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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CIVIL CONTRACTORS FEDERATION (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) ISSUE 2 2017
Your Partner in Developing
A WORD FROM OUR NEW PRESIDENT ADVOCACY UPDATE FROM OUR CEO PHIL SUTHERLAND MY ADVICE TO PROSPECTIVE POLITICIANS SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S FIRST INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION ADVOCATE INNOVATION ENSURES OLD TANK KEEPS DELIVERING INTRACT NAIDOC AWARD 2017
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WELCOME
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SA Earth Awards 2017 Winners and Finalists
Adelaide’s first pet hotel – a Guide Dogs initiative
4 A WORD FROM OUR NEW PRESIDENT
28 INFORMATION – CIVIL INDUSTRY Intract NAIDOC Award 2017
46 MEMBER PROFILES Action Line Marking (SA) Pty Ltd
5 ADVOCACY UPDATE FROM OUR CEO PHIL SUTHERLAND
BMD Strengthening South Australia for 10 Years
Adelaide Weighing Equipment
AR Contracting Services Pty Ltd
9 ECONOMY My Advice to Prospective Politicians – How to Resuscitate SA’s Ailing Economy and Arrest the Growing Unemployment – Richard Blandy*
SMS Geotechnical
My Advice to Prospective Politicians
IN THIS ISSUE
South Australia’s first Industry Participation Advocate – Mr Ian Nightingale 16 FEATURE – AWARDS Winners and finalists of the 2017 Earth Awards 20 MEET THE BOSS BEN WRIGHT Manager, Wright Civil Works 22 FEATURE – PROJECTS Innovation ensures old tank keeps delivering
Dial Before You Dig and Safe Excavation
Combining Equipment, Technology and Services to Help Build Your Success 34 INFORMATION – INDUSTRY & BUSINESS Where have we been?
50 RETIRED MEMBERS 52 PAST CCF SA EVENTS Earth Awards 2017
CCF SA Industry Breakfast Briefing
MODERN AWARDS: Keep up to date with shifting sands
Next Gen & Women in Civil Networking Event
40 INFORMATION – WELLBEING Why businesses invest in workplace health and wellbeing
56 TRAINING Civil Train – We are here for you!
Some fantastic examples of improving the health of the workforce 42 MEMBERSHIP CCF SA Welcomes Our New Members 44 MEMBER OFFERS
Bungala Corporation and Emeroo Station
Social Media updates
Where are they now
64 SUPPLIERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
Adelaide’s first pet hotel – a Guide Dogs initiative Tree-canopy problem – an attention -grabber
KEY CONTACTS Phillip Sutherland Chief Executive Officer P: 8111 8000 psutherland@ccfsa.com.au
COVER IMAGE: BMD Constructions Earth Awards Category 3 Winner PROJECT: Anzac Centenary Memorial Walk
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A word from our new
PRESIDENT Davison Earthmovers is a family owned medium sized business started by my parents John & Leanne Davison in 1986. My father John, semi-retired now, has been involved in the industry for over 55 years and as a past president of the CCF SA he inspires me every day with his passion for our industry. I have been working in the business for nearly 27 years, starting off as a labourer and for the past 8 years in my current position as CEO.
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y association with the civil industry has seen me progress and I am proud and excited for the opportunity for me to step up to help guide and navigate the CCF SA. Taking over from Gerard Beltrame will be no easy task, his ability to articulate his passion for our industry and help bring the CCF SA to another level in the public arena has been exceptional. I will do my best to live up to these high standards. Having such a long association with the CCF SA, gives me a strong perspective on what I believe are the core drivers to being part of our organisation’s membership. I believe that the CCF SA is not an organisation to help generate work for individual companies but is here to assist our Members in their endeavour to have access to work, to give our Members a voice and influence Government’s to help generate change. To provide training in order to educate and coach people within or wanting to join our industry in order to improve it for now and into the future. At present our industry has seen an increase in the amount of construction work undertaken in our state. Although I believe there is still a long way to go in having a consistent workload across all levels of the industry. A platform of projects both government and privately funded is required that will give our industry the confidence that we all shared prior to the GFC. Consistent work that will give our Members the ability to cover the ever increasing management and administrative costs that affect our local businesses in their struggle to evolve and expand. Consistent work that will see South Australia dragging itself from the bottom of the unemployment heap. This inability for business to forecast for our future due to inconsistency workflow has affected businesses investment confidence in new plant, personnel, training and technology. Currently I believe we have 12 to 18 months of consistent and suitable work volume in our industry if all goes well. But a lack of firm leadership in the right direction from our State and Federal governments will see this improved position wasted and again a drop in confidence will likely follow.
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We have a State election looking to take place in the first half of next year and as the new President I look forward to working with the Board, Phil Sutherland (CEO) and the staff of the CCF SA to influence as many positive outcomes for our Members and the construction industry of South Australia. During my time as president I hope to influence and see a number of changes that may benefit our industry and I encourage all Members to get involved to help. Our organisation is only as strong as its Members. I encourage you to give us feedback on what is effecting you and your business most. Come to CCF SA organised events and discuss the issues, fill out the questionnaires sent out by the CCF SA, send an email to Phil Sutherland, myself or one of the other Board Members. As the incoming President of the CCF SA, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the privilege and honour to serve our Members and the industry during my term of office. I hope that I can work with the board, staff and Members to help keep the CCF SA in a strong position while giving our Members the support and outcomes you seek and need for a prosperous future.
As the incoming President of the Civil Contractors Federation – South Australia, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the privilege and honour to serve our Members and the industry during my term of office.
Advocacy update from our
CEO PHIL SUTHERLAND
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During the financial year 2016/17 the CCF SA call to Government (Federal, State and Local) on behalf of our Membership has been for government to:
6 Simplify the government tender and prequalification process, standardize this, make it consistent and transparent, less costly and less onerous. Permit access to public works (to all firms) on fair and reasonable terms. 7 Formulate a state-wide infrastructure (road, rail, ports) plan
15 Provide additional financial incentives to make it possible for employers to train employees, engage more staff, including trainees and or apprentices
1 Continue to invest in productive infrastructure and where possible create economic activity hubs
8 Markedly increase road maintenance funding on a state-wide basis
16 Undertake an audit of the state’s bridge assets
9 Not undertake work that can be performed by the private sector (e.g. civil contractors), and not compete with the private sector for work
17 Reinvest traffic fine revenue and money in the Road Safety Fund into road maintenance
2 Use the state’s balance sheet and borrowing capacity to invest in productive infrastructure that will grow Gross State Product (GSP). Leverage private sector investment from public investment 3 Create a pipeline of public works of all sizes 4 Focus on smaller publicly funded projects and unbundle appropriate large projects into a number of smaller contracts 5 Continue the focus on local industry/ business participation, preference local contractors and use local goods and services in the execution of publicly funded projects
10 Adopt strategies that make South Australia the easiest place in Australia to do business and invest. Differentiate the state from the rest of Australia by working to the state’s strengths (e.g. its liveability) and have a low business tax regime; minimize red and green tape and regulation and fast track approval processes 11 Construct power related infrastructure, sufficient to provide reliable base load supply, and at a reasonable cost
13 Establish an Infrastructure SA, an independent body to assess and prioritize public infrastructure projects 14 Construct a nuclear waste repository
18 Consider alternative models for the funding of public transport and other infrastructure 19 Construct more dedicated bikeways 20 Direct TAFE SA to only deliver training not offered by private training providers 21 Adopt strategies to increase the population of South Australia 22 Progress a concentrated strategy of urban renewal and regeneration of redundant developments
12 Undertake a state-wide water and sewerage pipe replacement program 5
CCF SA ADVOCACY
Specific public infrastructure projects that have featured in CCF SA advocacy during the year in review are shown below. Those marked with an asterisk have been funded, in full or part, or flagged for future funding.
✓ Upgrade Cross Road to incorporate a dedicated freight lane from South Eastern Freeway to the North-South Corridor road
✓ State-wide upgrade to rail/road level crossings including Oakland’s Crossing* on a rolling program of metropolitan and regional crossings
✓ Underground power cables state-wide
✓ Construct and or extend the tram network in Adelaide CBD and inner suburbs* ✓ Provide $3 million to every council in SA (68) to spend on local infrastructure projects using local businesses and local people
✓ Water and sewerage pipe replacement program state-wide* ✓ Increased maintenance and or upgrades of jetties state-wide*
✓ State-wide road maintenance program* ✓ State-wide improvements to traffic management infrastructure*
✓ Upgrade and or extend Adelaide metropolitan and regional train network*
✓ Upgrading of the regional road network including duplication of Augusta Highway and Princes Highway*
✓ Construct more dedicated bikeways
✓ Upgrade Strzelecki Track to all weather status
✓ Construct a round-about at Port Wakefield (Augusta Highway and Copper Coast Highway)
✓ Upgrade Yorkeys Crossing Road to all weather status* ✓ Complete the North-South Corridor (South Road)*
✓ Duplication of Main South Road between Seaford and Sellicks Beach*
✓ Maintain, upgrade or replacement of bridge assets state-wide including Joy Baluch Bridge*, Paringa Bridge and Great Western Bridge.
The Federal and State Government financial commitment to transport and other infrastructure in SA now approximates $9 billion. Civil construction features prominently in the funded projects. Civil contractors of all sizes will benefit from this work.
GIVING LOCAL CIVIL CONTRACTORS A FAIR GO The local industry participation policies of the state government, championed by the CCF SA, and soon to be enshrined in law, will continue to position SA civil contractors of all sizes to take advantage of this work. The local participation policy framework has been very effective in leveraging government procurement for the benefit of many civil contractors. Increased government tender weightings for firms, including those in regional areas, has also advantaged many civil contractors. The CCF SA has a seat at the table of all of the Industry Participation Advisory Groups established to ensure that Head Contractors
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deliver on their local industry participation plans and workforce commitments. Of all the major road projects underway over 90% of the work is being awarded to local business including a large number of civil contractors.
CCF SA INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT TO ADOPT POLICIES AND REGULATION FAVOURABLE TO CIVIL CONTRACTORS The CCF SA has made successful representations to government in relation to a number of policies, legislation and regulations including the Road Traffic Roadworks Amendment Bill, Security of Payments Act, and the Personal Property Security Register.
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CCF SA REDUCING THE BURDEN ON CIVIL CONTRACTING BUSINESSES The 2017/18 State Budget also delivered a welcome further payroll tax reduction which will be of benefit to a number of our Members. The state government has established a red tape reduction unit and has an annual red tape reduction day when outdated legislation is repealed. The CCF SA regularly brings unnecessary outdated red and green tape to the attention of the government. We were pleased to see the Construction Industry Training Board levy threshold raised from $15,000 to $40,000 which will remove a cost to business for many smaller civil contractors. CCF SA CREATING WORK FOR CIVIL CONTRACTORS The $50 billion federal government investment in naval ship building in SA will deliver significant work for local civil contractors (of all sizes). The CCF SA is liaising with the Federal and State Government to ensure the available work is brought to the attention of CCF SA Members as early as possible. CCF SA COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO GENERATE WORK FOR CIVIL CONTRACTORS The CCF SA has collaborated with a number of councils, advocating for Federal and or State Government funding for local infrastructure projects. This has included the Oaklands Railway Crossing (Marion), Great Western Bridge (Pt Augusta), Joy Baluch Bridge (Pt Augusta) and Paringa Bridge (Renmark).
CCF SA TAKING THE PULSE OF CIVIL CONTRACTORS TO ENSURE THE CCF SA IS GIVING CIVIL CONTRACTORS VALUE The CCF SA has staff in the field at all times, supporting our Members, taking the pulse to ensure that CCF SA services are always relevant and of value to our Members.
CCF SA ADVOCACY – GENERATING WORK FOR MEMBERS
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CCF SA ADVOCACY 04 NEWS
MONDAY JULY 10 2017 ADVERTISER.COM.AU
City traffic all trucked up EXCLUSIVE MILES KEMP
MOTORISTS and pedestrians are battling six heavy vehicles every minute on Adelaide biggest truck thoroughfare intersections. The Advertiser can reveal the city’s heavy-vehicle congestion hot spots after the Transport Department released official truck-count statistics. Port Wakefield Rd intersections dominate, with seven recorded in the top ten, the worst being the intersection with Bolivar Rd (8088 trucks per
day), Globe Derby Drive (8024), and Waterloo Corner Rd (7783). But by far the worst intersection is Grand Junction Rd, Churchill Rd and Cavan Rd where there are 9104 heavy vehicles per day, or more than six every minute. Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan seized on his department’s statistics, released on the State Government website www.data.sa.gov.au, to argue the State Government’s Rd funding priorities are accurate. “Port Wakefield Rd between St Kilda and Dry Creek
will benefit most from the $985 million Northern Connector Project,’’ he said. “It’s no surprise that heavy vehicle movements are concentrated in our industrial northwestern suburbs and that is why we have focused our efforts on developing this section of the non-stop North-South Corridor first.’’ The State Government is battling the Opposition with rival heavy-transport plans in the lead-up to the state election next year, with the Liberal Party favouring a ten-year plan for an airport at Murray
Bridge and city bypasses north and south for heavy vehicles. The freight industry opposes the plan. RAA Senior Manager Rd Safety Charles Mountain said the Northern Connecter will undoubtedly reduce the impact of heavy vehicles to the north of Adelaide. But he said truck traffic to the east of the city was a developing problem. “While the SE Freeway and Portrush Rd are lower on the list in terms of heavy vehicle numbers, it should be noted that these Rds have experienced the highest rate of in-
crease since 2007,” Mr Mountain said. “This would suggest that heavy vehicle growth along this corridor will be an issue in the future and therefore needs to be monitored. “To deal with future growth, we’d suggest consideration needs to be given for an alternative route.” SA Freight Council Executive Officer, Evan Knapp said the latest figures showed the northwest area of Adelaide was critical for the trucking industry due to the existing link between Port Adelaide and the airport, as well as the location
sA’s fiVe most urgeNt projeCts
priNCes Hwy
AugustA Hwy The section between Port Wakefield and Port Augusta needs to be duplicated. About $1.2 billion.
NortH-soutH Corridor
for warehousing and trucking precincts. “The Northern Connector is a key project in facilitating the movement of goods to, from and through these key nodes in the freight transport system,’’ he said. “SAFC expects the Northern Connector project will deliver significant productivity gains over the current route due to the removal of intersections and a higher speed limit. “This is appropriate on a corridor isolated from many standard traffic safety risks like turning traffic and people entering and exiting premises.’’
Similar to the Augusta Hwy, the section between Meningie and Mt Gambier needs to be duplicated. But industry groups say if the funding in excess of $1 billion was not forthcoming the existing two lanes are in dire need of an upgrade that would cost about $500 million.
strzeleCki trACk Seal and upgrade 426km of the Track between Lyndhurst and Innamincka and the Nappa Merrie Access Rd to provide access to the Cooper Basin. About $450 million.
As work finishes up on the Torrens to Torrens and Darlington sections of the key corridor, industry groups say it’s vital funding for the remaining sections is announced as a priority. Next section likely to be funded is Regency Rd to Pym St. Various costs.
top 10 iNterseCtioNs to AVoid for HeAVy VeHiCles tHe federAl purse (Infrastructure spending) State
$ billion funding
Percentage Percentage of funding of pop. +/$ billion
Heavy vehicles per day
*Source: Department of Regional Development and Infrastructure and Australian Bureau of Statistics
DIESEL AND DUST: Civil Contractors Federation CEO Phil Sutherland at Yorkey’s Crossing near Port Augusta.
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Grand Junction Road/Churchill Road /Cavan Road
9104
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Port Wakefield Road/Bolivar Road
8088
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Port Wakefield Road/Globe Derby Drive
8024
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Grand Junction Road/Gallipoli Drive/Rosberg Road
7943
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3.1
6.4
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NSW
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Port Wakefield Road/Waterloo Corner Road
7783
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Port Wakefield Road/Ryans Road
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Port Wakefield Road/Montague Road/Churchill Road North
7165
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0.97
2.0
2.1
-0.06
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Port Wakefield Road/Martins Road
6963
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0.42
0.85
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Port Wakefield Road/Interchange ramp to Wingfield
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Grand Junction Road/Hanson Road
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yorkey’s CrossiNg Industry has long called for the dirt ring road around Port Augusta to be sealed because it’s the only access route for heavy vehicles to the north of the state and becomes unusable when it rains. About $60 million.
Highway robbery: SA dudded on road funds FROM PAGE 1
Industry groups say the money should be used to repair and resurface deteriorating national highways which have become a “death trap” or help finish the north-south corridor upgrade. The state-by-state figures back up claims by the State Government and Senator Nick Xenophon that SA was “dudded” in the recent Federal Budget. But Federal Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher said the Government was not “simply a postbox” and had to weigh up a range of factors other than population when deciding which projects to fund.
Opposition infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese said it was “laughable” the Government had included Labor’s final Budget in 2013-14 to inflate the figures. The Civil Contractors Federation, Freight Council and the RAA have issued a united call for politicians to put the games aside and work together to drive investment and jobs. “This is an indictment on all MPs. The people of SA deserve better than this,” CCF chief executive Phil Sutherland said. He said sections of the national highways were “terrible” and had become a “death trap”. In the past five years, the Augusta Hwy between Port
Wakefield and Port Augusta and the Princes Hwy between Meningie and Mt Gambier had been the site of 130 serious injuries and 31 fatalities, Mr Sutherland said. “This is not just about getting better roads. It would create heaps of jobs,” he said. Mr Sutherland said improving infrastructure in SA could also help ease congestion on the east coast. “Build infrastructure and they will come. It’s the best way to make SA attractive to people from interstate and overseas,” he said. RAA road safety senior manager Charles Mountain said any increase to the fund-
ing to maintain the national highways would go a long way. He also said there was a pressing need for new funding commitments for South Rd because current work was due to be completed by mid next year. SA Freight Council executive officer Evan Knapp said there was a backlog of work needed on the state’s national highways. He said sealing the Strzelecki Track, a long-discussed project, could create mining investment. “It would also unlock the possibility of getting more freight through the northern part of the state,” he said. “We’d certainly encourage
both sides of politics and both the state and Commonwealth to work together for the benefit of SA. “We really need action and politicians who are willing to pull together.” The Infrastructure Department did not provide the state breakdown when asked in a Senate hearing in March, instead waiting until after the Federal Budget to release it. Even so, the figures did not appear to include commitments made in May which were widely considered a cash splash for Queensland, NSW and WA. Mr Fletcher said infrastructure spending was at record levels, having committed to a
$75 billion infrastructure spend over the next 10 years around Australia. “While a state Labor Government might like the Federal Government to simply be a postbox — collecting tax revenues and allocating them by state according to a simple population formula — that is not the role of the Federal Government,” he said. “The idea that money would be divided each year based on population is deeply flawed.” Mr Fletcher also took aim at the SA Government for its tardiness in putting forward business cases on which funding was decided. ADVE01Z01MA - V1
As published in The Advertiser July 10 2017.
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My Advice to Prospective Politicians – How to Resuscitate
SA’s Ailing Economy and Arrest the Growing Unemployment – RICHARD BLANDY*
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ver the past five years, South Australia’s economic growth rate has averaged half of Australia’s economic growth rate, and South Australia’s employment growth rate has averaged a quarter of Australia’s employment growth rate. The South Australian Budget keeps on forecasting an upturn in South Australia’s growth, but only to two thirds of Australia’s economic and employment growth rates. We have not achieved these forecasts, either. We now have significant State Government wage subsidies being offered to private businesses in South Australia in order to bolster our employment growth. My advice to prospective politicians about how to resuscitate SA’s ailing economy is based not only on economics but • on what West Germany did after WWII i • on two significant European studies, and • on a comparison between fast-growing and slow-growing US States. Let me start with the West German economic miracle after WWII.
went nowhere. Price-fixing, rationing, black markets, barter and a worthless Reichmark produced ruinous economic results. Full employment was maintained only by a system of planning and controls that produced many goods that nobody wanted. The economists advising the Allied Occupation powers were largely Keynesian and broadly sympathetic to economic planning. Ludwig Erhard (later West German Chancellor) used the establishment of the new Deutschmark in 1948 to secure the immediate lifting of a whole range of price and other controls, allowing the market to operate freely. There was a sharp cut in income taxes. For a West German with an average income the marginal tax rate fell from 85% to 18%. There was an immediate economic response, with industrial production increasing by more than 50% and per capita income rising by over 14%. High growth rates were sustained over the next 15 years. Much research on the issue has confirmed that the dramatically-fast West German economic recovery resulted entirely from the removal of the planning and price controls installed by the Allies (along with the remnants of the Nazi command economy). Moreover, this shift in economic policy was without the consent and against the wishes of the occupying Allied powers.
Germany lay in ruins at the end of WWII in 1945, but within 20 years West Germany was at the top of the European economic league tables. From 1953-1963 West German Gross National Product grew by 6.7% p.a., compared with 4.7% p.a. in France and 2.7% p.a. in the UK. West Germany’s performance in industrial output and exports was phenomenal.
Subsequent studies inspired by West Germany’s remarkable economic achievement imply that liberalising a government-dominated economy (like South Australia’s) could yield (in South Australia’s case) an addition to the annual growth rate of SA’s Gross State Product of about 1.5% p.a., about double its present growth rate.ii
Yet, for the first few years after the end of the war, the West German economy
In their study of policy and practice in ten European economies, Stevenson and
Lundstromiii say that there is growing global recognition that dynamism, innovation and entrepreneurship are central elements in the transition from a “managed” economy to an “entrepreneurial” economy. They note that adverse effects on the level of entrepreneurial activity flow from • a dominant public sector, • the existence of strict labour laws, • high non-wage labour costs and • negative attitudes of the population towards entrepreneurship. Policies reviewed that raised the level of entrepreneurial activity included: • Reducing taxes, especially income taxes, capital gains taxes, and inheritance and estate taxes; • Providing tax relief for start-ups through reducing corporate tax rates on small profits, giving start-ups tax allowances and exemptions, and reducing taxes for sole proprietors; • Enhancing the possibilities for new and young firms to raise their own and outside capital through micro-loan funds, crowd funding, loan guarantee programs, venture capital funds and business angel networks; • Improving the risk/reward ratio associated with self-employment compared with paid work by allowing under – and un-employed people to start their own businesses without losing unemployment and other benefits; • Reducing the complexity of startingup a business and its compliance costs, simplifying licensing and permit requirements, introducing one-stop shops; continued next page.
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• Providing business support programs and services for new entrepreneurs through incubators, web portals, advisory services, one-stop shops, mentoring and networking, including in regional areas; The European Commission’s Expert Groupiv found that the regulatory burden on small businesses could be as high as ten times the cost (per employee) of the burden on a large business, because there is a large fixed element in these costs. If start-ups and small businesses are to thrive, efforts need to be directed at cutting the burden of regulation imposed on them. The European experts identified ten categories of good methods for doing this, including • exempting start-ups and small businesses from the regulations (which was the most widely-used method), • reducing the obligations imposed on them by the regulations, • simplifying the regulations for start-ups and small businesses, and • providing one-stop shops for dealing with all regulations in the one place and all together. In their study of fast- and slow-growing US States, Moore, Laffer and Griffithv noted that free and open competition between the 50 States of America provides a natural experiment on the effects of different economic policies. One group of States (the conservative Southern States and the more rural and mountain States such as Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Idaho, Texas) offer low tax rates, right-to-work laws, light regulation, low minimum wages and pro-energy 10
development policies. The authors called this group the “Red States”.
• higher workers’ compensation costs, and
Another group of States (the “Blue States” of New York, other Northeast States, New Jersey, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and, until recently, Michigan and Ohio) offer high levels of government spending, high income tax rates on the rich, generous welfare benefits, forcedunionisation, high minimum-wages, and restrictions on oil and gas drilling.
• compulsory unionism.
What Moore, Laffer and Griffith’s study shows is that the “Red State” model of low taxes, light regulation, right-to-work, low minimum wages, cheap energy and so forth, substantially outperforms the “Blue State” model of high taxes, strong regulation, high unionisation, high minimum wages, high energy costs, and so on. The authors examined the same data set for four decades in all, and, regardless of the time period, the changes in population and employment growth all favoured the low-tax, less-unionised “Red States”. The Government policy variables that increased the outward movement of workers and capital from a State included: • a higher and more progressive personal income tax, • a higher corporate income tax, • a higher property tax, • a higher sales tax, • a higher estate tax, • higher taxes overall as a share of household income, • higher State and local government debt, • more public employees per 1,000 residents, • a higher State minimum wage,
Further, the authors found no evidence that States with higher tax rates, higher minimum wages and more welfare benefits had a more equal income distribution. They cite Detroit as a warning: over 65 years from 1950, Detroit’s population fell almost continuously from 1.85 million (in 1950) to about 0.7 million today. The decline started well before foreign cars started providing strong competition to Detroit’s car industry. Detroit’s decline is associated with high State and city taxes, high unionisation, and high minimum wages (as well as stiff foreign competition in more recent times). The key factor required to resurrect the South Australia’s economy, therefore, is for the South Australian economy to become much more citizen and business driven and much less State Government driven. Over the last five years, every sub-category of private investment in South Australia (even investment in dwellings) has shrunk, with total private capital investment in South Australia shrinking at 10 times the national rate. Keynesian pump priming by running Government deficits does not work in small open economies like South Australia’s. The leakages interstate and overseas are too large. The Keynesian multiplier could even be negative if expectations of future tax rises in South Australia become stronger as a result of State Government deficits (including recurrent spending funded by sales of Government assets). What all the studies show is that the only thing that works in a small, open economy like South Australia’s is stimulating
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My Advice to Prospective Politicians Cont. investment in the private sector, by cutting its costs and deregulating its working environment, not by offering subsidies of one sort or another to particular businesses (which have to be paid for by present and future taxpayers – including businesses). In order to enable this, as the studies cited earlier showed, the South Australian Government should reduce State taxes and State regulations adversely affecting expected profits on investments in South Australia. The recently-proposed South Australian Bank Levy is a classic example of movement precisely in the wrong direction. As Noel Pearson has eloquently argued in support of empowering local indigenous communities to run their own affairsvi
“…Allowing individuals and corporations to choose according to their own lights, in pursuit of their own interests, is much more productive than governments picking winners. This applies just as powerfully to the work of governments in supporting citizens and communities. Governments can best develop enabling policies and establish systems that allow players in the market place to best determine what needs to be done, and how to do it. The proper role of ministers and departments in their executive functions is a subtle one: to enable maximum choice in the marketplace…” About 30 years ago, an article appeared in the Journal of the Chinese Academy of the Social Sciences discussing the reason for the failure of strong central planning to deliver fast economic growth in China. The reason, the Chinese author argued, was that, under those conditions “the people lose enthusiasm”. Or, as the saying used to be in
other places under strong central planning: “We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us”. Lao Tsu, the famous Chinese General and philosopher said many centuries ago: “When the best leader’s work is done, the people say, we did it ourselves”; and “To lead the people, walk behind them”. Economic growth comes from investment, both public and private – but mostly private, since three-quarters of the economy is private. Australia is growing faster economically than South Australia because national investment (Gross Fixed Capital Formation) is 24.9% of Australia’s GDP, whereas South Australian investment is only 21.7% of South Australia’s GSP. vii National public sector investment is 4.4% of national GDP, whereas South Australian public sector investment is 4.0% of SA’s GSP. National private sector investment is 20.5% of national GDP, whereas South Australian private sector investment is only 17.7% of SA’s GSP. viii Assuming the productivity of investment is about the same in South Australia as nationally, to grow as fast as the Australian economy South Australian investment would have to increase in both the public and private sectors – but especially in the private sector – if we were to match the typical Australian pattern and rate of economic growth. Private sector investment has to increase by about $3 billion p.a. to fuel the same growth rate as Australia. This requires a sharp increase in the profitability of private investment, which implies cutting the costs of South Australian businesses. The obvious ways to do this involve cutting taxes paid by businesses, cutting other costs (including wage costs), and deregulating the business environment (where there is an excess of benefits over costs from doing so). The State Government now has evidence from its own wage subsidy scheme to make
a case before the Fair Work Commission that (until some target rate of unemployment is reached) new, full-time employees should be paid $10,000 less than their Award or Enterprise Agreement wage over their first two years with an employer. Even better would be a pause in wage increases here until the South Australian economic growth rate reached the Australian economic growth rate. This is one effective way that South Australian workers could show solidarity with those who want, but cannot find, work in South Australia. An important tax-cutting innovation would be for the South Australian Government to offer a repayment of 5% of company tax paid by all businesses with registered headquarters (so far as the ATO is concerned) in South Australia. This would be particularly beneficial for small and mediumsized businesses, and may help attract some successful large businesses to shift their HQs to South Australia. This could be afforded by cutting South Australian Government spending (and employment) in areas that fail cost-benefit analyses. A newly-created South Australian Productivity Commission should also focus its attention on undertaking cost-benefit analyses of South Australian business regulations to see which ones impose net costs on the South Australian community. These regulations should immediately be abolished, improving the rate of return on business investment and increasing the rate of growth of the South Australian economy as more investment takes place. * Richard Blandy is an Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of South Australia, an Emeritus Professor of Economics at Flinders University, and a regular contributor to InDaily. This article draws on a number of articles previously published by him in InDaily.
i Norman Barry, “The Social Market Economy” and John Gray, “From Post-Communism to Civil Society” in Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jr., and Jeffrey Paul (eds.), Liberalism and the Economic Order, Cambridge University Press, 1993, (online October 2010); and Richard Reichel, “Germany’s Postwar Growth: Economic Miracle or Reconstruction Boom”, Cato Journal, 21:3, Winter 2002, pp. 427-441. ii J.D. Gwartney, R.A. Lawson, and W. Block, Economic Freedom of the World: 1975–1995, Fraser Institute, Vancouver, 1996. iii Lois Stevenson and Anders Lundstrom, Patterns and Trends in Entrepreneurship/SME Policy and Practice in Ten Economies, Vol 3 of the Entrepreneurship Policy for the Future Series, Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research, 2001/2. iv European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, Report of the Expert Group: Models to Reduce the Disproportionate Regulatory Burden on SMEs, European Commission, May 2007. v Stephen Moore, Arthur B. Laffer and Joel Griffith, 1,000 People a Day: Why Red States Are Getting Richer and Blue States Poorer, www.heritage.org/research/reports/2015/05/1000people-a-day-why-red-states-are-getting-richer-and-blue-states-poorer, May 5, 2015. vi Weekend Australian, 30-31 January, 2016, p.20. vii ABS, Cat. No. 5220.01: Gross State Product, Chain Volume Measures, year ended June 2016. viii ABS, Cat. No. 5220.01: Gross State Product, Chain Volume Measures, year ended June 2016.
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South Australia’s first Industry Participation Advocate – Mr Ian Nightingale for purpose’ product that will avoid costly re-work or early replacement, as well as providing employment and flow on benefits in our communities. This became very evident to me when my office started investigating how South Australia could lead the charge to support the Australian steel industry by ensuring all State Government projects using steel meet Australian Standards and certification requirements, giving the local industry a competitive advantage against lower quality imports.
IAN NIGHTINGALE
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he business community and industry sectors have shown their continued support for the Government’s commitment to the Industry Participation Policy and the Industry Advocate. Together this provides confidence and certainty for local suppliers and those businesses employing South Australians.
Since taking on the role as the Industry Advocate in 2013 I can confidently say there has been a significant change in the buying behaviours of agencies and principal contractors. The results speak for themselves with the economic benefit from many categories of government spending almost doubled. With increased focus on employment, government procurement has become a hot topic. There is a wide range of expectations from the community about the flow-on benefits from government spending - quite naturally it is often about jobs and opportunities for local businesses. Increasingly this will require our leaders at all levels of government and, indeed, the private sector to respond to this expectation. Early on, I heard repeated comments that the Industry Participation Policy would result in increased costs to taxpayers. To the contrary, when we consider the longer term costs, we often find that local inputs result in a better quality, more durable or ‘fit 12
I genuinely want to see South Australia through its procurement practices - build local capacity, skills, expertise and a better understanding of dealing with governments. This will position our local businesses to participate more fully and competitively in a national and international setting. The State Government recently announced it will further support local business, industry and jobs by enshrining the role of the Industry Advocate in law. The Industry Advocate Bill 2017 was introduced to Parliament in May this year. It establishes the Industry Advocate as a statutory position and strengthens the Advocate’s powers to hold contractors to commitments they have made to utilise South Australian workers or materials. By establishing the Industry Advocate’s role in legislation, together with a commitment from the Government to maintain the Industry Participation Policy, it will provide business and industry the confidence to embrace these initiatives and continue to contribute to, and invest in, the South Australian economy. The Bill will also be accompanied by an updated Industry Participation Policy, with changes including provisions for strategically important industries, how design can be used to deliver better economic outcomes for the State, a greater focus on regional development from procurement activities, Aboriginal Economic Participation, and the concept of Economic Participation Regions designed to benefit businesses and the
economy in areas of specific need, and finally lowering the threshold for recipients of State Government grants to demonstrate how they will contribute to local investment, jobs and business and industry growth. When we are talking about State Government projects, the number of jobs created in South Australian is the best measure of economic benefit. It’s local and regional businesses that employ South Australians and they will continue to have my full support in accessing government work directly or indirectly as subcontractors or suppliers. I have seen how Government expenditure can provide a huge boost for businesses and the community through the flow-on benefits of jobs and additional economic activity particularly in regional areas. One thing that has been noticeable over the last four years has been the shift in focus by many commentators with numerous articles and reports now acknowledging the significance of having an assessment of economic benefits linked to public sector spending. A recent a BDO report, ‘Growing Change – South Australian State Business Survey’ noted that 70% of South Australian businesses would like to engage with Government at a greater level, however 66% have not initiated any meaningful form of engagement. The report encouraged these businesses to invest their time in our free “Meet the Buyer” and similar events to understand how they can become a provider of services and products to Government. CEDA’s recent report ‘Australia’s Economic Future: an agenda for growth’ provided a compelling case for change to our country’s procurement practices by identifying that an overwhelming focus on value for money considerations and concerns about risk minimisation in public sector procurement can stymie innovative solutions to public problems. The CEDA report went on to state ‘A significant, but often overlooked, contributor
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to the political inertia is the local government sector, an often neglected sphere of Australia’s government. This is unfortunate as local governments frequently lack the size necessary to deliver adequate infrastructure and to avoid capture by small constituents with localised concerns.’ Initially, I suspect that most businesses paid little attention to the local industry participation requirements spelled out in tender documentation. Now I constantly hear from business and industry sectors the process we have used to explain the nature and importance of the local industry participation principles has been well received by tenderers once they have had the opportunity to reflect on what we are actually trying to achieve. This is particularly so with companies that have a long-term locally focused business strategy of maintaining a skill workforce and building strong supply relationships. There are now many genuine examples of companies amending their approach to performing work once they have fully understood the process and recognised the
benefits of retaining work locally if it makes economic sense to do so. Finally, I want to see smart procurement central to the development of public projects, from conception through to delivery, and ensure that maximum economic activity is generated here in South Australia, therefore giving local producers, local entrepreneurs and local businesses every opportunity to be successful. Design should incorporate social and economic outcomes, whether it’s the design of a building, landscaping, an office fit-out or procurement services, and this must be at the forefront of every State Government department’s decision-making process. The past four years have seen great in-roads made in this regard, but we are always striving to improve the way government thinks about procurement, manages contracts and works with suppliers, so that we do become considered a ‘customer of choice’. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, but welcome any opportunities for future improvements.
I have seen how Government expenditure can provide a huge boost for businesses and the community through the flow-on benefits of jobs and additional economic activity particularly in regional areas
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FEATURE - AWARDS
FRIDAY 25 AUGUST 2017 HILTON HOTEL, ADELAIDE
PROJECTS OF EXCELLENCE IN SA Anzac Centenary Memorial Walk
Port Neill Community Wastewater Management System
Gawler Water Reuse Scheme – Wingate Dam Civil Works
Port River Passenger Rail Bridge Repairs
Glenelg WWTP Inlet Works and Pump Station Upgrade
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DIONA CIVIL ENGINEERING Project Name: Seaford – Aldinga River Underbore Project Engineer: Peter McGrath Client: APA Group
ERy 2 N r IN W ego t Ca
COLEMAN RAIL PTY LTD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEPARTMENT FOR PLANNING, TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE Project Name: Repairs to the Port River Passenger Rail Bridge Project Managers : Glynn Thomas (Coleman Rail) and David Waltham (DPTI)
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BMD CONSTRUCTIONS Project Name: Anzac Centenary Memorial Walk Clients: Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure and Veterans SA
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FULTON HOGAN CONSTRUCTION PTY LTD Project Name: Glenelg WWTP Inlet Works and Pump Station Upgrade Client: SA Water
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FINALISTS
BMD URBAN Project Name: Seaford – Newenham Estate Stages 1A, 1B and 2 Superintendent and Consulting Engineers: Wallbridge and Gilbert Client: Burke Urban
CIVIL TECH PTY LTD Project Name: Redevelopment of Port Hughes Boat Facility Client: District Council of the Copper Coast
EP CIVIL & EARTHMOVING Project Name: Port Neill Community Wastewater Management Scheme Engineer Consultant: Tonkin Consulting Client: District Council of Tumby Bay
MCMAHON SERVICES Project Name: Gawler Water Reuse Scheme – Wingate Dam Civil Works Principal: Bunyip Water Design Engineers and Construction Managers: HydroPlan
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MEET THE BOSS
MEET THE BOSS BEN WRIGHT
Manager, Wright Civil Works “In the past I have been limited by the politics of working in local government, however now I can deliver under my own banner value-for-money projects.”
CONSTRUCTION OF A SANDBAG GROYNE AT BRIGHTON BEACH EARLIER THIS YEAR. BEN WRIGHT IS IN THE CABIN OF THE EXCAVATOR AT LEFT.
“I have been in business eight weeks but building on 20 previous years in local government,” Ben Wright said in May this year. The BEN WRIGHT private contractor is offering a service based on his understanding of how local government works and its procurement tendering procedures. His expertise is in project management, rural road construction, floodway construction, kerb and footpath programs for councils, stormwater drainage and coastal protection projects. He hopes the business will evolve and he will become a preferred contractor for a number of local councils. At the time of writing he had projects scheduled to June 30 – the works contract with Holdfast Concrete (Holdfast Bay Council) for kerb renewal projects, and foreshore disability access ramp and water sensitive urban design (WSUD) “rain garden” landscapes. He and his crew of eight were a week from delivering the 14th project, a WSUD “rain garden” at Somerton Park. Ben’s CV runs to seven pages (a register of training and accreditation fills three pages). He has a bachelor degree in civil and water engineering and has worked for four councils, two in rural areas and two in the metropolitan area. For the past 10 years he has been in management and leadership roles. His skills
were recognised with an IPWEA Emerging Leader Award in 2010. Wright Civil Works, which began trading in March 2017, offers project management and project delivery services to the public works sector including civil engineering advice, tender and price estimation, subcontractor procurement and superintending, site supervision, Work Health & Safety (WHS) and Integrated Management Systems (IMS) compliance, site set-out and level surveying, site first-aid support and work-zone traffic control. The business realises a life-long ambition of Ben’s to be the Construction Manager of a small to medium-sized SA-based civil construction company. “My short-term ambition is to grow the business, including purchasing my own equipment, but at the moment I use subcontractors and hire necessary plant and equipment to deliver the projects. “What it does mean is that I build really strong business relationships with subcontractors and hire companies; in particular RAM Equipment Hire at Richmond and VRents Construction Equipment at Para Hills have been great supporters. The bonus about being small is being adaptable, and having the relationships with the plant operators you can deliver any project the client requires – anything from footpath and kerb repairs to rebuilding coastal rock walls and detailed drainage systems.
“I have always had a fascination for the coast and being able to work with seaside councils and Coast Protection Board has been quite an achievement. I am looking to this continuing.” Asked where he would like to be in five years’ time, he responds: “To still be growing with a workforce of anywhere between 10 and 20 and have several metropolitan council contracts and delivering projects ranging from stormwater construction to coast protection, to road construction and footpath maintenance.” Ben holds the view that companies on the verge of collapse won’t survive while a lot of older, smaller ones have dissolved due to retirements, allowing for new, innovative businesses to go forward and prosper. A number of the big government contracts have been let to the big players; this has allowed the smaller civil contractors to deliver what they do best. For himself he wants the ability to give back to the community by delivering construction works. “In the past I have been limited by the politics of working in local government, however now I can deliver under my own banner value-for-money projects. “My old boss had a saying: When delivering works put yourself in the shoes of the resident or home owner and ask if you would be happy with the way the works are delivered and presented.” Written by John Satterley
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FEATURE - PROJECTS About 10,000 cubic metres of soil had to be removed to create a platform wide enough for the cranes to access.
INNOVATION ENSURES OLD TANK KEEPS DELIVERING CRUSHING COLUMNS WITH SUPERCORE’S DEMOLITION ROBOT
SA Water’s largest metropolitan potable water storage tank is at Hope Valley. It begins a new life in December this year – the completion date of a $21.6 million upgrade York Civil is working towards with some unconventional techniques.
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he roofed concrete tank is 175 metres wide, 125 metres long and has sloping 10-metre-high walls – an underground footprint the size of a soccer field. Terminal Storage, as it’s called, holds 136 megalitres and supplies approximately 100,000 SA Water customers. It has been in service since the 1950s. Project Manager Jason D’Antonio said the work came about from conditionassessments revealing that the concrete structure that supports the roof –- 117 columns, numerous girders, rafters and
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purlins – had degraded “quite a bit”. It was not fit for purpose. SA Water has to prioritise where it directs funding and an early contractor involvement (ECI) design and construct (D&C) process kicked off in August 2016 with York Civil as the winning tenderer. The ECI went for six to eight weeks. Key project criteria decided upon were: give value for money, design life of 40 years to first maintenance, be compliant with relevant codes and standards, and complete within a specific timeframe. The tank can only be off-line a maximum of nine months and only in low water demand periods.
PARTIALLY REMOVED OLD ROOF ON THE HOPE VALLEY WATER STORAGE TANK.
the old roof weighed about 2,300 tonnes. The new roof is 220 tonnes of structural steel.
York Civil then used a multi-criteria assessment (MCA) process to identify and rate options such as: do nothing; repair parts of the structure (beams, columns, purlins, etcetera); replace with a new lightweight roof; or, replace with a floating high-density polyethylene (HDPE) cover.
Detailed design occurred from November 2016 to February and York Civil mobilised to site on March 10. At the time of writing (mid-year) a peak workforce of 65 comprised mainly crane crews (riggers, dogmen and crane drivers). Because of the tank’s size, four crawler cranes were in use - two 275-tonne luffing fly cranes, one 275-tonne fixed fly crane and a 200-tonne fixed fly crane.
In consultation with SA Water it was decided to replace the entire roof with a lightweight structure. Made predominantly of concrete,
The first month was spent doing enabling work. About 10,000 cubic metres of soil had to be removed to create a platform
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TWO CREWS REMOVING ROOF SHEETS AND PURLINS USING CUSTOM WORK BOXES
DESTRUCTION IN PROGRESS LOOKING WEST
CONTRACTORS WORK TO INSPECT AND REMOVE THE OLD ROOF ON THE HOPE VALLEY WATER STORAGE TANK
wide enough for the cranes to access. And 10,000 tonnes of engineered fill was needed to create a crane pad, basically a road, able to take the enormous ground pressure from such large cranes.
Tutt Bryant worked with York Civil to develop crawler crane booms on smaller crawlers (maximum 275 tonnes) as an alternative to hiring 400- to 500-tonne cranes, which provided considerable cost savings.
The roof was then pulled apart piece by piece in the reverse order to the way it was built. “Putting the new roof on will be much easier than taking the old roof off,” Jason said. The new one is of structural steel with precast concrete columns and an aluminium roofing system from Fielders called Aramax, which is able to span large distances without purlins or girts. The span between structural members for Terminal Storage is 12.5 metres.
Because of the difficult site access, WGA (formerly Aztec Analysis) designed custom 6 metre x 1.5 metre work boxes with space for storing tools and safety supplies. Access points through the walls and floor remove the requirement for anyone to lean out over handrails, further reducing the risk of injury and increasing efficiency.
THINKING THINGS THROUGH Due to the size of the tank and its unstable roof, it was decided from the outset that all roof work would be done from above to eliminate the risk of workers being in the firing line in the event of roof collapse. And the requirement to lift five tonnes at a 72-metre radius meant access to the centre of the tank could only be achieved by using large cranes.
Jason and Senior Project Engineer Mark Leane consulted local contractor Supercore about the best way to demolish the support columns – 11 metres high and 380mm in diameter. Supercore recommended and supplied a remote-control demolition robot, similar to a small excavator with a crushing tool attachment. “We pick it up with a crane, put it into the tank and it tracks to the column,” said Jason. “We rig the top of the column with another crane to hold it up and then the robot crushes the base of it.” The alternative
THE MAIN PLAYERS Client: SA Water Head contractor: York Civil Design consultants: GHD Structural steel manufacturer: ID Fabrication Temporary work design consultants: WGA Crawler crane hire: Tutt Bryant Precast concreter: Hicrete Pre Cast SA Aluminium roof supply: Fielders Demolition robot: Supercore Fill disposal and granular pavement supply: Adelaide Resource Recovery Concrete supply: Boral Haulage: Marz Civil & Construction
was to use a concrete saw, a heavy piece of equipment that could prove hazardous given the questionable stability of the columns. Jason said the job was unique “To build a new tank would obviously take longer and cost more but would be much simpler. Instead we are refurbishing the biggest single-cell potable water storage tank in the metropolitan supply area at the end of its life, using an enormous amount of unconventional techniques to achieve an immoveable completion date.” Once the upgrade is complete, SA Water will landscape the site. SA Water is refurbishing 111 water storage tanks across the state between 2016 and 2020 and has a framework agreement with Fulton Hogan for the delivery of the program. Some tank-related works scheduled during this period which are not part of the program are contracted to companies such as York Civil. Written by John Satterley Images courtesy SA Water and York Civil
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ARTIST’S VIEW OF BEAU’S PET HOTEL OPERATED BY GUIDE DOGS SA/NT AT ADELAIDE AIRPORT
ADELAIDE’S FIRST PET HOTEL A GUIDE DOGS INITIATIVE A HOTEL like no other has appeared on the western edge of Adelaide Airport.
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eau’s Pet Hotel was constructed by Kennett Builders as an income earner for Guide Dogs SA/NT. A bespoke design, it provides luxury and mid-range accommodation for dogs, cats and other pets while their owners are away. The hotel is named after the first Guide Dog officially trained in Australia. Project Manager Piotr Rzad said there was nothing else like it in SA or probably interstate either. His company won the $9 million build-only contract in November 2016, and site works began that month. Pre-furnished construction was completed by the end of July. Some 35 subcontractors were used and 30 to 50 tradies were on site each day. The hotel is has a 4,000 square metre footprint – the size of four Olympic swimming pools – and is near the Royal Flying Doctor base and Bureau of Meteorology office. Entry is off Tapleys Hill Road on to Navaid Road. Piotr said the two-storey building had visual as well as operational appeal. “I think the
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client and consultants spent quite a lot of time getting the details right,” he said. Aluminium purlins across the elevations were striking and were complemented by Finesse exterior cladding. The front façade is in Guide Dog colours of monument brown and orange. Piotr added: “Guide Dogs had a vision that this pet hotel would be a state-of-the-art facility catering for the comfort and safety of pets with modern contemporary touches throughout. It was important to have the needs of the pet owner in mind offer trusted care.” Queensland-based Therian delivered (on May 10) and installed the accommodation - 162 standard and 32 luxury kennels for dogs and 62 condos for cats. There is space for another 84 standard kennels should the client decide.
FIVE-STAR NO LESS Piotr said the luxury suites were like bedrooms, with wrought iron dog beds, TVs and private outdoor dog runs. They are 2.5 x 2.5 metres square with individual outdoor runs of 2 x 2.5 metres. The standard suites are on two levels; stairs connect the upper level. Ground floor suites are 2.7 x
1.2 metres and upstairs suites are slightly smaller for smaller guests. They are typically constructed of stainless steel for the framing and PVC wall infills with glass entry doors. Absent owners missing their animals can make Skype calls to their pets. The hotel offers family boarding where dogs and cats that live together can stay together. Grooming and training services for dogs are also available. Pocket pets such as guinea pigs, rabbits and caged birds will also be able to holiday at Beau’s. People will be able to customise their pet’s stay by choosing the level of accommodation and add ons such as grooming, special treats and training. Prices start at $44 a night for dogs and $23 a night for cats. At the time of writing a fenced water feature was in the design stage. It will be adjacent the entrance in ‘Central Bark’ and be something for dogs to run around and play in. The designers have relied heavily on acoustic installation to mitigate the effect of aircraft noise on its guests. Askin insulated panels are on the eastern elevation which faces the airport while Envirospray gives a carpet-like texture finish to the roof. The facility has Whoopsie-Away, a dog
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MAIN BUILDING IN THE FINAL STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION
BEAU, AUSTRALIA’S FIRST OFFICIAL GUIDE DOG
STRUCTURAL STEEL AND PRECAST ERECTION
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waste disposal unit. A disintegrator unit chops up and flushes dog faeces directly into the sewer. An aqua-air wet dry vacuum system is used to clean and disinfect all suites and common areas, ensuring dogs return to a clean dry suite each time. The standard cat condos are melamine in construction and measure 1.6 x 1.9 metres, housing four cats separately. The luxury condos are 1.3 x 1.9 metres and house two cats separately. Each condo has a tempered glass door with air flow that is exhausted through the roof.
The main players Client: Guide Dogs SA/NT Architect: Walter Brooke Architects Service consultants: Bestec Civil and structural engineers: Wallbridge & Gilbert Consulting Engineers Kennels and condos: Therian
GUIDE DOG BEAU WITH PRIME MINISTER SIR ROBERT MENZIES AND ELSIE MEAD, BEAU’S OWNER, C. 1970S GENERAL KENNEL INSTALLATION
The Chief Executive of Guide Dogs SA/ NT, Aaron Chia, said Beau’s Pet Hotel was an innovative social enterprise project that would enable Guide Dogs to expand services to people living with disability by providing an additional, reliable income stream. It is expected to employ up to 50 staff by year three of the operation, including kennel attendants, doggy daycare attendants, groomers and trainers. More information and bookings www.beaus.org.au Written by John Satterley Images courtesy Kennett Builders, Guide Dogs SA/NT 25
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Tree-canopy problem an attention-grabber
OVERLOOKING SUBURBS TO THE CITY FROM THE ADELAIDE HILLS
To benefit human health, trees need to be where people are. Yet tree-canopy cover across metropolitan Adelaide is declining as built urban areas increase. The problem is only just now gaining critical attention at local and state levels in response to the growing awareness and science about the importance of trees.
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he state government’s revised 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide outlines a target to increase tree-canopy cover across local government areas by 20% by 2045 – the first time a specific canopy target has been specified at the state level.
The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF), a research body established by the University of Technology Sydney, mapped urban canopy cover across Australia in 2014. The proportion of canopy cover ranged from the highest level of 56% in the ACT to the lowest of 27% in Adelaide. The ISF used the i-Tree Canopy software for the assessment. This tool is part of an online suite of tools developed by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA Forest Service) that can be downloaded for free. More recently, Seed Consulting Services (Seed), a sustainability services consultancy based in Adelaide, has taken a closer look at the local scene. Seed did a council-commissioned study in 2016 for the City of Charles Sturt. It assessed Charles Sturt’s canopy cover in 2014 at 14.3% and found it had declined by 688,800 square metres since 2008. Meaning an area close to 40 Football Park-sized ovals has lost its trees in the past decade.
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The study showed that Woodville West and Findon had the biggest drops in tree cover on private land, falling by 9% and 7.8% respectively. Other suburbs to suffer significant declines included Cheltenham, Flinders Park, Henley Beach, Ovingham, Seaton, West Hindmarsh and Woodville North. Seed also has analysed canopy loss in Burnside, Glenside and Magill for the Burnside Council, and at the time of writing had finalised a canopy analysis for the City of Gold Coast in Queensland. The free-use tool, i-Tree Canopy, was used for the Burnside, Charles Sturt and Gold Coast studies. i-Tree Canopy is an online tool which provides a top-down approach for measuring land cover. It uses user-defined land-cover categories (e.g. trees, roads, buildings, water) and will assess the amount of land cover in an area drawing on Google Earth imagery or aerial photos. Another i-Tree tool, i-Tree Eco, is a desktopbased tool (free download) that has been specifically adapted for Australian conditions and is more of a bottom-up approach to measuring and valuing urban trees. Eco requires variables about each
tree to be measured (e.g. species, trunk diameter, height and various canopy variables). When run through the Eco program these variables are modelled to give information about structural aspects of the trees measured (e.g. species and age diversity, condition/health, amount of canopy cover), and the functional services of the trees measured (e.g. carbon stored and sequestered, rainfall intercepted and air pollution removed). Eco can also give a dollar value for these functional services to enable a business-case to be built for urban trees. In March 2017 Seed ran a series of twoday masterclasses in Adelaide, Perth and Sydney on the use of the i-Tree Canopy and Eco tools. Attendees included local council and state government employees and environmental consultants from around Australia and NZ. Future classes can be considered for architects and developers, who may find value in being able to quantify the beneficial impacts trees planted or retained as part of a development can have, for example on offsetting carbon emissions and providing energy savings in buildings.
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NE Corner of West Lakes Boulevard and Frederick Road, West Lakes, in 2001 (top image), 2008 (middle image) and 2017 (bottom image), showing an example of land use change and tree loss due to urban in-fill as part of “The Boulevard” development. Satellite imagery provided by: Google Earth, DigitalGlobe 2017.
SW Corner of West Lakes Boulevard and Frederick Road, West Lakes, in 2001 (top image) and in 2017 (bottom image), showing an example of land use change and tree loss due to urban in-fill as part of the WEST redevelopment. Satellite imagery provided by: Google Earth, DigitalGlobe 2017.
Seed Senior Associate Dr Jenni Garden said there was no escaping the fact that urban development has been the primary driver of canopy loss. Other contributing causes though may include trees naturally senescing and getting to the end of their lives, trees that are diseased or affected by things like storm damage and so need to be removed, and even vandalism.
underground the metro area would cost at least $30 billion. “Essentially the amount of undergrounding undertaken gets down to community and political willingness and how the cost should most equitably be shared.”
“I think personally that the state government’s canopy target is completely achievable. Whether or not it will be achieved is another question and will require I think a collaborative effort between public and private sectors. I strongly believe it is going to take everyone prioritising trees more and thinking differently about how we (should) do urban development and design to create a better balance between development, environment and society.”
ONE (COSTLY) SOLUTION Undergrounding powerlines is promoted as one way to improve the streetscape. Responding, Paul Roberts, spokesman for SA Power Networks, told this writer that to
Under state legislation there is a targeted undergrounding program known as the PLEC (Power Line Environment Committee) scheme to which the SA Power Networks contributes about $10 million per annum. Paul adds: “Nearly 20% of the network in SA is underground; lines in all new subdivisions are undergrounded and we also have the PLEC program, which targets undergrounding in specific locations.” Full details of the technical aspects of i-Tree Canopy including user manuals are available at: www.itreetools.org/resources/index.php
South Road near Paget Street, Riddleyton in 2000 (top image) and in 2017 (bottom image), showing an example of land use change and tree loss as part of the Torrens Road to Torrens River Project extension. Satellite imagery provided by: Google Earth, DigitalGlobe 2017.
The proportion of canopy cover ranged from the highest level of 56% in the ACT to the lowest of 27% in Adelaide.
Written by John Satterley Images courtesy Seed Consulting Services
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Intract NAIDOC Award 2017
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s part of the 2017 NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observation) Week celebrations, majority-Indigenous owned civil and building construction company, Intract Australia, launched its inaugural Intract NAIDOC Award.
Each company was assessed on their positive approach to engagement of Indigenous enterprises, employment outcomes achieved, the value of the work delivered, their commitment to Closing the Gap and their demonstrated leadership in enhancing the lives of Indigenous people.
The award is presented to companies that support Intract’s values on creating, nurturing and supporting Indigenous employment and which are working towards Closing the Gap, the Australian government’s strategy aimed at reducing disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
John Briggs, Intract’s General Manager Southern Region, said of the award, “Every shortlisted organisation demonstrated they were worthy of this recognition. Each worked collaboratively with Intract and allowed us flourish and ultimately provide each organisation with great outcomes. Throughout the process, great rapport was built between each party.”
The award highlighted companies that both employee Indigenous personnel in the civil construction industry and who provide sustainable outcomes for Indigenous communities. Five organisations were shortlisted for the 2017 award: Aurecon, JLL Augility, Lendlease, The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) and Defence Housing Australia (DHA). 28
The winner of the 2017 award was the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Lee Morgan, Manager Drainage Operations and Natural Resources for the southeast regions of South Australia received the award on behalf of DEWNR. Presenting the award with John were David McMahon and Andrew McMahon, Directors of environmental, infrastructure and building
services company, McMahon Services, who are the minor shareholders of Intract Australia. The award was presented to Lee at McMahon Services’ Adelaide office, a framed award that included a boomerang hand crafted by Central Queensland Indigenous artist, Daniel Roberts. All shortlisted organisations were presented with certificates of appreciation at their respective offices. www.intract.com.au
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BMD Strengthening South Australia for 10 Years 2017 MARKS THE 10 YEAR MILESTONE for the BMD Group’s operations in South Australia. Since BMD’s inception in 1979, the company has had a strong reputation in the construction and urban development industries. Building upon past performance, BMD expanded its geographic footprint into the South Australia market in 2007 retaining a strong connection to the origins of BMD including a relationship-based approach to contracting. As a family owned company, long-term relationships have been the foundation of BMD’s success, as well as their commitment to delivering the highest standards of quality and service. BMD’s presence is South Australia has been cemented in recent times through the delivery of high profile and iconic community infrastructure projects including the Henley Square Redevelopment at Henley Beach, the Anzac Centenary Memorial Walk bordering Government House in Adelaide’s CBD, and more recently the Playford City CBD project – Stage 1: The Prince George Plaza. BMD is proud of a diverse portfolio offering across the state which continues to grow in terms of its talented workforce and technical capability. South Australia Senior Project Manager Tim Bishop said the team has vast experience operating in the civil, building and industrial sectors delivering vital infrastructure over the past decade.
“In response to the growing South Australia market, BMD remains focused on the core fundamentals of what has made for a successful ten years through the delivery of consistent results. “Through national corporate strength, resources, technical knowledge and management capacity, BMD continues to deliver best for project outcomes and remains focused on the year ahead,” Mr Bishop says.
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PLAYFORD CITY CBD PROJECT – STAGE 1: THE PRINCE GEORGE PLAZA CLIENT: CITY OF PLAYFORD The Prince George Plaza is part of the City of Playford’s (Council) major development scheme to create the northern CBD of Adelaide. Due for on time completion midSeptember, the Playford City CBD will provide connectivity and integration between the existing retail, commercial and entertainment facilities, with new developments. BMD completed the infrastructure works over two stages with the first including installation of major services, a 3,000m2 carpark and a main access road to the new CBD plaza. The second stage involves the construction of the plaza area, reinstatement of the old Windsor Green fountain and connecting pathways. The project team have been working closely with the Council to deliver a high quality community asset with a focus on safety, particularly around the numerous live services in the excavation works. As a result of ensuring safety remains top of mind and getting the basics right, the project has successfully been completed lost time injury free to date. Upon completion, the space will have been transformed into an iconic, usable precinct which will bring the community together.
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Dial Before You Dig and Safe Excavation A safe excavation project always starts with lodging an enquiry with Dial Before You Dig. We all know that. But there is more to working safely than just lodging your Dial Before You Dig enquiry. Once you have received ALL of the information it is important to read and understand the plans provided. Remember the plans are only an indication of where the underground assets are located. So looking for clues onsite (such as pit covers, inspection points and cables running down power poles) and then physically locating the asset (often by potholing) are essential before you start your excavation. Most asset owners also provide a Duty of Care Statement as part of their response email which may include: • minimum clearance distances between construction activity and the validated position of the asset
• details of locators to use if you have trouble finding the asset yourself • Member contact details for further information and assistance • further instructions on working safely around infrastructure • instructions on how to pothole for the asset Some excavation projects might also involve obtaining approvals and permits. If you have trouble understanding the plans or information provided, communicate with the asset owners. All their details are provided in the response to your enquiry. Dial Before You Dig is the essential first step. Lodge your enquiry, receive the plans, understand all information provided and then follow safe work procedures on site.
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Combining Equipment, Technology and Services to Help Build Your Success What is your operations biggest challenge these days? Are you missing project deadlines, are you dealing with too much rework or are the costs of fuel and materials out of control? Whatever your challenge, there’s a way to solve it with Cat Connect. Cat Connect combines technology and services to monitor, manage and enhance your operations. Using the data from technology equipped machines, you’ll get more information and insight into your equipment and operations than ever before.
However, there is not a “one size fits all” solution. Because every jobsite has its own unique challenges, Cat Connect gives you the flexibility to mix and match technologies and services in four key areas to help meet the specific needs of your fleet and business. You can choose a single product or service, if that’s all you need, or connect multiple options across your jobsites. Equipment Management Services help you stay on top of monitoring, maintenance and repairs without adding headcount—so you can free up resources for other jobs Productivity Services help you use every asset to its potential, train every operator to get the most out of the equipment and design every jobsite for optimum efficiency.
Safety Services help employees at all levels understand the risks of fatigue, distraction and unsafe actions, then take steps to mitigate them and build a safety-first culture. Sustainability helps reduce environmental impact and simplify compliance reporting. By monitoring fuel burn and managing resource consumption you improve the efficiency of your jobsite and reduce your impact on the environment. Whether you run a single machine, manage a mixed fleet or oversee several jobsites Cavpower can help you find the best ways to build your success. All information is easily accessible in one application and from any device whether from the office or on-site.
Talk to Cavpower about what is causing your operation the most pain. From there, Cavpower can work with you to identify and implement the right combination that can help address your challenges. www.cavpower.com
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Where have we been? CCF SA South Port Lincoln Visit And Dinner – June 2017
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n June a regional dinner was held at the Port Lincoln Hotel that was hosted by the CCF SA’s CEO Phillip Sutherland where local members were able to hear from two guest speakers who provided a thought-provoking insight into some of the challenges faced by regional contractors when trying their hand at winning up civil construction contracts in both the state and federal government sectors.
Opening the night was Mr Tom Earls from Fairwork Lawyers who gave members a presentation on important matters surrounding the Change of Code that applies to all federally funded projects, and outlined what this meant for businesses in the Eyre Peninsula pitching for this type of work. Following Mr Earls’ presentation was the Industry Advocate, Mr Ian Nightingale, who provided an interesting overview of services provided through his office – whose mandate is to commit the SA Government to maintaining an Industry Participation Policy.
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Mr Nightingale also discussed issues around supplying services to the South Australian Government and how he genuinely wants to see South Australia - through its procurement practices - build local capacity, skills, expertise and a better understanding of dealing with governments which will better position local businesses to participate more fully and competitively in a national and international setting. This event was a great opportunity to hear about industry news and updates and to meet with other CCF SA members from the Eyre Peninsula areas. If any CCF SA members would like to receive information from Office of the Industry Advocate about supplying to government, or if you would like to see the Office of the Industry Advocate provide workshops in your region, please reach out and contact Adam Smith from Member Services on 8111 8041 to discuss how we may support you.
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MODERN AWARDS: Keep up to date with shifting sands It’s been two years since we updated Members about the 2014 ‘four yearly’ review of modern awards. While we should be considering the next four yearly review, the 2014 review continues to roll on.
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he review of modern awards has been such a massive undertaking that the notion of a four yearly review has been scrapped, and it is likely that the review will continue beyond the four year period.
In that time, there have been a number of significant decisions as part of the review. The penalty rates decision affecting some parts of the retail and hospitality sector attracted significant media attention, even though the net impact on award conditions
was relatively minor, and its implementation has been delayed for several years (during which time legislation may defeat it). The Commission also handed down a landmark test-case decision to grant access to unpaid leave and other entitlements (notably personal leave) for people suffering domestic violence. The details of how this will be enacted are the subject of what are likely to be a further, protracted hearing. Major cases relating to part-time and casual employment are also yet to be decided. In addition to these headline cases, there are numerous other proceedings, including specific ‘award level’ proceedings that affect the awards that cover civil contractors. These matters remain ongoing, and there is the likelihood that employers to whom these awards apply will be affected by them. Keeping up with these changes is no mean feat. To help members, CCF SA
have a dedicated industrial relations section of their website, which includes important information to assist members understanding their award obligations. This includes handy rate summaries, and fact sheets to explain some of the more complex parts of modern award coverage. Membership also includes access to some free over the phone advice from the experts at Fair Work Lawyers so they can navigate through the minefield. For those who wish to settle their employment conditions, enterprise agreements can be made that will displace the operation of an award, and provide certainty to the employer. For those who remain covered by the award, they should pay special attention to the award as it changes over the next few months. If you are in any doubt, contact CCF SA, and they will be able to assist.
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Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure “Safety Culture Measures” During October’s National Safe Work Month, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure showcased work health and safety initiatives to foster a positive safety culture across its work-sites. An industry session, specifically for CCF SA Members, was held collaboratively with the South Australian Construction Safety Alliance and SafeWork SA, to provide information about DPTI’s new Safety Culture measures and their purpose. The following table outlines Safety Culture Outcome-Based Measures. SAFETY CULTURE OUTCOME-BASED MEASURES AIM
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CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 1. WHS is endorsed by senior management as an integral and mandatory condition of project construction from start to finish of site work. ON SITE 2. Senior management demonstrates behaviours, decision making and attitudes that motivate all levels of personnel to exceed the minimum WHS legislative requirements on DPTI work-sites.
CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 1. Project Safety Management Plans detail treatments and the communication necessary to eliminate/mitigate risks through each stage of the project work, including residual risks identified through Safety in Design. 2. Tender documents submitted by head contractors / sub-contractors shall contain sufficient information and costing to validate required resources and effort in achieving these measures/outcomes, including hazard control measures applicable to each stage of the project construction work (e.g. pre-identified hazards and risks common to work-types). Reasonable allowance should be factored in for responses to site WHS issues as they arise. ON SITE 3. Senior management* leads by example and communicates clear and consistent minimum expected behaviours (e.g. through Safety Management Plans, practical measures, site safety meetings, pre-start meetings with sub-contractors). 4. Senior management* recognises, promotes and endorses work-site WHS well-being initiatives (e.g. engaging with ‘Mates in Construction’) and continuous improvement initiatives (e.g. workers are recognised for showing initiative regarding safe practices and issue resolution). 5. Operational meetings include WHS performance as a standing agenda item. Personnel are encouraged to raise WHS issues/report incidents knowing they will be treated seriously. Corrective action is assigned, prioritised, implemented and monitored. 6. Interactive involvement on site by senior executive to reinforce effective WHS practices (e.g. programmed worksite inspections with results reviewed at executive level within the organisation).
ON SITE 3. Communication processes emphasise no “at risk” behaviour, and promote worker engagement and collaboration. 4. A responsive WHS consultation process operates at each worksite, mandating input and participation by management and site representatives.
ON SITE 7. Work-site safety rules clearly define expected on-site behaviours, are effectively communicated in ways that are understood by all personnel, and applied by all personnel. 8. The following applies for induction procedures: • Detail general and sequential hazard identification, evaluation and control arrangements specific to the site. • Where possible, senior management participation in inductions (visible leadership), reinforcing WHS responsibilities and potential consequences arising through the adoption of unauthorised and/or unsafe work practices. • Mandatory for all personnel assigned to work tasks to undertake induction and demonstrate requisite knowledge of the site WHS requirements prior to commencing work (e.g. awareness of SWMS and SOP’s etc). • Head contractor and/or sub-contractors maintain accurate and up to date records that verify implementation of the induction process and relevant worker training and mandatory competency certificates. 9. For inexperienced personnel**, ongoing practices are in place to ensure they are adequately supervised, trained and mentored, and they are clearly identifiable on site as ‘high at risk’ personnel. 10. Responsive site practices are in place to facilitate timely consultation/communication regarding site WHS matters that arise. Examples could be urgent site meetings, or mobile phone transmission of safety messages (as appropriate to site rules).
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ON SITE 5. Safety hazard elimination or control is a core business practice that is applied on worksites. Includes assignment of responsibilities for implementation of hazard identification, evaluation and control arrangements.
CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 11. (Refer to Outcome 1) 12. Safety documentation (e.g. SWMS, JSA, SOP) appropriate for the specified task, is prepared and applied by subcontractors, identifying hazards, risk and control measures. ON SITE 13. Ongoing hazards identification and prevention is undertaken by competent on-site personnel and documented: • Senior management participate in walk-through site inspections on an ad-hoc and scheduled basis. • Results are communicated to site personnel (e.g. during the site walks, at tool-box meetings). • Corrective actions are identified, allocated, prioritised, monitored and communicated to relevant personnel (e.g. at tool-box meetings, or if more urgent – refer to Outcome 10). 14. The ability and capability of sub-contractors to undertake work tasks in conformance with specified hazard control measures – to be verified prior to commencement of work on those tasks.
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CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 6. A review is conducted by competent personnel to assess WHS performance of project onsite work practices against objectives.
CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 15. Competent senior management review the WHS performance (including of sub-contractors) yearly, upon completion of project sitework, or following a serious incident and/or notifiable occurrence to regulatory authority, and provide a report to DPTI. (For example, evidence of review mechanisms such as internal audits, with follow-up actions to actively improve the system and site practices.)
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* Senior management – experienced, knowledgeable personnel who give directions/sanction work operations – e.g. Site Project Manager. ** Inexperienced personnel – personnel are treated as inexperienced until they demonstrate an appropriate level of competence to undertake assigned work tasks.
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Healthy Workers Healthy Futures (HWHF) is a program offered by CCF SA exclusively for its Members as a complimentary service. For more information contact Jess Law Healthy Workers Advisor jlaw@ccfsa.com.au P: 8111 8042 or 0417 813 202 40
Some fantastic examples of improving the health of the workforce
There are many different ways that CCF SA member companies are improving the Health and Wellbeing of their workers. Here are a few examples from a range of workplaces of various strategies that a business can implement to improve the health of staff.
EICHLER EARTHMOVERS Eichler Earthmovers built Veggie patches at their Mannum office to promote their range of soils and composts for sale. This has had the double impact of also providing staff with fresh vegetables onsite. Over the previous summer, not a single cherry tomato had to be bought from the supermarket due to the bumper crop! Eichler Earthmovers policy of hiring houses instead of hotel rooms when staff are working away from home also allows workers to cook healthy meals together instead of eating out- saving money as well as being better for their waistlines.
GATEWAY SOUTH Choosing to focus on improving healthy eating to avoid illness through the winter months and reduce fatigue; Gateway South engaged Healthy Workers to provide nutrition talks that were held at pre-starts for all workerswhich included tasty recipes handouts and a cooking demonstration for office staff. The construction industry also has higher rates of smoking than the state average. So Gateway South have also liaised with Cancer Council SA to run ‘quit because you can’ workshops for any smokers who are looking for support to quit smoking.
T2T Continuing in the form that won them the inaugural Healthy Workers Healthy Futures award, T2T have implemented a pedometer challenge for the month of August. Healthy Workers provided free pedometers for participants whilst T2T incorporated pre and post blood pressure and basic cardiovascular tests to promote heart health to all workers. This is on top of other work already completed including health assessments, flu vaccinations, Mates In Construction, sun protection, manual handling and healthy options at the onsite canteen.
TOP COAT ASPHALT All staff at Top Coat Asphalt receive an induction that covers not only safety information- but also targeted health information as seen suitable depending on the individual’s potential health risks. This could include information on chronic disease but also allergies and health promotion. This information is reinforced with regular check-ins to strengthen the health messages. Top Coat Asphalt also aims to include a different health topic into toolbox meetings each month and have utilised information from the Healthy Workers newsletters to do so.
ZINFRA Manual handling was identified as a key area for improvement for employees at Zinfra. Utilising the services from fellow CCF SA member Sitemed, Zinfra provided their employees with training to improve manual handling practices, which was very well received. The Healthy Workers program provided mental health resources to all employees and delivered a toolbox talk and resources focussing on nutrition for fatigue management. The amount of sugar found in ice coffee was particularly eye-opening for some workers!
Healthy Workers Healthy Futures (HWHF) is a free program offered exclusively to CCF SA members. Talk to Jess about the different ways your business can improve the health and wellbeing of your staff. Jess Law- Healthy Worker Advisor. E. jlaw@ccfsa.com.au Ph. 08 8111 8042
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CCFSA Welcomes Our New Members Axiom Projects 0417 366 537 sean.mccarthy@axiomprojects.net.au “Axiom Projects is a general civil contractor and project management firm specialising in remote and regional construction”
Intract Australia Pty Ltd 08 8203 3100 www.intract.com.au Intract Australia is a 51% owned, managed and controlled enterprise. With over 60 employees, Intract specialises in civil contracting, building construction and building maintenance.
JBS&G Australia Pty Ltd 08 8431 7113 www.jbsg.com.au JBS&G is Australia’s leading Brownfields consultancy, providing contaminated land and building assessment, cleanup and monitoring services together with experienced approval experts who specialise in mining and infrastructure projects.
MFY Pty Ltd 08 8338 8888 www.mfy.com.au MFY provides collaborative, strategic and practical traffic engineering solutions. Our services include managing safety and legislative compliance risk through designing or auditing workzone traffic management schemes and minimising traffic impacts.
Streetfleet Pty Ltd 1300 273 359 www.streetfleet.com.au StreetFleet is the largest South Australian owned and operated fleet management company. With offices Australia wide, we specialise in the lease and management of vehicles right across the country. Our expertise includes Fleet Management, Novated, Finance and Operating leases plus Chattel mortgages. StreetFleet provide cost effective and efficient vehicle management solutions with our unique tender system, 24/7 online access to company vehicle(s), fleet tracking, FBT reporting and compliance, reporting maintenance expenses, driver safety education and purchase and disposal.
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SKIN CANCER SCREENING Book onsite skin checks or sun awareness sessions TODAY and help protect your most valuable asset.... YOUR EMPLOYEES Every year, in Australia: • • • •
skin cancers account for around 80% of all newly diagnosed cancers. between 95 and 99% of skin cancers are caused by exposure to the sun. GPs have over 1 million patient consultations per year for skin cancer. the incidence of skin cancer is one of the highest in the world, two to three times the rates in Canada, the US and the UK.¹
Why use CHG? • CHG provide specialised skin cancer screenings, by some of South Australia’s most experienced General Practitioners in skin cancer screening. • We offer a high quality onsite service for the prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancers.
Despite being almost entirely preventable, skin cancer continues to affect at least 1 in every 2 Australians in their lifetime 2
1 http://www.cancer.org.au/about-cancer/types-of-cancer/skin-cancer.html 2 Calculated by M. Staples from data contained in National Cancer Control Initiative. The 2002 National Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Survey. A report by the NCCI Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Working Group. Edited by MP Staples. Melbourne: NCCI, 2003.
Contact CHG today! T 08 8354 9800 | E hp@chg.net.au | W www.chg.net.au 43
MEMBERS – TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE CCF SA EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY OFFERS
CHASE FINANCE Business Finance Specialists for Equipment, Property and Commercial Loans. Peter Rowlands P: 08 8333 5111 E: finance@chasefinance.com.au www.chasefinance.com.au
TWO FREE 1 HOUR BUSINESS FINANCE REVIEWS. Be sure your business is getting the best interest rates! CALL US NOW.
CIVIL TRAIN SOUTH AUSTRALIA – RTO: 40239 Full range of short course training in civil construction and related industries. P: 08 8111 8001 E: courses@ccfsa.com.au www.civiltrainsa.com.au
UP TO 5% OFF SELECTED SHORT COURSES WHEN QUOTING YOUR CCF MEMBER NUMBER. *Conditions may apply.
CORDELL Providing the most reliable, timely and comprehensive construction industry information. www.cordell.com.au ENHANCE TRAVEL The perks of booking with Enhance Travel – expect room upgrades, special touches, preferred rates, breakfast daily, early check in and late checkout along with value added Virtuoso amenities. 289 Kensington Road, Kensington Park SA 5068 P: 08 8332 4144 www.enhancetravel.com.au 44
SAVE 15% New customers receive a 15% discount on any Cordell Connect, Cordell Estimator or RP Data Professional purchase. Call Terry Benn 1800 80 60 60
UPGRADE Ensuring your travels are nothing short of extraordinary.
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NATIONAL PASSENGER CAR DISCOUNTS Quote BCD D631800.
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BUDGET CAR AND TRUCK RENTAL • Passenger vehicle rental • Largest range of commercial vehicles – buses, trucks and mining spec vehicles to suit your needs – available on request. P: 13 27 27 www.budget.com.au
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10% DISCOUNT VOUCHER Give yourself the advantage. CCF SA Members will receive an additional 10% discount on all quoted prices.Contact Patrick Buying 0414 476 148 and quote your CCF SA Member number to receive your discount voucher.
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BOWDEN PRINT GROUP Our values speak for themselves…to partner with our clients to meet their objectives by providing the best solutions, the best quality, value for money, delivery on time, guaranteed. Patrick Buying – Account Manager P: 1800 818 233 M: 0414 476 148 E: sales@bowdengroup.com.au www.bowdengroup.com.au
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BENTLEYS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Accounting and business advisory, audit, assurance, financial planning, self managed superannuation. Paul Mazzachi Level 2, 139 Frome Street Adelaide SA 5000 P: 08 8372 7900 E: pmazzachi@adel.bentleys.com.au www.bentleys.com.au
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ON SITE REFUELLING (OSR) CCF MEMBER OFFER OF $0.10 (CENTS PER LITRE) off normal rates on all OSR deliveries over 500 litres. *Additional charges may apply for destinations greater than a 30 Km radius of Largs North. Offer expires 31/12/2017
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ADELAIDE FUEL DISTRIBUTORS Specialising in bulk fuel deliveries, the hire/loan of fuel storage tanks, and on-site refuelling. P: 08 8349 5868 Central: Clinton – 0407 070 420 North: Domenic – 0404 273 263 South: Stephen – 0417 813 727 www.adelaidefuel.net.au
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GEEK Since 2004 GEEK has assisted South Australian businesses with an end to end approach, customising office solutions to meet individual clients requirements, including Cloud, IT, Photocopiers and Business Grade Phone Systems. Jon Paior P: 08 8463 1900
COMPLIMENTARY COMPREHENSIVE IT SYSTEMS REVIEW FOR YOUR BUSINESS (NORMAL COST $600 ex gst). Offer available for all eligible CCF SA Members. Contact Jon Paior on 8463 1900
EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS FOR PURCHASING AND/OR SERVICING VEHICLES AT NORTHPOINT. Also entitled to other servicing benefits. Contact Clinton Fern – Corporate Sales Manager for more info.
PETER KITTLE TOYOTA Car Buying Made Easy – Let us make it easy for you to manage your vehicle fleet requirements including buying, servicing and even collision repairs. Peter Ladyman P: 08 8256 5175 M: 0419 213 175 E: peter.ladyman@peterkittle.com.au www.peterkittletoyota.com.au
RECEIVE VIP TREATMENT, VALUE ADDS AND/OR SPECIAL OFFERS ON ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING 10% OF YOUR SERVICING*. Contact Peter Ladyman – Fleet Manager Quote CCF member number prior to any bookings. *Offer excludes TSA Capped price services.
SKYTRUST Skytrust is a cloud based integrated risk management system that offers a holistic approach to your organisation’s software needs. The user friendly tools are also available as an App on mobile devices to increase the ease of access for operational staff. Mary Nizamis M: 0477 009 553 www.skytrust.co
FULL 3 MONTH FREE TRIAL – NO RISK, NO OBLIGATION, NO LOCK IN. We create your own branded trial site and upload your data to use so you can really put the system to the test!
VISUALCOM Printing & signage services including banners, coreflutes, fence mesh, commercial & architectural signage, event/brand activations, exhibition displays, large-format indoor/outdoor solutions. Design, Manufacture, Install – EST 1998. Adam Ross P: 08 8212 9330 E: adam@visualcom.com.au www.visualcom.com.au
15% DISCOUNT TO CCF SA MEMBERS OFF RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE. Quote CCFSA.
WORKFORCE CLOTHING Workforce Clothing for everything you wear at work including Boots and PPE. Karl Macaulay – Area Manager 25 Wing Street, Wingfield SA 5013 P: 08 8345 7750 M: 0458 911 091 E: kmacaulay@workforceclothing.com.au www.workforceclothing.com.au
NEW MEMBER OFFER – FREE LOGO SET UP & NO CHARGE FOR YOUR FIRST 100 LOGOS.
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NORTHPOINT TOYOTA Supplying, maintaining and managing vehicles for small, medium and large businesses for over 30 years. Clinton Fern P: 08 8422 9632 M: 0414 898 465 E: clinton.fern@northpoint.com.au www.northpoint.com.au
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CCF SA MEMBERS WILL GET 12 MTHS FREE REGISTRATION AND A FREE TANK OF FUEL WITH ANY NEW PURCHASE. OFFER ENDS JUNE 30TH 2017. Quote CCF Member No. before negotiation.
10% DISCOUNT
MAUGHAN THIEM AUTO SALES For all you’re motoring needs, speak to Maughan Thiem Ford’s dedicated CCF SA Account Manager. Mike Perry P: 08 8300 1200 M: 0411 706 789 www.maughanthiem.com.au
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PERMANENT PLACEMENT FEE FIX AT 10% OF ANTICIPATED ANNUAL INCOME AND 3 MONTHS GUARANTEE as per our Terms and Conditions for salary staff. Quote CCF Discount.
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FLEXABLE FORCE Permanent placement and Labour Hire employment services. Peter Murphy 265 North East Rd, Hampstead Gardens SA 5086 P: 08 8261 1111 www.flexableforce.com.au
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MEMBER PROFILES Action Line Marking (SA) Pty Ltd
How long have you been in business? Our first job was in April 1992, and since conception we have grown into the market leader in Road Marking that we are today. This year marks our 25th Anniversary, something we are very proud of.
projects are constant moving job sites. We also have RPM vehicles for raised pavement marker installation, and self-propelled and trailer mounted machines for minor line marking works.
Where are you located?
We have the ability to remove old and unsightly lines, and also retexture road and concrete surfaces with minimal fuss.
12 Aldershot Rd, Lonsdale SA 5160, however we have contracts nation wide.
How many staff do you employ?
What are your core business activities/specialties? • Road / Line Marking and associated works
25 full time highly experienced employees that can deliver any sized project. All of our staff have current Whitecards, Workzone Traffic Management accreditation. ROADMARKING VEHICLE
• Airport / Airfield Marking
Any other information:
• Sporting / School Marking
Linemarking is one of the key elements for safe use of any roadway, and we pride ourselves on providing our clients with the confidence that we go above and beyond with our customer service, and our delivery of works.
• Safety Lines Marking • Road / Line Marking Removal
Completed project you have worked on you are most proud of? • Southern Expressway
ROADMARKING
• T2T Project • Airports and Helipads – including Granites Gold Mine Airport, Brisbane International Airport, Roma Airport (QLD)
How many machines do you have in your fleet and what types? Action Linemarking have a large range of machines to suit all types of road marking and removal. Our number one priority is safety, and to ensure that we have 3 Attenuator Trucks which act as mobile safety barriers for our team, as each of our
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Action Line Marking (SA) Pty Ltd Contact: Scott Dornan E: admin@actionlinemarking.com P: 08 8382 8863 www.actionlinemarking.com
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ADELAIDE WEIGHING EQUIPMENT
MEMBER
COSIE & DANIEL COSTA
How long have you been in business?
Any other information:
Established in 1988 in the home back shed.
We firmly believe that the strong foundation we have built and our ability to align ourselves with products of the best quality, Adelaide Weighing Equipment will be around for a very long time and that opportunities will continually evolve to service growing industries and our growing client base.
Where are you located? Newly relocated to centrally positioned Dry Creek.
How did you start your business? We started with basically no customers, and with patience, a hard resolve and a very solid work ethic, our business began to grow. Along the way we expanded the range of products that we represented so our business constantly grew, as did our positive reputation.
What are your core business activities/specialties? Originally one of the main functions of the business was to supply simple hydraulic based weighing system to suit the materials handling industry. Over that time we have been able to expand into most fields of weighing equipment, from basic weight check scales to precision laboratory systems, to retail scales and all the way through to weighbridges.
PLATFORM SCALES
Jadco (SA) Pty Ltd T/A Adelaide Weighing Equipment 17 Duncan Road, Dry Creek Contact: Cosie Costa P: 08 8359 6340 www.adelaideweighing.com.au
Completed project you have worked on you are most proud of? The new Almond Processing facility at Swan Reach for Costa Bros Almonds. Equipment included a 36 metre full concrete deck 100 ton weighbridge. Also 13 new 3000kg low profile platform scales with data communication links to wireless server. Two new laboratory balances completed the project, officially opened in April 2017.
WEIGHBRIDGE FOR COSTA BROS ALMONDS
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MEMBER PROFILES AR Contracting Services Pty Ltd
SAND REPLENISHMENT WORKS
How long have you been in business? AR Contracting Services is a South Australian business which was incorporated in April 2003.
Where are you located? Our office is based on Port Road at Woodville Park and our construction sites are located throughout the metropolitan and regional areas of SA.
How did you start your business? AR Contracting Services was established by founding directors, Roger Ashby and Michael Rowe, who have a combined association with the civil construction industry in South Australia of over 90 years. Whilst Roger and Michael are now enjoying life in retirement, they continue to provide guidance and leadership as Directors. They employed a General Manager, Craig Hewson, to join the rest of the management team, including their sons Rick, Peter and David to drive growth and future success at AR Contracting Services.
What are your core business activities/specialties? We offer a range of services for civil construction and earthmoving projects including detailed, bulk and remedial earthworks, road and pavement construction, stormwater retention and reticulation, concrete works and underground services including sewer, water, gas, electrical and communications. We provide contracting services to engineering and project consultants, private
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developers and state/local government departments and have successfully delivered contracts up to $15m. We also have vast experience in undertaking sand replenishment projects, the construction of sea walls, rock revetments and other coastal management projects along S.A.’s beaches. Our commitment is to provide quality civil contracting services to achieve the best outcome for our clients.
Completed project you have worked on you are most proud of? We recently constructed the final 3 stages of the urban development at St Clair. This development included a range of commercial and residential allotments set around a live wetland environment and boasted unique landscaping and urban planning concepts. We also constructed a new intersection at the entry to St Clair on Torrens Road for the Department of Transport and Infrastructure as part of this project.
MEMBER
ST CLAIR DEVELOPMENT
How many staff do you employ? We currently have 45 staff working for us.
Any other information: AR Contracting Services comprises a substantial field construction team of industry specialists and extensive subcontractor resources that are capable of executing high quality civil construction works. We are committed to the implementation and continual improvement of our Integrated Management System for QA, WHS and ENV practices. We are pre-qualified with DPTI, hold a Building Work Contractors Licence and are SA Water accredited. We welcome any opportunities to engage with CCF SA members, as well as new and existing clients, so please feel free to contact our office anytime.
How many machines do you have in your fleet and what types? Our plant includes 2 x 8T Excavators (Hitachi and Komatsu), 2 x 25T Excavators (Daewoo and Doosan), 4 x 30T Excavators (Caterpillar, Hitachi and Doosan), 2 x Skid Steer Loaders (Caterpillar), 2 x D350C Articulated Dump Trucks (Caterpillar), 1 x 5 tonne Tipper Truck, 8 x Water Carts, 1 x 35KL Overhead Water Tank and 2 x Quick fill Water tank setups. Other plant is sourced from owner operators, plant hirers and specialist contractors to facilitate efficient completion of other project requirements.
AR Contracting Services Pty Ltd Contact: David Rowe E: david.rowe@arcontractingservices. com.au P: 08 8347 4088 M: 0415 904 975 www.arcontractingservices.com.au
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SMS GEOTECHNICAL
SMS GEOTECHNICAL DIRECTORS
How long have you been in business? 4 Years, opening in 2013.
Where are you located? 9/21 Beafield Rd Para Hills West and Port Lincoln.
How did you start your business? I was contacted by several previous clients that were unhappy with the options in the industry at the time. I had many suggestions from them to start my own business, so with Damien and Callum we started the process, and created SMS Geotechnical. SMS being the initial from each of our last names. (Shotton, Mashford, Smith).
What are your core business activities/specialties? • We are fully NATA accredited, with a sound compliance record • Earthworks testing for civil contractors, including bulk earthworks testing, level one supervision, residential and commercial subdivisions • Laboratory testing for engineering firms, where we offer a large suite of testing, including gradings, Atterberg limits, CBR testing and shrink swell index
MEMBER
LOGGING
ROCKMASTER DRILLING
heavy metals and other contaminants which increase the cost of disposing your excess fill • Drilling services for geotechnical and environmental consultants including bore hole logging and environmental well installation • We can now offer our education services to the industry, which consists of a graduate engineer program and soil classification for environmental scientists which is exciting!
Completed project you have worked on you are most proud of? Setting up and opening our Port Lincoln facility has been rewarding, as previously there had not been a full-time presence of any soil testing company on the Eyre Peninsula. We are now able to provide that full-time testing service to that region in SA. Our ongoing professional relationships with our long-term clients is something we are very proud of.
Any other information: Safety is at the core of our business and we are fully compliant with the work, health and safety act. We are working tirelessly to provide the civil industry a complete service for all geotechnical testing requirements. Having the drill rig capability allows us to be involved with your project from investigation and design, right through to the construction and testing phase. Adding our education program to this already comprehensive service allows our clients to increase their expertise by utilising our years of experience.
How many machines do you have in your fleet and what types? We currently have 10 field vehicles with the capacity to expand quickly. Additional Plant;
• Quality Assurance testing for Quarries including LAA, PSD, PI testing as well as many more aggregate tests
• Rockmaster Drill rig/s
• Environmental screening, with the ability to sample your potentially contaminated fill against EPA waste derived fill criteria,
How many staff do you employ?
• Support facilities.
15-20 (depending on workload)
SMS Geotechnical Contact: Darren Shotton E: dshotton@smsgeotechnical.com.au P: 08 8258 7498 M: 0414 995 917 www.smsgeotechnical.com.au
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RETIRED MEMBERS
Wealth Management Guest Speaker As previously advised, the RMG Committee‘s primary objective is to combine member gatherings with suitable guest speakers and subjects relevant to retirees’ interest. Whether they are held at CCF House or external venues, time is allowed for networking and catching up with old friends. Another example of the topical subjects intended to attract attention of retired members was arranged for Wednesday 16th August 2017, featuring guest speaker, Mr. Martin Crabb. Martin is the Chief Investment Officer of Shaw and Partners, a National Broking and Wealth Management firm, highly qualified to speak on the state of the Australian Economy and the investing climate over the short to medium term. The final event for 2017 is our ‘traditional’ get-together for Christmas Drinks at CCF House Thebarton. Guest speaker will be CEO Phil Sutherland with the latest industry and association news. Members will be advised of 2018 planned events early in the New Year.
If you know of any retired or semiretired Members interested in joining the Retired Members Group of CCF SA, contact Bob on 0402 016 942
RETIRE
CCF SA
New Retired Members Group Membership Category
Vale Irene ‘Joyce’ Hille
A new category of membership for the RMG Division was introduced into its ‘Terms of Reference’ in June 2017. This covered a new membership category of retired or semi-retired employees, provided they are nominated by past or present member representatives of ECA, CCF SA, Civil Skills Centre or ECA Superannuation Fund. The other notable change related to composition of the RMG Committee, which will now be five previous contractor and three previous supplier member representatives.
Vale Frank Crane
Irene ‘Joyce’ Hille. Joyce, dearly beloved wife of Basil, well- known Adelaide Hills contractor, (Hille Earthmovers) and long serving ECA member passed away on April 16th 2017 aged 80 years.
An inaugural member of ECA, Frank who served on the ECA and CCF SA Executive Committees for 13 years passed away on the 23rd June 2017, aged 98.
Congratulations – Joe Tripodi OAM Chairman David Truran conveyed his and Members’ congratulations to Joe Tripodi for being awarded the Order of Australia Medal in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his service to football and the multi-national community. As one of the sporting recipients honoured, they are commonly referred to as ‘unsung heroes’ of sport. Joe was a former Norwood Football Club President having served as President and Chairman from 2006 to 2013, a Board member from 2004 to 2014 and Club patron since 2015. President of the Earthmoving Contractors Association of SA from 1977 to 1979 Joe joined the list of other industry achievers recognised by CCF SA with a Hall of Fame Award two years ago. RMG believes this latest national acknowledgement is well deserved. Written by Bob Osborne
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Display Photo of 1984/1985 ECA Executive Committee see Frank Crane (in back row second from left).
On behalf of RMG, Chairman David Truran extends his condolences to the families of these two deceased colleagues. RETIRED MEMBERS GROUP MEMBERSHIP Adrian Donald Barry Murray Basil Hille Bob Johnston Brian Williams Catherine Truran Chris Marles Darryl Beall David Truran Dennis Lorenzin Glen Blackmore Ian Butterworth Joe Tripodi John Chamberlain John Davison John Welsby Kenneth Bulmer Malcolm Healey Malcolm Pollard Michael Pridham Mike Rowe Moss Keller
Shirley Humphries Peter Jeffery Peter Keane Peter Little Peter Todd Peter Waterman Ray Spry Richard Tolmer Bob Osborne Roger Rose Stanley Curyer Stirling Scherer Tony Musolino Tony Pollard Dig Traeger Peter Moskaljuk Ross Lewis FAMILY MEMBERS (registered partner) Glenda Murray Raelene Pridham Sue Tolmer
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BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR SALE FIRE IN THE BELLY Biography of Don Stein AM from CCF NSW. Contact Bob Osborne on 0402 016 942 – limited numbers available CIVIL ACHIEVEMENTS UNEARTHED The History of Earthmoving and Civil Contracting in South Australia. Phone 8111 8044 to order your copy
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CCF SA MAGAZINE ISSUE 2 : 2017 THE CCF NATIONAL 2016
NATIONAL EARTH AWARDS 2017 THE CCF NATIONAL 2016
Tuesday 21st November Parliament House BOOK NOW! www.civilcontractors.com
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PAST CCF SA EVENTS
CCF SA INDUSTRY BREAKFAST BRIEFING 8 August CCF House Guest speaker Cathy Cato, Deputy Commissioner Operations and Code at Australian Building and Construction Commission joined Tom Earls from Fair Work Lawyers to advise CCF SA members on changes to the code changes for employment, subcontracting, payments and materials. EVENT SPONSORS
NEXT GEN & WOMEN IN CIVIL NETWORKING EVENT 28 July Hilton Hotel Featuring an industry update on more than $1.5 billion budgeted for planned civil projects over the next 12 months from Ben Champion, DPTI. EVENT SPONSORS
TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS. TODAY
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Moving to a Culture of Care, not just Compliance Become an Employer of Choice. Improve productivity, morale, retention and reduce absenteeism and workplace injuries by improving the health and wellbeing of your workforce.
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resenters will show you a range of strategies that a site can implement to improve health (both mental and physical) in the workplace. An expo will then follow with a range of health providers and NGOs available to speak with that can assist you in creating a healthy workplace. This event is targeted for Senior Management, HR and WHS staff members.
DATE AND TIME Tuesday 17 October 2017 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm From $20 + gst & bf LOCATION CCF SA House 1 South Road, Thebarton
SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Mardi Webber (ReturnToWorkSA) – Creating a mentally healthy workplace. Gavin Fairbrother & Brett Pfeffer (SafeWork SA) – The importance of health for safety Gavin Wright (T2T Alliance) – Practical health and wellbeing tips from a workplace that has done it.
Further information and bookings for this event visit: movingtoacultureofcare. eventbrite.com.au
HEALTHY WORKERS HEALTHY FUTURES CCF SA TOGETHER - STRONGER
600 Members - ONE voice Integrity
CCF MEMBERSHIP is a badge of:
Capability
Quality
Reliability
By using a Member of the Civil Contractor’s Federation you will be in safe hands. Always look for our iconic logo and ask the question:
Are you a Member of the Civil Contractors Federation?
Next time you require a civil contractor, large or small, remember... Industry leaders can be distinguished by the CCF logo
08 8111 8000 www.ccfsa.com.au
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TRAINING
Civil Train We are here for you! CRYSTAL MACKIE Senior RTO Admin Officer / RTW SA Reskilling Coordinator I joined Civil Train as a Senior RTO Admin Officer / RTW SA Reskilling Coordinator in November 2016, after working at a transport training organisation for more than seven years. As well as providing quotes for private courses, I am responsible for supporting Sophie Carter and Vanessa Powell with all things administration. I also run Civil Train’s Return to Work reskilling program and work hardening program in conjunction with CCF SA’s Work for the Dole project. This program is committed to increasing Return to Work clients’ capacity and improving their mental wellbeing. Clients have a chance to improve their physical strength in a real work environment, whilst giving them a reason to get up in the morning. It is an excellent opportunity for clients to gain confidence in themselves and their abilities before heading back in to the workforce. I feel very privileged be part of such an amazing program that enables me to help others when they often can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is a pleasure to work with a team who goes above and beyond to provide exceptional service, and I enjoy the fact that I am able to combine my previous experience in a RTO with my love for helping people.
Contact Civil Train on 8111 8001 or courses@ccfsa.com.au
SOPHIE CARTER Training Coordinator I have been employed with Civil Train SA for four years in November 2017. My initial role was Administration Officer for the Certificate II in Civil Construction funded programs under Skills for All and the first year of WorkReady. I started in my current role of Training Coordinator / Team Leader in June 2016. I have loved stepping in to my new role! I love the variety of my work - every day is different and always busy. I very much enjoy looking after the Contracts of Training for Certificate III and Certificate IV in Civil Construction. It’s fantastic to assist the trainees throughout their training journey and seeing them though to complete their qualifications. It’s definitely a feel good role, and great getting to know the learners and the employers along the way.
Contact Civil Train on 8111 8001 or courses@ccfsa.com.au
Visit our informative website to find out the latest news, courses – visit civiltrain.com.au
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BENEFIT FROM MEMBERSHIP OF AN ASSOCIATION BUILDING A BETTER SA
Helping s Member
Obtain more work, work more effectively and make more money
MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE BE STRONGER BY ASSOCIATION Call the Civil Contractors Federation on 8111 8000 or www.ccfsa.com.au
Contracting Services Boral offers solutions to the commercial, civil and infrastructure industry for the design, supply, install and certification of segmental retaining walls and pavements in South Australia. Contracting services are available for: • Commercial subdivisions • Industrial subdivisions • Residential subdivisions • Civil projects • Local government and infrastructure projects • High-capacity machine laid paving projects For more information please call 1300 360 255 or visit www.boral.com.au
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Bungala Corporation and Emeroo Station In June 2017, Civil Train SA in partnership with Department of State Development, Regional Development Australia Far North Region, Bungala Corporation and Emeroo Station, held a four week training program for 15 Aboriginal participants, in preparation for the Solar Plant construction, which will commence before the end of 2017. Participants gained accredited units of competency in: ›› CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry (White Card) ›› RIICCM206D Support plant operations ›› RIICCM209D Carry out concrete work ›› RIICCM301D Construct and dismantle fences and gates ›› RIIRIS201D Conduct local risk control Along with this, participants also had the opportunity to gain their Skidsteer Duty of Care, Manual Handling, and UHF Radio non-accredited competencies, along with work hardening skills which included conflict resolution, interview skills, social media and on-line presence, and an introduction to the broad field of Civil Construction. Live works were undertaken at Emeroo Station, which is approx. 12kms north of Pt Augusta, at the foot of the Flinders Ranges. The project included constructing concrete pads for the future use for water storage tanks, fencing for stock control, skidsteer operation, stockpiling of fill, and path maintenance. At the end of the program, a graduation was held at Emeroo Station, with all stakeholders in attendance. The group, all local to the region, took great pride in what they achieved in a short amount of time, we are very proud of all of the participants and look forward to upskilling them in the future.
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THE RIGHT WAY TO TRAFFIC A four (4) week TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT training and work preparation program with real employment opportunities.
Over four weeks participants be working in real work zone and traffic controller activities to achieve: DPTI WORK ZONE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LICENCE (RIIWHS302D Implement traffic management plan/ RIIWHS205D Control traffic with stop/slow bat) MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS (RIICCM201D Carry out measurements and calculations) RISK ASSESSMENTS AND SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENTS (RIIRIS201D Conduct local risk control)
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OPERATE LIGHT VEHICLE (RIIVEH201D Operate light vehicle)
HAZARDOUS MANUAL TASKS USING UHF RADIOS READ PLANS SET UP AND POSITION SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT
The program offers individual case management and structured workplace mentoring to participants to support and overcome any barriers to achievement and employment. The Right Way to Traffic is an approved activity for Annual Activity Purposes (Activity ID 5930322).
COMMUNICATION SKILLS (RIICOM201D Communicate in the workplace)
PLUS the non-accredited modules of:
Designed and delivered in collaboration with Traffic Management companies that are actively looking for suitably experienced and skilled staff to be immediately employed, this program builds the skills, confidence and experience of prospective employees in this industry, rendering them more work ready and more employable.
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You will be required to hold a current driving licence (minimum P2), and be able to drive a manual vehicle. The program now has provision for those unskilled in manual transmission to access additional training.
FEES • $295 participant course fee • PPE • First Aid certificate (if the participant does not hold a current ticket) • Drug and alcohol testing prior to employment/work experience. • Incidental expenses to the participant may include travel costs to and from the location of the program and lunch JobActives may cover some, or all, of the above expenses for participants. WorkReady Jobs First Employment Projects eligibility criteria apply.
CIVIL TRAIN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. RTO code: 40239 THEBARTON: 1 South Rd. Phone: (08) 8111 8001 PORT AUGUSTA: 9 Brooks St. Phone: (08) 8642 2936 courses@ccfsa.com.au www.civiltrainsa.com.au
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TRAINING Eat right to get you through the working day! Civil Contractors Federation SA's 'Healthy Workers, Healthy Futures' Adviser running a healthy eating session with our Right Way to Traffic group.
It's been a busy four weeks at Emeroo station for our @WorkReadySA JFEP with Bungala Aborginal Corp. & @RDAFarNorth. Graduation today!
Catching up with more of our valued, regional clients and @CCF__SA Members, M&M Group in #PortLincoln.
"So proud to reach the finals of the @StateDevSA #ALW2017 with our Right Way to Traffic program!"
Regional Anangu Services Aboriginal Corporation proudly displaying their Civil Contractors Federation SA Membership at their office in Alice Springs. Doing an amazing job in the APY lands and so eye opening to meet with their Workforce Development Coordinator. Thank you for having us!
@CivilTrainSA educating Careers Advisers about civil construction as a viable career option for students @CCF_SA Blind spot awareness session @CCF__SA with @TMAAau with 12 dedicated TCs from 4 Traffic Control companies
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EOFY stat: @CivilTrainSA @CCF__SA processed 9,261 enrolments in 16/17! Phew! #teamciviltrain
$1.5 billion budgeted for #CivilConstruction projects in #SouthAustralia in 17/18 : Ben Champion @DPTI_SA #nextgen #womenincivil
"VET in Schools' training taking place in Alice Springs. 'We have never seen these kids so #teamciviltrain engaged'
Meet Mark and Peta at our training facility in Alice Springs. They work tirelessly to make sure training is organised and delivered across the Territory (including Darwin) to meet our clients' needs. #teamciviltrain
Brrr The guys from Civil Contractors Federation SA Member City of Port Lincoln looking stunning in our Civil Train beanies! Almost detracts from your fancy, new Caterpillar Inc. Loader
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Tony Saska
If you haven’t seen or hea rd about ‘Bear’ as yet, you would be one of the selected few, he has become quite the celebrity! Completing his Certificate II in Civil Construction in 201 6, from there Bear was imm ediately picked up by Zan cott Recruitment and placed on assignment on one of Sou th Australia’s most prominent civil project s, the O’Bahn. With his fantastic outlook on life, Tony has made driv ing through the construction site a pleasu rable experience and also changed the way people perceive roadwork s in our ever changing sta te. There was an incident not too long ago where he had to stop traffic to let an oversized load enter the site. There was a young mu m with two young children in the back, who weren’t impressed by hav ing to stop. He could see the angst on her face with the two kids in the back bec oming impatient, so Bear took the opportunity to swing the stop slow bat around and use it as a guitar and sing ‘ Only You ………’ Needless to say this made everyone in the car, and other cars around smile! Tony Saska was also CCF’s Cert II Trainee of the Year 2017 at the recent CCF Gala dinner. If you would like to see more of what Tony has achieved, check out Civil Train SA’s Facebo ok Page and also our Youtub e Channel We are very proud of Ton y’s success, as we are all of our graduates of our programs.
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I’m Maurice. This is my company car. I’M IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT WITH HELP FROM THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD. THE CITB PROVIDE SUBSIDISED TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO HELP BUILD CAREERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. LEARN HOW THEY CAN HELP YOU TOO. VISIT CITB.ORG.AU
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Civil Train We are here for you! MELISSA EKBERG Business Development Manager – Job Placement Melissa has a background in Civil Construction in Human Resources and Recruitment, both of which gives her an expert understanding of the need for upskilling existing staff and also ensuring that the next generation of Civil Construction is well prepared for the ever changing industry. She is very passionate about all facets of the industry and will help all members where possible. As the Job Placement and Business Development Manager for Civil Train, Mel is your key contact when it comes to identifying available government and CITB funding for short courses and qualifications for your staff.
Contact Civil Train on 8111 8001 or courses@ccfsa.com.au
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