OUTthere Rex November 2014

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Issue 125 • November 2014

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The Big Squeeze Relishing Orange’s culinary masterpieces Wild Times Discovering the raw beauty of Kangaroo Island

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WELCOME to the November issue of OUTthere. It’s no secret that the Australian aviation industry has experienced a challenging operating environment in recent times, with the smaller regional aviation carriers feeling the pressure in light of two carriers collapsing in the past 12 months. Despite the tough environment, Rex has put up defences to weather the storm. The company was formed out of the collapse of Ansett and survived the uncertainty of the Global Financial Crisis. These strong foundations and our high efficiencies have enabled us to remain profitable, and have ensured that our decision to invest more than $56 million in the financial year 2013-14 (FY14) will see us through these difficult times and place Rex’s operations in a stronger position when the economy improves, for the benefit of our passengers. Continuing the good news for our passengers is the results of the latest annual on-time performance report for FY14. Rex achieved the best on-time departure rate and lowest cancellation rate among all Australian carriers in FY14, cementing Rex’s status as the nation’s most reliable carrier. Well done to our frontline and operational staff for their huge efforts in ensuring our passengers get to their destinations on time. So, until next month, from all 1000 of us at Rex, Air Link, Pel-Air and AAPA, we invite you to sit back, relax and let us do the flying.

Destination of the month: Porcupine Gorge National Park. Nearest Rex port: Hughenden.


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VI rexinsider Rex’s on-time performance is the best in Australia; Despite arduous times, Rex still turns a profit.

XIII rexcommunity Rex Airlines donates flights to charity Ronald McDonald House for its Father’s Day raffle.

XV bushtele & don’tmiss The latest news and upcoming events.

XVIII regionalstopover Simone Henderson-Smart highlights the top three foodie destinations in South Australia.

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03 citybites

20 food&wine

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Aussie pop/soul artist Dewayne Everettsmith talks to Cortney Roark about the positive effects of music.

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We showcase the latest exciting hotspots in our major cities – eat, stay and play in the Big Smoke.

A selection of the latest compelling books, music, DVDs and apps to check out.

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After a lifetime of performing, country songbird Kasey Chambers still relishes the challenge of making a new album.

Ute Junker heads to Kangaroo Island and discovers exceptional produce and an abundance of wildlife.

Carla Grossetti heads to the pretty town of Orange to hunt down some of the top drops to appear at this year’s wine show.

Faye James finds plenty of action to keep even the most die-hard thrillseekers satisfied on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

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Riley Palmer investigates the challenges facing Australia’s hide industry.

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GROUP EDITOR Faye James faye.james@edgecustom.com.au DEPUTY EDITOR Simone Henderson-Smart ASSISTANT EDITOR Riley Palmer INTERN Toby Little SUB-EDITOR Danielle Chenery PRINTER SOS Print & Media SENIOR DESIGNER Guy Pendlebury PRODUCTION MANAGER Brian Ventour CONTRIBUTORS Caroline Clements, Cortney Roark, Ute Junker, Carla Grossetti, Christine Retschlag, Mitch Brook, Darren Baguley, Michael Yardney, Zoran Solarno ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR Jason Popkowski jason.popkowski@edgecustom.com.au NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Chris Wykes chris.wykes@edgecustom.com.au SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Robert Desgouttes robert.desgouttes@edgecustom.com.au Peter Anderson peter.anderson@edgecustom.com.au WA, SA and NT SALES REP Helen Glasson, Hogan Media Phone: 08 9381 3991 helen@hoganmedia.com.au PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Geoff Campbell ON THE COVER: Cover image supplied by Warner Music Australia.

OUTthere is published by Edge 51 Whistler Street, Manly NSW 2095 Phone: 02 8962 2600, edgecustom.com.au OUTthere is published by Business Essentials (Australasia) Pty Limited (ABN 22 062 493 869), trading as Edge, under license to MGI Publishing Pty Ltd. Reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed are those of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the Publisher. Information provided was believed to be correct at the time of publication. All reasonable efforts have been made to contact copyright holders. OUTthere cannot accept unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. If such items are sent to the magazine, they will not be returned. Some images used in OUTthere are from Thinkstock and Getty Images.

From the editor... You can learn some funny things when walking through the wilderness. As you inhale the pristine air and soak in nature’s finest organic wonderments, your conversation can sometimes steer off into a little adventure of its own. For example, it’s funny how furry friends can have such an impact on our daily lives. One thing that caught my attention last month, was a story about Patrick the wombat. Patrick is 29 years old and, at a sturdy 38 kilograms, is believed to be Australia’s oldest and largest living wombat. Patrick lives in Ballarat Wildlife Park and when a post went live on Facebook recently to commemorate his birthday, within 24 hours, the post received 258,000 likes, reached six million fans and generated 30,000 shares and 8000 comments. Patrick has his own Facebook page and has more fans than the average Australian celebrity. Now that’s some serious stats and reveals some weighty wombat-loving going on in our nation. And that thought travelled all the way with me on a trek through the Budawang wilderness. While negotiating the craggy rockfaces, I literally stumbled across piles of what looked like small, square green haystacks and our beloved wombat once again became the focal part of our conversation. “What’s this?” I queried my fellow traveller, Kirsten, who proceeded to quickly Instagram the offending items. “It’s Wombat poo!” She laughed, snapping pics faster than the speed of light. “Why is it square?” I asked. No one knew. We all theorised. I decided that it must be a territorial act and that wombats had a penchant for moulding their poos into square blocks. Kirsten decided it must have something to do with their bad eyesight and needing to leave a robust trail behind them so they can easily backtrack if needed. According to research, apparently every morning the wombat actually drops around 80 to 100 square pellets to mark its territory to other offending animals. And they don’t just poop squares by accident either. The flat sides of the pellets stop them from rolling down the hill.

Interesting bushwalking trivia behind us, we proceeded to march on our merry way further into the wilderness thinking we’d left the conversation behind us. “I have loads of Instagram likes already on my wombat post!” Kirsten yelled from behind. “Someone’s even posted a wombat poem!” That led us down another path into another wilderness variant; we quickly googled wombat poems. Realms of options came up: wombat poems for kids and wombat songs. Is this fuzzy creature the new celebrity? Who knows. But at this rate, maybe we’ll have a new TV series dedicated to Patrick the wombat. Poor ol’ Skippy… Life lesson #338. The things you learn on a bushwalk, are not just insightful but a little crazy, to say the least. Got some funny wilderness tales to share? Send your bushwalking stories in here inflight@edgecustom.com.au

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Rex leads on time performance Rex has again achieved the best on-time departure rate among all Australian carriers, as analysed by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) in its annual 2013/14 Domestic Airline On-Time Performance Report. This is a repeat of its performance in the 2012-13 financial year (FY). Rex achieved an 88.6 per cent on-time departure rate, ahead of Virgin Australia Regional (84.8 per cent), QantasLink (82.3 per cent) and Jetstar (78.8 per cent). Additionally, Rex recorded the lowest cancellation rate (0.5 per cent), five times lower than its main competitor, QantasLink, at 2.5 per cent. The rest of the carriers cancelled flights three to four times more than Rex. This undisputedly cements Rex’s status as Australia’s most reliable carrier. Rex Chief Operating Officer Neville Howell said, “Rex operates a vast network throughout South Australia,

Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland with extremely diverse operating conditions; this includes contending with winter fog and snow and with the highly congested airspace at Sydney Airport, to which half our flights operate. The industry leading 88.6 per cent on-time departure rate and 0.5 per

cent cancellation rate, is testament to the dedication and efficiency of our frontline and operational staff who executed more than 63,000 flights within the past year.” Rex understands the importance of getting its passengers to their destination on time, so is very proud to present these consistent results.

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Rex remains profitable in FY14 Rex announced a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of $10.7 million for the 2013-14 financial year (FY) at the company’s investor briefing held on 28 August 2014. This represents a drop of about 45 per cent from the prior year, but is slightly improved from the half year when it reported a PBT reduction of 59.8 per cent. Commenting on the results, Rex Executive Chairman Mr Lim Kim Hai said, “The Australian economy continued to deteriorate in the period under review and resulted in 38,000 fewer Rex

passengers, or a reduction of 3.4 per cent.” He added that the year also saw record average fuel prices. “On top of that, we had the burden of increased government taxes in the form of the carbon tax and a significant increase in the fuel levy to fund the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. All of these taxes implemented by the previous Federal Government just add more nails in the coffin of the aviation industry,” Mr Lim said. “As foreshadowed in my earlier warnings to the Federal

“I call on the Abbott government to urgently start implementing the concrete initiatives promised.”

Deputy Chairman The Hon. John Sharp presenting the results.

The presentation was attended by various stakeholders.

Government, aviation in Australia is in deep crisis with Qantas and Virgin Australia losing a combined $4.4 billion at pre-tax level for FY14. Regional aviation is even harder hit – we saw another two carriers collapse in the last nine months,” Mr Lim said. “The environment is so toxic that, incredible as it sounds, Rex is not only the most profitable passenger airline group for the third consecutive year, it has more accumulated PBT than Qantas or Virgin Australia over the last nine years. “This clearly demonstrates the prolonged and endemic crisis that is gripping Australian aviation, and I call on the Abbott government to urgently start implementing the concrete initiatives promised in the Coalition’s Policy for Aviation issued in August 2013, prior to the federal election one year ago. Otherwise, the repeal of the carbon tax alone will not be sufficient to avoid the irreversible damage done to aviation, especially to regional aviation, where we have seen 16 carriers collapse since 9/11, some of them

with decades of history: Horizon Airlines (2004), Great Western Airlines (2005), Airlines of South Australia (2005), Emu Airways (2005), Aboriginal Air Services (2006), Sunshine Express (2006), Big Sky Express (2006), Transair (2006), O’Connor Airlines (2007), Aero-Tropics Air Services (2008), MacAir Airlines (2009), Regional Pacific Airlines (2010), Tasair (2012), Aeropelican (2013), Brindabella Airlines (2013), and Vincent Aviation (2014). “God willing, Rex will be able to weather this storm. Our high efficiencies have enabled us to continue to be profitable, and our very strong foundations allowed us to make a significant investment of over $56 million, even during these difficult times, in the same way that we invested heavily when the Global Financial Crisis hit.” At the presentation, it was also announced that the Rex Board had not approved any dividends for FY14 due to the sizeable investments undertaken, but had committed to a significantly higher dividend payout ratio once the recovery has firmly taken root.

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rexFAQ

Frequently Asked Questions As you sit back in comfort en route to your destination, enjoy this compilation of light reading that the Rex crew hopes you will find interesting and informative.

Q. Why do the flight attendants insist that all window blinds be up for take-off? A. The most critical phases of a flight are the take-off and the landing. In the most unlikely event of a situation that requires an emergency evacuation, it is important that crew and passengers are able to have a clear view of the outside conditions in case of obstructions. For example, before exits are opened, staff must check for fire or other obstacles that may present potential hazards during the evacuation. Q. Why do you have to stow your hand luggage in the overhead lockers, under the seats or in the seat pockets for take-off and landing? A. Flight crews are required by Civil Aviation Regulations to secure the cabin as well as possible for take-off and landing. As mentioned, these are the most critical phases of the flight, and securing as much hand luggage as possible ensures that in the unlikely event of an emergency, the exits and aisles stay as clear as possible, in case evacuation is necessary. It is also important to keep hand luggage secure whenever possible to ensure that heavier items do not become airborne within the cabin. This is especially important when the aircraft is experiencing turbulence.

must be actively opened by holding the nose and blowing to inflate the cavities. Facial and ear pain can occur during descent if re-inflation does not occur, and this is much more likely if the passenger has nasal congestion. If you must fly with a cold or hay fever, use a decongestant nasal spray before descent and buy some ‘ear planes’ to plug your ears. (Information contributed by Dr Daniel Hains, ENT Surgeon.) Q. When can electronic equipment such as laptops, iPods and mobile phones be used? A. With more new technology being used by passengers every day, it is difficult for flight crew to differentiate various items of electronic equipment. Most electronic items are permitted for use while in cruise – however, only after the FASTEN SEATBELT sign has been switched off. Mobile phone use is also permitted provided that the phone’s ‘flight’ mode has been activated prior to boarding the aircraft. Q. What is the average speed of the aircraft in cruise? A. Approximately 500 kilometres per hour.

Q. Why do you feel so tired from flying? A. As the aircraft altitude increases, air pressure decreases. As the pressure of the air decreases, the body absorbs less oxygen than it would at sea level – therefore, it must work harder to supply oxygen to the body’s cells. As the body is working harder, it becomes more tired.

Q. Why do you have to get permission from the Captain to move to a vacant seat? A. The aircraft’s take-off speed is calculated by the weight and balance of the aircraft, and many factors need to be considered for a successful take-off. They include the weight of passengers and where they are seated, the weight of cargo, freight and fuel, the distance available on the runway et cetera. For example, if there are 100 or more kilograms of freight in the cargo, the balance of the aircraft will be better maintained if passengers are seated in the forward rows.

Q. Why do you sometimes feel pain in your ears or sinuses during ascent or descent? A. The sinuses and middle ear are air-containing cavities that connect with the nose via narrow channels. As aircraft ascend and cabin pressure drops, air passes out of these cavities (without any effort from the passenger) to balance the cabin pressure. It is a different matter during descent, as the cabin pressure increases. The channels close down and

AIR TURBULENCE Q. Aircraft often experience air turbulence, but what causes it? A. Imagine the air around the aircraft is water in a stream. We can see how water is disturbed around rocks or when two streams converge. Turbulence in the air is similar: as the aircraft passes through cold air or in the vicinity of terrain that has disturbed the airflow – often incorrectly referred to as ‘air pockets’

– the aircraft climbs and descends in the same way that a boat moves on water. Though turbulence can be uncomfortable, it poses no threat to the aircraft and is akin to driving on a rough or unsealed road. More severe turbulence can be associated with developing thunderstorms. The SAAB 340 has a sophisticated weather radar that pilots use to avoid these areas. Occasionally, a flight attendant will discontinue serving passengers in turbulent conditions; this is a precaution to ensure everyone’s safety. Q. Why should you keep your seatbelt fastened even when the FASTEN SEATBELT sign is switched off? A. On occasions, the flight crew cannot foresee turbulence or it is not picked up on the flight-deck radar. Because of this, we could unexpectedly experience turbulence at any time. The company recommends that you always keep your seatbelt fastened while you are seated – for your safety, just in case unexpected turbulence is encountered. ENGINE NOISES Q. Why do the aircraft’s engine noises change during flight? A. Aircraft need more power to climb than to descend, in the same way that a car needs more power to go up a hill than down one. The SAAB 340 turboprop has more than enough power to climb, so shortly after take-off you will notice a change in noises as the power is reduced. The pilots also control the pitch angle of the propellers for various stages of the flight and, as they ‘change gears’, this can also be heard in the cabin. Q. What should you do if you see or hear something that does not look or sound right or normal? A. Please advise your flight attendant. The flight attendant may be able to answer your query and allay any fears. If not, the flight attendant will contact the flight deck and advise the pilots of anything unusual. Rex encourages open communication and will always treat a passenger’s concerns with the utmost seriousness.

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Exercise and stretch regularly while seated. SEATED EXERCISES

In-flight comfort Flying can be demanding, as altitude may make your body more sensitive to the effects of alcohol and caffeine. Sitting in one place for a long time can be uncomforrable and slow down your blood circulation. To help your body adjust to flying and to maintain your personal comfort and well-being, we recommend you take the following steps:

ANKLE CIRCLES Lift feet off floor, draw a circle with the toes, simultaneously moving one foot clockwise and the other foot counterclockwise. Reverse circles. Do each direction for I5 seconds. Repeat if desired.

FOOT PUMPS Start with both heels on the floor and point feet upward as high as you can. Then put both feet flat on the floor. Then lift heels high, keeping the balls of your feet on the floor. Continue cycle in 30-second intervals.

Keep Hydrated Drink plenty of fluids – water, juice, non-caffeinated soft drinks – to prevent dehydration, fatigue and headaches. Minimise intake of alcohol and coffee. Moisten the face to help reduce the drying effects of cabin air. Eat Lightly Eat lightly on longer flights to avoid indigestion – our in-flight menu is designed to provide lighter option meals.

KNEE LIFTS Lift leg with knee bent while contracting your thigh muscle. Alternate legs. Repeat 20 to 30 times for each leg.

SHOULDER ROLL Hunch shoulders forward, then upward, then backward, then downward, using a gentle, circular motion.

ARM CURL Arms held at 90° angles, elbows down, hands in front. Raise hands up to chest and back down. Alternate hands. Repeat in 30-second intervals.

SEATED STRETCHES

Exercise We encourage you to do the gentle on board exercise diagrammed on this page to enhance your well-being during the flight. We recommend you do these exercises for about five minutes every one to two hours. You should also occasionally walk down the aisles, as space permits. In addition, we recommend that you avoid crossing your legs. Please note: You should not do any of these exercises if they cause you pain or cannot be done with ease. Moving About The Aircraft You may move about the aircraft as space permits and when the seat belt sign is off. However, when the seat belt sign is on you are required to remain seated with the seat belt fastened.

KNEE TO CHEST Bend forward slightly. Clasp hands around left knee and hug it to your chest. Hold the stretch for 15 seconds. Keeping hands around knee, slowly let it down. Alternate legs. Repeat 10 times.

FORWARD FLEX With both feet on the floor and stomach held in, slowly bend forward and walk your hands down the front of your legs toward your ankles. Hold the stretch for I5 seconds and slowly sit back up.

OVERHEAD STRETCH Raise both hands straight up over your head. With one hand, grasp the wrist of the opposite hand and gently pull to one side. Hold the stretch for I 5 seconds. Repeat on the other side.

If you feel unwell, tell the cabin crew. They can assist with the more common inflight complaints and, if necessary, can seek further advice and assistance for you. On Descent Ears and sinuses can cause discomfort, due to the change in air pressure on descent. To minimise discomfort: • Yawn or swallow frequently; • Pinch your nostrils together and blow firmly into your cheeks with your mouth closed. If you have ongoing discomfort, seek the advice of the cabin crew.

SHOULDER STRETCH Reach right hand over left shoulder. Place left hand behind right elbow and gently press elbowtoward shoulder. Hold the stretch for 15 seconds. Repeat on the other side.

NECK ROLL With shoulders relaxed, drop ear to shoulder and gently roll neck forward and to the other side, holding each position about five seconds. Repeat five times.


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Ronald McDonald House Father’s Day Raffle THE REX Wagga Wagga maintenance hangar’s honorary mascot is 8-month-old Jackson Britt, son of Rex engineer Adam Britt. Jackson was born prematurely in December 2013, weighing only 1.6 kilograms, and was delivered in Canberra after his mum, Danielle, was airlifted there. The family was kindly supported by Ronald McDonald House while staying in Canberra and, to say thanks, Rex Management donated Rex flights to the charity. Ronald McDonald House allocated the flights to the first prize winner of its Father’s Day Raffle and little Jackson, now a very healthy 9.5 kilograms, was only too happy to help draw the winner!

“The family was kindly supported by Ronald McDonald House while staying in Canberra and, to say thanks, Rex Management donated Rex flights to the charity”

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Flawed fruit The adage ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ might be worth keeping in mind next time you bypass an asymmetrical capsicum for the cosmetically perfect one sharing its shelf-space. In Australia we waste about $10 billion worth of food every year. An astonishing 20–40 per cent of Aussie growers’ fruit and veggies are discarded before they even get to the shops because they don’t meet the supermarkets’ aesthetic standards. But this may all change – Aussie activists are campaigning to follow in French supermarket Intermarche’s footsteps, which launched a campaign called Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables. The campaign involved the supermarket buying typically rejected produce and selling it at a 30 per cent discount, and was a resounding success.

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NOVEMBER 1–2, 8–9, AND 15–16

Daylesford Macedon Ranges Open Studios

For three weekends this month, you have the rare opportunity to meander through the stunning Daylesford and Macedon Ranges on an Open Studios art trail. 30 local artists are inviting you to take a sneak peek behind the scenes and into their creative spaces. Enjoy the diverse artworks created in and inspired by the region, while indulging in the delicious food and wine on offer. dmropenstudios.com.au

NOVEMBER 20–23

Frost-tolerant crops Every spring, our wheat and barley industries suffer major economic losses in direct response to frost. While we once simply grew crops according to seasonal change, the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is now proposing we develop frost-tolerant genetics for Australian wheat and barley, especially since the incidence and timing of frost is changing. Screening international germplasm banks, the GRDC is trying to find a wheat line with a genetic tolerance to frost – a process they say could take up to a decade.

The Mullum Music Festival, Mullumbimby

Tucked away just behind Byron Bay, the little town of Mullumbimby is set to transform into a buzzing hub of music, art and culture for The Mullum Music Festival. An annual celebration, this boutique event incorporates more than 120 not to be missed performances and workshops from some big names like Saskwatch and Kim Churchill. mullummusicfestival.com

NOVEMBER 21 – DECEMBER 6

A Streetcar Named Desire, Armidale

High Country Theatre Co. is bringing Tennessee Williams’ greatest legacy, A Streetcar Named Desire, to Armidale’s Hoskins Theatre. Transporting us back to the stifling world of post-WWII New Orleans, director Gordon Cope navigates his cast through the timeless themes of violence, mental instability and co-dependency. A raw, intimate and darkly humorous portrayal. highcountrytheatre.com

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Car panel canvas Saskia Folk, an artist with a fascination for rusty metal panels stripped from broken-down cars she finds in the desert, speaks with Caroline Clements about her work. “THE FIRST TIME I cut a panel off an abandoned car, I used a handsaw and it took me about three hours to get the door off,” says artist Saskia Folk over lunch in Melbourne on a frosty winter’s day. “I was like, ‘Stuff this, I need to get an angle grinder.’” That was in 2009, when the Melbourne artist – who spends half the year living on her property in Thora, near Bellingen, in northern New South Wales – was working as a field officer with local Aboriginal artists in Central Australia. Most of her time was spent making the long commute between Kintore and Kiwirrkurra, 530 kilometres and 750 kilometres west of Alice Springs, respectively. During these long journeys through the desert she would pass burnt-out, abandoned cars at different stages of decay. “Out in the desert, when people are finished with their car, instead of taking it to a wrecker they’ll strip the car of anything of use – the stereo, the tyres etc – and so no-one else tries to use the car they’ll burn it,” Folk explains. XVI

“It’s kind of like … anarchy, but it’s also a way to say the car is dead.” These vehicles once stood out from the landscape because of their bright colours – blue, green, red and yellow – but are now rusty and decayed, weathered by the desert, some for up to 60 years. Fascinated by the colours and textures, dents and fractures of the abandoned cars, Folk purchased a cordless angle grinder and began venturing out into the desert in search of abandoned cars, often returning

with a Troopy full of various car panels. In one community, Folk was given access to a tip full of old cars that would otherwise have gone to various cities as scrap metal. “I go out to Aboriginal communities where they have car dumps, so there are up to 100 cars out there. I’ll select the ones that have good colours and textures and then cut panels off and bring them back to Alice. Then I’ll clean them up and put them into frames.” In 2011, Folk exhibited her first series of


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car panel works at Scott Livesey Galleries in Melbourne – it was a sold-out show. Recently, to coincide with the Melbourne Art Fair in August, the artist exhibited 38 new panel works throughout her two-storey, open-plan home in North Fitzroy. In a setting outside of the regular gallery space – Folk displayed her works in her kitchen, living room, hallways and bedrooms – the exhibition was something of a renegade event beyond the commercial Art Fair confines. Folk presented the framed metal works as they existed when she found them in the desert, supplemented with videos and images projected on a wall in the back room to give context to the works and their origins in the desert and at metal recycling depots in Alice Springs. “If you take a panel out of the environment and put it into a new context, it kind of takes on a different

life,” Folk explains. “You can’t tell whether something is a door or a bonnet or part of the roof, and the works are displayed at various sizes, ranging from something this big [she gestures with her hand to indicate the smallest of her works at 28 x 16 centimetres] to something the size of a car bonnet [the largest work at 100 x 70 centimetres].” After raising money through a Pozible crowdfunding campaign, Folk returned to Alice Springs in September to take part in a three-week arts festival called Free BBQ Cash Giveaway. For her performance, she created a live public spectacular with local Alice Springs band Bat Hazzard, angle grinding panels off cars at dusk while the group played on top of the cars. “With the theatrics of the band and the sparks of the angle grinder, it was a total blast!” she says. In 2015, Folk plans to go to America and

drive through the southern desert states, looking for new cars in a new location. “You know those old-school American cars in sick blues and greens,” she says with excitement, “The Cadillacs and Chryslers and big SUVs … I want to get a car and just drive around the South, all through Nevada, and see what I can find.”

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Foodie Destinations Simone Henderson-Smart highlights three very different food and wine experiences in Australia’s state of plenty. Barossa Valley

When: The seasonal changes make the Barossa an interesting place to visit all-year-round, but this famed wine region really parties at vintage time. Next year’s Barossa Vintage Festival is on from April 15–19. barossavintagefestival.com.au

Eat: A trip to the Barossa really isn’t complete without a visit to Maggie Beer’s famous pheasant farm. There’s a timber and glass light-filled shop stocked with all of her lovely produce, and the deck overlooking the dam is the perfect place to picnic and watch the turtles play. Happily, picnic hampers are available from the shop and come with a pate, bread and accompaniments. The duck, currant and muscat pate is paired perfectly with verjuice steeped sultanas, caper berries and freekeh salad and comes with wood oven bread for just $16. maggiebeer.com.au Drink: Come on, it’s the Barossa! There are currently more than 80 cellar doors operating in this verdant, grape-filled valley. Find yourself a driver, or take a tour, and taste some of the world’s greatest wines.

Learn: Enroute from Italy to Melbourne, Fiona and Matteo Carboni were sidetracked when a friend suggested they visit the Barossa

Valley. “Our dream has always been to start a business around food and wine, and when we discovered Angaston, with its weekly Barossa Farmers’ Market, beautiful farm gate produce and an incredible group of like-minded people passionate about sustainable farming and ‘buy local’, we instantly thought we could create something here,” says Fiona. What they created was a traditional enoteca (derived from Greek ‘oeno teca’, which means ‘wine vault’) and cooking school, where it’s all about fresh, seasonal Italian goodness. casacarboni.com.au

Indulge: Set on top of a hill, looking out across the vineyards, The Louise cuts an imposing figure. It’s pure luxe accommodation; even the entry-level suites have private sunset terraces, king beds, spa tubs for two and massive, walk-in rain showers. The restaurant onsite, Appellation, is consistently showered with praise and awards and its wine list is South Australia’s best. Recently Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine awarded them with one of a handful of top tier rankings. With more than 500 wines on offer, Nick Ryan from the magazine says, “Appellation skillfully treads the fine line between regional focus and a greater world view and has set the benchmark by which all other wine region lists can be judged.”

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Top right: The Pindarie cellar door is one of more than 80 to explore in the Barossa. This image: Maggie Beer’s pheasant farm has perfect spots and perfect produce for picnics.


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Kangaroo Island

When: Every April, the producers and chefs of Kangaroo Island (KI) open their doors and their arms to food and wine aficionados from the world over. Exact dates for next year aren’t available, but check closer to the date on their website. tourkangarooisland.com.au Eat: Marron is KI’s famed freshwater crayfish. Indigenous to southwest Western Australia, the marron were introduced to the creeks here more than 40 years ago and flourished. Andermel has one of the largest marron farms in Australia, and also has an adjoining café serving up the crayfish fresh from the tanks. Andermel is also home to Two Wheeler Creek’s cellar door, so you can grab a bottle of crisp local Sav Blanc to wash it down. andermel.com.au

Drink: Kangaroo Island Spirits have taken local produce such as organic honey, wild fennel, native juniper berries and lemons and created a gorgeous range of spirits and liqueurs. Produced in small batches using fresh botanicals, their Wild Gin is turning heads and winning awards internationally. Pop into the cellar door any day, bar Tuesdays, between 11am and 5pm to meet owners Jon and Sarah and have a tipple or two. kispirits.com.au

Every April, the producers and chefs of Kangaroo Island (KI) open their doors and their arms to food and wine aficionados.

Learn: Local fresh food fanatic and chef Kate Sumner has close ties to the producers on the island, using their beef, lamb, seafood, cheeses and olive oils in her seasonal menus. Her passion for the island’s producers was also evident when she was the driving force behind the establishment of KI’s monthly farmers market. She’s an incredible font of local knowledge, which she’ll happily share – along with her recipes and cooking skills – in personal cooking classes. kangarooislandsource.com.au

Indulge: Sure it’s close to $4000 for a couple per night to stay in the architecturally stunning Osprey Pavilion at Southern Ocean Lodge, but that does include all dining, an open bar, exclusive tours around the island’s ‘zoo without fences’, and airport transfers. Gazing out at the Southern Ocean from the cosy sunken lounge room, or from the private plunge spa on the outdoor terrace, you’ll forget about the price tag as well as any cares in the world. southernoceanlodge.com.au/stay/ osprey-pavilion/

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When: The town of Port Lincoln, on the bottom tip of the peninsula, goes a little bit crazy around Australia Day, when the Tunarama festival hits town. If blokes hurling massive fish through the air is your thing; then come on down. If not, there’s plenty to do all year round, especially if you like eating the freshest seafood and swimming with wildlife. tunarama.net

Eat: The Eyre is a seafood lover’s paradise, with a huge Bluefin tuna fishing industry, Coffin Bay’s famous oysters, as well as local abalone, mussels, prawns, King George Whiting and Southern Rock lobsters. The menu at Del Giorno’s Café Restaurant in Port Lincoln is heavily laden with fresh, local fare and is the perfect place to start your seafood journey. For the ultimate oyster experience, head to the Port Lincoln Hotel, which is the only place in the world where you can shell out $100 and try a one-kilogram Coffin Bay King Oyster. delgiornos. com.au, portlincolnhotel.com.au

Drink: Similar to the Limestone Coast region next to Coonawarra, the Eyre Peninsula is a cool-climate, limestone bed, wine-growing region, heavily influenced by maritime conditions. Meaning the Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling is crisp and dry and the perfect pairing for all of

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that gorgeous, fresh seafood. There are four commercial wineries on the peninsula, all within a short hop from Port Lincoln. More information on the cellar doors is available at visitportlincoln.net

Learn: At the Fresh Fish Place seafoodprocessing factory in Port Lincoln, visitors can don a hairnet and tour the facility. Check out the day’s catch and then see how the oysters are shucked, the prawns are peeled and the fish is filleted – all at lightning speeds. Finish off with a tasting of some of the local delicacies, including the beloved Coffin Bay oysters. They also have a cooking school onsite, where guest chefs hold monthly classes and share their favourite seafood recipes. portlincolnseafood.com.au

Indulge: Splash out and put yourself in the capable hands of Rodney Fox and his team on one of their Great White Shark encounters. On a three to five-night expedition, you can head out to the Neptune Islands in the Spencer Gulf, which is home to seals, rays, giant cuttlefish, gropers and, of course, Great White Sharks. No dive certificate is required, just nerves of steel, to hop into a cage for a surface dive encounter with these incredible creatures. rodneyfox.com.au


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Musician Dewayne Everettsmith builds on his personal experiences to create positivity through music. Cortney Roark chats with Dewayne about his unique style and inspiration.

Does your culture influence your music at all?

How did you first become interested in music? Music has always been a part of my family, going back generations. I was born with the bug and whenever there was the opportunity to sing, play the guitar and do my own private lounge-room concert for family, I grabbed it. I started learning guitar and singing in the school choir when I was 10 and I haven’t looked back.

What – or who – inspires you to write and perform music? Life ... life is great inspiration – from everyday experiences and observations. I appreciate the positive impact music can have on people and the change it can prompt. I hope to be the spark that turns into a fire for someone or something special.

How would you describe your musical style? I would say I fit a pop/soul vibe. I would also describe my music as honest, in the hope that people can relate to and interpret my songs as something that is personal and of meaning to them.

Yes, it does, but not in a political sense; more from a humanitarian point of view. I don’t like injustice at all, in regard to anybody ... and I think there is a lot of injustice. I think my culture allows me to experience sometimes what I wouldn’t want others to, and that comes through in my music.

‘It’s Like Love’ is a very powerful song. What’s the story behind it? ‘It’s Like Love’ stems from a project Tourism Australia ran, to partner an Australian singer-songwriter with a classical musician from somewhere in the world to write about how beautiful Australia is. From a singer-songwriter’s point of view, my aim was to write something people could interpret and relate to. I kept thinking of my grandparents and how their unconditional love has helped many, including myself, through some challenging times, and everybody relates to love. There is not enough unconditional love in the world and, hopefully, a song like ‘It’s Like Love’ can bring some of that back.

What inspired the song ‘Surrender’ (an emotive duet with Brisbane singer Thelma Plum)?

mental, emotional and physical. It’s about recognising abuse as it is – that abuse does not discriminate and, if we are to fix it, we need to break the silence and speak the truths of domestic abuse. We need to remove the shame, enforce responsibility and make it a community effort. Again, I hope ‘Surrender’ can create a spark.

How do you hope your audiences feel after your performances? I hope the audience will walk out being inspired, [with] a sense of empowerment – even, maybe, influenced [to change their] opinions in a positive way. I just hope they get something positive out of it – something is better than nothing.

“I appreciate the positive impact music can have on people and the change it can prompt. I hope to be the spark that turns into a fire for someone or something.”

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If you’re looking to get away from the crowds, but still remain in the heart of the city, check out boutique hotel, The Russell. Featuring 29 rooms, it’s located in The Rocks, just moments away from Sydney’s greatest attractions. The idea behind the hotel was to create a home away from home feel, with its cosy standard, deluxe, superior and twin rooms. The hotel boasts a rich history with historical data dating back to 1790. Over time, the hotel area has been used as hospital, boarding house and shops. Stories of ghostly sightings are rife, including a sailor who reportedly haunts room eight! There are plenty of personal touches as well as historical memorabilia to keep guests feeling comfortable. The local pub, The Fortune of War sits just beneath, where the walls are peppered with old images, newspaper clippings and unique pieces of history. therussell.com.au 3


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JIMMY BARNES 30:30 TOUR Australian rock royalty Jimmy Barnes is celebrating 30 years since the release of his first solo album with a national tour. A jam-packed schedule will see Barnesy perform 30 shows around the nation between October and mid-December. In addition to performing at the annual A Day On The Green events, Jimmy Barnes will be travelling from Shoalhaven in New South Wales to Bunbury in Western Australia, to Warragul in Victoria, and just about everywhere in between.

While Barnesy is revered as a live performer, this tour coincides with the release of a special anniversary album, titled 30:30 Hindsight. If you can’t make it to one of his live performances, make sure you get your hands on his album, which revisits some of the rock star’s biggest hits and features collaborations with some of his favourite artists, including Keith Urban, Bernard Fanning and Tina Arena. 30:30 Hindsight is available on iTunes. For more information, visit jimmybarnes.com

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Kasey Chambers has been living and breathing music all her life. After a rocky four years, she’s releasing her seventh solo album, Bittersweet. Faye James speaks to the songstress about her ups and downs and everything in between.

asey has these piercing emerald eyes. The kind that burn right through your soul with a fierce intensity. Her voice is husky, thick with experience and her hands move quickly as she speaks. You can tell there’s a lot going on up there, both in mind and spirit. It’s of no surprise really. Kasey’s life has been a colourful tapestry of weird and wonderful. Brought up in South Australia’s Mount Gambier, she spent the first 10 years of her life hunting foxes, living in the back of a car while relentlessly travelling round

hasn’t looked back. After years of touring Australia’s deserted pubs and dust-cloaked festivals, Kasey has 29 music awards under her belt and is now releasing her seventh solo album, Bittersweet. As we sit chewing the fat, I get the feeling this is her rawest album yet. The one that brings her life to the fore – both the good and the bad. “A whole lot has happened in these four years,” Kasey admits. “I’ve been through lots of different things. A marriage break-up (with musician and songwriter Shane Nicholson), the birth of my third

“A whole lot has happened in these four years. I’ve been through lots of different things, including a break-up.” the whole of the blue-skyed plains of the Nullarbor. And at night, while the campfires would crackle in the distance, she sat beside her father playing her favourite tunes from Hank Williams, EmmyLou Harris and Johnny Cash, slowly but surely developing her burning passion for country music. Her father Bill, mother Di and brother Nash, all played a big part in her musical DNA, and since hitting the stage as a mere 10-year-old, she

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child, Poet, and huge amounts of travelling – a lot of this is what has inspired the new album. Not that the album is full of divorce songs, no one wants to hear that,” Kasey quickly admits. “‘Bittersweet’, the title song, sounds like a break-up song but, really, it’s about emotions, good and bad, which have sparked my creativity throughout.” To give a little background, Shane played a huge part in Kasey’s musical career. They married in 2005, and

it was obvious they had a certain chemistry and empathy when it came to jamming. Their debut duo album, Rattlin’ Bones (2008), bagged a number one debut on the album charts and won best country music album at the ARIAs. In 2012, Kasey and Shane released their second album collaboration, Wreck & Ruin, which debuted at number six on the ARIA chart and won best duo at the annual Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth in 2013. It was just a few months after that Kasey and Shane announced their separation. Musically and personally, Bittersweet sees Kasey turning a page. It’s also Kasey’s first time producing an album without her brother Nash – her producer and manager – and Kasey admits it was quite a daunting process for her to fly solo without him. “It was Nash’s idea. Maybe he was getting sick of me!” Kasey laughs. “It was kinda scary to hand it over to someone else, but within the first hour, I knew I was in good hands.” The ‘good hands’ Kasey refers to belonged to Nick DiDia (Pearl Jam, Springsteen, Powderfinger) and Kasey and her team went on to record the album in just seven days, but for Kasey, this is pretty much the norm. “I always make albums


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very quickly. I love playing everything live and not labouring over things too much. It’s kinda like treating it like a gig and we just jammed a lot while we recorded,” Kasey shrugs. It’s like she stumbles into brilliance – like water off a duck’s back. Kasey’s success is really quite awe inspiring – she holds the record for the highest awarded solo APRA Songwriter in Australia across 10 studio albums, she has 10 ARIA Awards, 20 Golden Guitar Awards and nominations for two Americana Music Awards, but she remains nonchalant

about how it affects her music. “It doesn’t really make a difference to how I make music but it certainly helps get the music out to a wider audience. It is a nice nod from the industry too, to know you’re not banging your head against the wall. It’s nice to know people notice what you’re doing.” So what inspires Kasey’s brilliance? “General life inspires me...” Kasey pauses for a moment to drink some water. “Going through ups and downs like everyone I guess. I use song writing as my therapy a lot of the time.

Kasey’s top 5 travel must-haves 1 My portable DVD player is number one – maybe as a reaction to growing up without TV. I now have to have the TV on to sleep – I don’t like silence!

3 My guitar – even if I’m not playing on stage, just so I can grab it if a song comes on.

2 Crime shows, sitcoms, it’s just a little piece of home.

4 I’m a daggy traveller, so tracky dacks. 5 Running shoes.

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Anita’s Theatre Thirroul, Wollongong

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Tivoli Theatre Brisbane

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Enmore Theatre Sydney

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An outlet, I suppose. I don’t really think too much while I’m writing. I just let it come out the way it wants to. I do get very inspired by seeing other artists play. Paul Kelly is one of my biggest influences. One of the things I love is that he can write character songs. I draw on my own experiences, but sometimes I also like to do that [write character songs – about someone else]. Paul Kelly’s song – ‘Everything’s Turning to White’ is from the point of view of an old woman and it is just totally convincing.” Finally my time with the songstress is up. Kasey ends talking about the 2015 Tamworth Country Music Festival on January 25 next year and she’s pretty excited about it. “I love being there and doing gigs but I also love getting to spend time going to other people’s gigs too. Singing and jamming with mates. It’s always fun.” She smiles again and packs up her gear like a true nomad. I think of that song ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ by Terry Bush... “There’s a voice that keeps on calling me, down the road, that’s where I’ll always be...” And if Kasey had a theme song, that would be hers. 9


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CONFESSIONS OF A FOODIE Riley Palmer catches up with MasterChef Australia judge, foodie, restaurateur, chef and Citibank Dining Program ambassador, Gary Mehigan.

“It’s pretty spectacular, you just forget to look sometimes,” says a contemplative Gary Mehigan, staring at the at-once functional and iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. We’re catching up at Aqua Dining, located at Milsons Point, and are both mesmerised by the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows, which showcase the picture-perfect backdrop. Combined, with the promise of the award-winning food to come, it’s hard not to feel content. Perhaps even more so for Gary who – having succeeded in fashioning a life that wholly revolves around what he loves: food – is uncertain whether he’s presently engaging in business or pleasure. “Many years ago, I went; ‘I love food, I’m obsessed by food, my whole life is driven by food’ so I very deliberately

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stopped trying to draw a line in the sand between work and play,” he explains. Gary’s authentic love of everything food is palpable. From ecological sustainability, to culture and travel, to economics – after speaking with him, it’s not unfeasible to believe that the Earth, in fact, revolves around food. And, in recent years, Gary’s food fanaticism has become contagious: “Our interest in food has snowballed,” he says. “People are reading every little detail on the back of the label or they’re going to the farmers’ market to buy what’s in season and grown locally.” Aside from the obvious benefits this has for our local economy and the sustainability of our resources, Gary also believes this approach to consuming food sparks variety and creativity in cooking.

“I think you enjoy food a lot more if, rather than robotically filling your trolley with the same things you buy each week, you’re filling it in the wintry months with beans, kale and peas, and in summer with asparagus, summer fruits and vegetables.” Coinciding with the rise of the Aussie ‘foodie’ has been the rapid rise of food as the reason for celebration in and of itself.

“I love food, I’m obsessed by food, my whole life is driven by food.” Realising we don’t need the guise of a secondary event to come together and eat good food, laymen and food savants alike are enjoying the food festivities that are increasingly dominating the Australian events calendar. “People love a secret, they love a pop-up, they love a reason to get out and socialise, and food, historically, is about that,” says Gary. From the monthly farmers’ markets in Boyanup (an agricultural region 195 kilometres south of Perth) to the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, these events entice not only Aussie foodies, but also a growing number of food tourists. With the aid of some spruiking by our tourism industry, Australia is becoming renowned internationally as a major food destination. “We’re ranked very highly in the world,” explains Gary. “We’re up there with France, Italy and Spain as being a great food destination. It’s kind of unstoppable I think. It really celebrates our community, our culture.”


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PORK BELLY SLIDERS WITH GAMASHIO MAYO AND PICKLED DAIKON MAKES 12 PORK BELLY SLIDERS • 1 tbsp fennel seeds • 1 star anise • 1 tsp chili flakes • ½ tsp cumin seeds • Sea salt flakes • 1kg deboned belly pork, skin on, scored at 5mm intervals (ask your butcher to do this for you) • Boiling water, for blanching • Table salt • 2 tbsp olive oil • 12 brioche buns (8–9cm diameter) • 1 quantity Pickled Daikon • 1 large handful coriander leaves

GAMASHIO MAYONNAISE Gamashio is a Japanese condiment made from sesame seeds that has a distinctive umami flavour (which translates from Japanese to ‘pleasant savoury taste’). It’s a wonderful seasoning for salads, fish and dressings. I like to use unhulled sesame seeds, which are available from health food stores. • ½ cup (75g) natural unhulled sesame seeds • 2 tsp soft brown sugar • Sea salt flakes • 1½ cups (375ml) mayonnaise

It’s an exciting time for the Australian food scene. “It’s come of age,” says Gary. “20 years ago we couldn’t seem to find ourselves in the culinary world – were we fusion? Should we be Indigenous? I think we’re over trying to find excuses for what we are and what we do.” Cooking outside the confines of a label seems to have suited Australian chefs far better than any food identity could have.

Rare fare “There are some things I won’t touch,” says Gary. “Like I won’t try tarantulas,” which is an understandable aversion, unless you live in Cambodia and have grown up munching on the deep-fried critters. “And I’ve got this funny adversity to some textures,” he continues. “Like the Century egg, which is black and kind of gooey on the inside.” Again, the antipathy to a preserved egg that emits the aroma of ammonia and sulphur seems somewhat justified. Yet, Century eggs are a Chinese

delicacy. “It’s very interesting how we have perceptions of things we should and shouldn’t eat,” Gary muses.

Hot ‘n’ Spicy In what might appear to be a shrine to the chili god, the whole top shelf in Gary’s fridge is devoted to chili – Sambal Tumis, chili caramel, homemade hot sauce, pickled chilies, lime-chili, and – perhaps most revealing of his addiction – something in a little jar, the packaging of which looks like a stick of dynamite. “I love the pleasure and pain of chili,” he confesses. “It’s the ultimate condiment.”

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1. Use a mortar and pestle to pound the fennel seeds, star anise, chili flakes, cumin seeds and a good pinch of salt, to a coarse powder, then transfer to a large plate. 2. Place the pork, skin-side up, on a rack suspended over the sink and carefully pour over a kettle-full of boiling water. Pat dry with paper towel, then place the pork on the plate with the spices and rub in all over. Leave uncovered in the fridge for several hours (or overnight) to dry out. 3. Preheat the oven to 200°C fan-forced (220°C conventional). Place the pork, skin-side up, in a heavy-based roasting tin. Rub the skin with 2 teaspoons table salt and drizzle with the olive oil. Roast for 30 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 140°C fan-forced and roast, basting regularly, for a further 2 hours. (After this time, if the skin is not as crisp as you’d like it, place the pork under the hot oven grill for 5–10 minutes.) Leave the pork to rest for 10 minutes before cutting into 2-centimetre thick slices and then halving lengthways to fit the brioche buns. 4. Meanwhile, for the gamashio mayonnaise, place the sesame seeds in a heavy-based frying pan over low heat and toast, stirring regularly, for about 15 minutes or until fragrant, then set aside to cool completely. Place the seeds, sugar and a pinch of salt in a blender or small food processor and blend for 30 seconds or until fine but not too floury – some texture to the gamashio is good. Remove and set aside. 5. Make the mayonnaise according to the instructions. Then, with the mayonnaise still in the food processor, add the gamashio. Process for 30 seconds until well combined. Add a teaspoon or so of warm water to make a slightly thinner consistency if you like. 6. Cut the brioche buns in half and toast the cut-sides under the hot oven grill until golden. Spread both cut-sides of each bun with gamashio mayonnaise. Divide the pickled daikon among the bases, add a piece of pork belly, then top with plenty of coriander and the bun lid.

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From organic produce and handmade wines to spectacular scenery and extraordinary wildlife, Kangaroo Island has it all, discovers Ute Junker.

THERE ARE KOALAS and sea lions, echidnas and kangaroos, but amid all of Kangaroo Island’s teeming wildlife, the most fascinating creature could just be the tiny Ligurian bee. Originally from northern Italy, the bee was introduced to Kangaroo Island in the 1880s, when this small land mass off the South Australian coast was declared a bee sanctuary. “It was the first legislation anywhere in the world to protect insects in the wild,” mentions Peter Davis, apiarist and owner of The Island Beehive. Today, the island has the purest strain of Ligurian bees in the world. “Ligurian bees are renowned for their productivity and their gentleness,” Davis says. “I get requests from beekeepers all over the world who want to buy my bees.” Davis doesn’t just sell bees, of course; he also sells honey. His hives, which look like weathered wooden boxes, are moved regularly around the island so the bees can gather pollen from different sources. Hives placed near sugar gums produce a light, sweet honey; honey made with the nectar of the mallee eucalyptus, by contrast, is darker and richer in flavour. Each of Davis’ 800 hives contains between 50,000 and 80,000 bees. How much honey they produce depends on the weather. “In a poor year, we get a total of around 70 tonnes of honey. In a good year, that goes up to 300 tonnes,” he says. Davis and his bees are part of the transformation of Kangaroo Island. The island has long been known as a natural paradise; now, islanders are taking advantage of their pristine surroundings to create organic locavore food and wine.

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“This is a wonderful place to be a chef,” says Tim Bourke, executive chef at Southern Ocean Lodge, the island’s luxury lodge. “There are so many passionate producers creating fantastic products.” Bourke says he sources 90 per cent of the ingredients he uses to create his meals – dishes such as kingfish with pickled cucumber, yoghurt and herbs – from the island. The island’s foodie hub is Kingscote, the biggest town. Apart from Island Beehive, attractions include a eucalyptus distillery, a lavender farm that grows 12 different varieties, and Kangaroo Island Spirits, where distillers Jon and Sarah Lark produce a range of spirits including three different types of gin. Cheese fans will love the Island Pure Sheep Dairy, where visitors can watch sheep being milked and taste the range of delicious cheeses. The manchego and the haloumi are particularly recommended.

Kingscote is also a hub for the island’s artists. It’s estimated that 10 per cent of the island’s 4600 inhabitants are involved in some form of creative pursuit; many of them have their work on display at Fine Art Kangaroo Island. There are also several other galleries on the island, including the Some Bling New jewellery studio. Drive inland from Kingscote to Parndana, where families can visit the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park. Thanks to its slower rate of development and virtual absence of pests, Kangaroo Island has an abundance of wildlife. Few visitors go home without a bushland encounter of some kind; however, if you want to have an up-close experience, the Wildlife Park is the place to go. “A lot of our animals are local wildlife that needed rescuing, so they are very used to people,” says Dana Mitchell who, with her husband Sam, owns the park. “Visitors can actually feed kangaroos and emus, and we have three koala sessions a day, where you can hold the koalas.”

Above: Foodie hub Kingscote features a lavender farm with 12 varieties. Below left: Savour manchego cheese at Pure Sheep Dairy. Below: Cuddle the koalas at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park.

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Those who prefer wine to wildlife will want to make an appointment to visit Islander Estate Vineyards, arguably the best winery on Kangaroo Island. Owner and winemaker Jacques Lurton is the scion of a famous Bordeaux wine family, who chose Kangaroo Island to set up his first winery. “We make our wines using traditional European methods, picking and pruning by hand and leaving the wine on the skins for a long time,” says general manager, Yale Norris. “The result is wines that are quite delicate and elegant.” With 10 hectares of vines, The Islander Estate produces between 5500 and 6000 cases a year. The winery’s flagship wine, a refined Cabernet Franc, is called The Investigator, aptly named after the ship on which Matthew Flinders charted the vast Kangaroo Island coastline.

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From Parndana, keep heading west to explore the island’s untamed side. It’s a good idea to pack a picnic to enjoy along the way: the sheer size of Kangaroo Island takes most visitors by surprise. At 155 kilometres from east to west, it is Australia’s third-largest island. More than one-third of that area is pristine nature, with landscapes ranging from heath and mallee scrub to coastal cliffs, wetlands, estuaries and bush. The rugged beauty of the West End is a great place for wildlife spotting, so keep your eyes peeled for wallabies in the undergrowth or koalas in the tree tops. Stop in at the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre before heading to the Remarkable Rocks – where windswept sandstone forms set along the dramatic coastline – and the lighthouse at Cape du Couedic, which was built between 1906 and 1909.


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The rugged beauty of the West End is a great place for wildlife spotting, so keep your eyes peeled for wallabies in the undergrowth or koalas in the tree tops.

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For those feeling active, there are a number of hikes to choose from. The walk to Platypus Waterholes is a popular choice: one of the shortest walks, it’s also one of the island’s most rewarding. From the lighthouse, follow the boardwalk as it winds its way down the cliff. If it is a windy day – which it usually is – walk carefully: towering waves rolling in from the Southern Ocean drench the boardwalk frequently with spray. It’s worth the risk of getting wet to get close to the colony of around 7000 New Zealand fur seals that live at the base of the cliffs, lazing on the rocks or riding the waves in from a fishing expedition. Stunning scenery and wildlife, up close and personal – that’s the unforgettable Kangaroo Island experience people have come to expect.

Round-up GO

If you don’t fly to Kangaroo Island, you’ll be travelling there by ferry – either in your car or on a coach.

STAY

Lifetime Private Retreats offer four selfcontained luxury beachfront homes, with the option of gourmet catering by Hannaford & Sachs. For bookings call (08) 8559 2248, and for catering, call (08) 8559 2236. life-time.com.au, hannafordandsachs.com.au Southern Ocean Lodge is a spectacular setting for those looking to splash out. Its all-inclusive rates and luxurious rooms make it a holiday to remember. Hanson Bay Rd, Kingscote, (02) 9918 4355 southernoceanlodge.com.au Mercure Kangaroo Island Lodge Scenic Drive, American River, (08) 8553 7053 or 1800 355 581 kilodge.com.au

EAT

Enjoy local specialties such as wallaby shank at Bella restaurant, on site at Kingscote’s Kangaroo Island Seaside Inn. 7 Cygnet Road, Kingscote, (08) 8553 2707 kiseasideinn.com.au Seafood and other local produce shines at Reflections Restaurant in the Mercure Kangaroo Island Lodge. Scenic Drive, American River, (08) 8553 7053 kilodge.com.au

EXPLORE

Go wine-tasting: Islander Estate Vineyards iev.com.au (08) 8553 9008, is the best-known local winery, but there are other cellar doors worth visiting: if time permits, stop in at Bay of Shoals Wines and at Chapman River Wines Cellar Door, which has its own art studio.

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THE NEW SQUEEZE Orange boasts a vibrant food and wine scene, pretty pastoral landscapes and warm hospitality. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more inspired gourmet getaway, writes Carla Grossetti.

range doesn’t need to be told what it’s good at. While the pulse of the township has long relied on its proud agricultural traditions, a new slew of stylish hotels, rustic grocers, lively cafés, award-winning wineries and innovative bars and eateries has given the region more reasons than ever to be feeling rather pleased with itself. OJ, as the locals call it, has been revitalised in recent times thanks, in part, to an influx of committed tree-changers, young locals looking for alternatives to moving to the Big Smoke and creative types craving the space and freedom to cook up innovative ideas.

Grape expectations Although the fruit-growing region produces apples, cherries, stone fruit and grapes, it’s the cool-climate wines making their mark on the national and international wine stage that’s really put OJ and its surrounds on the map as a great place for a weekend escape. One of the best times to see examples of OJ’s civic pride is during the Orange Wine Festival. Orange Wine Festival chair Michelle Stivens says the annual event, which began nine years ago, has grown to such a size that it has to be held over a number of weekends. Stivens says this year’s festival has, “widened

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its focus to celebrate the region’s food, produce, growers and chefs in order to reflect the town’s status as a destination for both wine and food.”

Seasons of change While the region’s modern wine industry was pioneered by a few foresighted individuals who planted vines in the early 1980s, many of the area’s original orchards, such as Borrodell Vineyard and Brangayne, diversified into grape growing in the ’90s. The Brangayne vineyard lies on the northeastern slopes of extinct volcano Mount Canobolas, one of the highest and coolest grape-growing districts in Australia. The Hoskins family had grown apples, pears, peaches and cherries on the property since the 1930s and only replaced the orchards with wine grapes in 1994. Today, Brangayne is managed by David Hoskins, who says “the wines produced from single vineyard grapes express the true terroir of the region.” “As the seasons change, wines that are produced traditionally are allowed to tell their individual story and reveal their true character,” says Hoskins, whose boutique vineyard creates award-winning Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.



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Contemporary Italian and French influenced dish from Lolli Redini.

FAST FACT Orange was given its name by Major Thomas Mitchell in 1846, in honour of Prince William of Orange whom he met during the Napoleonic Wars (Prince William later became the King of Holland).

The property, Brangayne, was named by Hoskin’s grandmother, Winsome, after the handmaiden who attends to the tragic Isolde in Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde and prepares a love potion for her mistress. “That same dedication to Isolde is expressed at Brangayne each day by those who create the wine. Our wine label depicts wine as being the drink of love, which, as well as classical music, is one of my grand passions,” says Hoskins, at his rustic cellar door that is open daily, by appointment, to groups of 12 or more.

New ideas ferment As well as the old-school experience at boutique vineyards, the future has arrived at Ferment: The Orange Wine Centre and

Wine Store in Orange proper. Housed in a beautifully preserved heritage building, Ferment features a high-tech Enomatic wine system that allows visitors to sample 24 wines by the glass. As well as squirting temperaturecontrolled wine into your glass, owner Simon Forsyth is on hand to dispense information about the wines, which can be enjoyed along with tasty tasting plates. Another premium venue in the business of ‘relishing all things vinous’ is the Union Bank Wine Bar & Dining, which sells predominantly cool-climate wines. Across the courtyard from the bar you’ll find the Swinging Bridge, where the historic stables have been converted into a cosy cellar door. “The food and wine at Union Bank is an expression of my vineyard and of my palate, with a seasonal menu that showcases local produce,” says Tom Ward, who manages Swinging Bridge Wines.

The good life On the food front, it’s evident that this is a town seriously in love with the land. As well as the region’s hatted restaurants – Lolli Redini’s, Racine and Tonic – casual eateries such as The Grocer & Co Organics, providore A Slice of Orange, The Endsleigh café at Byng General Store, Emma’s Table and The Agrestic Grocer are all wonderful advertisements for rural life. The Agrestic Grocer is a sort of ecominded clubhouse that, as well as reflecting the personality of its owners – friends Beau and Katie Baddock and Danielle and Lucas Martin – hints at the prevailing ‘farm-to-fork’ mindset of the local community. Here, the

Above: View from the deck at De Salis in Nashdale, 15 minutes from the centre of Orange. 23


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Ferment, the Orange Wine Centre, housed in a carefully preserved heritage building.

local farms and purveyors supply everything from Carbeen Pastured Produce eggs to The Second Mouse Cheese, Sacred Mountain Cider, Abilene Grove olive oil, Orange Roasting Co coffee, Perthville sausages, hand-pumped Badlands Brewery ale and oats rolled by bicycle on site.

Keeping its cool Cool Room Restaurant, a repurposed space that was one of the oldest coolrooms in the area, now houses a rustic café, wine store and shop selling farm produce. Its owners, according to Beau, aim to articulate to customers exactly what is on the plate and where it hails from. The specials are written on brown paper each day and include options such as a ploughman’s lunch, likely to feature house-made pickles, relish or fruit from the grocer’s own 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) farm. “Ninety per cent of what is on your plate is translatable to a farmer or grower or artisan in the area,” says Beau. Another café that’s become deeply rooted in the area’s soul is the very funky Factory Espresso; Bills Beans’ flagship café. You may have to compete with locals for a table, but it’s worth it for the exceptional coffee and sweet or savoury treats. It’s true that no visit to Orange is complete without immersion in its wine culture. But now the dots in the area have connected, sealing its fate as a formidable food capital too.

Round-up GET THERE

Orange is about 260 kilometres from Sydney. Several airlines fly there regularly. Rent a car from Avis: avis.com.au

STAY

Borrodell Vineyard 298 Lake Canobolas Rd, Orange 02 6365 3425, borrodell.com.au Duntryleague guesthouse Woodward St, Orange 02 6362 3466, duntryleague.com.au

EAT & DRINK

Union Bank Wine Bar & Dining 84 Byng St, Orange 02 6361 4441, unionbank.com.au The Agrestic Grocer 426 Molong Rd, Orange 02 6360 4604, facebook.com/ theagresticgrocer

EXPLORE

Give Wine Week a squeeze. Orange Wine Week is held each spring in celebration of the region’s food and wine; this year, it runs from October 17 to November 2. tasteorange.com.au Take the Orange Heritage Trail Follow the ‘heritage trail’ around Orange and enjoy its architecture: handsome Victorian, Gothic, neoclassical and stuccoed Italianate buildings still integral to everyday life. Amazing views at every turn in Orange country

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Up in the air! Enjoy the gorgeous scenery of the Gold Coast’s hinterland all from the comfort of a hot air balloon. OK, so you may need to be up at the crack of dawn, but the effort is well worth it. Glorious views against a crimson sunset is one memory to add to the bucket list – throw in a champagne breakfast at O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards and wine tasting to boot and you’ve got a memory of a lifetime. hotair.com.au/goldcoast/balloon-rides

Jetboating Want to experience costal views while packing in some adventure? Book yourself on a jetboat and experience 360° spins and high speed drifting from Surfers Paradise over to Broadwater Beach. It’s a good way to tour the strip and get some waves in at the same time. Not for the easily seasick, you’ll be bashed about from corner to corner. paradisejetboating.com.au

Off-road adventures Head off-road into the Hinterland of Mount Tamborine. There are half-day tours available that will take you fourwheel driving alongside hillside tracks all the way up to Tamborine Mountain. On the way, stop for scones and tea at a traditional tea house, before taking a guided rainforest walk through Tamborine National Park. Witness sky-high trees, twisting majestically up to the sky, wild bush turkeys puffing up their necks, while listening to a cacophony of birdsong. The walk ends at Curtis Falls waterfall, which is a great spot to view at night as all the glow-worms come out in their glory, adding that extra magic to the walk. The tours also stop at Gallery Walk in the town, which features touristy-fare to take home to nanna. sc4wd.com.au 27


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Round-up GET THERE

Surfers Paradise is about 21 kilometres from Coolangatta airport, most airlines fly there.

STAY

Book yourself a luxe apartment with breathtaking views at Q1 Resort and Spa, 9 Hamilton Avenue, Surfer’s Paradise, QLD, Q1.com.au

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set up in Soweto – the urban township of Johannesburg – this old friend explained nonchalantly that she was responsible for providing the entire community with electricity. Ronni was awe-struck: “I stopped and thought, ‘What can it feel like to know you’ve made an impact on that many people’s lives’? I just knew I couldn’t live my life the same way any more.” And, sure enough, Ronni’s life hasn’t been the same since. In the 20 years she spent as an event producer, Ronni recalls, “At all of my events there was abundant food; I was producing masses of waste!” So when she vowed to do

something more meaningful with her life, Ronni delved into an industry she knew intimately, adapted the entrepreneurial skills she’d honed and applied them to the food paradox that so baffled her: that, on the one hand, food waste costs Australians up to $10 billion each year and, on the other, two million Australians still rely on food relief. Her mission has always been twofold: the more obvious social one of providing material aid to those in need, and the environmental one of saving perfectly edible food from landfill. “For every kilo of food rescued, we save 143 litres of water and 33


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“Nourishment is reinventing the culture surrounding food in our society.” two kilos of methane gas from entering the atmosphere,” explains Ronni. It’s a staggering statistic, particularly in light of global efforts towards reducing emissions. OzHarvest began as a humble venture, “It was October 2004, when I drove a van to a homeless refuge and delivered beautiful, delicious surplus food from a catered event,” Ronnie recalls. Since then, she has been instrumental in amending civil liability laws across four states to allow good food to be given away without liability to the donors. “We have made it easy and safe to donate good quality food,” she says. Nowadays, OzHarvest rescues surplus food from restaurants, retailers, food outlets, hotels and corporate kitchens. “We collect from all types of food businesses, from cafés to high-end restaurants to TV show production sets like MasterChef [Australia] and My Kitchen Rules,” says Ronni. “And some of them include hatted restaurants: Peter Gilmore’s Quay has donated quails and Tetsuya’s [Restaurant] regularly donates beautiful food.” From one van 10 years ago, OzHarvest now has 23 vans operating in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Newcastle. “We will soon be expanding to the West Coast,” adds Ronni, “and perhaps you might even see us in New Zealand in the not-too-distant future”. Following on from the success of the food rescue component of the organisation, Ronni has expanded OzHarvest’s mission to encompass ‘Nourish Our Country’. “Nourishment is saving food from landfill and providing it to people in need,” she explains. “Nourishment is educating all sectors of our community to better utilise food, waste less, and promote healthy eating and nutrition. Nourishment is about nurturing community togetherness through food, providing pathways to employment and changing lives. Nourishment is reinventing the culture surrounding food in our society. That’s our vision for the future.” 34

With this vision in mind, OzHarvest has set up NEST (an acronym for Nutrition Education Sustenance Training), which has been successful in educating the consumers who access its services as well as the staff and volunteers within those organisations. NEST focuses on matters such as low-cost food purchasing and preparation; with the intention of empowering people to make better food choices and increasing their capacity for independence. Another OzHarvest initiative is REAP: a food-rescue resource for regional communities. Since REAP was established in 2011, more than 300 communities have registered, from Coolangatta to Ballarat.

Most recently, the company set up the Nourish Program, which aims to educate and train disadvantaged youth, and facilitate opportunities for them within the hospitality industry. “Goodman+, our founding partner, has this year donated a magnificent warehouse space in New South Wales, where we will be based.” Proving the extent of community support for OzHarvest, the organisation successfully ‘crowd-funded’ more than $80,000, enabling it to buy the kitchen equipment required to run the program. All the while, OzHarvest’s 600+ volunteers continue to collect excess produce and deliver it to upward of 550 charities.

On reflection, Ronni realises that the idea behind her food-delivery enterprise was seeded when she was a six-year-old girl growing up in apartheid South Africa. After her father had a near-fatal accident, Ronni’s resourceful mother made several shrewd decisions to make ends meet. One of many money-making ventures she undertook was baking 100 cakes in her non-commercial kitchen each day and delivering them – with Ronni’s compulsory assistance – to local clubs and cafés. “I was allowed to put the cherry on top,” she recollects fondly. Evidently, Ronni Kahn’s mother’s resourcefulness was genetic.


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IN THE WAKE of the global financial crisis, Australia’s economic resilience has been internationally lauded. While exports of mineral resources and mining commodities have been given the lion’s share of the credit for keeping Australia out of recession, many of our other exports have been overlooked. Often obscured from the public discussion, the value of Australia’s exports of hides and skins has increased rapidly in recent years; however, with what Knox International director Adrian Knox has labelled a “perfect storm” hitting the Australian sheepskin market, skin and hide processors are less certain about the near future. Between 2009 and 2013, the export of raw hides, skins and leather doubled, while those of fur skins and artificial fur increased by 177 per cent. The supply for these exports comes from sheep, cattle, goats, kangaroos, rabbits and deer – much or which is a by-product of the animals already culled in our abattoirs for meat. The market for Australia’s sheepskins is dominated by Russia and China. Historically, China has been a stable market due to constant demand for products such as Ugg Boots and car

seat covers. April 2014, however, was the deadline the Chinese government set for its new pollution regulations, which resulted in the forced closure of several Chinese tanneries. This has had an adverse effect on China’s demand for hides. Unfortunately for suppliers, Russia – which utilises its hides predominantly for clothing and shoes – has experienced a relatively mild winter, which has depressed the market for hides. “The market has been relatively flat since March,” says Australian Lamb Skin Processors marketing manager Darren Vinton. “The Russians buy all their skins in January and February, and start producing through the year for the next winter.” Skin and hide processors are keeping their fingers crossed that the already declining market doesn’t fall victim to the export sanctions Russia has enforced in response to criticism of its handling of July’s MH17 disaster. Hides and skins are not currently on Russia’s banned list, and processors are hoping it stays that way. “If a ban was put in place, it could have a major impact on our business,” says Vinton. “The end result, if there is a ban placed on Australian sheep skins, is that less will be paid to the producer.”

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Already, the value of sheepskin is down 50 per cent from where it was two years ago. And, according to Knox, it’s unlikely to improve overnight. “I don’t think prices will get much better until we see a complete (market) collapse – or it will be status quo rather than a gradual improvement,” he says. Knox believes that the sheepskin market needs to remain at current low levels to increase demand and inspire the usage of sheepskin in a greater range of products. Australia’s high environmental standards have resulted in many small manufacturers finding it too expensive to comply with water and chemical regulations. The decline in Australian manufacturers has meant that a lot of the sheepskin’s production value is now acquired offshore. Andy Luke of Brisbane-based Packer Leather says: “The tanning industry is an industry that moved offshore many, many years ago – essentially companies chasing low-cost locations, higher profits.” A beacon of hope, Packer Leather has reinvented itself time and time again to stay abreast

A lot of the sheepskin’s production value is now acquired offshore.

FAST FACT At three to four times the strength of cowhide, kangaroo hide is renowned as the strongest available. Australia harvests roughly three million kangaroo skins annually.

of the changing demands of the market. When most of Australia’s tanneries succumbed to cheap imports and closed up shop in the 1970s, Packer Leather moved into a niche market – kangaroo skins. Surviving through a Supreme Court case for site approval, the Whitlam Government’s ban on kangaroo exports and, most recently, the global financial crisis, Packer Leather is highly soughtafter on the world stage and supplies leather to a host of international sports and fashion brands: Kookaburra, RM Williams, Sherrin, Adidas and Nike, to name a few. There aren’t enough niche markets to make this degree of entrepreneurialism a possibility for all processors and manufacturers. That said, the outlook isn’t all doom and gloom. Many of the Chinese tanneries and leatherworks forced to close for environmental reasons are beginning to reopen, which, in conjunction with the upward trajectory of the Russian economy, indicates increasing demand.

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COASTAL REFORM During a Shipping Australia event in Sydney, the Australian Government announced its renewed focus on an increase in competitive and efficient coastal shipping, allowing more resource support employers to operate in the marketplace. AMMA (Australian Mines and Metals Association) chief executive Steve Knott says Australia’s ‘coastal highways’ should be a competitive advantage for the nation, not a major financial drain on local employers. “Protectionist policy approaches to globalised industries are always dangerous, and the flaws in the former government’s tiered licensing system are well-documented,” said Knott. “Such an approach does not create a more competitive and buoyant shipping sector and it does not assist Australian enterprises to better compete with the rest of the world.” With the retraction of the carbon and mining taxes and the cutting of red tape on project approvals and exploration, Knott said, “Coastal shipping reform is another piece to the puzzle in building a domestic policy framework that will see yet-to-be-determined resource projects approved and developed in Australia.” He believes coastal shipping is another important step in removing key impediments to doing business in this country and internationally.

OFFSHORE VISA CHALLENGES QUASHED

‘RESERVE OUR GAS’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

A decision by the Federal Court has restored confidence in Australian and non-Australian nationals working in the offshore resource industry. The Federal Court has rejected challenges by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) regarding the offshore skilled migration visa arrangements. “The offshore resource sector uses a very small number of non-Australian specialists, but has created 70,000 jobs in Australia and injected $200 billion into our economy,” said CEO of AMMA Steve Knott.

The launch of a national campaign for more staunch control over Australia’s natural gas exports is underway. The ‘Reserve Our Gas’ campaign strongly encourages the Federal Government to authorise laws guaranteeing that a percentage of Australian-sourced gas remains in Australia rather than being exported. Australian Workers Union (AWU) national secretary Scott McDine has voiced his concern that Australia is out of step with other major nations like the United States, which retains a percentage of gas for its use. “Australians have a right to know their rapidly rising gas bills are actually completely preventable,” claimed McDine. “We just need to do what every other gas-exporting nation does and bring in laws to look after the local population.” A study by BIS Shrapnel, which was commissioned by the AWU, predicts the detrimental effects that continued rising gas prices would have on the economy. The study claims that one in five heavy manufacturers will shut down within five years and overall manufacturing production will decline by 15.4 per cent by 2023. If this were to happen, manufacturing shutdowns would occur, resulting in a devastating loss of 235,000 jobs nationwide.

“The offshore resource sector has created 70,000 jobs and injected $200 billion into our economy” “It is well beyond time that some sensibility is restored in this area and Australia’s oil and gas operators can get on with creating jobs and economic value for our country.” The unions’ campaign has jeopardised thousands of Australian jobs by threatening the very small number of nonAustralian skilled workers who provide important international technical expertise to local projects.

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WE EXAMINE WHAT PALMER’S RECENT COMMENTS IN RELATION TO CHINA MEANS FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN COAL.

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f a day is a long time in politics, what does a year look like for Queensland’s Clive Palmer, the first major resources player to ever enter the Australian Federal Parliament last November? Even Palmer himself would arguably be reluctant to call it anything but chaotic, colourful and controversial. Not surprisingly, the major miner was never going to do anything but support the repeal of the carbon tax, but it was his recent comments in relation to China that shocked many. For the record, Palmer’s August comments, in which he labelled the Chinese as “mongrels” who “shoot their own people” were made outside the House of Parliament on the ABC program Q&A. But was it all a storm in a teacup, or has he cracked the good China by criticising Australia’s major trading partner? Palmer is involved in a legal battle with Chinese state-owned company CITIC Pacific, which has accused his Mineralogy company of siphoning off $12 million in funds to fund the Palmer United Party’s (PUP’s) federal election campaign. During his appearance on Q&A, he said the “communist Chinese government” was trying to take over Australia’s ports and steal the nation’s natural resources. “I don’t mind standing up against the Chinese bastards and stopping them from doing it,” a defiant Palmer said at the time. The comments caused a major ripple around the nation – which last year traded almost $151 billion worth 10

of goods and services with China – with Prime Minister Tony Abbott describing Palmer’s comments as “over the top, shrill and wrong”, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten calling them “irresponsible”, Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett labelling Palmer’s outburst as “racist”, and Immigration Minister Scott Morrison dismissing the comments as “unhelpful” and “silly”. A day later, PUP Senator Jacqui Lambie added fuel to the fire when she warned that Australians were at risk of becoming “slaves to an aggressive, anti-democratic, totalitarian foreign power” amid warnings of the threat of a “Chinese communist invasion”. Curiously, Palmer met with his own PUP Senator Dio Wang, who is of Chinese heritage, but said the issue was not discussed; Dio later told Channel Nine Palmer’s comments neither concerned nor offended him. Inside Mining contacted Palmer’s press representative to seek clarification on his comments about the Chinese and what he’d achieved in his first year in Parliament. While nothing was forthcoming on Palmer’s parliamentary achievements, his office did release a statement in which the Member for Fairfax said his comments were not directed at the Chinese community or the Chinese government but at one Chinese state-owned company he claimed had failed to honour its agreements and announcements made to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2006.

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“I have been a major supporter of the Chinese for a long time. What is unacceptable is a Chinese stateowned enterprise that abuses the legal system for commercial gain in a global strategic effort to control resources,” Palmer says in his statement. Around the same time, Chinese state-owned newspaper the Global Times called for sanctions to be imposed on Palmer’s businesses and other Australian companies in a move the MP labelled as an “extraordinary reaction” to his television comments in a statement also provided to Inside Mining. One week later, Palmer apologised publicly “to Chinese people everywhere” for his comments. But has the damage already been done? Michael Roche, chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council, refused to comment on Palmer specifically but told Inside Mining that Queensland’s resources sector has enjoyed a “long and productive relationship with Asia” that was expected to grow in line with the region’s economic development. “It is important for Australia to remain open to foreign investment. The progressive liberalisation of global investment regimes has been a major contributor to the expansion and consolidation of the global minerals industry and Queensland’s reputation as a willing, reliable supplier of quality resources,” Roche says. “However, this capital is increasingly mobile as

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nations pursue mining investment more vigorously than ever. “There are real issues compromising the competitiveness and productivity of current operations and serving to constrain new investment in Queensland that we need to address.” Minerals Council of Australia director of industry policy Sid Marris has also declined to comment on “the politics and the rhetoric” but told Inside Mining that the trade and investment relationship between the Australian mining industry and China “remains strong” and will continue to grow. “Chinese investment has grown rapidly over the past eight years, with more direct investment in Australia than the United States. While growing rapidly, the total stock of Chinese investment is lower (at about 3 per cent) than the United States (24 per cent), UK (14 per cent) or Japan (10 per cent),” Marris says. “Australia is a well-established and reliable supplier of premium product. So whether it is our iron ore, our coal or other metals and minerals, demand for resources product will continue to fuel a dynamic two-way relationship.

“Australian industry, not just mining, has been built on foreign capital. We do not have the population and savings base to sustain the investment needed to seize the opportunities that ongoing industrialisation and urbanisation of the Asia region offers. “This is as true for India as it is for China, another Asian country that is working to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. Chinese and Indian capital is voting with its feet and we are confident that will continue. Australia needs it to continue.” Marris says cost competitiveness is “essential” to ensure Australia does not miss the opportunity of growth in Asia. “It means removing the bureaucratic waste generated by a duplicative approvals process that sees the average Australian project take 3.1 years to be approved, compared to 1.8 years elsewhere,” he explains. “It means having a workplace relations framework that allows firms to adapt to operational and market conditions and, therefore, deliver better returns and high wages through greater productivity.”

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Many areas of mine sites put workers at increased risk of accidents, and the machinery employed at these sites can present further problems, potentially compromising operators’ safety while on worksites. Anytime workers operate at height – as they do frequently in industries such as mining, construction, maintenance and the like – there are certain risks of which they must be aware and hazards for which they should prepare if they’re to maximise their workplace safety. To access areas higher than normal, it is becoming an industry standard to use elevating work platforms (EWPs) rather than scaffolding or ladders, as EWPs have better safety features – and safer practices to go with them. “The ladder is now pretty much extinct on work sites, and that’s because the most common workrelated injury in Australia was falling off them,” says Phil Rutter, owner-director of EWP training company Training for Higher. “Whereas before if you needed to get access to a two-storey building you’d just put a two-stage ladder up and climb up, that option’s no longer available for most sites – you have to use an EWP.” WorkSafe Victoria considers ladders to offer a ‘level 5’ level of protection – the lowest on their rating scale – meaning they’re to be considered a

Fatal falls According to Safe Work Australia*:

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last resort when safer methods of working at height are available, such as EWPs, industrial safety nets or harness and rope access systems. Among these, WorkSafe Victoria recommends working from the ground using extended tools (Level 1) or using ‘passive’ fall prevention devices, such as EWPs (Level 2), as the safest methods of working at height. Harnesses and regular worksite safety equipment are standard for EWP operators. Typically, EWPs come in two varieties: the scissor lift, which uses a concertina-style extension to raise a work platform; and the boom lift, which raises a platform on a swing arm, which can be telescopic or jointed. Each type of EWP has its own safety concerns and equipment, but training applies equally to both. To work above 11 metres, a worker must hold a valid National Licence to Perform High Risk Work class WP, issued by a work health and safety regulator such as WorkSafe Victoria. For EWPs under 11 metres, a ‘Yellow Card’ issued by the national EWP Association (EWPA) will suffice for work safety requirements. “Both of these courses have been overhauled in the last two years with a bigger emphasis on safety and sorting out sites and their hazards,” says Rutter. Updating course material is important as the prime safety concerns for EWPs can change over

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time depending on the sort of worksite accidents that are most prevalent. “It varies from time to time as to what the main issues are,” says Phil Newby, executive director of the national Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia (EWPA). “At the moment there are a few issues with the wearing of safety harnesses in boom lifts and what length lanyard you should have. Crushing has also become a big issue on certain mine and infrastructure sites in the last two or three years. There have been a couple of accidents, and one is one too many.” Newby and Rutter agree that, when it comes to increasing safety for workers at height, the prime consideration is educating workers, as a substantial proportion of the injuries that occur in EWPs result from operator error. “[You have to] try to keep workers aware of hazards around them and what they’re doing,” says Rutter. “The actual mechanics of operating the machine is not a part of the courses. The big part of the courses is assessing the sites and identifying hazards. “These [machines] don’t just snap in the middle of the air. They may deteriorate over a period of time, but you can see that and it should be picked up in the process of checking the machine before you get in it, which is now mandatory [on] worksites.” Every EWP in Australia must have a logbook

tracking the record of pre-operational safety checks done by operators. “It should be filled in every day to show that you’ve done the checks,” says Newby. “When there’s an incident on site, WorkCover always goes straight to the logbook to see if it’s been filled in correctly. It also serves the usual function for maintenance as well.”

“If there is a safer way of doing something then you’re obliged to have seriously considered it.” Newby says there has been an increase in the efforts of companies and worksites to improve safety for their workers, for reasons including occupational health and safety requirements, insurance requirements and company regulations. When it comes down to it, protecting workers when they’re operating at height is best for everyone involved. “I think people [are] just trying to work more safely,” says Newby. “You try and design the risk out, and if there is a safer way of doing something then you’re obliged to have seriously considered it.”


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AND THE SURVEY SAYS… Technological advances have thoroughly changed the game of exploration, mapping and surveying. We take the measure of what this means for the mining industry. WORDS: CHRISTINE RETSCHLAG

HOLD ONTO YOUR hard hats! Just when you thought things couldn’t become more interesting in the Australian mining industry, they’re about to change. And rather than the talk being centered on party politics and the introduction and scrapping of controversial taxes, it’s about the technology. Mining is about to become a whole lot more exciting, thanks to advances in this field that are reshaping jobs such as surveying, mapping and exploration from manual and mundane into exciting and futuristic. Erik Birzulis, managing director of Landair Surveys, a land, engineering and aerial surveying company based in Victoria but operating nationwide, ranks “playing with new technology” as one of the benefits of working in the industry. It’s these “many different types of technology”, says Birzulus, that can provide surveying solutions for mining that meet the requirements currently causing ripples above and below ground. These include:

• aerial photography and photogrammetry; • aerial LiDAR (light detection and ranging); • land surveying using total stations and GPS; • land scanning – mobile and static; • unmanned aerial systems (drones); • echo sounders, and • smart-phone apps. “The industry has evolved from using large teams of surveyors taking measurements manually to smaller teams taking a lot of measurements with technology such as GPS, laser scanners and digital aerial photography,” Birzulis says. “Measuring has now become the easy part of surveying; what you do with the large amounts of data – ensuring data is fit for purpose, quality checking and extracting useful information from the data – is the skill surveyors use. “Next year, satellite imagery will be available commercially with a resolution of 25 centimetres and there is talk that in a few more years, 10-centimetre-resolution

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imagery will be available. We will also see digital aerial cameras becoming smaller and having higher resolutions. Ground-based photogrammetry (mapping from photographs) will also become more prevalent. “All the new technology will bring massive amounts of data. Using cloud computer systems, there will be new automatic feature extraction and mapping tools developed, allowing for even quicker turnaround times.” But with new technology comes new challenges. “Challenges include keeping up with technology and storing the massive amounts of data,” Birzulis says. “Other challenges are about ensuring our clients realise the value surveyors add to the data. There are now more people providing data, but it is important to have the qualitychecking procedures and understanding of measurement to ensure the data is fit for the purpose intended.” Over on the other side of the continent, Brad Jurovich, director of Jurovich Surveying in Western Australia, says the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara is one of the largest at the moment, outside of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Jurovich is based on site, surveying for construction work that will involve a workforce of around 1200 at its peak. The company is also working on the Rio Tinto Yandicoogina mine expansion project and has its sights set on a Fortescue Metals Group project due to start. Technologies currently employed by Jurovich include: • aerial photography for planning and traffic control purposes; • traditional methods such as total station work for high-accuracy construction work; • sub-millimetre digital levels; • GPS for locating and setting out underground services and cabling, and • multiple software packages including Liscad, Bricscad and ArcGIS. “Technology in surveying has been advancing at an exponential rate in recent years. Almost all equipment is now able to be used robotically, reducing the number of man hours required to complete a task,” Jurovich says.

“Advancements in unmanned aerial surveying have reduced the costs of imagery acquisition and, as such, we’re seeing that being used a lot in planning of projects; and [there’s been] an increase in geographic information systems (GIS) in major projects. “Laser scanning is another area the industry is rapidly moving towards and [it] can be useful in mining in terms of planning for expansions, by utilising this technology to create accurate 3-D models of existing structures,” notes Jurovich. “I can see aerial photography being used more in the future, along with further introduction of geographic information

“There are now more people providing data, but it is important to have the quality-checking procedures.”

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Remaining competitive in a market increasingly crowded with companies vying for a dwindling number of projects, will be one of the biggest challenges for the industry moving forward.

systems (GIS) on sites.” While laser scanning is becoming a more commonplace request from clients and building information modeling (BIM) is “somewhat of a catchphrase”, says Jurovich, Australians seem to be lagging behind other countries when it comes to embracing the concept. “This makes it hard for us to justify the additional costs to clients as opposed to [those of] traditional methods,” he says. Jurovich believes that remaining competitive in a market increasingly crowded with companies vying for a dwindling number of projects will be one of the biggest challenges for the industry moving forward. “Increased wages costs for local labour makes it hard for companies [that] aren’t currently employing 457 workers to stay competitive with those who are,” he says. “With the introduction of new technology such as laser scanning, it’s about trying to justify the additional costs involved. “And then there’s communication: with so many areas being so isolated and having so many people in one area, there are a lot of times where it can be very hard to get phone or

internet reception. That makes communication and transfer of data very hard.” A spokesperson for the Australia-wide Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) says many mine surveyors are employed directly by some of the mining majors, such as BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals Group, Newcrest Mining and Rio Tinto. “Although the fundamentals of land surveying haven’t changed and the purpose is still the same, the techniques and methods have evolved drastically over the past century,” the spokesperson says. “While in the past – up until the early 1900s – most land surveyors had access to little more than a level, tape measure and a theodolite – modern land/mine surveyors have access to some of the most advanced tools in the world. “The industry may move into greater use of terrestrial laser scanners. In addition, mine surveying companies are now beginning to adapt to each new advance in imaging and analysis to provide solutions to the challenges faced throughout all stages of the extraction process, from exploration to rehabilitation.” 25


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LET THERE JUST AS HOUSEHOLDERS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO CHANGE THEIR INCANDESCENT GLOBES TO LONGER-LASTING, MORE EFFICIENT LEDS, THE MINING INDUSTRY IS ADOPTING THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY. WORDS: MANDY MCKEESICK

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t seems everyone is using light-emitting diodes (LEDs). In our homes, LED ceiling globes illuminate LED-screen televisions and computer monitors. As we drive, we stop at LED traffic signals under LED street lights and, when the road turns rural, our LED headlights show the way. On planes and trains and boats and farm machinery, the LED light is the new technology. There is even futuristic talk of them being implanted under the skin and used as medical tattoos. This ‘new’ technology has been around for more than 50 years

but only in recent times, with the development of ‘white’ LED light, have we experienced exponential growth in the number of LED-driven applications available. An LED emits light at a specific wavelength, resulting in a specific colour. Red was the first colour developed, back in 1962, by American Nick Holonyak; in subsequent decades, green, orange, yellow and blue LEDs came onto the market. These early LEDs were first seen in electronic devices and were popularised in digital clocks. White light is not a specific colour but rather, a combination of

wavelengths. Not until the late 1990s were methods developed to enable the production of white LEDs, and from that time onwards, the lighting world as we know it changed forever. And the change didn’t take long to reach the mining sector. Julia Utan is segment leader for mining and export with Hella Mining, a company that recognised early the advantages LED lighting would have over conventional halogen-type and high-intensity xenon lights. “LEDs form the next generation of solid-state lighting being highly efficient, durable and having an extremely long life.

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Above: AS 5000LED® work lights mounted on a vehicle.

Hella Mining LED lights, equipped with advanced optics, are designed to be reliable in harsh mining conditions,” Utan says. Previously specialists in automotive lighting, Hella Australia established Project Argon in the mining boom of 2002 to research and design LED products. “We were faced with a new challenge in a new environment and spent the first year of Project Argon gathering data from minesites around the world, in conditions ranging from -40o to 60oC. We placed sensors on mining machinery and measured a suite of variables including humidity, vibration, shock and temperature, and from these were able to develop products to meet the extreme demands of the mining industry,” Utan explains. The first of these products reached open-cut and underground mine sites in 2004 as HID (high intensity discharge) lights and, following customer input and feedback, LEDs were soon refined for general use. New-generation LED products born from Project Argon and 28

manufactured in Australia include the compact AS 5000LED® work light that can be mounted on machinery such as trucks and shovels, the DuraRAY3® warning beacon, with its good penetration of fog and dust, and the revolutionary HypaLUME®, a groundbreaking breed of floodlight. The heavy-duty HypaLUME® contains 56 high-powered Cree LEDs, which together produce more than 22,000 Lumens output at a colour close to daylight, suitable for DC and AC applications. The HypaLUME® was designed specifically for use in the rugged environmental conditions of worksites such as mines and, in 2013, Hella Mining joined forces with Australian-owned AllightSykes to deliver this product to industry.

AllightSykes has taken the HypaLUME® and incorporated it into specialised mining equipment, utilising eight of the lights on its MS-9 mobile towers. Each of the towers is fitted with a two-cylinder, 500cc, water-cooled engine and needs refuelling only once every three weeks, in comparison to similar, older-generation metal halide lights that needed to be refuelled weekly. The LED towers also come with a 500-hour service interval and deliver an 18-tonne annual reduction in the tower lighting’s carbon footprint. “The metal halide lights still have a place in the mining industry, particularly for intricate work, as they are brighter and are better able to provide intense focused light; however, the LEDs have the advantage of providing huge energy

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and efficiency gains through lower maintenance and fuelling costs,” Grant Mack, general manager of mobile lighting for AllightSykes, says. “The mining sector is not known for its sweeping adoption of new technology but LED is truly transformational.” This transformation has also meant that owners of metalhalide lighting towers are faced, potentially, with massive asset redundancy – but AllightSykes has

this covered, too. “We have been in this business for over 20 years,” Mack contends, “And recognise the needs of our customers, so we offer a ‘retrofit and upgrade’ option that allows the older towers to be converted to LED as time and money allows.” AllightSykes delivers new products and an upgrade service to minesites through rental companies and direct sales. “We are a sister business to Coates Hire, which gives us an insight into the rental space, but we’ve also worked hard to develop strategic relationships with the other major rental houses. Sales into rental fleets account for around 60 per cent of our revenue. We can also supply direct to mines that prefer balance-sheet transactions or have longer-term requirements, via our key account managers and field sales force,” Mack says. Lighting can be taken for granted when a LED is providing

near-daylight conditions, but it pays to remember that the open flames of candles and carbide lamps were the leading cause of mine explosions and fatalities in the industry’s early days. In the six years from 1907 to 1913, more than 800 people lost their lives in mine disasters in the United States alone, and it wasn’t until the adoption of the electric light that mine safety increased substantially. Olderstyle electric units had their own problems with glare, reflection and poor light output. So despite all its brightness, efficiency and fuel economy, perhaps the greatest advantage the LED brings to mining is the safety it brings mine operators. Whether they’re underground at the coalface or working in an open-cut at night, LED products – developed and proven in Australian conditions – are a revolutionising vision in the industry.

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GETTING AIR deep underground is mining’s oldest challenge, with the first written account of the various types of ventilation technology featuring in Georgius Agricola’s De Re Metallica (On the Nature of Metals), which was published in 1556. While the technology has changed a huge amount, the problem remains the same: how to keep air moving through mines so that stale air is replaced regularly with fresh air. With the advent of machinery underground, the problem has grown; nowadays, it includes the need to extract diesel and petrol fumes as well as particulate matter. With diesel particulate matter (DPM), the problem has become

more difficult in recent years because as diesel engines have become cleaner and more efficient, the particulate matter they emit has become finer and finer and removing it from the air is more problematic. According to ConsultMine CEO Allison Gollsby, around 50 per cent of the energy consumed by the mining process goes into ventilation (including heating air). To reduce energy consumption, mine operators are increasingly looking at automatic control solutions designed to minimise the amount of pumped air. The old solution – ‘just turn up the fans’ – is a far less viable option with increases in energy costs and the need to keep noise levels within environmental limits. As a result,

mine operators are getting smarter about how they ventilate. “There is a move worldwide to remote or telemetric monitoring of mine atmosphere conditions,” Gollsby says. “Robust, suitable and intrinsically safe instruments are available for measurement of gas concentrations, air velocity and air pressure. These are often tied to extensive mine monitoring and communication systems.” VoD takes this trend one step further, says ABB Australia Pty Limited’s industry group manager, mining, Michael Terry. “[Globally] there’s a huge trend towards VoD, especially when it comes to reductions in operating costs, safety and reduction in energy

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costs. If you’re just pumping air indiscriminately into a mine, you don’t know if it’s getting to where it is required and, before we were able to do VoD, a lot of systems would just pump air down into a mine whether people were there or not. The system wouldn’t have the intelligence to know where it was or wasn’t needed. “Now, with the combination of RFID (radio-frequency identification), automation, 3-D modelling and monitoring, we can see where work is being performed and if a person or machine enters an area, then the system will know and start ventilation, but it will only provide ventilation to that area. The 3-D modelling is used to track where each person and machine on the mine site is using RFID devices on personnel’s equipment, combined with a strong communications network that monitors where they are. The strength of the communications network is that 36

we’re able to monitor in real time.” While VoD has been around for a while, it didn’t come together as an integrated technology until relatively recently. “Much of this has been driven by the advent of wi-fi and ethernet underground, and the technology has advanced to the point where it is more reliable and has become that cost-effective that any device, any sensor you care to name, can be wi-fi-enabled,” says Terry. “This is due to companies adapting what was available commercially for industrial applications to the point where it is now proven, reliable technology.” Even though the technology is now reassuringly reliable (how often these days does a home wi-fi router stop working?), there’s a huge requirement for redundancy underground – so that if a communication link is broken in one place, there is another path it can use

to reach its intended destination. Because VoD is easier to install in a new mine than it is to retrofit to an existing site, and because most of Australia’s mines are long established, no system for encouraging VoD uptake in mines has yet been implemented in Australia. Nevertheless, both Gollsby and Terry say there are projects in the pipeline that are likely to become operational in the near future.

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“It’s something mines are considering at the moment,” says Terry. “While there are huge energy savings to be made, it’s not just those efficiencies but the safety aspect, which will drive uptake of VoD. The number-one priority on a mine site is safety but there are also productivity improvements inherent in VoD, because you’re able to better manage your workforce through the 3-D mine mapping and the monitoring of personnel, which gives you more visibility.” What is also likely to drive the uptake of VoD in Australia is the adoption of new standards for DPM by Western Australia and New South Wales, with a mandatory level

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Fast fact • Ventilation is also required by those working in open-cut mines. As coal oxidises it can absorb oxygen and the de-oxygenated air can pool in the low points, as can other gases released by the mine as well as emissions given off by a blast.

of no more than 0.1mg per cubic metre. Diesel was classified as a Class 1A carcinogenic in 2012 and, as a report by Curtin University masters student Sara Fernandez, Diesel Particulates: Does diesel exhaust exposure affect underground miners’ health?, has shown, better monitoring will likely be the first

step towards meeting this standard. Gollsby notes that DPM sticks to walls and gets stirred up when vehicles pass. “This means that, as a rule of thumb, most mines are going to have to get another two to four times the amount of air over a machine to keep DPM levels within the maximum allowable.”


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Good policy has positive results for all employees, regardless of their sex. KATIE-JEYN Romeyn, executive general manager, people and business services, at St Barbara Limited, made some telling points about gender when she accepted a Western Australia Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) 2014 Women in Resources Award, earlier this year. An Australian-based ASX-listed gold producer and explorer, St Barbara won the highly contested award in February. “This way of thinking and acting certainly underpins our success in reducing the pay equity gap, alongside three principles,” she said. “Every organisation needs leaders who believe in effective management practices and have the determination to change things for the better. Every organisation needs strong alliances within and outside, so the right mix of policies, programs and measures can be brought to bear. And every organisation

needs champions with the belief, skills and drive to advocate change.” Romeyn accepted the award “with the hope that, some day, awards and publicity for reducing the pay gap will be a thing of the past because gender equality should be a given, just like getting up each morning”. She acknowledged that CME’s various awards put women in mining at front and centre, but made the point that the accolades “advance the broader cause of effective and engaging workplaces”. St Barbara believes effective gender pay equity policies and programs make the workplace better for women and men. “In the end, our company believes that creating the right environment and the right platform for talent to succeed, irrespective of gender, is one of the keys to business success,” Romeyn said.

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Improved state of affairs Most states now have awards recognising the efforts of women in mining. Cate Sims, a specialist in Aboriginal relations with Rio Tinto, won the coveted 2014 NSW Mining Outstanding Woman of the Year award. The award acknowledged Sims’ efforts to break down employment barriers and promote diversity in the New South Wales mining industry. “She is the leading individual in Indigenous affairs and engagement for Rio Tinto and for our industry and a most deserving winner,” said NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee. Sims works in conjunction with the Aboriginal Community Development Fund and supports school programs in the Above: NSW Mining’s Outstanding Initiative award went to Thiess in recognition of its efforts to attract and retain women in the industry. Hunter Valley assisting young Aboriginal women to achieve professional career goals. because they recognise the significant NSW Mining’s Aspiring Star award went September 2, at the Brisbane Convention opportunities to increase business to Abbey Sheridan, a technical services and Exhibition Centre, during which St productivity. vacation student at Glencore Barbara was crowned winner. Coal Assets Australia. Peabody Energy Mining is often characterised by The lunch coincided with the annual mining engineer Alice Sila won the Rising its remote working environments, hard Queensland Inspire Convention run by Star award. The NSW Outstanding physical labour and long shifts. In the the Queensland Resources Council in Initiative award went to Thiess in recognition past, this has contributed to discouraging conjunction with Women in Mining and of its efforts to attract and retain women in women, especially those with children. Resources. The Inspire!Convention is a full-day professional development But new opportunities for women are the industry. Thiess has set a target beyond and networking event for women in being created. 20 per cent for female employment and the sector. Queensland’s female mine workers say participation in the industry by 2020. companies are already addressing the issue As a result of its success in Western Addressing the industry’s of gender pay gaps and inflexible hours, Australia, St Barbara was automatically skills shortage which turned women off mining in the nominated as a finalist in the inaugural In Australia, mining still has a skills past. They have instituted parent-friendly Women in Resources National Awards. shortage in some trades and professions. work rosters and already have better pay and These awards aim to further increase the This will be exacerbated when the conditions in place. profile of successful women, along with A survey completed by the Office for industry rebounds. At present, women are resources sector champions of diversity Women Queensland, the Australasian filling fewer than 20 per cent of jobs in programs, both female and male. It’s hoped Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the industry. Increasing the participation the awards will provide ambassadors and the Women in Mining Network said that of women in the sector is seen as key role models to attract and retain women in women are an untapped resource and to addressing this shortage. In addition, the industry. that they offer a solution to the growing many companies are looking to improve Judging took place earlier this year and skills shortage. their recruitment and retention of women the presentation ceremony was held on 43


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Women with university science degrees are in high demand ... and women tradies have as many opportunities as men.

AMMA’s executive director – industry services, Tara Diamond.

No company would say the work is easy – that applies equally to men and women. Living away from home and loved ones can put pressure on relationships. But if the balance between the family and the mine is achieved, the wages and flexible work packages could mean a better overall lifestyle. And it’s worth remembering mining jobs are not all about hard hats and underground labour. Previous experience and qualifications can lead to women filling other skilled and unskilled jobs in the industry. Skilled mining jobs for women include scientific, business and information technology roles. Women with university science degrees are in high demand. Business roles are available to women with degrees in management, accounting, project 44

management, human resources and occupational health and safety. And as the mining industry evolves, so must its supporting information technology and software. Women tradies have as many opportunities as men, including electricians, boilermakers, carpenters and welders. It’s becoming more common to see women in hard-hat roles, especially as drivers and operators. There are just as many opportunities for unskilled women in ‘gender-neutral’ roles and the support network. In 2004, the Minerals Council of Australia established the Women and Mining Dialogue to “engage industry and external stakeholders on issues related to the effective participation of women in mining, and the extension of the socio-economic

benefits of mining operations to women in neighbouring communities”. Recently, the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) launched a campaign to help boost participation by women in mining to 25 per cent by 2020. AMMA director Tara Diamond said the number of women working in mining is about 15.5 per cent, which is just not good enough. AMMA is putting together a series of workshops, together with the Women In Resources Alliance, to assist employers to find and employ greater numbers of women in the mining industry. Additional research suggests having more women in leadership teams within the mining industry can lead to greater return in capital and improved economic growth of the company they work for. Just ask St Barbara.


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AUTHORED by Orica’s Dr Geoff Brent and his research team, UltraHigh-Intensity Blasting – A New Paradigm in Mining outlines a new method in open-pit mining that has since been heralded as a step-change in conventional blasting practices. Where previously, mine-to-mill studies have demonstrated the higher efficiency of mineral processing through increases in blast energy, these increases have, until now, been deemed unsafe due to the resulting flyrock, vibration levels, airblast and wall damage. The new technique, however, enables the safe utilisation of ultrahigh blast energies. Speaking on behalf of the research team, Dr Brent says: “The key to the breakthrough has been to use the rock itself to contain the explosive energy by the selective deployment of state-of-the-art digital electronic initiation systems in novel blast designs.” The process uses innovative electronic blasting systems to facilitate dual blast layers within a single blast event. This enables the energy in the lower layer to be increased significantly – to up to five times that of conventional energy – fragmenting the ore far more extensively than conventional blasting methods do. Orica managing director Ian Smith indicates the significance of this research in the context of global

environmental issues. He cites its importance in relation to energy consumption and carbon emissions in particular – two issues notorious to mining. “The use of electricity to mill ore is usually the largest consumer of energy on a mine site,” he says. This new blasting method has the potential to cut carbon dioxide emissions associated with grinding by up to 30 per cent. The economic implications of reducing emission penalties and energy costs are also considerable, as are the financial benefits of increased productivity. “Independent modeling has indicated that increasing the explosive energy by several-fold can lead to increases in mill circuit throughput of up to 40 per cent and saving tens of millions of dollars annually,” says Smith. Given the worldwide trend of decreasing gold grades, open-cut gold mining, in particular, would benefit from ultra-high-intensity blasting. “More ore needs to be ground

and processed in order to achieve production targets,” says Dr Brent, “and this method has the potential to generate a step-change in mine productivity, particularly in complex or lower grade ore bodies. It can render ore bodies that might ordinarily be uneconomic both affordable and practical to extract.” Furthermore, the study indicates the management of dilution of gold ore within a blast. Another benefit of this technology is that it can be operated in relatively close proximity to key mining infrastructure such as mine highwalls. This is due to lower levels of vibration resulting from ultra-highintensity blasting in comparison with conventional blasting methods. The significance of this research has been acknowledged by the industry: Dr Brent and his research team were awarded the 2014 Coalition for Eco-Efficient Comminution (CEEC) Medal at the International Mining and Resources Conference.

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The heads-up on which properties are not a good investment.

MICHAEL YARDNEY

From Metropole Property Strategists

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AT ANY GIVEN time there could be more than 350,000 properties for sale in Australia but, to my mind, less than five per cent are what I’d call ‘investment grade’. Let’s look at what type of property an investor should not buy. Properties the banks don’t like There are certain properties that the banks don’t seem to like, and against which they will lend a lower loan-to-value ratio, meaning you’ll need to fork out a bigger deposit. Importantly, if the bank is wary of the property, rather than thinking you know better, take it as a warning sign and consider looking elsewhere. Generally, banks restrict lending to properties that appeal to a limited resale or tenant market, including: Serviced apartments. Buying these carries a lot more risk than buying an ordinary apartment

does, as you’re relying on the operator to get it right and on the tourism and business markets to remain strong to maintain occupancy. These properties have a limited resale market (because only investors buy them, you’re cutting out up to 70 per cent of potential purchasers), a limited letting market and, often, expensive ongoing management costs. Small units. Most banks prefer apartments to comprise at least 50 square metres of living space, not including balconies or car parking space. However, with our changing lifestyles, some will now lend on properties that measure 40 square metres. Studio apartments and student accommodation. These have restricted markets because of their size. Large off-the-plan developments. Banks are

concerned about concentration risk and therefore restrict how many apartments they will lend on in some large, new complexes. There are additional potential issues with off-the-plan properties that would make me wary of this type of investment.

Properties and problems to avoid Out of place. I would only buy a property that fits in with the overall character of the neighbourhood. While I personally love terrace houses, if it’s the only one in a street of bungalows, I’d look elsewhere and buy a property that’s consistent with the streetscape. Wrong location in the street. Even the best streets can have sections with an unattractive mix of properties, or properties that are too close to the shops or main road. Choose livable

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streets and make sure you buy the right property in the right section of the street. Wrong position in the block. Avoid apartments in sub-optimal positions in the block. You know what I mean: the ones overlooking the car park or situated near the waste bins. Encumbrances on title. Check the title carefully for easements, covenants or overlays that could restrict your capacity for future extensions or rebuilding. Other title troubles. Banks will restrict their lending for apartments on some older forms of title, such as company share or stratum titles. Body corporate problems. When buying an apartment, carefully peruse the minutes of the last few owners corporation meetings. Are there any issues with the building or excessive expenses planned? Has a sinking fund been set up to handle future repairs or refurbishment? 58

I’m not suggesting you shouldn’t buy yourself a weekend getaway property. What I’m saying is don’t pretend you’re buying it as an investment.

Avoid main roads and secondary locations. Sure, people live everywhere – but when the market slows, secondary properties are harder to sell, and they fall in value first. Holiday homes or apartments. I’m not suggesting you shouldn’t buy yourself a weekend getaway property if you can afford it. What I’m saying is don’t pretend you’re buying it as an investment, because you’re likely to end up with an asset that isn’t meeting your lifestyle dreams and doesn’t deliver your financial objectives. No car parking. While an absence of parking may save you some money today, it will always limit an apartment’s

appeal to tenants, home owners and future investors. Rental guarantee apartments. Remember, the cost of the rental guarantee – which is usually inflated to make the return look better than it really is – is added to the purchase price and used by the developer to justify inflated prices. In other words, you’re paying the developer up-front to guarantee the rent for you. And it’s not uncommon for the rent to drop when the rental guarantee period expires, leaving you with a hole in your budget. National Rental Affordability Scheme. The NRAS is a federal government

initiative designed to tackle the issue of affordable housing whereby investors receive a tax incentive to provide housing at below-market rental rates. A very specialised type of property.

The take-home The overall lesson is this: If you want your property portfolio to outperform, you need to own the type of property that will appeal to a wide demographic of owner-occupiers who generally comprise the bulk of purchasers. They also tend to buy emotionally, pay higher prices and push up the price of properties similar to yours. And these are the types of properties the banks are willing to lend up to 80 to 95 per cent on. Now, that’s interesting, isn’t it?


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Recently I came across a blog that contained advice from two of Australia’s most predominate property pundits recommending that investors buy sight unseen. As a buyers’ agent, there have been many times I have witnessed first-hand, mistakes made by investors who decide to purchase sight unseen only to regret it later on. I do understand the argument for not letting your preconceived ideas affect the purchase of a good investment opportunity, but there are things that online real estate sites, statistics, reports, and selling agents’ photos don’t show you. Things such as aspect, the level of the backyard, the proximity to unsightly neighbours/ neighbourhood or a main road are unlikely to be visible from a photograph. It is often the ‘unseen’ factors that are the most likely to affect the re-sale value of your investment.

Case example Just recently we were searching for an investor looking for a premium investment property. We came across a beautiful house in the blue chip Brisbane suburb of Bulimba. On paper it ticked the boxes; large block, relatively new house, low maintenance, good depreciation, strong potential rental yield, flood free etc. From the photographs online and the information sourced from data reports, the property was looking great and the client was excited. I arranged a personal inspection because my local knowledge told me that there were high voltage power lines in that location, which were not visible in the photos. I realised that photoshop changes had been made to remove the power lines from the professional marketing photographs. When I forwarded my clients the report on the property they were surprised but happy to have dodged a bullet. As buyer’s agents, we realise

that many investors don’t have time or the knowledge to undertake the proper research needed when looking for properties interstate or overseas. Flying into a city to inspect properties of interest can be a waste of time and money and can create a high stress situation. But recommending that investors buy sight unseen is downright irresponsible. It makes sense to engage a buyers’ agent to do the legwork and undertake an independent inspection and review of any investment property as your personal advocate on the ground. It could save you thousands. Zoran Solano is the office manager and senior buyer’s agent at Hot Property Specialists Buyers Agency. He has been a buyer’s agent for more than five years now and is recognised as one of Brisbane’s leading agents in buyer representation. hotpropertyspecialists.com.au (07) 3170 3760.

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Rob, and he knows machinery. If you’re accustomed to lawn maintenance being a chore, the Ferris Zero-Turn has decidedly taken the challenge to transform a labour of love into a pleasant at-home experience. If you have rough terrain, be prepared to be amazed as Ferris’ patented suspension allows for a smooth ride at the same rate of speed you would mow an even lawn, leaving a

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the Ballina CBD and under 30 mins from Byron, the Ballina Byron Gateway ect flights per week to and from Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle.

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ting the region to relax, enjoy some waves or catch up with family and friends, Airport will help you start your holiday sooner.

www.ballinabyronairport.com.au www.ballinabyronairport.com.au

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