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This is a site dedicated to all the poor people and businesses that have fallen victim to Austpacific Industries Fiji, Director Graeme and Carolyn Hedge.They advertise and prey over the internet to be a credible and huge Sawmill in Fiji but the reality is they are a husband and wife team that live their life perfecting their scams promising timber that never gets delivered after payment and Sandalwood scams are their specialty.They have NO Sandalwood but claim to the world to have tons of it.They advertise in local papers in Australia for poor victims looking to buy Merbau decking cheap, take their money in advance and NEVER deliver.They advertise on Alibaba and all the Asian search engines looking for prey.They are now facing judgement day shortly as they are now being investigated by Police Inspector Tevita [protected]@yahoo.com of the Fijian Police and anyone that feels they have been scammed by these 2 professionals should contact Inspector Tevita with their information and complaint.I ordered Merbau decking from the Sydney local Trading post paper and gave my hard earned cash to pay for it but never received a zak, just a bunch of lies from Graeme Hedge. http://www.austpacificfijiscamhedge.blogspot.com/

Update by David
Sep 23, 2009 6:25 am EDT

It is bewildering that this Richard Hill character who is a builder writes a glowing report about a company so heavily under investigation for serious fraud and would openly try to convince more people that Austpacific are as honest as they come ..Im sorry Richard Hill but I believe you are one of Graeme hedge's associates and making a poor attempt to perpetuate the scam by trying to restore public confidence in this low life dishonest company known as Austpacific or east coast Timbers or whatever else they trade under in the trading post and all the B2B sites around the globe.Soon he will feel Fijian justice.

Update by David
Sep 23, 2009 7:23 am EDT

Beware all Austpacific and Graeme Hedge is selling on EBAY Australia! Already a scam complaint!

Update by David
Dec 05, 2009 5:41 am EST

Good News All, I have just been informed on good authority that Graeme Hedge and Carolyn Hedge of Austpacific Industries are soon to be arrested finally! They will be able to reflect on their theiving ways for many years to come behind Fijian Bars, thats our christmas present and theirs in one.

Update by David
Dec 14, 2009 11:12 pm EST

I suggest that anyone that has been scammed by Austpacific Industries immediately contact Inspector Tevita in Fiji police at : tevita374@yahoo.com, Tevitas mobile is +[protected] and email him your statement and invoices paid to Austpacific to allow Fijian police to put an end to this crook and his Australian cohort Michael whatever he calls himself!

Note ALL For a picture to all of Graeme Hedge who has stolen all of our money go to this link and you will see a man (thief) holding a big fish and and his home inside paid for by our money, this is Your culprit Graeme Hedge the Director of Austpacific Industries Fiji, he is too busy fishing to give us our decking! Rat theif!

http://www.iirp.com/offices_fiji_islands_development.html

Update by David
Dec 15, 2009 2:10 am EST

All Ebayers YES Mickmerbau is the same Michael from Austpacific Fiji BEWARE appears Austpacific had bad feedback on their ebay membership (surprise) so this Micheal character soon after registered his ID so they could keep selling/ripping into people.I think going to police individually and uniting is a great idea let us have feedback of who to see so we can lodge alltogether! We should unite police in Oz and Fiji about this character in Fiji also.

Update by David
Dec 16, 2009 12:41 am EST

Make no mistake about this, The real culprit here is Graeme Edward Hedge and his wife Carolyn hedge they are both cunning as they come and know exactly what they are doing, they are directors of Austpacific and are pulling all the strings, after all the money for these sales is going into Carolyn's personal account in NSW it seems.Why would any legal reputable company ask for its payment transaction belonging to the company Austpacific in fiji to be sent to an individual's bank account in another country? if not to launder the money from Fiji taxation authorities? This Michael character is Graeme's "gofa" and is just the go between for Graeme hedge.We need to not only stop Micheal but we need to get to the root of all evil, Graeme and his wife Carolyn. If we complain to Australian authorities enough they will join with Fiji police to bring them to a halt like Peter Foster! If they have taken 300, 000 dollars upfront deposit from a malaysian company and ripped them off what would stop them taking these amounts from us?

Graeme Hedges Mobile in Fiji is +[protected]/+[protected] .Tell him we will see him in jail the theif!

There is an abn I found for them ABN number [protected]

Graeme Hedges date of birth is 20th July 1961

Anyone has anything else please post asap, lets start to close in this clan of scammers.

Update by David
Dec 18, 2009 1:26 am EST

Natasha I agree with your plan and should be followed but I think it is more then just a dispute for consumer affairs now, this is multiple internet fraud and obtaining money by multiple deception .Graeme and Carolyn Hedge are also avoiding tax in Fiji by laundering income through bank deposits here in Australia.

I say get all information from everyone and give a detail complaint to Federal police Internet fraud section and also your local police station .Give them copies of your complete collection of orders from everyone and also send to Fijian tax department and Police in Fiji, Inspector Tevita asap.

Lodge within our police system and watch them all run to pay everyone back and stop them cold.
Think about this for every complaint on this site there are probably multiple claims that dont even know about this site to vent their frustrations, we must act for everyone and fast.

I am an old bugger now and have nothing more to take but I want to stop him doing to all you young folk.

Update by David
Dec 20, 2009 2:39 am EST

My son found this other place on Austpacific and this Micheal bloke in Carum. with more blokes like us that have been shafted does anyone have a photo of these ### ? we can all see?Home addreesses? If warehouse is full why cant we get timber at least ?soemthn smells rottin.

http://www.ozripoff.com/report-view/187-aa-sawmill-timber-scam-in-fiji-austpacific-industr

Update by David
Dec 20, 2009 2:55 am EST

found this in fiji yellow pages Austpacific Industries Namara Rd, Labasa Fiji Ph: 8811098

Update by David
Dec 26, 2009 7:58 am EST

Sent to Flora Green,
I think your a ###ing low life advertising on a site where all of us have lost thousands of dollars after being scammed by this theif.Do the right thing and remove your comments and leave the forum to be taken seriously as it should be instead of a maggot like you trying to captitalize on other peoples misfortune.
Fuk off this site.

Update by David
Jan 22, 2010 5:19 pm EST

Gooday all, Vcat is just a waiste of time and take months, this is not a dispute cobbers this is clear old fashoined fraud, my sons accountant has told me to go to ACCC as this hedge and cohorts are in serious breaches of company law and obtaining money by deception carrying heavy jail terms.

TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 - SECT 58
Accepting payment without intending or being able to supply as ordered
A corporation shall not, in trade or commerce, accept payment or other consideration for goods or services where, at the time of the acceptance:

(a) the corporation intends:

(i) not to supply the goods or services; or

(ii) to supply goods or services materially different from the goods or services in respect of which the payment or other consideration is accepted; or

(b) there are reasonable grounds, of which the corporation is aware or ought reasonably to be aware, for believing that the corporation will not be able to supply the goods or services within the period specified by the corporation or, if no period is specified, within a reasonable time.

The Feds would handle this for us as international interent fraud and because so many of us would act .Just get of your ### and go lodge a statement to local police or online to Fed Police in each state and copy each others complaints with your statement, include this link.
Then watch them scramble and beg to make good our money.Motivation to make amenz will be higher then ever before or least stop them good and well.

I agree lets unite and catch them once and for all and thats my 2 bob.

Update by David
Feb 15, 2010 3:17 am EST

Here is a photo I found on an american website of Graeme edward Hedge/ the theiving dog he is holding a fish which will soon become a noose of justice courtesy of Ozzy and Fiji police.

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Update by David
Feb 15, 2010 3:20 am EST

click photo for a good look at the c...t.

Update by David
Mar 11, 2010 6:59 am EST

Gooday Tnt,
Graeme Hedge is definately in Fiji cobba, I am also investigatin the c...t and me ears tell me his been recently caught doin the help at his SawMil in Labbassa the criminal lives there, caught slammin a female fijian worker and his theiven wife Carolyn has spat the dummy and left him and come to Australia and livin with her sister a Samantha or Susan or similarname .Purnelle? (some big carsales delear).phone number where she is supposed to be is 02.[protected], [protected].

Carolyn Hedge is where everyone has ploughed their money into her account CF Hedge NSW so she is good place to send the cops or start with gettn our money back .Her sister Sam/Sue is loaded and may cough up to get her sister out of jail if all of us start calling her at home asking for our money.

I will be callin soon as Im back to the farm. I suggest you tell everyone else the same.While this Carolyn ### was in Fiji we could nt touch her but now the police should go round to her sisters and get her sydney address details, Carolyn has two kids with her dont know names yet, she wont be hard to find.
PissedDavid

Update by David
Mar 11, 2010 7:14 am EST

Cunning ### also found Graeme Hedge the theiver of our money on skype voipcall under alias of "Benson Hedges" skype name : Benson8013 / also austpacific skype in sydney skype name "austpacific" probably the wife in hidn. regsister on skype and start lettin know how it feelsnmust be there way of communicatn between the theives sydney and Fiji and Michael Barbri.

Update by David
Apr 10, 2010 7:28 am EDT

Dr Pepper any time you need your teeth removed I will do it for free - I to am a dentist like you with fuk all to do.

Update by David
Jun 07, 2010 7:40 am EDT

DDay has arrived for Greame Hedge is sitting in FIJI Suva jail arrested on money laundering and fraud matters held with no bail. Im crackin open a stubbie cheers evryone ! Tha payback begins

Update by David
Jun 24, 2010 7:27 am EDT

Crack the case Barney he has been caught! Its aBout time hedge was arrested link Fiji papers http://www.fijisun.com.fj/main_page/view.asp?id=41683

An Australian businessman has been charged with obtaining money by false pretense and appeared at the High Court in Suva yesterday.

Graeme Hedge was finally released on a cash bail of $20, 000 by Justice Sithambarampillai Thurairaja after the court found that there had been no strong objection to bail by the prosecution.

Hedge was charged at the Magistrates Court and refused bail.

He is alleged to have falsely duped an Indian company, Dharampal Satyapal Limited, and defrauded them of F$400, 000 by falsely pretending that he could supply sandalwood to India.

Hedge allegedly committed the fraud through false advertisements on the internet.

While applying for bail, Hedge told the High Court he was not a flight risk, had no previous convictions, had considerable assets in Fiji and was willing to provide a suitable surety for the court.

Hedge also said he had millions of dollars invested in Fiji and his wife and two children were all living in Fiji.

However, while responding to the bail application, the State produced an affidavit of Police Detective Sergeant Satish Chand who said Hedge was also being investigated in another case by police. Sgt Chand said Hedge’s claims of millions of dollars of investment in Fiji had not been supported by documentary evidence and should not be considered by the court.

State prosecutorWaline George also urged the court to consider the fact that the applicant could re-offend while on bail as he had previously used the internet as his medium.

Ms George said the interest of the public and the community should be considered as the amount of money involved was substantial.

Justice Thurairaja, while ruling on the bail application, said while he was mindful of the serious nature of the charge, he was of the view that no strong opposition to bail has been submitted by the State.

Hedge has been released on cash bail of $20, 000 but on the condition that he produce three sureties worth $200, 000 each and that his Australian passport be surrendered to court.

Justice Thurairaja also ordered that Hedge not travel out of Labasa without prior permission of the court and not leave Fiji until his case has been concluded.

Hedge has also been strongly warned by the High Court not to involve himself in any more similar businesses over the internet while the case is being dispensed with.

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Sep 06, 2009 1:15 am EDT

Completely untrue we purchased Merbau decking from Austpacific and they were delayed with delivery of our timber but it was worth the wait! Anyone wanting to contact me please do or go to their warehouse to view their wonderful timbers. Richard Hill Queensland. PS I am a builder and my clients are more than please with the decking timber. cheers.