Australian and
Indonesian Business and Development Connections
Here are some interesting
examples of Australians and Indonesians working together. Activities featured
are from the 'Western Trader' newsletter printed by the Western Australian
Trade Office in Jakarta. These activities include connections with West
Australian business enterprises of course but also some of them have connections
with AusAID and with Kang Guru Radio English.
The end of Bali Belly!
WA consultants Cormorant Technical Services and the Australian Government
Analytical Labs (AGAL) have been important players in the development
of food safety standards and auditing procedures in Indonesia. Working
closely with the Indonesian Department of Health on an AusAID
funded project, they have developed a star rating system (Foodstars) that
recognises training and procedures carried out by restaurants, food service
outlets and food processors. So far the system has been developed for
1, 2 and 3 star establishments with the procedures leading into other
internationally recognised quality systems. Now it's only a matter of
time before we start seeing Foodstar rated kaki lima food outlets!
Check
out the Australian Governments Dept of Industry , Tourism and Resources
website -
Establishment of FoodStars and FoodWatch training programs, as identified
in the Indonesian Integrated Food Safety System and supported by the AusAID
Government Sector Linkages Program. These programs are designed to improve
microbiological and chemical safety of the food supply through introducing
a food safety education and award system that applies from paddock to
plate throughout Indonesia and provides local support for food businesses
to develop step-by-step, risk based food safety programs. They aim has
been to seek equivalence of food safety inspection and analysis systems
between Australia and Indonesia, thereby facilitating development of Mutual
Recognition Agreements and freer trades.
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WA sport coaching
brings Indonesian swimmers to Olympic standard.
Training in Perth with expert coaches has paid dividends for 6 Indonesian
swimmers. They took advantage of WA’s world class facilities
and sports science programs to build their performance leading up
to Olympic selection trials. One swimmer, Andy
Wibowo has now qualified for the Olympics and is swimming for
Indonesia at Athens. This training program is just one of several
sports development programs organised by Hallam Pereira, International
Project Director for Sport International WA.
Selection of Olympic Information about Andy - Butterfly,
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Muslim Visitors Guide
A new guide for Muslim visitors to Western Australia
has been produced by the WA Government. It contains hints for tourists,
students and businesspeople, as well as contact details for a range of
suppliers of certified halal products. Islamic Associations, Schools and
Mosques are all listed along with a comprehensive list of halal restaurants
and shops. Contact the WA Trade Office for a copy or download it at www.doir.wa.gov.au/documents/exportandtrade/MuslimVisitorsGuide.pdf
Millenium Kids
Recent visitors to Jakarta were John Henry
Taylor (11), Catrina-Luz Aniere and Halley Van Paine from Millenium Kids,
this organisation assists young people in organising their own environmental
programs. Millennium Kids has mentored and supported programs developed
by the children of the Tunas Hijau
Club based in East Java. John represented WA at Indonesia’s
World Environment Day Exhibition.
"Thousands of people came through the Exhibition,
"said John Henry. "Even the Minister for Environment came to
our display and looked at the work done by Tunas Hijau Club and Millennium
Kids. He was very pleased with the work we are all doing. I think he liked
the photographs of Indonesian and Australian children working together
the best."
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Part of John Henry's program included
a visit to the Sunda Kelapa harbour where he was able to see the results
of poor city waste disposal management and come face to face with
a 2m python displaced from Kalimantan’s rain forests by logging.
"It was important for me to see some of the issues children in
Indonesia face. I was thirsty all the time and had to keep buying
bottled water because you could not drink water from the tap. It made
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In Jakarta, Millennium Kids also met with their sponsors
from Australia - Indonesia Institute and representatives from Newmont
Mining to discuss their work and find new ways to extend their program
initiatives. For more information on Millenium Kids open their website
www.millenniumkids.com.au.
KGRE
and Millenium Kids
West Australian cows migrate to the
Greenfields of Indonesia
Western Australian dairy cows are part of the foundation
herd of the Greenfields dairy at Gunung Kawi, East Java. The dairy houses
over 1000 cows and milks over 800 each day in a 'state of the art' dairy.
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The milk is processed on-site into UHT
and extended life packaging. It is now the premium milk brand for
the middle to upper class market in major cities in Indonesia. The
whole operation is certified to international standards and also exports
its products to Singapore. Western Australian dairy heifers are also
purchased by smaller local dairy cooperatives who still use traditional
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West Australian
seed potatoes give good yields in Indonesia
Several years of hard work are starting to bear
fruit (well actually potatoes). Programs involving the WA
Department of Agriculture, Lake Jasper Seed Potatoes, Western
Potato Corporation working with potato grower and processor partners
in Indonesia have shown that local farmers can obtain higher yields
by using quality WA potato seed. The WATO has visited a number of
the trial sites as they were harvested, and are now directing numerous
enquiries for seed to WA suppliers. WA’s strong quarantine
regulations have paid off as WA seed potatoes are now much easier
to import into Indonesia than seed from our traditional rivals in
Europe.
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Batam comes to Perth
An investment mission from the Batam Development Authority
highlighted the attractions of the island of Batam to potential investors
from WA. Over 20 IABC members attended their presentation, and one WA
company has already visited Batam to see what the island (which is only
30 minutes ferry ride from Singapore) has to offer. The strong Singapore
influence is obvious in many of the high tech efficient factories and
assembly plants that have been set up. Quality management, duty free bonded
zone status and competitively priced, skilled labour are attractions for
potential investors. For more information check out www.batam.go.id
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