Civil Contractors Federation SA Issue 3 2017

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ISSUE 3 2017

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A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT MEET OUR NEW CCF SA BOARD MEMBERS STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT OUR ROAD WORKS! INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT FORECAST – MAJOR LOSS OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS REEF RESTORATION PROJECT LOOKS TO BE A WINNER MARS LANDSCAPE MAKES LEARNING AN ADVENTURE

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INFORMATION • GOVERNMENT • ECONOMY • EVENTS • PROJECTS • TRAINING

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WELCOME

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Reef Restoration Project Looks to be a Winner

Mars Landscape Makes Learning an Adventure

Dial Before You Dig Training & Awareness Sessions The Latest Innovations to Increase Safety and Productivity

42 RETIRED MEMBERS GROUP

10 Infrastructure Report Forecasts Major Loss of Construction Jobs

IN THIS ISSUE 4 A WORD FROM OUR NEW PRESIDENT 6 MEET OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS 7 CCF SA AGM & PRESIDENTS BREAKFAST 8 ADVOCACY UPDATE FROM OUR CEO PHIL SUTHERLAND

Stop Complaining About Our Roadworks!

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Infrastructure Report Forecasts Major Loss of Construction Jobs

The Great Infrastructure Debate –

Clash of the Titans 14 ECONOMY

The State of the SA Economy 16 FEATURE – PROJECTS

Reef Restoration Project Looks to be a Winner

Mars Landscape Makes Learning an Adventure

26 INFORMATION – INDUSTRY & BUSINESS Modern Award Review: An Update Changes to the Personal Property Securities Act – Are you Prepared?

Portable Long Service Leave Member Industry Briefing – Contractual Claims for Disruption and Delay 32

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CCF SA Welcomes Our New Members 38 MEMBER OFFERS

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Cameron Buzzacott – Zancott 22 INFORMATION – CIVIL INDUSTRY

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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.

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Women in Civil Committee

Next Gen Committee Next Gen Site Visit Networking Event 50 INFORMATION – WELLBEING

Healthy Workers Healthy Futures Case Study: Resource Co Hosting a Healthier End-of-year Work Party

Moving to a Culture of Care 54 TRAINING

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Celebrating 10 Years with CCF SA! The First Step An introduction to workplace learning at Yirara College

Pathways to Prosperity 62 EVENT CALENDAR 64 SUPPLIERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

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A word from our

PRESIDENT

As 2017 comes to an end and I move into my third month as President of the Civil Contractors Federation – South Australia (CCF SA) I would like to take this opportunity to review what we as an organization have achieved for our Membership over the last few years, and also reflect on what I believe should be the focus for the CCF SA over the next few of years.

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he last five years has seen the bulk of CCF SA advocacy focus on generating work for our Members - by influencing all levels of government to invest more in public transport and other infrastructure in metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia. This has been against a background of a shortage of civil work, a slow state economy, high unemployment and private investment in infrastructure at record lows.

Our efforts have been very successful with $9.5 billion dollars budgeted for government construction works over the next four years.

This does not include local government investment. A number of large road projects have recently dominated the State Government works program. The upgrade to the North-South Corridor which to date 4

has included work on the Torrens to Torrens section, the Darlington Interchange and the Northern Connector. There is also the Torrens Junction Grade Separation, Air 7000 Edinburgh Airbase, Flinders Medical Centre, naval shipbuilding and a number of other projects on the horizon.

to direct our advocacy efforts to achieving a reduction in business related red and green tape and regulation and the cost of doing business in South Australia. We are also going to turn our attention to the growing skills shortage and the increasing cost of labour.

The CCF SA has worked closely with the Industry Advocate to ensure that the government adopt policies that give local SA based Members opportunities to bid for government work on a fair and reasonable basis. This policy framework has now been enshrined in legislation and has more teeth.

In respect to the former it is clear that government uses regulation to control risk. There is regulatory over-reach in many areas of our industry. What is not realised is the cost burden this places on the private sector. These unnecessary costs of compliance could otherwise be used to employ more people or improving business systems and processes, or investing in plant and equipment to make business more productive and competitive.

While we will keep a watching brief on the way in which government work is delivered, particular the recently announced new capital works delivery model, we are going

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A good example of regulatory over-reach is the nationally harmonisation of Work, Health and Safety legislation. This has not improved injury rates but has increased businesses costs including managing the mountain of documentation that is required under the new system when compared with the former state based legislation.

There is no ability for a business to recover these costs. Generally speaking the WHS requirements imposed on business has become so cumbersome that it is almost impossible to dig a hole! I already believe we as a country, state and industry have lost our competitiveness to the rest of the world. I think as the clever country we have outsmarted ourselves by trying to engineer and regulate out all of the risks.

Generally speaking the WHS requirements imposed on business has become so cumbersome that it is almost impossible to dig a hole!

Another area of concern is that there are government procurement processes which come with minimal up front design and timely and costly EOI’s with no return on investment unless a business is successful in winning the tender. Projects the subject of tenders are often subsequently shelved due to funding and or political timing. We can add to this the unnecessary and inflexible pre-qualification requirements, and often voluminous tender documentation and requirements that are not commensurate with the size or risks associated with the contract. This problem is compounded by the requirement to submit and resubmit the same information over and over again to the same or different government agency, sometimes for the same type of project.

The transfer of risk from government as the client to a head contractor and then down the line to smaller and smaller contractors must stop. Forcing companies to accept difficult conditions in order to secure the works when times are tough is unacceptable.

Projects are increasingly being built while the design work is still underway, forcing costly variations, delays to projects and forcing both contractors and designers to work under extraordinary pressures, resulting in blowout to business budgets and project time-lines.

Constantly reporting to Government on things such as fuel usage, people hours for training, people hours for the socially disadvantaged and long term unemployed, reports of safety breaches and outcomes, LTI’s, new employee numbers and more, has seen an increase to the cost burden of managing a business.

There is a lot more that can be said about unnecessary business costs, suffice it to say Government will be hearing a great deal more from the CCF SA on this subject.

I want to turn now to the growing skills shortage and increasing labour costs many Members are starting to experience.

This means a smaller and smaller pool of available workers and more competition for good people. We have not seen this since the mining boom, but it has become a reality.

We will be encouraging the government to further support the training of local people for the civil sector, and adopt policies designed to make it easier for Members to bring skilled workers into SA from interstate and overseas.

With the coming state election the CCF SA has made a range of recommendations to the political parties.

These have included the following which are not in order of importance: »» Use the state’s balance sheet and borrowing capacity to invest in productive infrastructure that will grow Gross State Product (GSP).

to do business and invest. Differentiate the state from the rest of Australia by working to the state’s strengths (e.g. its liveability) and have a low business tax regime; minimize red and green tape and regulation and fast track approval processes. »» Construct power related infrastructure, sufficient to provide reliable base load supply, and at a reasonable cost. »» Give every council in SA $3 million to expend on local infrastructure using local firms »» Undertake a state-wide water and sewerage pipe replacement program. »» Establish an Infrastructure SA, an independent body to assess and prioritize public infrastructure projects. »» Provide additional financial Incentives to make it possible for employers to train employees, engage more staff, including trainees and or apprentices. »» Reinvest traffic fine revenue and money in the Road Safety Fund into road maintenance. »» Consider alternative models for the funding of public transport and other infrastructure. »» Direct TAFE SA to only deliver training not offered by private training providers »» Introduce measures to increase inbound migration

»» Create a pipeline of public works of all sizes, and schedule this to avoid boom bust cycles.

In closing I would like to thank our staff for their often tireless efforts during the year to support, represent, promote, train and protect the Civil Contracting Industry in SA, and make the CCF SA the highly visible and well respected Association it is today.

»» Continue the focus on local industry/ business participation, preference local contractors and use local goods and services in the execution of publicly funded projects.

Thanks also to our valued Members for your support through membership of the CCF SA. I wish all Members a fantastic and safe Christmas break. Let 2018 be prosperous and enjoyable for all.

»» Simplify the government tender and prequalification process, standardize this, make it consistent and transparent, less costly and less onerous. Permit access to public works (to all firms regardless of size) on fair and reasonable terms.

CCF SA President paul@davisonearthmovers.com.au

Paul Davison

»» Formulate and execute a state-wide infrastructure (road, rail, ports) plan. »» Markedly increase road maintenance funding on a state-wide basis. »» Government at any level not to undertake work that can be performed by the private sector (e.g. civil contractors), and not compete with the private sector for work. »» Adopt strategies that make South Australia the easiest place in Australia

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MEET OUR NEW

CCF SA BOARD MEMBERS

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Paul Davison President Davison Earthmovers

Michael Jeffery Honorary Treasurer LR&M Constructions

Gerard Beltrame Board Member Beltrame Civil

Charles Hatcher Board Member T & J Constructions

Mike Forster Board Member Lend Lease

Emma Ebert Board Member CME Civil

Michael Harper Board Member McConnell Dowell

Chris Goold Board Member Camco

Ben Lewis Board Member Zinfra

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CCF SA AGM & Presidents Breakfast

Wednesday 6 September 2017, Sanctuary @ The Adelaide Zoo THE 2017 CCF SA AGM was held at the annual Presidents Breakfast at Sanctuary, The Adelaide Zoo. With strong member attendance, outgoing CCF SA President Gerard Beltrame opened the morning with a wrap up of CCF SA performance and activities over the last financial year then handed over to a representative from the Australian Electoral Commission, who declared the members of the newly elected board. Following the announcement Paul Davison, the newly elected CCF SA President spoke about his future vision for the organization and the industry.

Jon Whelan, General Manager Infrastructure Delivery from the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure ran through a detailed and informative update on future projects ranging from small contractor jobs through to major projects in South Australia.

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Advocacy update from our

CEO PHIL SUTHERLAND

Stop Complaining About Our Road Works!

Most of us take our roads for granted, not realizing the important social and economic role they play. Roads are constructed at considerable cost and are among the most important public assets we have.

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oads give us access to the things essential for our survival, including our health and well-being and the activities we enjoy. This includes getting to the shops, doctor, hospital, friends, family, and our place of education or work.

Good roads improve property values and help us travel safely and efficiently. They allow us to move products or deliver services from one place to another adding to productivity and supporting our economy.

On the other hand poorly maintained roads constrain mobility, raise vehicle operating costs including repairs, require more fuel use, increase accident rates, aggravate isolation, poverty, poor health, and illiteracy and are a handbrake on the economy and hamper development.

Those with the public purse strings often overlook the fact that every new road constructed adds to future road maintenance requirements, but there is rarely adequate provision in the forward estimates to ensure that the new road is maintained at an acceptable standard. For some decades South Australia has seen

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its road network degrade through lack of adequate maintenance. A few cracks and potholes might not seem like the makings of a budget crisis, but putting off repairs today means spending much more in the future.

Keeping roads in good repair and condition can significantly reduce their repair costs over their life time. Road maintenance costs increase the longer a road is left in disrepair. Road transport economists tell us that for every $1 spent to keep a road in good condition, avoids $6 to $15 needed later to reconstruct the same road that has deteriorated significantly. In addition, as described earlier, roads in poor condition also have negative social and economic consequences for all of us.

While the current state government is fiscally constrained they are at least attempting to respond to the road maintenance back log. This is evidenced by the proliferation of road works we are seeing, particularly in metropolitan Adelaide. Given the social and economic benefits that will result in these works we should all celebrate road works rather than complain about what is often,

in the fullness of time, a short term nuisance that more often than not adds just a few minutes to our schedule.

Road works save us money and give us the lifestyle we enjoy.

In a state with a history of high unemployment and a slow economy, we should take note that investing in road maintenance is a proven job creator and the demand for road maintenance materials triggers the economic multiplier effect delivering benefits beyond the project.

Finally, we should give a thought to the civil contractors undertaking much needed road upgrades and maintenance work, often in challenging weather and dangerous circumstances. It is simply unfair to blame civil construction workers for traffic congestion. They are doing us all a favour, socially and economically. Hats off to them!

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As published in The Advertiser 17 November 2017.

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CCF SA ADVOCACY

Infrastructure Report Forecasts

Major Loss of Construction Jobs

Pollies suggest answers in pre-election debate THE projected loss of 10,000 construction jobs over the next three years and a looming state election on March 17 2018 has put pressure on the Government and the Opposition to come up with answers.

A report prepared for the Civil Contractors Federation SA Branch by BIS Oxford Economics warns that SA’s economy is underperforming and will continue to face major challenges stemming from the end of the mining boom and the demise of traditional manufacturing.

CCF SA Branch Chief Executive Officer Phil Sutherland described the report as an alarming reality check and urged the major political parties to heed the warning signs.

The CCF SA Branch invited Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan and Shadow Minister for Transport and Infrastructure David Pisoni to address the challenges in a debate format at a luncheon at the Intercontinental Hotel held on November 17. The venue was packed for the event and widely reported by local news media.

Opening the debate, Mr Mullighan said that on becoming the Minister in March 2014 he’d been given a clear message from Phil Sutherland to deliver a pipeline of projects.

“I am pleased to say we have done it in spades,” he said. The Minister listed the following achievements: »» The 2017/18 state Budget includes a major capital investment program focused on modernising our health, education and transport systems.

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»» The $2.2 billion spend in 2017/18 is the highest on record, well exceeding the state government’s annual commitment of $1.5 billion. »» The total infrastructure investment of $9.5 billion over four years is expected to support 5,700 jobs on average per year. »» The state government is ready to partner and work with the federal government to deliver critical infrastructure projects as it did with the Northern Connector, Flinders Link (extending the Tonsley rail line to Flinders Medical Centre) and Oaklands Crossing.

Mr Mullighan said 11 SA government projects were currently with Infrastructure Australia, the federal agency which prioritises national infrastructure projects, and a new Infrastructure Priority List is expected in February 2018 Projects for SA include expansion of Adelaide’s ultra-fast internet network, extension of the Seaford train line to Aldinga, a tram link to Adelaide Airport, removal of six suburban level crossings and road upgrades from Adelaide to Port Augusta and beyond. The sealing of the Strzelecki Track and duplication of the Joy Baluch AM Bridge in Port Augusta are included along with a Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth rail upgrade.

Mr Mullighan said he was pleased to announce his government would provide $40 million of funding for the bridge duplication and would like to see the federal government also get behind the project.

In his reply, Mr Pisoni said that: »» Over the past five years, the state’s economic growth had been half the national rate while population growth had declined to less than half the national rate.

“Employment and job opportunities remain a concern for all,” he said. »» The state Liberal team has adopted a policy of cutting red tape and taxes and encouraging private sector investment.

“Our government procurement policy, which under Labor locks out so many small businesses, will open up the tender process,” he said. »» Tender aggregation will be re-evaluated.

“Doing this will enable the smaller and family based company to challenge the large companies which dominate these projects,” he said. “The tendering process will be written in precise and more understandable English.” »» A unit will be established to work with industry and smaller contractors to facilitate small companies working as consortiums to tender for large projects they had previously been locked out of.

Mr Pisoni added:

“We need to hit the ground running. A measure of success is not what a government does but what it empowers others to do.”

Q & A TIME The debate facilitator, Advertiser State Editor Tory Shepherd, asked speakers what they would do to address the forecast job losses.

Mr Mullighan conceded that declining activity over the next three years was “a long hiatus” but he said the return of private sector investments should alleviate concerns about losing so many jobs.

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Mr Pisoni said stimulus of the private sector to spend money was absolutely crucial. He said the $2 billion spent on the rail rejuvenation program was a missed opportunity because private investment was nowhere near equal to that amount. “We are proposing an independent Infrastructure SA to take the politics out of infrastructure decisions and ensure a pipeline of infrastructure projects is continually renewed,” he said. “If we as a government do decide to take a political decision it will be published to show why we ignored that body.”

Mr Mullighan: “South Australia is used to having a third force. Our view is that we will campaign across all of our seats making sure our candidates are the best.”

Mr Mullighan countered that SA did not need “a council of unaccountable people”. “We got elected to lead,” he said. “I sometimes wonder why the Liberal Party would want to be in government. We are a state government. We have to make decisions and we must support the private sector, and that’s what we will do.”

Mr Pisoni: “That’s where we differ enormously. We actually believe that SA companies can take on bigger jobs. What the Minister is offering is big multinational companies coming in and leaving crumbs.

This will stifle the growth of any SA business. Because so much is government infrastructure work it is important to work with the CCF to do the heavy lifting.”

Mr Pisoni said there were occasions when parties needed to work together and longterm plans transcended governments. “We are supportive of the infrastructure projects on the books at the moment,” he said.

“I assure you there won’t be any Valley of Death with a change of government. We certainly have more projects we will be announcing in the lead-up to the election.”

Facilitator:” How will you deal with SA Best?”

Mr Pisoni: “We are still waiting for some policies. We have around 100 but Nick Xenophon needs to be scrutinised; he needs to prove he can deliver.”

Facilitator: “How do you remove barriers to SA companies bidding for works?”

Mr Mullighan: “It is a concern for industry, particularly on projects the size of the ones where we are regularly authorising works up to half a billion dollars. We want to ensure they are part of those projects and can grow their businesses within them.”

Mr Mullighan: “We do have a problem with road funding. We have 7 per cent of the population, 11 per cent of the nation’s roads and we get 5 per cent of the nation’s funding.”

THE WAY AHEAD SOUTH AUSTRALIA INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLOOK REPORT 2017 The 36-page report urges SA to concentrate with the eastern states by leveraging its lower cost of living and lifestyle benefits and by focusing on key sectors including defence and tourism.

“Ultimately, the solution to SA’s economic challenges will involve reversing decades of weak population growth and addressing the relative underperformance in attracting private investment – all of which will take time,” the report says.

It calls for the establishment of an independent agency to deliver a pipeline of productive infrastructure projects in the state. It favours debt funding of productive infrastructure given that interest rates are low and government debt at the commonwealth level is also relatively low.

It wants the commonwealth government to guarantee the debt and to provide fiveyearly pooled infrastructure funding for SA and to reduce the use of project specific or tied (conditional) s96 grants.

It recommends there should be open (rather than closed) tenders, local content rules, and de-bundling large infrastructure projects to boost competition and the sustainability of the civil construction industry.

All CCF SA members will have received a copy of the SA Infrastructure Outlook Report 2017. If you would like a copy please contact CCF SA Member Services on ccfsa@ccfsa.com.au South Australia Infrastructure Outlook Report 2017 can be viewed at www.ccfsa.com.au Written by John Satterley Continued on page 12.

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CCF SA ADVOCACY

The Great Infrastructure Debate

CLASH OF THE TITANS

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ECONOMY

The State of the SA Economy South Australia continues to be one of Australia’s steadiest economies, with an industry report ranking it fourth behind Tasmania, New South Wales, and Victoria.

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otably, the economic ranking for South Australia is the same as a year ago (see table). The rankings produced

by AMP Capital, are based on a combination of indicators including South Australia’s retail sales (up by 2.8%), building approval trends (+6.4%), real state demand (+4.0), home prices (+5.2%) and employment (+1.5%). The only major blemish is the state’s unemployment that is running at 6.6%, the highest in Australia.

Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist, AMP Capital, says South Australia doesn’t have Western Australia’s mining resources or the economic diversity of NSW or Victoria. “Population growth is modest in South Australia, and the state hasn’t really moved on from the loss of manufacturing to the same degree as other states,” notes Oliver. “Nor has the state had the same level of visionary infrastructure.”

RECORD INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND TO DRIVE GROWTH AND JOBS The vision for infrastructure is improving. The South Australian Government announced a record infrastructure spend to drive growth and jobs in the June 2017 budget. The $2.2 billion spend in 2017-18 is the highest on record, well above the state government’s average annual commitment of $1.5 billion.

The total infrastructure investment of $9.5 billion over four years is expected to support 5,700 jobs on average annually, according to numbers released by SA Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis.

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SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIAN DOING WELL, WA STILL STRUGGLING State of the states, annual % change to latest Retail Sales

Building Approvals, trend

Real State Final Demand

Home prices

Employment

Unemployment %

Rank*

NSW

+2.3

0.0

+2.4

+7.7

+2.3

4.8

2 (2)

Victoria

+2.3

-1.9

+2.7

+11.0

+3.7

6.0

3 (3)

Queensland

+0.2

-5.3

+2.8

+2.7

+4.2

5.9

6 (=4)

WA

-1.2

-0.1

-4.3

-2.5

+3.6

5.6

7 (8)

SA

+2.2

+19.0

+4.0

+4.6

+1.7

5.8

4 (=4)

Tasmania

+2.3

+46.0

+3.1

+12.7

+3.0

5.9

1 (6)

NT

-1.5

-20.6

+9.6

-5.7

-2.4

4.1

8 (7)

ACT

+1.2

-0.9

+1.3

+6.4

+2.0

4.4

5 (1)

* Rank a year ago shown in brackets. Source: Bloomberg, CoreLogic Data, AMP Capital

* Rank a year ago shown in brackets. Source: Bloomberg, CoreLogic Data, AMP Capital

A further $1.5 billion will be spent on public transport, including $462.5 million to fund South Australia’s contribution to continuing the Gawler electrification from Salisbury to Gawler, if the Commonwealth matches the funding. There will be $15 million spent on building new, multi-level Park’n’ Ride facilities at Tea Tree Plaza and Klemzig, and $3.5 million to upgrade the Blackwood roundabout and $1.1 million towards the upgrade of Mt Gambier Airport to accommodate larger planes South Australian roads will receive $1.9 billion over the forward estimates to continue major projects along the North-South corridor and significant new initiatives, including $174 million to upgrade the Oaklands Crossing, by building a rail underpass beneath Diagonal Road. The Commonwealth has committed $95 million

towards the project. Other infrastructure| 16 spends include $100 million from 2019 -20 for Stage 1 of duplicating Main South Road from Seaford to Sellicks Beach that will benefit residents and bring more tourists to the region. There is also $415 million allocated for the North-South corridor to construct the missing link between Pym Street and Regency Road.

THE INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery will be installed in South Australia under a historic agreement between French renewable energy company Neoen, US sustainable energy company Tesla and the South Australian Government. South Australian Premier Jay Wetherill, says, “South Australia has been leading the nation

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in renewable energy – now we are leading the world in battery storage.”

South Australia has a few pockets of economic potential, notes Shane Oliver.

“You could argue that SA has been an outthere state since Don Dunstan but until now have lacked the private sector dynamism to make it pay off.

“Energy is a big risk for SA but also a big opportunity if they can pull it off. [The state] already has 40% renewable energy1. They made some mistakes [in 2016] and had some bad luck with power lines going down.

But they have learned from that mistake, which is why they are pushing this battery storage arrangement with Tesla. If they pull it off, they’ll be seen as a model for sustainable energy.”

MORE PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING NEEDED Defence projects such as $35 billion Future Frigate program and the building of a submarine fleet in Adelaide will keep the economy ticking along, but Oliver maintains that more private sector investment is required. South Australian Shadow Minister for Transport and Infrastructure David Pisoni MP agrees, “We’re concerned there isn’t enough private sector construction work going on in South Australia.

“It’s not sustainable to have the government as the biggest business in town. There will be a distinct change in policy if there is a change of government in March next year with more focus on the growth of the private sector in South Australia.” Pisoni says a productivity commission will be established that looks at the regulation of any industry and strips it back to make South Australia an easier place to do business. The South Australian construction sector will be included in this review. “This will include everything from the way [the construction sector] operates to the tendering process.

We want approvals to happen faster and more certainty in the Planning Act.” That said, Adelaide has enjoyed several years of government and non-government investment in projects such as the Adelaide Oval redevelopment, Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital and the South Road Elevated Superway, according to Kurt Kinder, national sales manager for aerial work platform manufacturer Genie Australia. “This level of activity is set to continue, with additional work on the northern and southern ends of the

Superway to be completed, along with a new airbase, continued development of the Riverbank in association with the Adelaide Festival Plaza, and Royal Adelaide Hospital site redevelopments,” Kinder said. The state government has committed $180 million towards the upgrade of the Adelaide Festival Plaza, for example, supported by a $430 million contribution from Walker Group Holdings Pty Ltd2.

“We are yet to see the potential from the increased focus on infrastructure, and this is why unemployment in South Australia remains high,” says Oliver. “One factor that might help Adelaide is the poor real estate affordability in Melbourne. People will start looking elsewhere, and you’ll see some of this activity and funds switching to South Australia.”

“Energy is a big risk for SA but also a big opportunity if they can pull it off”.

Pisoni believes the growing middle class in China and South East Asia represents a significant economic opportunity for South Australia. “As wealth grows in these countries, quality food production will be a massive opportunity for South Australia,” notes Pisoni. “We will only get this growth, however, if we become more efficient in the transport sector. We need to realise that major infrastructure plays a role in this.

“If we put in a tramline or extend a rail line, we want to see that it delivers private sector development.”

Written by Anthony O’Brien

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https://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/news/2016/March/south-australia.html

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https://theadelaideriverbank.com.au/projects/adelaide-festival-plaza-upgrade/

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FEATURE - PROJECTS It is the first time the fund allocated money to marine infrastructure instead of for roads and bridges as it meets criteria for creating employment.

PROJECT SUPERVISOR MARK PHILIPS (CENTRE FOREGROUND) AT THE BOW OF MV ANDREW WILSON FLYING THE DRONE WHICH TOOK THE PICTURE. PLACEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL IS IN PROGRESS

Reef Restoration Project Looks to be a Winner Something exciting is happening under the sea off Ardrossan on Yorke Peninsula across eight hectares of ocean floor. Maritime Constructions has built stage one of South Australia’s first shellfish restoration reef making it a healthy habitat for fish.

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ative oyster reefs were once abundant along more than 1,500 kilometres of our coastline. They were overexploited and have never recovered.

They work like coral reefs, providing food for fish species such as snapper and king george whiting while improving water quality and reducing erosion of the coastline.

In July 2017, Maritime Constructions completed the first phase of restoring Windara Reef under a contract worth $550,000. This involved the placement of 780 tonnes of locally picked limestone as a substrate with a footprint of approximately four hectares. The 60 custom-made, metretall concrete reef balls are interspersed throughout the area to create a complex reef design.

Melbourne-based Reef Design Lab designed five different concrete structures inspired by natural reefs. Seven million juvenile Angasi

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oysters seeded on to recycled oyster shells will eventually be spread by divers over the limestone and structures to create a living eco-system.

Adam Bolton, Manager of the Harbours and Marine Division at Maritime Constructions, said: “We are regularly involved with unique and technical projects; the challenge of this was to construct an underwater rock reef to a tight specification in 10 metres of water, not a simple task.”

The company’s construction vessel MV Andrew Wilson was used. All construction material was trucked to Dock 2, Port Adelaide, with 11 trips made from there to Ardrossan. Each lasted two to three days “and we were extremely lucky with the weather”.

The 400-tonne vessel has a crew of four and a deck-mounted 13-tonne crane that was fitted with a quick-release hook. No divers

were required as rock material was placed using a project designed and fabricated shoot, while reef balls were positioned to a site plan in water eight to 10 metres deep depending on tide.

The reef rows are three metres wide at the crest, 0.7 to 0.8 metres high and range from seven to 20 metres in length.

The coordinates are: 34˚30.496’S, 137°53.953’E 34˚30.604’S, 137°53.949’E 34˚30.499’S, 137°54.083’E 34˚30.607’S, 137°54.079’E “One thing we are very excited about is being able to offer a (construction) solution within the budget restraints,” Adam said.

No additional plant or equipment had to be procured and to minimise time on site the company designed and fabricated a system to control the speed at which material was

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REEF BALLS IN FIVE DIFFERENT DESIGNS BEING LOADED

placed in position according to design specifications.

This phase was opened to recreational fishers under strict conditions on 21 August 2017. A second contract will be let to expand the reef with more limestone reef rows to 20 hectares. This final phase is expected to be available to recreational fishers by the end of 2018.

A CONCRETE STRUCTURE (OR REEF BALL) BEING LOADED FOR TRANSPORT TO PORT ADELAIDE

“The work is designed to improve the fish habitat which ultimately will improve the health of the fish stocks. That is really the focus of the project,” Sean said. “From healthy fish stocks comes a whole range of improved opportunities for recreational fishers and for regional tourism and all the social and economic benefits that go with that.”

The juvenile native oysters that will populate the reef will come from shellfish hatcheries in Port Lincoln – the adult breeding stock was initially sourced from an oyster farm near Stansbury on Yorke Peninsula with as many as possible collected from waters near the reef.

“We could see this reef construction approach replicated around the coastal environment from Adelaide across (to) the West Coast,” he said. Windara Reef replicated reef restoration efforts of similar size to that which has been done successfully in the United States.

The state government has invested $600,000; the federal government $900.000; Adelaide University $400,000; Yorke Peninsula Council $150,000; and The Nature Conservancy more than $1 million.

Upscaling the reef to 20 hectares was made possible by a $990,000 grant in 2017 from the federal government’s National Stronger Regions Fund to The Nature Conservancy which has been involved in some 100 shellfish reef restoration projects principally in the US.

Rules of use for the first phase include no commercial fishing activity; no removal of bottom organisms; no anchoring and no spearfishing. Except for the commercial fishing prohibition, which will remain, these rules will be reviewed early in 2018 once the reef has established. Adelaide University is running a dedicated monitoring program of the improvement of the area.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) is a key stakeholder.

Sean Sloan, Acting Executive Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture at PIRSA, said Windara Reef was a blueprint for how to do it in the future. The concept was also being tested on a much smaller scale in the Port River and there are plans to do similar work at Ceduna.

Backers involved are the state government through PIRSA; the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR; The Nature Conservancy (TNR); Adelaide University; the Yorke Peninsula Council; and RecFish SA the peak recreational fishing body.

Sean said it was the first time the fund had allocated money to marine infrastructure instead of for roads and bridges as it met criteria for creating employment.

“Restoring a reef can create just as much employment as land-based infrastructure,” he said. “We expect the reef to attract tourism related to recreational fishing and diving and as a consequence generate economic activity in the region.”

PIRSA had taken a poll of where people thought the reef should be constructed.

It ran a consultation through the YourSay government website with two options: one on the metropolitan coast and the other on Yorke Peninsula. “The Yorke Peninsula location was the favoured option and that’s why we went there. Following that the Yorke Peninsula Council became a partner and an investor.”

Projects similar to Windara Reef are happening in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and WA. A national Shellfish Reef Restoration Network has been established to coordinate and ensure common approaches for successful construction.

Written by John Satterley Images courtesy PIRSA and Maritime Constructions

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FEATURE - PROJECTS The space centre – the first of its kind in SA – sourced hand selected basalt from four quarries across South Australia.

Mars Landscape Makes Learning an Adventure

TESTING LIGHTING COLOURS

A tiny piece of Mars that looks like the real thing is attracting attention at Hamilton Secondary College in Mitchell Park. It’s in a space centre built by Inca Constructions in the third quarter of 2017.

The college is a designated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) school. Having a Mission to Mars program is expected to inspire students to pursue STEM related studies and careers particularly within the space industry.

The space centre – the first of its kind in SA – has a footprint of approximately 300 square metres and took 12 weeks to construct. It is based on the Mars experience at the Victorian Space and Science Education Centre (VSSEC) at Strathmore Secondary College in Melbourne.

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Based on suitability and availability, four classrooms were converted. Two provide a briefing room with theatre-style seating for up to 60, a computer room is a mission control centre, and a science lab “went to Mars”, to quote Deputy Principal Annette Ryan.

The former lab, 10 metres by 8 metres, is the planet surface room. Working to a grid map provided by VSSEC, Inca staff laid limestone, sandstone, mudstone, conglomerate, scoria, basalt, granite and graded river pebbles on a bed of plasterer’s sand that was also used as infill.

The basalt was sourced from Mount Gambier. Site Manager John Higgins said: “We sent an eight-tonne truck with one of the teachers so they could hand select it from a quarry. We also went to quarries at Basket Range, Sellicks and Angaston. All of it was donated.”

Only a few tonnes were needed from each quarry but had to be true to type because the students collect samples for geological analyses. The rocks are crazy paved and

cut to be flat enough to walk across without tripping.

John said building the Mars surface was “only five per cent of the job” – the bulk was providing lighting and audiovisual effects and air-conditioning. The briefing room has a bank of nine 46-inch TV screens creating a high-definition wall-screen approximately three metres by two metres.

There is also a dressing room and an air lock. The lighting effects “are amazing”.

“The kids go in as the sun rises and they have to complete the mission by the time the sun sets. There can be lightning and dust storms as they carry out their tasks.”

Annette said a mission lasted about 45 minutes, adding: “Cameras in mission control give a 360-degree view of the whole area. Six laptops provide mission commanders with details such as an approaching dust storm or current atmospheric conditions. They also simulate the blood pressure and heart rate of the astronauts – the commanders also have to keep them alive.”

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STUDENTS IN RED SUITS ARE ASTRONAUTS; THOSE IN BLUE FLIGHT SUITS ARE MISSION CONTROL ROOM STAFF. ADELAIDE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER ROBERT MONTELEONE THE SPACE CENTRE DRESSING ROOM. THE SUITS ARE POLYESTER AND COTTON. ADELAIDE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER ROBERT MONTELEONE

INSTALLING LANDSCAPE BEDDING SAND TO THE MARS SURFACE

Annette said the space centre was the vision of Mike Roach, a physics teacher at the college for many years who retired in December 2016 but is assisting as a consultant.

In April 2014 the college received a $200,000 state government grant to develop the Mission to Mars program.

Consulting engineers, System Solutions, had determined the most appropriate space for this development and architect Kym Glastonbury did the concept plan.

The Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) called for tenders which closed on February 24 2017.

College Business Manager Ann Roy sourced space suits from the NASA Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. A Google search showed only a handful of suppliers and NASA seemed the most logical. Fourteen blue flight suits were purchased for students in the mission control room and 14 orange astronaut suits for students on Mars. The suits took about three weeks to arrive.

The college purchased rubber boots to complete the outfits while Melbournebased Ballis Plastics made space helmets in moulded plastic with a clear plastic visor. College staff made modifications; a breathing apparatus is attached to each helmet, basically a battery-run fan because it gets hot wearing one.

The college began running missions in Term 4 - October 16 to December 15 – for Year 8 and Year 9 students. Annette said up to 24 students would use the centre at any one time. Roughly 40 per cent would be girls. “It is just our demographics – we have slightly more boys than girls, it is not about interest,” she said. The college is planning an outreach program for primary school students.

Mars is often called the Red Planet because it appears in the sky as an orange-red star.

The colour caused the ancient Romans to name it after their god of war. Today, thanks to visiting spacecraft, we know that the planet's appearance is due to rust in the Martian rocks.

STUDENTS IN THE MARS ROOM. ADELAIDE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER ROBERT MONTELEONE

THE MAIN PLAYERS Client: Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Head contractor: Inca Constructions Brief based on the concept: Kym Glastonbury Architect Consulting engineer: System Solutions Space suits: Kennedy Space Centre, Florida US Space helmets: Ballis Plastics (Australia) Pty Ltd Lighting: Programmed Laptops: Dell Australia Software: Victorian Space Science Education Centre Seating: Profurn Images: courtesy Inca Constructions and Hamilton Secondary SUNSET ON MARS

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MEET THE BOSS

MEET THE BOSS

CAMERON BUZZACOTT Managing Director, Zancott Recruitment “Our goal is to be the first national 100 per cent Aboriginal-owned recruitment company and we are well on our way to getting there.”

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lot has happened since 2006 when Cameron and a friend partnered to start a business. With a background in recruitment, the partner ran the office while Cameron, a tradie, looked after the sites. After the partner suffered a debilitating motorcycle accident, Cameron had a confronting choice to make. “I bought him out of the business in 2007,” says Cameron.

“It was a big risk but a big opportunity. And I had support from family and friends.”

When it began, Zancott Recruitment had a modest 12 people on its books. Today the workforce exceeds 500; it is operating out of three states and expanding to five in 2018. Says Cameron: “We fill anything from project director all the way down to labourer – blue collar, white collar – there is nothing we haven’t done. Our goal is to be the first national 100 per cent Aboriginal-owned recruitment company and we are well on our way to getting there.”

The family owned business was named 2017 NAIDOC Indigenous South Australia Business of the Year. “We are very passionate about Aboriginal advancement and it was good for the team to get recognition for the work we do with Aboriginal people,” he says.

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mum and dad operators through to tier ones and primes. “Since 2006 we have probably worked on every major infrastructure project in SA from the small contractor right through to head contractors.

“We have invested heavily in systems and processes and people to evolve with the industry. We have had to compete against national players and even though we are a family business we have done so very successfully by offering a tailored service – thinking outside the square a bit and not being a traditional recruitment company.

“We are passionate about safety which means we place a real focus on training to ensure the talent we provide is in the best possible position to avoid and mitigate injury. When we are working with a client we really try to understand their business and their needs, their practical skills and the culture they are trying to achieve within their business and we try and match the person to those requirements.

“Zancott uses 100 per cent local businesses in its supply chain and we think it is important to support local businesses wherever we can.

We are a very safety conscious and driven business. All our consultants are trained in safety practices that can perform functional capacity assessments and they work closely

with our National Safety Manager and internal physiotherapists to come up with ways to mitigate the risk of pre-existing injuries and on-site injuries.

“We are a service level based business and we set service level agreements. With our costs secured, both parties understand the role they need to play to make it successful.

Being a small operator working in this space we have had to be competitive and be innovative in our approach. You are only as good as the last person you place and your reputation is everything.”

Cameron recognises the buoyancy of his industry and sees enormous potential ahead.

Growth opens the door to both opportunities and challenges, and given the present skill shortage, Zancott is working diligently to train and prepare the next generation of workers.

In short, Cameron and his team are incredibly busy managing Zancott’s expansion and the development of its workforce.

Rather than enduring the peaks and valleys of recent years, Cameron desires an industry with a degree of consistency and stability.

But he’s found ways to survive and thrive through it all, the highs and the lows, and he remains excited by what the future holds.

Written by John Satterley

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LOADEX HIRE adds it’s 100th Excavator to their fleet

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SINCE THE RECENT MOVE to 21 Opala Street Regency Park, Gary Singleton company Director and the guys at Loadex Hire have been hard at work adding to the Loadex Hire Fleet, with 10 more 5t excavators with breakers, 5 more 13t excavators and 2 more 22t short tail swing excavators, along with 6 new Case skid steers and 1.5ton Terex tracked loaders on trailers.

Loadex Hire has also put in a new range of compaction equipment including DPU’s Leg Rammers and Vibrating plates to keep up with demand.

Loadex hire is now the Agent for NODIG excavation units for Hire and Sales in South Australia.

The first of Loadex’s hire fleet is a 3000ltr truck mounted unit, The truck is a medium wheel base automatic 8 ton Hino tipper, set up to make it easy for getting in and around tight streets, unlike a lot of others out in the market that are mounted on long bed trucks making it difficult to get in tight spaces.

Whether you are a DIY, tradie, home renovator or large company, and would like to know more about what Loadex have to offer, feel free to give Dave a call on 0488468208 or one of the friendly office staff on 08 8346 8700. They will be happy to steer you in the right direction for your next project.

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CLAY & MINERAL SALES CELEBRATES 60 YEARS Country projects include the supply of soil to the oval at the Port Pirie Sports Precinct, supply of quarry products to the Bungala Solar Farm in Port Augusta and materials for the Corny Point water pipeline upgrade.

2017 MARKS THE 60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CLAY & MINERAL SALES. The family owned business began in 1957 when Laurie Fricker purchased an almost insolvent Clay Supplies which owned a quarry at Golden Grove. Within ten years Clay & Minerals was supplying most of the 30 clay brick makers (many at Bowden/ Brompton), shell grit to a fertiliser company and shale to Adelaide Brighton Cement.

Over the last 30 years the business has moved from selling mostly clays to selling sand and quarry products in and around Adelaide and South Australia. Laurie Fricker has passed management of the business to his two sons, Richard (Director) and Stephen(Golden Grove Quarry Manager).

A South Australian owned and operated business with full time operating quarries at McLaren Vale, Golden Grove and Reeves Plains, Clay & Minerals also have operations located at Port Augusta, Yorke Peninsula, Callington, Balaklava, Gawler, Virginia and Nuriootpa.

Director, Richard Fricker, believes the success of the business is two fold, treat your customers how you would want to be treated and aim to do the best job you can every time. South Australia is a small place and you don’t survive without repeat business.

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The majority of Clay & Minerals’ clients are CCF members. To celebrate the 60th anniversary a breakfast was held on the 20th September at the Adelaide Oval. Guest speakers included Darren Cahill and KG Cunningham. It was a great event with about 70 CCF members attending. A video of Clay & Minerals history was shown at the breakfast and is on the website.

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damaging infrastructure and how to avoid damage to underground networks.

Additional presenters can also be requested from the key asset owning Dial Before You Dig Members such as gas, telecommunications and power.

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The Latest Innovations to Increase Safety and Productivity SMART CONNECTED MACHINES are being developed by Volvo Construction Equipment to maximise productivity and efficiency potential whilst simultaneously improving safety.

This is the driving force behind the development of Volvo’s new Co-Pilot.

Volvo Co-Pilot was developed in-house in collaboration with CPAC System AB, a company wholly owned by the Volvo Group that develops and integrates safety-critical electronic control systems.

The system promises to deliver total autonomy and will remove the need for additional onsite personnel, resulting in increased site safety. In addition, a range of audio and visual alerts will indicate when pre-set operating limits are met.

The app based software on Co-pilot allows you to design and track progress in real time — thereby reducing the need for on-site engineers, surveyors, and manual grade and depth checks. It’s very simple to use, but can make an enormous impact to productivity and job profitability.

Co-Pilot is designed to improve productivity by minimising interruptions to workflows and significantly reduce rework, saving time and money.

Volvo says the user-friendly 10” highdefinition in-cab display and touch screen will provide real-time insight into the work operators are undertaking with the ability to customise functions and targets in seconds and easily monitor work progress.

Co-Pilot applications include Load Assist, Dig Assist, and Haul Assist.

Available on new Volvo wheel loaders Volvo Load Assist provides both

real-time intelligence to the operator and documentation of work orders for the owner and their customers. Load Assist eliminates the guesswork associated with loading accurate tonnage, reducing occurrences of reweighing and reloading, as well as providing opportunity for the owner to expedite paperwork and improve operator training.

“Load Assist is a perfect fit for any operation that loads materials for sale and transport,” said Eric Yeomans, Product Manager, GPE products at Volvo Construction Equipment.

“The data yielded from the system can be incredibly impactful to an operation, but with the Co-Pilot interface, it’s very intuitive and easy to use. It’s a technology designed to simplify — not complicate — the lives of the owner and operator.”

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independence and operational uptime.

With the high resolution in-cab monitor, the operator can quickly and independently manage all operations with ease.

The fully integrated system gives the operator a real-time, 3D view of the machine's movements, providing total synchronisation between bucket and high resolution display.

The intelligent system eliminates the need to check digging depths and improves productivity results by up to 50%.

While there are numerous aftermarket ‘bolton’ accessories available on the market, Co-Pilot’s fully integrated design reduces cabin clutter and takes advantage of existing platforms such as Volvo’s Caretrack Telematics System. Being connected also means software updates and new applications can be downloaded in the same way smartphone applications are.

The Co-Pilot system recently won ‘most innovative Human Machine Interface feature’ in the International Car HMI Awards 2016.

However, even with all this innovative technology the operators will still have to tune the AM radio to hear Matt and Dave or get the cricket scores!

For more information about Volvo Co-Pilot please contact South Australia’s Volvo Construction Equipment Dealer, Warrin Mining at 881 Main North Road, Pooraka 8262 5322.

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Modern Award Review: An Update We last updated Members about the 2014 four-yearly review of modern awards in the October 2015 edition.

It’s now two years on, and the 2014 review continues – it will be still going when the 2018 review was meant to commence.

Fortunately, it looks like four-yearly will be a thing of the past, or we’d be in a state of continuous award review.

The headline decision in the review of modern awards was the Penalty Rates decision. Despite the massive media coverage, this decision affects only a small number of awards (in the retail/hospitality sector) and only amounts to a modest decrease in penalty rates payable.

For employers in the construction industry, the review has not attracted quite so much attention, but there are a number of proposed changes that could have a significant impact on their business by increasing costs or decreasing flexibility. These relate to the Building and Construction General Onsite Award 2010 (the Onsite Award), unless otherwise stated:

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»» FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE: there will be a provision inserted into all awards relating to domestic violence leave. The precise terms of the clause is yet to be determined, but at this stage it looks as though it will include access to unpaid leave and accrued personal leave. It is still not certain whether this will only be for victims, or for perpetrators too. How notice and evidence requirements would work in respect of this remains uncertain. »» DISABILITY ALLOWANCES: currently, the Onsite Award contains a large number of disability allowances. The Commission is looking to remove these allowances, and increase the industry allowance. If this occurs, all minimum wages under the award will increase by that amount. This will result in a disproportionate increase to apprentices and trainees. »» REIMBURSEMENT OF TOOLS: currently, tool allowance is only paid to tradespersons. The award will be modified to require the employer to reimburse all employees who are required to provide tools. »» HOURS OF WORK: the Commission has proposed a change to hours of work that

on its face would remove the ability for employers to work without rostered days off. Any Members who currently do no use RDOs should carefully consider their arrangements as this inflexibility could lead to claims being made.

NB: these changes have not yet been finalised – the Commission has issued preliminary decisions which indicate that they will likely make the change, although the final format of the changes is yet to be determined.

Employers who wish to mitigate against any potential future award changes might consider making an enterprise agreement.

Enterprise agreements are essentially company specific awards, which allow the company to trade-off conditions for additional benefits. For example, if the employer pays ‘above award’, they might trade off RDOs for this. Breaches of awards can lead to hefty penalties ($54k per breach for a corporation), so getting this right should be a priority for businesses.

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INFORMATION – INDUSTRY & BUSINESS Changes to the Personal Property Securities Act – Are you Prepared?

There are two new issues facing the construction industry today that most are unaware of, including nearly all accountants DALE RHALL and lawyers, and they are both caused by the PPSA (Personal Property Securities Act).The introduction of the PPSA has brought with it some important changes to the way we should all do business. This includes how to prove a machine is yours and why you should protect yourself when extending credit to customers.

RISK 1: Preferential Payment Clawback The new method of liquidators dealing with a bankrupt company has left many vulnerable to clawback.

As indicated in the corporation’s act, the PPSR (Personal Property Securities Register) is the only service in Australia that can secure you as a creditor. In the past when a company or customer went under, the receivers were able to liquidate all assets and the secured creditors would get a viable 10 cents on the dollar.

The unsecured creditors generally got nothing.

Fortunately for the secured creditors, the system has changed. Now if your customer goes under, the receiver addresses the PPSR and will pay the secured creditors in order of the registration date in full.

When there is a shortfall of funds to pay the secured creditors, money may be retrieved from unsecured creditors that have been paid in the last six months.

This can be devastating to most companies if not secured.

What often happens is these unsecured creditors complete a job, get paid in good faith, or what is thought to be good faith, and then just six months later are told they must return their money. Imagine if this is you?

The only way to combat this is to become a secured creditor by having correctly written, legally enforceable terms of trade agreed to by your client and then register your secured interest on the PPSR. You

are not susceptible to preferential payment clawback if you are a secured creditor.

Considering all of your well-earned money is at potential risk, paying a small fee to register with the PPSR is a great deal.

RISK 2: Asset Seizure The PPSA has given receivers incredible powers of seizure. When shutting down a site, all equipment on the property can be seized and sold to pay off the debts of the bankrupt.

If you have equipment on site at the time then anything from a tool to a crane or from a car to an excavator can and will be seized.

There is only one defense and that is to have your interest in your own equipment registered on the PPSR. Having the purchase papers or having it registered with the road authority means nothing when it comes to secured interest. This a real and imminent risk.

ELIMINATE YOUR RISK There are a couple of ways to eliminate this risk and the first is to register your interest on the PPSR every time you take your equipment to site and remove the registration when you leave. The second is to structure your company so your assets are owned by a trust or holding company and internally lease them to the trading entity. Well, that is the way we always used to set companies up but it will no longer work. The missing piece is that the lease must be registered on the PPSR. The lease must also be written in a way that allows for the valid registration.

I know that this sounds very disconcerting but it has been put in place to help you protect yourself and as long as you get GOOD advice then all should work out ok.

The issue is getting good advice. There are currently 14 million registrations on the PPSR and 80% of them are invalid. This indicates that there is a lot of poor advice out there. The PPSR website can not tell you if your registration is valid or not as that constitutes giving independent legal advice which they are unauthorised to do.

EC Credit Control are well versed on all of the details of this important piece of legislation and as we have been dealing with the PPSA in New Zealand for 10 years longer that Australia we have seen almost all of the variations in corporate risk under this act. We are a public company with over 70 thousand clients. We also have 50 regional managers covering the whole country and we are able to answer any of your questions.

DALE RHALL State Manager, EC Credit Control Specialists in risk management and the PPSR (Personal Property Securities Register)

The Federal government are currently changing the bankruptcy legislation to encourage more companies to take a risk. They are reducing the bankruptcy period from 3 years to 12 months, but at whose expense?

The most common reasons PPSR registrations are found invalid are: »» Registrations are made without a legally binding agreement between the 2 parties »» The registration is performed beyond the 15 days after the agreement is signed.

To ensure your PPSR registration is valid: »» Ensure you have legally binding and signed terms of trade with the other party »» Ensure your customers sign for a credit account or a quotation »» Ensure you register on the PPSR within 15 business days of the date of the agreement »» Double check to ensure all details including VIN numbers, ABN, ACN etc are correct.

If unsure seek professional advice.

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Peter Kittle Toyota Buying & Servicing your vehicle has never been easier for CCF SA Members at Peter Kittle Toyota Easy Finance Options Capped Price Servicing SA’s Only 4WD Test Track Quick & Easy supply & fitment of all your accessory requirements SA’s only Toyota Authorised Body & Paint Crash Repairer Contact Peter Kittle Toyota today, your certified Toyota Fleet specialist

CAR BUYING MADE EASY Peter Kittle Toyota

1459 Main North Road Para Hills West, SA 5096 T 08 8256 1212 F 08 8281 4340 peterkittletoyota.com.au

Peter Ladyman Fleet Manager T 08 8256 5175 M 0419 213 175 E peter.ladyman@peterkittle.com.au

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INFORMATION – INDUSTRY & BUSINESS

Portable Long Service Leave While most employers have to worry about budgeting for future long service leave entitlements for their employees, those in the construction industry enjoy the benefits of a portable long service leave scheme.

WHAT CIVIL WORK IS COVERED BY THE SCHEME?

As the construction industry is mostly project-based with employees frequently moving from project to project and employer to employer, full time, part time and casual employees who work predominantly on site don’t have to stay with one employer to be eligible for long service leave.

»» the laying of pipes and other prefabricated materials in the ground, and any associated excavation work

The Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act provides portable long service leave based on their time worked in the industry regardless of how many employers they work for.

Portable Long Service Leave is now in its 40th year of providing portable long service leave benefits with over 36,000 claims totalling $177 million paid to more than 17,000 employees who would not have otherwise achieved long service leave.

»» the construction or erection of a building or structure that is or is to be fixed to the ground and wholly or partially fabricated on-site; »» any preliminary site preparation work (including pile driving) for the construction or erection of any building or structure; »» the alteration, maintenance, repair or demolition of any building or structure;

HOW EMPLOYERS BENEFIT »» Portable long service leave provides a fluid and efficient market of labour and skills throughout the industry when and where they are needed most without employees losing entitlement. »» This ensures the construction industry can compete with other industries by offering equivalent benefits. »» 13 weeks leave after 10 years service provides time for your employees to relax, recharge and return to the industry boosting morale, reducing safety risks and increasing productivity. »» Portable long service leave allows employers to discharge their obligation through a levy payment so they don’t have to worry about making a large payment in the future.

13 weeks of rest and relaxin’ Ensure you’re registered with us if you employ fulltime, part-time, or casual workers who undertake construction work.

To learn more about who to cover, visit portableleave.org.au/employers/who-do-i-cover

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»» The levy is tax deductible! »» No levy is payable during an apprenticeship, but apprentices still accrue service days for this period.

So that's 4 years of service for free! »» As the scheme is compulsory for long or short term employers, you contribute equivalently and share the dividends of a highly productive workforce. »» Portable Long Service Leave track your employees leave and take responsibility for future payment of claims at no further cost to employers.

WHAT NEXT? Long service leave can have a significant positive effect on long term productivity through improvement in health and well being.

Discuss Long Service Leave openly with your employees and plan and encourage them to utilise it for a decent break ready to return to work rested, motivated and productive.

Please visit portableleave.org.au to find out if you need to register with the scheme and discover more about the benefits of portable long service leave for both you and your employees.

A returned sense of job satisfaction

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COMING EVENT

Member Industry Briefing – Contractual Claims for Disruption and Delay SPECIALIST CONSTRUCTION LAWYERS FROM THOMSON GEER are offering members an opportunity to understand effective claim management practices in relation to contractual claims for disruption and delay in the context of a recent case study involving a major earthworks and civil works contract.

In the recent Queensland Supreme Court decision of Civil Mining & Construction v Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal [2017] QSC 85, CMC, a civil contractor was awarded 208 days extension of time and amounts to compensate it for disruption to its contract works which included the construction of large earthen reclamation bunds for the drainage of dredged spoil, two piled bridges and a Bebo Arch drainage structure. CMC was contracted by WICET under a modified form of the AS 2124 contract.

Thomson Geer recently acted for CMC in this case and Geoff Brennan and Shannon Schwarz will detail some of the key aspects and practical problems in relation to delay and disruption events and claims. The Industry briefing will offer the opportunity for Geoff and Shannon to answer your questions as to how civil contractors can best manage delay and disruption.

SHANNON_SCHWARZ

GEOFF BRENNAN

Thomson Geer is a large Australian corporate law firm. It has around 500 people, including 96 Partners operating out of offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. By size, it is one of the 10 largest firms in Australia.

DATE:

THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY, 2018

TIME:

4:30pm

VENUE:

CCF House, 1 South Rd, Thebarton

TICKETS:

CCF SA Members $25+gst & booking fee.

Non-members $35+gst & booking fee

REGISTER: disruptiondelay.eventbrite.com.au

BENEFIT FROM MEMBERSHIP OF AN ASSOCIATION BUILDING A BETTER SA MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE

ARE YOUR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, SUB CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS CCF SA MEMBERS?

Helping s Member

Obtain more work, work more effectively and make more money

The CCF SA is achieving a great deal for all of our industry. All companies with business interests in civil construction in SA should be CCF Members, we should all carry the load.

Talk to your business associates about being part of our amazing CCF SA and refer them to our Membership Managers who will be happy to speak with them directly or you can simply dob them in to us for follow up!

BE STRONGER BY ASSOCIATION Call the Civil Contractors Federation on 8111 8000 or www.ccfsa.com.au

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MEMBER PROFILES Active Asphalt

How long have you been in business?

Established in 1999 at the family home.

Where are you located?

Located in George Street, Wingfield.

How did you start your business?

After recognising a gap in the asphalt market, Graham left his job working for an asphalt company and made his dream a reality. Whilst it was a slow start, Active Asphalt soon grew due to their customer service reputation, understanding how important word of mouth is to our success.

Starting out with small jobs such as pot holes and repairs, Active Asphalt is now working together with major businesses in the construction and earthmoving industry, completing large scale jobs.

What are your core business activities/specialties?

Since the beginning, Active Asphalt has had a motto “no job too small� as we started out with small jobs and continue to do these today. As the business has evolved, we are now able to focus on large jobs due to our paving machinery. Our employees are rail certified which allows us to work in conjunction with the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Active Asphalt is able to create sporting courts, driveways, roadways and speed humps along with many other services and offer this to all suburbs, metro and rural. Active Asphalt have always offered free quotes to all of our customers and will continue to do so.

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Completed project you have worked on you are most proud of?

Over the past 18 years, we are exceptionally delighted with the success of our business as it has grown. Every job we complete is done with pride and integrity and we are proud of each completed asphalt service, ensuring quality workmanship as this is a big part of our reputation in the industry.

How many staff do you employ?

15.

Any other information: We have built Active Asphalt on a solid foundation and have created and maintained professional relationships between all our customers and suppliers and will continue to grow from this. Graham Nuske would like to thank all of our customers and suppliers who have contributed to our growth and success as a business.

Active Asphalt 2-8 George Street, Wingfield Contact: Dave Soroka (Manger) P: 08 8162 5121 www.activeasphalt.com.au

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Baker Civil Australia Pty Ltd

UNDER ROAD BORING COWELL CWMS

How long have you been in business?

Baker & Gibbons Pty Ltd was established in 1989. We have recently changed our business name from Baker & Gibbons Pty Ltd to Baker Civil Australia Pty Ltd. There is no change in management, by the name change we hope to consolidate the company and maintain the good reputation we have had for over 25 years. We will continue providing the same services.

Where are you located?

Our office is located in Robe, South Australia and we operate throughout regional South Australia.

How did you start your business?

Having been involved with earthmoving equipment in the maintenance and repair side of the industry for many years, it gave me a good insight into the industry. We identified an opportunity to tender for local government work in the Riverland, which was for a stage of a stormwater drainage scheme, and we were successful with winning the job.

BEACHPORT PUMP STATION INSTALLATION

purchase of a Vermeer T-755 Trencher, we look to increase the range of works that can be undertaken.

Completed project you have worked on you are most proud of?

Baker Civil Australia Pty Ltd has completed a range of projects both big and small since the company’s formation, which we are extremely proud of. The Beachport CWMS project was without doubt the most challenging project the company has undertaken. With extreme ground conditions and ongoing challenges for 18 months, we undertook the management of the groundwater dewatering ourselves with a combination of well pointing and sump pumps. When installing some of the pump stations we had 2 wellpoint systems continuously running for 6 weeks and 2 x 6” sump pumps to achieve the final installation of the pump chambers. We achieved this project on budget.

How many staff do you employ?

From 4 to 20, depending on the project.

MEMBER

ROBE CWMS UPGRADE LAGOON CONSTRUCTION

Any other information: We believe the success of Baker Civil Australia Pty. Ltd. has been achieved through our ability to complete projects on time with the highest level of quality and safety, to specification and within our client’s budget. We pride ourselves on building honest and lasting relationships with our clients.

This is evident having completed approx.

20 CWMS Projects. We have been a member of the CCF for over 20 years and are a CCF Systems Certified Contractor. We are also an SA Water authorised Contractor.

Baker Civil Australia Pty Ltd Flint Street, Robe Contact: Mark Baker M: 0409 677 084 www.rocksawtrenching.com.au

What are your core business activities/specialties?

Our main source of work has been through Community Wastewater Management Systems (CWMS) of which Baker Civil Australia Pty Ltd has extensive experience having completed numerous full installations along with various upgrades in different locations across South Australia. In addition to this we have also completed countless civil works programs. With the recent

VERMEER T755 TRENCHER

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MEMBER PROFILES Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd

How long have you been in business?

Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd was first incorporated as a company in 1981 and soon after, the new Head Office complex on the 20 hectare site at Para Hills West in Adelaide (South Australia) was built.

Since then, the company has expanded considerably with offices throughout Australia and recently celebrated its 35th year of business last year.

Where are you located?

Head Office in Adelaide (SA) with additional offices in Perth and Newman (WA), Melbourne (VIC), Sydney and Mount Thorley (NSW), Brisbane and Mackay (QLD)

How did you start your business?

The Liebherr family business was established in 1949 by Hans Liebherr.

Nowadays, the Liebherr Group comprises more than 130 companies on every continent of the world and employs a workforce of over 44,000 people. The family business is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction, mining, infrastructure (cranes), civil and aerospace products. Liebherr is also an acknowledged supplier of technically innovative useroriented products and services in numerous industries.

What are your core business activities/specialties?

Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd sells and supports a range of Liebherr products in Australia including mobile and crawler cranes, offshore cranes, tower and maritime cranes, deep foundation machines as well as material handling, earthmoving and mining equipment.

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In addition to the sales and services offered, the Adelaide, Perth, Mackay and Mt Thorley sites are home to bucket manufacturing and bucket repair facilities. The company also operates a national distribution center and a remanufacturing center. Both are established to provide industry best practice standards of remanufactured components and parts for the customer’s fleets.

Completed project you have worked on you are most proud of?

Liebherr recently launched their new series of wheel loaders, the XPower® is the new generation of Liebherr wheel loaders, which won the 2016 Red Dot and iF Product Design awards. XPower® is an innovative machine concept which combines performance, fuel efficiency, robustness and comfort. With their power split driveline, XPower® wheel loaders work with the greatest level of efficiency in all applications.

Robust designs make the large Liebherr wheel loaders (L 550 to L 586 XPower®) particularly well suited to all quarrying and mining operations.

Liebherr engineers have developed a clever solution for engine installation by installing the engines in the rear of the machines. The centre of gravity is moved to the rear of the wheel loader so that the diesel engine and the variable displacement pump counterbalance each other. This means that Liebherr can dispense with any ballast, which achieves lower operating weights and higher tipping loads. For example, when handling heavy rock material, a high tipping load is an advantage as this enables contractors to use larger buckets and move larger loads. The lower operating weight also reduces fuel consumption.

MEMBER

How many staff do you employ?

Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd currently employs over 600 staff.

Any other information: Liebherr is a very innovative company, specialising in hydraulic performance. This has been proven to be our key to long term success. Machines that have the market leading technologies provide better performance, reduced costs due to smarter hydraulics, engines, which in turn allow all Liebherr customers to receive massive cost reductions per tonne moved.

Liebherr develops their own components, therefore they can control their destiny, and with strong customer relationships, feedback sessions, the innovation will always be there. The world is changing fast, and Liebherr has the internal structure to ensure they listen, learn and innovate to meet customer needs.

The only way to ultimately reduce costs is through production, Liebherr prides itself in ensuring their machines that are sold in the right applications produce more dirt for less input costs. It has been proven time and time again that Liebherr has the "wow" factor and to ensure this continues, we have to be at the forefront of technology.

Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd 1 Dr. Willi Liebherr Drive, Para Hills West P: 08 8344 0200 www.liebherr.com.au

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Street Fleet

How long have you been in business?

Established in 1998

Where are you located?

Head office is located in Gawler Place in Adelaide CBD and offices in most other states.

How did you start your business?

StreetFleet is the only South Australian owned vehicle management and leasing company. Part of the Smith Motor Group of Companies, initially StreetFleet flourished by answering the fleet needs of South Australian not-for-profit agencies, charities and local governments. Over the last decade, we have built a reputation for scrupulous honesty, meticulous attention to detail and the kind of personable, oneto-one service our competition can't match, which now extends to businesses from all sectors, including civil, right across Australia.

MEMBER

Completed project you have worked on you are most proud of?

We successfully assisted one of our largest local South Australian civil clients with setting up their Fleet Plan and Fleet Management Program. This included a detailed fleet review of all their vehicles including a utilisation report to assess any gaps in their fleet. In addition to this our 24/7 online portal enabled the client better fuel management, full management of maintenance services and vehicle registrations plus driver behaviour analysis.

How many staff do you employ?

10.

Any other information: StreetFleet’s four essential pillars are Safety, Flexibility, Cost Reduction and Innovation.

We are committed to helping businesses achieve cost effective vehicle strategies.

What are your core business activities/specialties?

Our offerings include Fleet Management, Vehicle Acquisition and Disposal, Operating Leases, Finance Leases, Chattel Mortgage and Novated Leasing. Within these services we also have the capability to provide comprehensive reporting with an online 24/7 portal for fuel management, vehicle tracking to identify risks and areas for improvement plus cost reduction. We have nationwide buying power with our unique tender system and national agreements with suppliers for tyres and maintenance passing the savings on to the client.

StreetFleet Contact: Meredith Waterhouse P: 1300 273 359 www.streetfleet.com.au

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Contact ATF Services for a no obligation FREE quote today.

Emu Wear parts Scott Niehus M:0407 975 488 E: emuwp@yahoo.com emuwp.com.au Importers and Distributors of earthmowing and mining spare parts. Including Excavators Buckets and attachments, cutting edges, teeth and adaptors.

Wear Parts for Dozers, Loader, Scrapers, Graders and Excavators.

EMU Wear Parts is a locally owned and operated business run by Scott Niehus. Scott has over 30 years of industry experience.

Located in Port Adelaide and supplying parts nationwide.

MyPod Zoe Brooksby M: 0412 159 957 zoe@mypodpodiatry.com.au mypodpodiatry.com.au Our highly trained team of Podiatrists are committed to the health and well-being of our clients.

With over 20 years combined experience treating patients in Adelaide, regional South Australia and Victoria, we understand our community and contribute our expertise and knowledge to everyone from grassroots organisations through to professional sporting clubs and community support organisations.

• On-site professional lower limb screenings • Gait analysis • Work place injury treatment • Foot, ankle and knee injury • Personalised shoe fittings • Steel Blue boots supplier

Want to know more? Visit ccfsa.com.au For membership enquiries call our Member services team P: 08 8111 8000 E: ccfsa@ccfsa.com.au

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State Technics Paul Bloom P: 08 7422 0000 E: paulb@statetech.com.au statetech.com.au State Technics is an SA based owned and operated IT Support Company established since 1995.

Its aim has always been to be the personal IT department for South Australian enterprises. Its core devotion has been toward small to medium businesses.

Providing and servicing IT and network solutions from small to large, State Technics’ foundation for success is provided by its dedicated staff, the provision of stock, its own data centre and workshops equipped with the latest technology.

State Technics is proud to have the backup of a national network of suppliers and vendors to satisfy its broad clientele, like Bedford Industries, MetalFlex Air-Conditioning, and the South Australian Government Dept. of Health Food and Safety Training. State Technics mission and vision is to be recognised as a leader in its field.

Tesseract International Michael Dobroszczyk P: 08 8362 8600 E: enquiries@tesseract.com.au tesseract.com.au Tesseract International is a multi-disciplinary consultancy that provides engineering, building design and development services aimed at ease of construction and environmental sustainability. With offices located in Adelaide, Melbourne and Manila, we have gathered a strong client base throughout Australasia.

Our intimate knowledge of what is required to deliver successful projects is supported by over 40 years of involvement in the construction industry. We have a diverse client base ranging from boutique to large scale developers across nationally and internationally recognised brands.

We offer the following services across an array of sectors maximising outcomes while minimising costs and delays: Our Services: • Building design • Structural design • Civil design • Construction drafting

Our Sectors: • Residential • Commercial • Industrial • Bulk Handling

Tradies Workwear Dave Blessing P: 08 8375 3003 Dave@tradiesworkwearshop.com.au tradiesworkwearshop.com.au Tradies Workwear, is the destination in town for all your Safety Wear, Footwear and Workwear clothing.

In our new vibrant building on South Road we are here to service all your needs. We are here to be a one-stop shop for your tradies needs. We are the bright yellow building on South Road, Edwardstown.

We have a bunch of helpful staff who are happy to assist you in your purchasing.

Located 910 South Road Edwardstown, with parking out the front and plenty of parking at the rear.

We're new to the scene so come check us out and say hello to our friendly staff in store or browse our extensive product range online.

CCF SA TOGETHER - STRONGER

600 Members - ONE voice Integrity

CCF MEMBERSHIP is a badge of:

Capability

Quality

Reliability

By using a Member of the Civil Contractor’s Federation you will be in safe hands. Always look for our iconic logo and ask the question:

Are you a Member of the Civil Contractors Federation?

Next time you require a civil contractor, large or small, remember... Industry leaders can be distinguished by the CCF logo

08 8111 8000 www.ccfsa.com.au

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MEMBERS – TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE CCF SA EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY OFFERS

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

Peter Rowlands P: 08 8333 5111 E: finance@chasefinance.com.au www.chasefinance.com.au

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

CALL US NOW.

CIVIL TRAIN SOUTH AUSTRALIA – RTO: 40239 Full range of short course training in civil construction and related industries.

P: 08 8111 8001 E: courses@ccfsa.com.au www.civiltrainsa.com.au

UP TO 5% OFF SELECTED SHORT COURSES WHEN QUOTING YOUR CCF MEMBER NUMBER. *Conditions may apply.

CORDELL Providing the most reliable, timely and comprehensive construction industry information. www.cordell.com.au ENHANCE TRAVEL The perks of booking with Enhance Travel – expect room upgrades, special touches, preferred rates, breakfast daily, early check in and late checkout along with value added Virtuoso amenities.

289 Kensington Road, Kensington Park SA 5068 P: 08 8332 4144 www.enhancetravel.com.au 38

SAVE 15% New customers receive a 15% discount on any Cordell Connect, Cordell Estimator or RP Data Professional purchase.

Call Terry Benn 1800 80 60 60

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FREE

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10% DISCOUNT VOUCHER Give yourself the advantage. CCF SA Members will receive an additional 10% discount on all quoted prices.Contact Patrick Buying 0414 476 148 and quote your CCF SA Member number to receive your discount voucher.

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BOWDEN PRINT GROUP Our values speak for themselves…to partner with our clients to meet their objectives by providing the best solutions, the best quality, value for money, delivery on time, guaranteed.

Patrick Buying – Account Manager P: 1800 818 233 M: 0414 476 148 E: sales@bowdengroup.com.au www.bowdengroup.com.au

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

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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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GEEK Since 2004 GEEK has assisted South Australian businesses with an end to end approach, customising office solutions to meet individual clients requirements, including Cloud, IT, Photocopiers and Business Grade Phone Systems.

Jon Paior P: 08 8463 1900

COMPLIMENTARY COMPREHENSIVE IT SYSTEMS REVIEW FOR YOUR BUSINESS (NORMAL COST $600 ex gst).

Offer available for all eligible CCF SA Members.

Contact Jon Paior on 8463 1900

EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS FOR PURCHASING AND/OR SERVICING VEHICLES AT NORTHPOINT. Also entitled to other servicing benefits.

Contact Clinton Fern – Corporate Sales Manager for more info.

PETER KITTLE TOYOTA Car Buying Made Easy – Let us make it easy for you to manage your vehicle fleet requirements including buying, servicing and even collision repairs.

Peter Ladyman P: 08 8256 5175 M: 0419 213 175 E: peter.ladyman@peterkittle.com.au www.peterkittletoyota.com.au

RECEIVE VIP TREATMENT, VALUE ADDS AND/OR SPECIAL OFFERS ON ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING 10% OF YOUR SERVICING*. Contact Peter Ladyman – Fleet Manager Quote CCF member number prior to any bookings. *Offer excludes TSA Capped price services.

SKYTRUST Skytrust is a cloud based integrated risk management system that offers a holistic approach to your organisation’s software needs. The user friendly tools are also available as an App on mobile devices to increase the ease of access for operational staff.

Mary Nizamis M: 0477 009 553 www.skytrust.co

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WORKFORCE CLOTHING Workforce Clothing for everything you wear at work including Boots and PPE. Karl Macaulay – Area Manager 25 Wing Street, Wingfield SA 5013 P: 08 8345 7750 M: 0458 911 091 E: kmacaulay@workforceclothing.com.au www.workforceclothing.com.au

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Quote CCF Member No. before negotiation.

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RETIRED MEMBERS GROUP

Recording Member Profiles Over the past few years the Retired Members Group have been recording and in some instances filming a pictorial history of our past and present members who have significantly contributed to the South Australian Branch’s development and growth since 1964.

Many achiever’s stories were told in our two history books, the first published in 1989 titled, ‘The Earth – A Moving Story’ and the second, ‘Civil Achievements – Unearthed’ in 2013.

Personal profiles continue to be collated.

They include the likes of; Moss Keller AM, Joe Tripodi OAM, the late Harry Rutherford, our inaugural president (via his son – John), Alwin (Dig) Traeger, David Truran and Bob Osborne. Bob told us that “he and David were prompted to do there’s given they

are getting on a bit” There are many others in the same boat yet to be done. Besides those, there are many Hall of Famers’ profiles already on file.

New members should ensure they buy copies of the two books from CCF SA, as they make interesting reading of our past.

The RMG Committee is currently exploring more efficient ways to filming further historical profiles in continuing our story.

More on that in the next edition.

Chairman David Truran also reminds members who have any memorabilia to contact him on mobile 0427 767 004 or Honorary Secretary, Bob Osborne on 0402 016 942 if they have any such contributions available.

BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR SALE FIRE IN THE BELLY Biography of Don Stein AM from CCF NSW. Contact Bob Osborne on 0402 016 942 limited numbers available

CIVIL ACHIEVEMENTS UNEARTHED The History of Earthmoving and Civil Contracting in South Australia.

Phone 8111 8044 to order your copy

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CCF SA Event Planning Central to our core value of providing networking opportunities to our retired members and partners with social gathering venues, topics and meetings, RMG has formed a sub-committee to oversee and organise this very important function. It is also pleasing to note that CCF SA’s Manager for Events, Billy Doecke and Amber Barber, Executive Assistant to the CEO have been assigned to help RMG with planned gatherings.

The sub- committee members are Peter Jeffery, Roger Rose, Cath Truran and Peter Keane and they would love to hear from members regarding any suggestions they may have for future events.

Written by Bob Osborne

If you know of any retired or semiretired Members interested in joining the Retired Members Group of CCF SA, contact Bob on 0402 016 942 RETIRED MEMBERS GROUP MEMBERSHIP Adrian Donald Barry Murray Basil Hille Bob Johnston Brian Williams Catherine Truran Chris Marles Darryl Beall David Truran Dennis Lorenzin Glen Blackmore Ian Butterworth Joe Tripodi OAM John Chamberlain John Davison John Welsby Kenneth Bulmer Malcolm Healey Malcolm Pollard Michael Pridham Mike Rowe Moss Keller AM

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COMMITTEE UPDATES

COMMITTEE THE WOMEN IN CIVIL SUB COMMITTEE is a group of people who meet regularly throughout the year for the purpose of promoting the worth of women in the civil construction industry. Our activities are designed to help support, mentor and inform our female members as well as provide networking opportunities for women working across the civil construction industry.

The members of the committee are all hard working women who volunteer their time and services to this committee. Our responsibilities include having enough members on the committee to properly represent the views and aspirations of women working within the industry, to provide the CCF SA Branch with suggestions of new initiatives, comments

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and advice reflecting the issues affecting Women in Civil and to organise and promote our networking events.

the committee. Between us, we are able to work together towards an outcome that is beneficial for women in this industry.

We encourage female members of the CCF SA to approach us with issues concerning them, whether it is just informative or a matter that needs the support of the CCF SA in order to assist those members to achieve satisfactory outcomes.

We are very excited to announce that CCF SA will be creating a separate page on its website dedicated to our committee.

We look forward to using this as a forum for us to let you know about our upcoming events and the issues we are tackling on your behalf.

Our committee currently consists of a number of women who have been in the civil construction industry for varying lengths of time. Some have recently joined CCF SA and have been in the industry for only a few years, whilst others have been involved in the industry for many many years and the ages vary from mid 20s to 50s. The committee enjoys the benefits of likeminded individuals who are able to draw on their experience both in the workforce, in their own businesses as well as the enthusiasm of the younger members of

Our last networking event of the year was the sold out Festive Lunch. Featuring guest speakers Emma Ebert, Director of CME Civil and the CCF SA’s only female board member, and Marie Paterson, CEO of the Construction Industry Training Board the lunch provided an opportunity for us to celebrate the achievements women have made in the Civil Construction Industry over the past 12 months.

Suzi Cengarle Women In Civil committee Chairperson

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COMMITTEE WE KNOW YOU HAVE SEEN THE NEXT GEN EVENTS and probably attended a few along the way, but who brings these important events to the Industry and why?

In keeping with the Civil Contractors Federation strategic plan, the committee ensures Members have opportunities to come together collegiately to share and receive information of benefit to them both personally and professionally. The Next Gen Committee is here to further these opportunities and encourage all members to take advantage of these events.

With a focus on young people or people that have been in or associated with the Industry for a short time, the Next Gen committee works to bring you information on Industry News and provide events and networking opportunities throughout the year. These events allow you to hear about upcoming projects, regulation changes, budget outcomes, site visits and a wide variety of other Industry insights.

Our Vision is to be an effective voice for our Industry - Phillip Sutherland CCF SA Chief Executive Officer is a regular attendee at our events and is keen to take your concerns to the next level. Our events are your chance to voice opinions and have your voice heard through meaningful conversation within your peers in the Industry.

When attending these important events remember to bring your business cards – it’s a great way to engage with others in the

room and expand your networks with other CCF members, and we always have relevant and engaging speakers from within the Industry talking about matters that concern you and your company.

Our next Event is in March 2018, so keep your ear to the ground for more details on our guest speaker and come along as there will also be great food, wine, conversation and door prizes.

If you have a suggestion on a particular area of the industry that you would like to know more about or a guest speaker of interest, please get in touch with Billy Doecke at CCF SA BDoecke@ccfsa.com.au. We want to continue providing events that meet member needs and feedback.

Hannah Davis ResouceCo & Next Gen committee member

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SITE VISIT & NETWORKING EVENT

Thursday 26 October 2017 – The Hotel Richmond, Rundle Mall

CITY TRAM EXTENSION SITE VISIT The sold out CITY TRAM EXTENSION site visit was a unique opportunity to explore a significant light rail project in the heart of the CBD. The guided tour through the Downer York Civil joint venture was kindly hosted by »» Belinda Woite – Stakeholder Engagement & Interface Manager »» Scott Harvey – Health Safety & Environment Manager »» Christina Young – Commissioning Engineer After the tour everyone met back at the Hotel Richmond to discuss the project, ask further questions, discuss industry issues and catch up with other CCF members and friends.

For the first time, the Next Gen committee opened the event up to university engineering students and were pleased to welcome 5 students to the group.

The Next Gen committee appreciates the support of the CCF SA membership, sponsors and hosts, and look forward to continuing to deliver relevant and exciting events and initiatives in 2018.

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New educational tool to help avoid striking utility services SafeWork SA is urging people working in civil construction to be mindful of their responsibilities when working near utilities.

SafeWork SA has developed a series of videos in collaboration with Civil Contractors Federation and industry stakeholders offering practical steps that can be taken to avoid striking underground utilities and making contact with overhead powerlines.

This series covers six key areas: • Getting essential services information and ‘Dial Before You Dig’ • Steps you can take to find underground utilities, prior to excavating • How to minimise risks when undertaking excavation work • Working safely near overhead powerlines • Building structures safely near overhead powerlines, including scaffolds • What to do if you strike a gas or powerline.

The videos highlight the potentially devastating consequences of poor planning – such as service interruptions, costly repairs, injury or even death – and are available from safework.sa.gov.au/utilitystrikes.

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Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure “Safety Culture Measures” During October’s National Safe Work Month, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure showcased work health and safety initiatives to foster a positive safety culture across its work-sites. An industry session, specifically for CCF SA Members, was held collaboratively with the South Australian Construction Safety Alliance and SafeWork SA, to provide information about DPTI’s new Safety Culture measures and their purpose. The following table outlines Safety Culture Outcome-Based Measures.

SAFETY CULTURE OUTCOME-BASED MEASURES AIM

MEASURES

MINIMUM OUTCOMES

CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 1. WHS is endorsed by senior management as an integral and mandatory condition of project construction from start to finish of site work.

ON SITE 2. Senior management demonstrates behaviours, decision making and attitudes that motivate all levels of personnel to exceed the minimum WHS legislative requirements on DPTI work-sites.

CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 1. Project Safety Management Plans detail treatments and the communication necessary to eliminate/mitigate risks through each stage of the project work, including residual risks identified through Safety in Design.

2. Tender documents submitted by head contractors / sub-contractors shall contain sufficient information and costing to validate required resources and effort in achieving these measures/outcomes, including hazard control measures applicable to each stage of the project construction work (e.g. pre-identified hazards and risks common to work-types).

Reasonable allowance should be factored in for responses to site WHS issues as they arise.

ON SITE 3. Senior management* leads by example and communicates clear and consistent minimum expected behaviours (e.g. through Safety Management Plans, practical measures, site safety meetings, pre-start meetings with sub-contractors).

4. Senior management* recognises, promotes and endorses work-site WHS well-being initiatives (e.g. engaging with ‘Mates in Construction’) and continuous improvement initiatives (e.g. workers are recognised for showing initiative regarding safe practices and issue resolution).

5. Operational meetings include WHS performance as a standing agenda item. Personnel are encouraged to raise WHS issues/report incidents knowing they will be treated seriously. Corrective action is assigned, prioritised, implemented and monitored.

6. Interactive involvement on site by senior executive to reinforce effective WHS practices (e.g. programmed worksite inspections with results reviewed at executive level within the organisation).

ON SITE 3. Communication processes emphasise no “at risk” behaviour, and promote worker engagement and collaboration.

4. A responsive WHS consultation process operates at each worksite, mandating input and participation by management and site representatives.

ON SITE 7. Work-site safety rules clearly define expected on-site behaviours, are effectively communicated in ways that are understood by all personnel, and applied by all personnel.

8. The following applies for induction procedures: • Detail general and sequential hazard identification, evaluation and control arrangements specific to the site.

• Where possible, senior management participation in inductions (visible leadership), reinforcing WHS responsibilities and potential consequences arising through the adoption of unauthorised and/or unsafe work practices.

• Mandatory for all personnel assigned to work tasks to undertake induction and demonstrate requisite knowledge of the site WHS requirements prior to commencing work (e.g. awareness of SWMS and SOP’s etc).

• Head contractor and/or sub-contractors maintain accurate and up to date records that verify implementation of the induction process and relevant worker training and mandatory competency certificates.

9. For inexperienced personnel**, ongoing practices are in place to ensure they are adequately supervised, trained and mentored, and they are clearly identifiable on site as ‘high at risk’ personnel.

10. Responsive site practices are in place to facilitate timely consultation/communication regarding site WHS matters that arise. Examples could be urgent site meetings, or mobile phone transmission of safety messages (as appropriate to site rules).

Hazards Identification & Prevention

ON SITE 5. Safety hazard elimination or control is a core business practice that is applied on worksites.

Includes assignment of responsibilities for implementation of hazard identification, evaluation and control arrangements.

CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 11. (Refer to Outcome 1) 12. Safety documentation (e.g. SWMS, JSA, SOP) appropriate for the specified task, is prepared and applied by subcontractors, identifying hazards, risk and control measures.

ON SITE 13. Ongoing hazards identification and prevention is undertaken by competent on-site personnel and documented: • Senior management participate in walk-through site inspections on an ad-hoc and scheduled basis.

• Results are communicated to site personnel (e.g. during the site walks, at tool-box meetings).

• Corrective actions are identified, allocated, prioritised, monitored and communicated to relevant personnel (e.g. at tool-box meetings, or if more urgent – refer to Outcome 10).

14. The ability and capability of sub-contractors to undertake work tasks in conformance with specified hazard control measures – to be verified prior to commencement of work on those tasks.

Performance Review

CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 6. A review is conducted by competent personnel to assess WHS performance of project onsite work practices against objectives.

CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 15. Competent senior management review the WHS performance (including of sub-contractors) yearly, upon completion of project sitework, or following a serious incident and/or notifiable occurrence to regulatory authority, and provide a report to DPTI. (For example, evidence of review mechanisms such as internal audits, with follow-up actions to actively improve the system and site practices.)

Leadership Commitment

Communication and Consultation

* Senior management – experienced, knowledgeable personnel who give directions/sanction work operations – e.g. Site Project Manager. ** Inexperienced personnel – personnel are treated as inexperienced until they demonstrate an appropriate level of competence to undertake assigned work tasks.

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INFORMATION – WELLBEING

Healthy Workers Healthy Futures Case Study: ResourceCo SUMMARY ResourceCo is one of the largest recycling businesses in Australia with 75 South Australian staff across 2 locations in Wingfield and Lonsdale. For the past 6 years, ResourceCo have engaged the Jodie Lee foundation to run prevention and/or early detection of bowel cancer. While this initiative has been valuable in highlighting the importance of being proactive when it comes to health, the HR & OHS Manager was keen to build on this in the areas of mental health and manual handling through awareness raising campaigns, training and stretching programs which have had great successes in the past 18 months.

OUR APPROACH To raise awareness of mental health, ResourceCo engaged Mates In Construction to run General Awareness Training (GAT) for 30 staff members with more sessions planned in future for ResourceCo’s Lonsdale site. 50% of those who received the GAT also volunteered to receive the next tier of training- an outstanding amount!

ResourceCo have also participated for 2 years in the annual “Fly the Flag” day; a Mates In Construction initiative complementary to RU OK Day for construction sites to ‘Fly the Flag’ for mental health and show their support for this important cause. These events have been well supported by staff who feel that it is

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important to highlight mental health and have an open conversation with colleagues about whether they are OK. To improve manual handling and reduce injuries, ResourceCo utilised the services of SiteMed to provide manual handling training which was attended by operations and management staff. The training was very well received with workers asking many questions and commenting on how useful the training was for them.

As well as participating in the training, ResourceCo staff also complete 5-10 minutes of stretches each morning before beginning work. The physical nature of many roles in the workplace mean that sprains and strains were a common occurrence.

Daily stretches, particularly in winter months when bodies can be cold and stiff has become the cultural norm for all staff who do morning stretches whether they have had previous injuries or not.

“We do warm up and warm down exercises for footy – so it makes sense to do them before we do manual handling at work” – Van Nguyen, ResourceCo staff member.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS Through the implementation of manual handling training and daily stretching, in conjunction with improved PPE and awareness raising ResourceCo has seen a dramatic decrease in medical treatment injuries. This includes a 30% decrease in sprain and strain injuries. ResourceCo injury statistics have seen a steady decline even with a growing workforce; which suggests that processes and procedures have been significantly improved to keep people safe and well at work.

The number of staff being open about and seeking help through work for their mental health has also increased. Greater awareness of the supports available through work and a change in culture around mental health have increased retention rates and the management team and general staff at ResourceCo have been able to support workers through difficult times to keep them at work.

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"After a recent lunch gathering to reinforce Mates in Constructions Fly the Flag day, Kevin Fagg (Mobile Plant Operator) stood up unannounced and addressed his fellow team members highlighting his personal experiences living with a family member who has diagnosed depression.

He recommended his work mates use this service if they feel depressed and even invited them to ring him at any time to “just talk to someone don't bottle it up inside”

WHY ResourceCo saw the opportunity to improve mental health awareness and reduce injuries for their workforce. Feedback from workers has been very positive with comments received by management of appreciation from staff for highlighting these important messages and going the extra mile to take care of their staff. This improved relationship has attracted good quality staff to join the growing team and increased retention rates as well as reducing absenteeism and workplace injuries.

ABOUT HEALTHY WORKERS HEALTHY FUTURES The Healthy Workers Healthy Futures program is a free service available to CCF SA members that can assist businesses to develop, promote and implement policies and program to support healthy behaviours in their workplace.

Contact Jess Law to take advantage of this service for your workplace.

08 8111 8042 jlaw@ccfsa.com.au

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Operations and management staff from ResourceCo’s South Australian worksites have been involved in these programs.

ResourceCo accessed support from local providers SiteMed, The Jodie Lee Foundation and Mates In Construction to implement these programs.

RATIONALE Evidence shows that healthy workers are up to 3x more productive than the least healthy workers. As well as taking 9x less annual sick leave they are 7x less likely to require costly workers compensation.

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Hosting a Healthier End-of-year Work Party IT’S THAT WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR...The weather is warm, the days are long and some days off aren’t too far away.

And also there are a lot of work functions/ end of year parties. At this time of the year it’s very easy to over-indulge, and while it’s ok to have a second portion of pavlova occasionally- the Silly Season is usually full of festive events where drinking and eating too much are the norm. This can result in people putting on a few extra kilos which can be hard to move as well as feeling sluggish and hungover.

While we can’t control what get-togethers will be like in workers personal lives; setting a good example with some healthy choices at the work function will help to promote healthy behaviours this festive season. Here are some tips for your end of year work party.

Encourage responsible drinking...

If you choose to provide alcohol at your event, include low alcohol and alcohol free options (and always plenty of water). Make sure that food is served anytime that alcohol is being provided and encourage workers to think about how they’re going to get to

and from the event safely if they are drinking.

You may choose to provide a shuttle bus, host in a location with good access to public transport and taxis or organise some designated drivers.

Provide healthy options…

Cocktail pies and pasties or sausages in white bread are often seen as the normal spread at a work function. But including healthy options doesn’t require much extra effort. For a BBQ, include a green salad, some veggie skewers or corn on the cob, lean meats and grainy bread. With platters, have some with veggie sticks and dips or cold rolls and don’t forget the beautiful summer fruits for sweets! It’s ok to have some ‘special occasion’ foods, but they shouldn’t be the only things on the menu.

Include games and activities that get people up and moving…

People will eat and drink more if there isn’t anything else to do. Having activities to keep people entertained will keep people engaged and hopefully burn some calories throughout the event. There are a lot of

ways to do this from bringing a couple of balls and a cricket set to the local park, organising party games like three legged races, sack races and other team building games, or hosting the function where there is an activity such as lawn bowls, ten-pin bowling, go-karting, laser skirmish or karaoke.

Make it inclusive…

Know your workforce. A boozy dinner and drinks might suit some groups- but if the majority of your workers have families they might prefer an event where they can bring their kids (a bouncy castle is often cheaper than a bar tab too!). Have you got workers from a diverse cultural background? Pay attention to your menu to make sure there is something to eat and drink for everyone (i.e. vegetarian, halal, chicken or fish as well as red meats etc.). These events are about celebrating the year that was, and it’s important that everyone feels welcomed.

Wishing you all a safe, healthy and happy festive season! I’m looking forward to working with you to promote a healthy workforce in 2018.

Jess Law, Healthy Workers Advisor.

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Moving to a Culture of Care TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2017, CCF HOUSE HEALTHY WORKERS HEALTHY FUTURES teamed up with SafeWork SA for Safework Month in October, with a focus on assisting CCF SA members to become an employer of choice.

With the goal to equip attendees on how to improve productivity, morale, employee retention and reduce absenteeism and workplace injuries by improving the health and wellbeing of your workforce, the event featured info stalls from a number of health providers and NGO’s while guest speakers demonstrated a range of strategies that a site can implement to improve health (both mental and physical) in the workplace.

Speakers included: Mardi Webber (ReturnToWorkSA) – Creating a mentally healthy workplace.

Gavin Fairbrother & Brett Pfeffer (SafeWork SA) – The importance of health for safety.

Gavin Wright (T2T Alliance) – Practical health and wellbeing tips from a workplace that has done it.

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Celebrating 10 Years with CCF SA! Congratulations on 10 YEARS at CCF SA !

WITH MORE THAN 116,000 STUDENTS COMING THROUGH CIVIL TRAIN’S DOORS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, many will have had the pleasure of having Matt Blackborough as their trainer.

Reaching the milestone of 10 years with Civil Train this year, Matt is a quiet achiever with many accolades under his belt.

Starting in January 2008 as a Civil Train trainer and assessor, Matt quickly

progressed on to the role of Live Works Site Manager and has overseen a number of major projects including the creation of the Northern Live Works Training Site and creating the Haul Truck (articulated dump truck) training program.

Commanding Officer Commendation for Outstanding Service for Joint Rapid Airfield Construction and Officer Commanding 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing Commendation for Operation Cyclone Larry Assist.

Alongside Civil Train, Matt has also worked with the Royal Australian Air Force, taking part in training development exercises for civil works in emergency/battle damage repair activities and receiving a

We are proud to have Matt on the Civil Train team and look forward to many more years of him imparting his specialized knowledge to our students.

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The First Step

An introduction to workplace learning at Yirara College

IN FEBRUARY 2017, CIVIL TRAIN NT was approached by Yirara College, an indigenous boarding school based in Alice Springs, to facilitate some basic WH&S training, utilising heavy machinery simulators wherever possible, in an effort to encourage student engagement.

Yirara College had access to a haul truck simulator on their site and were exploring ways of incorporating this technology into the year’s VET curriculum with Year 10 students.

The Northern Territory Department of Education suggested to the school that they make contact with Civil Train NT, as they were aware of our expertise in this field.

After numerous meetings and consultation with various stakeholders, a concept started to formulate around how best to achieve positive generic outcomes based on Civil Construction, WH&S & basic heavy machinery operations utilising simulators.

The concept of Industrial Mathematics became the backbone of what we were now attempting to achieve.

DESIGN: The main objective of the training program was to introduce practical applications of mathematics on a daily basis, through the delivery of WH&S units and simulated mobile plant operations.

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and calculations is a core unit of Certificate II and III qualifications in many Resource and Infrastructure pathways, it was essential that trainees built up a thorough and applied understanding of how mathematics is embedded into day to day work activities.

Once we had the foundation of the program, we then began to build.

Various units were added, to create a work ready program, providing that first step into an apprenticeship / traineeship or some other form of VET sector training.

The following units were incorporated into the program: »» RIIWHS201D Work safely & follow WHS policies & procedures »» RIICOM201D Communicate in the workplace »» RIIBEF201D Plan & organise work »» RIISAM204D Operate small plant & equipment »» RIIWHS204D Work safely at heights »» RIIWHS202D Enter and work in confined spaces »» CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry (White Card)

DELIVERY: The measurements and calculations unit can be extremely challenging, both in delivery and comprehension. Where formal mathematics has had negative connotations

for students, this unit can provide an opportunity to demonstrate the role mathematics plays in every day work-based scenarios.

The program consisted of three weeks face to face delivery, week on week off, over five weeks. Trainees had access to the simulators for the duration of the program, with Civil Train NT stationing an Excavator and Front End Loader simulator at the school, to complement the existing Haul Truck simulator.

Each week of delivery required RII units to be completed and there were complex practical tasks at the end of weeks one and two for the Working Safely at Heights and Confined Space Entry units.

Week three incorporated plant operations with a real excavator and assessments for the remaining RII units. Completing the final RII units was optional for the trainees at this stage but all sought to achieve the units required to successfully complete the program, not just operate the machinery.

OUTCOMES: This pilot program exceeded all expectations with eight out of ten participants achieving competency in all units (two trainees had valid reasons for not being able to complete for the full program).

All participants excelled in the Maths component, and can now easily take

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measurements and perform the fundamental calculations required for many aspects of a Civil Construction project, including Area, Mass, Weight, Volume, Capacity, Levels, Ratios, Proportions, Perimeters, and Circumferences etc.

All participants are now extremely motivated in relation to gaining some form of apprenticeship or traineeship with a view towards a career, not just a job. A tertiary pathway is also definitely an option for some of these young participants.

Thank you to Stakeholders: The work that went into the development and implementation of this program was at times challenging, but, as always, Civil Train NT staff went above and beyond to provide a supportive, stimulating learning environment and to ensure all participants had the confidence to succeed. Mathew Schaftenaar (Trainer/Assessor) worked tirelessly, with passion and determination, making an immediate impact on the trainees with his ‘football coach’ approach, and the mutual respect just grew from there. Peta Horan, provided unfaltering administration support, ensuring all resources and equipment were always available when required, and all data entry relating to the program was completed in a timely manner.

Thanks also to industry expert Rick Loveridge for being so generous in imparting his industry knowledge and general wisdom amongst the group.

None of the above would have been possible, however, without the vision and perseverance of the School Management Team at Yirara College. Our sincerest congratulations to the Principal, Roger Ashcroft and to Pathways Co-ordinator, Donna McAskill, for an outstanding job, overcoming numerous obstacles to ensure this concept became a reality. Civil Train NT staff were treated with the greatest of respect and courtesy during our involvement at Yirara College. Thanks to all of the Yirara College support staff, maintenance crew and teachers who assisted us whenever required. They are all part of this story.

Civil Train NT would like to take this opportunity acknowledge the contribution from the Northern Territory Government Department of Education: Industry Engagement and Employment Pathways division, who have displayed exceptional flexibility and understanding in relation to the funding of this initiative. We also appreciated the on-ground support in Alice Springs from the Southern Region Department.

Finally, a few words about the outstanding trainees who participated in this program.

The students exceeded all expectations in relation to the outcomes achieved; they represented their school and themselves with pride and determination in a mature and well-mannered fashion at all times during the training.

As young indigenous people, they have displayed the very best of their culture and demonstrated the great potential of the young people living in remote communities throughout Australia - for all to see!

With such discipline and focus (thanks to a great school environment) and with the underpinning knowledge and skills they have achieved through this pilot, we are positive that success is just around the corner for these program participants.

All at the Civil Contractors Federation, Civil Train NT & SA wish each participant of this program the very best with their future endeavours.

Congratulations “Typically, our students are slow at developing relationships with ‘outsiders’. Mark Hopkins and Matthew Schaftenaar broke down all barriers and engaged students right from the beginning. Matt was clear about his expectations, the purpose and outcomes of the training, culturally respectful and his passion for training the students was evident. The trainer of any course is often the indicator of success or failure, our students gained success beyond a certificate or units, they have hope and a belief in a better future.

Observations (during and after) of students who participated in the course »» Attendance excellent, and being on time »» Fully engaged, real learning with purpose »» Well- being, pride, and a sense of success and accomplishment »» Visualise real employment »» Better engagement in class after course, increased desire to learn »» Confidence and belief that ‘they can’ The real excitement and concentration of students during tasks or assessments was evident after day one. There were moments when students felt they were unable to continue as it was ‘too hard’, Matt discussed with them how close they were to finishing and due to the strong relationship he had developed with them they were willing to trust him and successfully complete.”

Donna McAskill, Pathways Co-ordinator, Yirara College “Excellent training outcomes…. It shows to me what can be achieved when a school works closely with a provider to increase the knowledge and skills of their students. This is particularly important for those students in a boarding facility who will return to community at some stage and will have the skills to be important and valued members of that community. Once again, well done and keep up the good work.”

Andrew Oliver, Director Industry Engagement and Employment Pathways, Department of Education, Northern Territory Government

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Pathways To Prosperity COMING OFF THE SUCCESS OF THE PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY Jobs First Employment Project in August 2017, Civil Train was approached again by the City of Charles Sturt to replicate the program as they had a need for more staff with a specific skill set.

Civil Train recruited 14 participants, who were eager to commence training, with the prospect of gaining employment on completion.

During the 8 day program they were given the skills predominantly in brick paving, with the accredited units being: CPCCOHS1001A Work Safely in the Construction Industry (Whitecard) RIICCM208D Carry out Basic Levelling RIICRC303D Lay Pavers RIIWHS205D Control traffic with stop-slow bat RIIWHS302D Implement Traffic Management Plan

CCF’s Healthy Workers Healthy Futures Advisor also showed the group cost effective and healthy lunches, giving a hands on experience in making cold rolls.

Training Prospects provided Case Management, which supported the learners with assistance with any outside influences which could potentially inhibit their ability to complete the program.

This program ran in conjunction with the Department of State Development, WorkReady, City of Charles Sturt, Civil Train SA and Training Prospects.

We wish all of the graduates the highest success in their new career.

keep training BUILDING YOUR CONSTRUCTION CAREER WITH TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDISED BY CITB.

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ROADWORK AHEAD

A four (4) week Civil Construction training and work preparation program with real employment opportunities.

Over four weeks participants will be working on live works sites undertaking activities to achieve: RIICCM207D Spread and compact materials manually RIICRC201D Repair potholes RIISAM203D Use hand and power tools RIIWHS205D Control traffic with stop-slow bat RIIWHS302D Implement traffic management plan PLUS THE NON-ACCREDITED MODULES OF: •

Using UHF Radios

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Operate Light Vehicle

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Support Plant operations

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Quick Cut Saw

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Civil Ready

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Skid Steer Duty of Care ticket

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: We are looking for 70% Indigenous participation to meet employer participation targets.

• Participants will require a drivers licence (minimum P2) • Ability to work flexible hours including nights/ weekends • A good attitude and strong ‘team player’ with the proven ability to work efficiently with others • A strong commitment to a Zero Harm culture.

FEES $295.00 participant course fee PPE (approx. $150)

Designed and delivered in collaboration with employers who are actively looking for suitably experienced and skilled individuals to be immediately employed, this program builds the skills, confidence and experience of prospective employees in this industry, rendering them more work ready and more employable.

This program offers individual case management and structured workplace mentoring to participants to help them overcome barriers to employment.

Incidental expenses to participant may include travel costs to and from the location of the program and lunch. jobactives may cover some, or all, of the above expenses for participants.

Roadwork Ahead is approved for Annual Activity Purposes (Activity ID 39481252).

WorkReady Jobs First Employment Project eligibility criteria applies.

CIVIL TRAIN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. RTO code: 40239 THEBARTON: 1 South Rd. Phone: (08) 8111 8001 PORT AUGUSTA: 9 Brooks St. Phone: (08) 8642 2936 courses@ccfsa.com.au www.civiltrainsa.com.au

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accelerate your thinking

F RWARDGEARS accelerate your thinking

DEVELOP YOURSELF DEVELOP YOUR TEAM DEVELOP YOUR BUSINESS With Forward Gears Brought to you by TrainSA, a training division of the CCF SA

Are you looking for BITE-SIZE WORKSHOPS designed to have an IMMEDIATE, TAKE AWAY and PRACTICAL benefit for you, your workers and your business?

Over two years ago, the Civil Contractors Federation recognised that with the major road projects as part of the North-South corridor upgrade about to commence, there was a clear skills gap in South Australian civil businesses.

Following a difficult few years, many civil companies sought assistance to remain competitive by developing their business strategies, and upskilling their current and aspiring leadership teams to meet current demand.

CCF SA developed the FORWARD GEARS suite of leadership and management workshops to help Members build their capability and capacity and to maintain their competitiveness in tendering for local (and Interstate) work.

Our suite of ONE day workshops include: • Strategic Planning • Business Planning • Systems Thinking • Business Fundamentals • Culture Development • Change Management • Recruitment • Business Development • Team Development • Performance Conversations • Performance Management • Leading Self • Leading People • Decision Making • Project Management

“On day one there were a few sceptical participants, but it didn’t take long for Pete [the facilitator] to turn them around – he showed passion and got their interest really quickly.”

“If you are managing people on a daily basis, the course is very useful in identifying and implementing strategies to improve culture at all levels. I was sceptical at first, but then I looked forward to it! Great facilitator.”

“This course was an immensely valuable tool to help further my leadership and hone my skills. It was also good to know some of the stuff I’m already doing is right!”

“It’s easy to do the same thing, day in, day out and forget about the bigger picture; one thing I have learnt on this course is to think outside the box and recognise that every person you deal with on site is different and needs to be handled differently.”

NEWLY ADDED IN 2017: • • • • • •

Forward Gears has been consistently and successfully implemented on many of the major civil construction projects in SA over the last twelve months. Here is what some of the participants had to say…

Stakeholder Management Effective Communication Conflict Resolution Time Management Influence and Persuasion Presentation and Facilitation Skills for Toolbox Meetings (3 days)

“I am happy to recommend the course to anyone who is interested to develop leadership skills and understand what they use on a daily basis.”

“Thanks. It was the best training I have ever attended.

Learning what makes people different and how to communicate effectively with different people is the best thing I learnt.Thanks for the great session.”

CITB subsidy now available for all the Forward Gears workshops!

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