An anonymous lobby group wrote to Tasmanian media this week alleging proposed cuts to Quarantine Tasmania’s budget could total $700,000, putting millions of dollars of agriculture at risk.
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Tasmania’s Minister for Economic Development has launched a new grant program to help strengthen the vegetable industry in Northern and North-West Tasmania. The Tasmanian Government has set aside $200,000 dollars to provide one-off grants to eligible businesses to assist with projects beyond the farm gate, including: development of new products and processes accessing new markets [...]
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Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania’s world first roll-on roll-off LNG-powered high speed ship is to go to South American company Buquebus. Buquebus, which commissioned the 99 metre long ship in November 2010, will operate the vessel on their River Plate service between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo. With an operating speed of 50 knots and capacity [...]
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In a world first, Australian shipbuilding company Incat has secured a contract to build a high speed passenger ferry powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The 99 metre roll-on, roll-off ship will be delivered in 2012 to an unnamed overseas buyer. The ship will be the first fast craft built under the high speed craft [...]
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Tasmania’s merchandise exports have increased for the third consecutive month, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The April data shows the state’s exports at $304 million. Tasmanian Minister for Economic Development Lara Giddings said this was in large part due to trade with China: “This growth has been driven by a [...]
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The Federal Government will fund the development of a marketing and promotion strategy at the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research to help help identify new market opportunities in South East Asia for Tasmanian vegetables. Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke announced up to $116,000 to go towards determining the needs and commercial viability of new South [...]
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A Tasmanian farmers’ lobby group is seeking emergency federal funding for struggling dairy farmers. The Farmers and Graziers Association says 40 farmers have received State Government grants of $5,000 to purchase fodder and improve their paddocks. But the association’s Chris Oldfield says it has exhausted the state’s emergency assistance fund and he has had to [...]
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A trade mission containing Tasmania’s top e-learning and digital enterprises is in the USA this week, evidence of the state’s flourishing information and communications technology sector. “The delegation has a proven track record and strong reputation in Australia and overseas and sees great potential in the US market as it emerges from the global financial [...]
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University of Tasmania researcher Professor Michael Negnevitsky has been invited to speak in Russia under Austrade’s Visiting Researcher Program. He will visit fellow researchers and professors from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute and St Petersburg State Technical University. Negnevitsky is one of the recognised world leaders in the areas of power system analysis, intelligent system [...]
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A reminder for exporters from New South Wales and Tasmania that entries to their state round of the Australian Export Awards will close next week. While Austrade runs the national awards, candidates must enter through their state round to be considered for national honours. Tasmania entrants will have until Thursday, August 20 to submit applications. [...]
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