1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Right now some good business news for a change. New 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: owners will reopen tight Afterty's Sawmill. This means investment, this 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: means jobs. This is great stuff. The mill ran for 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: thirty years before closing in twenty twenty three, but is 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: now being acquired by Malari, which is an Australian outfit. 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: Before its closure, Shane Wilson worked at the mill for 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: twenty three years. He will return as general manager and 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: he's with me this evening. Hi Shane, Hey a you rong. 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: How are you feeling? 10 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 2: I'm excited excited on en. 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: What is the plan? What have you been told so 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: far about when and how this will happen? 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 2: So currently we're in the settlement stage of the process. 14 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: Hopefully you get the key handed over to us leader 15 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 2: this month. On that key handing over where we'll be 16 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: entering site and recommissioning most of the machinery. They're healthy. 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: It's an awesome outcome. What state is the machinery and 18 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: whether they need to be upgrades and things. 19 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: There would be a lot of upgrading eventually. The mill is, 20 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: like you said, thirty years old and it is a 21 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: lebor intensive milk and I'm guessing we'll have to try 22 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 2: and get rid of that heavy lifting for our operators. 23 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: To be honest, what type. 24 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: Of reaction have you had from people, especially because there 25 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: would have been a lot of well eighty seven made 26 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: redundant in twenty twenty three. Have you heard from some 27 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: of them? 28 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: I have heard from a lot of them, seen as 29 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: when public have been getting calls from many seeing chances 30 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: of me having a position back at the mill, and yeah, 31 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 2: it's been awesome. There's been a lot of critical staff. Also, 32 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: what's the technical side of everything they've been bringing up 33 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: also trying to secure a position as incoming Malari email. 34 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: Shane, how many route do you know how many jobs 35 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: there will be available? 36 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: Initially we're going to just need full staff to do 37 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: all the machinery and recommission most of the machinery. What's 38 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 2: the help of a lot of trade companies contractors coming in? Also? 39 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: Initially we will head towards the eighty eighty people mark. 40 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: So that's the initial one and in two years, maybe 41 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 2: one year, we'll be heading towards the twenty four seven 42 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: day operation, which would be around about two hundred to 43 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 2: two eighty staff required. 44 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: Wow, so a lot more, a lot more than then 45 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: the Japanese output ended with yes, what's everyone been doing since? 46 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: You know? For those people who did lose their jobs, 47 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: did they all manage to find new jobs in the meantime? 48 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: I mean, or have people been have some people been 49 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: kind of without work for that time? 50 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:21,119 Speaker 2: Are the ones that I know of have had secured 51 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 2: jobs on the day they had finished some had finished 52 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: earlier which went on gardening to secure jobs, and Jane 53 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: I looked after them. They did workshops, they did career 54 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: days on site for the stuff, and a lot of 55 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: the community healthy caman and hired most of them. All good. 56 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: I'm pleased to hear it, and I'm pleased to hear 57 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: that there's going to be more jobs to go around 58 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: for you guys soon. Shane, thanks very much for your time. 59 00:03:55,600 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: Appreciate it. Shane Wilson, the general manager of malari in 60 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: Zid Mill which is coming back. The mill is coming 61 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: back to tight after your Gibsbee, which is fantastic news. 62 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 63 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: News Talk ZIB from four pm weekdays, or follow the 64 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.