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FEATURE STORY The United Nations’ role in implementing the New Urban Agenda and the SDGs

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY hopes for a rebound needs to be converted into bottom line economic growth

Global Goals Cultural Heritage & Tourism

THE RECOVERY positioning for a growth recovery

INDIGENOUS cultural heritage

For the Heroes

We're inviting all Firefighters, Volunteers and SES Volunteers with their families to visit Dreamworld free of charge

Creating precious moments with family is incredibly important to Dreamworld, as is expressing our gratitude to Australia’s heroes.

THIS MONTH. We hope you enjoy a well deserved day with your family.

For the month of February, all Firefighters, Volunteers and SES Volunteers will be invited with their families to visit Dreamworld free of charge.

We look forward to welcoming all Firefighters, Volunteers and SES Volunteers and their families to Dreamworld in February.

We hope that those who have given so much for this nation are able to enjoy a welldeserved day with their families.

How Dreamworld is Helping With Bushfire Relief The team at Dreamworld believes that it is important to acknowledge and offer condolences for both the losses sustained by members of our community and wildlife, as well as the incredible efforts of the people continuing and supporting firefighting efforts.

As an Australian business, we are committed to doing our part to support those affected by Australia's bushfire crisis. That is why we have not only begun to assist in recovery efforts, but will also continue to offer support throughout this crisis.

Keep reading to find out how Dreamworld is contributing.

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Charm, Billy and Obe caught up in the bushfires of Tallabrook

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The Guardian will no longer accept fossil fuel advertising The Guardian will As 2020 is gathering momentum……

We’re asking readers, like you, to make a new year contribution in support of the Guardian’s open, independent journalism.

This has been a turbulent decade across the world – protest, populism, mass migration and the escalating climate crisis. The Guardian has been in every corner of the globe, reporting with tenacity, rigour and authority on the most critical events of our lifetimes.

At a time when factual information is both scarcer and more essential than ever, we believe that each of us deserves access to accurate reporting with integrity at its heart. More people than ever before are reading and supporting our journalism, in more than 180 countries around the world. And this is only possible because we made a different choice: to keep our reporting open for all, regardless of where they live or what they can afford to pay.

Upholding editorial independence in the face of the disintegration of traditional media – with social platforms giving rise to misinformation, the seemingly unstoppable rise of big tech and independent voices being squashed by commercial ownership. The Guardian’s independence means they can set their own agenda and voice independent opinions - Journalism that is free from commercial and political bias – never influenced by billionaire owners or shareholders.

This makes the Gaudian different. It means they can challenge the powerful without fear and give a voice to those less heard. None of this would have been attainable without generosity from readers’– financial support has meant continued investigating, disentangling and interrogating. It has protected our independence, which has never been so critical.

become the first major global news organisation to ban outright advertising from companies that extract fossil fuels.

Support our journalism with a contribution of any size Your support helps protect the Guardian’s independence and it means we can keep delivering quality journalism that’s open for everyone around the world. Every contribution, however big or small, is so valuable for our future.

Support Guardian journalism today, by making a single or recurring contribution, or subscribing

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A landscape devastated by drought, bushfires and floods.

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Rallying for change

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Being a sustainable organisation means supporting our communities, our people, the environment and making sound and ethical decisions.

ETHICAL BANKING We believe that no financial institution should have any direct investments or any loans with fossil fuel or CSG mining industries, nor investments in weapons, tobacco or gambling. summerland.com.au

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EDITOR Welcome to the first edition of REALMix - a monthly independent citizens magazine. Covering issue relevant to the Australian people through Science, Politics, the Planet, Heritage and connecting to country, city with our culture. We land on the desks of decision makers, business and community leaders every month. We rally for truth, transparency with our elected leaders.

We showcase the economic drive across Australasia and giving voice to global circular world we live .

The next edition is March 2020 - Ask how to become involved. We commit 50% of our advertising revue to be directed towards a community trust - to further support media development regionally, and to enable inclusion and access to work alongside mentors in a community collaboration to see a media learning centre established.

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As we embark on a new decade policymakers, business executives, thought leaders, Focus our conversation on the innovation, collaboration and commitment – the solutions – needed to create meaningful climate action.

REAMix will highlight the action needed from corporates, investors, nonprofits and governments to promote a cohesive and sustainable world.

Time for action policymakers, business executives and thought leaders.

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Around the world, as awareness grows of the environmental challenges that will rapidly intensify over the next few decades, people are demanding solutions. We know, in fact, solutions exist – and in many cases it will be business leading the way.

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CONSCIENCE VOTE TO END 'CLIMATE WARS' Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 - Climate change is real for Australia, with immediate and deepening risks to our natural environment, economy and way of life.

Our unprecedented early summer bushfires are a clear indication of the worst of those risks, and how they will affect some communities more than others.

But there are also opportunities for our economy, given our enormous natural, human and financial wealth.

To manage our economy and environment sensibly and responsibly, Australia must have strong national plans to adapt to increasing impacts of climate change, to reduce and mitigate its risks and to leverage its opportunities.

If passed, this Bill will enable Australia to make an immediate, positive and nationally supported response to the risks, challenges and opportunities of climate change. https://www.zalisteggall.com.au/climate_chang e_national_framework_for_adaptation_and_miti gation_bill_2020

Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 Zali Steggall has called for a conscience vote to end the “climate wars” as she unveiled her private member's bill aimed at bridging political divides on climate policy.

The independent Warringah MP, who toppled Tony Abbott at the May federal election, wants MPs to set aside party politics when they consider her proposed legislation to create a national framework to deal with climate change.

“We have to get real about the challenges ahead and come up with a plan,” Ms Steggall told reporters in Canberra.

“Every MP should stand up and show their colours and tell us where they stand.”

Joined by fellow crossbenchers Rebekha Sharkie, Helen Haines and Andrew Wilkie, Ms Steggall released her private members bill on Monday before she plans to introduce it to Parliament next month.

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Charm Billy + Obe I ended up with other media and his partner Claire - helping to defend his property Tallabrook Lodge.

Laurence Cowie came out onto Bumbalong road this morning when he saw me watching the fire approaching and invited me onto his property.

Saving Tallabrook Lodge The Guardian Australia photographer Mike Bowers and reporter Christopher Knaus joined the Cowrie family defending their property about 100km from Canberra.

Saving Tallabrook Lodge the battle against Australia's raging bushfires in pictures.

Laurence Cowie watches the fire sweep down from the hills above his property Tallabrook Lodge near Bredbo - during a chaotic 40 mins he saved his house and lost his stables - the horses were ok.

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For all asking about the fate of the horses from Tallabrook Lodge Fire I took a trailer load of lucerne and feed to them this morning courtesy of @GuardianAus.

- Charm Billy and Obe wasted no time owners Laurence and Claire were very grateful too.

Feb 2 Incredible images from @mpbowers with @knausc as they hunker down with the Cowie family.

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Evolve is the largest annual national three-day conference for the business events industry where delegates engage, learn and network with peers across the community. With an expected audience of over 700 Australian event professionals, Evolve 2020 will feature high quality international and local speakers in plenary and track sessions.

Evolve will also host the MEA National Awards dinner and a dedicated networking space that will be home to exhibitors showcasing the latest and greatest in events.

As a member association focused on professional development, we are passionate about delivering current and beneficial content to the events sector. We have engaged industry ‘track champions’ who will provide experience and vision on subject matter and speaker selection.

Evolve 2019 was held in Brisbane and delegates surveyed gave the event an approval rating of 94%. We will continue to build on this positive result for Evolve 2020 and, as the conference name suggests, develop, grow and thrive.

Why You Should Attend Evolve 2020 is the must attend event for professionals in the business events industry.

Evolve is designed to deliver the skills and connections for individuals and organisations to engage and grow.

Over three days you will: Develop and build your toolkit to support and empower your career development Engage face to face with industry leaders and strengthen your professional contacts Learn from high quality inspirational speakers and influencers Increase your knowledge on industry trends and discover how they are driving the future Create new business opportunities through connecting with like-minded experts Be part of a growing and dynamic community that values the importance of events

FIND OUT MORE WWW.EVOLVE2020.COM.AU/

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Contents FEBRUARY 2020

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Protect, Plan & Prosper Together The United Nations’ role in implementing the New Urban Agenda and the SDGs So, is it time for a greener portfolio?

Australian Success Story Madura Tea ‘From Plantation to Cup.'

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Gold Coast to shine hosting TV’s A-list Dates revealed.

Women in Science Australia's most prestigious science and engineering awards.

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PEOPLE, POSITIONS & PROFILE

ESRI IN FOCUS HSBC JACK DANGERMOND new chief FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

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Keynote by Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director UN Habitat: The United Nations’ role in implementing the New Urban Agenda and the SDGs (tbc) How do you use technology/policy to improve citizens’ lives?

Tell us about your role or organisation.

As the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, the UN agency for sustainable cities, I am committed to finding new ways to use technologies to improve people’s lives. As we look around the world for best practices, we see opportunities for technology and innovation to make a positive contribution in cities, but many technologies that are currently being talked about – for example blockchain, digital twins and artificial intelligence – are not yet developed far enough to solve the great sustainability challenges that many of our cities are facing.

It is crucial that those developing new technologies put effort into matching innovations with real use cases that improve the way that cities are planned and managed, and contribute to an improved quality of life. At the same time, local governments need to undergo digital transition, build digital skills and improve the digital literacy of their citizens in order to be able to make full use of these opportunities.

There are still huge digital divides within and between countries and we need to ensure that new technologies do not increase inequality and negatively impact human rights. UN-Habitat is increasingly playing a role facilitating conversations between technology companies and local governments to ensure that technology is used as a force for good.

We have programmes involving waste management as well as land management, both reinvigorated recently through the application of digital technology. In Afghanistan, for example, we were able to provide technical assistance to the government to register some 1 million families so that they can have temporary occupation licenses to land.

“a better quality of life for all in an urbanising world”.

Executive Director UN HabitatMaimunah Mohd Sharif

One UN-Habitat project I really like is Block by Block – a collaboration with Mojang Studios and Microsoft in which we use Minecraft, the world’s most popular video game, as a public participation and co-creation tool in urban design. Over the last few years we have used this tool for participation in more than 100 projects in 35 countries and cocreated public spaces with tens of thousands of people, including slum dwellers, youth and marginalised women.

What has been the most exciting thing that you worked on in 2019?

This year, UN-Habitat got our Strategic Plan endorsed by the UN-Habitat Assembly in May. The Strategic Plan charts the direction for the organisation and helps us focus on strategic programmes that will support global efforts to achieve sustainable urbanisation. It also brings to life the organisation’s vision of ensuring “a better quality of life for all in an urbanising world”.

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One global programme of the Strategic Plan focuses on peoplecentred smart cities. I will launch this exciting new programme at the World Urban Forum in February 2020, and look forward to working with many different partners all over the world to show how we can make smart cities inclusive and contribute to sustainable development.

What is the best thing you have experienced in your career?

As you may know, I am an urban planner by training and rose up the ranks as a civil servant before becoming Mayor in Seberang Perai and Penang Island. As a planner, the best experience is to be able to include communities in the development of state and city development plans. What is even more rewarding is translating plans into reality.

I have two projects that are close to my heart. One is the including of heritage and culture in the Penang State Local Plan, which laid the foundation for the listing of George Town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The second is the planned approach to developing Batu Kawan Eco-City, which attracted several Fortune 500 Companies to locate themselves in Seberang Perai, creating jobs and improving livelihoods. Since coming to UN-Habitat, two important milestones have been achieved.

In my first year, my team and I were able to get the General Assembly to endorse our new governance structure, which has been 14 years in the making. This year, we successfully operationalised this new governance infrastructure with the conclusion of the first UN-Habitat Assembly in May and the first Executive Board meeting in November. We can now look forward to a year of impact in 2020.

If you were to share one piece of advice that you learned in 2019, what would it be?

I keep telling my colleagues that people form the basis for our work. To be more specific, the need to improve lives and ensure no one and no place is left behind. I have learned a lot in 2019 but if asked to point out one key lesson: it will have be the involvement of all stakeholders and innovative ways thinking about development that underpins how we face urban challenges.

As you know, SMART Cities need smart people to make the technology work for humankind.

What tool or technique interests you for 2020?

There are several exciting new technologies and approaches that we are experimenting with at UNHabitat, including mixed reality, distributed sensors and challenge prizes.

I am particularly interested to see that the recent strong interest in smart cities among governments is maturing into a realisation. For that to be effective, they need to take a strategic and localised approach to digital transition.

No single model of the smart city exists. Individual countries and cities need to consider how they can best make use of the opportunities provided by the new digital economy and smart technologies to deliver effectively to their residents.

This will look very different depending on where we are in the world. Through our new smart cities programme, UN-Habitat is looking forward to working with Member States and local governments to support their digital transition journey.

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What are your priorities for 2020?

One of our priorities for 2020 is to roll out a challenge-driven innovation platform that can match local urban challenges with appropriate and inclusive innovative solutions. This platform is currently under development in collaboration with several innovation agencies, cities and companies.

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We see it as a great opportunity to mobilise resources to improve the sustainability of small and medium sized cities and cities experiencing rapid urban growth.

We are also working with technology partners in the field of waste management and experimental projects associated with ‘floating cities’.

These are initiatives related to the wider challenges of the Climate Emergency, for which UN-Habitat, with support from several member states, has launched the Building the Resilience of the Urban Poor programme as we want to ensure that no one and no place is left behind in our rapidly urbanising world.

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What has been your fondest memory from the last year?

For me, the fondest memory from 2019 has been winning the trust of my team, member states, stakeholders and communities.

Without their trust in my leadership and their support for my ideas, we could not have rebalanced the organisation. UNHabitat is back because we have regained the trust of these people. I intend to keep it and make them proud.

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Saxo Group's head of equity strategy, Peter Gamry, believes so and suspects green stocks could, over time, become some of the world's most valuable companies, even eclipsing the current technology monopolies Investors are advised to consider tilting portfolios towards green stocks.

The most obvious list of industries which will drive a less carbon-intensive future include solar, wind, fuel cells, electric vehicles, hydro, nuclear, bioplastic, recycling, water, building materials and food. Some are mature and some are emerging which couples with high risk. Nevertheless, the positive catalysts are clear, such as government support, changing consumer choices, millennials demanding change and technological advancement which lowers costs.

Excepting nuclear and wind turbines, all of these industries trade at valuation premiums to the global equity markets. This reflects investor optimism about future cash flows but also higher risk if expectations are not met.

Mr Gamry considers, relative to the general equity market, hydro, nuclear, recycling and water are less risky industries, as the demand profile is more stable.

Those that are more cyclical such as solar, wind, electric vehicles and building materials can be more negatively impacted during a recession. Unlike the technologies, where returns on capital are "insanely high" and easily scalable, greener industry require vast amounts of capital to operate and, if interest rates rise again, this may have a negative effect on operating conditions and particular on equity valuations.

Mr Gamry also suggests being overweight European and emerging market equities, assessing now is not the time to be underweight equities. Saxo Group's global macro strategist, Kay Van-Petersen, believes climate disasters tend to act like volatility in the market which generates even more volatility. This is driving structural change.

The first, demand, means more and more consumers will want to use their capital to invest in companies which practice sustainability. Companies and entrepreneurs that are proactive in this regard are likely to move ahead.

The second is supply. Governments are coming to the understanding that the tipping point has passed, with the cost of doing nothing about sustainable growth being much greater than the cost of addressing it now. In 2020, the foundations for a large European monetary and fiscal stimulus package is likely to be implemented.

However, head of macro economic analysis, Christopher Dembik does not believe "green" quantitative easing from the European Central Bank, by itself, will de-carbonise the global economy. Contrary to what happened over the past ten years, central banks cannot be the only operators in this fight and governments will need to step in.

Thus, he points out, the current evolution of the yield curve is creating a very attractive fiscal environment to fund green projects.

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Australian policy is actually delivering a worsening outcome as coal-fired power generation gets the green light with little regard for the phase-out obligations of the Paris Agreement

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Before the severe and tragic bushfires posed headwinds to consumer confidence and economic activity in Australia, Saxo Group expected the Reserve Bank would cut the cash rate in February and once again later in 2020.

The disaster has reinforced expectations for a 25 basis points cut to the cash rate in February, particularly whilst the government leaves the heavy lifting to the central bank. This will mean both the Australian dollar and Australian bond yields are shackled by the domestic outlook.

Australian policy is actually delivering a worsening outcome as coal-fired power generation gets the green light with little regard for the phase-out obligations of the Paris Agreement.

However, climate indifference appears to have peaked. Hence, market strategist Eleanor Creagh points out, if the 2020s are to be cleaner and greener, then investors and policymakers must allocate to sustainable business models or face large losses.

BEN KING So what will sustainability look like in 2020?

And what are the trends you need to prepare for?

Here are a few predictions.

Marketers have made stories this year in sustainability with a number of new brands rallying behind the Not Business. As usual alliance for action against climate change being a sign of the times.

While sustainability efforts have gained momentum this year already, 2020 is shaping up to be the year brands are really held accountable for their work in this area.

GEN Z becomes an economic force for good.

Those in generation Z were born between 1997 and 2012, some of them will be turning 23.

That's right, the generation younger than millennials has started to leave scool, get jobs and is set to become a growing force in the Australian economy.

We also know this is the most sustainable generation to date. this isn't so surprising when you consider it's the generation behind the school strikes, but Flinder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker puts it beyoind doubt.

Fifty-four per cent of Australians in gen Z think a company's social and environmental efforts are 'extremely' or 'very important' when considering whether to purchase or service. Millennials aren't far behind at 48 per cent, but baby boomers are way behind on this front with just 24 per cent seeing a company's impact as important.

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What's Happening Industries to Watch in 2020 Global markets have always been dynamic.

With geopolitical, macroeconomic, regulatory, and technological transformation occurring at an unprecedented pace, these dynamics have only multiplied.

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‘Where does your Business sit?

Costs, Compliance and Delivery’ Hear how the latest industry data compiled in Restaurant and Catering’s 2019 Benchmarking Report sets the new standard on key industry issues such as food costs, wages & attitudes to online delivery.

Join R&CA’s Head of Policy and Government Tom Green and Guest speakers to walk through key industry trends, emerging issues and see how your business compares to the standard across our industry including complexity in industrial relations, rising internal costs including food, rent, wages and energy plus how new and emerging trends are likely to impact our industry.

R&CA is also extending an invitation to representatives of Uber, MenuLog and Deliveroo so they can hear first-hand about the impact of delivery on our industry, talk to restaurant owners about how to use the platforms successfully and what needs to change to help restaurants better utilise this new system.

FREE R&CA Industrial Relations Hotline access to businesses in bushfire affected areas.

Hospitality businesses will have FREE access to R&CA’s IR Hotline for 3 months to assist in their rebuilding/recovery efforts.

Call 1300 722 878 for more info.

In Brisbane R&CA’s Head of Policy & Govt Tom Green (Below) covered key industry issues such as food costs, wages and attitudes to food delivery. @UberEats spoke about impact of delivery on industry.

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Trade Trends & Products

Madura Tea Business Profile

Australian Success Story ‘From Plantation to Cup’ Pioneers of one the earliest sustainable tea plantations in Australia, Michael and Norma Grant-Cook laid Madura Tea’s foundation back in 1978 in the fertile farmlands of Northern New South Wales.

Fuelled by a vision to create the purest tea blends while nurturing the ecosystem that sustains them, the Grant-Cook legacy has been upheld as a blueprint for quality tea, underpinned by a respect for environment and community.

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Today, Madura Tea has evolved into a multi award-winning producer of over twenty blends, with a loyal client base Australia-wide and overseas. Renowned for our passionate approach to the art of tea making, Madura Tea remains a family owned and operated business, employing a locally-sourced team of fifty that share a love for quality tea, and a commitment to maintaining the standards and principles on which the company has been built.

Led by a hands-on management team supported by an experienced tea technician, Madura Tea are continually assessing, tasting, blending and grading our tea to ensure it retains the quality and flavour for which it’s celebrated. While we pay careful attention to market trends, it is the enduring flavour of our classic blends that have stood the test of time, earning them Canstar Blue’s prestigious Blue Taste Award for Australia’s best teabag across four consecutive years. Always striving for perfection in taste and flavour to maximise our customer’s tea drinking experience, Madura Tea’s brews have expanded over the years.

Boasting a range of classic handcrafted blends, including black, white, green, chai, and organic teas, we also produce popular herbal infusions featuring creative flavour combinations such as lemon myrtle, lemon, lime and ginger, and seven spice chai, as well as the more traditional tastes of peppermint and camomile. Taking a holistic approach to our operation, Madura Tea is proud of our strong position in a competitive market, and the reputation as Australia’s foremost wholly owned and operated tea plantation.

In an effort to support our ideals of sustainability, and offsetting our environmental footprint while giving back to the community, the 250,000 plant strong operation is powered by over 400 solar panels, with each stage of production assessed for its impact on the surrounding co-system.

Madura Tea also supports systems thinking, a responsible global environmental approach now being adopted by forward thinking manufacturers; where bulk ingredients are shipped and packed in the country they are to be sold, rather than packed in developing countries and shipped all over the world thus creating high carbon emissions and greater impact on our planet.

It is this forward-thinking approach to sustainable business that saw Madura Tea pioneer Australia’s first green tea in the late nineteen eighties, be first to market with pyramid tea bags, designed for more effective infusion, and seal our teas in barrier film for freshness and flavour.

THE TEA INDUSTRY HAS RECENTLY COME UNDER PRESSURE TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE BY TAKING THE NONBIODERGRADABLE POLYPROPLENE OUT OF ITS TEA BAGS.

What Are Our Tea Bags Made From?

We want our customers to be informed about their choices. Should you wish to avoid the inclusion of synthetic fibres - we encourage you to consider our broad range of teas and herbal tisanes - available in loose-leaf and leaf infuser pyramid bags.

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Sandalwood tea, also known as ‘Dumbuyumbu’ in Garrwa-Yanyuwa, is a traditional Aboriginal bush medicine.

It has also been used in various other cultures to clear the chest, ease anxiety, improve sleep and enhance mental alertness.

Based in Queensland, Australia Sandalwood Products is a recently opened store founded by Glen Beaver, Director of Australian Sandalwood Products Pty Ltd, with a focus on selling Australiansourced ingredients at affordable prices. Whether you’re looking for soap, shampoo, tea or a candle, this shop has you covered.

If you want healthy and all-natural sandalwood products, you've come to the right place! Australia Sandalwood Products is the leading choice for health and wellness solutions that help you look and feel good.

While our business is based in Runcorn, QLD, we are happy to ship products from our store throughout Australia, Asia and other international destinations, too!

We offer excellent customer service, unbeatable prices and guaranteed quality. What more could you ask for with your sandalwood products? Get in touch today for more details.

GOURMET NATION If you’re looking for all-natural, local produce, Gourmet Nation is a great option.

They specialise in Aussie bush foods, which are harvested using traditional and sustainable Aboriginal techniques, and they don’t use excessive, wasteful packaging. They sell sandalwood leaves in 5g tins – perfect for a good brew of tea!

They also stock products like paperbark cooking sheets, water lily seeds and inkberries.

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Ask for Australian Tea

You’ve probably heard a lot about T2, Twinings, Chai teas, Japanese teas, Chinese teas… even new trends with Iced teas.

But what you probably haven’t heard a lot about is Australian-grown tea. Many people are unaware that Australia’s tea industry has been quickly gathering momentum, with a number of people and tea companies growing tea in large amounts from Queensland to Tasmania.

Australian premium teas provide further opportunities for foodservice operators to increase average spend and increase the breadth of their customer base.

However, they to need to communicate value-add by inspiring and educating customers on the true benefits of Australian tea.

Operators should also seek to expand their tea ranges to boost sales with green, herbal or fruit tea variety. The better quality beverages would encourage them to drink more tea out-of-home - operators must focus on innovation to challenge tea menu indifference.

8 reasons why you should drink more tea Tea is really good for you.

Tea hydrates your body as much as drinking water does.

Tea relaxes and calms the body.

Tea is much easier and faster to make than coffee.

Tea is an excellent social lubricant.

Tea can help you digest.

Tea gives a better buzz than coffee.

Tea is more environmentally friendly than coffee.

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‘The Plant Paradox’

by Steven Gundry MD

Consumers seem to be in no hurry to change their food habits, despite climate concerns. More than a decade ago, after a U.N. report found that farmed animals produced 35% to 40% of all methane emissions, newspapers including the Baltimore Sun encouraged consumers to “save the planet with a vegetarian diet.”

But despite a plethora of other reports since then suggesting that eating meat contributes to climate change, meat consumption has climbed and is at an all-time high in the U.S. Global meat consumption rose by an average of 1.9% a year in the decade leading up to 2017, about twice as fast as population growth.

Farmers have grown food in roughly the same way for thousands of years: planting seeds and watching them grow; raising animals from birth to slaughter; hoping that nature provides them the right amounts of rain and sun.

Now, entrepreneurs say they have a better idea.

Agriculture in its current form is bad for the planet, they say—fields for crops and animal grazing occupy land where trees could be planted, and farming sucks up vast amounts of increasingly precious water.

Why not make food in a completely different way, maybe growing lettuce in skyscrapers and creating meat from cells in a petri dish?

There is a dire need to change how food is produced. An August U.N. report prepared by more than 100 experts warned that exploitation of land and water is already putting pressure on humanity’s ability to feed itself.

Those pressures will grow as the world’s population reaches 9.7 billion by 2050 and as high temperatures and floods make it more difficult to grow crops in some regions.

Recently a new book has captured public attention, The Plant Paradox,

by Steven Gundry, MD, focused on the surprising claim that lectins are the source of most, perhaps all human disease.

It is time consuming to shuffle through the nonsense that hits the popular media in nutrition, there is alot of attention about this book and its premise, that lectins are the true culprit of our ills.

Dr. Gundry writes on his website, “I believe I’ve discovered some unconventional truths about human nutrition.” Unconventional? Yes. Truths? Not so fast.

The Plant Paradox is written by an author who reminds us of his distinguished career in medicine, including his experience in research.

Dr. Gundry says, “with all modesty” that he has “found there is a common cause for most health problems” and further that “it is based on ample research, including [his] own papers, published in peerreviewed medical journals, but that no one has put it all together before.”

He goes on to say that so-called “health ‘experts’ have pointed to our laziness, our addiction to fast food” etc., but according to him, “sadly, they are wrong … [and that] … the real cause is so well hidden that you would never have noticed it.”

That’s why mission-driven entrepreneurs and funders see food tech as the ultimate investment opportunity, making money while also creating food that makes the planet a better place.

The rise and rise of plant-based eating It’s no secret agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions around the world and we’ve already seen a swathe of consumers starting to favour plant-based diets.

Over 12 per cent of Australians reported they are vegetarian and many more are adopting a ‘flexitarian’ diet where they proactively reduce their meat intake.

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The Low-Carbon Economy Takes Centre Stage In 2020 What does 2020 hold for the low-carbon economy? Every year, the clean energy analysts at BloombergNEF predict what will happen in energy, transport, commodities and sustainability over the next 12 months.

While companies and investors are more committed to a cleaner future than ever before, governments still have the capacity to accelerate – or impede – their progress and so November’s US presidential election will have major implications for the speed of decarbonization globally.

This year’s round of UN climate talks, to be held in the UK at the end of this year, could also be crucial, if it succeeds in prompting countries to focus on how they will achieve ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050.

Emerging markets are starting to introduce more green policies, particularly affecting the deployment of renewable energy. Recently, two Indian states have toyed with introducing retroactive cuts in tariffs for wind and solar, while in Mexico, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

“As parts of Europe demonstrated in the early 2010s, this sort of action can wound investor confidence – and slow the pace of deployment,” the research team says.

But we are seeing climate change itself affecting the political environment, as events such as the wildfires in Australia grip the public imagination.

“Might 2020 be the year when a major developing country emitter is visited by a climate event that prompts greater urgency from its policy-makers?” BNEF asks.

Mike Scott - I write about the intersection of business and the environment and the vital importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to businesses and the investors that help to fund them.

That means anything from climate change to executive pay, as well as disruptive technologies from renewable energy and energy storage to nanotechnology.

These issues can have a profound impact on company performance but are still largely ignored by many investors.

To adapt to a growing population, we’ll need to radically rethink the global food system + consumer buy-in.

The future of #food:

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GOLD COAST TO SHINE HOSTING TV’S A-LIST

GOLD COAST NEWS Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has today

The Premier said the industry’s night-of-nights had

announced the date of the 2020 TV WEEK Logie

grown substantially since moving to Queensland.

Awards on the Gold Coast.

“Hosting the TV WEEK Logies is an opportunity to

The Premier revealed the Logies would be staged

further establish Queensland as a powerhouse in

on Sunday, 28 June.

the film and television industry and to showcase our

“We back events that we know will deliver a great

world-class event hosting capabilities and tourism

economic return for Gold Coast businesses,” she

experiences,” Ms Palaszczuk said.

said.

“Since bringing the event to the Gold Coast in 2018

“Money can’t buy the kind of exposure the Logies

we’ve taken it to the next level, adding a series of

generates for the Coast. And on June 28, we’ll

industry events that have grown each year to

again welcome the who’s who of Aussie TV back to

attract industry leaders and provide opportunities

the Gold Coast.”

for local aspiring students.

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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the Logies presented an extraordinary opportunity for the city to showcase its film and television capability.

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Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones said the Logies would give a great boost to the Gold Coast’s tourism industry.

“The eyes of Australia will be on the Gold Coast on June 28 – it’s a great

“We’ve made sure we capitalise on the vast knowledge and skill of industry experts while having them here on the Gold Coast and created events that are quickly becoming highlyregarded across the industry.

marketing opportunity for the Coast,” she said.

“Images of the Gold Coast will be beamed into millions of homes Australiawide. We’re going to capitalise on this event with domestic tourism campaigns and direct marketing to make sure local tourism operators benefit from the Logies.”

Ms Jones said viewership grew 10 per cent last year, with an average of 1.1 million viewers. “We’ve also made the most of opportunities to leverage the great social media following of the stars who descend on the coast – sharing pictures of A-listers having a great time on the Coast.

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the Logies presented an extraordinary opportunity for the city to showcase its film and television capability.

“With the list of shows and films made here growing steadily, we’ve already proven our capability as a film destination of choice,” he said.

“The Logies not only brings industry names to our city who see first hand everything we have to offer in the film and TV space; it brings the beautiful Gold Coast into more than a million lounge rooms around the country.”

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UN Secretary General António Guterres

To rise to the challenges of the 21st century, we need to harness our full potential. That requires dismantling gender stereotypes.

Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science.

Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science. At present, less than 30 per cent of researchers worldwide are women.

According to UNESCO data (2014 2016), only around 30 per cent of all female students select STEMrelated fields in higher education.

Globally, female students’ enrolment is particularly low in ICT (3 per cent), natural science, mathematics and statistics (5 per cent) and in engineering, manufacturing and construction (8 per cent).

Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are steering girls and women away from science related fields. As in the real world, the world on screen reflects similar biases— the 2015 Gender Bias Without Borders study by the Geena Davis Institute showed that of the onscreen characters with an identifiable STEM job, only 12 per cent were women.

In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/70/212 declaring 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

With Sustainable Development Goal 9 Part of the Global Goals that world leaders agreed to in 2015 with a deadline of 2030, countries around the world have pledged to “build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.”

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let's change this narrative. Join us in celebrating women and girls, who are leading innovation and call for actions to remove all barriers that hold them back. Join the conversation with #WomenInScience !

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Australia's most prestigious science and engineering awards.

BHP Chief People Officer Athalie Williams

The BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards, and the Indigenous STEM Awards, highlight the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to Australia and celebrate the next generation of Australia's STEM talent.

The Awards feature an impressive line-up of Australia's best STEM talent including teachers and the top school-aged researchers and innovators in the country, set to excel in their careers and become the leaders of tomorrow.

The Awards also celebrate the diversity of STEM participation and achievement across Australia, particularly recognising the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM professionals and students and their teachers, schools and supporters.

BHP Chief People Officer Athalie Williams said the dedication and passion these students, teachers, schools and their supporters have for STEM was inspiring.

"It's great to be able to encourage the innovation, creativity, and critical thinking as well as increase the diversity of a new generation of STEM innovators and researchers for Australia," Ms Williams said.

Our best and brightest STEM students and teachers have been honoured "Around three quarters of all future jobs will need STEM and we're absolutely committed to helping school students develop these skills so they can turn science into solutions that better shape Australia's future."

"We know that the achievements of the winners and finalists will inspire other students to become innovators solving the big challenges that face our world."

The 26 BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards finalists have just completed an intensive four-day science camp, during which they toured research facilities, learned about science communication and commercialisation, and presented their research for judging.

CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall said the award winners’ and finalists’ ideas could help all Australians seize opportunities in our rapidly changing future.

"The world is changing faster than humans can keep up with, but science, technology, engineering and maths can solve these challenges and guide us to a better future through innovation," Dr Marshall said.

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Nyheemah Cox received the Innovator to Market Award.

STEM Innovator This year's winners of the Indigenous STEM Awards include

A Year 12 student at CAPS Coolgardie in Western Australia in 2019, Nyheemah's favourite subject was health and she wants to improve lives in her community as an Aboriginal health worker.

Nyheemah's project sought to identify antimicrobial activity in three different bush plants, to test and validate their healing properties and to support their use in treating minor ailments in small

Thuringowa State High School near Townsville for its innovative STEM

communities who don't have access to medical supplies.

program, and teacher Makhdoom Bhatti from the Ntaria Community School in the Northern Territory for successfully integrating Indigenous and Western STEM into science classes.

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2019 NT Young Achiever of the Year Rikki Bruce was also honoured, receiving an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM Professional Early Career Award.

"CSIRO acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have made, and continue to make, extraordinary contributions to our culture, the economy and science and the achievements of our Indigenous STEM Award winners are excellent examples," Dr Marshall said.

Rikki Bruce has received the Indigenous Engineering Diversity Scholarship

Ms Williams added: "For more than 60,000 years Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities thrived through knowledge gained as this country's first innovators, engineers, scientists and mathematicians.

"We have a lot to learn. It is critical to the future of STEM that Indigenous peoples in Australia and around the world are participating in STEM careers and driving the advances that the world needs."

Local award ceremonies for Indigenous STEM Awards will occur over six weeks to involve and acknowledge the winners' local communities.

Six of the BHP Foundation Science & Engineering Award finalists will have the opportunity to showcase their research alongside students from 75 countries at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in the USA.

The BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards and the Indigenous STEM Awards are managed by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, in partnership with the BHP Foundation. BHP and CSIRO have a long standing 39-year partnership and are proud to partner on awards that highlight current and future STEM professionals and increase and celebrate diversity in STEM fields.

The Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) and the Science Teacher Associations (STAs) in each state and territory are partners in the BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards.

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO solves real issues to unlock a better future for our community, our economy, and our planet.

The BHP Foundation works to address some of the critical sustainable development challenges. In Australia the Foundation focuses on Indigenous governance, and programs that harness the potential of young people through initiatives related to early childhood development, education in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and mental health and wellbeing.

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JACK DANGERMOND The founder and president of Esri. With a background in landscape architecture and urban design, he and his wife, Laura, founded Esri in 1969 on the idea that computer-based mapping and analysis could make significant contributions to geographic planning and environmental science.

Since then, Esri has become the global market leader in GIS and location intelligence, with 49 offices worldwide, 11 dedicated research centers, and a strong user base of about 350,000 organizations around the world.

Dangermond has received many acknowledgements and awards for his contributions to the fields of geography, environmental science, planning, and GIS, including 13 honorary degrees.

Jack Dangermond (born 1945) is an American billionaire businessman and environmental scientist. In 1969, he co-founded with his wife Laura the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), a privately held geographic information systems (GIS) software company.

He shares a few trends he has observed in smart cities; the challenge of hiring great talent; and how cities can foster collaboration at the grassroots level.

What are you most inspired by right now, and why?

The most inspiring thing that we have seen over the past few years is governments using location intelligence to engage their communities in building smarter cities. They are achieving this through data-driven grass-roots solutions and apps.

Population increases, climate change, income inequality, housing shortages – governments are now using solutions like ArcGIS Hub to communicate key challenges to citizens. Hubs bring together a city’s data, visualisation, analytics, and collaboration technology, and support data-driven work on policy initiatives and the measurement and prediction of outcomes.

Citizens can join Hubs in their communities and contribute data, provide feedback, attend events, follow initiatives they care about, and create and share analyses. It places GIS tools and practices into the hands of the people who are directly affected by these global and local issues.

It’s inspiring to see location intelligence used in this way, because it is a clear example of GIS technology being used to make the world a better place from the bottom-up.

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Exclusive interview with Brett Dixon, General Manager for Asia Pacific at Esri.

Rome wasn’t built in a day.

The same can be said for Masdar City in the United Arab Emirates, the world’s first carbon-neutral city which will primarily be powered by solar. Masdar City is part of a national movement to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

This ambitious project was made possible by platforms that enable effective collaboration and instant information sharing across all parties – city planners, citizens, and private companies alike.

“Smart and sustainable communities are about individuals being able to access information from all over their organisations; all over the city; or from different parts of the world,” explains Brett Dixon, General Manager for Asia Pacific at Esri, a geospatial company that offers 3D modelling – instrumental in the design and development of a key neighbourhood in Masdar City.

Working together Smart communities are sustainable communities. It is no small task to design a carbonneutral city, achieve the SDGs, or find a balance between the urban and natural worlds – as Singapore is working toward.

The Singapore National Parks Board manages six million individual trees using Esri’s geospatial platform. These data help the agency keep track of the trees’ health and condition, to conserve and preserve as much as possible.

“Development of the built environment is not always the priority. Increasingly it’s also preserving what we have and working toward sustainability in our cities,” Dixon says.

Collaboration and data sharing tools are becoming an indispensable part of any smart city’s sustainability efforts. Take a look at India, a country with a goal to build 100 smart cities – but is still plagued by a lack of adequate water sanitation:

“In India, one aspect of urban sustainability is access to fresh water and protecting valuable water sources,” he shares. Esri is working with several cities to map their water supply networks and sewage channels, so they can track and cut down on water contamination.

This analysis has allowed officials to identify areas where poor planning of water and sewage networks have led to water contamination. This way, they can plan better networks to bring fresh water to more people, explains Dixon.

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Any one country cannot achieve SDGs in isolation, as the effects of climate change extend far beyond borders.

It is just as important that data flows freely across agencies, governments, and countries, giving more insight into how it is possible to work together towards common sustainability goals.

At its heart, collaboration ensures that urban development centres around citizens and their needs: “not just determining what we think is right, but actually engaging citizens to ask them what they think”, Dixon concludes.

The United Nations is collaborating with Esri to create a massive open data “portal of portals” that will collate SDG-related statistics from its member countries, according to Dixon. “Many nations can collect information on the SDGs from the local level, up to a national level,” he says.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has created an open data online portal that collates and shares metrics on the country’s progress in the SDGs with citizens.

The initiative, which began eight months ago, has since recruited 17 countries into its fold, including Ireland, Mexico and Palestine. “The objective of the Federated System for SDGs is for many countries to collate and share information on progress against the SDGs,” Dixon adds.

“Citizens are certainly more engaged in the process of defining what the city is, what it will be, and what it should be.”

The open data portal, which Esri has helped create, compiles statistical data from maps to create graphs of key social indicators.

“It’s about individuals being able to access information from all over their organisation, or city, being able to analyse it, and then pushing that back out to the community,” Dixon adds.

“It’s an awesome example of being able to collect and share information from local through to international levels – building a digital twin of the planet.”

Collaboration is the “single biggest driver of the evolution of Esri products”, he believes.

The success of each of these initiatives hinges on the fact that data and analyses are available on one platform for anyone to access. Previously, he notes, “an analyst may be doing some great spatial analysis, but there is no mechanism to share that intelligence”.

For big, complex missions like Masdar City and Singapore’s tree tracking to happen, it takes dedicated teams working closely and effectively together, sharing their data with the communities.

To address the need for collaborative capability, Esri’s geospatial tool, ArcGIS, has evolved beyond a desktop application. Its entire architecture is now is now driven by collaboration and information sharing, he adds.

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Where the Farms Meet the Sea in Narooma & Tilba At the foothills of Mt Gulaga, is the historic town of Tilba, settled during the Gold Rush era. It’s so treasured, it’s classified as National Trust.

The area was originally inhabited by the Yuin Aboriginal tribe. Tilba is the original name of the district, and is said to be a Thawa Aboriginal term for "many waters".

The country the Yuin ancestors occupied, used, and enjoyed reached across from Cape Howe to the Shoalhaven River and inland to the Great Dividing Range.

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Hello to the beautiful supporters of our Tilba Real Dairy and ABC Cheese Factory.

On the 31st December Cobargo and surrounds.

the

area

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firestorm

that

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The impact of this created a direct ripple effect on our dairy and the ability to run our milk and cheese processing business. Our dear friends, the Salway family (who also supply us with Jersey milk), were not only effected by the tragic loss of Robert and Patrick, but lost over one hundred head of cattle, 1000’s of litres of milk and wiped out hundreds of acres of grass, fodder and kilometres of fencing.

Several of our employees, lost their homes, property and livestock in Cobargo and the Tinpot area. As the township of Tilba had been cut off from the highways, no power and the inability to process our milk, make cheese, service our over 200 wholesalers with daily/weekly product and accommodate our Cheese Factory visitors, it is obvious that this was extremely costly and challenging.

It was especially harsh at a time of year when usually we are booming and recovering from the slower off-season of winter. We are gradually getting back on track, although we have had the constant interruptions, in the last 3 weeks, of a major fire developing to the western side of our beautiful Mt Gulaga, threatening the township of Tilba.

This has made it hard for all our businesses to take bookings and really welcome visitors back with safe certainty. We have a strong forecast for good rain over the weekend and into next week, so we are all praying that this will totally extinguish the fire and dampen the surroundings so that the fire season is put to bed.

We look forward to seeing if possible you can book a in the next few months, as surrounding towns will be

you all soon and we hope, little weekend get-a-away all of Tilba and our grateful for your support.

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We think that the highlight of the Easter holidays on the NSW South Coast is the Tilba Festival!

Held on Bate Street, Central Tilba since the mid-1980s, the festival is a celebration of the heritage, local produce, musical talent and community of this outstanding region.

The district boasts a rich history and some of the most spectacular scenery in NSW. Locals and visitors alike can join us for 6 hours of live music, an amazing array of food, traditional street games and great entertainment for the kids. All music, street games and most entertainment will be covered in the entry fee.

Organised by a small group of enthusiastic volunteers, the Festival is a not-for-profit community event. Proceeds from the festival support various local groups, directly benefiting the community, heritage and environment of the Tilba District.

A visit to Narooma and Tilba is one of those driving adventures where you come for a few days, and it feels like a few weeks.

Pristine wilderness, fresh country air, incredible local produce and warm welcoming locals.

The Tilba Festival is a celebration of the heritage, local produce, musical talent and community of this magical part of the NSW South Coast.

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APPOINTMENTS

HSBC today announced the appointment of a new chief executive for its Australian business.

Kaber Mclean will step into the role, effective March 2020. Mclean will be responsible for leading HSBC's in Australia as it seeks to expand market share in retail banking, wealth management, commercial banking and global banking markets. Noel McNamara had been in the top job in an acting capacity since June 2019, he'll now be chief risk officer for HSBC Australia.

People & Positions

Australia Council appoints Executive Director, Arts Investment.

The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the appointment of Cassandra Wilkinson to the new role of executive director, arts investment.

Simultaneously, the organisation has farewelled two existing staff members.

‘We warmly welcome Cassandra to the Australia Council in the new role of executive director, arts investment,’ said CEO Adrian Collette AM. ‘Cassandra brings substantial experience garnered from multiple industries including technology, media, finance and infrastructure. She has direct experience of working in the creative industries and her deep passion for culture and creativity will be a great asset to our executive team.

Power management company, Eaton has expanded its senior leadership team in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) with two new appointments.

The company has announced that Mark Anning has been appointed General Manager, Circuit Protection and Control (CPC) and Kevin Nesdale appointed General Manager, Power Distribution Systems and Services (PDSS).

Dan Agnew, managing director of Eaton ANZ said the appointments strengthen Eaton’s power distribution offering as it focuses on meeting growing demand for products, systems and engineering services that deliver safe, reliable and sustainable power.

Victoria's Gary Hardwick to chair AMIC Industry veteran Gary Hardwick has been appointed chairman of the peak processing, wholesale, retail an smallgoods body, the Australian Meat Industry Council(AMIC). Mr Hardwick's appointment was announced today, along with the members of the new AMIC board for the 2019-2023 term.

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Barking Gecko appoints Philanthropy and Sponsorship Manager.

Monique Beaudoire has been appointed as philanthropy and sponsorship manager at Barking Gecko Theatre.

For more than 14 years, Beaudoire has held senior fundraising roles in Western Australia’s largest arts organisations including Perth Festival, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA and West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

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Profile

Cameron has an extensive career in the hospitality and tourism industry, having held senior management and executive positions in more than 30 hotel operations throughout Australasia and using this experience in leadership roles representing and advocating for the tourism industry.

Cameron Arnold

He recently joined Southern Cross University as General Manager of a wholly owned subsidiary company charged with operating all commercial businesses across its 3 Campuses.

Cameron has held numerous leadership roles for the industry in regional tourism over the past 10 years having been Chair of the regional tourism organisations for the North Coast of NSW for this length of time and recently being reappointed to the new Destination North Coast as its inaugural Chair.

As the current President of the Northern Rivers branch of the NSW Business Chamber Regional Advisory Council he sits on the Council for the NSW Business Chamber. He was the inaugural President and instrumental in the formation of Destination Byron, the local tourism organisation for Byron Shire since 2011 and sits on the NSW Business Chamber state tourism advisory council.

He also sits on the Cape Byron Trust Board, the Northern Rivers Rail Trail Management committee and has been a judge for the NSW State Tourism Awards. In 2016 Cameron was awarded "Outstanding Contribution by an Individual" at the NSW Tourism Awards, the industries highest acknowledgement in NSW. Previously Cameron has been CEO and founder of Flash Camp, a revolutionary glamping operation offering "pop-up hotels" and temporary accommodation across Australia. Flash Camp won Gold at the 2015 NSW tourism awards for Specialised tourism services.

He held the leasehold of Apartments Inn Byron, a multi-award winning 43 room hotel in the very heart of Byron Bay since 2009 and he was CEO of Consolidated Domain Resorts, managing letting agreements for over 1000 rooms along the eastern seaboard, including 420 in the Tweed Coast region of Northern NSW Cameron is available for consulting, knowledge sharing and guest speaker engagements on tourism management, hotel and accommodation management, digital use in tourism and local and regional tourism matters.

Cameron Arnold Southern Cross University General Manager

Cameron has an extensive career in the hospitality and tourism industry, having held senior management and executive positions in more than 30 hotel operations throughout Australasia and using this experience in leadership roles representing and advocating for the tourism industry.

He held the leasehold of Apartments Inn Byron, a multi-award winning 43 room hotel in the very heart of Byron Bay since 2009 and he was CEO of Consolidated Domain Resorts, managing letting agreements for over 1000 rooms along the eastern seaboard, including 420 in the Tweed Coast region of Northern NSW. Cameron is available for consulting, knowledge sharing and guest speaker engagements on tourism management, hotel and accommodation management, digital use in tourism and local and regional tourism matters.

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