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Grand slam lunch as Victoria SAL celebrates the year in style

  • Posted by David Sexton
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  • 17 December, 2018
KOOYONG Lawn Tennis Club in the heart of Melbourne’s blueblood country was the venue for the Shipping Australia Victoria Branch Christmas lunch. Guests included a cross-section of the shipping community including representatives of stevedores, tug and liner companies, ship agents and lawyers. The event was held indoors, but guests were able to take in a venue that has hosted such legends as John Newcombe, Yvonne Goolagong-Cawley and Jimmy Connors. Shipping Australia chief executive Rod Nairn gave a speech where he decried the lack of thought that has gone into the proposed Biosecurity Imports Levy. After an excellent lunch, the gathering enjoyed a chortle thanks to the efforts of comedian Des Dowling, a former television presenter, who took the mickey out of many of those present.
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Posted by David Sexton

David Sexton is DCN’s senior journalist and has an extensive career across online and print media. A former DCN editor, he returns to covering shipping and logistics after a four-year hiatus working at Monash University during which time he managed production of key reports into the Indonesian ports and rail sectors.

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