The News Review:
- TASMANIAN PULP MILL WN’T ADD T CLIIMATE CHANGE: INDUSTRY BDY.
- Tasmania’s seafood industry gets $4.8 million boost
- Tas Gov’t supports 24-hour fuel watch
TASMANIAN PULP MILL WN’T ADD T CLIIMATE CHANGE: INDUSTRY BDY.
Free with registration – AsiaPulse News – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 14, 2007
–>CPYRIGHT 2007 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd HBART Sept 14 Asia Pulse – Australia’s peak forest industry body says the $A2 billion ($US1. 67 billion) pulp mill in Tasmania will not add to climate change. The Canberra-based National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI) claims that by using renewable energy the project will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 1.
Tasmania’s seafood industry gets $4.8 million boost
TheFishSite.com – Sep 14, 2007
The Minister said a third round of nshore Business Assistance would also be delivered in the near future. The Tasmanian grants are state wide and the on-shore programmes follow on from the licence buy-back that saw more than 550 fishing concessions bought back for $149 million to secure a more sustainable and profitable future “This second round was highly competitive with more than 200 applications received across both programmes. A significant number of applicants were from in Tasmania from oyster farmers to boat builders and all are receiving part of the $40 million onshore assistance package” said Senator Abetz Two successful Tasmanian businesses Huon Aquaculture who received $1. 2 million and yster Bay ysters who received $388000 joined Mr Abetz to officially announce the programme. Develop technologyDavid Whyte Production Planning Manager at Huon Aquaculture said their grant would enable the company to develop technology to enable salmon farming in more exposed offshore locations. “This project will directly improve Amoebic Gill Disease management – one of the limiting constraints in developing offshore farms and will help us extend and improve our operational capabilities generating new jobs and enhancing existing roles” he said. Hayden Dyke General Manager of yster Bay ysters said his company would use the funds to ensure the expansion of their business with employment having already increased as a result of the funding… The Minister said a third round of nshore Business Assistance would also be delivered in the near future. The Tasmanian grants are state wide and the on-shore programmes follow on from the licence buy-back that saw more than 550 fishing concessions bought back for $149 million to secure a more sustainable and profitable future “This second round was highly competitive with more than 200 applications received across both programmes. A significant number of applicants were from in Tasmania from oyster farmers to boat builders and all are receiving part of the $40 million onshore assistance package” said Senator Abetz Two successful Tasmanian businesses Huon Aquaculture who received $1. 2 million and yster Bay ysters who received $388000 joined Mr Abetz to officially announce the programme. Develop technologyDavid Whyte Production Planning Manager at Huon Aquaculture said their grant would enable the company to develop technology to enable salmon farming in more exposed offshore locations. “This project will directly improve Amoebic Gill Disease management – one of the limiting constraints in developing offshore farms and will help us extend and improve our operational capabilities generating new jobs and enhancing existing roles” he said. Hayden Dyke General Manager of yster Bay ysters said his company would use the funds to ensure the expansion of their business with employment having already increased as a result of the funding.
Tas Gov’t supports 24-hour fuel watch
ABC nline – ABC nline – Sep 14, 2007
He wants the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to further investigate the Fuel Watch system in Western Australia which constantly updates fuel price changes. “We don’t fully understand how that works so we would simply like some further analysis of that and if there was evidence that it did work then certainly that’s something we could look at” he said. The Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania currently provides weekly updates of Tasmania’s petrol prices. The RACT’s Chief Engineer Doug Ling is in favour of the Fuel Watch program being introduced in Tasmania. “We’re encouraged by the statement by the Government today that they’re keen to look at what’s done in Western Australia” said Mr Ling. The ACCC will hand down its report in ctober. Tags: business-economics-and-finance consumer-protection industry government-and-politics federal-state-issues parliament state-parliament road-transport tasSearch for news.