Civil Contractors Federation SA Issue 2 2018

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A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT TIME TO BOOST THE SMALL END OF TOWN SELECTIVE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE IN TOUGH TIMES! DARLINGTON UPGRADE BOOSTING SA’S ROAD-BUILDING EXPERTISE ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST EXCITING MINE PROJECTS ONE GATE BECKONS MOTOR RACING FANS Your Partner in Developing

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9 Selective Government assistance in tough times!

One of Australia’s most exciting mine projects

18 Quake-proofing dams a boon for local expertise

IN THIS ISSUE 4 A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT

32 INFORMATION – WELLBEING

52 FEATURE – AWARDS

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Look after your business by looking after yourself

10 FEATURE – PROJECTS

36 MINING TRAIN

CCF SA AGM/President's Breakfast

Darlington upgrade boosting SA’s road-building expertise

Flexible industry training to support your business needs

Next Gen site visit & networking event

12 FEATURE – PROJECTS

40 TRAINING

One of Australia’s most exciting mine projects

Train SA

14 FEATURE – PROJECTS One gate beckons motor racing fans

Industry fund marks 25 years of achievement

16 INFORMATION – INDUSTRY & BUSINESS

Northern Territory (NT) — the place to be

Civil Train SA – Your partner in training

A WORD FROM OUR CEO PHIL SUTHERLAND

Portable long service leave

18 FEATURE – PROJECTS

Forward Gears

2018 Earth Awards winners

56 PAST CCF SA EVENTS

58 CCF SA NEXT GEN COMMITTEE

Next Gen contribution – Tim Bishop

Are you OK?

60 CCFSA WOMEN IN CIVIL COMMITTEE 62 RETIRED MEMBERS GROUP 64 SUPPLIERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

Training on the iconic T2T project

Quake-proofing dams a boon for local expertise 20 FEATURE – PROJECTS

New crane raises the bar for high and heavy lifting 22 MEMBER PROFILE

PPI Promotion & Apparel

24 MEMBERSHIP

CCF SA Welcomes Our New Members 26 MEMBERS CCF SA Exclusive Member only offers!

CCF SA Magazine Readership CCF SA Branch Magazine is circulated widely to CCF SA Members, CCF NT Members, Local Councils, Federal and State Government Departments and Members of Parliament.

Graphic Design Substation Design Contributing Photographer Trim Photography Printing Bowden Group Disclaimer The material contained in this magazine is by nature, general comment only. The CCF SA expressly disclaims all and any liability to any person in respect of anything and the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any person in whole or partial reliance on all or in part of this magazine.

KEY CONTACTS Phillip Sutherland Chief Executive Officer P: 8111 8044 psutherland@ccfsa.com.au Victoria Griffith Director – Global Learning and Future Directions P: 8111 8021 M: 0417 022 947 vgriffith@ccfsa.com.au George Tsiakiridis Director – Finance P: 8111 8043 gtsiakiridis@ccfsa.com.au Amber Barber Manager – Marketing, Publications and Events/EA to CEO P: 8111 8047 M: 0408 544 155 abarber@ccfsa.com.au Melissa Ekberg Manager – Contractor Member Engagement & Communications P: 8111 8022 M: 0455 206 528 mekberg@ccfsa.com.au

Simon Crowden Manager – Associate Member Engagement & Communications P: 8111 8046 M: 0405 584 742 scrowden@ccfsa.com.au

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A word from our

PRESIDENT Looking back on 2018 it has been another successful year for the CCF SA and a pleasingly more buoyant Civil Contracting Industry.

I have witnessed a year of hard work by the CCF SA and our Membership across all fronts. The CCF SA is breaking new ground and a number of large civil projects are moving into their final stages.

The Civil Contracting Industry this year has had some ups and downs. On the up-side our industry has been a key player in the reduction of the unemployment rate for SA down to 5.5%. Almost all of the Members I have spoken to have been busy with consistent workloads. On the down side, we saw the closure of a prominent leader in the Civil Construction Industry. Earlier this year (York Civil) ceased trading. Fortunately, I believe many of the employees have acquired new roles with other companies in our industry. Many suppliers and subcontractors, though, still feel the pain from being hit hard by the company closure.

We saw a state election earlier this year which produced a change in Government for SA. Relying on a major infrastructure report commissioned by the CCF SA and prepared by BIS Oxford Economics, the CCF SA was able to lobby all of the major political parties in the lead up to the election.

With the election of the Liberal Government we are eager to see the changes promised implemented sooner than later. In particular we are keen to see the establishment and promised benefits of an Infrastructure SA body.

As mentioned previously, the economic outlook in SA over the last 10 years, compared to most other states, has seen insufficient public and private investment in projects and our people. With the new state government we hope to see a long term plan for civil construction projects for SA. In this respect it was pleasing to see the new Government in its first budget allocate almost $11 billion over the next four years to transport and other infrastructure on a state wide basis including projects of all sizes. This is exactly what the CCF SA had been lobbying for. With the upcoming federal election in 2019, I believe we have a great opportunity to gain the extra funding 4

required for infrastructure in SA. The CCF SA will be working hard to advocate for this on behalf of all our Members.

Following the state election the CCF SA has been working closely with the SA Government to ensure that companies of all sizes have access to the planned $11 billion spend on a fair, reasonable and transparent basis. The CCF SA is pushing hard to ensure that the Government procurement arrangements are not a barrier to business growth, employment and economic stimulus.

In particular, we want to see Government procurement give the smaller contractors a boost.

Soon the CCF SA will be commissioning a workforce planning study that will give us the profile of the Civil Construction Industry in the next 5 to 10 years. This will tell us a number of important things including the number of people our industry will need and their skill set.

Earlier this year the CCF SA Board approved the CCF SA Strategic Plan for the next 4 years. Members should have this and will have seen that the priority areas are Member Satisfaction, Advocacy and Government Relations and Training and Skills. The CCF SA enjoys a high Member satisfaction rate and we are doing our best to keep it that way. This year we have two Membership Managers in the field working in support of Members and taking the pulse of the Membership so that the work of the CCF SA is always relevant and useful to our Members.

Training continues to be a success story for the CCF SA and our Industry. Over 10,000 students were trained over the last year or so by our Civil Train, Train SA and Mining

Train throughout SA, the NT and more recently in WA. In recognition of the quality of our training Civil Train received a seven year licence to offer nationally accredited training courses from the National Training Regulator without audit.

The CCF SA is still working on the implementation of a Civil Construction Apprenticeship. Our industry has been wanting for over 20 years. An apprenticeship in Civil will provide an additional gateway to our industry for school leavers and other people.

Our events program has seen record attendances, and our publications are in increasing demand.

Looking to the future we recently welcomed the appointment of Carly Smith and Tim Bishop to the volunteer positions of Chairperson of the Women in Civil Committee and Next Generation in Civil Committee respectively.

The New Year will see me take over as the state representative on the National CCF Board from Gerard Beltrame who has been a great advocate for Civil Construction in SA. He will be missed at the National level.

Luckily he still retains a position on the CCF SA Board.

In closing I would like to wish all of our valued Members, our Board, and CEO and staff a safe and happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year. I look forward to saying hello to you at one of our many functions in the near future.

Paul Davison CCF SA President paul@davisonearthmovers.com.au

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A word from our

CEO PHIL SUTHERLAND Time to boost the small end of town South Australia (SA) is dominated by small to medium size enterprises (SMEs), companies and other businesses. SMEs collectively are the largest employer in SA. They are also the larger organisations and employers of the future. It is therefore important that government procurement processes do not create unnecessary barriers which deter SMEs from competing for contracts, nor inhibit them when tendering, or from growing or gaining experience. contractors with a national footprint have the experience because they have access to bigger projects interstate.

Government policy reforms to make public procurement more accessible to SMEs are critical. Put simply, it’s time to boost the small end of town. The CCF SA is advocating that the state government develops a policy that is very deliberately designed to make government work available to SME businesses, and that government agencies are compelled to comply with such a policy. The CCF SA suggests that an SME for this purpose is a business employing up to 100 people.

The CCF SA position is that the following be incorporated into a state government SME procurement policy to apply to all state government departments, public authorities and local councils. »» Where possible, projects should be disaggregated. »» A SME spend target: Forty percent (40%) of the government capital and other works budget each financial year to be awarded to SMEs either singularly, or in a consortium or joint venture with other SMEs. (State Government Capital works budget for the next four years is $12 billion). Investment in the SME sector of this magnitude (40% of this figure) would be a significant targeted economic and job creating stimulus. This spend target to be subject to audit by the Auditor General. »» SME spend target: For projects in excess of $10 million, 30% of the works is to be awarded (sub-contracted) to SME contractors. Government contracts to require this of their client (Head Contractor). This spend target to be subject to audit by the Auditor General. »» SME spend target: For projects between $1million and $10million, 60% of the works to be awarded (sub-contracted) to SME contractors. Government contracts 6

»» If prequalification requirements continue, government agencies are to be required to take into consideration in the awarding of a contract, factors relevant to the subject matter of the procurement must be proportionate (e.g. safety, financial, insurance, quality). Any pre-qualification requirements to tendering should be open, simple, clear, relevant, proportionate and objective. Prequalification criteria should be enabling, not restrictive. to require this of their client (Head Contractor). This spend target to be subject to audit by the Auditor General. »» SME spend target: All projects below $2 million are to be awarded directly to SMEs. »» There should be no bank guarantee requirements on projects under $2 million.

Maximum bank guarantee provision in contract over $2 million should be 2-2.5% of the contract sum. It should be noted that in many cases, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) is requesting dollar-for-dollar bank guarantees when SME contractors are completing DPTI work via a private developer. »» Formal prequalification requirements for projects below $500,000 to be abolished.

The prequalification system currently in use in DPTI creates artificial barriers to companies wishing to grow capacity or gain experience in larger projects. The current system locks companies out of designated projects because they don’t have the experience. The required experience and expertise is impossible to gain under the current system. Larger

»» A contractual requirement to make payment within 30 days, or pay interest on the outstanding monies to be required.

Government agencies to publish statistics showing the proportion of invoices paid in accordance with these obligations; the total amount of liability to pay interest which arose during the year; the total amount of interest actually paid in discharge of any such liability. These figures must be published annually in the agency annual report, and a return submitted to the Commissioner for Small Business. »» SMEs to be registered on the Industry Capability Network (ICN) and have entered the industry/sector in which they operate to be directly notified of any contract opportunity which may be of interest to them. »» Allow and encourage innovative solutions from SMEs. »» All government tenders to include the relevant designs and specifications.

Government tenders should include clear designs and specifications. Restricting construction contracts to ‘design and construct’ necessarily removes SMEs who

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»» Bidders’ conferences following the issuing of tender documents to be held in order to allow SMEs to network and discuss potential joint bids and/or subcontracting opportunities.

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do not have in-house design capabilities from the tender process, thereby reducing competition. Design and Construct projects should be avoided as far as practicable. If design of civil works is outsourced by government departments and agencies (such as DPTI) design contracts should be put for tender. When the preferred design is settled, then clear designs and specifications with appropriate risk allocation should be put for tender for construction. »» Where possible, contract requirements/ frameworks agreements to be broken down into smaller ‘lots’, for which SMEs can more easily tender. There must be particular oversight of DPTI and SA Water in this area. »» Bidder conferences following the issuing of tender documents to be held to explain the requirements and the procurement process, and allow potential tenderers to ask any clarification question. »» Unsolicited bids from SMEs or the identification of sub-contracting opportunities to be permitted. »» SMEs to have the option of registering their capacity, background, qualifications and experience on a database and be issued with a unique identifier that can be noted on tender documentation.

This will reduce the time, cost and duplication and the necessity to submit the same often voluminous information over and over again to the same and different government agencies. The SME information on the register can be updated from time to time. Government agencies can access the register as part of the tender evaluation process. Tenders ideally should focus on key risks, cost being one of them.

»» All government agencies and statutory authorities to use simplified, fit for purpose and harmonised template tendering documentation that is as concise as possible and written in plain English. »» All government agencies and statutory authorities to have a principal procurement officer who should be familiar with all good governance and procurement policies as well as issues facing SMEs which restrict or tend to restrict open competition from the private sector and SMEs. »» SME consortium bids to be evaluated as a whole, taking into account the roles and responsibilities of consortium members, and the risks and guarantees/indemnities associated with the consortium’s constitution. »» Full details of tender evaluation scores to be provided to unsuccessful tenderers for contracts with the offer of the opportunity for a verbal debrief. »» Tenders attractive to international companies may specify the requirement to use designated local SME subcontractors and/or those included on the ICN register. »» Up-front and staged payments to be allowed to assist SMEs with their cash flow or assist them in making the initial investment required to deliver the contract. »» Procurement processes to be as SMEfriendly as possible, including through training and guidance delivered by staff involved in procuring goods, services and works. »»‘Meet the Buyer’ events designed for SMEs to be a requirement.

The CCF SA’s position is that in only limited circumstances should a government body or local council undertake or engage in direct competition with private sector business. SA is a free market economy and there is already far too much government intervention in the economy, which as a result, is distorted, resulting in low jobs growth and a slow economy (compared with other states). Unless there is a market failure or public good not being satisfied, there is no role for government, beyond that of a regulator. If a government body, including local councils, seek to secure in-house supply of services, when such services are also offered by SMEs operating in a competitive market, a revised, updated and robust competitive neutrality policy ought to be applied as part of government’s procurement policies. Independent oversight and/or audit of a government body or council’s internal competitive neutrality processes must occur.

WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE? The CCF SA is urging the SA State Government to support Federal Government initiatives to: »» Improve the resolution of SME tax disputes with the Australian Taxation Office in a streamlined, simplified, and much less punitive fashion. »» Establish mechanisms to give SMEs access to business capital other than from traditional sources. This would include a government-endorsed financial vehicle for SMEs similar to that operating in Canada and Britain. »» Bring forward SME tax cuts.

PHILLIP SUTHERLAND Chief Executive Officer

Allow and encourage innovative solutions from SMEs.

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CEO PHIL SUTHERLAND

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Selective Government assistance in tough times!

The CCF SA is 100% in favour of government financial and other support for farmers in tough times. There is currently billions of dollars available (from federal, state and local government) to assist farmers during the drought. There is also huge community financial and other support for farmers. This is well deserved and to be applauded.

Our great hope though is that government at all levels and the community will financially support civil contractors, to the same extent, during the next downturn in the construction sector. South Australia’s prosperity is dependent upon functional, efficient and cost effective civil infrastructure.

Healthy, well-functioning and productive countries depend on infrastructure that civil contractors construct and maintain.

Infrastructure is a smart investment for government and the community: it is an

asset that increases the productivity of the economy, both now and into the future – and can make South Australia more competitive internationally. In essence, the civil construction sector is a primary economic driver building South Australia day in day out, giving us all the lifestyle we enjoy.

Very sadly, in tough economic times, there has been very little recognition of this from government or the general public. Civil contractors have been abandoned to go broke or walk away from this important

industry. Civil contractors have families to feed and commitments just like farmers.

Hopefully, with prudent government policy and economic stimulus, we won’t see another downturn in the construction sector. If we do, the CCF SA will expect the government to support the civil contracting industry to the same extent as farmers during the drought.

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FEATURE - PROJECTS

BRIDGE 3 INSTALLATION UTILISING THE SELF-PROPELLED MODULAR TRANSPORTERS (SPMT’S)

DARLINGTON UPGRADE BOOSTING SA’S ROADBUILDING EXPERTISE The North–South Corridor is Adelaide’s most important transport route for north and south bound traffic, including many freight vehicles, between Gawler and Old Noarlunga, a distance of 78 kilometres. The development of this critical corridor, funded by the state and commonwealth governments, continues in stages.

Construction is currently underway on the Northern Connector and Darlington Upgrade projects, with the Southern Expressway, South Road Superway and Torrens Road to River Torrens project now in operation.

Funding has been committed towards the delivery of the Regency Road to Pym Street section of South Road.

Completion of these projects by 2022 will create 68 kilometres of non-stop motorway along the North-South Corridor between Gawler and Old Noarlunga. At the time of writing only one section remains unfunded – from the Darlington Upgrade to Torrens Road to River Torrens project, a distance of approximately 10 kilometres.

This article looks at one of the sections along the North-South Corridor, the Darlington Upgrade Project. The $620 million project ($496 million federally funded and $124 million state funded) is due to be completed in the second half of 2019 and deliver an upgrade of approximately 3.3 kilometres of the existing Main South Road.

Gateway South, a joint venture of Fulton Hogan and Laing O’Rourke, was awarded the major works contract and commenced in early 2016. Approximately 73,000 vehicles a day travel through this section of Main South Road which intersects key arterial roads at the Southern Expressway, Flinders Drive,

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Sturt Road, Ayliffes Road/Shepherds Hill Road, and Tonsley Boulevard.

The project will deliver: »» a non-stop motorway between the Southern Expressway and Tonsley Boulevard; »» a lowered, non-stop motorway passing underneath Flinders Drive, Sturt Road, Sutton Road/Mimosa Terrace and Tonsley Boulevard; »» grade separation of the Main South Road/Ayliffes Road/Shepherds Hill Road intersection; »» Main South Road (at grade) surface roads along both sides of the lowered motorway to provide connections to Flinders Drive, Sturt Road and most local roads; and »» full free-flow interchange at the Southern Expressway/Main South Road with dedicated ramps providing direct access to the new motorway and Main South Road.

To reduce road noise for nearby residents, noise walls 3.5 to 5 metres high have been built between Shepherds Hill Road and Sturt Road (southern side of road corridor), between Sturt Road and Mimosa Terrace (northern side of road corridor) between Flinders Drive and Riverside Drive (southern side of road corridor).

Program Leader Dariusz Fanok told

this writer that 67% of the project was completed at the time of interview in midOctober 2018.

BUILDING THE BRIDGES Eight bridges are being constructed to improve connectivity and traffic flow in the area by means of three different construction methods: the traditional top-down and bottom-up methods and the off-line method.

Top-own construction is being used for the Sturt River, Flinders Drive, Sturt Road, Sutton/Mimosa, and Tonsley Boulevard bridges. It involves the bridge piers, supporting deck, road pavement, railings and shared-use paths being built at the current road surface level. Once construction of the top-down structures is complete and traffic is moved onto the new bridges, the soil underneath the bridge structure is excavated in preparation for construction of the lowered motorway.

The bottom-up method starts with the installation of bridge piers and finishes with construction of the bridge deck and pavement. The southern half of the Ayliffes Road bridge is being built using this method.

Off-site fabrication is being used for the two new Main South Road bridges over the Southern Expressway and the northern section of the Ayliffes Road bridge. This

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Artists impression of lowered motorway retaining walls with embossed road

Signalized intersection at Birch Cresernt Artists impression of Main South Road

Detailed design for the section of the project between Ayliffes Road and Tonsley Boulevard is at concept stage and is therefore subject to change, including the final design for the Tonsley Boulevard and local access arrangements.

Extension to Flinders Drive connecting to South Road Flinders Drive rest stop.

Wayfinding signage loaction

Rest Stops to incorporate landscaping, seating, wayfinding signage and community public art.

Flyover providing non-stop access to Ayliffes road

Cycling and walking connection to Patrick Jonker Veloway Mimisa Terrace/Sutton Road bridge

U-turn under bridge

LEGEND FLYOVER BRIDGES Sturt River Revegetation and Interpretation with input from Kaurna elders and Friends of Warriparinga

LOWERED MOTORWAY SHARED USE PATH

Artists impression of shared use paths provided for pedestrians, cyclists, including landscaping where space allows.

DRONE FOOTAGE OF THE PROJECT SITE LOOKING NORTHBOUND

Artists impression of large planter boxes for trees to provide additional

Artists impression of lowered motorway and Sturt Road bridge including throw screens and coloured panels for wayfinding.

MAIN SOUTH ROAD ALIGNMENT, LOOKING SOUTH-WEST WITH THE NEW SUTTON ROAD/MIMOSA TERRACE BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND

method involves the bridge structure being fabricated off-site and then transported into place.

and traffic information updated every 30 seconds. You can access this system by visiting www.addinsight.com.au.

In an Australian-first for a civil construction project of this scale, these three bridges were assembled off-site and then transported and lifted into their final positions using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs). Mr Fanok said this installation method was adopted rather than traditional bridge construction practices, as it significantly reduces traffic and community impacts. Only a single weekend closure was required to install each pre-assembled bridge, alleviating the need for numerous major road closures.

“The construction program has been carefully staged, with the new surface roads and bridges constructed first so that traffic could then be shifted onto these new roads while the lowered motorway is being constructed. This will maintain a suitable level of service whilst providing a safe environment for all road users and construction workers.”

“One of the project team’s key priorities is keeping traffic flowing through this busy area and maintaining access to critical facilities such as Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University and Flinders Private Hospital during construction,” Mr Fanok said. “For the length of the construction period, the contractors will ensure that the same number of lanes and turning movements are maintained during peak hours as currently exists.

“Travel time performance will be monitored using the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure’s traffic intelligence system, which includes real-time travel

One of two new Main South Road bridges over the Southern Expressway became operational in July 2018. The structure is 180 metres long (‘longer than Adelaide Oval’) and weighing up to 3,000 tonnes (‘equivalent to 75 humpback whales’). The bridge was constructed off-site on the section of land between Main South Road, Marion Road and the Southern Expressway (near Hungry Jack’s).

In late August 2018, the second Main South Road bridge over the Southern Expressway was successfully installed. This bridge will carry northbound traffic on Main South Road over the Southern Expressway and onto the new lowered motorway.

The Ayliffes Road bridge, 377 metres long, is being constructed in two halves. This bridge

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Artists impression of noise walls for noise attenuation

AYLIFFES ROAD BRIDGE INSTALLATION

is located at the intersection of Ayliffes, South and Shepherds Hill Roads and will carry northbound traffic from Main South Road onto Ayliffes Road. The southern section of the bridge is being constructed using traditional processes where the structure was built on-site from the ground up. The northern section was constructed using the off-site method and was then installed in September 2018.

Mr Fanok said the Darlington Upgrade Project, while improving access to the growing southern suburbs and Fleurieu Peninsula, was also providing direct shortterm social and economic benefits by supporting approximately 370 jobs per year during construction. He added: “It is an asset that will improve safety and efficiency and be a fantastic legacy for future generations to come.”

Written by John Satterley Images courtesy DPTI. THE MAIN PLAYERS Client: Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Head contractor: JV Laing O’Rourke and Fulton Hogan with design partners KBR, Jacobs and SMEC Structural steel: Bowhill Engineering

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FEATURE - PROJECTS FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE TJATI DECLINE AT CARRAPATEENA AS AT MAY 2017. VENTILATION BAGS ARE AT THE ENTRANCE. WHEN THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN WORK HAD JUST STARTED ON THE SECOND DECLINE, THE TRIANGULAR-SHAPED PIT TOP RIGHT. TJATI IS AN ABORIGINAL WORD FOR A GECKO THAT LIVES IN THE REGION.

ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST EXCITING MINE PROJECTS ONE of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in Australia is shaped like a near vertical pipe. It sits under approximately 500 metres of unmineralised rock cover, and a billion dollars is being spent to mine its riches.

Carrapateena is being developed as an underground mine with a surface processing facility by mining company OZ Minerals. The deposit is on Pernatty Station about 160 kilometres north of Port Augusta; supporting infrastructure is within Oakden Hill Station.

The project is scheduled for commissioning by the fourth quarter of 2019 and will be a 4.25 million tonnes per annum underground operation with an estimated 20-year mine life.

The Kokatha People are the traditional owners of the land where Carrapateena is being developed. A native Title Mining Agreement is in place with the Kokatha Aboriginal Corporation. It is underpinned by a Partnering Agreement also known as ‘Nganampa palyanku kanyintjaku’ (translated ‘keeping the future good for all of us’) which acknowledges that today, tomorrow and in the years ahead, the project will be a partnership with the Kokatha People.

Myles Johnston, OZ Minerals’ General Manager Carrapateena Operations, gave this writer an overview of site infrastructure establishment and the development of the

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twin declines each about 3.5 kilometres long, toward the ore body. Major contractors are involved with prioritising local and indigenous participation.

The new accommodation village called Tjungu, a Kokatha word meaning ‘together’, will be ready in the second quarter of 2018, as will the sealed airstrip. The accommodation village comprises 550 self-contained quarters, an administration complex, a dry mess, a separate wet mess and gymnasium.

The 1,600-metre-long airstrip is capable of landing a 100-seat aircraft. The FIFO construction workforce is expected to peak at 700 to 800 during the construction phase and stay around 400 during steady-state operations.

Carrapateena will be developed as a sublevel cave. The deposit will be blasted in 25-metre sections and crushed, then loaded onto a conveyor belt for transport via decline to the surface. There, it will be processed to produce a copper and gold concentrate and transported to an Adelaide port.

THE MAJOR CONTRACTORS Mr Johnston said that because of the underground mining method, the aboveground footprint “is smaller, and not as widespread as at Prominent Hill where there is an open pit on the surface”. So, what is in place above ground? Perth-based ESMACC Mining Accommodation is constructing the Tjungu village while Queensland company NRW Holdings has the airstrip contract.

Ausenco Downer Joint Venture won the approximately $312 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in December 2017. It is installing surface infrastructure, the processing plant and associated pipelines and bores. A borefield south of the project that supplied water for the early stages of Tjungu has since been superseded by a northern borefield with a deeper aquifer.

“We are still finalising the water balance model and have identified sufficient water for construction and planned operations,” Mr Johnston said. He also mentioned that clearing works for the minerals processing plant were about to start.

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FROM THE INSIDE, BELOW-GROUND VIEW OF CARRAPATEENA ACCESS DECLINE PROGRESS AS AT NOVEMBER 2017.

A VEHICLE IS TRAVELLING IN THE DECLINE AND THE PHOTO HAS CAPTURED REFLECTIONS FROM ITS HEADLIGHTS.

Underground? The tunnel distance to the top of the ore body is 3.5 kilometres – 500 metres vertically. The twin declines (at the time of writing) each have to be extended 1,500 metres. They will be around 3.5 kilometres long, six metres wide and six metres high and a one-in-seven decline. One decline is for general access, the other will be for a conveyor to take crushed ore to the surface.

The declines are scheduled to reach the top of the ore body in the second quarter of 2019. The processing facility will be commissioned in quarter four of 2019 and underground trucks with 40- to 50-tonne payloads will be used to truck material to the surface for feed into the underground crusher and conveyor system during operations.

Downer EDI won a $660 million contract to deliver the underground mining services at Carrapateena. The approximately 6½-year contract started from 1 July 2018. Downer mobilised to Carrapateena in April 2018, initiating a 10-week transition period before assuming responsibility for the underground operations from incumbent contractor, PYBAR Mining Services Pty Ltd. In July 2016, PYBAR won the approximately $65 million contract to build the early works decline for OZ Minerals. ElectraNet has

the contract for the electrical transmission and Telstra is providing the fibre for communications.

years. Personally, I think this is one of the most exciting projects I have worked on and reckon I have the best job in the country.”

“Work continues on optimising the construction schedule and budget, which will drive commencement decisions for the tailings storage facility and western access road,” Mr Johnston said. “This access road will be used in the longer term for the transportation of material in and out of the site.”

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He added: “With so many construction activities going on, it is important that all of these groups are working efficiently together and everyone has a consistent understanding of overall schedules and deliverables.”

Where possible, OZ Minerals is using local businesses to supply the major contracting groups. It has partnered with the Industry Capability Network where businesses can register their interest – between 70 and 80 have done so. All work packages are posted on the ICN Gateway Portal.

Images courtesy OZ Minerals.

“We are still finalising the water balance model and have identified sufficient water for construction and planned operations.”

Mr Johnston said interest had come from companies involved in concrete supply, fabrication, waste removal, crane hire and vehicle hire. He added: “I have been with OZ Minerals just over 12 months but have been working in the industry for over 30

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FEATURE - PROJECTS SIGNAGE IN PLACE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MAIN RACING CIRCUIT.

A COMPLETED SECTION OF THE 7.7 KILOMETRE MAIN RACING CIRCUIT.

ONE GATE BECKONS MOTOR RACING FANS The Bend Motorsport Park (TBMP) has put Tailem Bend (population 1,665) on the motor racing map – a one-gate destination for international and national series racing, grassroots club events, driver safety training and driver experience programs.

Located on the corner of the Mallee and Dukes highways, TBMP covers 725 hectares and is the first greenfield construction of a racing track in Australia in 30 years. It is just over two kilometres from Tailem Bend and an hour’s drive from Adelaide.

The privately owned facility has been primarily developed and funded by the Peregrine Corporation with Lucas Total Contract Solutions (Lucas TCS) and Romaldi Constructions as the principal contractors.

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Lucas TCS undertook civil works spread over five contracts worth a total of around $40 million. Time frames were tight because bookings were being taken. Machinery was mobilised in November 2016 and

by Christmas 2017 they completed the 7.7 kilometre bitumen racing circuit, the longest permanent circuit in the world after Germany’s Nurburgring. The circuit design can be used to stage any four-wheel racing event except Formula 1.

Romaldi won a $20 million contract in December 2016 with a 15-month build time. It commenced underground services and structural footing works at the end of January 2017 for a 300-metre-long four-level primary pit building which was first used in April 2018. It comprises 34 pit garages, a welcome centre, race control and viewing areas, function spaces, as well as a 100room hotel over two levels operated by Rydges.

Romaldi Site Manager Dylan Braddy said challenges began early due to limestone under the building plateau. A rocksaw was the only way to complete service trenching

and footing excavations, and to move the building process forward with precast walls and concrete floors continuing throughout the length of the building as well as on the upper levels. As construction continued, the crew of around 60 workers on site peaked at 140 to meet the stringent deadlines.

“When you drive down the Dukes Highway you don’t expect to come across this worldclass facility,” said Lucas TCS General Manager Nick Matthews. “I am not using the term world-class loosely. The amount of effort that went into consideration of all the different facets of the job was amazing.”

It’s a matter of record that cycling became the first sport to use TBMP – an endurance event associated with the Tour Down Under held in January this year. The first motor racing, held in April, was the Shannons Nationals that included the Australia GT Endurance Championship. V8 Supercars competed in August (24-26) on an 18-turn, 4.9 kilometre lap circuit. The championship started with a 120-kilometre event on the first day, and finished with a 200-kilometre race in the finale.

AERIAL VIEW OF THE MAIN RACING CIRCUIT WHILE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE BEND MOTORSPORT PARK NEAR TAILEM BEND. THE PIT BUILDING IS AT FAR RIGHT. THE 7.7 KILOMETRE BITUMEN CIRCUIT CAN BE USED TO STAGE ANY FOUR-WHEEL RACING EVENT EXCEPT FORMULA 1.

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DRONE VIEW OF THE MAIN RACING CIRCUIT UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM THE MAIN PIT BUILDING END OF TBMP.

THE FOUR-LEVEL PRIMARY PIT BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IN USE SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR, IT COMPRISES 34 PIT GARAGES, WELCOME CENTRE, RACE CONTROL AND VIEWING, FUNCTION SPACES AND A 100-ROOM HOTEL OVER TWO LEVELS.

THE MAIN PLAYERS CLIENT – Peregrine Corporation CIVIL WORKS CONTRACTOR – Lucas Total Contract Solutions PIT BUILDING; ON THE RUN SERVICE CENTRE – Romaldi Constructions ASPHALTING – Downer EDI LANDSCAPING – Ecodynamics SEWER; WATER MAIN CONSTRUCTION – Beavis Plumbing Services Concreting – Bruce Brauer Concrete DEBRIS FENCE PANELS – Ottoway Engineering CONCRETE CRASH BARRIERS – Seovic Civil Engineering

MAKING IT HAPPEN “When we first started it was a flat, barren Mallee paddock,” Nick said. “We have done in the order of 400,000 cubic metres of earthworks. This has transformed the elevation; you’d be surprised at the amount of ups and downs. It makes it so interesting to drive around.

“We constructed the whole thing with GPSguided machinery with the full design model uploaded in the cabin. One of the biggest challenges was the final tolerance we had to achieve. We were using large machines that weighed 20 to 30 tonnes and trying to trim the surface to within a millimetre of its final design height with all the super elevation changes. That was tricky.

“Through building this track I have had to drive on it for quality assurance inspections.

I have taken people from our office around the track and everyone has been wowed with the size and scale of the development.

It would be one of our best major projects in the last five years.”

All asphalt surfacing was undertaken by Downer EDI. Lucas TCS constructed the site access roads that link the Dukes Highway to the main pit building and welcome centre, including all earthworks, stormwater management, as well as pavement, kerbing and underground services.

The large bitumen paddock area constructed in front of the pit building and welcome centre is where semitrailers arrive and the race teams stage and prepare for racing.

The detailed works included earthworks, stormwater management, plus pavement and kerbing services.

A 54-metre-long underpass runs under the main straight to the north of the pit building and enters a loop road on the inside of the track to give emergency vehicles direct access to the main racing circuit. It comprises 45 x 3.6m wide culvert sections.

Another major contract was the stadium circuit which takes up over 150,000 square metres in the southwestern corner. It’s a multipurpose track used for karting and drifting events. Drifting is a technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, while maintaining control of the vehicle, to achieve maximum ‘sideways’ angle through a circuit.

Competitive events are judged according to speed, angle, proximity and line taken through corners.

Also available is a 4WD park for the more adventurous to take their 4WD vehicles offroad. Construction of a dragstrip has been undertaken. Lucas TCS also undertook the site civils for an On The Run (OTR) service station situated at the main entrance. More than 16,500 square metres of concrete hardstands and roads were constructed and nearly 3,000 cubic metres of concrete used in this project.

Creating TBMP involved clearing well over a million square metres of grasses, trees and topsoil; 400,000 cubic metres of cut to fill earthworks; 13,400 metres of stormwater pipes, culverts and drains; 5,800 metres of racetrack kerbing; 9,300 metres of concrete barriers; and 3,800 metres of debris fencing.

Equipment comprised five dozers up to D10 size, seven graders, ten excavators, six water carts, six rollers, three wheel loaders, four scrapers, and ancillary pieces such as skid steers, a profiler and a trenching

machine with 800mm chain. On any day, 60 people were on site, with a peak of up to 80.

Lucas TCS became aware of the project several years before work commenced onsite. It helped to establish early budgets and costings using a process of value engineering. “We looked at stormwater designs and efficient use of materials,” Nick said. “We used onsite materials for crushing of the pavement materials to offer savings.

“There was considerable research, consultation and testing of different designs before we started and there were even adjustments made during construction once the track took shape to ensure it was of the highest design standards.

“The client has been great to deal with, and the project has been delivered with a small and efficient management team. This meant it became more of a partnership to deliver the project. All our efforts were then focussed on building the job rather than corresponding and trading paper.”

He added: “There aren’t many contractors out there specialising in race tracks so there was a steep learning curve about the different criteria and regulations of motor sport. People from all over the world have come and given opinions and that feedback was taken into account even as we constructed the site.”

Written by John Satterley Images courtesy Lucas Total Contract Solutions.

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QUAKE-PROOFING DAMS A BOON FOR LOCAL EXPERTISE

EMPTYING OF KANGAROO CREEK DAM FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN ITS 50-YEAR HISTORY REVEALED BATCHELORS BRIDGE DATING FROM THE 1920S THAT IS USUALLY SUBMERGED IN THE DAM.

THE quake-proofing of dams is well underway in South Australia; many were built up to 150 years ago. It began in the late 1990s when SA Water did a review of all its dams and embarked on a program of dam rehabilitation.

Since then, Bardavcol has completed upgrading of the following dams for SA Water: Hope Valley 2001-2002; Millbrook 2006-2007; Hindmarsh Valley 2007; Little Para 2008-2010; South Para 2011-2012; Happy Valley 2013-2015; Tod River 2017 and Kangaroo Creek started in 2016.

Explaining this involvement, Managing Director Darren Foster said: “I personally went in to see SA Water back in the late 1990s and said we have not done any dam work before but neither has anybody else in this state. We would like to learn and have a go at this work for you. SA Water formed a panel of contractors to do their dam work.

Since that time we have done all but one.

dam rehabilitation we have undertaken but every aspect is something we have done before,” Darren said. “Throughout our journey with SA Water we have brought a lot of subcontractors and suppliers with us, a trickle-down effect.”

The dam holds 19,160 megalitres and was built from 1966 to 1969 by damming the River Torrens west of Cudlee Creek. The stored water is used to maintain the Hope Valley Reservoir’s level via discharge through the Torrens. Water is held back by a 131 metre long, 65 metre high concrete clad, rock filled dam wall.

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“Our first was Hope Valley Reservoir and we have done about 10 projects since. SA Water is best positioned to manage design with input on constructability and cost from experienced contractors; Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) is a good way to go for these projects.”

The scope of works is to bring the structure up to Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) standard. ANCOLD is an Australian-based non-government, non-profit and voluntary association of organisations and individual professionals with a common technical interest in dams.

Currently 50 per cent completed is the Kangaroo Creek Dam safety upgrade costing $94 million. Bardavcol began construction in early 2016 with completion programmed for mid-2019. “It is the largest

The Chairman, Shane McGrath, said that as part of its activities ANCOLD publishes guidelines on the management and design of dams. One of these, Guidelines for Design of Dams for Earthquakes (1998), is being

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updated and may be ready for publication later this year.

The dam wall will be raised by five metres and the existing spillway widened by an average of 33 metres by bulk excavation of rock. The ogee crest – the curved structure that water flows over to enter the spillway – is being increased in length by 45 metres to a total length of 130 metres. This rock is yet to be excavated.

Rock filling added as buttressing to the downstream face of the wall will help with earthquake resistance. Joints on the concrete face are being sealed with seals sourced from Sao Paulo in Brazil.

Technicians from Brazil came here to assist with installation mid-2018 when the dam was empty to expose the concrete upstream face.

The omega-shaped elastomeric seals (essentially rubber seals) are fitted via stainless steel strips and bolts. They span the vertical and horizontal concrete joints ‘to maintain the integrity of the dam to a point’ in the event of movement such as an earthquake. Water is released through hollow jet valves at the base of the dam.

New valves have been installed.

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PRE-LAST CHARGING NEXT TO THE FINAL SPILLWAY WALL EXCAVATION; DETAILED BLAST DESIGNS WERE USED TO REDUCE NOISE PRESSURES, VIBRATIONS AND FLYROCK FROM BLASTING.

ARTIST’S IMPRESSION OF KANGAROO CREEK DAM FOLLOWING THE SAFETY UPGRADE PROGRAMMED FOR COMPLETION MID-2019.

THE MAIN PLAYERS Kangaroo Creek Dam Safety Upgrade CLIENT: SA Water HEAD CONTRACTOR: Bardavcol CONSULTING ENGINEERS: GHD SLOPE STABILITY ASSESSMENT: Rocktest ROCK CATCH NETTING: RWS FORMWORK: TC Formwork CONCRETE PLACEMENT: Piotto REINFORCING FIXING: Fastfix

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OUTLET PIPEWORK: Reimann Manufacturing CONCRETE SUPPLY: Holcim REINFORCING SUPPLY: Liberty Onesteel

INSTALLATION OF 4,000 PASSIVE ANCHORS TO WALL AND FLOOR OF THE SPILLWAY EXTENSION TO RESIST UPLIFT OF THE CONCRETE SPILLWAY LINING DURING A MAJOR SPILLWAY FLOW.

DRILL AND BLAST: Joyce Drilling & Blasting GRAVEL FILTER SUPPLY: Hallett SAND FILTER SUPPLY: Hanson CRANE HIRE: Crane Services GROUT CURTAIN AND POSTTENSIONED ANCHORS: Freyssinet ROPE ACCESS WORKS: Vertigo

Bardavcol will have inducted more than 1,000 people on to the site during the life of the project. It has taken on four engineering graduates and spent $4 million on new plant and equipment. “Seven new 30-tonne articulated dump trucks are actually speaking to Caterpillar back in the US via CatConnect,” Darren said.

“They are monitored for reliability, productivity and safety by Caterpillar which provides feedback. These things can virtually go up a wall. We use them for carting cut and to fill material around the site.”

Rock abutments either side of the dam contribute to its stability. To date, 42 controlled blasts have removed 300,000 cubic metres of hillside rock (visible from Gorge Road). An excavator fitted with a grinding wheel spinning at high revs was used to form an almost mirror surface on the spillway face. “It is an absolutely fantastic feature which saves an immense amount of concrete,” Darren said.

FLOODS SETBACK Mark Gobbie, SA Water General Manager of Asset Operations and Delivery, said the project was a year behind the initial schedule. Floods in 2016 caused the contractor to de-mobilise as work could not be done in the spillway while it was flowing.

Engineering consultants GHD did an analysis of various options before selecting

the current method as the cost-effective solution. GHD then proceeded to do engineering design on the project. At about 80 per cent, the design went to a competitive Target Outrun Cost (TOC).

Two contractors were taken through a competitive process with probity advisers in place the whole while. Bardavcol was selected as the preferred contractor.

Mark said: “The contractor and client have a pain-gain arrangement so we are having better risk-sharing which allows us to have input into the project. It minimises the risk to the contractor so they don’t need to include excess risk allowances.”

This produced a more collaborative approach and a methodology SA Water has used in numerous projects over the past few years. He added: “Bardavcol competed in an open market on a national platform and it is fantastic to see a SA contractor being successful in that environment.”

By February 2018 the project had achieved 200,000 hours without an LTI. Mark said: “I continue to be impressed by the way Bardavcol is managing a complex site over multiple levels with multiple workplaces and movement of large machinery. The work is much closer to a building site type of approach than it is to a traditional civil infrastructure project. It is a tight site. Across the life of the project there will be 7,000 cement truck movements alone.”

Some construction activity can be seen from a public viewing area just off Gorge Road. There are up to 90 workers on site representing practically every trade.

The dam was recently emptied, with this temporary measure in place for around six weeks. During this time, Batchelors Bridge, which was built between 1915 and 1921 before Kangaroo Creek Dam was constructed, became visible. Two other underwater bridges also emerged while the dam was empty, but these cannot be seen from the public lookout.

Footnote: David (Ducky) Owens, one of the construction workers, started work in the industry when 18 and his first job was on the construction of Kangaroo Creek Dam. Now 68, he is working on the upgrade and this will be his last construction job.

Written by John Satterley Images courtesy Bardavcol.

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FEATURE - PROJECTS MAX CRANES HAS JUST ADDED A 1,200-TONNE LIEBHERR LTM 11200-9.1 ALL-TERRAIN TELESCOPIC CRANE TO ITS FLEET. IT’S THE LARGEST OF ITS TYPE IN AUSTRALIA AND GIVES THE COMPANY GREAT CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT THE EVER-GROWING RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR.

NEW CRANE RAISES THE BAR FOR HIGH AND HEAVY LIFTING Wind towers are getting taller. Since the introduction of commercial wind farms in SA, the average hub height has gone from less than 70 metres to over 100 metres, and the weight of rotors from 36 tonnes to 70 tonnes. This in turn has caused the massive increase in the size of crane required to service wind turbine generators.

A major player is Max Crane & Equipment Hire (SA) Pty Ltd with its head office in Port Augusta. Known as Max Cranes, the business services approximately 80 per cent of the wind towers across the state with their 400-tonne and 500-tonne all-terrain cranes.

The fleet now includes a 1,200-tonne Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 all-terrain telescopic crane, which off-loaded itself from a freighter at Outer Harbor on 6 October.

As well as future-proofing the company’s role in the renewables sector, the LTM 11200 – the largest crane of its kind in Australia – will ensure greater business opportunities in the mining, construction, infrastructure and industrial sectors, including heavy industrial construction and shutdown maintenance work.

Max Cranes founder and Managing Director Mark Kuhn has formed a heavy lift team of 18 around the Liebherr LTM 11200 and 400-tonne and 500-tonne cranes. It’s made 20

up of existing staff promoted to work with the new crane and external recruits with the requisite skills backed by an in-house technical team with CAD, engineering and drafting capabilities.

Mark and the team were at Outer Harbour to meet the new arrival from the Liebherr factory in Ehingen, Germany. The crane carrier was driven off the vessel, loaded onto a platform and relocated to the company’s Cavan Road depot at Dry Creek for predelivery inspections, weighing, registration, and for associated statutory requirements.

The boom and auxiliary equipment travelled on the ship sitting on mafi trailers. These trailers were brought on to the dock and Max Cranes’ 250-tonne crane was used to lift these items for transport. Lift details: total weight of boom, 82 tonnes; total weight of crane carrier, 67.5 tones; total weight of auxiliary equipment (supporting gear such as

bog mats, outriggers, counterweights, luffing fly sections, winches and critical spares), 388 tonnes.

Commissioning of the crane and training of the heavy lift team was carried out at Port Pirie where Max Cranes has a depot.

The crane’s ability to mobilise quickly and efficiently is unparalleled in comparison to other crane types of a similar size and capability. At the time of writing, the crane was expected to be ready to go to work from 1 December, and undertake its first project in January 2019.

A factory specialist flew out from Germany to conduct training in the operation and maintenance of the crane and an open day was held at the Port Augusta head office in late November to introduce the import and its support team to the market. Consultants and Tier 1 contractors were shown how the capabilities of the Liebherr LTM 11200 can be exploited.

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By any measure, the Liebherr LTM 11200 is huge. Its 100-metre main boom extension length is the longest in the world while the 128-metre luffing jib that goes with it can provide a maximum lift height of 188 metres and maximum reach of 136 metres. See panel below for the other vital statistics.

across a head office at the same location and depots at Whyalla, Port Pirie, Moomba and Adelaide. Its fleet of 40+ all-terrain cranes range from a 15-tonner to the Liebherr behemoth and the business can supply scissor lifts, knuckle booms and heavy haulage transport services.

The cost, including that of support trailers and specialised rigging, was upwards of $12 million. The purchase was helped by a grant of $4.75 million from the federal government’s Regional Jobs and Investment Package (RJIP).

Mark said work prospects looked good.

“As of October 2017, there were 196 wind turbines operating in SA and if they needed a rotor (the three blades and hub) removed for maintenance, the crane had to travel from interstate. Within the next 12 months, SA will have 287 turbines with the construction of Lincoln Gap and Willogoleche farms in SA already underway.”

16 YEARS’ SERVICE Mark established Max Cranes with a business partner in 2002 after identifying a gap in the marketplace for crane, transport and access equipment hire services for regional SA. It began with three cranes run out of an ATCO hut off the Augusta Highway.

The business today employs 120 people

Mark told this writer: “We want to make this a generational business for young trainees wanting to become part of our heavy lift team. We are big on training; we have nine trainees at present learning rigging, dogging and crane operating. In our 16 years of business some 30 trainees and apprentices

have gone through training. Some who have continued in the business are now lead crane operators and riggers on our 400-tonne and 500-tonne cranes.”

He added: “We engaged with existing and potential clients who we believed would have a need for an Australian-owned crane of this size. These clients were invaluable in assisting us on the right selection of this asset – they mentored us through it.”

Mark Kuhn, Technical Manager Alan Jarman, Director Graham Elliot, and Heavy Lift Manager Michael Kuhn, have all visited the Liebherr factory for discussions concerning the engineering aspects and procurement of the crane, and to see the asset for themselves.

Written by John Satterley Images courtesy Max Cranes.

THE TYPE OF WORK AWAITING THE LIEBHERR LTM 1120: SHOWN ARE A MAX CRANES 500-TONNE DEMAG AND 130-TONNE LIEBHERR PERFORMING A BLADE LIFT AT A WIND FARM IN SA.

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MEGT Brett Lewis P: 8424 3200 E: brettlewis@megt.com.au We are an Australian not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting employers, apprentices, trainees and job seekers since 1982. As Australia’s largest and only national Apprenticeship Network Provider, we are your local apprenticeship experts.

PROTECH PERSONNELL Jayne Ormsby P: 08 8168 2400 E: jayne.ormsby@protech.com.au Protech Supply tailored workforce solutions to some of Australia’s largest construction and civil infrastructure projects. Working with clients we co-create solutions to match their objectives and assist in the delivery of their project and organisational needs.

RAW RECRUITMENT AND SERVICES Allan Jones P: 08 8231 8004 E: saadmin@rawrecruitment.com.au rawrecruitment.com.au RAW specialises in providing services for major infrastructure projects, construction, civil, rail and trades — as well as local, state and federal government.

RICHMOND CIVIL WORKS P: 08 8352 3312 E: admin@richmondcivilworks.com.au Richmond Civil Works is a quality endorsed provider of civil construction and earthworks, roadworks, and carpark construction, subdivisions, bitumen and concrete works, site clearance and remediation, stormwater construction, retaining walls, demolition services and asbestos removal.

SCREENING ONSITE Mario McDonagh M:0422210726 E: mario@screeningonsite.com.au • SA owned and operated Drug and Alcohol Testing • Meet IPP requirements with Screening On Site's (SOS) experienced team • Policy design and review • Consultation • Education • Testing regimes • SOS can tailor a Drug And Alcohol Management Plan to suit any diverse portfolio On call 24/7 for all testing needs: Blanket/Random/For Cause/Pre Deployment and Pre Employment. $6 Billion is lost annually in GDP due to drugs and alcohol. Screening On Site can future proof your organisation against the biggest community-based issue to hit the workforce. Change workplace culture and create a safe, harmonious and sustainable work environment.

SOS EMPLOYMENT Peter Poly P: 08 8374 4501 E: Peter@sosemployment.com.au sosemployment.com.au SOS Employment is a leader in the provision of labour hire and recruitment services to the civil construction, earthmoving, building and associated industries.

TEAM CIVIL Ross Papillo P: 08 8241 0751 PO Box 115, Torrensville Plaza SA 5031 Email: admin@teamcivil.com.au Team Civil is an Adelaide-based multi-disciplined civil engineering construction business established in 1993. We provide full turn-key civil infrastructure solutions with proven ability to work under varying contracting models. Our multi-faceted construction expertise specialises in small to large, complex and highly technical civil infrastructure projects, particularly relating to Utility Authorities and Government infrastructure projects.

Our experienced team have consistently and successfully completed complex multi-million dollar projects across a wide range of Government and industry sectors. We offer many services including design and construct, early contractor involvement, alliance and construct only contract models. We offer our clients turn-key solutions by regularly partnering with tier one design firms to optimise the design and minimise site works to provide cost effective outcomes.

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MEMBERS – TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE CCF SA EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY OFFERS BUY ANY 200L ADELAIDE FUEL DISTRIBUTORS BRANDED OIL AND GET A 20L OF THE SAME OIL – FREE.

BENTLEYS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Accounting and business advisory, audit, assurance, financial planning, self managed superannuation.

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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

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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JONAS AND ASSOCIATES • Increase your wealth and profits • Boost your cash flow • Protect your assets • Manage your taxation P: 7226 2142 www.jonasassociates.com.au

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CHASE FINANCE Business Finance Specialists for Equipment, Property and Commercial Loans.

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TWO FREE 1 HOUR BUSINESS FINANCE REVIEWS. Be sure your business is getting the best interest rates!

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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.

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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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CCF SA EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY OFFERS PERMANENT PLACEMENT FEE FIX AT 10% OF ANTICIPATED ANNUAL INCOME AND 3 MONTHS GUARANTEE as per our Terms and Conditions for salary staff.

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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

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

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.

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Refer a fellow South Australian business and help our membership grow TOGETHER – STRONGER

Ever dreamt of driving a bulldozer or a dump truck?

Like the idea of working outside, in a team environment, building infrastructure like roads and bridges that will be there for generations to come?

Then a career in CIVIL CONSTRUCTION may be for you!

WHAT IS CIVIL CONSTRUCTION? Every time you go anywhere by road, rail, plane or boat, you use infrastructure built by the civil construction industry.

Bridges, ports, roads, demolition, concreting, traffic control, earthmoving, pipe laying are all examples of the role civil construction plays in building our world.

WHAT WOULD IT INVOLVE? As a GENERAL CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WORKER, your role will be varied and may include pipe-laying, bituminous surfacing or traffic management.

As a PLANT OPERATOR you may operate one or more machines. The skill of operating large machines such as excavators, bulldozers or graders should not be underestimated and it takes years of experience to be an efficient and precise operator.

You can progress into a leading hand and site supervisor or a safety specialist.

You may decide to do further study and become an estimator, surveyor, engineer or project manager. The possibilities in civil construction are endless.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO I NEED TO GET INTO THE INDUSTRY? Many roles in civil construction do not need a university degree and you can enter the industry straight from school. A good work ethic and a positive attitude towards safety are by far the best start.

In most circumstances, operators working in civil construction undertake a Contract of Training to complete their Certificate III in Civil Construction whilst they are working full time, with a registered training provider, such as Civil Train. If you wish to become a supervisor you can also do on the job study at Certificate IV level.

BE A PART OF CONSTRUCTING SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S INFRASTRUCTURE!

Trust Civil Train to be your training partner at every step of your civil construction career. Providing industry endorsed short courses and qualifications. State of the art training facilities in Thebarton and a live works site at Burton.

Civil Train - Your ticket to a career in civil.

Call 8111 8001 www.civiltrain.com.au | courses@ccfsa.com.au The Civil Contractors Federation is the peak industry body representing the civil construction industry in South Australia. Civil Train SA (RTO 40239) is the training division of the Civil Contractors Federation.

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Cbus makes super easy for your business We are here to meet your business’ super needs by providing: simple and easy super administration reliable service and support a strong super fund for you and your employees Contact Martha for your business super needs Martha Coro Business Superannuation Consultant, SA

0429 166 785

martha.coro@cbussuper.com.au

Read the relevant Cbus Product Disclosure Statement and other related documents to decide whether Cbus is right for you. Call 1300 361 784 or visit www.cbussuper.com.au for a copy.

Cbus’ Trustee: United Super Pty Ltd ABN 46 006 261 623 AFSL 233792 Cbus ABN 75 493 363 262.

SA CCF

ROAD MAINTENANCE HOTLINE 8111 8000

REPORT ROAD MAINTENANCE ISSUES TO MELISSA mekberg@ccfsa.com.au

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When looking for efficient, safe and competent excavation work, think of Ausdig!

GPS & LPS GUIDED MINE SPEC EXCAVATORS

About Us Subdivision Deep Excavation & Pipework Bulk Earthworks Demolition Dams and Walls Batters Street works & Digging around services All Rock works including GPS breaking GPS & LPS (Total Station & base station set up to run projects) Gas pipelines & Remote Works

CONTACT US ON: | 0400 294 253 | ZAINE@AUSDIG.COM.AU | WWW.AUSDIG.COM.AU

Ausdig SA Pty Ltd is a family run company based in Adelaide.

We provide professional Wet and Dry Hire of a range of full mine spec excavators. All of which have integrated 3D GPS & LPS systems for highly accurate excavation results.

Our experienced and talented operators allow us to provide the utmost professionalism and quality in our work.

Ausdig works closely with the client to achieve the desired result in a timely and cost effective manner.

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INFORMATION – WELLBEING

Look after your business by looking after yourself When you’re a sole operator or a small business owner, your to-do list will feel like it’s never ending and at times, overwhelming. You will barely have time to breathe let alone go for a jog or get that niggling tooth looked at – you’ve got a job to do and bills to pay!

Unfortunately, good health is often underappreciated until it’s gone. When you’re a small business owner, getting sick or injured can put your whole business in jeopardy on top of the stress of just trying to get well again.

Below is a checklist of actions you can take that can help protect and improve your physical and mental health to ensure that you’re fighting fit and able to take your business from strength to strength.

Putting in the effort to look after yourself is not just essential for good health – in the long term, it will be good for your business.

When you’re healthy (both physically and mentally) you have more energy and will be able to face the challenges of running a business better than when you’re feeling unwell. And if something’s not right, whether it’s a physical ailment or a mental health one, it’s important to get it seen to as soon as possible by an appropriate health professional. The quicker the treatment, the quicker the recovery and the sooner you can get back to business. Talking to your GP is a great starting point for most healthcare needs.

Daily »» Eat a healthy diet full of fruits, vegetables and wholegrains. Eat regularly through the day to keep energy levels high. »» Do 30 minutes of physical activity (this can be broken up into smaller chunks). »» Find/Do something that makes you laugh, like watching a funny video, listening to a comedy podcast or telling a joke. »» Take 10 minutes to read to the kids a bedtime story. »» Have a cup of tea and a chat with your partner/friend. »» Drink two litres of water (more if it’s hot or if you’ve been sweating a lot). »»

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»» Talk to family or friends about the things that matter. »» Set a time to mentally and physically ‘switch off’ from work – it can wait until tomorrow. »» Stretch to ease tired muscles. »» Go to bed at the same time every night, and not too late, to get a full night’s rest.

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Weekly »» Aim for 3-5 sessions of exercise per week, look for opportunities that fit your schedule and interests (these might not be things you’ve done in the past if you have changed family or work commitments). »» Allocate time for an activity/hobby that you enjoy. »» Tidy your office/work vehicle so everything is put in its correct place. »» Plan meals and shop for the week to cut down on eating out and last minute (stressful) food shopping trips. »» Spend time with your family/friends. »» Spend time in nature.

Monthly »» Allocate a ‘catch-up day’ to do all of those tasks (work and home) that have been put off or you haven’t had time to do.

Quarterly »» Check your skin and body parts for any changes. Lumps and bumps, new or changed moles etc. Any changes, visit your GP to get checked.

Yearly »» Go for an annual check-up with your GP; do it near your birthday so it’s easy to remember. »» Book in and budget for some downtime each year – such as a holiday or just some time spent relaxing at home. »» Vaccinate against the flu and go for any other booster shots you may need. »» Visit your dentist for a check-up.

By looking after yourself, you’re looking after your business. A little time spent every day doing things to protect your health will save a lot of pain down the track. The fence at the top of the cliff is much cheaper than the ambulance at the bottom!

We regret to announce that the CCF SA service for the Healthy Workers program has been discontinued. However, members can still access helpful information via Members > Members Only Content > Healthy Workers on the CCF SA website at www.ccfsa.com.au

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TMK CONSULTING ENGINEERS

TMK has been providing broad-based engineering services to our clients since 1985. With our team of 11 staff, our practice is built on technical excellence, innovation, quality, reliability, and successful long-term relationships. We are proud to be at the forefront of the Engineering and Construction industry.

TMK Consulting Engineers continue to provide the same client focused service, and is the leading multidisciplinary, South Australian owned and based engineering consultancy, providing a wide variety of engineering services to the design and construction industry. TMK’s significant broad-based experience provides it with the proficiency and expertise to solve the most difficult challenges.

OUR HISTORY

OUR CORE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES/ SPECIALTIES

TMK Consulting Engineers had its beginnings in 1984 when Bill Martin and Trevor Kokkinakis were joined by Michael Talladira in the engineering and building design consulting firm of Sikinger, Crafter and Martin, operating out of Nailsworth, South Australia.

Civil, Land Division, Development and Commercial projects.

The company also provides Structural, Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic, Fire, Transportation, Communication, Project Surveillance and Forensic services.

TMK Consulting Engineers was subsequently formed in 1985 by Bill, Trevor and Michael, with a desire to provide consulting services to a wide variety of clients engaged in the design and construction industry.

TMK Consulting Engineers Level 6, 100 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA.

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Contact: Carlo Talladira Team Leader P: (08) 8238 4118 E: ctalla@tmkeng.com.au

OUR COMPLETED PROJECT PORTFOLIO •

‘Vista’ - Seaford Heights - A 43 ha land division started in 2013 and due for completion 2024 - which incorporates a booster pump station supplying recycle water via 375 dia pipe to the land division.

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Almond Grove development – A 32.58 ha land division with a pump station catering for discharging stormwater from a detention basin via 375 mm rising main.

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Stebonheath Road Munno Para 1.2km of directionally and trenched dia 450PE SA Water main installation.

www.tmkeng.com.au

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IS YOUR WORKFORCE WORKFIT? MAXIMISE your safety performance Real-time analysis of your drug and alcohol testing program • Optimise your spend by targeting activities • Choose market leading drug and alcohol testing instruments; or • Onsite drug testing services available across the nation •

Fast, effective alcohol and drug testing solutions that ensure 100% compliance with your company’s drug and alcohol policy.

Get real-time data that enables appropriate prompt action – now that’s real peace of mind for your business.

We offer tailored programs to suit your needs and your budget as well as online training and – as manufacturer – we offer the best possible technical support.

Proudly Australian designed and made, our Alcolizer instruments have been developed to meet all relevant Australian Standards.

Contact us today!

Call: 1300 789 908 Email: sales@alcolizer.com www.alcolizer.com

Quality ISO 9001

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MINING TRAIN

FLEXIBLE INDUSTRY TRAINING TO SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS Mining Train is the new training division of the Civil Contractors Federation SA, specialising in training and development in the mining and quarrying industry.

The mining and quarrying industries have inherent risks, and the safety and development of employees is paramount to the continued success of your business, and the industry. From accredited short course training and qualifications through to non-accredited tailored training requirements, Mining Train can provide your business and employees with the necessary skills and knowledge required to work safely and productively in the resources industry.

“The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and HAVING THEM STAY.�

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Are you looking for a nationally recognised qualification that provides a balance of theoretical and practical based competencies for the mining and quarrying industry?

The Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations is a great introduction to vocational training to increase your skill set and recognise current skills acquired through work experience in the industry. Our experienced trainers take an innovative and flexible approach to ensure your business gets the maximum value out of investing in your biggest asset, the employees! The Certificate III is also an excellent career development pathway to gain entry into supervisor/manager level certificates such as the Certificate IV and Diploma.

RII30115 Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations is currently subsidised by the South Australian Government for eligible participants. Contact Mining Train to find out more information.

For all short course training, qualifications or up-skilling requirements, please call us on 08 8111 8001 to enquire as to how we can service your business training needs.

ACCREDITED SHORT COURSES

PLANT OPERATIONS Training, assessment, refreshers or VoCs

RIIWHS202D Enter and work in confined spaces

Skid Steer Loader

MSMWHS216 Operate breathing apparatus

Front End Loader

MSMWHS217 Gas test atmospheres

Haul Truck

MSMPER202 Observe work permit

Roller

RIIWHS204D Work safely at heights

Water Truck

RIIRIS201D Conduct local risk control RIIHAN301D Operate Elevating Work Platform (below 11m includes boom and scissor) RIIHAN309E Conduct telescopic materials handler operations RIICCM203D Read and interpret plans and job specifications RIIHAN308E Load and unload plant

Scraper Tip Truck Excavator Backhoe Grader Bull Dozer

TLILIC2001 Licence to operate a forklift truck TLILIC2005 Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length above 11m or more) Plus many more…

SUPPORTED BY A STATE OF THE ART SIMULATOR SUITE

ON YOUR SITE OR OURS! P: 08 8111 8001 Mining Train, 1 South Road, Thebarton, SA 5031 courses@ccfsa.com.au civiltrainsa.com.au/welcome-to-mining-train.cfm

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MINING TRAIN

QUALIFICATION RII30115

CERTIFICATE III in SURFACE EXTRACTION OPERATIONS Are you working as a production operator in an open cut mine or quarry, participating in a broad range of tasks?

COURSE OVERVIEW

This qualification reflects the role of employees such as production operators in an open cut mine or quarry, who perform tasks involving a broad range of skilled applications in a varied work context, using some discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services or contingency measures.

COURSE DURATION

This program is delivered over 18 months.

Formal training may be completed in a shorter amount of time. It is also available as a Contract of Training.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

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Mining Train will conduct a Foundation Skills entry assessment at a level required to successfully complete the qualification and work in the industry at the level required for this qualification. Potential clients who are identified as not meeting course entry requirements will be assisted with referral to appropriate support services.

In general, participants will need to be physically fit due to the nature of the work.

Mining Train will conduct a suitability interview prior to enrolment.

Entrants will be required to be employed in a surface extraction operations role Entrants may be required to have a White Card prior to starting training on the qualification.

DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT

There are theory and practical training and assessment components to the course. Skills will be trained and assessed through a mixture of off-the-job and on-the-job training and assessment.

Credit Transfer

Credit transfer involves assessing a previously completed course or subject to see if it provides equivalent learning or competency outcomes to those required within the current course of study.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognition of Current Competency (RCC)

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) provides students with an opportunity to have their current skills and competencies recognised. These skills and competencies may relate to units that they are about to commence and as a result may exempt them from studying these units.

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QUALIFICATION

Successful completion of thirteen (13) units of competency made up of: Three (3) Core units – these are mandatory and cannot be changed CORE CORE CORE

RIIENV201D RIIRIS301D RIIWHS201D

Identify and assess environmental and heritage concerns* Apply risk management processes* Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures*

A

RIICOM301D

Communicate information*

B

RIIQUA201D

Maintain and monitor site quality standards*

C C C C C C

RIIMPO338D RIIMPO337D RIIMPO206D RIIMPO301D RIIMPO304D RIISAM202D

Conduct rigid haul truck operations* Conduct articulated haul truck operations* Conduct bulk water truck operations* Conduct hydraulic excavator operations* Conduct wheel loader operations* Isolate and access plant*

Ten (10) Electives Group A –one (1)

Group B – one (1)

Group C – at least three (3)

Group D – no more than three (3)

D RIIHAN311E Conduct operations with integrated tool carrier* D RIIBEF302D Monitor site production activities* *Must have consistent access to these activities in the workplace suitable to meet assessment requirements

Other electives may be offered, in accordance with the packaging rules. Please discuss with a Mining Train representative if you would like to discuss electives not identified on this course information brochure.

Terms and Conditions  Please refer to the Fee Schedule and Fees and Refunds policy for prices and funding opportunities (both available at www.civiltrain.com.au)  Please decide if this is the right course for you before you enrol. This course information flyer should be read in conjunction with our pre-enrolment brochure and our policies and procedures available at www.civiltrain.com.au If you require any more information or assistance, or you identify yourself to have specific needs that may affect your capacity to complete this course, please speak to one of our representatives.

Contact us SOUTH AUSTRALIA:

1 South Road, Thebarton, ADELAIDE, SA 5031 · Ph: 08 8111 8001

WESTERN AUSTRALIA:

70 Verde Drive, Jandakot, PERTH, WA 6164 · Ph: 0400 223 470

NORTHERN TERRITORY:

76 The Esplanade, DARWIN, NT 0800 311 Stuart Highway, ALICE SPRINGS, NT 0870 · Ph: 8953 3515 or 04127 003 913

Email: courses@ccfsa.com.au

Web: www.civiltrain.com.au

Correct at date of printing July 2018

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TRAINING

TRAIN SA is a new initiative of the CCF SA and is a partner organisation to Civil Train SA. The training courses and programs offered by TRAIN SA are targeted at Managers, Supervisors and Senior Technical Staff.

FORWARD GEARS is the first program offered under the TRAIN SA banner and the details of this program are shown on the facing page.

TRAIN SA trains anywhere anytime. Let us know your requirements, we will meet your expectations.

For more information call: 08 8111 8003.

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TRAIN SA offers a suite of high quality courses and programs designed to bring out the best, personally and professionally, in people and organisations.

One such program is FORWARD GEARS, a suite of facilitated experiential workshops anchored against a theoretical and conceptual model for how people, teams and organisations achieve success.

F RWARDGEARS accelerate your thinking

The FORWARD GEARS Professional Development Program is structured around a model to address the elements that need to be in place to achieve success.

Each workshop can be accessed as a stand-alone workshop.

BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALSSTRATEGIC PLANNINGBUSINESS PLANNINGCHANGE MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS THINKINGCULTURE DEVELOPMENTRECRUITMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTTEAM DEVELOPMENTPERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONSPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTLEADING SELFDECISION MAKINGPROJECT MANAGEMENT

THE NEXT STEP TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS OR YOUR CAREER IS TO CALL US TODAY

08 8111 8003 or www.forwardgears.com.au TRAIN SA is a successful business enterprise of the respected Civil Contractors Federation SA. RTO 40239.

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TRAINING

CELEBRATING

YEARS 1993 - 2018

CITB CEO MARIE PATERSON WITH STUDENTS, TRAINERS, CITB STAFF AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM THE SALISBURY HIGH SCHOOL D2C PROGRAM.

Industry fund marks 25 years of achievement The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) marks 25 years of operation this year, and is proud of what it has achieved for the building and construction industry.

CITB is a tri-partite body comprised of construction industry associations, unions and government. Its CEO, Marie Paterson, said the Board has been very effective over the past 25 years. “Our purpose is to ensure the industry has access to funding for training and skills development and to inform government on policy and industryspecific issues,” she said.

In the early 1990s, the construction industry recognised that the project nature of construction, whether housing, commercial or civil, did not give people longevity of employment. Moving from project to project did not provide access or opportunity to undertake training and skill development.

To address this issue the industry banded together to create CITB through an Act of Parliament (The Construction Industry Training Fund Act 1993). A levy of 0.25 per cent (1/400th) is collected on building projects $40,000 and above to fund training and skills development of apprentices and construction workers. This funding is available to eligible workers to offset the cost of training.

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“We are unique as no other industry in South Australia has a fund such as ours. We are also able to provide feedback across a range of issues relating to training and skills development,” said Marie.

Since its establishment, CITB has supported the training of more than 500,000 short courses for construction workers and made over 57,000 payments to employers for on-job training of apprentices. It has also provided subsidies to partially cover the cost of tuition associated with theory and practical skills training at registered training organisations.

Each year an Annual Training Plan is developed that requires the approval of the Minister for Industry and Skills. The Plan sets out how funds collected are invested in areas such as apprentice support, construction worker training, skills development programs, the Doorways2ConstructionTM (D2C) student pathway program and research into workforce development.

This year will see the introduction of scholarships for eligible construction workers who wish to pursue undergraduate qualifications through the University of South Australia.

The Aboriginal Workforce Development Initiative is another way that CITB provides additional help and mentoring for Aboriginal apprentices in the construction sector.

Currently 50 apprentices across the state participate in this program.

Given that the percentage of women in traditional construction trades is less than 3 per cent, a Women in Construction Program is being developed to support women already in the industry and to attract others.

The Heritage Trades Program has been running since 2005 in conjunction with Heritage Stone Restorations, the National Trust and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. It is also another CITB success story. It provides an opportunity for qualified tradespeople to receive hands-on experience in restoration and conservation techniques while working on a heritage-listed site.

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STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THEIR D2C RENOVATION PROJECT IN 2017 – A HOUSING SA PROPERTY IN ADELAIDE’S NORTH. D2C TEACHER JED MASTERS AND TRAINER BEN NAUGHTON ARE IN THE FOREGROUND.

Restoration work at the Antro Woolshed at Bimbowrie west of Broken Hill, the largest woolshed in the southern hemisphere, is testament to the program. “What the team achieved in a week at this site was outstanding,” Marie said. “The Heritage Trades Program is now part of our core training and an invaluable program for the industry.”

Doorways2ConstructionTM is South Australia’s premier Vocational Education and Training (VET) program for construction. It is run in 40 schools across the state with attendees from a total of 121 secondary schools. D2C not only exposes students to the construction industry, it also leads to them obtaining their South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

She added: “Moving forward, CITB’s challenge is to remain relevant so that it supports the industry as it transitions into new technologies, systems and processes while ensuring it maintains sound governance structures so the fund is used to the best advantage of the industry.”

Written by John Satterley Images courtesy Construction Industry Training Board.

KOBI WELCH (WITH DRILL), NOW AN APPRENTICE, IS A FORMER SALISBURY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND THE FIRST GRADUATE FROM CITB’S ABORIGINAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (AWDI). HE IS SHOWN HERE WITH AWDI MENTOR ROB LUCAS AND HIS EMPLOYER, NATHAN O’NEILL, FROM UNIQUE URBAN BUILT PTY LTD (IN BACKGROUND).

“The success of the program over the past18 years is illustrated by the fact that we now have D2C students who commenced their construction career through school and have gone on to become apprentices, have completed their trade certificate, have set up successful businesses and are now employing D2C students as apprentices,” said Marie.

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TRAINING

Northern Territory (NT) — the place to be As many of you would be aware, the demand for various service providers in the Northern Territory (NT), in the near future, is going to be considerable.

Civil Train NT is now well positioned to take full advantage of the numerous opportunities on offer in Central and Northern Australia. We will continue to work closely with our colleagues in SA and WA to ensure we can provide an industry standard of civil training throughout our region, covering 4,841,338 km².

The following is just a sample of our recent activities.

EDUCATION From a concept that began with simple objectives (utilising plant simulators to engage students in relation to workplace mathematics), the Resource and Infrastructure training program at Yirara College has just kept growing, with a number of the trainees now nearing completion of RII20715 Certificate II in Civil Construction. These young male and female students from remote communities have overcome numerous challenges to participate in this program. It is the consensus of all involved, that many of these young men and women have the potential to one day take on leadership roles.

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None of the above would have been possible without the vision and resilience of the staff at the Yirara College, and the support and flexibility from the Department of Education NT.

NT CORRECTIONS Further to our ongoing services to the Barkly Work Camp (Tennant Creek) throughout 2018, Civil Train NT has also been contracted to conduct a training program for the Datjala Work Camp (Nhulunbuy). Civil Train NT has had a close working association with the Barkly Work Camp over a number of years and we now look forward to a similar relationship with the Datjala Work Camp.

DEFENCE As the preferred local training provider for the US Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG), Civil Train continues to supply regular High Risk and safety training, both within the facility and at our Alice Springs training centre.

REMOTE TRAINING (INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES) WADEYE A successful training program was recently facilitated in Wadeye NT, (involving unemployed locals) which focused on the basic foundation (holistic) skills required to assist a tradesperson onsite. This program was contextualised to cater for trainees looking at entering the construction industry (housing). However, the units delivered will also prepare participants for various other potential employment opportunities in the region.

There are many positive stories coming out of Wadeye and surrounding communities with tangible improvements in relation to education and the overall engagement by locals regarding community workplace participation. Civil Train NT is proud of the small part we have played.

CANTEEN CREEK This community has ongoing roadworks contracts, plus a committed and motivated local workforce. Civil Train NT has been engaged to conduct training based around

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this activity, including WHS, plant and work zone traffic management training. In a first for Civil Train NT, this client requested specific training related to routine and preventative maintenance of plant. Due to the remote location of this community the need for this type of training is significant.

Civil Train NT would also like to acknowledge the Department of Trade, Business and Innovation staff for their support and flexibility. Without the synergy of all parties involved, the likelihood of achieving life changing outcomes for these types of programs would be minimal.

BONYA This is another region with potential for employment growth; in this case due to planned mining activity. Civil Train NT facilitated a municipal services training program which was designed to enable a group of local residents to work safely and productively in and around the community. When the mining activity proceeds (e.g. construction of mining camp), these participants will be better placed to apply for employment with the various contractors involved. There is also civil road works currently underway in this region, and again the skillset gained from the training will fit in well with this sector.

Civil Train NT would like to acknowledge the support we received from the various organisations involved in the above programs: »» Thamarrurr Development Corporation (Wadeye) »» Owairtilla Aboriginal Corporation (Canteen Creek) »» Arramwelke Aboriginal Corporation (Bonya) »» My Pathways (Bonya)

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CCF SA Members receive discounts of up to 10% on short course training

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CIVIL TRAIN is a strong brand and is highly regarded as a high quality training provider.

methodologies and facilities, Civil Train can be your long-term training partner for a career in civil.

Civil Train is a State Government approved Work Ready Provider offering subsidised pre-employment training as well as Contracts of Training at Certificate III & IV levels.

Industry engagement is highly regarded in Civil Train’s operations and we encourage your feedback. If you have any suggestions as to areas of training you believe we should be offering to better service the civil industry, please contact Civil Train's friendly staff at courses@ccfsa.com.au or complete an employer survey available from your Civil Train Training Co-ordinator.

Civil Train also trains across the Northern Territory, and in 2018 commenced delivery in Western Australia.

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SHORT COURSE

LOAD, UNLOAD AND RESTRAIN PLANT & EQUIPMENT RIIHAN308E Load and unload plant Are you involved in loading, restraint and unloading of plant on trailers/floats?

COURSE OVERVIEW

COURSE OUTCOME

The loading and unloading of plant from a transporter must be handled carefully to ensure the safety of workers in the area and the integrity of the plant. This course covers preparing plant for loading, including applicable permits and securing the equipment. You will go through the process of moving plant and unloading it safely.

If successful you will receive a Statement of Attainment.

On 1 October 2018, the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) was amended to provide that EVERY PARTY in the heavy vehicle transport supply chain has a duty to ensure the safety of their transport activities.

This course further includes the non-accredited module of restraining plant and equipment.

This part of the course will cover: Loading for Transport (Load Restraint Guide)  General Principles of Load Restraint  Restraining Loads on Vehicles Calculating Restraint Requirements  Securing Equipment  Types of restraint  Lashing points  Loads secured using correct load restraint

COURSE DURATION

This course is one day (8 hours)

On completion of the course you will be able to:  Plan and prepare to load and unload plant  Load and restrain the plant  Unload the plant

DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT

This course is delivered and assessed face to face.

There are theory and practical training and assessment components to the course.

LOCATIONS SOUTH AUSTRALIA Live Works Site, 55-71 Heaslip Road, Burton, ADELAIDE, SA 5110 Ph: 08 8111 8001 Email: courses@ccfsa.com.au WESTERN AUSTRALIA 70 Verde Drive, Jandakot, PERTH, WA 6164 Ph: 0400 223 470 Email: courseswa@ccfsa.com.au NORTHERN TERRITORY 76 The Esplanade, DARWIN, NT 0800 311 Stuart Highway, ALICE SPRINGS, NT 0870 Ph: 8953 3515 or 04127 003 913 Email: coursesnt@ccfsa.com.au

Civil Train can also deliver at your worksite – please contact your local office for a quote.

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Training on the iconic T2T Project Civil Train’s most recent Certificate II group has had an amazing opportunity to conduct live works as part of their training on the T2T South Road upgrade project.

During the 14 week course towards their RII20715 Certificate II in Civil Construction, participants have undertaken theory and practical training in 16 units of competency, including gaining tickets in confined space and work zone traffic management.

drug and alcohol test, students worked under CCF SA Member ‘Outside Ideas’ on the street scaping section of works on the project. Learners attended the 6.45am toolbox meetings and worked directly under the instruction of the Outside Ideas crew.

Our live works site at Burton provided ample opportunities for practical works relevant to their certificate including levelling, drain and dewater site, locating underground services and repairing potholes.

Under the guidance of Civil Train trainer, Phil Sporne, learners have undertaken a range of civil construction works during their course. In addition to their Certificate II training, learners have also been working on building up 100 hours of experience on the Civil Train simulators, have undertaken work preparation sessions on interview skills and resume writing, and have had wellbeing support in the form of mental health awareness, drug and alcohol awareness and Learner Support Services.

With some skills and confidence behind them, participants then graduated to the live works opportunity in the T2T project.

After sitting the T2T induction, passing the

The Certificate II program is also about building work readiness, helping learners to develop routines and understand site expectations. We couldn’t be prouder of the journey we have seen these learners commit to and the achievements they are reaching. We look forward to seeing them take the next step of their career in to civil construction.

If you are interested in potentially employing any of our graduates, let us know and we can put you in contact with them.

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Upskill your workforce with a Certificate IV in Civil Construction Now subsidised by the South Australian Government WorkReady initiative…

SAVE $4000 ON COURSE FEES!* WHO SHOULD DO THIS QUALIFICATION? RII40715 CERTIFICATE IV IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION is appropriate for employees working in supervisory positions in civil construction, performing tasks involving a broad range of varied activities most of which are complex and non-routine. They are responsible for the safety, efficiency and quality of work of others, contribute to the development of technical solutions to non-routine problems and apply management plans to the workplace.

The course is delivered over two (2) years and is available as a Contract of Training.

We have a rolling program of face to face sessions, as well as the option of undertaking some units as online learning or distance learning. We also offer support with tutorials to assist with final assignments. All participants are welcome to come and use our computer suite at CCF House to assist with coursework and assessments.

HOW IS IT DELIVERED?

WHAT DOES IT COST?

There are twelve (12) units of competency made up of five (5) mandatory core units and seven (7) elective units and could look something like the table below.

For WorkReady* eligible learners, fees are reduced from $6300 to $2300.

CODE

COURSE

CORE

BSBMGT401

Show leadership in the workplace

CORE

BSBMGT402

Implement operational plan

CORE

BSBWHS401

Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirements

CORE

RIICWM401D

Supervise civil works

CORE

RIIRIS401D

Apply site risk management system

ELECTIVE

RIICWM402D

Supervise civil works contractors

ELECTIVE

RIIMPO402D

Apply the principles of earthworks construction

ELECTIVE

BSBLED401

Develop teams and individuals

ELECTIVE

BSBWOR404

Develop work priorities

ELECTIVE

BSBSUS301

Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

ELECTIVE

BSBMGT403

Implement continuous improvement

ELECTIVE

RIICOM301D

Communicate information

When undertaken as a Contract of Training, there may also be CITB funding support** which includes $800 towards the training fees and $5000 paid directly to the employer to assist with on-the-job training component.

Original price

WorkReady* price

CITB Contribution

$6300

$2300

$5800

Total cost to employer -$3,500

Subsidised places are limited. Don’t miss out – contact a Civil Train representative today! *WorkReady eligibility criteria applies. **CITB eligibility criteria applies

INTRODUCING BRODIE TELFORD-WEBB Speak to Brodie about your business training needs.

She will take you through everything you need to know about traineeships, short courses, private bookings including our Forward Gears program.

08 8111 8040 or 0429 307 346 btelfordwebb@ccfsa.com.au

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FEATURE - AWARDS

FRIDAY 24 AUGUST 2018 HILTON HOTEL, ADELAIDE

PROJECTS OF EXCELLENCE IN SA Civil Tech – St Peters & Gilberton Swing Bridge BMD Constructions / Adelaide Airport – Adelaide Airport Taxiway Widening Bull Bros Earthmoving – DEWNR – Naracoorte Caves Class 1 Disability Access Walking Trail Lucas Total Contract Solutions – Bickford Terrace Major Drainage Project

LCS Landscapes / Adelaide City Council / Aspect Studios – Pelzer Park / Pityarilla Activity Hub BMD Constructions / City of Playford / Greenhill Engineers – Prince George Plaza Lucas Total Contract Solutions – Construction of Main Racing Circuit – The Bend Motorsport Park

Diona Pty Ltd – Bowden Redevelopment

Flinders Power / McMahon Services Australia Alliance – Port Augusta Power Stations Ash Storage Area Rehabilitation

BMD Constructions / City of Port Lincoln / Tonkin Consulting – London Street Bridge Replacement

McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd / Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure – O-Bahn City Access Project

AWARD CATEGORIES Projects are split into the following contract value categories:

PROJECT VALUE – Up to 2M

PROJECT VALUE – 10M - 30M

PROJECT VALUE – 2M - 5M

PROJECT VALUE – 30M - 75M

PROJECT VALUE – 5M - 10M

PROJECT VALUE – Over 75M

2018 SUPPORTING SPONSOR

2018 CATEGORY SPONSORS

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2018 WINNERS CATEGORY

COMPANY

PROJECT

SPONSORS

Up to 2M

CIVIL TECH

St Peters and Gilberton Swing Mining Train Bridge

2M-5M

LUCAS TOTAL CONTRACT SOLUTIONS

Bickford Terrace Major Drainage Project

Gallagher

5M-10M

BMD CONSTRUCTIONS/ CITY OF PLAYFORD/ GREENHILL

Prince George Plaza

Civil Train

10M-30M

LUCAS TOTAL CONTRACT SOLUTIONS

Construction of Main Racing Circuit - The Bend Motorsport Park

FT Workforce

Over 75M

MCCONNELL DOWELL CONSTRUCTORS (AUST) PTY LTD/ DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

O-Bahn City Access Project

Crane Services

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IT PAYS TO KNOW At Cavpower we understand the daily pressures businesses face to minimise operating costs. We are committed to supporting our customers by finding the best solutions to boost productivity and increase profitability.

We offer a wide range of genuine customer support solutions, combining technology and services, to support you and maximise your machines performance. Services such as Condition Monitoring and Fleet Management provide valuable proactive information to help identify potential problems early - before they lead to machine shutdowns or more costly repairs.

Our Condition Monitoring Analysts can examine data from a combination of condition monitoring “elements” - including inspections, regular fluid analysis and equipment history – to help assess the health and operating condition of critical equipment. Our analysists will then provide timely repair and operational recommendations to avoid further damage or breakdown of your equipment.

We have a recent customer success story on the benefits of using our fleet management services.

According to Paul Meyer, Customer Solutions Manager, “A Cavpower customer recently signed up one of their sites to our Fleet Management service. A dedicated condition monitoring analyst was assigned to assist our customer with their fleet management as well as monitoring their assets.

They initially had 4 assets connected that created over 200 health alerts per month and they were not able to keep on top of their maintenance with 6 overdue services. Idle time was also an issue, as the 4 assets totalled over 300 hours of idle time per month. This was excessive for their line of work and they wanted to bring this under control.

After this initial success we connected the rest of their assets which over the next 9 months saw a significant reduction of alerts – overdue services were reduced to zero and health alerts were cut by more than half, from 200 down to 90 per month.

A strong focus was put on idle time and the efforts paid off with a reduction of 71% within the 9 months, which equated to $30,000 of saving on their fuel bill. In addition to this, the repair and maintenance expenses were reduced by thousands of dollars.”

For more information on our equipment management services contact our Customer Solutions team on 8343 1600 or visit www.cavpower.com

$30k savings on fuel bill

71% reduction in idle time

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PAST CCF SA EVENTS

AGM / PRESIDENT'S BREAKFAST Wednesday 5th September 2018 – Victoria Room, Hilton Adelaide

GUEST SPEAKERS: DARRYL GOBBETT– Baillieu Holst Financial Advisor Gave an assessment of the state budget and implications for civil contractors PAUL DAVISON– CCF President Gave an address of the state of the federation

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SITE VISIT & NETWORKING EVENT

Thursday 28 June 2018 – Royal Adelaide Hospital site visit / The Elephant British Pub

CITY TRAM EXTENSION SITE VISIT Tour of the biggest demolition in the state; the old RAH - Hosted by Renewal SA, followed by networking at the Elephant British Pub in Adelaide’s West end.

EVENT SPONSORS

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CCF SA COMMITTEES

NEXT GEN

NEXT GEN CONTRIBUTION – TIM BISHOP The CCF SA Next Gen Committee represents one of the bridges between the CCF Board and its future leaders. The committee composition reflects the wide diversity of contractors and professionals in the state and provides a forum for discourse and education.

In conjunction with the Women in Civil committee, we hold a joint event per year which is planned for early November, and standalone educational events. This year, it was an exciting trip to the demolition site of the former Royal Adelaide Hospital, which was well received.

The focus of the committee in 2019 is to increase our engagement and communication both within the young professional’s sphere, with the Women in Civil committee, and with the CCF SA Board.

Our committee is dedicated to providing consistent, relevant and educational information to the wider CCF SA community on a quarterly basis as well as maintaining the number of events and site tours. As the committee relies on the generosity of the time and facilities from both the members and their employers, I wish to extend my thanks to all for allowing the progress of 2018 to grow a larger impact on the industry in 2019.

The key focus areas for our committee in 2019: 1. Engagement of new members with a target group of 25-35-year-old members and associate members of the CCF SA

4. Identification and nurturing of the future leaders of the CCF in South Australia And 2019 will be the year that we build on the fantastic momentum that my predecessor David Rowe has so tirelessly worked on to create in his three years as the Chair. My commitment to the committee and the wider CCF SA membership is to be an open, progressive and communicative group who wants to enhance the industry for all.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a wonderful and safe Christmas, and we’ll see you in the New Year.

Kind regards Tim Bishop and the CCF SA Next Gen Committee

2. Provision of educational materials on a consistent basis (quarterly) on topics of relevance to our core demographic group 3. Improvement of the interaction between the CCF SA’s members to enhance the knowledge base and future leadership careers of our members

ARE YOU OKAY? On Friday, 20 July 2018, my life changed radically. To be honest, life changed more profoundly for my wife and some of my friends and mentors than my own, but I will get to that a little later.

If you look at my professional and personal journey from the outside, you would see that of the Chair of the CCF SA Next Gen Committee, the manager of South Australia for a large civil contractor, a man married to a wonderfully devoted partner who has two beautiful young kids. What I am though, is the same as each and every one of us in the construction family. I am human, with a life history that has had its ups and downs.

Now, generally when we look at how we live our lives, we are governed by a set of rules around those incidents that interrupt the smooth journey like ill health, losing a

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job, financial issues, death, divorce and everything else day-to-day. I’ve learned in the past few months, that some of those rules we create ourselves, some of those rules are taught, some are indirectly pressured by society, but rules are rules, and we live and breathe those rules daily and they become ingrained in us.

By now you must be wondering where this article is going?

I will start by letting you into the events of 20 July this year. On that day, I made the bravest decision of my life. I finally let my

wife and some close friends know that not only was I suicidal but that I had gained the means and made the plan to end my life.

Telling you, the reader this, is not easy. I can tell you more certainly that my wife looked at me that morning and cried rivers of tears when I made my startling confession to her.

She was blindsided. My colleagues whom I have known and worked with for 13 years were utterly shocked. They are mates as well as colleagues, and they didn’t have a clue how I was feeling.

I have been a massive advocate of MATES in Construction over the past two years,

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and this time period pretty much aligns with my journey through mental health. By day I was promoting mental health to my teams, getting connectors into our business, doing the right thing for others around me, but by night I was battling my own demons. MATES saved me from suicide – a simple phone call to them forced me to get some help.

What have I discovered in the past two years? I discovered that I almost became another statistic. Last year, 3,128 Australians committed suicide. That number rose 9% from the previous year – 2,348 men, 780 women. One person in every two hours and 45 minutes. That’s 56 people a week. In our industry, it is one worker every second day which is greater than 180 lives lost a year. One in every 700 construction workers attempts suicide each year.

I cannot, and will not, claim that I understand other people’s reasons for thinking of suicide, but what I can talk through is how I think we need to provide leadership and make a massive improvement in the culture around mental health. Men, especially those in the construction industry, buy into a selfrepeating cycle of hyper-masculinity. We should be fit, physically and mentally strong, always positive, independent, and tough.

We live by a societal set of rules that tells us to harden up and get on with it. Over the last two years, I’ve lived by a set of rules that almost cost me my life.

So, what do we need to do? Well, I have a few ideas.

1. Listen to our colleagues and friends, and break this cycle of stigma we have created.

‘RU OK?’ and all the programs that promote discussion about mental health are destined to succeed. The consensus, which is backed up by the statistics, is that talking about our feelings, admitting when we need some help, and addressing and dealing with those issues that cause us pain, can lead to lower rates of depression and suicide.

2. Create a culture where discussions about mental health are nonjudgemental and people can ask for help.

The overwhelming message from the support team I have encountered this year is that we are talking about generational change. We need our younger colleagues to be self-aware and pro mental health programs so that we can build from a solid foundation. Part of my role as Chair of Next Gen is to bring young leaders through the CCF SA and bridge the gap with our

mothers, fathers and mentors who have tackled the path in construction before us.

In this role I directly challenge those senior leaders to join me and confront this issue head on. Don’t tell people to get over it.

Always have the door open. Let your teams know it is ok to not be ok.

3. As leaders (and we are all leaders), step up to the plate and support, drive and let flourish mental health programs that filter through our organisations and communities.

This article was written three months from my startling confession. In that time at least three South Australian construction workers have suicided. That to me is simply unacceptable. Three times as many women engage with mental health support as men. Men are three times more likely to successfully suicide than women. The commonality though is not in the statistics, it is in the people left behind, the grief-struck family and those friends and colleagues who had no idea someone was struggling.

My wife and colleagues can attest to being blindsided by my condition.

As 72% of men do not seek help for mental health disorders, most would turn to other activities to cope or mask their emotions. Alcohol, drugs, gambling and domestic violence are part of these coping mechanisms and we all would agree that addressing these issues is of supreme importance to upholding our values in society.

Only 13% of workers feel they can talk to a line manager about mental health problems.

If we train our managers in simple mental health discussion techniques, I believe we can improve communication and realise real outcome changes.

Some intriguing patterns have occurred in the discussion around mental health in everyday life and particularly that of our youth. If a man and a woman present to a group on mental health and ask for shared experiences, you will find about 75% of the ladies but only 25% of the men will put their hand up and volunteer. If the two presenters are male, that split changes to 50/50. What this tells us is that men adopt the behaviour and social norms of other men. Men revert to stereotypical behaviour in front of women and generally do not speak up and be vulnerable. This shows the difference we make to each other in a male dominated industry. Imagine if we could increase the participation in mental health discussions by speaking out. Let’s not idolise stoicism and endless positivity.

I wrote this article for two important reasons.

The first is a commitment to not hide from my struggles, the second is to step up and break the stigma around our industry’s major cause of loss of life. If I can be there for one person, or a hundred people, I will have helped with change. If the owners, managers and leaders of South Australia’s construction industry band together, we can begin to change our industry. Remember we are all leaders. Your job title does not matter as we all lead in our daily lives whether it is at work or at home.

I will finish up with a simple request.

Ask someone each day if they are ok, ask direct questions and look out for your mates. If you are not ok, please tell someone. No one judged me for being suicidal, not one person. And if anyone reading this needs some support, I will stand with that person and help.

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CCF SA COMMITTEES

CIVIL

WOMEN IN

My name is Carly Smith and on behalf of the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee, I would like to outline our role, introduce you to our dedicated committee members, provide a recap of 2018 and summarise our goals for 2019.

The CCF SA Women in Civil Committee represents women working within the civil construction industry in South Australia.

We exist to help connect, support and showcase women in the industry, and to highlight the fantastic careers available within the sector. Our events encourage networking with like-minded people and provide insight and inspiration through the variety of speakers and presentations.

All of our committee members volunteer their time toward a cause that is important to them and have the support of the businesses they are employed by. Please see the following page for an introduction to our committee members.

The year 2018 was busy for the civil construction sector in South Australia and for the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee.

We had exceptional attendance at our annual Women in Civil High Tea, held in May at the Adelaide Convention Centre, with approximately 140 people from the industry joining us for champagne and nibbles. At this event we were lucky enough to hear from Business Manager, Kerry Yeates of Eichler Earthmovers, as well as winner of the 2018 Women in Civil Award, Jemma Bishop, Business Manager from West Coast Bitumen. We would like to thank them both once again for sharing their inspirational stories with us.

At the time of publication, we have two more events coming up in 2018. The Women in Civil and Next Gen Committees will hold a Combined Networking Event, to be held on 8 November at The Hilton Hotel. Every year we run a joint event as we believe it is valuable to combine both networks, hear from a presenter relevant to both groups, and connect with our peers. The CCF SA Women in Civil Committee will also hold the annual Christmas Festive Lunch on 26 November at the National Wine Centre.

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We are always thrilled that individuals and businesses take time out of their busy schedules to come to these events, or enable their staff to attend. It is certainly a worthwhile experience for all involved and the enthusiasm shown by participants cements the impact and importance of continuing events like these in South Australia.

And 2019 is already looking to be another busy year for the committee. Along with the three annual Women in Civil events mentioned above, we also hope to further engage with women working in the civil construction industry in SA, via social media platforms and general discussions.

Our intention is to continue conversations outside of formal events and we would like to encourage people to keep the discussions flowing. We will strategically review potential initiatives that will support and promote women in the civil construction industry, as well as investigate strategies to attract women to roles that are not historically sought after by females. It is important to understand why there is such a small percentage of women in roles within the civil construction industry and how we can work on encouraging a positive change.

We value input from all CCF SA members

and if you would like to have a discussion or provide ideas for potential initiatives, I welcome you to make contact. There are some fantastic initiatives in the pipeline, across various platforms, for women in the construction industry in SA, so please keep your eyes peeled and get involved where possible.

The Women in Civil Committee would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2019. Please stay safe and we hope to see you at the next CCF SA event!

Kind regards Carly Smith CCF SA Women in Civil Committee

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CARLY SMITH Digital Innovation Leader, Alexander Symonds.

ALISON PALEY Senior Project Administrator/Office Manager, Coleman Rail.

SUZI IVEY Learning & Development Advisor | Training Coordinator, League Engineering.

How long have you been in the construction industry? Approx. 10 years.

How long have you been in the construction industry? Approx. 10 years.

How long have you been in the construction industry? 8 years.

What year did you join the Women in Civil Committee? 2017.

What year did you join the Women in Civil Committee? 2015.

What year did you join the Women in Civil Committee? 2018.

Two words to describe the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee: Motivated and inspiring.

Two words to describe the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee: Supportive and inspiring.

Two words to describe the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee: Influencing and stimulating.

JULIE HILL Office Manager, CB&S Civil.

ROBYN MURDEY Marketing and Development Manager, Bardavcol Pty Ltd.

JO THORNTON Team Manager, Hays Recruitment.

How long have you been in the construction industry? 11 years.

What year did you join the Women in Civil Committee? 2014.

Two words to describe the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee: Motivational and evolving.

How long have you been in the construction industry? 19 years.

What year did you join the Women in Civil Committee? 2016.

Two words to describe the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee: Leadership and support.

How long have you been in the construction industry? 3 Years.

What year did you join the Women in Civil Committee? 2018.

Two words to describe the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee: Invested and passionate.

KATE TRAEGER Divisional Administrator, McMahon Services /Ballestrin Construction Services.

How long have you been in the construction industry? 9 years.

What year did you join the Women in Civil Committee? 2016.

Two words to describe the CCF SA Women in Civil Committee: Driven and dedicated.

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Adelaide Hills Visit On a sunny Friday in late September, retired members and partners drove 30 minutes into the lovely Adelaide Hills for a tour and lunch at the Prancing Pony Brewery in Totness, a mere four minutes' drive from iconic Hahndorf.

Prancing Pony Brewery love making beer and proudly operate as an independent brewery. They proudly believe in people making beer for people and building a community.

There, members enjoyed a guided tour of the production brewery (paid for from RMG subscriptions) followed by beer tasting and lunch afterwards in the family friendly Brewery Restaurant, enjoying refreshments and some delicious food.

They also support emerging performing and visual artists and have ample live music performances and brewery events throughout the year.

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

All CCF SA Members are welcome at RMG events

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Civil Construction in War

The plaque inscription read:

CCF SA proudly supports its historical roots with the Australian civil construction industry, from its early days of horse drawn scoops, and pick and shovel moving earth, to today's sophisticated machines performing a wide variety of operations.

Erecting camouflage tree, Menangle

For example, after the First World War, motorised transport became increasingly popular and some returning servicemen each bought a lorry, and with their pick and shovel, started up their own small business.

World War II brought hardships to contractors due to fuel rationing and a lack of spare parts. Some had their earthmoving plant, trucks and operators commandeered by the Australian Government’s Civil Construction Corps. But it also provided opportunities to contractors building airfields, army camps and other defence installations so important to the war effort.

CCF SA management team member, Melissa Ekberg, who recently visited the Australian War Museum in Canberra, was quite taken with a WWll painting and plaque exhibit that illustrated the support role Australian civil contractors played serving their country at home and abroad during those turbulent years.

Straining under the weight, members of the Civil Construction Corps erect camouflage netting and a dummy tree at Menangle just outside Sydney.

Originally built as a racecourse, Menangle Park was converted into a military base during the Second

RETIRED MEMBERS GROUP MEMBERSHIP Adrian Donald Barry Murray Basil Hille Bill Lorenzin Bob Johnston Bob Osborne Brian Williams

World War, providing training facilities for troops, complete with an airstrip in the middle of the track.

Catherine Truran

The use of dummy objects as a means of concealment and deception increased as the war progressed.

David Truran

Army bases or aircraft hangers were sometimes disguised as civilian farms by erecting fake houses, fake trees and even fake roads.

William Dobell (1899-1970) (Image below painted in New South Wales 1944. Oil on cardboard).

Chris Marles Darryl Beall Dennis Lorenzin Dig Traeger Glen Blackmore Greg Rosser Ian Butterworth Joe Tripodi OAM John Chamberlain John Davison John Welsby

Written by Bob Osborne

Kenneth Bulmer Lindsay Joyce Malcolm Healey Michael Pridham Mike Barnhurst Mike Rowe Moss Keller AM Peter Little Peter Waterman Peter Jeffery Peter Keane Peter Todd Ray Spry Rex Herde Richard Tolmer Roger Rose Ross Lewis Shirley Humphries Stanley Curyer Stirling Scherer Tony Musolino

If you know of any retired or semi-retired Members interested in joining the Retired Members Group of CCF SA, contact Bob on 0402 016 942

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