WA Transport History

Short meetings in 1992 marked the Presidency of O B Jones.

The General Meeting of May 21 was just 10 minutes long and the President talked of the National Road Transport Commission, industrial relations and the State Government’s transport policy. The Association subscriptions were to be raised, but held over until the next meeting.

A General Meeting was staged in the Association offices on June 25 and this lasted an incredible five minutes! The only business was the raising of the subscription fees 1.7 percent.

The Annual General Meeting of 1992, lasted 15 minutes on August 27 and included the President’s annual report, covering industrial relations; Government relations; Road Transport Forum; the Association’s future direction and the results of the divisional elections. Mr O B Jones stood down as President in favour of Mr H W J Croxon and gained a suitable present. The major item of business was the ratification of a decision to strike a $25 levy per bus on School Bus Division members.

A General Meeting was held on May 27 where President H W J Croxon reported on: The General economic situation; political events; road train policy; Road Transport Forum; enterprise bargaining; National Road Transport Commission; National Rail Corporation; and a membership drive. The new-member incentive scheme meant that newcomers could only pay 60 percent of the fee in the first year, 75 percent in the second and 100 percent in the third year.

The Association’s Annual General Meeting was staged at the Association offices on August 19 and it lasted no more than 15 minutes, just like the previous year’s meeting.

The Annual General Meeting was staged at the Association offices on August 30 and President H W J Croxon’s report centred on the changing direction of the Association; the structural changes to the Executive Council and the membership subscription system.

President H W J Croxon spoke to the following major items of the past year at the Annual General Meeting of August 17 in the Association Boardroom:

A General Meeting was staged on May 30 at which the following topics were aired: Industrial relations; national registration charges; Select Committee on Heavy Transport; port interface; inter-State rail; school bus contracts; and the Road Transport Forum’s National Convention held in Perth.

President H W J Croxon spoke to the following major items of the past year at the Annual General Meeting of August 22 in the Association Boardroom: • The 25 percent concession on nation registration charges for inter-State operators; • The completion of freight deregulation on July 1, 1995; • The maintenance of security of contract tenure for school bus operators; • The Association’s influence at the national level through the Road

Transport Forum; • The effectiveness of the industrial relations role; • The conduct of the BP Driver of the

Year Award; • The hosting of the Forum’s 1996

National Convention; • Road safety, the port/road interface, rail performance, community awareness and road funding; and • The greater road access achieved for road trains and longer-combination vehicles.

Mr Croxon stood down after four years as President and was appointed a Trustee on the resignation of B W Sharp.

Brambles Manford shifted into its new premises at Rous Head in July, taking up a 30,00 square metre lease. Divisional Manager of Transport Services Tony Usher told the Fremantle Port News winter-spring edition that the premises replaced “our old depot in Hampton Road, Fremantle” and that it replaces four old sites. He stated that being close to the port was a benefit as 70 per cent of the branch’s business was wharf related. About 150 staff and sub-contractors were occupying the site, which included a 2000 square metre bond store. He said that a further $8.5 million in computerised systems and technology would be spent at Brambles Manford in the coming five years.

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