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In the recent Federal budget reply, significant attention was given to the pressing issues of energy costs and their direct impact on the food distribution sector.
The 2025 editions of the Australian and New Zealand Refrigerant Handling Code of Practice introduce important updates that impact the refrigeration and cooling sectors, including the cold food chain.
Internationally sought after keynote speaker and best-selling author of the book “Mental Fitness: Build your mind for strength and resilience every day”.
Paul has worked with a broad range of people from professional athletes, advanced police negotiation teams, Google, Nike, to at-risk teens and prisoners.
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We are pleased to share an exclusive article written by keynote speaker John Clarke following the recent GCCA Copenhagen Conference:” EU China: The Light That Fails?”
These Workforce Plans set out the workforce development challenges and opportunities facing the industry and serve as a roadmap for the future by identifying what employers, unions, the national skills system, and governments need to do to build an agile, highly productive, and resilient workforce.
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Americold Breaks Ground in Christchurch, Doubling Site Capacity to Support FMCG, Retail, and QSR Business Growth
In the last in the Frostbite series, we discuss Govt involvement, national security, resilience and food security.
The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement to design a national licensing scheme for electrical trades.
Melbourne Cold Storage is a state of the art, purpose-built facility offering tailored cold chain storage and logistics services.
In a significant advancement for road safety and driver welfare, Road Freight NSW proudly announces the establishment of the first dedicated heavy vehicle rest stop in Western Sydney.
Tasman Logistics Services, Cold Chain Solutions, has significantly expanded its cold storage capabilities with the launch of a new facility at Morningside, Queensland. This strategic move, effective 3rd March, has tripled the company’s capacity to 7,400 frozen pallets and 1,300 chilled pallets.
Brianna Casey is the CEO of Foodbank Australia, the country's largest hunger relief organisation. In this role, she is proud to be tackling both food insecurity and food waste not only in Australia, but also across the world through her involvement with the Global Foodbanking Network.
The Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association of Australia (RWTA) 2025 Frank Vale Tech Tour, hosted by Swisslog in collaboration with ASKIN Performance Panels offers an inspiring exploration of cutting-edge automation technologies within the refrigerated warehousing sector.
In the face of soaring energy costs and rising food prices, the RWTA is advocating for significant policy reforms to alleviate the financial strain on Australia's cold-chain industry.
Watch now as we introduce new member Paul Vawdrey, CEO Vawdrey Australia, speak about his company and the cold chain!
There were many early birds there to get a great coffee, enjoy the sunrise through the bay windows at The Strand and to do some serious networking prior to the presentation by Chris Catchpole about Chain of Responsibility.
First off the block in 2025, the Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association of Australia Ltd (RWTA) celebrated our first networking event at the Gabba today with Chris Catchpole in the seat leading the Chain of Responsibility conversation with a room full of interested delegates.
Are there options to store things without having to chill them? There is an FDA approved coating to avoid rot- so does food need to be COLD or FRESH? Do we need to risk a biodiverse diet, does meat need to be refrigerated and perhaps there is another option and a way to sidestep the cognitive dissonance, the struggle to make sense of contradictory thoughts or behaviours. Watch the video and find out more.
Great to see all the Western Australians at the recent Perth function last week at the stunning and spacious beachside venue ‘Coast Port Beach Restaurant’, ready to catch up and engage in some great networking.
We all agree, the cost of insurance is crippling. The Discretionary Mutal Fund(DMF) is a cold chain initiative and proposed solution.
Specialising in reliable and consistent forklift services, they offer a comprehensive range of products and support that is essential for the efficient operation of any cold warehouse or transport business.
In this 2nd video, we discuss that Ammonia is negligible global warming impact on the environment, and on that, global warming in the cold chain- why are we not reading about this??
This relocation represents a major milestone for the company, strengthening its manufacturing capabilities and reaffirming its dedication to providing top-tier insulated rigid truck bodies to the Victorian market.
It’s that time of year for Managers to nominate their best and most promising Leadership talent to be part of the Frank Vale Award 2025!
Sydney, 21 January 2025. GridBeyond has consolidated its position as the largest very fast FCAS aggregator in the NEM (National Electricity Market), managing a 145MW portfolio of Very Fast frequency control ancillary services in Australia.
Dr Ian Jenson of First Management Pty Ltd has published the a paper documenting the shelf life of beef and lamb at -12°C as well as at -18°C. Read more to find out what the upshot is….
Welcoming our new Member from WA, Brett Claus from TRACS! After meeting last year at the RWTA Function in Perth, TRACS has joined the RWTA as a Member.
GoodWe BIPV (Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Solutions) is the PV Building Materials Business Unit of GoodWe, dedicated to advancing PV building materials to the cold chain.
Join us in the RWTA ‘Chilled Out’ series as Marianne speaks with new member Don Cottle of UltiGroup.