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• November 2016 ­Welcome to NewMembers ...

• Congratulations to thewinners of the 2016Tasmanian PerpetualTrustees BusinessExcellence Awards!

• Business EventsTasmania update

• Tasmanian BOFA FilmFestival Opening

• Ideas for Launcestonas a Smart City

• Government Grants,Funding andAssistance forBusinesses

• Digital ReadyWorkshops

• Accessible EventsGuidelines &Checklists

• Launceston AirportUpdate

• Improving Access toQuality VocationalEducation & Trainingby ConnectingTasTAFECommunities

• Community reports toCouncil

• Nominate Someonefor the 2016­17Tasmanian YoungAchiever Awards!

• Parking in Launceston

• 2017 Employer ofChoice Awards

November 2016 ­ Welcome to NewMembers ...McKillop Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd

Dr. Andrew D. S. Gibson

Holm Oak Vineyards

Sam Lees Consulting/Focus Marketing

Congratulations to the winners of the2016 Tasmanian Perpetual TrusteesBusiness Excellence Awards!

On Saturday 22nd of October we celebrated business excellence inLaunceston at the 2016 Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees BusinessExcellence Awards, held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. We would liketo congratulate the winners as well as the amazing finalists. It'sfantastic to see such brilliant work done by these businesses andindividuals around Launceston.

Outstanding Event: Mary Poppins/Encore Theatre Co.

• Emerging CommunityLeaders

• AdvancedManufacturingInnovation & GrowthVoucher System

• Crowd FundingBasics

• Northern TasmaniaDevelopment update

• Local GovernmentForum on Health &Wellbeing

• Upcoming PublicLectures at theUniversity ofTasmania

• Movers and Shakers

• Upcoming ChamberEvents

• Other Events/News

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Best Environmental Practice: Just Waste Consulting

Building Communities: Migrant Resource Centre (Northern Tas)

Community Service: Launceston City Mission (Missiondale)

Excellence in Customer Service: TP Jones & Co

Export: Australian Maritime College

Excellence in Hospitality: Geronimo Aperitivo Bar & Restaurant

Innovation: St. Lukes

Excellence in Manufacturing: J Boag & Son

Excellence in Marketing: B&E Personal Banking

Exceptional Workplaces: Browns Store Pty Ltd

Outstanding Visitor Experience: Hatherley Birrell Collection

Professional Services: SRA Corporate Change

Successful Startup: Kooee Snacks Australia Pty Ltd

Young Professional: Andy Fist (Kooee Snacks)

Hall of Fame: Lloyd Whish­Wilson

Business of the Year: TP Jones & Co

Guests enjoy the food and drink supplied by

Josef Chromy, Holm Oak Vineyards, J Boag &

Son and Hotel Grand Chancellor.

Congrats to TP Jones & Co for taking out both

the Excellence in Customer Service and the

Business of the Year awards!

Business Events Tasmania updateThe Business Events Tasmania 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM)was held on Tuesday 18 October at the C3 Convention Centre, with 71people in attendance.

BET Chair, Malcolm Wells, reflected on the contribution of businessevents to the Tasmanian economy during the last financial year,valuing Tasmania’s business events sector at over $146 million peryear.

Stuart Nettlefold, BET’s Chief Executive Officer, reported that thecurrent financial year is looking strong and 2017­2018 is shaping up to

be a standout year. Figures for the 2018­19 financial year are alsobuilding with a number of large bids under development for conversion.

Paula Leishman and Ralph Freckelton were re­elected to the Board ofDirectors for a further two­year term and Dominic Baker for a one­yearterm.

Malcolm Wells announced this would be his last AGM meeting asBET's Chair and he would be retiring from the Board halfway throughnext year.

Tasmanian BOFA Film Festival OpeningThe Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air (BOFA) film festival is opens onThursday November 10 with a glamorous Red Carpet Screening atVillage Cinema. The film that will be shown this year was a hit at theCannes Film Festival and is the free­wheeling Italiancomedy/drama Like Crazy. After the showing, the after party atMUDBAR will showcase Tasmanian food and beverage. Check theBOFA website for ticket availability.

Throughout the festival, films both home­grown and international, willbe shown at various locations around Launceston. Themes and topicsrange from the beautifully mundane to the outright controversial, so it'sguaranteed to cater to every taste. Remember that tickets sell outfast, so check the BOFA website for the programme. There are alsoopportunities to get involved with the festival.

Ideas for Launceston as a Smart CityWith its NBN roll­out now complete, Launceston is the largest of onlythree cities in Australia that are 100% ready for NBN service, with theadded benefit of being 100% Fibre­to­the­Premise.

Hear how Launceston can use this competitive advantage to driveinnovation in business, education, health and the community. Theworld is changing fast. Don’t miss this chance to learn from industryleaders like HP and Nokia on how we can embrace this digitalopportunity!

Come prepared to share your ideas at this Action Session designed tofoster community­led innovation including participation via Twitter andvoting on the most exciting opportunities through Made OpenTasmania.

Date: Friday 11th of November 2016Time: Registrations open at 8:30 for 9am ­ 5pm with lunch includedVenue: School of Architecture and Design, Inveresk Precinct,InvermayCost: $110 including lunch

Click here to buy tickets.

Government Grants, Funding andAssistance for Businesses

Generally there are few grants available for starting a business, andthose available are competitive or are only available for specificcircumstances or purposes.

There is, however, a range of assistance – including grants – availablefor business activities such as expanding your business, innovation,exporting, and research and development.

The Department of State Growth offers free business advice to allTasmanian small businesses through the Enterprise CentresTasmania network.

Areas of funding include:

Flood Recovery AssistanceAdvanced Manufacturing Innovation and Growth Voucher System 26TEN GrantsNo Interest Micro­Business Loan SchemeVisiting Patent and Attorney Trade Mark ProgramResearch & Development Tax IncentiveAccelerating CommercialismEntrepreneurs' Infrastructure ProgrammeBusiness Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII)Council GrantsTasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES)New Market Expansion ProgramAdvanced Manufacturing Marketing Expansion ProgramExport Market Development Grants (EMDG)EFIC small Business Export LoanTradex SchemeIncentives for new employeesWage subsidiesTraining incentivesIndustry Skills Fund ­ Growth StreamNew Enterprise Incentive SchemeAgriGrowth Loan SchemeDairy Recovery Concessional LoansDrought Assistance Concessional LoansPOMS Recovery Concessional Loan SchemeWest Coast Experience Loan FundTourism Funding Program Renewable EnergyEvents Tasmania's Grant ProgramScreen TasmaniaArts TasmaniaAustralia Council for the ArtsSports and recreation

See here for more information on eligibility criteria, applications andclosing dates.

Digital Ready WorkshopsThe Tasmanian Government Digital Ready Program is here to helpTasmanian small businesses take the next step online. Registrationsare now open for round 3 of the Program. Workshops will be deliveredfrom November 1 in the following areas:

Website fundamentalsUseful online tools and cloud servicesUnderstanding anlytics and search engine optimisationOnline advertisingFacebook businessSocial media fundamentals

To be eligible you must have an ABN to register. See here for moredetails.

Accessible Events Guidelines &ChecklistsAlmost one quarter of Tasmanians experience disability. TheTasmanian Government is working toward a Tasmania where peoplewith a disability are able to participate on an equal basis in all aspectsof community life.

People with a disability face a range of barriers to participation inpublic events. The Tasmanian Government has introduced a numberof guidelines and checklists to assist you in conducting events thatare both welcoming and accessible to people with a disability. Seehere for more details.

Launceston Airport Update

On 28th October the Tasmanian Government launched the LauncestonAirport Precinct prospectus, the precinct being envisaged as a keydriver for future investment in the North.

The Office of the Coordinator­General worked closely with the NorthernMidlands Council, Launceston Airport, TasNetworks, TasWater,TasPorts, TasRail, and Statewide Independent Wholesalers and otherstakeholders to develop the prospectus, promoting the precinctsproximity to export markets, ease of access to the airport and othermajor transport systems, co­location with other businesses, andconnectivity to established infrastructure.

Launceston Airport has also won the Tasmanian Tourism BronzeAward for ‘Specialised Tourism Services’ at the 2016 Tourism Industry

Council Tasmania (TICT) awards in Hobart on Friday.

Welcoming the accolade, Paul Hodgen, General Manager LauncestonAirport said the award recognises the work the airport, as the tourismgateway to northern Tasmania, had undertaken to enhance the visitorexperience for passengers and guests.

Launceston Airport recently showcased it's latest upgrades at anetworking event at the James Boag Upper Deck Bar & Restaurant,with Virgin Australia and the Launceston Chamber. It was a fantasticnight, which the guests thoroughly enjoyed.

Improving Access to Quality VocationalEducation & Training by ConnectingTasTAFE CommunitiesTasmania’s economy is changing. With a significant shift fromtraditional to new and emerging industries, along with an ageingpopulation, Tasmania will soon see demand for new services deliveredin new ways and this will impact on the skills required by new andexisting workers.

To enable Tasmania to meet these new demands, adapt newtechnologies and create new employment opportunities TasTAFE mustbe able to provide the skills and knowledge required in order to createrewarding and sustainable futures for all Tasmanians.

As Tasmania’s public Vocational Education and Training provider it iscritical that we are able to adapt and predict the future training needsof students, the community and industry.

In 2015 TasTAFE undertook an extensive community consultationprocess resulting in the development of an Educational Blueprint toguide our educational priorities for the next 10 years. They will nowexplore how we can improve access to quality Vocational Educationand Training by connecting TasTAFE to communities through our‘Education Architecture’ project.

Over the next few months they will embark on a series of communityconsultations – some 250 in total. The focus of the project will centreon providing a great student experience for all TasTAFE students andthe key to this will be developing and nurturing collaborativepartnerships with industry, employers, schools and communities.

See here for more information and to book your place.

Community reports to CouncilIs your organisation doing wonderful things within the comunity? Wasyour event a huge success? Aldermen at the City of Launceston wouldlove to hear about it! Community groups have the opportunity topresent a short verbal presentation to the Mayor and Aldermen at Cityof Launceston Council meetings. Through the Community Reportssection of the agenda, you can detail activities of your group, providean outline of your event's success or inform Aldermen of future plans.

To learn more, please contact the Grants and Sponsorship Officer on03 6323 3217 or email Eve.Gibbons@launceston.tas.gov.au

Nominate Someone for the 2016­17Tasmanian Young Achiever Awards!Nominations are now open for the 2016­17 Tasmanian Young AchieverAwards! The purpose of the Tasmanian Young Achiever Awards is toacknowledge, encourage and most importantly promote the positiveachievements of all young people up to and including 29 years of ageas of 31st December 2016. Please see below a list of categories that are now open for nomination!Nominations can be completed online to access the online nominationform please click here. Most people would love to nominate someone they know but like a lotof us we are time poor. The team at Awards Australia are more thanwilling to help! If you are able to provide the following they can do the rest for you:­ Your name contact number and email address­ Category you wish to nominate the person into­ The nominees first name and last name­ Email address­ Contact number­ Date of birth, if known They can then get in contact with them and let them know you havenominated them and have them complete the questions. Winners will receive a $1,000 courtesy of Axsys. To find out moreplease click here.

Parking in LauncestonWhere do you park, when and why? What would you like to seeimproved around parking?

As part of the Parking Strategy 2016, the City of Launceston wants toknow your ideas on the issue.

Complete this survey to contribute to a better parking strategy inLaunceston!

2017 Employer of Choice AwardsAn Employer of Choice is a workplace with a reputation among itsstaff as a great place to work. The Awards recognise and promoteTasmanian organisations that, regardless of their size, successfullyattract and retain skilled employees.

Entries for the 2017 Employer of Choice Awards are now open untilDecember 9, 2016.

Please see the 2017 Employer of Choice Awards Fact Sheet forinformation about the Awards process.

When you're ready to apply, use the online entry form

Eligibility

The following organisations are eligible to enter:

Tasmanian businesses, enterprises, community and localgovernment organisations that have a physical workplace inTasmania and employ Tasmanian staff in operating their services. State government organisations that ­ are not part of ‘The Crown’;and are not bound by the State Service Act Commonwealth government organisations are not eligible.Group training organisations or other employment brokers areeligible only as an employer for their direct employees.Employees placed with host employers are not accepted as directemployees of the group training organisation or employment broker.

Emerging Community LeadersThe Tasmanian Community Fund recognises the value ofdeveloping leadership skills across the community and is particularlykeen to see emerging leaders supported to develop skills that willempower and enable them to help their community prosper. The Fund has provided a grant to SRA Corporate Change to implementthe Emerging Community Leaders program in conjunction with theFund. The aim of Emerging Community Leaders is to deliver aneffective leadership program that benefits participants, their employersor businesses, and ultimately the Tasmanian community at large. The way in which this program will be delivered aims to developparticipants in an engaging, innovative and future­focused way. Thecontent, presenters, workshops and activities included in the deliveryof this program will be practical, creative, unique and deeplyengaging. Participants will be encouraged to understand thateveryone’s journey through the program will be different, andleadership is innately personal.

The program is open to all Tasmanians. There is no maximum agerequirement but participants must be at least 18 years of age. See thewebsite (above) for more details.

Advanced Manufacturing Innovation &Growth Voucher SystemThe Tasmanian Government has launched an AdvancedManufacturing Innovation and Growth Voucher System toencourage Tasmanian advanced manufacturing enterprises toundertake innovation and growth initiatives to improve theircompetitiveness.

The Program may provide assistance to (but not limited to):

Quality Assurance systems (eg ISO 9000, 1401, 1345, HACCP,AusDefCon) Designers in industry ­ industrial product design, design formanufacturing Disruptive technologies – specialised expertise to assist theimplementation and adoption of disruptive technologies Engineering and applied research – to identify embeddedinnovation, redesign, new product development etc.

Assistance is available to eligible Tasmanian small and medium sizedadvanced manufacturing enterprises with a sales turnover in excess of$300 000 up to $20 million.

Minimum grant assistance is $5 000 up to a maximum of $10 000,with the applicant contributing at least two­thirds of the project costs incash.

For more information please contact Michelle Riley (6777 2802,Michelle.Riley@stategrowth.tas.gov.au), Greg House (6777 2782,Greg.House@stategrowth.tas.gov.au) or Ben Marquis (6777 2783,Ben.Marquis@stategrowth.tas.gov.au).

Crowd Funding BasicsCrowd funding is a great way to obtain funding for a specific project. Ittakes energy and creativity but it can bring in much­needed fundingand attract a whole new audience of supporters. The Funding Centreprovides great rsources on how to get started and all you need toknow. For more info and to learn if crowd funding could be an optionfor you, click here.

Northern Tasmania Development updateThe NTD AGM held at the end of September saw the following Mayorsvoted in for another term as the Executive Committee:

Chair ­ Ald Albert van ZettenVice Chair ­ Cr Craig PerkinsTreasurer ­ Cr David DownieSecretary ­ Cr Christina HolmdahlPublic Officer ­ Ald Albert van Zetten

The meeting was followed by a Special General Meeting whereMember Councils voted in favour of the recommendations tabled. Thiswill mean that the Northern Tasmania Development AssociationIncorporated will be wound up on 31 December 2016 and will move toa company limited by guarantee under a new governance model from 1January 2017. The new company will be known as Northern TasmaniaDevelopment Corporation (NTDC). A shareholders agreement and newconstitution for NTDC were also adopted.

Board Director positions are expected to be advertised in earlyDecember.

Local Government Forum on Health &WellbeingYou are invited to a free informtion forum specifically tailored for localgovernment and available to interested community organisations. Theforum will showcase a range of health and wellbeing initiatives andservices to encourage an support local government representativesand community organisations to get involved with physical activity intheir community.

Date: Tues 29 NovemberTime: 10am­3pmVenue: The Barn at Rosny Farm, Rosny Hill RoadRSVP: by Wed 23rd November by contacting Matthew Abey on 62705451 or emailing matthew.abey@dpac.tas.gov.au

Upcoming Public Lectures at theUniversity of Tasmania

The World Needs the Courage to be Kinder

Presented in partnership with Australian Red Cross.

Speaker: Anne Carey, 2016 WA Australian of the YearVenue: Lecture Theatre 9, Faculty of Arts, Newnham CampusDate: 29th NovemberTime: 6­7.30pm

More info here.

Movers and ShakersJoey Crawford, Dan Probert, and Clark Cooley have joined theBoard of the Tasmanian University Union, as a part of their otherroles (Postgraduate President, Campus President, and StatePresident, respectively) within the institution. They will also sit on theUniversity of Tasmania’s Academic Senate.

Jerry Wylie leaves J.Boag and Son moving full time into Just LeanAssociates Pty Ltd, a lean process improvement consultancy, withLes Souster on 4th November, Jerry has also recently accepted aposition on the board of the TCCI.

Allgoods has recently reached the milestone of 70 years' trading!Additionally, employee Shane McClenaghan celebrated 40 years ofservice at Allgoods.

Stornoway is pleased to welcome Peter Fitzgerald to the role ofFinancial Controller. Peter has a wealth of experience in financialmanagement and systems, and will further develop Stornoway’sfinancial processing and reporting systems. The company’s GeneralManager, Business Services, Camille O’Meara, has been welcomedas the newest Board member for the Civil Contractors Federation inTasmania.

The Board of Directors and Staff of HICU would like to congratulateAnnette Griffin and Hollie McDonald on completing their Diploma ofLeadership and Management.

The University of Tasmania has appointed 2 new seniorroles. Professor Monique Skidmore has taken up the position ofDeputy Vice­Chancellor Global. Professor Nuala Byrne has alsotaken up the position of Head of the School of Health Sciences.

Fairfax Media is delighted to welcome Ashton Whiley to the role ofMarketing Co­ordinator for our Tasmanian mastheads ( namely TheExaminer and The Advocate). Ashton joins Fairfax from NorthernTasmanian Broadcasters where she was employed as the PromotionsCoordinator for Sea FM and 7AD on the North West Coast.

Upcoming Chamber Events

Board Meeting

Wednesday 9 Nov, 4pm at the Launceston Chamber's offices.

Walker Designs ­ networking event

Graeme Walker will share his thoughts behind design thinking as astrategic advantage.

Tuesday 15 November, 5.30­7.30pm at Walker Designs, ChalmersChurch, St. John Street, Launceston.

TasRail ­ networking event

Damien White, CEO of TasRail, will tell you why there's more toTasRail than what you may think.

Thursday 24 November 2016, 5.30­7pm, Cafe one0six, 1069 GeorgeStreet Launceston.

Any queries, please contact Genevieve on 6331 9364 or emailinfo@lcc.as.au

NBN Business Briefing

Tuesday 29 November, 3.3­5pm at the Launcest Council meetingroom. RSVP to Genevieve by calling 6331 9364 or emailinginfo@lcc.asn.au

Hear about design thinking as a strategic

advantage at the Walker Designs networking

function on 15th November.

Come and hear about the versatility of TasRail

at Cafe one0six on Thursday 24th November.

Other Events/News

The TCCI Launceston office has recently moved to TFGA House, onthe corner of Cimitiere and Charles Streets Launceston. All numbersand email addresses remain the same.

The TCCI, B&E Personal Banking, Chartered AccountantsAustralia & New Zealand, Federal Group, Southern CrossTelevision and TasCOSS are presenting the 2016 Tasmania ReportRoadshow. Report author and renowned economist, Saul Eslake willpresent the Tasmania Report at events in Hobart, Launceston andBurnie on Wednesday 14 December. See here for more details.

Technology Expo Launceston will be held on Wednesday 9thNovember in the Ballroom at the Country Club Tasmania, ProspectVale. From 2.30­3.10pm there will be the opportunity to hear fromkeynote speaker, Paul Stride, Industry Busines Systems Engineer,Schneider­Electric. From 3­7pm, the exhibition will be open (withcocktail hour between 5­6pm). This will be an opportunity to see thenewest and latest in engineering products. See here for moreinformation.

The Australian Water Association is showing the award winningdocumentary Watermark in Launceston on 14th November. Thedocumentary is about how water shapes the world. See here for more.

A free exhibition on the background and history of the Ribbon of BlueProject will be held through November and December at 3locations: City of Launceston Foyer, Launceston LINC, andthe QVMAG at Inveresk. For more information, contact NRM NorthFacilitator Megan Dykman on 6333 7777.

The Australian Maritime College welcomed new lecturer Dr Yuquan(Bill) Du to the team. Bill worked for the last three years as aResearch Fellow in the Centre for Maritime Studies (CMS), NationalUniversity of Singapore (NUS). His research at present focuses mainlyon the optimization problems (scheduling, network design, etc) in portsand shipping.

TasNetworks Chairman Dr Dan Norton AO has announced theappointment of a new non­executive Director to the TasNetworksBoard. The three­year appointment of Peter McIntyre was formallyapproved by shareholding members at the TasNetworks AnnualGeneral Meeting on 1 November.

Some exciting news for NAI Harcourts. At the recent Real EstateInstitute Tasmania (REIT) Awards for Excellence two of ouremployees took out top awards. Andy Howell received the prestigetitle of “REIT Commercial Sales Person of the Year” and JessieLegge received “REIT Commercial Property Manager of the Year”.

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