Festival, which returns
this month.
Since the inaugural festival
in 2014, the Tamar
Valley Writers Festival has
grown to become one of
Australia’s largest regional
writers festivals - boosting
tourism in the region.
The Tamar Valley Writers
Festival runs from
Friday, 14 to Sunday, 16
September, and further information
is available at
www.tamarvalleywritersfestival.com.au.
the national growth rate
of 4.4 per cent.”
Housing finance
commitments in Tasmania
grew for the seventh
month in a row, the
total number of building
approvals was 27
per cent higher in June
2018 compared to the
previous year, while
dwelling commencements
were nearly 10
times the national average.
“These results are
fantastic, not just for
the building and construction
industry, but
the entire Tasmanian
economy,” he said.
“We have introduced
our nation-leading and
industry supported
building reforms, which
make it faster, fairer,
simpler and cheaper to
build in Tasmania.
The independent
Building Confidence
report by Professor Peter
Shergold and Bronwyn
Weir, released earlier
this year, shows that
Tasmania is well ahead
of the rest of Australia
in ensuring the level of
regulatory oversight for
building work matches
the risk to public health
and safety.”
The Housing Industry
Association also
has a positive outlook
for Tasmania’s home
building industry, forecasting
a 4.8 per cent
increase in new home
starts during 2018-19.
about 5400 intentional
students through University
and TasTAFE.”
The 19 inaugural
business are Stornoway,
Marinova, Crowe
Horwath, Anglicare
Tasmania, Australian
Computer Society, Eastside
Lutheran College,
Houston’s Farm, Community
Transport Services
Tasmania, Hobart
City Council, Enterprize,
Cricket Tasmania, Glenorchy
City Council,
Oak Possability, Migrant
Resource Centre,
Masonic Care Tasmania,
Honey&Fox, Leishman
and Associates, Metro
and Calvary Hospitals.
The university’s new
Industry Engagement
Co-ordinator Penny
Stringer is excited about
the potential of the initiative
and is aiming to
enrol 100 internship positions
by the end of the
year.
For more information
email Leap.Connect@
utas.edu.au
NEWS
Mac
Point
reveals
first
move
CONSTRUCTION
will soon begin on Mac
Point’s first significant
new development – a
mixed use interim build
incorporating innovative
office space, a restaurant,
an Aboriginal space,
and cultural and creative
community uses.
Core Collective Architects
has submitted a
development application
for the Long.House project
on the corner of Davey
and Evans Sts.
If approved, the
$700,000 project will
stand for five years while
planning continues for
the permanent builds under
the bold $2 billion
Mona vision or 30-year
reset master plan - which
takes in sections of the
working port, Cenotaph
and Regatta Grounds.
Architect Ryan Strating
said the Long.House
project was a unique
“pop-up” mixed use creative
Hobart hub exploring
inter-cultural and
inter-disciplinary co-creation.
The central focus of
the Long.House will be a
community cooking and
pop-up restaurant space
by renowned chef Luke
Burgess.
The Long.House will
include office space for
start-ups, creative and architectural
businesses, as
well as businesses with a
specific innovation and
sustainability focus.
The Long.House will
also include a cultural
and performance space.
The project originated
from a Registration of Interest
process the Macquaire
Point Development
Corporation conducted
during October 2017.

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Over-representation
breeding self-interest
Susan
Parr
TCCI Chair
TASMANIA is growing like
Topsy who is outgrowing her
clothes, shoes and bed.
Like Topsy, Tasmania now
is outgrowing our governance
systems and our capacity to
manage and plan across a
range of current and future
challenges.
Tasmania’s population is
just over 500,000. We have
29 councils with 263 elected
members. The oft repeated
motherhood statement that
“local government is the tier
of government closest to the
people” and therefore is the
“most representative” is too
readily accepted.
Having so many elected
members for such a small
state raises the question of
“who is representing whom or
what?”
It is clear that with such a
concentration of representation,
self-interest, personal
preferences and philosophies
assume an importance that is
disproportionate to the total
community interest.
I believe that it has encouraged
Tasmanians to think
that, if as an individual, I do
not like or approve of a proposal,
then I can expect it to
be stopped or significantly
modified.
Because a candidate for
election only needs a very few
votes to succeed, the whole
community perspective is not
rigorously considered.
There is no incentive to
consider how neighbouring
municipalities might be impacted,
so the whole state
continues to have absurd differences
in service provision.
The recent deplorable results
of local government
performance in governance,
financial planning and the
provision of services is a
By TOM O’MEARA
THREE local authorities would
replace the state’s 29 councils in a
bold new plan floated by the Tasmanian
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry.
With the Tasmanian economy
at its strongest in recent history,
the state’s peak business organisation
has called on the State Government
and Labor Opposition to
reform local government once and
for all.
TCCI CEO Michael Bailey
said the chamber’s vision would
improve efficiency and provide
greater transparency.
The TCCI has been a strong advocate
to restore State Parliament
to 35 seats, and now it wants to review
what it says is an antiquated
and inefficient local government
sector.
Mr Bailey said the system was
not based on modern best practice.
“The days have gone when every
town in Tasmania needed a local
council and it is time to ensure
there is more transparency in the
sector,” he said.
“In Victoria rate capping is now
a way of life, with consumers and
business able to compare their
council performance with others
through the “Know Your Council”
website.
“Not only are consumers and
business able to compare rates in
their municipality with those paid
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Call for council cull
in neighbouring council areas,
but they are also able to compare
the services offered and make informed
decisions about what their
local government area delivers.
“There is no way to do that in
Tasmania.”
Tasmania has 29 councils, and
263 councillors, for a population
of just over 500,000 people, ranging
in size from under 1000 people
on Flinders Island to more
than 67,000 people in Launceston.
“We have 4000 local government
employees, 23,000 State
Government employees and
just under 3500 Commonwealth
Government employees, which
equates to one employee for every
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warning that we cannot continue
as we have. The system
is broken and threatens the future.
Tasmania has a unique
opportunity to create a more
capable, better skilled and
informed local government
system to serve the 500,000
people who live here and to
ensure that services provided
by local government meet the
current and future needs of all
Tasmanians.
It is time to bite the bullet.
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A fair price for
your business
Dean
Demeyer
Business Broker
WHEN it’s time to sell
your business who should
advise you on the eventual
asking price – an accountant
or a business broker?
Some accountants specialise
and have appropriate
qualifications in
valuing businesses.
There are other professionals
however who are
better at providing you
with the market value.
Professional business
brokers deal every day
with buying and selling
businesses. They have
access to databases of
sales, current market
multiples for all industries,
and knowledge of
lender’s idiosyncrasies -
all necessary to evaluate
what a buyer may offer
for your business in the
current market. Knowing
how buyers are thinking is
useful.
For example, an accountant
will generally evaluate
your business on the basis
of its value on paper. This
process relies on historical
financial data and
commonly used return on
investment multipliers.
Let’s say the net profit
is $100,000 and the ROI is
33 per cent. The accountant
will say the business is
worth $300,000.
A broker will use a
similar process but also
take into account current
market trends, the bank’s
appetite for lending to that
industry, the number of
buyers enquiring about that
industry to obtain a more
realistic price. So the 33
per cent ROI may actually
to be closer to 40 per cent
altering the listing price to
$250,000.
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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Never give up on WH&S Out-of-hours
Craig
Hortle
Workplace Health & Safety
ONCE a workplace
health and safety system
has been consulted on
with workers and agreed
on by management, the
next step in the process is
to implement it.
The process can be difficult
at times due to work
schedules, apathy in the
workplace for WHS, lack
of management support
and entrenched workplace
culture.
How are you able to
address these issues and
others when implementing
a WHS system?
The first and most important
step is to ensure
that management is supportive
of the process.
This is not merely a tacit
support of WHS policy
and procedure but being
actively involved.
This can be achieved
by:
• being involved in
safety meetings;
• implementing well
thought out safety initiatives;
• make WHS a topic
of conversation in the
workplace;
• practicing what you
require from workers;
and
• actively auditing the
system.
Work schedules can
be an issue if there are
varied starting times in a
workplace, different sites
for work activities and
different types of work
carried out.
These situations can
be overcome with some
suggestions including:
• varying information
session times for employees
to attend;
China leads increase in export value
THE value of Australia’s
exports of goods and services
rose 14.8 per cent
to $386.7 billion in 2017,
based on the DFAT publication
‘Composition of
Trade Australia 2017’.
China was Australia’s
largest export destination
(valued at $116.0 billion)
and import source (valued
at $67.4 billion).
Australia’s top five
goods and services exports
were:
- iron ore and concentrates
($63.1 billion)
- coal ($57.1 billion)
-education-related
travel services – which
includes foreign student
expenditure on tuition
fees and living expenses
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• ensuring consistency
of message across all
work activities (office,
production, workshop or
field work); and
• if a work site is significantly
different in
make-up than other sites
there may be a need to
tailor specific information
for that site.
Worker apathy and entrenched
culture may be
the two single most difficult
problems to overcome.
There is no silver
(30% share and 21.2%
growth in 2017), Japan
(12.2% share and 22.8%
growth in 2017), South
Korea (6% share and
14.4% growth in 2017),
USA (5.4% share and
1.8% growth in 2017),
India (5.2% share and
32.6% growth in 2017),
and Hong Kong (3.9%
share and 17% growth in
2017).
Other countries in order
of share of total were
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in Australia – ($30.3 billion)
- natural gas ($25.6 billion)
and,
- personal travel (excluding
education) services
– which includes
short-term visitors’ expenditure
in Australia
mainly for recreational
purposes – ($21.3 billion).
Australia’s top export
markets for goods
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will solve these issues.
Some suggestions are:
• be consistent with the
message that you trying
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• listen to concerns or
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13th with 24.2% growth.
Merchandise exports
to Japan saw coal as the
number one export in
2017 followed by iron
ores and concentrates,
beef, copper ores and
concentrates, and aluminium.
The full document can
be accessed on the DFAT
website at https://dfat.
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THE past month has been an interesting one
with several decisions being made by the Fair
Work Commission that may impact workplace
relations in the future.
In particular, out-of-hours conduct was found
to be a valid reason for dismissal in the case of
Oliver Bridgewater v Healthscope Operations
Pty Ltd T/A Prince of Wales Private Hospital.*
In this case the applicant was dismissed for
serious misconduct after being found to have
breached the employer’s sexual harassment
policy by sending a highly offensive and unwelcome
message of a sexual nature to a colleague.
This was despite the message being sent out
of work hours and not on work property.
From 1 August 2018, employees that are covered
by Modern Awards will have access to five
days unpaid family and domestic violence leave
where an employee is:
• experiencing domestic violence; and
• needs to do something to deal with the impact
of domestic violence; and
• it is impractical for the employee to undertake
that outside their ordinary hours of work.
This leave is available “in full” at the beginning
of each 12 month period of employment,
applies to all employees (including casuals) but
does not accrue from year to year.
This amendment in turn places obligations
on employers regarding the storage and access
to relevant information regarding the taking of
family and domestic violence leave.
Finally, another case to note is the termination
of an employee from Cricket Australia following
tweets being made about abortion. This
matter is listed with the Fair Work Commission
and has also resulted in proposed new social
media guidelines for public servants produced
by the Tasmanian State Service Management
Office.
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cth/FWC/2018/3921.html
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$200m to future-proof ports
WORK will start on a major
expansion of Tasmania’s port
infrastructure later this year,
after TasPorts outlined a $200
million Port Master Plan.
TasPorts Chairman Stephen
Bradford said the developments
would help the company
meet customer demand,
attract new business and provide
the best value for customers.
“The plans guide port infrastructure
investment over the
next 15 years and are expected
to help inject hundreds of
millions of dollars into Tasmania’s
economy over the
longer term,” Mr Bradford
said.
TasPorts CEO Paul Weedon
said the Port Master Plan was
a major long-term investment
to ensure that Tasmania’s
maritime trade system had the
capacity to grow for the benefit
of the entire state.
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and going by sea, ports
are one of our most important
infrastructure assets and it is
vital we plan for the future to
meet growing demand,” Mr
Weedon said.
Projects include:
BELL BAY - A $10 million
investment to improve berthing
capacity at Bell Bay No.6
berth, enabling forestry and
mining exports from multiple
berths, upgrade of fuel pipelines
and increased capacity
for fuel storage. A new transport
and wash-down system
will also assist forestry exports.
BURNIE - About $80
million will be invested at
Burnie, including the proposed
international container
terminal. Work will also include
a project to dredge the
berth to provide for Toll’s
larger Bass Strait vessels and
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enable more ship visits and
tourism growth.
DEVONPORT - A $50-
$60 million development
will extend berthing facilities
for passengers, cargo and
freight. Infrastructure will accommodate
the new Spirit of
Tasmania vessels arriving in
2021, allowing an additional
160,000 passengers annually
to enter Devonport.
HOBART - TasPorts will
invest $50-$60 million to develop
a new Antarctic logistics
precinct to support the
Tasmanian Antarctic Gateway
Strategy and attract further
international programs
and provide a permanent base
for RSV Nuyina, Australia’s
latest ice breaker research
vessel, which will arrive mid-
2020. Plans include a reorganised
cruise precinct at
Macquarie Wharf with more
berths for cruise vessels, allowing
services to grow.
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in the news again
SOMETIMES I lament for
those that ship or transport
their goods. It is frustrating
for me and I do this for a
living.
For the humble trader it
must seem like every time
you blink there is some
new surcharge or complexity
that seems designed to
make your life difficult. I
feel your pain – sorry for
the next paragraph.
Exporters of airfreight
should be aware of the 100
per cent piece screening
protocol that is coming
into effect in March 2019
- exporters should expect
delays and additional costs
in the process of lodging
goods for export per international
flights (general
and perishable).
There is a process to
avoid this by becoming a
“known consignor” and
if this is of interest to you
then I strongly suggest you
explore this process now as
it is not simple from Tasmania
– please feel free to
contact me to guide you.
Coastal shipping is
raising its head again in
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the press and the Government
with another attempt
to smooth some of the
processes for international
vessels to carry domestic
loads around the coast.
The Tasmanian Logistics
Committee has spent
a considerable amount
of time considering the
ramifications for Tasmania
should international ships
be allowed to carry domestic
cargo. Our collective
position is that Tasmania
should be considered separately
to the “other island”
as we have an established
first-class coastal operation
already in place.
Some will say that the
introduction of international
ships carrying
domestic cargoes will add
to competition, but we are
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of the opinion that with
the investment of the three
services across Bass Strait,
any erosion of volume
on these carriers could
potentially see us suffer in
the long run (consider if an
international carrier secures
enough volume to erode
our current service and then
due to international pressure
pulls out.
The Tasmanian Logistics
Committee has met the Infrastructure
and Transport
Minister Michael McCormack
in August to voice
our position on this.
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or communication on
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The structure of these
courses is unique in that
they include industry onsite
workshops.
Everyone has a different
approach to learning;
some people take a more
applied pathway.
Therefore, by providing
on-site workshops
with local partners, we
have found that our students
benefit from being
able to apply their knowledge
in a real-world setting.
Earlier this year, students
studying Quality
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their Associate Degrees
visited Bell Bay Aluminium.
These students gained
insight about how manufacturing
works in an
organisation that has a
culture focused on quality
and continuous improvement
and test their
learnings about quality
management during this
on-site workshop.
By providing these
hands-on and work integrated
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Tasmanian Business Reporter - SEPTEMBER 2018 7
NEWS
Tick for aqua feed plant
BIOMAR Australia’s $56
million aqua feed production
facility in the state’s North
West has received the final
tick of approval from Latrobe
Council.
A 14-month construction
phase will soon begin on the
site of a former particle board
factory at Wesley Vale, generating
up to 250 contractor jobs.
The world-class fish feed
production facility will supply
Tasmania’s growing aquaculture
industry.
BioMar Australia Technical
Customer Account Manager
Alasdair Bradley said he was
delighted to receive council
approval for its Development
Application.
“As part of the DA approval
process, the Environment Protection
Authority approved the
Development Proposal and Environmental
Management Plan,
ensuring BioMar’s production
facility meets all required environmental
responsibilities and
practices,” Mr Bradley said.
Latrobe
Mayor Peter
Freshney,
left, and
BioMar
Australia
Technical
Customer
Account
Manager
Alasdair
Bradley take
a tour of the
Wesley Vale
site.
“The DA approval is also an
important marker of industry,
local council and community
support for our organisation’s
expansion into Australia, and
importantly Tasmania.”
The site’s redundant facilities
have been dismantled and
construction of the new facility
will take up to 14 month’s.
“We are also currently in the
process of hiring more staff to
join our current team on the
ground in Tasmania,” Mr Bradley
said.
Bank of us
celebrates
good growth
EIGHT months after a
major change of branding,
Bank of us has celebrated
with the official
opening of the Bank of
us Centre at 108 Collins
Street, Hobart by Treasurer
Peter Gutwein.
Bank of us CEO Paul
Ranson said the first
eight months operation
since changing from
B&E had seen outstanding
results.
“Bank of us has recorded
a 51% increase
in new customers –
3025 customers up from
1999 in 2017,” Mr Ranson
said.
“We’ve exceeded expectations,
with our
preliminary results indicating
a record lending
year.
“Our overall loan
approvals for the year
were $215 million or
26% on last year, mainly
due to a 15% increase
in our market share of
owner occupied lending
in Tasmania.
“Our loan portfolio
has grown by 12% to
$704 million, which is a
significant achievement
in a highly competitive
and challenging environment
and is double
system growth of 6%
(national industry average).
“Within those figures,
about 50% of our lending
is from new customers.
Typically, loan activity
is generated from
existing customers.”
Mr Ranson said Bank
of us had seen great
growth statewide in
products and services,
with a more than 100%
increase in new customers
in Southern Tasmania.
It is this growth that
has led to the investment
in naming rights
of the Collins St Centre.
“It’s an investment
in our business, but
it’s also us, as a local
customer owned bank,
backing Tasmania,” said
Mr Ranson.
“We’re building a
strong presence in Hobart.
From here, we will
continue to provide all
Tasmanian’s a better
banking experience and
as a customer-owned
bank, that is Tasmanian
owned and operated,
we’re in great position
to be able to do that.”
Top gongs to Entura
Deputy Premier Jeremy Rockliff, left, with
Lyndon Johnson,Donald Vaughan and Entura
Managing Director Tammy Chu.
TWO Entura engineers
have received top accolades
at the Tasmania
Engineering Excellence
Awards.
Donald Vaughan, Principal
Consultant, Electrical
Primary Systems,
was named Professional
Engineer of the Year, and
while engineer Lyndon
Johnson won the Young
Professional Engineer of
the Year award.
The specialist power
and water consulting firm
is committed to creating
safe and sustainable power
and water solutions.
“Donald is an industry
authority on the connection
of wind and solar
farms to weak grids
and the power system
dynamics of low-inertia
networks,” said Entura
Managing Director Tammy
Chu,
“Donald’s knowledge
and experience places
him at the forefront
of efforts in Australia
to transition to a renewables-based
energy sector
and we’re very proud
to have him as part of
our technical leadership
team.
“Lyndon has pioneered
powerful new 3D methods
for presenting and interpreting
data. His work
will improve engineering
efficiency and accuracy,
and offers safety benefits
for power and water
assets and for communities.”
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FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Investment in looking good
More than ever, Australians are
investing in looking and feeling
their best. At Laser Clinics
Australia, our vision is to provide
affordable, effective and safe
non-invasive cosmetic treatments
to all Australians.
LASER Clinics Australia
CEO Anthea Muir says
the company is seeking
new and motivated franchise
partners from a
range of experiences to
drive growth across Australia
and New Zealand.
She believes potential
franchisees from all backgrounds
will be attracted
to three key elements of
Laser Clinics Australia’s
business model: ongoing
support in key business
areas such as marketing,
IT and accounting; an enviable
corporate culture;
and the prospect of being
involved in a growth
sector.
“They are elements
that any franchisees in
any sector should be targeting,”
Muir says. “And
in terms of the specific
training you need to become
familiar with the
aesthetics industry, well,
that’s what our team is
here for.”
Since 2008, Laser Clinics Australia has opened more than 100 clinics across the country.
We are proud to be the
leaders of our industry,
because we partner with
people who are just like
us. Driven, passionate,
success-seeking and allround
nice positive people.
When you partner
with us you become a
part of the family. It’s a
unique franchise model
with a 50/50 partnership
and an attractive remuneration
of $100,000 per
annum for the nominated
manager from day one.
Despite rapid growth
of the aesthetics sector
across the nation, Muir
has no doubt that there
are still enormous opportunities
to expand Laser
Clinics Australia’s footprint.
“We are your partner of
choice if you are looking
for a solid investment in
a high-growth industry
with an award-winning
business.”
A case in point is Michael
Makris and Vitanos
Vitanopoulos, brother-inlaw
franchisees who own
the Southland and Northland
clinics, respectively,
in Melbourne.
Taking advantage of
Makris’s experience in
the fitness industry and
Vitanopoulos’s management
background in the
corporate sector, they
have a blend of business
and client service skills.
“It’s a good balance,”
Makris says. He and Vitanopoulos
assessed a
range of franchise systems
before settling on
Laser Clinics Australia.
“There are outstanding
people in the network
and that’s backed up by
the quality of the people
in the head office in Sydney,”
Makris says.
“They’ve been extremely
good in working
with us and supporting
us and the Laser Clinics
Australia brand benefits
from a real team effort.”
Makris and Vitanopoulos
are among a growing
number of men who are
becoming Laser Clinics
Australia franchisees.
“We were looking for a
great business opportunity,
not a ‘male’ business
opportunity and Laser
Clinics Australia fits the
bill,” Makris says.
“Given the strength of
the market, we have no
doubt that we made the
right decision.”
Since launching in
2008, Laser Clinics
Australia has opened
more than 100 clinics
across Australia and
was named the top franchise
on SmartCompany’s
Smart50 list in
2016.
It has prospered on
the back of demand for
its three key service areas
– laser hair remov-
al, cosmetic injectables
and skin treatments.
The provision of affordable,
accessible and
reliable cosmetic treatments
has generated
significant interest from
prospective franchisees
– from corporate executives
wanting to make a
career switch to couples
and individuals seeking
to run their own small
business with the backing
of a proven franchisor.
The profile of franchisees
is quickly evolving.
Mother-and-daughter
team, experienced beauty
industry professional Melinda
Olive and accountant
Maddison Dargel have
opened the Rockhampton
clinic in Queensland.
Laser Clinics Australia
are now open in Tasmania.
Visit franchisees Cameron
at the Eastlands Shopping
Centre (Rosny Park) and
Katherine in Launceston
(95 Brisbane Street).
To discuss other
options such as
Cat & Fiddle Arcade in
the Hobart CBD
contact franchising@
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Tasmanian Business Reporter - SEPTEMBER 2018 9
FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Distrust erodes future value
MICHELE
LEVINE, CEO
ROY MORGAN
OUR private and business
lives run on trust,
but a prevalent culture of
moral blindness is contributing
to a tsunami of
distrust.
Trust and distrust are
two of the most significant
social imperatives
of our age.
Critically, they are not
two hands in one glove.
Distrust is not an absence
of trust on a scale of positive
sentiment. It is the
opposite of trust — antithetical
to trust.
Trust requires a leadership
that embraces and
exhibits social ethics; to
not just plan how to behave,
but to believe it. If
you don’t fundamentally
feel that what you’re
doing is the right thing it
will never be believable.
So why was no-one
measuring and reporting
distrust? Roy Morgan
set about asking Australians
what brands they
trust and distrust — and
Australia’s banks come
out as the most trusted
sector. But we also mea-
sured distrust and it transpires
that banks are the
most distrusted category
in Australia — more distrusted
than trusted.
Trust doesn’t really
matter for sales next
week, but it matters for
a sustainable future for
a brand. If you have insufficient
trust you’re
not going to get supporters
or partners. Distrust
erodes future value and
that’s the big risk.
Drivers of
trust and distrust
Why do Australians
trust or distrust the nation’s
favourite brands?
The top driver of trust
is customer service, but
the highest aggregated
drivers of trust coalesce
around honesty, ethical
behaviour and integrity.
Roy Morgan says the top
principal drivers of trust
in 2018 are:
1. Good customer service
2. Honesty
3. Ethical behaviour/
integrity
4. Previous good experience
with company
5. Reliability
6. Transparency
7. Social conscience/
good corporate citizen
8. Good quality products
9. Long history
10. Customer-focused.
And distrust? According
to the data, the main
drivers of distrust coalesce
around the belief
A major survey reveals the top driver of trust is customer service.
that brands are greedy,
put their profits before
customers, and are unethical
or corrupt.
The top three drivers
of distrust are:
1. Greed, self-interest,
profits before customers
2. Dishonest and deceitful,
false and misleading
advertising, making
false product claims
3. Being unethical,
lacking integrity.
The method
Between October
2017–May 2018, Roy
Morgan conducted four
longitudinal surveys asking
about 4000 Australians
which brands they
trusted and which they
didn’t. Subtracting the
distrust score of each
nominated brand from
its trust score gave a Net
Trust Score (NTS).
Every respondent was
also asked why they trust
or distrust their nominated
brands.
Brands with positive
NTS have a strong
positive sentiment base
among consumers (and
relatively low negative
sentiment) from which
to generate growth and
brand value.
Don’t just “look the
other way”
The Royal Commission
into Misconduct in
the Banking, Superannuation
and Financial
Services Industry is, at
its core, an inquiry into
the moral blindness of
directors and executives
charged with protecting
our money.
Directors need to constantly
be conscious of
their own ethics, their
governance and corporate
culture, to drive down
distrust and eventually
build trust in their brand.
Unless directors, governments,
banks, social
media platforms
and sporting leaders arrest
distrust before they
start to rebuild it, moral
blindness will keep
eroding our culture and
socio-economically productive
behaviour.
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10 Tasmanian Business Reporter - SEPTEMBER 2018
FOCUS ON BUSINESS
C-cell open for business
Construction of
the Copping C-cell
is now complete,
with Southern
Waste Solutions
expecting the
first delivery to be
made this month.
AFTER requests from industry
and with the support of the State
Government, Southern Waste
Solutions set about establishing
the state’s first Category C-cell
waste disposal site in 2012.
After an extensive testing and
approval process by the Environment
Protection Authority it
is now ready for operation.
Tasmania has many industries
including agriculture, aquaculture,
mining and manufacturing
that produce controlled waste.
Much of this waste is temporarily
stored at worksites,
including built up areas and on
the shorelines of various bodies
of water, risking contamination
of waterways and the urban
environment.
Southern Waste Solutions
has been responsible for waste
management solutions for much
of Southern Tasmania and the
East Coast since 2001 and is expanding
to include a sustainable
solution to managing controlled
waste in the state.
A cell is simply another word
for a securely lined landfill,
or a site that is used to safely
bury waste. The waste material
accepted into the C-cell will
generally be soil and timber
contaminated with metal, all
of which will be subject to
independent testing and EPA
approval prior to delivery at the
site.
The purpose of the C-cell is
to isolate waste from the surrounding
environment (surface
water and groundwater).
It undergoes regular monitoring
and testing to ensure it
meets all regulations and this
will continue indefinitely after
the cell is closed and capped.
The location of different types
of waste will be mapped inside
the cell using a 3D GPS system,
with the goal of recycling or reusing
it in the future should the
opportunity present itself.
The gate fee to use the Copping
C-cell includes an amount
that will be allocated to a trust
to establish funds for ongoing
monitoring and aftercare of the
site once it’s been capped and
closed.
The Copping C-cell is a safe
distance from any water course,
located about 2.5km away from
the nearest river and its buffer
zones are well in excess of EPA
recommendations.
The C-cell design meets or
exceeds all requirements of the
EPA and relevant legislation.
It also removes the need to
export category C waste to the
mainland, which is both costly
and unsustainable for Tasmanian
businesses.
Southern Waste Solutions
welcomes all questions regarding
the opening of the Copping
C-cell and invites anyone with
a genuine interest in the facility
to attend one of our community
reference group meetings.
Nyrstar is set to be the first
customer to make use of Tasmania’s
only category C waste
disposal facility, with additional
contracts likely to be secured
for further deliveries in the
coming months.
Southern Waste Solutions also
offers free personalised tours
of the Copping Landfill which
can be scheduled on request and
tailored to specific audiences.
Further information about meetings on our website at swstas.com.au. To book a tour call 03 6273 9712 or email sws.finmanager@internode.on.net
The Copping C-cell is now open
and accepting enquiries from
businesses across Tasmania.
Southern Waste Solutions is pleased to be extending
our services to include a sustainable solution to managing
controlled waste in Tasmania.
Please call 6273 9712 or email
sws.finmanager@internode.on.net
to discuss how we can assist your business
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Tasmanian Business Reporter - SEPTEMBER 2018 11
EVENTS NEWS
Nan Zhao of Sultan Holdings, left, with
Dr Damien Stringer of Marinova.
Maree Lewis, left, and Frances D’Alessandro
of Hobart City Council and Justin Clifford
from the Department of Home Affairs.
Tom O’Meara of Tasmanian Business Reporter,
left, Leila Daniels, I-PREP Project Manager and
Adrian Pursell of the Australian Marketing
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What: University of Tasmania
I-PREP launch
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Salamanca
When: Tuesday, August 14, 2018
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Department of State Growth, Rob Wilson of UTAS
and James Holden from the Department of
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PROPERTY MATTERS
Tasmanian Business Reporter - SEPTEMBER 2018 12
Summer a time of rental demand
Scott Newton
Property Matters with
Knight Frank
Department Manager for the Residential
Property Management team, Robbie
Yeoland, gives a synopsis of the
residential rental market in Tasmania.
SINCE the beginning of 2018
there has been a tremendous
amount of media coverage regarding
Hobart’s rental crisis.
During the summer months
we experience our greatest
demand for rental accommodation
in Hobart due to a
number of factors. These include:
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• families and individuals
moving from interstate at the
end of the school year;
• students coming into the
state and moving from the
north to attend the University
of Tasmania prior to semester
starting in February;
• overseas migrants coming
to Hobart under skilled migrant
visas; and
• sea-changers or others
seeking a new lifestyle.
We have also seen a decrease
in the number of rental
properties due to the popularity
of Airbnb with investors
capitalising on their investment
potential for the strong
demand in holiday accommodation
with travellers.
According to the website
insideairbnb.com there are
859 entire homes/apartments
listed on Airbnb in Hobart
alone and 3,400 entire homes/
apartments in Tasmania.
While Airbnb has had some
effect on the number of available
properties for rent there
are other factors that contribute
to a shortage of affordable
accommodation.
These include:
• rising rental prices due
to strong interest in Hobart’s
property market with many
mainland investors wanting
A number of factors contribute to Hobart’s seasonal increase in demand for rental
properties including the return of university students.
to enter the local market;
• good returns on investment
compared to other capital
cities;
• an increasing population
– according to the Australian
Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Hobart has had the fastest
population growth in the past
six years compared to other
capital cities; and
• a shortage of public housing.
The Launceston market has
seen similar trends with low
stock levels and high demand
for quality homes.
This has put upward pressure
on rents with most agencies
experiencing vacancy
rates under 1%.
The ABC reported in July
that the number of people
waiting for public housing
had increased to 3,412 and
the wait time was about 18
months.
Earlier this year we experienced
an extremely high demand
for rental properties in
the price bracket up to $400
per week with up to 100 people
turning up to property
viewings and open homes.
Vacancy rates in Hobart at
this time of year were sitting
at 1.4% and some agencies
reported vacancy rates at less
than 1%.
Since late March, the market
has cooled off and the
level of demand for similar
properties has diminished
with vacancy rates currently
at 1.6% in Hobart.
This equates to only a
handful of vacant properties
at any given time during the
period.
The above figures clearly
show that demand for rental
properties in Hobart is seasonal
with the greatest demand
in the summer months.
PROPERTY VIEW
SEPTEMBER 2018
For sale by expressions of interest
STRONG STREET EXPOSURE
130 Brighton Road, Brighton
Outline indicative only
• Light industrial property with strong exposure
to Brighton Road
• Land area of 5,000 sqm* with dual access
from Brighton Road and Augustus Road
• Large clearspan workshop of 450 sqm* with
mezzanine of 80 sqm* and showroom/offices/
amenities of 200 sqm*
• Extensive hardstand, fully fenced and includes
vehicle wash bay and on-site car parking
• Short term leaseback to Onetrak provides
holding income for developers or owner
occupiers – rental of $61,500 net (*approx)
Outline indicative only
Ian Reed 0419 670 501
Matthew Wright 0458 290 588
View at KnightFrank.com.au/4401086
Sold
OCCUPY, INVEST, DEVELOP
94 Grove Road, Glenorchy
Sold
PREMIER CBD DEVELOPMENT SITE
179 Macquarie Street, Hobart
SOLD
• Large holding; land size 1.7 ha (approx)
• Building area 4,615 sqm (approx) over all
tenancies
• Stoneman’s lease three years remaining plus
two options of five years - long standing tenant
leasing 40% of the site
• Opportunities for remaining site include
retaining existing month-by-month tenant, part
or full owner-occupancy, further development
(STCA)
• Two street frontages to Grove Road
SOLD
• Iconic site, rare opportunity
• DA for 30 m, 202-room hotel
• Macquarie Street frontage of over 41 m,
land area 2,162 sqm (approx)
• Surrounded by significant hotel and
commercial assets
• Zoned ‘Central Business’, CBD gateway
location
• Potential for residential/serviced apartment
conversion (STCA)
Outline indicative only
Richard Steedman 0408 559 046
Ian Reed 0419 670 501
View at KnightFrank.com.au/3582342
Hayden Peck 0412 766 395
Scott Newton 0409 186 261
View at KnightFrank.com.au/4342530
5 Victoria Street, Hobart 41 York Street, Launceston Shop 8, 48-54 Oldaker Street, Devonport
P: 03 6220 6999 P: 03 6333 7888 P: 03 6424 3568