...were Brisbane and Queensland. The worst affected areas were those along the banks of the Burnett River and the Fitzroy River. The areas around the Fitzroy River flooded and forced a thousand people out of their homes in Theodore. A series of floods hit Queensland, Australia, beginning in December 2010. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least 70 towns and over 200,000 people were affected. Damage initially was estimated at around $1 billion before it was raised to $2.38 billion. Queensland is a state located in the northeastern part of Australia. Queensland’s devastating floods are the result of heavy rains caused by two normally unconnected weather phenomena La Niña, a periodic interaction between the Pacific Ocean and the Earth’s atmosphere to the east of Australia. An unexpected flash flood caused by a thunder storm raced through Toowoomba's central business district. Water from the same storm devastated communities in the Lockyer Valley. A few days later thousands of houses in Ipswich and Brisbane were inundated as the Brisbane River rose and Wivenhoe Dam used a considerable proportion of its flood mitigation capacity. A flash flood occurs when heavy rain falls onto waterlogged ground. Rain cannot soak in because tarmac and concrete surfaces are impermeable rocks, this means that they will not allow water to pass through so it runs down into the river. The river rises dramatically and bursts its banks, flooding valley...
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...environment. Our friendly, well-trained staffs provide superior customer service. Vision MacVille aims to deliver our valued customers the very best café-going experience. In three years, the business will have established a presence across the Queensland and NSW, with the opening of additional cafes. Values • Customer-focus • Safety • Teamwork • Performance excellence Strategic directions The strategic context in which MacVille will achieve its mission and vision it through: • Engaging with customers and customer research • Developing and improving products and quality History of Hurley’s Café Hurley’s café is located in Toowoomba city at Ruthven Street, which is the corner of the two main streets. Also, Hurley’s café is in 130km west of Brisbane. This café is a family own business and some family members were employed on the staff. As a family business café, James was the person who supervises the operations of the store and Mr.Hurley, as manager would initiate with employees salaries. Scope - Project MacVille Pty Ltd has developed a chain of cafes in the Central Business District of Brisbane, Queensland. The board of directors have made the decision to expand their operations in Queensland with the purchase and re-branding of the existing Hurley’s café in Toowoomba, 130km west of Brisbane in Ruthven Street. The assistance manager has significant insight into the store’s operations; it will ensure a smooth transition to the MacVille...
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...This is author version of article published as: Price, Robin A. and Colley, Linda (2007) Assessing HR Strategies for Retaining and Aging Workforce. In Proceedings 15th International Employment Relations Association Conference: Working Lives, Working Choices, pages pp. 1-18, Canterbury, England. Copyright 2007 (please consult author) ASSESSING HR STRATEGIES FOR RETAINING AN AGEING WORKFORCE Dr Robin Price, Queensland University of Technology Dr Linda Colley, Griffith University Contact Details Dr Robin Price Lecturer School of Management Queensland University of Technology 2 George Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 r.price@qut.edu.au Telephone +61 7 31382790 Fax +61 7 31381313 Dr Linda Colley Adjunct Lecturer Department of Industrial Relations Griffith Business School Griffith University NATHAN QLD 4111 1 ASSESSING HR STRATEGIES FOR RETAINING AN AGEING WORKFORCE Abstract An ageing workforce is an issue faced by governments and employers in most western countries (OECD 2005). The generally accepted definition of an aged worker is someone aged 45 years and over (Brooke 2003). At the level of the organisation, a range of HR strategies are recommended to deal with an ageing workforce, including attracting younger workers and retaining ageing workers for longer. Recruiting younger workers changes the demographic structure of the workforce, and is not the focus of this paper. Here we identify potential strategies derived from the literature that could be adopted to retain an existing...
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...GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENTS TASKS Assessment Task 1: Risk review Outcomes Submit a completed written report? Submit notes of meeting (including feedback) with manager/supervisor (assessor)? Submit a draft communication to be used with stakeholders? Submit report and accompanying documents in agreed timeframe? Performance indicators Scope – covering at least the following. a. Project – MacVille to expand their operations in Queensland and purchase and re-brand an existing cafe in Toowoomba. b. Business unit – MacVille Cafes Queensland. c. Risk in relation to functions – human resources management, financial operations, OHS, supply chain, local governance and compliance issues. Goals – should include some of the following. a. To appropriately manage the risks involved with the operation of the Toowoomba store. b. To give the new manager significant insights into the store’s operations. c. To ensure there is a smooth transition to the MacVille systems. d. To encourage the new manager to give ongoing support for risk management. See stakeholder feedback table in Appendix. Analysis. a. PEST analysis should include at least the following. i. Political – federal legislation concerning efficient water usage, by-law allowing cafes to expand their footpath dinning. ii. Economic – gross regional product growth of 8.9%, number of visitors down 18%. iii. Social – place for retirees, population growing. iv. Technology - WIFI in cafe, an innovative frozen par-bake cooking...
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...commercial purposes. Trade is a significant threat to Australian native wildlife. The legislation covers three main aspects of wildlife trade: imports and exports of internationally endangered species, exports of native species, imports of live plants and animals. Live Australian native mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians may not be exported for commercial uses under any circumstances. The Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is Australia’s largest private owner of land for conservation. Their strategy is simple; establish sanctuaries and implement practical land management. AWC is developing and implementing a new model for conservation to reverse the decline in Australian wildlife. (show map of sanctuaries on PowerPoint). The Queensland government proposed a large dam on the Mary River in 2006. The Federal government found the dam would have significant environmental impacts. It would destroy habitat for endangered species found only in that river and would restrict freshwater inflow to the waters of the world heritage listed Fraser Island. Local Aboriginal people and farmers were opposed to the dam, as it would have flooded their lands. Due to the significant social and environmental impacts, the Federal government refused the project under the national environment law. This is a clear demonstration of how environmental, economic and social interests need to be balanced. A current issue which does not foresee this balance is the mass culling of kangaroos in Australia...
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...74 12A 12 2 30 1 44 43 60 39A 78 20 8 32 83 50 26B 26A 85 31B 61 11 47A 62 37 17 14 45 93B 24A 9 76 98A/B 93C 81 98C 7 70A 53 92A 6 63 63 42 67 80 79 16 5 64A 40 22 82A-M 91B 65 31A 24 3 3A 84A 84 27A 58A 38 28B 29A 25 29 28 21A-D 99 64 51 BUILDING NAME Abel Smith Lecture Theatre Advanced Engineering Building Alumni Centre Archaeology Teaching & Research Centre Aust Institute For Bioengineering & Nanotechnology Axon Building Biological Sciences Library Boating & Diving Facility Bookshop Brian Wilson Chancellery Building 33 Building 41 Building 69 Building 87 Building 87A Building 96 Building 97 Bus Shelter - Chancellors Place Campus Kindergarten Central Glasshouse Building Centre for Advanced Imaging Chamberlain Building Chemistry Building City Cat Ferry Terminal Colin Clark Building Collaborative Design Laboratory Conifer Knoll Parking Station Connell Building CSIRO Car Park CSIRO Controlled Environment Facility Cumbrae Stewart Building David Theile Olympic Pool Don Nicklin Building Duhig Link Duhig North Duhig Tower Eric Freeman Boatshed Forgan Smith Building Frank White Annexe Frank White Building...
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...interpret the shocking events of the previous few days and finish the write-up of his first report on the Canadian pharmaceutical firm, Biovail Corporation. Maris didn’t like what he saw at the company, but he never liked writing “Sell” recommendations. In any event, he wanted to make sure he was giving the best advice to his investment clients. Biovail Corporation was one of Canada's largest publicly traded pharmaceutical companies.1 For many years, Biovail had applied advanced drug-delivery technologies to improve the clinical effectiveness of medicines. The company commercialized its products, both directly (in Canada) and through strategic partners (internationally). Historically, its main therapeutic areas of focus had been central nervous system disorders, pain management, and cardiovascular disease. Biovail's core competency was its expertise in the development and large-scale manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. It leveraged this expertise by focusing on (1) enhanced formulations of existing drugs, (2) combination products that incorporated two or more different therapeutic classes of drugs, and (3) difficult-to-manufacture generic pharmaceuticals. In the United States, Biovail distributed a number of pharmaceutical products. These included Zovirax® ointment and cream (topical anti-viral drugs) and Cardizem® LA (for hypertension), which were marketed by strategic partners. In addition, Biovail distributed a number of branded off-patent products referred...
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...Informal communication styles benefit McDonald’s and Ford The way ahead in an era of social networking Anas Khan and Riad Khan A Anas Khan is based in Auckland, New Zealand. Riad Khan is based at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. s communication methods evolve faster than ever, how can organizations adapt their communication styles to suit new business realities? Fast-food restaurant McDonald’s and vehicle-maker Ford provide examples. In formal bureaucracies, employees report to the supervisor, who then communicates with a middle-level manager who may, in turn, report the matter to a senior manager. This traditional model of communication is typical in government and quasi non-governmental organizations, many large businesses, universities, schools and other large organizations. Bureaucratic, hierarchical and other traditional management styles have generally strict communication channels. These help to provide greater consistency of decisions, and help to avoid indiscipline, employee disloyalty, misperceptions, disagreements, personal animosities, intentional disruption and sabotage. But they can also stifle initiative and militate against employee involvement. Innovative, smart and customer-relationship-centered organizations are more likely to adopt easy, flexible and team/project-friendly communication styles. They break the formal communication channels if decision making is compromised, delayed or if customer delivery is harmed. Higher levels of...
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...| | April 21, 2012 | Long before Asian financial crisis has started, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia had an increasing economic performance; economy was fast growing, saving rates were high, and inflation low. Turning point in Asian economy was 2 July 1997, the day when Thai Baht fell around 20 % against the $US. “It all began in Thailand’ summarizes the conventional explanation of the early stages of the crisis.” (Hill, p.3) How it all began, what factors caused the crisis, what segments were affected the most, what was the backup plan, and what policies should have been taken to prevent the crisis are the points that this paper will cover. First and Second-Generation Models According to 1996 annual report of Bank for International Settlements (BIS), pre-crisis fundamentals exhibit economic performance of Asian countries. They’ve experienced moderate inflation rates of about 6%, high savings rate of 32%, and trade openness indicators of 39%. Table 1: East Asian Economic Conditions Before Crisis Although accounting and macroeconomic analytics have failed to foreseen the currency crisis, which is inevitable, first and second-generation models explain us was it due to weakening macroeconomic fundamentals or financial contagion. In accordance to first-generation model developed by Krugman 1979, market-speculative movements, in response to policies, are incompatible with fixed exchange rate regime. What it means is that “speculators who want to...
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... Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati USA 92301 Date of Birth: September 25th 1983 Mobile: 0413232560 OBJECTIVE: Seeking a mutually rewarding position in accountancy & finance, which will utilise my skills and ability and provide a room for personal growth. SUMMARY: Ability to pay attention to the details. Strong organisational methods. Well developed interpersonal skills. Effective as a team member and comfortable in leading one. Self motivated and determine. EMPLOYMENT AJ GROCERY ( Australia) Working as part time, doing customer service sell of the goods to the customer taking cash. GE CAPITAL (CUSTOMER SERVICE) (CARDS UNDERWRITING) – U.K March 2007 – February 2008 GE capital bank/ GE Money, as card underwriter associate. My main responsibilities are checking customers credit history, taking decision about credit limit. Also I got authority to accept or decline application. My team leader name was Linda Brook My main duty was to handle the call of the high street store and check the credit history of the customer and issue them the store card or the master card if there credit rating are fine. Halifax plc (HBOS)(May 2006 –May 2007) Administrator – U.K I was appointed as administrator where I have to do Scaning and sorting the documents and also working with other departments like data enty, microfilming as a part of the administration work. Orange (September 2004 to February 2006) Customer Service Assistant...
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...CityFerry Other TransLink bus operators Queensland Rail selected stations useful information For up to date public transport information within South East Queensland: TransLink fare machines general information All customers travelling on TransLink services must be in possession of a valid ticket before boarding. For ticket information, please ask at your local station or call 13 12 30. While Queensland Rail makes every effort to ensure trains run as scheduled, there can be no guarantee of connections between trains or between train services and bus services. Customer feedback If you have any comments or queries regarding TransLink services, please contact TransLink on 13 12 30. Lost property Contact Lost Property on 13 16 17 during business hours for items lost on Queensland Rail services. The lost property office is open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 5.00pm and is located at Roma Street station. Public holidays On gazetted public holidays, generally a Sunday timetable operates. On certain major event days i.e. Australia Day, Anzac Day, sporting and cultural days, special additional services may operate. Christmas Day services operate to a Christmas Day timetable. Prior to travel please visit translink.com.au or call TransLink on 13 12 30 anytime. Special events Contact your local station or TransLink on 13 12 30 for special event services. Telephone Typewriter Service (TTY) People with hearing and/ or speech impairments can access Queensland Rail by TTY on (07) 3606 5800. Customers...
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...political, and directly linked to a country’s socioeconomic development, security and protection. Population growth rates in the developing world have been the target of some population policies. As a result those rates declined from an average of 2.4 per cent annually in the 1970s to 1.4 per cent in the 2000s (United Nations, 2008a). In the population policy of many developing countries, the control of population size is emphasized; the aim is to reduce fertility in order to assure food security, to provide sufficient employment and basic social, educational and health services, to reduce pressure on natural resources and to combat climate change. * Bang Nguyen Pham, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland, 4006, Australia (e-mail:...
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...Financial fraud can be broadly defined as an intentional act to deceive individuals/groups using financial transactions for purpose of personal gain1. Financial fraud involves activities undertaken by an individual or company that is done in an illegal manner which is designed to give an advantage to the perpetrating individual or company2. Fraud cases can involve complicated financial transactions conducted by ‘white collar criminals’ such as business professionals making financial fraud difficult to prevent and catch1. In this document we will look at several types of financial fraud cases including the cases on Bernard Madoff, Firepower, Storm Financial and Robert Blanshard. When looking at an investment opportunity it is important to do your due diligence to ensure your money is going into a safe and legal investment proposal. Due diligence is essential for individuals, groups and/or companies looking for investment opportunities as there are a number of scams and threats in financial markets. In analysing the cases mentioned above we will see what made these scams successful as well as look at how we can spot a scam using these 12 indicators: unusual high/constant returns; a dominant individual; luxurious and prolific spending by the individual; frequent legal action against the individual or company; exclusivity; social network based; secrecy of strategies; redemption issues; paperwork issues; difficulty contacting the company; indifference of those with oversight...
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...Landslides have been occurring as a natural phenomenon since ancient times causing devastation and altering the geographical landscape. It has only been in recent years however that human causes have begun to have an effect on how landslides occur, their frequency and severity. Although there are many causes that have been assessed to be a contributing factor in the causation of landslides there are always two intrinsic factors that are present in all landslides that “are all results of a failure of the soil and rock materials that make up the hill-slope and they are driven by gravity” (Geoscience Australia, 2012). A landslide is defined as “the movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope. They result from the failure of the materials, which make up the hill slope and are driven by the force of gravity. Landslides are known also as landslips, slumps or slope failure.” (Geoscience Australia, 2012). The purpose of this report is to evaluate four key factors that are primary to landslide research. This report will examine the causes and range of impacts of landslides on the population and the environment, the spatial distribution and temporal distribution of landslides. This report will look at The Thredbo landslide as a key example in the causes and impacts of landslides. After attempting to define key terms, the spatial and temporal distributions of landslides will then be addressed more generally (“Commentary on Guideline for Landslide Susceptibility, Hazard and Risk Zoning...
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...ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING A FINANCIAL OVERVIEW OF THE WESTPAC BANKING CORPORTATON 2009-2013 Lecturer: Dr Andy WANG NORTH SYDNEY Summary: 1. Title Page 2. Executive Summary 3. Introduction and Purpose of The Analysis 4. Methodology and Procedures 5. Company Profile 6. Industry Profile 7. Report on Operating Performance and Financial Stability – a 5-year outlook 8. Appendices 9. Bibliography or References 2. Executive summary 3. Introduction and Purpose of the Analysis………………………………………………………………...4 4.Methodology and Procedures……………………………………………………………………………………6 5.Industry Profile………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 6. Company Profile……………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 7. Report on Operating Performance and Financial Stability - a 5 year outlook……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...10 8. Appendices…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….23 9. Bibliography and References………………………………………………………………………………….28 3. Introduction and Purpose of the Analysis Our group had been assigned the company Westpac Group Banking Corporations. We have researched the annual reports for the years 2009 to 2013 and made financial comparisons in two distinctive ways: (i) the group analyzed the major accounting results fluctuations on year basis and compared them year by year; (2) the group used key ratios to fully understand the financial situation of the Westpac Group and gave a general outlook for the five year period in consideration...
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