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The combination of flow and pressure on the stainless-steel ‘Scud’ pump is designed to move waste material fast.
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ONE Australian pump manufacturer that is focussed on the pork industry is Australian Pump Industries.
manager Mood Ellahi said: “They use Aussie Pumps’ turbos as part of the kit, which effectively doubles the pressure of the machine and cuts cleaning times dramati- cally.”
maximum flow and at the same time a maximum head of 70m means real efficiency at the farm,” Mr Ellahi said.
On Saturday August 21, the Victorian Pre- mier Daniel Andrews announced at a press conference that abattoir and meat processing fa- cilities in metropolitan Melbourne would be subject to workforce capacity restrictions, stating “things like ab- attoirs, meat processing centres and very large supermarket distribu- tion centres, cool stores, things of that nature, will be under new ar- rangements to limit the movement and to limit wide-spread infection in Melbourne.”
“We have not been in- formed nor consulted on these statistics, nor have our vaccination rates been considered.
Leader of The Na- tionals Peter Walsh has also called on the An- drews Labor Govern- ment to work with in- dustry.
Meat and Livestock Australia analysis – mla. com.au/prices-markets/ market-news/2021/ impacts-of-victorian-ab attoir-restrictions – has pointed out that if this continues to Melbourne Cup Day there is a po- tential lamb surplus of 250,000 lambs.
Nicknamed ‘Aussie Pumps’, the company is focussed on providing the industry with the most cost efficient, practical and reliable products.
Another practical product that Aussie Pumps brings to the pork industry is a range of cor- rosion resistant 316 stain- less-steel cast pumps that have the ability to pass solids in suspension.
“It has the ability to move effluent liquids long distances over hori- zontal surfaces where re- quired.”
“This would no doubt be due to 25 percent of sites having more than 80 percent of workforce fully vaccinated and al- most 50 percent having between 50-80 per- cent fully vaccinated, according to AMIC member data.
For every day these workforce reductions are in place, there is a growing impact on the supply chain including farmers, producers, processors, manufac- turers, wholesalers, cold stores, independent local butchers, and supermar- kets.
For the past 18 years it has supplied high pres- sure cleaning equipment to the biggest piggery in the Singapore, Malaysian and Indonesian area – lo- cated on Batam Island.
The company doesn’t only make pumps and pressure cleaners.
At a time when Vic- torian and other Aus- tralian farmers can finally obtain benefit from a good season, Pre- mier Andrews will be taking this away from them.
The farm ships 1000 live pigs across the straits to Singapore every night for processing.
“These pumps are de- signed with big open impellers and will self- prime through a vertical lift of up to six metres,” Mr Ellahi said.
“This huge country that has made me feel at home could feed the world,” Mr Ellahi said.
“We will reach out and speak with all those in- dustry stakeholders and make sure they’re fully briefed,” Premier Daniel Andrews said.
“The same data ig- nored by Premier An- drews, the DHHS and the Health Minister,” Mr Hutchison said.
This will impact prices and there is not enough capacity to take up the surplus.
The machines – tried and proven over a period of years – are a ‘pig- gery special’ developed by Aussie Pumps.
“They are also avail- able in a cast iron semi- trash configuration, which means that they have a front opening port for easy clean out in the event of a choke.
“All it needs is the government to provide farmers of all types of ag, food and fibre with water security.”
Neither the AMIC – nor any AMIC meat processing or manu- facturing member op- erating in metropolitan Melbourne – was con- tacted by the Premier’s department or DHHS prior to or immediately following the Premier’s announcement.
As at September 22, AMIC had still not heard from the DHHS, the Vic- torian Health Minister nor the Victorian Pre- mier’s department.
“We are also seeking clarification on what the ‘further obligations’ mean in the roadmap with regards to meat processing – will we as the peak industry body be consulted on these obligations?” said Mr Hutchison.
Built into a unique er- gonomically designed frame made from stain- less steel, the pressure cleaners are powered by either Honda 13hp petrol engines or Yanmar 10hp diesels.
“Those cast iron pumps are often fitted with 316 stainless-steel impellers, providing longevity and reliable low cost opera- tion.”
Further information, including stories about water security for re- gional Australia, is avail- able from Aussie Pumps at aussiepumps.com.au or on 02 8865 3500.
AMIC has written to the Health Minister jointly with the Aus- tralian Chicken Meat Federation and Seafood Industry Victoria.
The pumps produce a great combination of pressure and flow de- signed to move waste ma- terial fast.
A new entry in the pump range is a high head semi-trash pump that does a massive 70m head but will still handle solids in suspension up to 19mm.
AMIC were advised via the Premier’s web- site then Agriculture Victoria that it would be a 20 percent reduction in workforce, as well as increased surveillance testing with no clear di- rection on that process.
Again, there has been no response to date.
“We have nervous smallgoods manufac- turers in metro Mel- bourne right now,” said Mr Hutchinson.
“What is the Victo- rian Premier’s message to farmers and meat industry supply chain workers while these workforce restrictions continue?
The farm runs around 20 of these machines fitted with pumps that have the capability of up to 21L/min flow and 2600psi pressure.
“It has taken a long time to develop this product, but coming out with a self-priming pump that will do 1000L/min as
Aussie Pumps’ high head semi-trash pump han- dles solids in suspension up to 19mm.
AMIC chief execu- tive officer Patrick Hutchison said, “While
In another ‘ruse’ from this government on consulting with the in- dustry, a statement re- leased by Premier An- drews on September 20, titled ‘Business consul- tation helps shape path out of pandemic’, named
“They have said it all comes down to labour, if they can’t be certain they have the labour, they can’t forecast to meet the Christmas ham demand.”
“What is the message to consumers as we manage a reduced food processing industry in Melbourne coming up to Christmas?”
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It also actively cam- paigns for water security for regional Australia.
AMIC’s processing and manufacturing members in metropol- itan Melbourne have reported the need to spread their workforce up to a seven-day week, with tens of thousands of dollars being paid in penalty rates, loss of large contracts due to not being able to guar- antee supply, with one reporting that over 100 tonnes of Christmas hams have been diverted away due to processing constraints.
Meat industry in the dark on Melbourne workforce caps
THE Australian Meat Industry Council is again calling on the Office of Victorian Premier Daniel An- drews, Victorian chief health officer Professor Brett Sutton and the DHHS to consult di- rectly with the industry on the current work- force caps in place for meat processing and manufacturing in met- ropolitan Melbourne.
shocking to see the out- comes of the response to construction industry interventions by this government, the Premier has mandated vaccina- tion for the construction industry, stating there are more cases in con- struction than there are people in hospital with COVID.”
AMIC as having been consulted with and in- vited to a roundtable of “industry leaders” with Minister for Small Busi- ness Jaala Pulford.
Currently storage stocks are being used to meet orders, how- ever the real impact on the sector will be felt in four to six weeks if workforce restrictions continue, which will also provide uncer- tainty for farmers and producers.
“If the DHHS have in- dustry stats, are they able to provide the number of meat workers that have the virus which has ensured we need these workforce caps?
In fact, AMIC was part of a group of 250 asso- ciations and individuals invited to a briefing by Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions.
With Australia’s major spring lamb ‘flush’ now fully in operation, Metro Melbourne lamb processors and Vic- torian and Australian lamb farmers, will be impacted severely.
“We believe that there are no sites that have had any onsite cases.
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