Tasmanian Border Restrictions - Update

Important Information for people travelling from Queensland
The Director of Public Health Mark Veitch has issued important advice for people travelling to Tasmanian from Queensland.  The information as received by the TTA is set out below:
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Due to multiple premises being identified as posing a risk for the transmission of coronavirus in several Queensland areas, three local Government areas have been identified as affected regions by Public Health Services.
These are the local government areas of City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich and Logan City.
Any person who has spent time in these or other affected regions or premises in the 14 days prior to arrival in Tasmania is required to seek approval to enter the State before travelling.
If approved, such persons may be required to complete 14 days quarantine in government-designated accommodation where fees apply.
When applying for a G2G PASS to enter Tasmania, people must declare if they have been to one of the locations listed as an affected region or an affected premises within the specified time period.
Due to the declaration of these Queensland areas as affected regions, conditions of entry have changed for people who have spent time in these local government areas in the 14 days prior to their travel to Tasmania.
People who currently have essential traveller status or have approval to complete quarantine at a Tasmanian residence, who may have been in these areas, will have their G2G application rejected so this can be reassessed under the new criteria. Such people will be able to re-apply for approval to enter the State.
Anyone who has recently arrived in Tasmania from any of these areas before today should remain vigilant for respiratory symptom and seek testing if they occur by calling the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738
G2G staff are currently working to contact people who may be affected by these changed conditions.

ATA Live - Industry event 23 September 2020

Accessible by anyone around Australia or the world, ATA Live is a free, online event that will connect the trucking industry. 

Delivered in an innovative broadcast format, ATA Live is hosted by Sunrise's Mark Beretta and will showcase industry stories, special interest pieces and exclusive interviews, plus:

• Trucking Q&A with Tony Jones
• Kenworth Legends
• 2020 National Trucking Industry Awards
• Industry's Future Leaders
• Driving Change Diversity Champions
• exclusive prizes and giveaways

ATA Live is a dynamic event that allows more people in our industry to connect and interact in a way they may never have been able to before.

The ATA Live event will include the announcement of the winners of the 2020 National Trucking Industry Awards and will feature the Industry Future Leaders and Driving Change Diversity Champions.  TTA's 2020 Future Leader in the program is Justin King of Monson Logistics, while Sarah Brosnan (Fonterra Farm Milk Cartage) and Sarah Woodruff (Tate's Livestock Transport) are Tasmanian Driving Change Diversity Champions.  Notably, Sarah Brosnan, who was the recipient of the 2019 TTA / NTI Professional Driver Award, is a finalist in the Australian Trucking Awards in the Professional Driver Category.  We wish Justin, Sarah and Sarah all the very best! 

Meet the finalists in the 2020 National Trucking Awards here: http://www.truck.net.au/media/media-releases/2020-national-trucking-industry-award-finalists-announced

TLX first Multi Agency Tuesday Sale 1 September

Tasmania Livestock Exchange kicks off as a multi-agency saleyard on the 1^st of September 2020. With that date drawing ever nearer, TLX is circulating some key information about the yards to those who utilise them.
The primary focus of TLX is to deliver a premier sale yard experience to livestock buyers, sellers and agents across Tasmania.
By providing a quality sale-yard complex and supporting the agencies operating within, TLX hopes to provide the livestock industry in Tasmania the best platform for the sale of their stock.
TLX currently have three operating sale yard locations; Powranna (north), Tunbridge & Oatlands (south) and offer selling facilities for pigs, cattle, calves, sheep, lambs & stud stock, thus giving local and nationwide buyers access to quality livestock from across the state.
See the information flyer at the link below for more information about the Tasmanian Livestock Exchange.