The 2010 Western Australian Export Awards would like to thank the following sponsors for their support, making this Award program possible.
AusIndustry
AusIndustry is the Australian Government’s principal business program delivery division in the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
AusIndustry delivers a range of more than 30 business programs - including innovation grants, tax and duty concessions, small business development, industry support and venture capital - worth $2 billion to more than 12,000 businesses and about 85,000 individuals every year. In Western Australia, we have offices in Perth and Bunbury to service local businesses with the full range of programs on offer, including the new Commercialisation Australia initiative.
To find out more about AusIndustry’s products, you can phone the hotline on 13 28 46, visit the AusIndustry website www.ausindustry.gov.au, or email hotline@ausindustry.gov.au
Austrade
The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) is the Australian Government’s trade and investment development agency.
Austrade assists Australian businesses contribute to national prosperity by succeeding in trade and investment internationally and promoting and supporting productive foreign investment into Australia.
Austrade is represented in over 100 locations in more than 55 countries. Across Australia, Austrade operates 18 offices and a network of 50 TradeStart offices offering practical advice, market intelligence and ongoing support (including financial) to both new exporters and established Australian businesses looking to develop international export markets.
Call 13 28 78 to talk with an Austrade export adviser, or visit our website at www.austrade.gov.au or email info@austrade.gov.au
Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET)
ACPET is the Australian Council for Private Education and Training – the national industry association for independent providers of post-compulsory education and training, for Australian and international students, including Higher Education, Vocational Education and Training, English Language Courses, Senior Secondary Studies and Foundation Studies.
The ACPET Mission is to enhance quality, choice, innovation and diversity in Australian education and training for individual, national and global development. ACPET works pro-actively and co-operatively with government, education and training providers, industry and community organisations in order to ensure that vocational and higher education and training services provide choice and diversity with well-targeted and appropriately delivered courses that are widely accessible and of high quality.
Australian and New Zealand Banking Group
“A super-regional focus”
ANZ is one of the largest companies in Australia and New Zealand and a major international banking organisation. With offices in 30 countries around the world and more than 125 years’ experience in Asia Pacific markets, we have the reach, distribution and expertise to deliver wherever our clients need us.
“Opportunities Abound”
For many Australian businesses, the Asia Pacific region offers significant opportunities to sell products and services and expand their supply and manufacturing bases.
ANZ is building on its own substantial presence in the region to provide tangible support to its clients through financing international trade, providing risk management and FX services and helping to facilitate introductions to regional business partners.
In terms of the major Australian banks, our expertise on the ground in 11 Asian countries and 12 Pacific nations uniquely positions us to deliver on our clients’ requirements in Asia Pacific markets.
“Our clients are core to everything we do”
ANZ’s team of high calibre corporate and commercial banking relationship managers draw on our strong knowledge of domestic and global markets to work in close partnership with our clients. These insights allow ANZ to deliver a full suite of traditional banking services and innovative tailored solutions, positioning our clients to take advantage of new and emerging opportunities and proactively position themselves for growth.
To find out how ANZ can help your business succeed, please contact us on 9323 8494.
Craig Mostyn Group
After 87 years in business, the Craig Mostyn Group is an Australian family owned successful and diversified food and Agribusiness Company serving customers and suppliers in over 60 countries around the world.
The Group’s operations include the processing, export and distribution of a wide range of Australia's high quality agricultural produce including meat, seafood, fresh produce, oilseeds and protein under 3 Divisions being Meat & Livestock, Seafood and Recycling.
Linley Valley Pork and PPC Wholesale Food Service (LVP / PPC), a pork processing business that has revitalised WA’s pork industry, is one of the cornerstones of the Group and continues to expand its farm operations in order to supply our state of the art abattoir operations near Wooroloo east of Perth.
We were fortunate enough to win the WA Agribusiness Export Award in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and therefore entered the WA Export Hall of Fame in 2008 and having benefited from this we are only too happy to be a sponsor for the 2009 and 2010 WA Industry and Export Awards.
Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce’s Science, Innovation and Business Division assists, encourages, promotes, and facilitates the development of science technology and industry in Western Australia.
Providing a link between State Government and local industry the Industry Development Group, within the Science, Innovation and Business Division, plays a key role in national and international competitiveness. It also represents industry in a wide range of business forums including Marine, Defence, Oil and Gas, Digital Technology, Export and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) facilitating major projects and input to policy.
The Division is also responsible for implementing Government initiatives to commercialise innovative ideas, encouraging new business development to diversify the State’s economic base.
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC)
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) provides finance and insurance solutions to help Australian exporters overcome the financial barriers they face when growing their businesses overseas.
As the Australian Government’s export credit agency, EFIC helps successful businesses large and small to win, finance and protect export trade or overseas investments where their bank is unable to provide all the support they need.
EFIC is uniquely placed to do this: it uses over 50 years of export finance and industry expertise, contacts at financial institutions around the globe, the strength of its AAA credit rating and an entrepreneurial business approach to make export deals happen.
EFIC’s sponsorship of the WA Industry & Export Awards reflects its continuing commitment to help exporters succeed in competitive international markets.
For more information on how EFIC can help your export business call 1800 093 724 or visit www.efic.gov.au.
Fremantle Ports
Fremantle Ports, a Western Australian Government trading enterprise, is responsible for the overall strategic management of the Port of Fremantle.
Fremantle Ports’ aim is to be creative and dynamic in delivering value to our customers and to Western Australians. To achieve this, we focus on adding value for our customers and stakeholders by facilitating trade in an efficient and commercial way, while fulfilling our social and environmental responsibilities.
With port facilities at Fremantle and Kwinana, Fremantle Ports operates Western Australia’s biggest and busiest general cargo port, handling 82 per cent – by value – of WA’s sea-borne imports and 27 percent – by value – of its sea-borne exports. The value of trade through the port last year was $24 billion.
Fremantle is one of Australia’s fastest growing container ports, well positioned to service trade with Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America, as well as Australian coastal trade.
Lavan Legal
With over 20 partners and 200 staff, Lavan Legal is the largest independent law firm in Western Australia and one of WA’s oldest legal practices. We have the largest litigation team in private practice in Western Australia.
As an independent firm with a strong local focus, we offer a specialised understanding of the law, business and community in Western Australia along with the personalised attention and commitment to client needs of a small boutique practice combined with the structure, resources and experience of a major firm.
Our services include insolvency, reconstruction, media and defamation, major litigation, mining and resources litigation, planning, environment, tax, employment, corporate, finance, property, construction, tourism and sports industries
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto’s iron ore product group is the world’s second largest producer of iron ore. Rio Tinto’s iron ore global headquarters are in Perth, Western Australia.
Rio Tinto is the only truly global iron ore supplier with operations and future developments which include Iron Ore Company Canada; Simandou, Guinea; and Orissa, India.
The iron ore operations are centred on the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where Rio Tinto owns and operates 12 mines, three port terminals, two major power plants and supporting heavy rail infrastructure for a 1,400 kilometres rail network.
Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in Western Australia have an annual capacity of 220 million tonnes and advanced plans to further expand.
The West Australian
The West Australian newspaper is committed to delivering high quality news coverage to Western Australia and is read by 528,000 readers Monday to Friday and 836,000 readers on a Saturday (Morgan readership survey, September 2009).
The West Australian is continually making improvements to its content and to the production of the newspaper. The changes reinforce that The West Australian is a modern streamlined newspaper that reflects the dynamic state we live in.
Plus, our business coverage continues to provide the best reporting on local business news and winder coverage of national and international developments.
The West Australian Business Events program extends relationships between The West Australian, its readers, important business stakeholders and the wider WA community. The program includes Lunch Box List functions for young business and professional women and the flagship Leadership Matters series, featuring speakers with a national or international profile who address key issues for decision makers.
The Western Australian Awards program is endorsed by:
Australian Institute of Export, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia,
Chamber of Minerals and Energy Western Australia and Unions WA.
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