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2 Tasmanian Business Reporter - DECEMBER 2019
NEWS
Tasmania Report notes growth
Infrastructure boom
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Tasmania’s nation-leading result
reflects sound output growth across
each of 19 sectors – led by construction,
health and tourism.
But it also reflects that the agricultural
sector on the mainland has been
decimated by drought.
Despite strong output, jobs growth
in Tasmania is sluggish, and Tasmania
still has the third highest unemployment
rate in the nation.
The state has been losing fulltime
jobs in industries like retail and
manufacturing and gaining part-time
WorkSafe
targets silica
jobs in healthcare and tourism.
Tasmania has 10% fewer men in
full-time employment than 40 years
ago and while many are happy to
work part-time, underemployment
remains 3% higher in Tasmania than
on the mainland.
As on the mainland, wages are not
growing rapidly and cost of living
increases in Hobart – in part driven
by high house prices and rental costs
– have been above the national average
for some time.
For many Tasmanians, wage increases
are not keeping pace with
inflation.
In his recent State of the State
State forester recognised
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address, Premier Will Hodgman recognised
the state’s strong economy
but admitted too many Tasmanians
were not directly benefiting from the
boom.
The Tasmania Report notes that
the construction industry was a highlight
in 2018-19.
Spending on roads, hotels and particularly
utilities – including water
treatment plants, wind farms and
other electricity assets was strong.
The boom is likely to continue
with a healthy pipeline of projects in
Tasmania including committed expenditure
on transport and education
projects. UTAS spending in Burnie
TASMANIAN forestry
company MechLog has
THE potentially deadly campaign is a television picked up two national
consequence of inhaling commercial warning Tasmanians
awards at the 2019
silica dust is in the spotlight
that inhaling even Green Triangle Timber
with WorkCover Tasmania a tiny amount of silica dust Industry Awards.
Board and WorkSafe Tasmania
can cause deadly silicosis. The awards recognise
launching a Silica “In Tasmania there have excellence in the
Dust Awareness Campaign been nine claims for workers
forestry industry and
to coincide with Asbestos
compensation for sili-
were presented at a
Awareness Month. cosis caused by work since gala event attended by
The initiative aims to 1990.
more than 500 guests in
reduce silica dust related “Five of these have been Mount Gambier.
deaths by raising awareness
lodged since October 2018 MechLog CEO Jillian
of the dangers, pro-
by workers engaged in Aylett Brown said she
viding important reference manufacturing engineered was proud and surprised
and informational materials
stone benchtops,” Work- to win two of the main
for tradespeople in the Cover Tasmania Board awards.
workplace and home renovators.
Member, Dr Robert Wal-
“This is the second
A key focus of the ters, said.
time we have entered the
Green Triangle Timber
Industry Awards. We
entered to participate
and to show support for
the industry.
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of the main awards was
a fantastic surprise.
Tasmania’s business newspaper is
Most of our team
published monthly by the Tasmanian
attended the awards,
Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is
so we were so pleased
distributed to businesses in Tasmania as well
they could see their hard
as key decision-makers.
work and commitment
to MechLog recognised
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and Launceston alone will be almost
half a billion dollars over the next 10
ears – as well as projects that are yet
to get the go-ahead such as pumped
hydro, Basslink II and renewable energy
projects at Robbins Island and
Jim’s Plains.
With Prime Minister Scott Morrison
announcing an acceleration of
federally-funded projects this list
may grow even longer.
Pressure is on the state’s planning
system to ensure projects are not delayed
by red tape or overly bureaucratic
processes.
New UTAS campuses and courses
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which is sorely needed in the state,
but particularly in the North and
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The Tasmania Report also focuses
on population and the labour force.
Government projections suggest that
population will fall in more than half
of Tasmania’s LGAs over the next 20
years, highlighting the case for local
government reform.
Mr Richardson will present the
Tasmania Report at a breakfast function
at the Hotel Grand Chancellor
on December 2, with a live link at
Wellers Inn, Burnie.
There will be a 1pm lunch presentation
at the Country Club, Launceston.
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