The Northern Rivers Times
June 9, 2022
62 BUSINESS
Australian Made week The state’s peak business organisation, Business NSW, believes this week’s ‘Australian Made’ week is a great opportunity to showcase the outstanding local manufacturing taking place across Australia, but particularly here in Northern Rivers NSW. “We all experienced the importance of accessing local products and services during the pandemic and we are more aware than ever in the part we can play in contributing to a vibrant economy when we support local businesses, and that extends to supporting products that are made in Australia and in our region,” said Business NSW Regional Manager Jane Laverty. of person, and like many the famous ‘Australian Made’ logo when out shopping, Mrs Laverty said “Research last year
from Roy Morgan Australians recognised the iconic green triangle with the gold kangaroo. That same piece of of Australians preferred to buy Australian Made when making purchases, so the
opportunities are there for local manufacturers to make the most of the sentiments of Australian consumers. “Australian manufacturers are being encouraged to take to social media to promote their brands under the Australian Made
hashtag, while many businesses are going to be offering discounts on Australian Made products next week. “Consumers are also vitally interested in the origins of some of their favourite brands, so now is a great time for Australian businesses
to talk about their company’s history and how some of their popular products came into being. “Advanced manufacturing is such a vital cog in the NSW economy, with latest figures indicating there’s more than
27,000 manufacturing businesses across the state, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of jobs reliant on the sector remaining strong. “Australian Made week also offers the new Albanese Government a perfect opportunity to rethink the approach to skilled migration, as its vital that manufacturing is able to bring in the expertise needed to keep pace with emerging trends across the globe. “The message is clear – for businesses, be proud and show off your Australian Made certification, and for shoppers, make sure you take a second to look for that logo before making your purchases to help support local businesses,” Mrs Laverty said. For more information go to www. australianmadeweek. com.au.
New roadmap for NSW seafood sector The NSW Government has announced a new strategic roadmap that will strengthen the sector over the next three years. Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Dugald Saunders said he has engaged the Commercial Fishing NSW Advisory Council (CommFish NSW) to work hand in hand with industry to develop the
sustainable seafood strategy. “The new plan will drive productivity, remove out-of-date regulations, promote innovation and strengthen the industry as a whole,” Mr Saunders said. “We want to restore for the sector, while also addressing longerterm challenges, after
CommFish NSW will seek advice from get their input on several priority areas, including: • Regulatory reform; systems, such as a digital trading platform and electronic data collection; • Seafood product innovation and promotional grants to
boost consumption and value; • Ways to increase industry engagement; and • Harvest strategies to provide more certainty for the future. “The NSW Government is committed to removing impediments to the industry, and this roadmap will ensure we continue to streamline operations to help our hardworking commercial
said. is vital to maintain the economic, social and cultural richness of regional communities right up and down the NSW coast.” The NSW Government will also support the ongoing rollout of harvest strategies to establish agreed management frameworks
for key stocks, starting with the release of the NSW Trawl Whiting and Lobster Fishery harvest strategies. “Harvest strategies help give commercial, recreational and Aboriginal cultural
will be maintained moving forward,” Mr Saunders said.
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has confirmed that it will no longer proceed with controversial changes that would have seen small business skip bin operators hit with increased costs as high as 400-500 per cent. NSW Small Business Minister Eleni Petinos said that she welcomed the EPA’s decision to listen to the concerns of small businesses and shelve the proposed
changes to the Recovered Fines and and Exemptions. “Small businesses have already battled a pandemic for the last two years, as well as increased costs to doing business and cost of living pressures. The absolute last thing small skip bin operators needed was another giant business cost imposed on them,” Ms Petinos said.
decision by the EPA to listen to the feedback from industry and acknowledge the tremendous financial burden this change would have posed to affected small businesses. small businesses in the industry who presented their concerns to myself and the Small Business Commissioner.”
