Opportunity and Investement Baw Baw Industry

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Opportunity & Investment

Industry


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Victoria

Australia

An opportunity to locate with some of Australiasmost strategic thinking businesses


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Yarragon

Drouin

Trafalgar

Erica

Warragul

Walhalla

Sale

Longwarry

Rawson

Wilsons Promentory

Wonthaggi

Neerim SouthJindivick

Pakenham

Foster

Moe

Inverloch

Traralgon

Mirboo North

Mount Baw Baw

National Park

Yarram

Rosebud

LBOURNE

Tanjil Bren

Noojee

Nayook

Thorpdale

Baw Baw Shire,Gippsland, Victoria

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One thing that consistently surprises people when they cometo Baw Baw Shire is the depth and level of diversity andinnovation that they nd within the local business community.


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ContentsWhy Baw Baw? .......................................................................... 7

Introduction............................................................................... 9

History of Baw Baw Shire.............9

Population ................................................................................. 9

Lifestyle

Town or rural............................................................................. 11

Housing Costs ........................................................................... 11

Employment ............................................................................. 11

Education................................................................................... 13

High Standard of Living ............................................................. 15

Transport . ..................................................................... 15

Arts, culture, sport and recreation............................................ 17

Convenience .............................................................................. 19

Telecommunications & IT .......................................................... 19

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Why Baw Baw?7

Clean, green image = clean green realityBaw Baw Shire is known for its clear rivers, rolling green hills, mountains and valleys. Coun-cil is also working with businesses to assist them in uptake of environmentally sound prac-tices and waste minimisation.

Close proximity to MelbourneOur position close to Melbourne allows easy access to Melbournes markets, ports, airports

and labour force. Many businesses in Baw Baw sell to both national and international mar-kets.

Easy freeway accessBaw Baw is linked to Melbourne via the Princes and Monash freeways allowing direct accessinto the Melbourne CBD, Tullamarine and Avalon airports, and Melbourne Ports.

Good workforceBaw Baw has a stable and growing domestic workforce plus access to other regions makinga potential workforce of over 110,000 people.

A Growing regionBaw Baw is one of Victorias fastest growing municipalities providing employers with an in-creasing local labour force.

Gas availabilityGas is available in most major towns with main gas pipelines running through the region.

LifestyleBaw Baw has an attractive lifestyle with a mixture of country living and urban living. Its

medical and educational facilities mean that attracting new employees and their families iseasier than many other areas of Victoria.

The towns within Baw Baw provide an alternative to living in Melbourne, with their sophis-ticated eating options, quality and large choice of educational options, arts, gourmet food,snow skiing and alpine reserves and State Parks, you really need to Experience Baw Baw

StrengthThe Baw Baw Shire has a strong and growing industrial base known for innovation and pro-duction of high quality products.


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Supported in Business8

Council Support:The Baw Baw Shire Council has a reputationamongst local businesses for its willingnessto work with local businesses.

Council will also investigate ways to directlyand indirectly assist industries to locatewithin the Shire.

This assistance is primarily in the form offacilitation but also potentially nancial (raterelief, re-imbursement of planning fees etc).

Council will also assist in facilitating grantsfrom State and Federal Government sources.

Council will also assist local companies intheir promotional activities through agreed

use of the companys name and product intrade shows and other events where rel-evant.

Council will also promote the existence ofthe company to visiting trade buyers, gov-ernment departments and overseas basedgovernment representatives.

Council can help to facilitate contact with

private companies willing to custom buildfacilities on a lease or lease-buy basis.

Workforce:The region has a growing workforce accus-tomed to working in production industries.

WelcomeWelcome to the Baw Baw Shire, home tosome of Australias best domestic andinternational award winning manufacturingand processing companies.

The Baw Baw Shire is an Australian localgovernment region located in Victoriassouth-east growth corridor approximately

100km east of the States capital city,Melbourne.

The area is dynamic with good populationand business growth.

It is home to some of Australias mostdynamic and innovative companiesset amongst some of Victorias richestagricultural land.

The Shire covers an area of approximately3,900 square kilometres and has a populationof just over 40,000 (2008 estimate of residentpopulation).

With a healthy mix of agribusiness, foodprocessing, manufacturing, education andsupport industries, Baw Baw Shire has aresilient and diverse economy which, whilstbeing inter-connected in many ways, canalso stand alone.

Industry Support:Baw Baw Shire is also home to a networkof business support industries and organi-sationsestablished to encourage the widediversity of local businesses.

Image: SP AusNet 2008 Business ExcellenceAwards. The team from Radfords & Sons

accept their award for Business of the Year


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Baw Baw Business Snapshot: Unemployment 3.2% (December 2008)

Building Activity 2007/2008 = $139,000,000, (up from $55,642,000 in 2001/2002), of this$101million was dwellings and $38million commercial development.

Planning Permits 2007/8 = 519 Business Sectors: Approximately 12,035 businesses in Baw Baw (June 2008)

Employment Sectors:Sector Employees %1) Agriculture 1,946 11.62) Health & Social 1,774 10.53) Retail Trade 1,734 10.3

4) Construction 1,627 9.75) Manufacturing 1,617 9.6

Primary production in Baw Baw in 2008/09 is estimated to be at least $356million.

Opportunities exist for other companies to join the region and take advantage of Baw BawShires reputation for quality production and innovation.

Major Towns Population 2001-2006Town 2001 population 2006 population % changeWarragul 10,397 12,943 +24.5%Drouin 5,815 7,523 +29.4%Trafalgar 2,273 2,684 +18.1%


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Position & InfrastructureSituated on a major highway and closeto Melbourne and its sea ports and airports, Baw Baw is fast becoming a naturalchoice for investment and developmentin manufacturing, agribusiness, farming,tourism or for residential development.

Transport and AccessibilityRoadThe Princes Freeway (M1) dissects theBaw Baw Shire in an East-West directionproviding for ease of transport into and fromMelbourne and to New South Wales andother interstate destinations.

Freight companies provide frequenttransport to Melbourne, ports, airports,regional centres and interstate.

RailPassenger and freight rail services areavailable predominantly adjacent to thePrinces Freeway. V/Line Fast Rail Networkoperates 19 passenger services to servicesMelbourne CBD daily.

Warragul is classied as a main stoppingpoint under the State Governments

Fast Rail service. For full timetableservice details see: http://www.vline.com.au/timetables/timetables/timetables.html#eastern

WaterAll of the major towns within Baw Baw haveworld standard reticulated water supplies.Township water is provided throughGippsland Water and Melbourne Water.

Areas of agricultural land may also beserviced through sub-surface water supplies.

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Telecommunications & ITThe telecommunications services in BawBaw are extensive and include Telstra ADSL,Next G Broadband and business gradebroadband. Most services are available tonew businesses dependent on chosen site.

Electrical Power

Electrical power supply is reliable throughoutthe region. Supply can be made availableto a proposed site (if not already available)under the local power authority StandardSupply procedure for Business Supplies.

GasThe Shire is well serviced through theprovision of reticulated gas or bulk LiqueedGas for industrial or residential use.

Land availabilityCouncil has a responsibility to protectits high value farming land and qualityresidential areas, and as such has developedan in-depth planning scheme for all areas ofthe Shire. There is industrial zoned land inmost towns within the Shire.

Real Estate

The median industrial sales price in BawBaw in 2005 was around $110: per sqm.*There is industrial zoned land availablewithin Warragul and close to the CBD andpublic transport.

High quality agricultural land is generallypriced between $6,000 and $9,000 per acre.

*Source: Warragul Industrial ExpansionProject, Demographic and Economic

Analysis, Baw Baw Shire Council (2007) SGSEconomics and Planning.


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Labour & WorkforceLabour Force

Baw Baw Shire has a local labour force of over 21,057 (Dec 2008). Baw Baw Shire drawsits labour force from a catchment that extends west to Dandenong and other areas ofMelbourne and east to Traralgon encompassing major cities and towns including Pakenham,Morwell, Moe and Traralgon. This allows Baw Baws businesses to source labour from a farlarger pool than most rural regions and bring in labour skills that would not necessarily beavailable in other rural regions.

It is estimated that the available workforce within approximately 30 minutes commuting timewould be in excess of 42,000, and three-quarters to one hour commuting distance well inexcess of 110,000.

Region Estimated commuter time Workforce size

Baw Baw Shire 5 mins to hour 20,938Cardinia Shire hour to hour 27,197South Gippsland to 1 hour 14,634Dandenong to 1 hour 13,815Latrobe to 1 hour 37,816

Total: 114,400

Table 1: Estimated accessible Baw Baw Labour Resource

Employment Retention and AttractionBaw Baw Shire is relatively self-sufcient for sourcing its own workforce, especially inagriculture, forestry and shing where 99% of the workforce is sourced locally.

Salary Costs

Average taxable income of individuals in Baw Baw Shire in 2006 was $41,178 compared witha State average of $46,482

EconomyA growing number of our businesses are regarded as being either Australian or Worldleading companies in their technologies and/or products. Council discussions with businessowners have indicated an expectation of general growth and expansion for their businesses.

Council is currently working with a number of businesses to help facilitate their growth.Furthermore Councils Agribusiness Survey (July 2007) showed 47.38% of farm businessrespondents expected their production to expand in the next ve years whilst only 13.16%expected a reduction even though the survey was taken in the middle of a drought period.

Community satisfaction with Baw Baws economic development is at its highest rate in 5years, 76% of residents rated economic development as adequate to excellent in 2006.


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Education & TrainingInstitutes servicing Baw Baw Shire

Central Gippsland Institute of TAFEWest Gippsland Campus

Education Centre Gippsland National Centre for Dairy Education Mawarra Centre Warragul and District Specialist

School

Primary Schools: 34 Secondary Schools: 9 Apprenticeships Group Australia

Monash University Gippsland Campus isconveniently located in Churchill only half anhour away from Warragul.

According to a recent demographic andeconomic analysis into industrial expansion

in Warragul, the skills base measured byeducation levels (of the Baw Baw population)is vocationally oriented and is experiencingbroad based growth, and higher educationlevels are growing strongly off a low base.

Baw Baw Shire has slightly higher levels ofeducational attainment than the average forregional Victoria with higher percentage oflevel 1, 2, 3 and 4 certications than Victoriaas a whole. This indicates that Baw Baw

has a relatively skilled local workforce forindustrial/ manufacturing type jobs.

The proportion of people in Baw Baw with abachelor degree grew at a relatively fast ratefrom 1991 2006 suggesting that the regionshould not lag behind in terms of humancapital in the future

Source: Warragul Industrial Expansion

Project, Demographic and EconomicAnalysis, Baw Baw Shire Council (2007) SGSEconomics and Planning

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Dairy & FoodFood processingThe availability of high quality agriculturalproducts, milk, meat, vegetables and fruit,provides great opportunities for valueadding and packaging for the domestic andinternational food markets.

Dairy processing has led the way with milk

powder and cheeses for the domestic marketand export, and has gained world renown,together with locally produced wines, organiccertied foods and beverages, meats andgourmet foods.

The potential export market increases dailyand further food production and processingopportunities abound in Baw Baws cleanenvironment.

Existing growers and processors inthe organic and Halal sectors provideopportunities for further developmentleveraging off an existing industry.

Innovation in the food processingindustry is one of the corner stones offood production in Baw Baw.

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DairyThe Baw Baw Shire region producedA$133.98million or 20% of Victorias milk in2005/06.

It is recognised as being one of, if not thepre-eminent dairy region in Victoria. Highlevels of rainfall, good road networks and

an experienced farm industry sector help toguarantee value adding businesses a secureand reliable milk supply.

The area is well known for its existing highquality gourmet cheese production and milkpowder production.

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Longwarry Food Park

Longwarry Food Park Pty Ltd is a privatelyowned Australian company that operates amilk powder plant at Longwarry to producedairy products for sale to rapidly growingdomestic and export markets.

Longwarry Food Park through its high

quality product and ability to cater tocustomer requirements carved a nichemarket both in Australia and overseas.Recognised for its export achievementswinning the Premier of Victoria Food ExportAward 2006, the Governor of Victoria ExportAward 2007 & 2008, Longwarry Food Parkhas won numerous other awards includingthe BRW Environmental Excellence Award2008 and the NAB Agribusiness Leader of theYear Award 2007.. Exports represent around 90% of the plantsmanufactured products.

The dairy industry dominates withits strong performances in productionand research and development,leading to world competitiveproductivity. Confdence in this

industry has seen large investmentsin dairy manufacturing, providingthe capacity to supply growing worldmarkets

Rakesh Aggarwal, ManagingDirector, Saurin Group of Companies

Food ProcessingFonterra Darnum Park

Located in the heart of Gippslands dairyregion, Fonterras Darnum manufacturingsite produces over 60,000 tonnes ofnutritional milk powders each year forexport.

Opened in 1997, the Darnum site is a state-

of-the-art facility producing a range of infantformulas and growing up milk formulas forAustralia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia andMalaysia.

High quality milk is collected from over400 suppliers in Gippsland and taken to theDarnum site which operates 24 hours a day,seven days a week with 170 staff.

Darnum was chosen as the ideal location forFonterras manufacturing site for the fertiledairying region of Gippsland, its access tocritical infrastructure including major roadsand highways and access to resources likeelectricity from the LaTrobe Valley and gasfrom the Longford Gas Plant.

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Fonterra Darnum Park


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It is argued that specialist white and bluemould cheese manufacture in Australiastarted within the Baw Baw Shire. Thepedigree of our businesses certainly supportthe claim with national and internationalawards being received by both Jindi Cheeseand Tarago River Cheese Company.

Jindi Cheese World AwardWinning Brilliance

From humble beginnings in 1985, JindiCheese is now one of Australias leadingproducers of specialty blue and white mouldcheeses and a winner of countless awards,including being voted the Worlds Best White

Mould Cheese in 1996 and 2004 and evenmore signicantly, the Worlds Best Cheesein 2002!

Jindi Cheese is situated in the rich, fertilefarming land of Gippsland Victoria withall of the milk used in the cheese sourcedfrom local farms. There has always beena belief that the quality of the milk used inthe manufacturing process has a signicant

impact on the distinctive avour and textureof Jindi Cheese products.

Over the past decade, the company has beengrowing in leaps and bounds, and has beenexpanded several times to accommodatethe increased demand for their high qualitycheese products.

Cheese The most recent expansion at Jindi Cheeseincorporates the latest in cheese makingtechnology and has been designed to bringgreater efciencies into the process and toaddress environmental challenges facing thecheese making industry.

Jindi Cheese is now looking forward to futuregrowth and hopes to maintain its reputationas one of the best manufacturers of specialtycheese in the Australasian region and isproud to be 100% Australian owned andoperated.For further information, please visit ourwebsite at www.jindi.com.auresources like electricity from the LaTrobeValley and gas from the Longford Gas Plant.

Fonterra prides itself on the quality ofits employees and the Baw Baw Shiresappealing rural lifestyle and proximity toMelbourne makes it an attractive area forskilled workers.

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Baw Baw

Meat ProcessingThe Baw Baw Shire region produced about$64million of livestock for slaughter in 2006. Themajority of this was processed within the BawBaw Shire. The meat processing industry usethe strength of Gippslands primary productionof high quality beef cattle and lambs to build astrong and thriving industry.

Opportunities exist for further value adding intothe food production industry based on Baw Bawssupply of high quality meat and meat by-productsand industry leading companies.

R. Radford & Son62 years of meat industry growth.

Commencing on a very small scale in Warragul,Radfords have over 62 years experience in redmeat retail, wholesale and abattoir operationsand have grown to now employ nearly 100 staff,processing some 80,000 cattle and 120,000 sheepand lambs per year.

The business has continually grown anddeveloped through incorporation of state of theart processing equipment and processes andstrict adoption of Meat Standards Australiaquality procedures.

This has positioned Radfords as the biggestprocessor of MSA cattle in Victoria and theirstatus as the Meat and Livestock Australiaand Victorian Department of Primary Industrypreferred site for industry research anddevelopment, seminars, workshops and training.Radfords were the rst abattoir in Victoria andone of only six in Australia certied to processorganic livestock.

Radfords multiple awards include: Hall of

Fame status from the Gippsland BusinessAwards; Best Regional Business accolade fromthe nationally contested MyBusiness Awards;National Australia Bank 2008 AgribusinessLeader of the Year National Australia Bank 2008

Environment and Energy Management Award2008 Baw Baw Shire Business of the Year

Website: www.radfords.com.au

Why Baw Baw?

With integrity as a cornerstone, in the ensuingsixteen years Rob Radford has developed andenhanced the commercial relationships andmutual opportunities that being a Baw Bawbusiness provides; in particular:

Close geographical proximity to cattle and sheepproducers, whilst just over an hours delivery timeto Melbourne metropolitan markets.

A skilled workforce and highly regarded

educational institutions, willing to structurecourse material that responds to the need ofregional businesses

Recognised as a major region for producingCertied Organic livestock, where demand isgrowing at over 30% per year.

A growing regional food service sector, lookingto Radford to source ingredient meat portions

The regions Clean and Green credentialsfacilitating both national and internationalmarket development

A proactive and supportive local Government ableto harmonize the community, environment andbusiness needs



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Baw BawOrganics

The Baw Baw Shire and surrounding region iswell known for its primary organic production.

It is also home to major organic processors,networks and organisations. The clean, greenimage of Baw Baw Shire is reected in theleadership of its organic sector both in primaryproduction and certied organic food processors.

Baw Baws organic food manufacturing industryincludes beverages, snack foods, meat and dairyproduce.

Pureharvest

Since 1979 Pureharvest has brought qualityorganic and natural products to our tables,often introducing new products to the Australianmarket.

Today, Pureharvest is one of Australias largestnatural food companies distributing a largerange of superior natural and organic productsnationally to major supermarkets and health foodretailers; also, now as a leading exporter.

Pureharvests belief is that the food we eatshould be as natural as possible, with as littlehuman intervention as practicable. They arecommitted to distributing natural and chemical-free products and are fundamentally opposed

to genetically manipulating our primary foodsource.

This is reected in their policy of not buyingor selling genetically-engineered foods. Asre-iterated by Don Lazzaro, CEO, We use onlycertied organic or natural foods and ingredients,and we will not use any food or ingredient whichhas been genetically modied; in parallel, we willnot buy or sell irradiated food.

A sample of thei range of organic productsinclude: soy milk, rice milk, oat milk, fruit juices,honey, our, nuts, dried fruits, soy sauces,sweeteners, nut butters, tahini, dairy milks underthe Organic Valley brand, and more.



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The Baw Baw Shire has many small scale foodmanufacturing businesses working from home orsmall scale factories. This ranges from cheesemanufacture, gourmet food distributors, jams andpreserves, chilli products, olives and olive oils,pickled asparagus, sourdough breads, wines orluscious hand-made chocolates.

Clearly DeliciousA wide range of delectable chutneys, pickles,relishes, spicy pickled onions, sauces, gourmet

jams, jellies, honey and cordials are produced underthe Clearly Delicious label at the Clearly DeliciousProduce Store located on a rural property at Lillico,north of Warragul.

Clearly Delicious was created and is managedby Cathy John. Her inspiration comes from time

honoured recipes handed down through thegenerations. All products are 100% natural andhand made in her kitchen in small batches to ensurefreshness and full avour.

Complemented by the adjoining Lillico GlassStudio and beautifully landscaped gardens, ClearlyDelicious is a well - known attraction on the localtourist trail and welcomes many coach groups.The Bed and Breakfast trade provides a niche

market for small portions of Clearly Deliciousjams and honey whilst customised gift boxes andhampers are a protable adjunct to the business.

Clearly Delicious products are available for purchaseon-line with a shopping cart facility.

They also supply many restaurants, retail outletsand markets throughout Gippsland and themetropolitan area, as well as interstate.The business employs six casual and part-time

staff.

With our close proximity to Melbourne markets andsuppliers, Baw Baw Shire is the ideal location for asmall business.

As well as providing an enjoyable rural life style,we enjoy the support of the shire with businessdevelopment workshops, training courses etc, manyat a subsidised rate.

Membership of the various business groups suchas HomeBiz, Gippsland Women in Business and theWarragul Business Group are an added advantage.

A strong and pro-active Gippsland Gourmet CountryTourism Association provides many cooperativemarketing and networking opportunities.

Noojee Num Nums

Noojee Num-Nums, is a boutique company makingne handmade artisan chocolates with sumptuousllings to tantalise the most discerning taste buds.

Made in the picturesque town of Noojee in thefoothills of Mount Baw Baw, these are possibly thebest lled chocolates you will ever taste.

Made with quality Belgian couverture and the nestfresh ingredients, sourced locally wherever possible.Fillings include fresh fruit, liqueurs, fresh butter andcream, in fondant and ganache bases.

Favourite liqueur centers include ButterscotchSchnapps, Kahlua and Baileys Irish Cream. For

the fruit fan theres raspberry, passionfruit or theCarmen Miranda with a tropical fruit ganachecentre and swirly orange and white exterior.The shells are beautifully shiny and often

embellished with edible gold and silver leaf, rosepetals, coloured swirls or shimmering glitter.Noojee Num-Nums chocolates are available

in presentation gift boxes or individually to suitcafes, restaurants, retail, hamper supplies, andchocoholics in general. Why not customise yourown individual chocolate with a lling madeexclusively for your business. Your wedding guestswill be delighted when you give them Noojee Num-Nums in their bonbonniers!Noojee Num-Nums range extends beyondchocolates and includes homemade preserves,

jams, relishes and cordials, as well as exclusive andartisan confectionery.

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Baw Baw abounds with medium and smaller scalemanufacturing businesses and is known for itscutting edge and innovative businesses.

With products ranging from food packaging to heavytransport, specialist sports cars, road furniture,road safety equipment, advanced machinery for theworld carpet industry, electronic phase converters,dairy and horticulture equipment.

Businesses in Baw Baw Shire use the strengths

of the local workforce and support industries tomanufacture for the local and export market.

Turner Group (JTB & Cobra)story on way

CTE & Safe Roads

Rubbertough

RubberTough Industries is situated at 10 Wills StreetWarragul. Being established in Baw Baw Shire in1992, RubberTough has become one of Australiasleading rubber wet pour surfacing companies.

Including Sub contractors RTI employees in excessof 20 people, we have undertaken all types of rubberwork travelling to all corners of Australia. With ourtype of business it doesnt matter where you aresituated as every job requires travel.

With some unique products RTI prides itself on itsinnovation; it is amazing what can be made fromrecycled tyres.

Over the last few years we have added a couple of

additional lines to our business, Leisure Shade Sails. Rhino Linings sprayed on liner. Concreting. Poly aspartic epoxy ooring. Synthetic Grass. Rubber mats for all purposes. Photo Luminescent stair nosing and signs

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Williames Pty LtdA name behind paper, tea and foodFounded in 1976, Williames Pty ltd innovates,designs and manufactures a wide range ofequipment and machinery for the forestry,vegetable, horticultural and tea industries.

Manufacturing products including hard plastic trays,soil mixers, llers, seeders, water tunnels, growingframes, material handling systems, seedlingtransplanters and tea harvesters, Williames havebeen behind major agribusiness projects acrossAustralia and overseas.

With a distribution network covering Australia, NewZealand, USA, UK and South Africa they have aportfolio of intellectual property protected by over 30patents worldwide.

Williames core strength is their ability tounderstand how seeds and plants behave whenbeing handled mechanically and to transfer thisunderstanding into practical designs for high-performance machinery that saves their customerstime and money.

Over the years Williames has noted thedevelopment of Warragul as a melting pot forinnovative products and technical excellence. Inturn many skilled people have moved into this areaassisted by a range of career opportunities in arelaxed, friendly rural community.

StrongarmPark AvenueEvent Studios Autralia/PODDLiving away from home could be thisgood

A Baw Baw innovative company - podd providesextremely comfortable temporary accommodationsolutions for a variety of applications, including butare not limited to, mining, disaster infrastructure,granny ats and holiday homes.

Plant Performance Group PtyLtd

Warragul based Plant Performance Group Pty Ltdwas incorporated in 2006 and has since completedover 400 projects for industries around Australia.Employing 9 personnel including 5 engineers thisinnovative company differentiates itself from itscompetitors by offering a diverse service scope witha personalised client focused delivery.

Their key services include Mechanical andstructural design and drafting; plant inspectionand assessment, plant and business risk analysis,project management, crane and lifting equipmentinspection and design and management andbusiness consultancy

In 2008, Plant Performance Group secured

international provisional patent status for aninnovative market-leading product. A new companywill be developed to manufacture and market thisinvention within the Plant Performance Group,which will move to new larger industrial premises.

A key to Plant Performance Group growth has beenits ability to attract quality engineering personnelduring a national Engineering skills shortage.This has been largely attributed by positioning thebusiness in Warragul in which 6 key personnel

reside. Warragul also provides direct businessbenets being only an hour from Melbourne, andbeing on the fringe of the industrial hub of LatrobeValley.

Web: www.plantperformance.com.au

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For further information on agribusiness opportunitiesin Baw Baw Shire Council please contact:

Peter KulichEconomic Development OfcerBaw Baw Shire Council

e: [email protected]: PO Box 304, Warragul, Victoria 3820

p: +61 3 5624 2523f 61 3 5624 2525

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