18th January 2010
18th January 2010
IMC-Link has won the Tasmanian Fire Service tender to deliver the Volunteer Supportive Brigade Practices Program in 2010. IMC-Link will deliver a standardised module of training to volunteer bridages throughout the State. The module will provide volunteers and brigade leaders with comprehensive guidance on how to strengthen volunteer morale within the brigade and how to better manage potential discrimination and harassment issues.
16th December 2009
16th December 2009
The IMC-Link office will be closed from the 24th of December 2009 until the 11th of January 2010. The IMC-Link team would like to wish you a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year. We look forward to working with our existing and new clients in 2010.
1st December 2009
1st December 2009
The NMAT “Getting in Touch” Survey was officially launched yesterday at the MS Society of Tasmania. The survey, designed by IMC-Link, will influence the future planning of NMAT and provide empirical evidence for advocacy on behalf of people lving with neuromuscular conditions in Tasmania.
Click here to view an article in The Mercury regarding the “Getting in Touch” Survey.
24th November 2009
IMC-Link is proud to write that it has developed a strong working relationship with the MS Society of Tasmania through current projects such as Strategic Planning Support and the Client Needs Survey. The recent release of the MS Society 2009 Annual Report demonstrates this strong relationship with the below excerpt from the Report:
“…the Board commissioned an external consultancy, led by Dr Bruce Felmingham and Ian McMahon, to undertake a review of our Society and it’s operating environment. After an extensive process of consultation with a broad array of key stakeholders, locally and nationally, IMC-Link’s preliminary report has already enabled us to begin to better understand the likely future demands on our Society and it’s associated strategic directions. We are looking forward to receiving the full report which we will use as a key instrument in planning the activities of the Society for years to come. In recent months, armed with the preliminary outcomes of the IMC-Link report, the Society has paused to consider more deeply its strategic focus, most particularly its Mission and its primary strategic themes.” Dr Geoff Chapman, Chairman, MS Society of Tasmania
12th November 2009
As advertised, the Theatre Royal and Conservatorium of Music surveys are now closed. If you have any questions relating to these surveys please contact our office on 03 6225 0106.
5th November 2009
Thank you to all those who have participated in our Theatre Royal and Conservatorium of Music surveys. For those who have not yet filled out the surveys, you have until the 12th of November before they are removed from the website.
2nd September 2009
IMC-Link will commence work shortly on a new project with the MS Society of Tasmania. IMC-Link has been contracted to design, implement, collate and interpret a survey to gather vital demographic profile information for the Society.
IMC-Link has worked closely with the Society in the past, with the recent completion of the report “Strategic Planning Support for the MS Society of Tasmania” to be released by the end of September 2009.
10th August 2009
IMC-Link is currently working with the Theatre Royal and the University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music to provide expert financial and economic advice. This will result in a final report detailing the advantages and disadvantages of a new site. The new Tasmanian Regional Input-Output Model will be utilised for this project.
4th August 2009
IMC-Link has successfully completed the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) Volunteer Leadership Development Framework.
Feedback received from the Chief Officer at the TFS is as follows:
“Congratulations for completing the project on time despite the very challenging timeframes. The framework is very comprehensive. It also describes a range of strategies to ensure that it can be implemented in a considered way.”
To view the TFS letter in full click here.
29th July 2009
Dr Bruce Felmingham comments in The Mercury on a dual-carriageway Midlands Highway linking Hobart and Launceston.
To read this article in The Mercury click here
6th July 2009
Ian McMahon is currently assisting Aurora Energy in the Project Management Office (PMO). This assistance includes chairing weekly PMO meetings, providing strategic advice, leadership, mentoring, reviewing reports and overseeing all projects within the current program.
The oversight of projects involves monitoring and controlling scope, governance, identification and delivery of benefits and the management of stakeholders, communications, risks and issues. Ian will also continue to assist Aurora Energy with Quality Assurance and Post Implementation Reviews as required.
15th June 2009
The official release of the study Assessing Direct Government Subsidies Paid to Tasmanian Industries for Forestry Tasmania and the Forest Industries Association of Tasmania was held on Sunday the 14th of May.
Undertaken by IMC-Link’s principal consultant Dr Bruce Felmingham, the study examined five major industry areas; forestry, energy, mining, agriculture and fishing and tourism.
Dr Felmingham said it was the most in depth study ever undertaken into industry assistance.
A excerpt of this report is available on our website.
To download the full report from the Forestry Tasmania website click here
To download the full report from the Forest Industries Association of Tasmania website click here
To view a copy of the official media release click here
To view an article on The Mercury discussing the report click here
To view Terry Edwards comments from the Forest Industries Association of Tasmania on the ABC click here
5th June 2009
The next round of free swine flu pandemic workshops hosted by IMC-Link will be held in Hobart on the 16th of June and Launceston on the 18th of June. These workshops follow successful workshops conducted in Devonport and Hobart on the 11th and 12th of May respectively.
An overview on the current swine flu situation will be given by a Department of Health and Services representative, and a presentation will be given by IMC-Link on considerations to assist businesses to survive the swine flu pandemic including decreasing your risk, responding during an event and recovering after the event of a pandemic.
To register for the workshops click here
To find out more about human swine flu, visit the World Health Organisation (WHO) website click here
Phone 1800 FLU DOC (1800 358 362) for medical assessment and advice.
13th May 2009
IMC-Link’s cheif consultant Dr Bruce Felmingham has discussed the 2009 Federal Budget on ABC News.
To view this report click here
11th May 2009
IMC-Link was contracted by the Department of Economic Development to provide a Tourism Assessment on the Tarkine Road. This included providing an update on on the welfare effects of providing tourism access to the Tarkine Forests. An initial study of the Social Cost Benefit Analysis of the Tarkine Drive was undertaken in April 2008.
This report has now been uploaded onto the internet and can be viewed on the Tarkine Forest Drive website click here
5th May 2009
IMC-Link has been selected by the Department of Economic Development and Tourism to design a Business Survival Disaster Plan (Continuity Plan) that will support small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) to plan for and survive significant events such as an influenza pandemic, terrorist attack, natural disaster or significant IT risk.
Based upon our capability and experience, IMC-Link will also facilitate a number of workshops that will provide SMEs with the knowledge, skills and tools to be able to prepare and survive a significant event or disaster.
22nd April 2009
IMC-Link has completed an economic analysis of the Port Arthur Historic Site’s contribution to the Tasmanian economy. The consultants, including Dr Bruce Felmingham, Ian McMahon and Anne Fisher, examined the direct and indirect effects of final demand for the Port Arthur Historic Site on the economy including: contribution to Tasmania’s gross state product; contributionto Tasmania’s employment; contribution to Tasmania’s wage income; and contribution to Tasmania’s output (production).
19th April 2009
Dr Bruce Felmingham discusses Tasmania’s proposed water and sewerage reforms in The Mercury.
“There is no worse dilemma for governments proposing to introduce massive reforms than to be confronted with public confusion and widespread scepticism about the social value of these.”
To view this article on The Mercury website click here
3rd April 2009
In collaboration with chief consultant Dr Bruce Felmingham and Ian McMahon, IMC-Link has begun working with Paul Muller on a new project Measuring the Economic Impact of Sport and Recreation on the Tasmanian Economy.
This project will critically examine and report on the economic impact and value of sport and recreation to the State’s economy, the socio impact to the State’s employment and volunteer services and the value to sectors such as education, manufacturing and retail, media, hospitatlity, tourism, wagering, charity, trade and transport margins.
22nd March 2009
Dr Bruce Felmingham and Ian McMahon from IMC-Link joined Health Minister Lara Giddings and Carers Tasmania CEO Janis McKenna for the launch of the report The Profile of Carers in Tasmania.
The IMC-Link report, commissioned by Carers Tasmania, examines the economic value of Carers Tasmania to the state and will assist the Tasmanian Government to better understand the present and future needs of carers.
“This report is extremely valuable and will help planners and the general community better understand the lives and experiences of carers across the country”, Ms Giddings said.
To view this article on The Mercury website click here
To view a summary of the Carers Report click here
19th March 2009
IMC-Link has been awarded the Tasmanian Fire Service Volunteer Leadership Development Program 2009.
IMC-Link was previously engaged by the Tasmanian Fire Service (TFS) in 2007 to produce the TFS Junior and Cadet Program Toolkit. The Junior and Cadet Program provided an opportunity to strengthen a partnership between brigades and their local community.
To view further information on Tasmania Fire Service Volunteers click here
27th February 2009
Dr Bruce Felmingham on ABC local radio encouraging the Government to buy the Tasmanian rail network.
“Thats very likely to be the most economic solution to the problem.”
To view this article on the ABC News website click here click here
22nd February 2009
The discovery of a penguin by Dr Felmingham’s dog Millie leads to the topic of estuarine ecology returning to its natural state in Tasmania, and the proposed development of Ralphs Bay.
“This improvement in the estuarine ecology raises a question about the appropirateness of Walker Corporation’s proposed canal real estate development at Ralphs Bay.”
To view this article on The Mercury website click here
20th February 2009
Dr Bruce Felmingham and Alexis Wadsley appread on the ABC’s Stateline program to discuss the proposed merger between credit union myState Financial and Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees.
Dr Felmingham: “It makes for a company that’s large enough to go out there and operate across interstate borders, you know. It’s going to be quite an event. It’s certainly in the top 300 industrials in size now, so it can get into that national market.”
Mr Wadsley: “Now, obviously making profits goes hand in hand with good customer service, but there can be a balancing of priorities there. And so therefore, you may find that their prioritisation in terms of their cost structures and the amount they invest in customer services may change.”
To view this article on the ABC Stateline website click here
19th February 2009
Dr Bruce Felmingham discusses the Black Saturday bushfires, as featured in The Mercury:
“Clive Hamilton, of Australia Foundation fame, blames Victoria’s fire holocaust on global warming. I think this is a furphy. If Black Saturday is the result of global warming then what about the other bushfire travesties which seem to occur each January-February somewhere in Australia?”
To view this article on The Mercury click here
17th February 2009
Final dates are being organised for the official release of the IMC-Link and Carers Tasmania “Report on the Profile of Carers in Tasmania 2008?.
Carers Tasmania commissioned IMC-Link, in collaboration with the University of Tasmania including Dr Bruce Felmingham and Professor Natalie Jackson, Ian McMahon, Anne Fisher and Stuat Poate to produce this report and to conduct research into the profile of carers accessing support services through Carers Tasmania.
To view a power point presentation on the Carers Report, please click here
9th and 10th January 2009
Dr Bruce Felmingham on ABC Local Radio to discuss state asset sales:
“If they want to move to a new hospital in the short term or to stay on target with the building of that, the only way they can do that is to sell one of the energy providers, presumably Aurora or Transend but that would fund the hospital.”
To read more on this article click on the following links:
ABC News - Assurances sought over state asset sales
ABC News - Predictions of more asset sales
28th December 2008
A look at back 2008 from an economics perspective, written by Dr Bruce Felmingham, as featured in The Mercury.
“The events of 2008 are sufficient for almost every inhabitant of the planet to label this year annus horribilus II.”
To view this article on The Mercury click here
24th November 2008
Dr Bruce Felmingham comments on ABC Learning, as featured in The Mercury:
“The ABC Learning story is the sort that attracts those who admire the high-rolling gambling instincts of business achievers who start in a tiny, humble way and grow rapidly into stardom.”
To view this article on The Mercury click here
1st August 2008
IMC-Link Tarkine Road Report, in association with Dr Bruce Felmingham, discussed on Stateline Tasmania.
“Forestry Tasmania asked economist Bruce Felmingham to assess the proposal. His report shows that if the loop road is built it will result in about 450 new jobs and an increase in tourist spending by about $55 million each year.”
To read more about this article click here
7th March 2008
Dr Bruce Felmingham on Stateline Tasmania to discuss Gunn’s Proposed Pulp Mill.
To read more about this article click here