Central Province
Russell Islands
Development Plan
Presented by
Troy Cassar
LEMCO is a Land Economic Management Company with operations in Australia with a track record in sustainability. Incorporated in 2008.
LEMCO Pty Ltd as an organisation is supporting the setting up and development of a new class of ‘Asset’ to be used for supporting the following:
1. Rainforest Conservation programs
2. Mangroves Conservation and rehabilitation3. Planting of Biofuel crops in cleared degraded lands
4. Supporting Sustainable Agri Projects5. Programs addressing Food Security
6. Programs for preservation of Wildlife and Sea life7. 3rd World Community Economic Development
programs including Low Cost Housing Solutions
8. Crowd funding of community based sustainability projects
History of LEMCO
Green Awards London 2013Held at Parliament House in 2012/2013. A Sustainable Development
Luncheon for 200 corporates including Citibank & HSBC. CSR focus.
LEMCO is looking to secure projects world
wide that involve LAND BANKING and valuing
output to come from production activities to be
undertaken on such lands, including the
following:
1. Fair Trade produce such as cocoa, coffee,
coconut and other organic produce.
2. Taking over distressed plantation estates.
3. Growing and harvesting of seaweed in
coastal communities.
4. Sustainable fish farming, mud crab farming
and other aquaculture opportunities.
5. Planting of biofuel crops on degraded and
cleared lands.
6. Rehabilitation of degraded forest areas.
7. Creating agro tourism opportunities.
8. Property development including resorts.
Executive Team: CEO Troy Cassar
• Troy Cassar attended university and graduated with a combined
degree in Marketing, Retail Management and Accounting in
Australia.
• Over the last 15 yrs he has specialized in working with and
consulting to listed companies promoting and selling organic and
health food supplements internationally.
• In the last 7 years Aaron became involved in Sustainable
Development & helped to establish the Conservation Central
Network.
• CEO, Director and Co-Founder of LEMCO.
• Aaron has worked on sustainable agri based projects in Cambodia,
Malaysia, Philippines, PNG, Indonesia and Colombia.
• Aaron will be bringing his business development expertise to help
develop rural economies into producing high quality exportable
products for the organic, health food and Pharmaceutical and Nutra-
ceutical markets worldwide.
LEMCO Team Members Ermino Kotlar: Social entrepreneur and conservationist for last 10 years. Exp
with REDD+ programs. Worked in Philippines, Colombia and Peru. LEMCO
Founder.
Alan Tupicoff: Australasian GPM Partner. GPM is part of the United Nations Global company. Guest Lecturer in Sustainable Development and Green
Project Management across universities. Advisor to Wyndham Resorts group.
Jeff Thomas: Successful Building Project Mgt Specialist & social entrepreneur.
Eugene Devizio: Building Maintenance Business Experience 15yrs – working on new Business Development for LEMCO.
Debbie Devizio: Asset Mgt specialist for Australian Public Education. Strong passion for working with communities to improve quality of education.
Emily Arnold Balcombe: Demonstrated experience with fund raising through sophisticated investors for land banking initiatives in Australia under TSF.
Chris Todd: Marketed in excess of 1 Billion in Agricultural Land Sales over last 35 years. Has a strong Agiri-business background with livestock
management. Currently involved in marketing and selling prime rural lands in
Australia to international investors.
Barry Dempsey: CEO and owner of Dempsey Industries. Specialists in port building, airfiled upgrades and other infra work in Aust, PNG, Laos, Malaysia.
LEMCO Team working to make it
happen for the Solomon Islands
August 3: Meeting with the PM and his Ministers in Brisbane
Prime Minister Hon
Sogavare of the
Solomon Government
signed a letter of
support for developing
the Russell Islands.
This letter was signed on
Friday 30th September.
The letter was passed
through the Auditor
General.
GPM Standard & Licensing• LEMCO has committed to undertaking the process of
becoming a GPM (www.GreenProject
Management.org) certified organisation. This will allow
LEMCO to also offer training and professional services
in sustainability in developing economies where it is
carrying out project development.
• GPM is the largest provider of sustainability training in
the world with offices in 140 countries.
• GPM is the only International Project Management
Organisation that is a signatory and contributor to the
UN Global Company (UNGC).
• GPM Is a member of ANSI (ISO) and their certification
follows ISO 17024 standards for certifications of
professionals.
• GPM has won 3 international Awards for their PRISM
(Projects Integrating Sustainable Methods)
Methodology.
LEMCO supporting CSRThe key unique selling point for LEMCO Projects is the ability to get funding fromCorporates looking to support sustainable development projects through their CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) budgets and create an Asset that sits on theirbalance sheets if desired.
LEMCO will also support indigenous community engagement via promoting teambuilding opportunities for volunteerism to create greater awareness withinorganisations to really improve performance, shareholder support and value.
Via GPM Lemco can
immediately access leading
world companies committed
to Sustainability.
4 Pillars of Development
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
COCONUT based Industries with added
value production
Cocoa production and added value
processing including local chocolate
Bamboo farming. Processing into bio-
activated carbon and building materials.
Beef Industry establishment.
Community based Tourism.
RIPEL – A Unique Plantation Acquisition
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LEMCO has negotiated to secure the RIPEL
plantation asset in the Solomon Islands.
The total area of the plantation is 10,953 Ha with
4200 Ha being fully cultivated with Coconut Trees.
Leased lands no native title issues. 5 million
coconuts PLUS monthly.
The Plantation has not been operational for the
last 13 years. Result of past tensions in Solomon
Islands and company owner disputes that then
arose. As a distressed asset it is really valued at
below 30% of real sale value.
Australian group owns 75.1% and Lavukal Trust
Board traditional land owners own 24.9%.
THIS PROJECT OFFERS a quick return on
income to shareholders with double digit profit
distributions expected in first 5 years.
RIPEL has the largest land bank of REGISTERED NATIVE LANDS in the Solomon Islands.
The global demand for coconut water and virgin coconut
oil alone exceeded 100 million litres in 2012 and is
expected to reach around 500 million litres by 2020 &
become a USD5.5bn industry.
Coconut transforming Organic Demand &
creating livelihoods in developing countries
With outstanding health benefits
such as muscle performance,
weight loss, kidney cleansing,
stress reduction, heart health,
diabetic control, and hypo
allergenic the drink is expected to
be tremendous success. R&D into
degenerative diseases also being
conducted.
Strengths * RIPEL consists of over 4200 HA fully grown copra trees.* 800 ha of Cocoa Trees* Coconut collection and processing for export sales can start from day one of operation* Able to quickly receive organic certification* Opportunity for expansion to
11,000 hectares
Threats
» Poor state of wharf facilities at RIPEL may effect ability to get Copra to market.
» Resettling individuals that do not belong on the estates
» Security issues with vandalism and theft
Opportunities» Global demand for both
coconut flesh and coconut crude oil is high
» Increasing price of Cocoa beans
» No large scale coconut crude oil processing facilities
» Opportunity to start producing organic produce
» Inter cropping. Cocoa grows very well with Copra
» Potential working holiday for international backpackers
Weaknesses• Shipping and transportation costs
to Asian and other international
markets
• Inadequate inter-Island shipping
services
• May require importing foreign work
force
• Investment needed for the repair
and or replacement of plant and
equipment
RIPEL – Sustainable Development Opportunity
Cocoa Processing – the Solomon’s is
an ideal location for growing Cocoa
and processing dry beans.
As part of the funding to be
allocated to the project will
include the setting up of
Cocoa drying and
processing facilities on the
islands.
The aim would be to
produce upwards of 1000
tonnes of organic cocoa
yearly within the first 3 years
and then to grow this
significantly over 10 years.
All for the export market.
Adoption of a outgrowers
program to be used to help
increase the production.
Planned Organic Cocoa Expansion
Activated Carbon from
coconut shell to start
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TARGETING TO PLANT
1000 Hectare of
Bamboo in RUSSELL
ISLANDS.
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
and MANUFACTURING
Added value INDUSTRIES around BAMBOO
Bamboo is an excellent source of material for
furniture manufacturing, and floor boards.
Bamboo Industry
Establishment and
Production
We estimate the initial
plantation will have a two-
year establishment program.
Year one – 500 hectares
Year two – 500 hectares.
The plantation will provide
70,000 > 80,000 tonnes
annually on a five year
harvesting cycle.
Mechanical Harvesting – 1st in
the world.
Bamboo
shredding
processing setup
Organic Beef
Breeding and
Production
Objective: To work with an experienced
high grade commercial herd
breeder program from Mackay,
Australia. Program uses
Brahman cross bred bulls.
Establish a cleared area of up
to 1,000 ha to be prepared for
pastures over 2-3 yrs.
Create a cattle breeding
program from parent livestock
from Australia.
Import minimum 200 head of
cattle to start production for
organic beef.
Look to using supported high
grade organic feed growing
systems.
Get Certified Organic Food
approvals.
Exporting beef to Asia and
Europe.
To assist with reducing the grass in the Ripel Coconut plantation, rearing cattle is ideal. Copra meal is an excellent feed also of which there will be plenty produced. This would also create an ability to supply local market needs and export also potentially to Asia.
Lingatu
DevelopmentPhase 1
• Temporary workers
camp
• Clear of the whole
area
Phase 2
• Coconut
Processing Facilities
• School
Phase 3
• Hospital
• Permanent Housing
development
Sustainable approach for
Development plan The buildings are planned using sustainable materials using
sustainable building design principles
I. Energy and emissions - Strive for long-term sustainability and energy security by installing renewable energy generation systems.
II. Water and wastewater - Maximise water efficiency and surpass minimum statutory requirements for water efficiency.
III. Indoor environment quality - Install an energy monitoring system to keep track of your usage, Install insulation to regulate the indoor climate.
IV. Waste and construction materials - Maximise reuse and recycling of construction and demolition waste.
V. Local environment - Restore habitat and improve community spaces surrounding buildings.
CASACLIC FOR INDUSTRIAL
OUTDOOR AND PUBLIC BATHROOMS FOR STAFF, and COMMUNITY
STORAGE SHEDS, PROCESSING
SHEDS, WORKSHOPS
PRODUCT PROCESSING FACILITIES,
PRODUCT SHOW ROOMS
The CASACLIC APPLICATIONS • FAST CONSTRUCTION, LOW COST, LOW MAINTENANCE,
NO WASTE, NO TERMITES, NO MOULD, GMP GRADE STND
• Construction of Offices
• Housing for management team based on island
• General staff housing and dormitory housing
• Storage warehouses, Industrial buildings
• Workshops
• Small Shops for selling of goods and providing of
services to community.
• Medical Centers and a Private Hospital
• Public School, Kindergarten
• Police Buildings, and other Government Builidngs
• Bar and Cafés for residence and visitors
• Welcome Building at Airfield and Wharf
• Library, Multipurpose shelters, and Community Halls
• Worker Amenities and Bathrooms
Community Project
Lavukal School
Capacity: 360 students
12 classrooms
Levels:
Junior (7 – 8)
Middle (9 – 10)
Senior (11 – 12)
Lavukal Hospital Capacity: 6,000 to 8,000
Administration Building
Women’s wing
Men’s wing
Surgery rooms
Maternity area
Consultation rooms
X-ray facilities
Heliport
Tribal Admin Area
Four (4) Tribal Leader sleeping quarters - each the size of a bed room (7.2m x 6m).
Approximately 43 sq.m residential unit
Common rest rooms and showers.
An Open Auditorium space with a stage
A Tribal Administration Facility for meeting purposes
Common kitchen
Meeting Room
Radio Broadcast room
Holiday Resort
A great Eco-Resort PotentialPrior to 2002, the Russell Islands had
its own resort located nearby to
Yandina. This was a regular tourist
destination for people visiting the
Solomon Islands due to the great
diving offered including viewing of
World War 2 relics in the deeper
waters.
Other resorts were also located on
other islands including a 9 hole golf
course on a nearby island.
Re-establishing tourism on the Russell
Islands would quickly create
revenue, new supporting
opportunities and employment.
Example of
Layout for the
Holiday Resort
1 Reception
1 Dinning common
area
1 Kitchen
1 Sitting Lounge
9 Lodges
Typeofrooms Numberofrooms
Roomsforcouples 6
Roomsforbackpackers 2Baranddiningarea 1
kitchen 1Lounge 1
Securityroom 1Reception 1Gallery 1Total 14
Numberofcouples 6*2=12Numberofbackpackers 8
Total 20
SizeoftheResort
Accommodation & Capacity
Additional accommodation would mainly consist of A-frame houses
Material for construction would include natural readily available timber for furnishings
Extra room for security, guarding the resort 24 x 7
Gallery showcasing WW2 pictures and stories
Gallery also showcasing traditional instruments, handicrafts, souvenirs, artefacts
ESTABLISHING an SEZ
SEZs are geographically bounded areas of land used to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
It offers unique tangible and non-tangible benefits based on its location and incentives within the zone
Tenants in the SEZs are restricted from selling their goods or services into the local economy, but local businesses can and are encouraged to sell their goods and services to tenants in the zone.
What are Special Economic Zones (sez)
Creating a great
future for future
Solomon’s Islanders
and us.
Next 3-4mnths.
Start new office and accommodation in the Solomon Islands. (Oct)
Formalising agreements between stakeholder, SIG, VGG and LANCE Capital
Work on 1st stage Feasibility studies & business plans NOV.
Funding Delegation visit to the Solomon Islands including shareholders and fund investors. (Nov)
Support with carrying out studies for developing new area with support of Ministries of Infrastructure and Agriculture. (Nov)
Putting in a Radio Station.
Admin buildings for LAVUKAL
TARGETED FULL FUNDING to start in FEB 2017
Finalising Special Economic Zone Status.
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