WA Transport History

Two members of the Executive Council inspected what could possibly be new premises for the Association at Maylands.

Mr Bill Brain resigned as Chairman of the School Bus Division officially on February 8 as he was taking early retirement. He served seven years as Chairman.

The March 18 Executive Council Meeting had tabled the report of the Royal Commission into Grain Storage, Handling and Transport, which strongly recommended the deregulation of the industry, something the Association had be wanting for some time.

At the General Meeting of May 26, a membership levy was imposed — $5 per vehicle — to publicise the inadequate funding of the WA road system. It was also passed that an additional levy be imposed after six months. One member, J McKenzie, pointed out that an effective method of pursuing the road funding issue was through the collection of signatures for a petition to Parliament.

President D A Maher’s report to the Annual General Meeting of August 25 focused on industrial relations; road funding; the truck blockade; and Divisional activities.

ARTIO’s WA Branch banned smoking at meetings on September 15.

The General Meeting of June 12 replaced F A Legena as Vice-President by O B Jones, of Gascoyne Trading. The subscriptions were also raised 15 percent.

Outgoing President D A Maher produced his report at the August 24 Annual General Meeting at the Association Boardroom, touching on industrial relations; fuel tax and road funding; freight deregulation; road safety; occupational health and safety and training. After three years at the helm, Mr Maher handed the reins over to O B Jones.

The TWU Superannuation levy increased from $14 to $15 per week or $2.80 to $3.00 per day for a casual.

The Crane Division disbanded on November 3, 1989 with the formation of the Mobile Crane Hirers’ Association of WA. At the inaugural meeting of the new body on October 17, the following officers were elected: President: P R Treasure.

Vice-President: B R Holland. SecretaryTreasurer: A J Layton. Committee: P Bolton, T Brown, P Johnson F A Legena, S MacFarlane, D Stoddart, W Wright. The Crane Division had only six members at the time.

At the General Meeting of May 17, two Trustees stepped down and were presented with gifts — T F O’Brien and R J C Porter — who were replaced by D N Gilham and D A Maher. The only other item on the agenda was the Executive Director reporting on the current impasse with the TWU over the payment of the second structural efficiency increase, in particular the industrial action currently being waged by the union in Victoria.

The President presented his report to the Annual General Meeting of August 23, concentrating on: The Association’s Divisions; the Inter-State Commission Report on Road Use Charges; the proposed accreditation scheme and industrial relations. There was the correct number of nominations for positions — so there was no election as such — although S P Casotti has since left Association member TNT and his replacement held over until the next meeting.

By Russell McKinnon

The General Meeting of February 28 elected a new Trustee in the form of G D Bell, who replaced former President D A Maher, who was moving to Sydney to take up a national role with Grace Bros. The School Bus Division had a levy on all bus contractors ($10 per school bus) endorsed to cover incidental costs of the Chairman and Immediate Past Chairman attending meetings in Perth for the review of the standard rate formula and contract statement. The Association also passed a motion to resign from the ARTF on June 1.

The Annual General Meeting of 1991 was staged at the Association offices on August 22. The major point of President O B Jones’ report was the amalgamation of the Licensed Coach Operators’ Division with the Bus and Coach Association. The three vacancies on the Executive Council would be deferred until the September Council meeting.

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