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Tasmanian Business Reporter September 2018

Welcome to the September edition of the Tasmanian Business Reporter. After a crazy week in Federal politics, this month you'll read about the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce's request to new Prime Minister Scott Morrison for action on more than $133 million of promises made to Braddon in July's by-election. You'll also find details of Tasmania's construction boom, which is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future, the launch of I-PREP, a University of Tasmania program set to align businesses with talented international students and a powerful column from TCCI Chair Susan Parr reinforcing the Chamber's call for local council amalgamation.

Welcome to the September edition of the Tasmanian Business Reporter.

After a crazy week in Federal politics, this month you'll read about the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce's request to new Prime Minister Scott Morrison for action on more than $133 million of promises made to Braddon in July's by-election.

You'll also find details of Tasmania's construction boom, which is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future, the launch of I-PREP, a University of Tasmania program set to align businesses with talented international students and a powerful column from TCCI Chair Susan Parr reinforcing the Chamber's call for local council amalgamation.

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<strong>Tasmanian</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Reporter</strong> - SEPTEMBER <strong>2018</strong> 3<br />

Building<br />

activity<br />

through<br />

the roof<br />

TASMANIAN building<br />

approvals and construction<br />

activity are through<br />

the roof with statistics<br />

indicating the boom<br />

will continue for the<br />

foreseeable future.<br />

There are $1.8 billion<br />

worth of commercial<br />

projects under construction<br />

across the state and<br />

a further $2.8 billion are<br />

in the planning stages,<br />

Building and Construction<br />

Minister Guy Barnett<br />

said.<br />

Mr Barnett said employment<br />

in the building<br />

and construction<br />

sector was at its highest<br />

ever level, with an average<br />

of 23,200 employed<br />

in the industry.<br />

The Government has<br />

set a target to increase<br />

the number of people<br />

employed in the building<br />

and construction<br />

sector by 25 per cent<br />

over the next five years<br />

and also boost the number<br />

of apprentices by 40<br />

per cent by 2025.<br />

“The latest ABS figures<br />

show that Tasmania<br />

has recorded the<br />

highest growth rate in<br />

the nation in respect<br />

to new residential construction,<br />

with a 22 per<br />

cent increase in the value<br />

of new residential<br />

work done in the 2017-<br />

18 financial year, compared<br />

to the previous<br />

year,” Mr Barnett said.<br />

Cranes are a welcme addition to the Hobart skyline.<br />

<strong>Business</strong> open to international students<br />

BUSINESS has responded<br />

to the opportunity to<br />

open their doors to talented<br />

and enthusiastic<br />

international UTAS and<br />

TasTAFE students.<br />

The formal launch<br />

of I-PREP at the IMAS<br />

Waterfront Building,<br />

Battery Point, recently<br />

welcomed the first 19<br />

participating employers<br />

who are being encouraged<br />

to offer international<br />

students internships.<br />

Close to 100 people attended<br />

the launch by Department<br />

of State Growth<br />

Secretary Kim Evans<br />

representing Treasurer<br />

Peter Gutwein.<br />

Mr Evans said the <strong>Tasmanian</strong><br />

Government financially<br />

supported the<br />

project because of the<br />

range of opportunities<br />

it presented - giving international<br />

students the<br />

opportunity to engage in<br />

and make a valuable contribution<br />

to <strong>Tasmanian</strong><br />

workplaces.<br />

“For business to grow,<br />

they must be willing to<br />

“Not only is this the<br />

highest growth rate in<br />

innovate and explore<br />

new ideas and ways of<br />

thinking,” Mr Evans<br />

said.<br />

“I-Prep helps <strong>Tasmanian</strong><br />

businesses open<br />

their doors to talented<br />

and enthusiastic international<br />

students, unlocking<br />

benefits for both the<br />

students and their businesses.<br />

It connects business<br />

with people that<br />

bring with them fresh<br />

ideas and enthusiasm.<br />

“And of course, it<br />

gives students, both<br />

the country, but it is also<br />

five times higher than<br />

UTAS and TasTAFE, a<br />

real world job experience<br />

and new skills.<br />

“We know from our<br />

Population Growth<br />

Strategy that for many<br />

international students<br />

there is a desire to remain<br />

in Tasmania following<br />

their graduation.<br />

“International education<br />

now contributes<br />

$376 million to the<br />

state’s economy, Tasmania’s<br />

fourth largest export<br />

earner.<br />

“Tasmania now hosts<br />

Writers<br />

head to<br />

Tamar<br />

TASMANIA on the Global<br />

Page is the theme for<br />

the biennial Tamar Valley<br />

Writers Festival, which returns<br />

this month.<br />

Since the inaugural festival<br />

in 2014, the Tamar<br />

Valley Writers Festival has<br />

grown to become one of<br />

Australia’s largest regional<br />

writers festivals - boosting<br />

tourism in the region.<br />

The Tamar Valley Writers<br />

Festival runs from<br />

Friday, 14 to Sunday, 16<br />

<strong>September</strong>, and further information<br />

is available at<br />

www.tamarvalleywritersfestival.com.au.<br />

the national growth rate<br />

of 4.4 per cent.”<br />

Housing finance<br />

commitments in Tasmania<br />

grew for the seventh<br />

month in a row, the<br />

total number of building<br />

approvals was 27<br />

per cent higher in June<br />

<strong>2018</strong> compared to the<br />

previous year, while<br />

dwelling commencements<br />

were nearly 10<br />

times the national average.<br />

“These results are<br />

fantastic, not just for<br />

the building and construction<br />

industry, but<br />

the entire <strong>Tasmanian</strong><br />

economy,” he said.<br />

“We have introduced<br />

our nation-leading and<br />

industry supported<br />

building reforms, which<br />

make it faster, fairer,<br />

simpler and cheaper to<br />

build in Tasmania.<br />

The independent<br />

Building Confidence<br />

report by Professor Peter<br />

Shergold and Bronwyn<br />

Weir, released earlier<br />

this year, shows that<br />

Tasmania is well ahead<br />

of the rest of Australia<br />

in ensuring the level of<br />

regulatory oversight for<br />

building work matches<br />

the risk to public health<br />

and safety.”<br />

The Housing Industry<br />

Association also<br />

has a positive outlook<br />

for Tasmania’s home<br />

building industry, forecasting<br />

a 4.8 per cent<br />

increase in new home<br />

starts during <strong>2018</strong>-19.<br />

about 5400 intentional<br />

students through University<br />

and TasTAFE.”<br />

The 19 inaugural<br />

business are Stornoway,<br />

Marinova, Crowe<br />

Horwath, Anglicare<br />

Tasmania, Australian<br />

Computer Society, Eastside<br />

Lutheran College,<br />

Houston’s Farm, Community<br />

Transport Services<br />

Tasmania, Hobart<br />

City Council, Enterprize,<br />

Cricket Tasmania, Glenorchy<br />

City Council,<br />

Oak Possability, Migrant<br />

Resource Centre,<br />

Masonic Care Tasmania,<br />

Honey&Fox, Leishman<br />

and Associates, Metro<br />

and Calvary Hospitals.<br />

The university’s new<br />

Industry Engagement<br />

Co-ordinator Penny<br />

Stringer is excited about<br />

the potential of the initiative<br />

and is aiming to<br />

enrol 100 internship positions<br />

by the end of the<br />

year.<br />

For more information<br />

email Leap.Connect@<br />

utas.edu.au<br />

NEWS<br />

Mac<br />

Point<br />

reveals<br />

first<br />

move<br />

CONSTRUCTION<br />

will soon begin on Mac<br />

Point’s first significant<br />

new development – a<br />

mixed use interim build<br />

incorporating innovative<br />

office space, a restaurant,<br />

an Aboriginal space,<br />

and cultural and creative<br />

community uses.<br />

Core Collective Architects<br />

has submitted a<br />

development application<br />

for the Long.House project<br />

on the corner of Davey<br />

and Evans Sts.<br />

If approved, the<br />

$700,000 project will<br />

stand for five years while<br />

planning continues for<br />

the permanent builds under<br />

the bold $2 billion<br />

Mona vision or 30-year<br />

reset master plan - which<br />

takes in sections of the<br />

working port, Cenotaph<br />

and Regatta Grounds.<br />

Architect Ryan Strating<br />

said the Long.House<br />

project was a unique<br />

“pop-up” mixed use creative<br />

Hobart hub exploring<br />

inter-cultural and<br />

inter-disciplinary co-creation.<br />

The central focus of<br />

the Long.House will be a<br />

community cooking and<br />

pop-up restaurant space<br />

by renowned chef Luke<br />

Burgess.<br />

The Long.House will<br />

include office space for<br />

start-ups, creative and architectural<br />

businesses, as<br />

well as businesses with a<br />

specific innovation and<br />

sustainability focus.<br />

The Long.House will<br />

also include a cultural<br />

and performance space.<br />

The project originated<br />

from a Registration of Interest<br />

process the Macquaire<br />

Point Development<br />

Corporation conducted<br />

during October 2017.

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