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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Circulation: 12,000 

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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Tasmanian Business Reporter - SEPTEMBER 2018 3 

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.


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 


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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AXE THEM 

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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. 

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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 

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How are you able to 

address these issues and 

others when implementing 

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The first and most important 

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of the process. 

This is not merely a tacit 

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This can be achieved 

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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 

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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 

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fees and living expenses 

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will solve these issues. 

Some suggestions are: 

• be consistent with the 

message that you trying 

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to Japan saw coal as the 

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2017 followed by iron 

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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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WORK will start on a major 

expansion of Tasmania’s port 

infrastructure later this year, 

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TasPorts Chairman Stephen 

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would help the company 

meet customer demand, 

attract new business and provide 

the best value for customers. 

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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 

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said the Port Master Plan was 

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to ensure that Tasmania’s 

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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 

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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. 

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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. 

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any erosion of volume 

on these carriers could 

potentially see us suffer in 

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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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Everyone has a different 

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some people take a more 

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Therefore, by providing 

on-site workshops 

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able to apply their knowledge 

in a real-world setting. 

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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 

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is committed to creating 

safe and sustainable power 

and water solutions. 

“Donald is an industry 

authority on the connection 

of wind and solar 

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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- 

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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. 

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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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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 

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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 

Institute. 

What: University of Tasmania 

I-PREP launch 

Where: IMAS Waterfront Building, 

Salamanca 

When: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 

Marcus Di Martino of Calvary, left, Alayne Baker of 

Veolia and Briarna Hen of Houston’s Farm. 

Rebecca Hua, left, and Kim Evans of the 

Department of State Growth, Rob Wilson of UTAS 

and James Holden from the Department of 

State Growth. 

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your staff to undertake study, visit utas.edu.au/college or 

phone 1300 363 864. 

CRICOS Provider Code (University of Tasmania): 00586B.

PROPERTY MATTERS 


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: 

- 

• 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) 


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) 


Richard Steedman 0408 559 046 

Ian Reed 0419 670 501 


Hayden Peck 0412 766 395 

Scott Newton 0409 186 261 


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

Tasmanian Business Reporter September 2018

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