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Sandalwood Scoop: Summer

Welcome to our second edition of the Sandalwood Scoop – a fresh look at Australian Sandalwood, the latest news and happenings at our distillery, recommended products to use for the season and more.

 

Follow our eco-friendly journey!

As awareness of the alarming changes to our natural environment is heightening – we would like to share with you our eco initiatives in our distillery, based in the South western coastal town of Albany. Mt Romance Australia is the world’s largest Sandalwood oil distillery and the responsibility and impact we have on the environment is not taken lightly. We have come a long way and are proud of what we have achieved in the past years. We look forward to expanding on these environmentally friendly initiatives with a conscious approach to our product packaging in the near future… stay tuned!

 

 

The Water Treatment Plant - 
43 million litres of water recycled! 

By 2009, the Sandalwood oil production had expanded rapidly at Mt Romance. We use a steam distillation method for our Sandalwood, which requires water to cool the 14 steam distillation units. When operating at maximum capacity in those times, we were using up to 80,000 litres of water daily.

After plenty of industry relevant research and investigation, in 2010 Mt Romance installed a water treatment plant to recycle the thousands of litres of water used. The water treatment plant consists of seven tanks with various stages to treat, clean and filter the old water from the distillery. To monitor and control the quality of this operators perform routine checks every 3 hours to record pH levels and other critical information.

Through advanced treatment processes and investment into plant upgrades, we now recycle all waste water produced during steam distillation and other factory processes. This is then re-purposed for use in the cooling system. In 2017, we also installed a rainwater tank which collects 300,000 litres of all roof tops. We draw from this daily for use in the cooling cycle to ensure there is always room for the collection of more from the wet Albany conditions! An onsite bore water system is also in daily use for the same function. This is all in an effort to minimise the consumption of Albany’s precious drinking water source.

Since 2010 – we have recycled at least 43 million litres of water!

 

Product Focus: Australian Sandalwood Beads

 

Western Australian Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) has been used for thousands of years in traditional Australian Aboriginal medicine. The scent was used to relax and focus before walkabout and the wood has been used for sacred ornaments, fans and incense holders globally for centuries. It is widely recognised as a beautifully aromatic wood - calming and soothing, helping to promote humility and the ability to focus the mind. Using these beautiful Sandalwood beads leaves a lingering and pleasant aroma on your body. They are also the perfect gift!

 

 Community Involvement

 

We recently supported the Kimberley Pilbara Cattleman’s Association second annual Ladies Day in Broome! Held at Cable Beach Club, the day was filled with bubbles, fun and networking. Our pure Australian Sandalwood Tranquility Packs were provided as a raffle to raise money for the ICPA (Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association) Kimberley Air Branch. Their mission is improving access to education and the provision of services required for children who, due to distance, do not have reasonable daily access to an appropriate continuing education. ICPA seeks to have all elements of education (curriculum, cultural experiences, social contacts, participation in sport and other enriching activities) available for all children regardless of their home location. They raised $4,000 in total on the day and we were happy to be involved!

A big thank you also to Graeme from Albany City Dance Club and Malcolm from the Salvation Army in Floreat who accepted our Pure Australian Sandalwood gift packs as part of their fundraising events for the Rainbow Coast Festival of Dance and Salvation Army Fete.

 

Albany Happenings

Taste of the Great Southern: Sandalwood Nut High Tea

 

We are excited to announce we are taking part in the 2020 Taste of the Great Southern! This is a festival that celebrates award winning wine, delicious fresh produce and amazing flavours of the Great Southern. With 20+ chefs including local stars, Perth talent and an Australian Guest Chef across 30+ not-to-be-missed culinary experiences, this festival will be home to a music festival, a wine and food festival, long lunches, degustations, premium pairings, community markets and free events. Taste Great Southern is the heart of Western Australian food & wine!

Come and enjoy a decadent array of sweet & savoury treats showcasing the Sandalwood nuts during an afternoon high tea. Meet the producer of the Sandalwood Nuts, Santaleuca and a local Indigenous Elder to learn more about their story.  

West Cape Howe will be showcasing a selection of their beautiful local wines to taste during the feast.

No doubt inspiration will be flowing so you will have some Sandalwood nuts and recipes to take home and get cooking!

Ticket includes:
- Information sessions from a local Indigenous Elder, Mt Romance and Santaleuca Sandalwood Nut producers.

- Complimentary recipes and samples of Sandalwood nuts products to take home.
- A selection of small bites both sweet and savoury
- Tastings of West Cape Howe wines
- Tea & coffee options

Tickets are $45 per person. Click here to purchase.

For more information on the event, please contact The Sandalwood Factory
on 08 9845 6817 or albany.shop@mtromance.com.au

 

Albany Monthly Art Series

Thank you to Ilona from Totally Tangled Designs who showcased her beautiful intricate illustrations as part of our monthly art series for November. Our space looked wonderful. We look forward to sharing Anita and Jeff’s work from A&J Impact Photography this month. To exhibit as part of this series please contact us on 08 9845 6888 to find out more!

 

Until next time, 

The Mt Romance team. 

2 Down Rd, Albany Western Australia 6330 1300 362 132 +618 9845 6888 direct.marketing@mtromance.com.au /sandalwoodfactory
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Privacy Policy
Mt Romance Pty Ltd and its related entities (referred to in this document as we, us or our) recognise that your privacy is very important and we are committed to protecting the personal information we collect from you.  The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), Australian Privacy Principles and certain registered privacy codes govern the way in which we manage your personal information.  This policy sets out how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise manage personal information about you.
 

Collection

Types of information collected

We may collect and hold personal information about you, that is, information that can identify you, and is relevant to providing you with the services you are seeking.  The kinds of information we typically collect include name, address, gender, date of birth, age, contact details like phone numbers and email addresses, your image (if required), payment information, loyalty program membership numbers as well as electronic information from your use of our website (see further below).

Methods of collection

Personal information will generally be collected directly from you through the use of any of our standard forms, over the internet, via email, or through a telephone conversation with you. There may, however, be some instances where personal information about you will be collected from a third party, including:
third parties that run promotions for us or provide us with marketing information.
Where personal information about you has been collected from a third party, we will usually notify you about these instances in advance, or where that is not possible, as soon as reasonably practicable after the information has been collected.

Purpose of collection

The personal information that we collect and hold about you, depends on your interaction with us.  Generally, we will collect, use and hold your personal information if it is reasonably necessary for or directly related to the performance of our functions and for the purposes of:

(a) providing and administering products, services, credit and customer support to you or someone else you know;
(b) monitoring, auditing and evaluating our products and services;
(c) providing and operating (including through third party service providers) promotions, events, competitions and marketing (including newsletters and other communications);
(d) providing you with marketing information about other services that we, our related entities and other organisations that we have affiliations with, offer that may be of interest to you;
(e) facilitating our internal business operations (including modelling data, maintaining our relationship with you, data testing and security);
(f) facilitating your participation in any loyalty programs that we operate;
(g) complying with any record keeping, legal or regulatory requirements;
(h) dealing with any complaints or enquiries; and

Failure to provide information

If the personal information you provide to us is incomplete or inaccurate, we may be unable to provide you, or someone else you know, with the services you, or they, are seeking.

Internet users

If you access our website, we may collect additional personal information about you in the form of your IP address and domain name which may include the use of cookies.
Our website uses cookies.  The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and to prepare customised web pages for them.  Cookies do not identify you personally, but they may link back to a database record about you.  We use cookies to monitor usage of our website and to create a personal record of when you visit our website and what pages you view so that we may serve you more effectively. Our website may contain links to other websites.  We are not responsible for the privacy practices of linked websites and linked websites are not subject to our privacy policies and procedures.

Use and disclosure

Generally, we only use or disclose personal information about you for the purposes for which it was collected (as set out above).  We may disclose personal information about you to:

(a) our related entities to facilitate our and their internal business processes;
(b) third party service providers, who assist us in operating our business, marketing service providers, market research bodies and information technology service providers), and these service providers may not be required to comply with our privacy policy;
(c) our related entities and other organisations with whom we have affiliations so that those organisations may provide you with information about services and various promotions;
In some circumstances, the law may permit or require us to use or disclose personal information for other purposes (for instance where you would reasonably expect us to and the purpose is related to the purpose of collection).

Security

We store your personal information in different ways, including in paper and in electronic form.  The security of your personal information is important to us.  We take all reasonable measures to ensure that your personal information is stored safely to protect it from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure, including electronic and physical security measures. Your personal information will be stored in servers located in Australia for the purposes set out above.  We do not currently disclose personal information to overseas recipients.

Access and correction

You may access the personal information we hold about you, by making a written request.  We will respond to your request within a reasonable period.  We may charge you a reasonable fee for providing access to your personal information (but not for making a request for access). We may decline a request for access to personal information in circumstances prescribed by the Privacy Act, and if we do, we will provide you with a written notice that sets out the reasons for the refusal (unless it would be unreasonable to provide those reasons). If, upon receiving access to your personal information or at any other time, you believe the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date, please notify us immediately.  We will take reasonable steps to correct the information so that it is accurate, complete and up to date. If we refuse to correct you personal information, we will provide you with a written notice that sets out the reasons for our refusal (unless it would be unreasonable to provide those reasons).

Complaints and Feedback

If you wish to make a complaint about a breach of the Privacy Act, Australian Privacy Principles or a particular privacy code that applies to us, please contact us as set out below and we will take reasonable steps to investigate the complaint and respond to you.  If you are not happy with our response, you may complain directly to the federal Information Commissioner. If you have any queries or concerns about our privacy policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact Mt Romance Australia Pty Ltd at:
Street address: 2 Down Rd, Albany, WA 6330 

Email address: romance@mtromance.com.au

Telephone: 08 9845 6888
Facsimile: 08 9841 7100

More information

For more information about privacy in general, you can visit the Information Commissioner’s website at www.oaic.gov.auMt Romance Pty Ltd and its related entities (referred to in this document as we, us or our) recognise that your privacy is very important and we are committed to protecting the personal information we collect from you.  The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), Australian Privacy Principles and certain registered privacy codes govern the way in which we manage your personal information.  This policy sets out how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise manage personal information about you.