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The dates have been set for the fourteenth annual Queensland Supply Chain and Logistics Conference for 2013. To be held on 29 and 30 August 2013 at the Sofitel Hotel Brisbane, the Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Conference is the largest event of its kind in the state and is ideally suited for supply chain, [...]
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Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) chairman David Rogers has been elected to take up the position of Australian Roundtable president of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). This prestigious appointment represents a very important opportunity to accelerate the development of the supply chain profession and practice at all levels inAustralia. [...]
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Australia can and will prosper in the ‘Asian century’, but this must not come at the expense of ignoring serious human and labour rights violations, undemocratic regimes, or allowing Australian companies to exploit foreign workers both here in Australia or in Asia, said national secretary of the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) Tony Sheldon. Speaking on [...]
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The NSW Government’s bill to privatise Port Botany and Port Kembla via a 99-year lease has passed the NSW Upper House, a process widely derided as the legislation only passed due to the support of the Shooters’ Party, ostensibly in return for an expansion of duck hunting in the state. “Today is a landmark [...]
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The task of rebuilding the Hume Highway between Sydney and Melbourne is down to just one section, following the reopening of the Wagga Wagga Road. The vision of a fully duplicated highway linking Australia’s biggest and second biggest cities is almost a reality, with work on the last remaining section – the Holbrook bypass – [...]
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The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA), Queensland Division, in conjunction with the UQ Business School, has announced the winner of the inaugural SCLAA Scholarship, which provides the winner a place to attend the UQ Supply Chain & Logistics Management Course. The winner of the inaugural scholarship is Skye Naismith, general manager of [...]
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The Tasmanian Minister for Infrastructure David O’Byrne has unveiled a group of industry experts to help tackle Tasmania’s long-term freight challenges. The Freight Logistics Co-ordination Team is funded by the Federal Government, as part of a $20 million assistance package for local exporters. “These experienced industry figures understand freight logistics. They’ll be actively working to [...]
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The Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation has welcomed the opportunity provided by the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal to respond to its first draft annual work program, which was released earlier this month. ARTIO secretary/treasurer, Philip Lovel AM said: “ARTIO has made a written response to this draft work program and has taken the opportunity to [...]
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Business-to-business payment times have fallen by five days since the height of the global financial crisis (GFC), however, cash flow pressures remain prevalent as firms are being forced to wait more than three weeks longer than standard terms to receive payment for goods and services. These findings are from the latest Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) [...]
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This is a rare opportunity to secure an A-grade office/warehouse facility in a sought after premium industrial location offering the following features: Total building area: 9,594.1sqm (approx.) Modern well presented offices Undercover onsite parking Internal clearance up to 11.1 metres (approx.) ESFR sprinkler system Four (4) recessed docks and two (2) on-grade doors Secured truck marshalling [...]
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