RWTA Conference 2023: Registrations Open!
Registrations are open for the RWTA 81st Conference and Exhibition at the stunning QT Gold Coast!
Join us to discuss “The Cold Chain; Volatility, Global Conflicts and Agility.”
Registrations are open for the RWTA 81st Conference and Exhibition at the stunning QT Gold Coast!
Join us to discuss “The Cold Chain; Volatility, Global Conflicts and Agility.”
Early Bird Rates apply until 30th April- Book Now!
Sunday - Networking Events at the Gold Coast during the day and into the night!
Monday, Tuesday - A great line up of speakers, panels and tech talks - and great networking opportunities!
Tuesday Evening - Annual Gala Dinner and Frank Vale Award Presentation.
Your Opportunity to Attract Scott’s Staff
It is important that we can encourage these people to remain in the cold chain industry. They are specialists in their field and I hope that they will be snapped up by companies in our sector who need them.
As you will be aware, Scott’s RL went into receivership recently. There are 1500 staff displaced as a result.
It is important that we can encourage these people to remain in the cold chain industry.
They are specialists in their field and I hope that they will be snapped up by companies in our sector who need them.
The RWTA have been in contact with KordaMentha (appointed Receivers and Managers of the Companies on 27 February 2023) and can confirm that they have created a ‘Jobs Board’ section on their website (Scott's Refrigerated Logistics Group (kordamentha.com) for all available job opportunities that have been received by the Receivers.
If you have a job opportunity, please email Wibur of KordaMentha at Wilbur.Stephenson@kordamentha.com with
the name of your company
your website address
your location
a central contact that can take queries, a phone number and email address
the role that your require to be filled with some information about said position/s
They will add this to the website that has been given to all staff from Scott’s RL.
Parliamentary Friends of Trucks, Trailers, Transport & Logistics Function Canberra - Monday the 6th March.
On Monday evening, the Cold Chain met in Canberra. It was an exciting meeting at Parliament House for the Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association of Australia (RWTA) and its members.
On Monday evening, the Cold Chain met in Canberra.
It was an exciting meeting at Parliament House for the Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association of Australia (RWTA) and members.
The very generous Senator Glenn Sterle and the Hon Nola Marino MP hosted and co-chaired the Parliamentary Friends of Trucks, Trailers, Transport & Logistics. We are grateful also to The Hon Bridget McKenzie for supporting us on the night with dozens of MP's and Senators that were part of this non-partisan forum.
The RWTA Ammonia Emergency Management Training is being held in YOUR STATE!
The RWTA Ammonia Emergency Management Training has been designed by the Cold Chain for the Cold Chain to ensure safety of staff, avoid potential injury, financial loss, bad press, litigation, loss of production and environmental damage.
The RWTA Ammonia Emergency Management Training has been designed by the Cold Chain for the Cold Chain to ensure safety of staff, avoid potential injury, financial loss, bad press, litigation, loss of production and environmental damage.
Sessions available in every State for 2023 - Registration is now open!
Click on your state below to book into the next available training session:
Interview with Daniel Russian from Academy HR
Join new Member of the RWTA, Daniel Russian of Academy HR talk about the two sides of his business that will benefit the cold chain in Australia. Labour hire for warehouses and logistics paired with office and commercial and industrial cleaning make for an unbeatable pairing!
Academy HR was founded in 2014 with the goal of providing businesses with reliable, high quality labour hire, cleaning services & delivering excellence and innovation to the recruitment industry.
Join new Member of the RWTA, Daniel Russian of Academy HR talk about the two sides of his business that will benefit the cold chain in Australia. Labour hire for warehouses and logistics paired with office and commercial and industrial cleaning make for an unbeatable pairing!
Academy HR was founded in 2014 with the goal of providing businesses with reliable, high quality labour hire, cleaning services & delivering excellence and innovation to the recruitment industry.
Sometimes you just need a hand.
Sometimes you may not have the qualified staff to do a specialist Human Resources or Workplace Health and Safety job. That’s why the RWTA are registered as an assist partner of Employsure.
Sometimes you may not have the qualified staff to do a specialist Human Resources or Workplace Health and Safety job.
That’s why the RWTA are registered as an assist partner of Employsure.
That means you now have access to HR and WHS support for your company.
To learn more, call Marty at Employsure and use the code RWTA2023 to access your discount.
Marty Fincher
Lead Business Development Partner
Employsure Pty Ltd
M: 0438 344 213
E: marty.fincher@employsure.com.au
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We would like to welcome EnergyAustralia as a New Member of the RWTA!
EnergyAustralia is here to help refrigerated transport providers to transition to an Electric Vehicle fleet.
Interview with Nim Koy from Quality Transport Refrigeration Services (QTRS)
Take a few minutes as Nim Koy of Quality Transport Refrigeration Services (QTRS) is interviewed by our EO, Marianne Kintzel.
Take a few minutes as Nim Koy of Quality Transport Refrigeration Services (QTRS) is interviewed by our EO, Marianne Kintzel.
QTRS is a Member of the RWTA and is the Australian distributor of Mitsubishi Refrigeration equipment for Trucks and Trailers and supports the refrigerated transport industry by providing Servicing, Repairs, Spare Parts and Telematics solutions for all the major brands of transport refrigeration equipment.
See how Nim and his Team can benefit your company!
Contact details:
Nim Koy
National Sales & Client Relationships Manager
0448 805 241
Supply chain alliance calls for food security plan
The National Food Supply Chain Alliance, made up of nine national food industry associations, says long term supply chain issues, including ongoing natural disasters and labour shortages, are set to increase food prices for the foreseeable future.
The National Food Supply Chain Alliance, made up of nine national food industry associations, says long term supply chain issues, including ongoing natural disasters and labour shortages, are set to increase food prices for the foreseeable future.
Associations in the alliance include: The National Farmers Federation (NFF), Australian Meat Industry Council, (AMIC), Independent Food Distributors Australia (IFDA), Master Grocers Australia (MGA), the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), AUSVEG, Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the Restaurant and Catering Industry Association and the Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association of Australia.
The alliance represents every component of the nation’s domestic food supply chain from paddock to plate, and says recent threats have laid bare Australia’s food supply chain’s dependencies, risks, and vulnerabilities.
It warns the threats are unprecedented in scale and that the only solution to stabilising future food price fluctuations and reducing food shortages is to urgently establish the nation’s first ever ‘National Food Security Plan’.
The alliance has recently met with government and the opposition to explain the risks to the economy and Australians’ wellbeing should a National Plan not be developed and implemented as a matter of urgency. It says all the potential disruptors to the nation’s food supply chain have never been brought together under ‘one’ co-ordinated national strategy.
Co-incidentally, the recent State of the Climate Report by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, says more droughts, heatwaves, and bushfires, along with heavier bursts of flooding rain are forecast.
80 per cent of Australians are concerned about rising food and grocery prices and Foodbank's 2022 Hunger report says two million Australians are struggling to put food on the table and that this is impacting 1.3 million children.
Other current and potential disruptors impacting Australia’s food supply chain include global geopolitical tensions, transport and logistics issues, financial challenges through rising cost of business, and future human and animal disease outbreaks.
The alliance believes government, opposition and industry must work together to fully understand the complexities of the food supply chain and examine how specific events might impact the various pieces of the food supply chain jigsaw puzzle, and that the approach must incorporate the entire ‘living’ food supply chain eco-system, encompassing production, processing, distribution, retail, consumption, and disposal.
From the perspective of both government and industry, research has shown there are many social and economic benefits from a more efficient, more sustainable, and self-sufficient national food supply chain. It will provide more stability to food related businesses, boost innovation and technology, enhance the nation’s food processing capacity, create jobs and, most importantly, provide the community with the confidence it needs in the nation’s food security.
Food industry warns government of long-term food supply chain disruptions
The National Food Supply Chain Alliance, made up of nine influential national food industry associations, says long term supply chain issues, including ongoing natural disasters and labour shortages, are set to increase food prices for the foreseeable future.
The National Food Supply Chain Alliance, made up of nine influential national food industry associations, says long term supply chain issues, including ongoing natural disasters and labour shortages, are set to increase food prices for the foreseeable future. It says recent threats have laid bare Australia’s food supply chain’s dependencies, risks, and vulnerabilities.
The Alliance, which represents every component of the nation’s domestic food supply chain from paddock to plate, says the threats are unprecedented in scale and that the only solution to stabilising future food price fluctuations and reducing food shortages is to urgently establish the nation’s first ever ‘National Food Security Plan’.
The Alliance has, over the past two days, met with government and the opposition to explain the risks to the economy and Australians’ wellbeing should a National Plan not be developed and implemented as a matter of urgency. It says all the potential disruptors to the nation’s food supply chain have never been brought together under ‘one’ co-ordinated national strategy.
Co-incidentally, the just released State of the Climate Report by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, says more droughts, heatwaves, and bushfires, along with heavier bursts of flooding rain are forecast.
80% of Australians are concerned about rising food and grocery prices and Foodbank’s 2022 Hunger report says two million Australians are struggling to put food on the table and that this is impacting 1.3 million children.
Other current and potential disruptors impacting Australia’s food supply chain include global geopolitical tensions, transport and logistics issues, financial challenges through rising cost of business, and future human and animal disease outbreaks.
The Alliance believes government, opposition and industry must work together to fully understand the complexities of the food supply chain and examine how specific events might impact the various pieces of the food supply chain jigsaw puzzle. This approach must incorporate the entire ‘living’ food supply chain eco-system, from paddock to plate, encompassing production, processing, distribution, retail, consumption, and disposal.
From the perspective of both government and industry, research has shown there are many social and economic benefits from a more efficient, more sustainable, and self-sufficient national food supply chain. It will provide more stability to food related businesses, boost innovation and technology, enhance the nation’s food processing capacity, create jobs and, most importantly, provide the community with the confidence it needs in the nation’s food security.
Recommendation to Government: That Australia urgently establish a National Food Security Plan. That a Food Industry Working Group, representing all facets of the supply chain, be established to partner with Government to design the framework for the National Plan.
What is the National Food Supply Chain Alliance: The National Food Supply Chain Alliance (NFSCA) represents all facets of Australia’s food supply chain from farmers, processors, grocers and butchers, independent supermarkets, convenience stores, wholesale suppliers and distributors to food retailers including cafes, restaurants, hotels, and clubs. In total, the nine national food industry associations represent over 165,000 businesses with a combined revenue of a staggering $200 billion and who employ almost 1 million workers.
The Associations include: The National Farmers Federation (NFF), Australian Meat Industry Council, (AMIC), Independent Food Distributors Australia (IFDA), Master Grocers Australia (MGA), the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), AUSVEG, Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the Restaurant and Catering Industry Association and the Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association of Australia.
Introducing FDC Construction & Fitout, the newest member of the RWTA!
FDC are the industry leaders in the Design & Construction of Temperature Controlled & Frozen Facilities across the country, providing build only and turnkey options to the Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport industry.
RWTA in the News
The RWTA has joined the National Food Supply Chain Alliance and we are working together to ensure that the supply chain’s voice is heard.
The RWTA has joined the National Food Supply Chain Alliance and we are working together to ensure that the supply chain’s voice is heard.
The Alliance, which represents every component of the nation’s domestic food supply chain from paddock to plate, is alerting the government to the threats that are unprecedented in scale and that the only solution to stabilising future food price fluctuations and reducing food shortages is to urgently establish the nation’s first ever ‘National Food Security Plan’.
Joined by Members of the Alliance and led by Richard Forbes from the Independent Food Distributors Australia (IFDA), we spoke about the creation of a supply chain strategy regarding resilience in the supply of food, food security and keeping the prices down at a time when they are rising precariously.
In Canberra last week, the Alliance received a good hearing and media coverage.
There have been over 623 mentions of the Alliance and the need for a National Food Security Plan across national and regional media outlets, print, electronic and online (source: AUSVEG, Meltwater)
National Food Security Plan advocacy – From 22-24 November 2022
Total mentions 623
Total Print/Online 299
Total Broadcast 262
Potential Reach 169,000,000
Examples of TV/Radio interviews:
The Project - Here is the link to the story
Sky News - link
3AW Radio - link
News.com.au - link
Media Release - link
Cold Chain Warehouse, Lahrs Rd, Ormeau for lease!
Dual tenancy design, with each unit offering 5,587sqm* of chiller/freezer and corporate office accommodation. Can be leased in one-line (11,175sqm*) to a single occupier.
Cushman and Wakefield, on behalf of Hines Australia, is proud to present this building to the market for lease.
Dual tenancy design, with each unit offering 5,587sqm* of chiller/freezer and corporate office accommodation
Can be leased in one-line (11,175sqm*) to a single occupier
Design of temperature controlled zones allows flexibility for 100% chiller, or 100% freezer to accommodate a broad range of occupier requirements
12m deep refrigerated anteroom with eight (8) sealed loading docks
Large hardstand area provides for excellent truck maneuverability and external loading
Green initiatives have been thoughtfully integrated into the design with the occupier benefiting from rainwater harvesting, LED lighting technology throughout and a carefully designed solar system servicing the building
Located in one of the most strategic logistics and distribution hubs in Southeast Queensland
This outstanding cold storage facility is nearing completion and is available as either two separate tenancies or in one line.
Attached is the Information Memorandum but you can also see a virtual fly through at http://31lahrsrd.com
Expecting completion in December this year!
If you would like to know more contactMorgan RuigDirector Cushman and Wakefield0403149828morgan.ruig@cushwake.com
Save The Date! - 2023 RWTA Conference
We are proud to announce the RWTA 81st Conference and Exhibition is to be held at the OT Gold Coast, Queensland from the Sunday 20th to Tuesday 22nd August 2023.
Interview with Des Bowler from Meat Messaging
Take a moment to know more about New RWTA Member Meat Messaging and how it would work for your company. For more information please read our flyer here and contact Des Bowler directly: desbowler@initmedia.com.au
Take a moment to know more about New RWTA Member Meat Messaging and how it would work for your company. For more information please read our flyer here and contact Des Bowler directly: desbowler@initmedia.com.au
Introducing Meat Messaging, the newest member of the RWTA!
Meat Messaging’s management system sends a message to their portal for every shipment that leaves an establishment to ensure the integrity of meat at all stages of the cold chain!
80th Conference Video Snapshot
We wanted to share a final wrap up of the conference with you.
What better way of condensing some of the highlights than in a video format!
Please take 3 minutes to see what delegates got up to in Sydney!
We wanted to share a final wrap up of the conference with you.
What better way of condensing some of the highlights than in a video format!
Please take 3 minutes to see what delegates got up to in Sydney!
Interview with Ryan Whittaker, Director of COMPLET-ED
Take a moment to discover how Complet- Ed can work with your company to find you funding to upskill your workforce.
They are education experts; they save you time and find you money to locate the best registered training organisation for your company and find you the means to pay for it! Watch here now to learn more!
Take a moment to discover how Complet- Ed can work with your company to find you funding to upskill your workforce.
They are education experts; they save you time and find you money to locate the best registered training organisation for your company and find you the means to pay for it! Watch here now to learn more!
We are pleased to welcome Comply Group as a new Member of the RWTA
Join Marianne as she interviews Brendan White, the COO of Comply Group as they discuss the Software-as-Service business with the unique ability to solve complex industry compliance and automation problems, as needed.
They discuss how Comply Group can implement affordable, scalable, rapid deployment solutions to solve specific compliance needs across Health, Safety, People, and Assets.
Their products are made to simplify your day to day working experience and reduce risk of errors. These solutions are secure, OAIC compliant, and can be integrated to work smoothly alongside existing systems.
Take a few minutes to learn more!
Join Marianne as she interviews Brendan White, the COO of Comply Group as they discuss the Software-as-Service business with the unique ability to solve complex industry compliance and automation problems, as needed.
They discuss how Comply Group can implement affordable, scalable, rapid deployment solutions to solve specific compliance needs across Health, Safety, People, and Assets.
Their products are made to simplify your day to day working experience and reduce risk of errors. These solutions are secure, OAIC compliant, and can be integrated to work smoothly alongside existing systems.
Take a few minutes to learn more!
