Accelerating Warehousing Throughput Workshop
Friday 20th October, 10am-2pm Brisbane. Exclusive Workshop, Accelerating Warehousing Throughput for Operational Leaders. Ideal for businessess seeking to embark on the journey of cultivating a high performing, Continuous Improvement Culture. Learn how.
Brisbane 20 OCT, 10am to 2pm ⏤ Complimentary Event
Exclusive Workshop, Accelerating Warehousing Throughput for Operational Leaders. Ideal for businessess seeking to embark on the journey of cultivating a high performing, Continuous Improvement Culture. Learn how.
2023 Next Gen Award Winner: Stacey Cook, NewCold!
The Winner of the 2023 Frank Vale Award, presented at the 2023 RWTA 81st Conference and Exhibition, Stacey Cook of NewCold, has won the GCCA NextGen International Cold Chain future leaders award!! Take a moment to hear what Stacey's thoughts are on this process and her experience.
The Winner of the 2023 Frank Vale Award, presented at the 2023 RWTA 81st Conference and Exhibition, Stacey Cook of NewCold, has won the GCCA NextGen International Cold Chain future leaders award!!
The Global NextGen Award recognises outstanding young professionals in the world’s cold chain industry.
Congratulations Stacey, you've done Australia proud!!
Being the national winner of the Australian Cold Chain’s Frank Vale Award entitled Stacey to compete at the International GCCA's Next Gen Award in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Among other eligibility requirements for the award, finalists demonstrate excellence in their work; the potential to excel further in many facets within the industry; and insight into their organisations strategic values, direction, policies and ways of working.
“The Global NextGen Award Competition showcases the talent of our industry’s rising stars on a global stage,” said Greg Laurin, Chairman of the Global Cold Chain Foundation. “This competition proved to be exceptionally challenging due to the high level of talent showcased on stage. They all exhibited dedication and talent by playing a role in advancing the global temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics industry.”
As part of the selection process, each finalist was interviewed and judged by a panel of industry leaders from around the world. Candidates were evaluated on their knowledge level of the industry, track record of excellence, communication skills and leadership skills. In addition, each candidate delivered a presentation from the Convention general session stage.
The Frank Vale Award has been awarded annually since 1993 to acknowledge talented young people within the industry, who are 35 years of age, or younger, have worked in the cold chain industry for a minimum of three years, and who have demonstrated to their employers that they have the potential to become future leaders, and make a positive contribution to the development of the Australian Cold Chain Industry.
Take a moment to hear what Stacey's thoughts on this process and her experience. Click on the video below!
Winner: Stacey Cook, NewCold
Press Release: GridBeyond launches Forecaster to manage risks and increase revenues for businesses in Australia
Sydney - GridBeyond has launched its new platform capability ‘Forecaster’ which gives businesses to manage risks and increase revenues.
GridBeyond launches Forecaster to manage risks and increase revenues for businesses in Australia
Sydney - GridBeyond has launched its new platform capability ‘Forecaster’ which gives businesses to manage risks and increase revenues.
The new service, which will be available in Australia from October 1, is part of GridBeyond’s award winning asset management and optimisation solution suite. It offers a comprehensive approach to managing and monetising energy assets, from accurate forecasts, advanced trading strategies, and real-time analysis, through to robotic trading and asset optimisation and control, to increase margins, optimise financial returns, and manage risk in the energy market.
Forecaster is the first of GridBeyond’s new suite of services soon to be available in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM). This suite includes: ‘Baseline’ - for monitoring and visualising site and organisation-wide energy consumption and associated emissions in real-time; ‘Designer’ - which leverages AI to optimise prospective energy investments for profitability and sustainability; and Managed Battery as a Service - for battery energy storage monetisation with real-time market optimisation.
Since the acquisition of California based Veritone Business Energy Inc earlier in 2023, GridBeyond has been working to deliver and improve a range of new products and services. By increasing the accuracy and ability of our forecasting models, Forecaster can help businesses to maximise revenues, manage risks and support companies towards their net zero path.
GridBeyond Chief Commercial Officer Mark Davis said:
“The Australian energy sector is going through many changes with renewables sector growing at a fast speed. There is a lot of interest around distributed energy resources and how these can be used. That goes from businesses renewables assets to rooftop solar, batteries and EVs, which can be managed via GridBeyond’s AI-powered platform to allow businesses and other energy stakeholders to protect themselves from energy price spikes, and also earn money from energy markets. Forecaster can help to optimise energy use and consumption maximising revenues and reducing carbon emissions.”
The Victorian Golf Day is on 20 OCT - Don't miss out!
Still time to register and join the fun!
Still time to register and join the fun!
The Victorian 2023 RWTA Golf Day is being held on the Friday 20th October at Eagle Ridge Golf Course, Mornington Peninsula.
This is a great opportunity to network with other professionals from the Cold Chain Industry. Enjoy a round of golf in a beautiful setting, and win some amazing prizes!
A special thank you to our Sponsors, your support brings this event to life.
RWTA New Member Alert! Interview with HAML Consulting
Marianne Kintzel is speaking with new RWTA Member Ben Matthews, HAML Consulting, your support partner for all HR Consulting needs.
For more information please contact Ben:
Strategy and Innovation
Mobile +61 497 662 393
Marianne Kintzel is speaking with new RWTA Member Ben Matthews, HAML Consulting, your support partner for all HR Consulting needs.
For more information please contact Ben:
Strategy and Innovation
Mobile +61 497 662 393
Alert; Chiller Space Available at the Gold Coast, Ormeau
There are pallet spaces in chiller available now in Ormeau, QLD. If you are interested to know more, please contact Shaun Chapman…
There are pallet spaces in chiller available now in Ormeau, QLD.
Details:
Location: Americold, Ormeau (Gold Coast)
Temperature-Controlled facility - to - 25°C
Facility: 11,000 pallet positions
Loading Docks: 10
If you are interested to know more, please contact:
Shaun Chapman
Email: shaun.chapman@americold.com
Phone: 0459 784 291
Are you ready to revolutionise your energy management?
Are you ready to revolutionise your energy management with Retragreen, your partner in sustainable energy solutions? Here's a glimpse of what we offer:
Are you ready to revolutionise your energy management with Retragreen, your partner in sustainable energy solutions? Here's a glimpse of what we offer:
Retragreen Software: Our intuitive platform empowers you to monitor energy consumption, identify inefficiencies, and gain actionable insights to reduce electricity bills by up to 25%. Seamlessly integrate with existing systems for a straightforward path to optimised energy usage and enhanced financial performance.
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But wait, there's more! For a limited time, we're offering an exclusive 30-day special promotion that ends 30 days from this receipt.
Contact us to learn more and join us in creating a greener and financially rewarding future.
Asahi Site Tour: Limited to 10. Book Now!!
Site visit to Asahi’s Automated DC in Heathwood, Brisbane
Invitation to RWTA’s members to visit Asahi’s high-density automated storage system and look at its relevance for Cold Chain storage. Tour includes lunch!
Site visit to Asahi’s Automated DC in Heathwood, Brisbane
Invitation to RWTA’s members to visit Asahi’s high-density automated storage system and look at its relevance for Cold Chain storage. Tour includes lunch!
Where: Asahi Heathwood DC, 14 Seeana Pl, Heathwood QLD 4110
When: 12th October 2023
Time: 10am-1pm (Tour with Lunch afterwards)
Cost to attend: Free of Charge, and as an added bonus, your host on the day, Dematic, will be shouting you lunch!
Asahi is one of the leaders in implementing automation in its production, warehousing and distribution facilities in Australia.
The Heathwood DC is one of the most advanced automated storage systems in ANZ, utilising six 22m-high automated storage cranes with satellite carts to maximise storage capacity and minimise labour. This fully automated high-density storage system can be used in cold chain storage to:
maximise utilisation of the storage cube
minimise footprint
reduce energy costs
minimise labour requirements
optimise system management and track and trace capabilities
For further information on the system, please see the video case study.
Would you like to attend? Click here and book now, limited numbers apply!
RWTA New Member Alert: Welcome to HAML Consulting
Introducing new Member, HAML Consulting, your support partner for all your HR Consulting needs.
When was your last Payroll ‘Health Check’?
Are you confident your people are being paid correctly?
Introducing new Member, HAML Consulting, your support partner for all your HR Consulting needs.
When was your last Payroll ‘Health Check’?
One of HAML Consulting’s specialist fields is Payroll Compliance and Governance. With current legislation in front of Parliament, linking underpaying wages to more severe company and personal penalties, how confident are you that you have got it right for your people and your business?
Understanding your businesses pay compliance is imperative in the current complex industrial relations landscape, as the market moves from explosive headlines to more pro-active control and penalties from the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).
An effective payroll governance review starts with a HAML Health Check.
Like to know more? Click here www.haml.au
LinkedIn: HAML Consulting
Or call Ben Matthews
Strategy and Innovation
Mobile: 0497 662 393
AMIC Conference 31 OCT - 1 NOV
The Premier Event for the Meat Industry! Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) are Members of the RWTA and we encourage you to attend their conference pertaining to Meat Processing and Export.
The Premier Event for the Meat Industry!
Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) are Members of the RWTA and we encourage you to attend their conference pertaining to Meat Processing and Export.
The event will take place at the Royal Pines Resort on the beautiful Gold Coast from October 31 to November 1. This event will feature great speakers discussing the most important issues the industry is facing, while also providing delegates the opportunity to network with the biggest names in the industry at exceptional evening functions.
81st Conference Video Snapshot
For those who were able to attend, and for those who couldn’t make it, we would like to share the highlights of the 81st RWTA Conference and Exhibition last week at the Gold Coast with you! Take a few minutes to see the colour, the fun, the speakers and the crowd and everyone that helped make it the success it was!
For those who were able to attend, and for those who couldn’t make it, we would like to share the highlights of the 81st RWTA Conference and Exhibition last week at the Gold Coast with you!
Take a few minutes to see the colour, the fun, the speakers and the crowd and everyone that helped make it the success it was!
With a successful 2023 conference behind us, we are now looking forward to Cape Schanck Resort 2024 for #82!
Thanks to our Sponsors who helped to make the Conference a success!
Accelerating Warehousing Throughput x Amazon Site Tour
An exclusive Vative industry-led event, carefully crafted to assemble a cohort of visionary business leaders with a shared goal of accelerating warehouse efficiencies and cultivating a high-performing culture of continuous improvement.
Exclusive Industry Partner Event
Accelerating Warehousing Throughput x Amazon Site Tour
An exclusive Vative industry-led event, carefully crafted to assemble a cohort of visionary business leaders with a shared goal of accelerating warehouse efficiencies and cultivating a high-performing culture of continuous improvement.
Adelaide Golf Day had to be postponed from September to February
Save the new date: Monday 12th February 2014.
Save the new date: Monday 12th February 2014.
We’re looking forward to seeing you again and enjoying a great day on the course.
More information soon. Register your interest, contact us.
Expiry of COVID-19 vaccination information regulations
WorkSafe is reminding employers that pandemic regulations regarding the collection, recording, holding and use of COVID-19 vaccination information from specified persons have expired.
Expiry of COVID-19 vaccination information
WorkSafe is reminding employers that pandemic regulations regarding the collection, recording, holding and use of COVID-19 vaccination information from specified persons have expired. This means that employers that recorded or held COVID-19 vaccination information specifically under these regulations have until Friday 11 August 2023 to destroy that information.
This includes COVID-19 vaccination information collected from employees, independent contractors and their employees, volunteers and students on placement permitted to attend the workplace.
This requirement does not apply to employers that are permitted or required under other laws to collect, use, record, or hold vaccination information
Panel Discussion on ‘Psycho Social Risk Hazards' RWTA Conference 2023
Expert Insights on Mental Health topic ‘Psycho Social Risk Hazards and Suggestions to Mitigate Risks.’
Conference Panel Discussion, Tuesday the 22nd August at the QT Gold Coast.
Expert Insights on Mental Health topic ‘Psycho Social Risk Hazards and Suggestions to Mitigate Risks.’
Under the model WHS laws, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must manage the risk of psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
Listen to leaders in HR, Training, Safety and Mental Health discuss this growing hazard in our workplaces. Don’t miss it and book now!
Tennille Cilia, Managing Director at Preventure ANZ.
Preventure is on a mission to partner with employers and WHS providers to reduce the risk of workplace musculoskeletal injuries using wearable technology.
Since beginning in Workers Compensation over a decade ago, Tennille has dedicated her career to employee health, safety, injury management, and wellbeing. She has held specialized roles in occupational health and safety, workers compensation, RTW/injury management, and employee health and wellbeing.
Darrel Cox, CEO of The Empresario Group.
Darrell is a Refrigeration Mechanic, who became a versatile and innovative executive. After leading a major Refrigeration company in Australia, he transitioned to focus on training and development, he then progressed into a global role leading the learning and development for a prominent multinational mining company.
Darrel now runs The Empresario Group, a business dedicated to leadership development, with a particular emphasis on psychosocial leadership.
Nick Murphy, Vice President Human Resources APAC & LATAM, Americold.
Nick has been with Americold since 2022, leading all aspects of the HR function for a multi country, multi site workforce. He has over 25 years experience in Human Resources and Management Consulting, having worked for leading organisations including BHP Billiton, Unilever, Deloitte & Visy Industries.
Nick is passionate about helping organisations, teams and individuals develop, grow and navigate the complexities of the modern business world.
Liz Tully, Founder and Owner of Mental Wealth at Work specialising in workplace mental health.
With 20 + years of Human Resources experience, Liz is passionate about creating mentally healthy workplaces.
She works with organisations across Australia to build awareness and capability in workplace mental health.
An Unprecedented Conference Offer!
We want to encourage your company’s emerging managers and leaders to be in attendance.
** Please notify all management within your company **
An Unprecedented Conference Offer!
With the RWTA Conference and Exhibition being only 4 weeks away, we would like to offer to our current Warehousing and Transport Members, for the first time, an offer to bring one person from your company, under the age of 30 to attend the upcoming conference at the unheard-of price of $500!
We want to encourage your company’s emerging managers and leaders to be in attendance.
Benefits of networking with senior leaders in the industry, learning from the incredible presentations, checking out the booths, listening and participating in presentations that cover safety, HR, IR, supply chain, international overviews, sustainability, energy, psychosocial risk hazards, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulators update, international supply chain and much more in the way of discussions and Q&A time cannot be underestimated!
This is an opportunity for the future of the cold chain to network and learn. Bring your promising staff to be present and involved with the conversation, “The Cold Chain; Volatility, Global Conflicts and Agility.”
Why Bring Younger Staff Along? Click here to read more.
Conditions Apply;
There must be a full paying delegate already booked to attend
This person must be 30 or under
This offer is inclusive of all of Monday and Tuesdays functions
Offer is inclusive of all meals and drinks at functions, morning tea, lunch and the Gala Dinner on Tuesday night to witness the National Winner of the Frank Vale Award.
Offer does not include networking functions on Sunday
Conference Info: Partners Program Cut off date is next week
RWTA invites your Partner to attend our upcoming Conference and Exhibition.
RWTA invites your Partner to attend our upcoming Conference and Exhibition.
We have exciting things planned for them!
Monday: Rainforest, wine tasting at Tamborine
(9:30am to 4pm)Tuesday: Monet at Mermaid, Paint and sip experience
(10:30am to 3pm)
Get more details on the Partners' Program here.
To book in your Partner, please email us now: marieb@rwta.com.au
** Last date to book is next Friday the 28th of July **
Jacob Mahoney to present at the 2023 RWTA Conference and Exhibition
The RWTA welcomes Jacob Mahoney, General Manager, Energy Solutions for Flow Power as a speaker for the 81st RWTA National Conference and Exhibition.
The RWTA welcomes Jacob Mahoney, General Manager, Energy Solutions for Flow Power as a speaker for the 81st RWTA National Conference and Exhibition.
Jacob will talk about wholesale energy, demand response and the benefits to cold storage before leading a case study with key customers.
At Flow Power, Jacob is responsible for overseeing the development of new business opportunities, having both personally negotiated, and overseen the negotiation of, large energy contracts including Renewable Power Purchasing Agreements and Bespoke retail agreements.
Additionally, Jacob supports the engineering teams with go to market strategies and product development.
Conference Workshop; Which two will you choose?
Choose your adventure! There are three great workshops to attend at the Tuesday workshop sessions, but you can only attend two!
Choose your adventure!
There are three great workshops to attend at the Tuesday workshop sessions, but you can only attend two!
Which to choose?
Lets look at Safety with Tenille Cilia of Preventure.
Safety, WorkCover and Workers Comp; Tenille is on a mission to partner with employers and WHS providers to reduce the risk of workplace musculoskeletal injuries using wearable technology. Since beginning in Workers Compensation over a decade ago, Tennille has dedicated her career to employee health, safety, injury management, and wellbeing. She has held specialized roles in occupational health and safety, workers compensation, RTW/injury management, and employee health and wellbeing.
What about HR and Dealing with People?
Ray Hodge is an expert in Perfomance and Productivity and is a Business Adviser, Consultant, Writer, Speaker
With over 30 years of coaching, management and business ownership experience, and he does not give give textbook advice.
His motto and purpose is “Making Leaders Lives Easier.” If you’ve spent any time leading others, you will know that managing even the best of people, at times, can be challenging, let alone those we find tricky to work with. And in times when it can be difficult to recruit skilled people, we need to work to bring out the best in the people we have. Helping those we lead to increase their performance; represent our business professionally; work effectively with their colleagues; and be part of a positive work culture are all part of effective leadership.
Now here is a contentious one - The Changing face of IR in the Australian Workplace.
Elisha Radwanowski from ACAPMA
Industrial Relations; There have been significant changes to the operation of bargaining in Australia. From 6/6/2023 there are three new ‘streams’ of bargaining, two of which are ‘forced’, which is to say that a business can be forced into the position of having to bargain with the union and other businesses. Investigate the protective actions businesses can take to mitigate the risk of forced bargaining, that include internal review (auditing) to correct common issues, activating standard Enterprise Bargaining or Cooperative Bargaining.
No pre-selection required, make the decision on the day.
Hermione Parsons to present at the 2023 RWTA Conference and Exhibition
We are thrilled to have Dr Hermione Parsons, the CEO of the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) present at our upcoming conference in August.
We are thrilled to have Dr Hermione Parsons, the CEO of the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) present at our upcoming conference in August.
With a supply chain career spanning three decades, Hermione is a supply chain and freight logistics specialist with executive management experience in public and private sector organisations.
Hermione’s career has focussed on end-to-end supply chain strategy, complexity, planning multimodal infrastructure and problem-solving freight logistics in metropolitan, regional and international markets. She has extensive executive management experience in port landside logistics, multimodal freight infrastructure, competition and regulation analyses, and supply chain reengineering in the food industry.
Dr Parsons founded and led an acclaimed university research and development Centre across two universities working to solve the systemic and emerging challenges facing industry. During this time, she led many ASEAN and APEC programs focusing on end- to-end supply chain issues. She is also the Co-founder and Co-chair of the industry funded Wayfinder: Supply Chain Careers for Women initiative.
With many more accolades attributed to the supply chain in Australia, we welcome Hermione to the conference and look forward to hearing her insights!