Welcome to 2013

On behalf of the Directors and Staff of Macrossan & Amiet welcome to the first edition of our monthly newsletter for 2013. For the Mackay/Central Highlands/Whitsunday regions we are facing possible uncertain times. Local industry such as tourism are continuing to struggle and there has been an obvious slow down in the mining sector. Although, for a change, the 2013 sugar cane crop is looking the best it has for a number of years this has been aided by measured but timely rain. We can all but hope that our region continues to avoid the extremes of weather that have surprised us all in the last week or two.

In my local area of the Whitsundays the last 12 months has been kind to local real estate and also the home building sector. The major contributing factor being miners and their families coming to the area. Much the same can be said for the Mackay region. This stimulus has waned in recent months. However, I think we need to remain optimistic and, for example, one client of this firm is reacting in a very proactive way and this may well lead to a significant boost to the economy of the Whitsunday region. I should be able to disclose specific details of this over the coming months.

Macrossan & Amiet welcomes a number of new professional staff, some of whom are profiled in this edition of our newsletter. Our firm remains committed to maintaining and improving the level of our legal services. We can only do this by continuing to recruit capable and enthusiastic young professional staff.

We would like to wish all of our valued clients the best for the upcoming 12 months. Please remember that we value your feedback, even if it is negative. As stated, we strive to improve the service that we provide and one of the best ways we can do this is for our clients to tell us where we can improve.