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The Border Watch : November 5th 2013
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2 NEWS WCB TAKEOVER FACTS n Unprecedented scenes in dairy industry n Three dairy companies bidding for company n Saputo has offered around $450m n Bega tipped to make a higher bid n Lion Foods has purchased 10pc of WCB shares n ACCC given go-ahead to Bega DAIRY WAR: Sean Harrison works on the wrapping machine at the Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Mil Lel plant north of Mount Gambier yesterday. The plant - which now employs 44 people - cuts and wraps the company’s well known boutique Great Ocean Road cheese brand, which is being rolled out on supermarket shelves across Australia. 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Regarding the company’s assets, Mr Lord said Saputo’s goal was not about “contraction”, expanding and growing the business. “Saputo does not have any assets in Australia and they have said they would keep all the employees, which is good for the community,” said Mr Lord, who raised concerns the company’s assets could be rationalised under different ownership. He said Mr Saputo - whose bid has the backing of the WCB board - foreshadowed plans to grow the domestic and export markets and had not ruled out boosting manufacturing in the South East. $15,980* “That is possible - once they get control of the company we will see detailed plans,” Mr Lord said. He said Mount Gambier and district dairyfarmers were critical for the company’s year-long headlines of last week... Weekend Edition Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Country Press SA Newspaper Of The Year – 2010, 2011 & 2012 www.borderwatch.com.au | $1.10 WS WCB TAKEOVER FACTS n Unprecedented scenes in dairy industry n Three dairy TAKEOVER FACTS n Unprecedented scenes in dairy industry n Three dairy companies bidding for company n Saputo has offered around $450m n Bega tipped to make a higher bid n Lion Foods has purchased 10pc of WCB shares n ACCC given go-ahead to Bega DAIRY WAR: Sean Harrison works on the wrapping machine at the Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Mil Lel plant north of Mount Gambier yesterday. The plant - which now employs 44 people - cuts and wraps the company’s well known boutique Great Ocean Road cheese brand, which is being rolled out on supermarket shelves across Australia. Picture: SANDRA MORELLO Since 1957 3 FOR FREE # You are in safe hands at C&G Warranty 12 Month roadside assist 6 months tank of fuel TOYOTA KLUGER GRANDE $33,880 $10,980 • 7 SEATS 741LVM #24517 MAZDA 2 * • CRUISE CONTROL WDF327 #24470 HOLDEN SPORTSWAGON SV6 Series II Update HOLDEN COMMODORE VZ LUMINA 17” Alloys HONDA CIVIC VT-I Low Kms Reg ZET382 #24469 $22,880* Reg TLY803 #24475 $8,880* Reg S48LAIY #24410 www.carlinandgazzard.com.au Sales 08 8723 8888 • Finance 08 8723 8811 116-138 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier • Free call 1800 806 533 *Plus on road costs #Applicable only on vehicles on a 3 month dealer statutory warranty. Not valid with new car warranty E&OE. LVD 394 * full Cheese boss grilled Milk suppliers meet with potential processor buyer From front page WCB managing director David Lord spoke to The Border Watch as the unprecedented bidding war continues for the 125-year- old dairy company by three major dairy players - Bega, Murray Goulburn and Saputo. Regarding the company’s assets, Mr Lord said Saputo’s goal was not about “contrac- tion”, expanding and growing the business. “Saputo does not have any assets in Australia and they have said they would keep all the employees, which is good for the community,” said Mr Lord, who raised concerns the company’s assets could be rationalised under different ownership. He said Mr Saputo - whose bid has the backing of the WCB board - foreshadowed plans to grow the domestic and export markets and had not ruled out boosting manufacturing in the South East. $15,980* “That is possible - once they get control of the company we will see detailed plans,” Mr Lord said. He said Mount Gambier and district dairyfarmers were criti- cal for the company’s year-long headlines of last week... Weekend Edition Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Country Press SA Newspaper Of The Year – 2010, 2011 & 2012 www.borderwatch.com.au | $1.10 Wednesday, Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Country Press SA Newspaper Of 0, 201 e Year tvwatch SPRING SHOW DELIGHT NEWS > PAGES 2, 3 & 14 ANGER: Vicki Booth - whose family is owed $70,000 from the collapsed Walton Construction group - stands outside the $80m Mount Gambier Marketplace. The construction group was the head contractor on the project, which was the biggest shopping centre ever built in the region. Picture: SANDRA MORELLO CARSMART LIFTOUT > INSIDE TODAY THE NISSAN JUKE MAKES ITS AUSTRALIAN DEBUT INTER CHAMPIONS SPORT > BACK PAGE PROGRESS ON RAIL LAND NEWS > PAGE 3 YOUR WEEKL SEVEN-DA TV GUIDE Shortchanged Subcontractors face losses from Marketplace construction company collapse MORELLO M S sa SANDRA sandra@tbw.com.au A CLUSTER of subcontractors who worked on the $80m Mount Gambier Marketplace is owed potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars after the shock collapse of the head building company. Mount Gambier based subcontractors - including plumbing and electrical companies - have not been paid in full following the opening of the sprawling retail centre in August last year. Head contractor Walton Construction was placed in administration early this month, leaving a trail of unpaid debts across Australia, including in Mount Gambier. It is understood the construction WEATHER > TODAY – POSSIBLE LIGHT SHOWER. 17O – PAGE 33 .... once again the subcontractor is the bottom of the food chain and anger is growing Vicki Booth heavyweight - which was also the chief builder on the $100m David Jones store refurbishment in BUSINESS > PAGES 8-10 Melbourne - kept a retention payment of up to 5pc for 12 months for work completed on the Mount Gambier shopping complex. But in a major blow to Mount Gambier’s construction sector, this money has not been paid to subcontractors, leaving them high and dry. Vicki Booth - whose family company operates Metal Worx Sheetmetal and Plumbing and formed a new company with another TV GUIDE > PAGE 12 COMICS > PAGE 24 established plumbing business to bid for the project - said her family was owed $70,000 in outstanding payments. She said she was angry that Woolworths had paid the construction fi rm, but Walton Construction had “walked away” from Mount Gambier subcontractors, who should had been paid in August following the 12-month deadline. Continued page 4 CLASSIFIEDS > PAGES 25-27 Celebrate the Melbourne Cup with DiGiorgio Bubbles T Made of Marine Grade 316 Stainless Steel, the only thing Invisi-Gard Security Screens won’t keep out is the view y Tuesday Phone 8725 0733 Display centre: 33 Crouch Street South, Mount Gambier www.mountglass.com.au Riddoch Hwy, Coonawarra• Phone 08 8736 3222 • www.digiorgio.com.au dfw@digiorgio.com.au • Open: 10.00 - 5.00pm everyday 23-25 Commercial Street West, Mount Gambier • Ph 8725 8244 Wednesday 2 - The Border Watch, Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Betaglucare The natural healthy way to reduce cholesterol Stock will be back on the shelves within the next few days. Orders taken. Water budget ‘biased’ MORELLO SANDRA M S sandra@tbw.com.au sa A MOUNT Gambier and district farming leader and regional irrigator has described the proposed water budget for the region as heavily biased towards forestry and is calling on Water Minister Ian Hunter to urgently intervene. While the water alloca- tion plan is now with the minister for final approval after nine years of political and stakeholder wrangling, the blueprint has triggered fresh controversy amid new revelations that the forestry industry has been given a substantial buffer at the expense of irrigators. Prominent Mingbool irriga- tor and prime lamb producer Tony Beck - who has been at the forefront of farming issues for many years - described the buffer as the “killer” for irrigators and called for an immediate halt to the plan’s adoption. Continued page 6 WEATHER > MOUNT GAMBIER TODAY - POSSIBLE LIGHT SHOWER 16O – PAGE 31 BILLY’S > PAGE 14 COMICS > PAGE 23 CLASSIFIEDS > PAGES 24-26 LINES IN RED HOT FORM SPORT > BACK PAGE THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN: Mark Sheppard is getting ready to swing tonight’s Circus Oz performance into action. He is destined to disrupt the show at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre with ridiculous tomfoolery when the nationally renowned performers invade the stage with a blast of madcap mayhem. Story and more pictures page 2 CELEBRATES 150 YEARS NEWS > PAGE 7 MRI delay frustration SANDRA MORELLO A HIGH-PROFILE orthopaedic surgeon has continued his public fi ght to attract a lifesaving Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit to Mount Gambier. Barney McCusker said the city had been waiting more than 20 years for an MRI and he was struggling to understand why Adelaide had 17 units peppered across its metropolitan area while Mount Gambier was left without the service. While it has been a long road in the push to gain an MRI, Mr McCusker vowed never to give up given the importance to the health of the regional community. “We are the biggest COMPTON SCHOOL centre outside of Adelaide and we don’t have one,” Mr McCusker said. The outspoken medical professional - who is also a prominent member of the Mount Gambier Liberal Party branch - said he hoped the change in the federal political landscape would see a machine fi nally come to the Blue Lake city. “I saw a patient this month who had a spinal injury 21 years ago and was referred for an MRI scan in Adelaide,” Mr McCusker said. Explaining he had made a good recovery, Mr McCusker said the case highlighted the fact the city was still waiting for an MRI decades on. Continued page 6 South East irrigator claims forestry favoured by massive allocation cuts “Our cuts are twice as large as they need to be,” Mr Beck said. The forestry buffer - which is a new twist in the water plan saga - threatens to trigger a major backlash from the multi-million dollar irrigation sector, which is facing cuts of up to 51pc. Under the blueprint, forestry water levies for new plantation estates will be swept in for the fi rst time following 15 years of stakeholder negotiations. ANGER: Mount Gambier orthopaedic surgeon Barney McCusker - dressed ready for surgery at the city’s hospital - continues his vocal public fi ght to attract a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit. Victim search Police scour bushland for body after vehicle found near Nelson In a dramatic new development MORELLO SANDRA M S sandra@tbw.com.au sa THE hunt for the body of Mount Gambier man Gordon Tearonui Hamm intensifi ed yesterday with Victorian homicide detectives and State Emergency Service personnel combing bushland north of Nelson. in the case, police have discovered a burnt-out Mitsubishi Pajero four-wheel drive 15km north of Nelson. The vehicle is believed to be con- WEATHER > MOUNT GAMBIER TODAY - PARTLY CLOUDY 19° – PAGE 35 Continued page 6 OPINION > PAGE 8 COMICS > PAGE 27 nected to the disappearance of Mr Hamm, 34, who is feared murdered following a violent abduction on the Nelson Bridge in July. VICTIM: Gordon Hamm is believed to have been murdered. CLASSIFIEDS > PAGES 28-30 Hyundai i20 Active Manual 5 Door • 5 Star ANCAP Saftey Rating • 5 Year Unlimited km Warranty • 7 Years Roadside Assist • 3 Capped Price Servicing • Bluetooth • Also available in 3 door save $1000 $14,990 SCAN OUR QR CODE USING YOUR SMART PHONE OR TABLET FOR MORE INFORMATION! 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The bustling port is home to 65 commercial vessels and is the largest rock lobster port in southern Australia. The major sector generates millions of dollars for the regional economy each year. Picture: KYRA SYKES Federal funding indecision casts doubt over Bay wharf upgrade MORELLO SANDRA M S sandra@tbw.com.au sa A PORT MacDonnell rock lobster industry leader has raised fears the $2.8m upgrade of facilities at the commercial port could collapse amid uncertainty over Federal Government money. Around 130 jobs were expected to be WEATHER > TODAY - PARTLY CLOUDY 23O – REPORT PAGE 47 created during the construction phase and $12m may have been generated in additional recreational fi shing tourism and services each year. Commercial fi sher Roger Cutting - who is the president of the Port MacDonnell Fishermen’s Association - claimed the multi-million-dollar commercial sector had waited 10 years for a major upgrade to the wharf facilities. Continued page 4 TV GUIDE > PAGES 32-33 COMICS > PAGE 35 CLASSIFIEDS > PAGES 36-43 This follows revelations the incomplete contracts may not bind the newly-elected Liberal Government, leading to fears for the future of regional projects. Continued page 4 CE KALANGADOO FACES HUGE TASK SPORT > BACK PAGE Coalition explores priorities MEMBER for Barker Tony Pasin has confi rmed unsigned Regional Development Australia funding contracts may not be honoured under the new government. supply, including growth, given the amount of milk it supplied. Mr Lord said around 65 suppliers attended the key meeting at The Barn. “We held supplier meetings during all last week, including at Timboon, Warrnambool, Colac and Mount Gambier,” Mr Lord said. “It was a fantastic opportunity Saputo does not have any assets in Australia and they have said they would keep all the employees, which is good for the community WCB managing director David Lord to impart information and help fi ll the information gap for suppliers. “Wherever we have travelled the reception has been very good - there have been a lot of questions.” Mr Lord said it appeared many farmers were beginning to realise the importance of foreign investment given overseas money had been poured into dairy companies such as Kraft and Fonterra. He said foreign investment had delivered “fantastic” outcomes for the companies, which had allowed the industry to “grow faster”. While Saputo had shown interest in WCB for 10 years, he said the “hostile” takeover bid by Bega instigated the current bidding war. “It put the spotlight on us and opened the door to interested parties,” he said. Over the 10 years of showing interest, he said Saputo said it would never make a hostile takeover bid and would not make any move before approaching the WCB board. Regarding the push by Murray Goulburn to also secure the company, Mr Lord said he was not privy to its next move. The company chief said he could not predict when an outcome could be achieved. “We just have to see it out,” Mr Lord said. Meanwhile, Mr Lord said the high interest in the company was also a strong sign for the dairy industry. “It is a very positive story of confi dence,” he said. 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