Issue 10, December 2011

ISSUE 10
TRIVANTAGE TIMES
DECEMBER 2011
DARWIN AWARDS
27 June 2009, New York City, a severe storm
damaged power lines and left 17,000 homes
without electricity. Mieczyskaw Mil, 64, was
one of the affected parties. His power line
serviced only 17 homes and therefore was
one of the last to be repaired. Seven hours
after the line fell, Mieczyskaw Mil finally
lost his patience.
The old man had been shooed away
repeatedly by firefighters who were
guarding the power line. “Police and
firefighters literally chased him away.
We did everything we could,” said Dick
Martinkovic, commissioner of public safety in
Sullivan County. But they were not prepared
for the homeowner’s sudden bold move.
EDITORS WELCOME
Welcome everyone! Well that time
of year has come around again, the
time we all look forward too... the
silly season! Time to finish off the
Christmas shopping, dust off the
decorations, put up the tree, and enjoy
quality time with family and friends!
mention of 2 apprentices who have
won outstanding awards, discuss the
importance of site safety and how to
achieve it and include the general
current stories within our Group.
With the weather heating up and many
staff about to embark on annual
leave, we hope you make the most of
Before holiday mode sets in,
your Christmas breaks! We wish
this newsletter edition sees the
introduction of a Sudoku puzzle to get you a Merry Christmas and Safe and
Happy New Year, look forward
the brain thinking, we make special
to seeing you all in 2012!
Happy Reading, Jackie and Gail!
Frustrated with waiting, Mil emerged from his
home shortly after midnight with an industrial
power saw in his hand and plastic bags on
his feet. He stood in a puddle of water and
attempted to saw through a 4800-volt feeder
line that was dangling off the pole. He fell and
became tangled in the hissing and buzzing live
wire. While emergency responders waited for
utility workers to shut down the power, Mil was
busy being killed by continuous electrocution.
The story says it all. He was repeatedly shooed
away from the power line, but insisted on
cutting it while standing in a puddle, and now
is safely out of the gene pool!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Editors’ Welcome
Group Managing Director
What’s Happening?
Spotlight On
Hot Off the Press
Letter of Commendation
New Employees
Tech Talk
Community
Announcements
Spotlight On
Share a Recipe
Star Spot
Craft
Jokes
Sport
Book Review
OH&S
Competition Winner 1
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MESSAGE FROM THE GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
As another year comes to a close the
Trivantage Group continues to explore new
markets in mining, utilities, data centres
and the industrial markets. The Australian
economy is not in good shape with only
the resource boom the difference between
floating above water and a recession.
Economic news from around the world does
little to provide the necessary comfort for
the commercial sector to move forward with
projected growth.
The business continues to grow into new
retail markets with significant penetration
in key service and maintenance areas. The
integration of the business platform is now
complete and a retraining or refresher
is being conducted at present to refine,
develop, educate and add value to an
already solid framework. Over the next
6-9 months of consolidation, the Group
will restructure its operation to meet the
HOT OFF THE PRESS!!!!
demand of the new emerging markets and
opportunities that will be available to our
dedicated and skilled staff to grow with us
in entering these new frontiers.
The path ahead over the coming months
will be a difficult one with customers
demanding more from contractors and
suppliers, our business continues to
perform strongly and while perceived
pressure exists in this environment – our
products, services and change management
process will provide positive results ahead. I
look forward to building a prosperous future
with you through the Trivantage Group in
2012.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Trivantage, I wish you and your families a
Merry Christmas and Safe New Year.
Angelo Muraca
Group Managing Director
Apprentice awards See Page 5 for more details!
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WHAT’S HAPPENING?
SJE QLD
GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
The $1.76 billion, 750 bed Gold Coast
University Hospital at Parklands Drive,
Southport is part of a major expansion
of health services for the Gold Coast
community. This project is the largest public
health infrastructure project currently
underway in Australia.
SJ Electric supplied thirteen MSB’s and six
UPS Boards for the Central Energy, Mental
Health and Pathology Buildings between
February and October 2011 with a combined
value of ~$2.5M.
Each of the MSB’s has two mains supplies.
The mains supplies were controlled and
monitored by a synchronization circuit.
Smart Metering was installed extensively
throughout each MSB, including each
incomer and many of the outgoing feeders
for monitoring and diagnostic analysis of the
supplies.
The Switchboard Department were faced
with a number of unique challenges in the
design and construction of this project.
These challenges included the design of
double busbar droppers to limit the size of
each switchboards footprint and the design
of the synchronization check circuit for the
dual supplies to each switchboard.
and the effect this had on our ability to
meet the FAT and delivery dates. Through
a sustained effort by SJE personnel we
were able to minimize the impact the floods
had on the manufacture of the MSB’s,
without compromising the quality of the
switchboards supplied.
Arguably the biggest challenge faced was
the floods that affected SE Qld and the
Albion workshop in January of this year
Michael Fennon
Project Manager
LADD VIC
Melbourne Olympic Park – Storm
water Harvesting System
Church Electrical Industries were recently
awarded the contract for the design,
construction, installation and commission of
a major Storm Water Harvesting system at
the above iconic site.
The site included Rod Laver Arena, Hisense
Arena and the common ground between. Our
site works included a mixture of Optic Fibre,
Ethernet and remote I/O as part of the high
level communication required for the control
of the pumping and control systems.
The system in brief diverts storm water via
a new pumping station into a massive tank
(4.5 million litres) under the oval between the
two arenas. This water is tested for salinity
and other matters before being stored in the
tank. From here the water is then pumped
into a treatment plant where it is chemically
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treated and filtered before then being
pumped to other tanks for distribution to the
facilities grass and garden areas.
Besides the obvious installation of control
and wiring to the treatment plant and
pump stations, the main challenge was the
integration of new controls to the existing
building management system and SCADA.
Our Shane Whiteside and Paul Turner made
this difficult task look easy. Also special
mention to Scott Dinnage and a varied team
of electricians for a very neat electrical
installation.
Thanks also to the engineering team led
by Rob Trevena for a design that is always
crucial to every project.
Ian Potter
Project Manager
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
LADD VIC
549 St Kilda Road, Base building
and Fit Out
Ladd Electrical, Victoria, have been engaged
in the challenging time frame of works
in which a complete existing mechanical
airconditioning system was demolished /
decommissioned and all new mechanical
equipment reinstated and commissioned to
form a new complete operational mechanical
air conditioning system.
The works had to be achieved within a five
week construction program, including
design, drafting and approval, manufacture
of MSSBs, pre site rough in works and
changeover of MSSB 1 and 2.
The equipment decommissioned and
reinstated consisted of: Chillers, Boilers,
Cooling Towers, Chilled and Heating Water
WEST KIMBERLEY REGIONAL
PRISON – DERBY
SEME SOLUTIONS have been engaged by
COOPER AND OXLEY builders to implement
the entire electronic security solution for the
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS during construction of the
new WEST KIMBERLEY REGIONAL PRISON
in Derby, located 2500 km north of Perth.
The $8M contract awarded in 2010 is
managed both from Perth, where Geoff
Kidgell is responsible as Project Manager,
and from the Derby site where Darryl
Danielsen oversees site management and
dealing with the daily activities such client
liaison and work scheduling. The project
will run for approximately 18 months,
and upon completion will be one of the
largest integrated security and surveillance
solutions for Corrections in Australia.
Microwave systems on the prison perimeter,
all serving as the prime perimeter detection
barrier. The perimeter detection and internal
security monitoring devices are combined
with a state-of-the-art camera system
incorporating various Thermal Imaging
cameras, movable Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ)
cameras, and in excess of 240 fixed cameras
to monitor the entire prison. The cameras
form part of the Hybrid (combined analogue
and digital) CCTV system incorporating
INDIGO VISION for digital recording, and
the MAXPRO MAX-1000 CCTV Management
System to manage live camera feeds.
Pumps, Condensing
water pumps, Air
Handling Units, Fan
Coil Units, Variable
Speed Drive, Ventilator
Fans, and MSSB 1 and
2 change overs.
The changeovers of the MSSBs were
successfully completed in three days
commencing on Saturday September 17.
This allowed minimum downtime to existing
mechanical equipment required to remain in
operation during the construction period. (ie:
carpark ventilation fans and Base Building
AHUs)
The entire project was completed within the
five week time frame, to the satisfaction of
the client.
Alfred Greco
Project Manager
thank all staff members who work in this
remote region of Western Australia, with a
special thanks to Eric Regacho and Carlito
Geran, who have committed to living on site
for the duration of the project.
A Mobile Duress System provides protection
for staff through the wireless transmission
of alarms in the event of a personal attack.
In addition, management of staff access and
prisoner movement is controlled via intercom
communications, electronically controlled
locks, and access card authorisation. These
technologies include the latest AUSTCO
cell-call system and the CARDAX (Gallagher)
Security Management System (SMS).
The installed systems integrate numerous
The CARDAX SMS serves as the overall
and diverse security and surveillance
controlling system for the entire prison,
technologies into a single solution for the
providing the total site management from a
client. The project will include the integration single user workstation.
of the Gallagher Electric Fence detection
SEME SOLUTIONS are proud to be associated
system combined with the in-ground
with COOPER AND OXLEY for this project and
detection of the SENSTAR Perimetrax and
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WHAT’S HAPPENING?
These works included the disconnection of
two existing 18.5kW 1000V cooling towers,
associated lights, emergency stops, pumps
& controls.
SJ VIC / SJ WA
Telfer Gold Mine
to ensure comfort to those who worked
underground.
The onsite team had an early 4.30am
start to attend the underground pre start
meetings each day. Meeting
held to discuss work
activities, OH&S issues,
ensure workers are all fit for
work & warnings about
blasting times & locations
each day.
Two new 55kW 1000V cooling towers were
installed after switchboard upgrades to
accommodate new load. Water pumps &
temperature transducers were relocated
with new PLC driven actuators installed to
control inlet & outlet water flow for each
cooling system. Vibration detection sensors
were also installed to detect any deviation to Justin Geaney
normal operation.
Project Manager
Upgrade
was
completed
to
maintain
a
SJ Electric WA completed the site installation
constant temperature of around 27 degrees
works on behalf of SJ VIC.
SJ Electric Victoria was awarded the contract
from Gordon Brothers Industries for the
upgrade of the underground cooling system
at the Telfer Gold mine in WA. Telfer is owned
& operated by Newcrest Mining Limited &
the site is located in the Great Sandy Desert
in the remote northwest region of WA. Mine
site is a fly in / fly out operation.
LADD NSW
VHA PYRMONT
As part of their major infrastructure upgrade,
Ladd Electrical (NSW) was engaged By Robert
Man Pty Ltd to carry out the mechanical
electrical works at Vodafone Hutchison Australia
data centre at their Pymont, Sydney site.
The project consisted of cable and power
upgrade for the installation of two new Chillers
and associated chilled water pumps complete
with variable speed drive control to make up an
N+1 arrangement.
Being a data centre, shutting the cooling system
down to carry out the works was not an option.
Ladd Electrical locally constructed a switchboard
complete with two automatic transfer switches
(ATS) for the supply of two temporary chillers and
associated chilled water pumps complete with
variable speed drive control to again make up an
N+1 arrangement whilst the works were being
carried out.
The project has been delivered with minimal
fuss and complication which is credit to all staff
involved.
Fabio De Gois
Project Manager
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SPOTLIGHT ON...
HOT OFF THE PRESS!!!!
Best Semester 1 Pre
Vocational Student 2011
James Ward (1st Year Electrical Apprentice, Water
Treatment SJE QLD) was selected as the recipient
of the Bracken Ridge Training Centre prize in the
Category of: Best Semester 1 Pre Vocational Student
2011 for his outstanding work during the off-the-job
training at SkillsTech Bracken Ridge.
The awards ceremony was held on the 27 October
2011 which included guest speakers from
the Electrical Safety Office and student prize
presentations for 2010-2011.
Congratulations James!
Serge Bondareff
BBus. MCom. CPA
State Accountant
SJ Electric South Australia
How long have you worked for SJE SA?
3 months
What do you love most about your job?
Accounting, having a great work
environment and wonderful people to
share the day with.
If you could invite 3 people to
dinner who would they be and why?
Hippocrates: Physicist, Philosopher,
White Magic Exponent, Medicine Expert
and a School of Thought.
Sun TZU: Ancient Military General,
Strategist & Philosopher
Christopher Columbus (1451—May 20,
1506) was an explorer and trader who
crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached
the Americas in 1492. I love adventure
and travel
Proudest Moment?
Completing my entire postgraduate
studies 2011
Hobbies & interests?
Collect Wines, Cooking, Gardening,
Travelling, 4WD
Pets:
Chubby Red Healer and
Toby the Cat
How do you plan to spend your
summer/Christmas break?
Travelling to see family and friends
interstate, barbecues and cold drinks!
NECA Western Australia Excellence
Awards
On the 19th August 2011 the NECA Annual Western
Australia Excellence awards where held at the
ballroom of the Burswood Casino.
One of our Electrical Group Training Apprentices
who we are the host company of, Brad Avery was
nominated for Apprentice of the year award for
Commercial/Industrial division. On the night Brad
picked up the Award winning 1st place.
The award was presented to him by Andrew Forrest,
chairman of FMG Group. The award night was
attended by Brad’s family, Dale Neville (Switchboard
Supervisor) and Brett Caton (Switchboard Manager) to
which he has been working for.
SJ Electric WA has been Brads host employer for the
last 2 years. In this time he has been most prominent
in the switchboard department. Brad has developed
into an excellent employee who sets a high standard
for other apprentices to aspire to. He has proven
himself to be a great future asset for the company.
Brad also picked up the Apprentice of the year for
the Annual EGT awards held on the 4th November
2011 and was in the running for the selection for the
National Awards to be held in Melbourne Later this
Month, but was unfortunate to not make the short list
this time but has another chance next year.
We all would like to congratulate you for your fantastic
achievements & giving us a mention was great to
hear, I am sure there will be more coming before your
apprenticeship ends.
Well Done,
Jason Grant
General Manager WA
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LETTER OF COMMENDATION
NEW EMPLOYEES
Trivantage VIC
Ben Weston
LETTER OF COMMENDATION
Group Financial Controller
Nov 2011
SJE QLD
From: George Kyprianou
Sent: Monday 26th September 2011 2:16pm
To: Fabio De Gois Cc: Garry Cornelius; Stewart Joyce; Sasa
Mrkonja
Subject: VHA Power Upgrade - Thursday 22nd September 2011
Fabio,
Please pass on my thanks to the team from LADD that
completed the successful power upgrade works at VHA
Pyrmont - Rick Zuzul, Brendan Gronow, Carlos Garcia &
Craig Copland.
They were patience and positive during the 2 hour wait for
our client - who turned up late, and then had the wrong
building representative present and worked against the clock
without stopping for almost 6 hours to ensure that ALL the
works got completed.
The quality of work was also excellent and there was little
need to inspect cleanliness in boards or of the work areas on
completion.
Thanks also to you for your help ensuring works proceeded
on the night with little fuss on our side.
Regards
Joshua Pardey SwitchboardsOctober 2011
SJE WA
Nathan Opalinski
1st Year Apprentice
August 2011
Karen Leach
Services Coordinator
September 2011
Supervisor
Igor Bogoev
ElectricianOctober 2011
Jamie Farac
ElectricianOctober 2011
Grant MilesMining/HV ManagerNovember 2011
Ewart SorrelGeneral Hand/Welder November 2011
SEME
Darren ThomasProject Manager
September 2011
Jenny McGillemhaoil Service CoordinatorOctober 2011
Supervisor
Geoffrey WoolrichDesign EngineerOctober 2011
Won Kim
Electronic SecurityOctober 2011
Technician
Rob Foley
Service Sales AgentNovember 2011
Nandika Thushara
Accounts ClerkNovember 2011
Callum Evans
Installation TechnicianNovember 2011
Sam Weenink
Electronic SecurityOctober 2011
Technician
LADD ELECTRIC
Nam Tran
Craig Mitchell
Cory Peddell
Tomas Scanlon
Alain Rozic
Jonathan Impey
Electrical Fitter
July 2011
Estimator
August 2011
ElectricianOctober 2011
ElectricianOctober 2011
ElectricianNovember 2011
ElectricianNovember 2011
GROUP CCTV
George Kyprianou
Vincent Dent Healthcare systems Manager November 2011
Nick Albrecht 1st Year Apprentice December 2011
Robert Mann PTY LTD
PUZZLE - SUDUKO
Here’s a little brain teaser to get your mind thinking!
Turn to page10 to see the final solution!
WORLD VISION 40hr FAMINE
As mentioned in the last edition, Emma Fowler (Service Coordinator
SJE QLD) took part in the 40hr Famine, held in August 2011 to raise
funds to fight hunger in East Timor, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, Tanzania
and Kenya. Emma was able to raise $205 for this important cause,
congratulations on a job well done!
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TECH TALK
TIME TO REFOCUS AND REFLECT
Of late there have been a number of small incidents and even
although most have been minor they are accumulative and
require your urgent attention and action.
The Destination Zero philosophy, Safety Right Now, Everyone,
Everyday and the strict rules of a Construction Site are now to be
treated as our minimum standard and
shall apply across the
board whether you are carrying out service work or conducting
major project works “ONE RULE ONE STANDARD”
Please get this message across to all.
1. Ensure all licences and induction cards are current and that
you sign onto the site prior to any works commencing.
2. Ensure Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) have been
developed for the tasks that have to be done, ensure all
persons on the task have signed on, ensure all check lists
within the Safety Manual and folder are completed and signed
of, ensure your staff member has the suitable training to carry
out the task he is about to undertake.
3. E
nsure proper Isolation procedures have been carried out and
the appropriate lock of devises have been attached and that
Danger Tags and Padlocks are applied. Note sticking PVC tape
across a CB is not acceptable.
4. “WORKING ON LIVE EQUIPMENT OR CIRCUITS IS NOT
PERMITTED”
5. “REDUNDANT CABLES” under no circumstances shall we
leave a cable in a roof space without first trying to remove
it or at the least terminating each core into a connector and
placing in a box and if known the origin of the cable place
an out of service tag on the box listing its where it’s from.
“EQUALLY IMPORTANT” if you come upon a redundant cable
treat it as live until proven otherwise and make safe report
it to the client and your manager / supervisor and have it
documented in writing.
6. Maintain a high standard of
workmanship.
7. Ensure the appropriate Tests
are carried out on completion
of works and that the test results
are documented and all hand
over paper work is complete this
includes Certificates of Compliance
8. Check site rules in regards to working
on ladders and if acceptable NEVER
stand above the third top step. Note
a ladder should only be used for short term tasks or when there
is no other method of carrying out your task an example might
be in a plant room where it is not practicable to use anything
else, but please note if this is the case make sure this has been
added to your SWMS
9. Tool Box Safety meetings are a mandatory requirement and
as a minimum one per month is to be carried out with all staff
members.
10. Maintain a high standard of housekeeping this also applies to
company vehicles
11. Comply with all Duty of Care Obligations – Client and Site
Rules and Trivantage Policies and Procedures.
12. Project Managers / Supervisors to carry out detailed
inspections when on site and at final sign off and document
findings.
13. Service Managers / Supervisors to carry our random checks
and document findings.
14. All electrical installations to be fully tested, commissioned and
documented test results before handing over to the client for
use, this applies to progressive hand over (i.e. remodel) or full
hand over (new site).
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
SJ Electric sponsored Soccer team
SJ Strikers play in the under 14 Castle Hill indoor
soccer league and were grand final winners in
2010 and 2011. With 7 wins out of 8 games and
sitting at the top of the ladder they are hopefully
on their way to a third championship.
Many thanks to Scott Fowler (SJE NSW
General Manager) and SJ Electric NSW for
the sponsorship enabling the boys to look like
a championship team! We will let you know
how they progress at the end of the season in
February 2012!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
BIRTHS
Daniel Nott (Electrician – Water Treatment, SJE QLD) and his
wife Nichy welcomed Frankie Dorothy on the 16 October 2011
weighing 7lbs 11oz. Frankie is their first child.
Simon Hay (Service Electrician SJE VIC) and partner Robyn welcomed baby
Judd Andrew into the world on 17th Oct 2011, weighing 8lbs 13oz. Judd is a
baby brother to Amy 17, Ben 14, Mikaele 11, Jonah 10 and Aaron 9!
Congratulations to John Gauci
(Switchboard Manager, SJE
NSW) and his wife Sara, who
are the proud parents of Nathan
Joseph, born 22nd July. Weight
3.370kg, length 49cm.
Andrew Burnell (Water Treatment
Supervisor, SJE QLD) and his wife Jo
welcomed daughter Sybella Rose on the
16 August 2011 weighing 6lb 13oz. Sybella
is little sister to Braelyn.
WEDDINGS
Lewis Walcroft (Electrician –
Water Treatment, SJE QLD) and
his wife Holly welcomed Georgia
Bea on the 9 September 2011
weighing 8lbs 3oz. Georgia is
their first child.
Rob Caperna (Electrician –
Service, SJE QLD) and his wife
Grace welcomed Sebastian
Sergei on the 27 October 2011
weighing 3.5kg. Sebastian is
little brother to Elias.
Armin Bajwa (Control Systems
Engineer, SJE QLD) and Elaine
(Draftsperson, SJE QLD) celebrated
their marriage on the 23 October 2011
in Suzhou China.
“Getting married in China was very
interesting. Before our wedding day we
took many photos with 6 different sets
of dresses and travelled around the city
to different locations to take the photos.
This took all day, and of course we did
this with the help of a company that
specialised in wedding photos. In China
it is a common practice to take the
wedding photos before the wedding day.
Our wedding day on the 23rd was also
very interesting with over 200 guests
and with different events taking up the
entire day”. Armin
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SHARE A RECIPE
SPOTLIGHT ON...
Cassie Smith
Administrator Officer
SJ Electric South Australia
How long have you worked
for SJE SA?
4 months
What do you love most
about your job?
It’s not repetitive,
there is
something new
to deal with everyday
If you could invite 3 people to dinner who would
they be and why?
Jamie Oliver and Maggie Beer to cook
and my partner Dylan to eat their amazing food with me.
Proudest Moment?
Being a bridesmaid in my sister’s wedding.
Christmas Ice-Cream Cake
Hobbies & interests?
River holidays, Football, Online shopping
How do you plan to spend your summer/Christmas break?
At the Murray river with friends, drinking and using the boat!
Preparation time: 15 mins plus overnight freezing time
Serves 12
Ingredients
2L vanilla ice-cream
400g Christmas cake, icing removed
ERIC LONG
Engineering Manager, LADD
ELECTRIC
How long have you worked for
Ladd Electric?
Six Months
What do you love most about your
job?
It is challenging and rewarding when
you see the project through to the end.
If you could invite 3 people to dinner,
who would they be and why?
David Beckham – great conversation
Princess Diana – To find out what really happened
Gordon Ramsay – so I can tell him that he cant *&$#%@ cook
Proudest Moment?
The birth of each of my three daughters
Hobbies and Interests?
Football (using the round one), Reading, Fishing, Golf (and work
!!!!)
How do you plan to spend Christmas?
With a trip to the UK to visit my parents who I haven’t seen for 4
years.
200ml chocolate sauce
Fresh berries and raspberry sauce,
Or chocolate truffles and chocolate sauce, to decorate (see
pictures below)
Method
1. Line a 22cm round spring form tin with baking paper. Put icecream in a large bowl, then set aside for 10 minutes to soften
slightly.
2. U
se your hands to crumble cake. Add to ice-cream and stir
to combine. Add sauce and swirl gently to marble. Spoon into
prepared tin and freeze overnight or until firm. Turn out onto
serving platter. Serve topped with fresh berries and raspberry
sauce, or with chocolate truffles and chocolate sauce.
STAR SPOT
On a flight from Perth to
Melbourne in September
2011, 5month old son of Steve
Driver (Industrial Supervisor,
SJE VIC), Lenny, had his first
star encounter with Bear
Grylls, the adventurer we all
know from the TV show, Man
v’s Wild... this is one photo to
keep for the 21st photo board!
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CRAFT
JOKES
PAPER PLATE TABLE ANGELS
Angel Pattern
Things You’ll Need
What do sheep say to each other at
Christmas time?
• white paper plates
Merry Christmas to ewe!
• pencil
• scissors
What’s the best thing to put into
Christmas dinner?
• craft punch (optional - these are
available from most craft and art
stores)
Your teeth!
What’s red, white and blue
at Christmas time?
• gift ribbon or similar for decoration
A sad candy cane!
• angel pattern
Knock Knock.
Step by Step
Who’s there?
1. First you will need to transfer the
pattern onto the back of the paper
plate. These patterns can be found
anywhere on the internet.
Donut.
2. Cut out all of the shaded areas
using sharp scissors, including
the two lines on either side. If you
are using a craft punch, go around
the rim of the plate and
decorate
3.Push the plate from the
back to create a skirt, than
slip the two lines together
to form wings
4. You can leave your angels
plain, add a name tag or
like Tara, decorate with a
stick on gift ribbon
Donut who?
Donut open ‘til Christmas!
What do you call an elf
who steals gift wrap from
the rich and gives it to
the poor?
Ribbon Hood!
What comes at the end of
Christmas Day?
The letter “Y”!
What do angry mice send to each other in December?
Cross mouse cards!
What happens if you eat too many Christmas decorations?
You get “Tinsel”-itis!
What did one Christmas light say to the other Christmas
light?
You light me up!
PUZZLE SOLUTION
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SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
SJE QLD - GREYHOUND RACING
What started as a bit of fun for SJ Queensland workshop employees Ben
George, Brendan Stringer, Neal Farrelly and Nick Small (BNS Racing), has
now turned into something much more than that. In May 2010 they invested in
a six month old red fawn greyhound named Vicky, and now 18 months on their
dog has started to hit the track.
At Albion Park the boys finally had a chance to see what their dog was capable
off, when it raced in a maiden over 331M. After jumping out last, Vicky flew
home to finish in 2nd in what was an impressive debut and meant she qualified
for the maiden final a week later. The final however, was a disappointing
race. After being dealt a tricky box and receiving an early knock, she fought
on bravely to finish 4th. This came as a blessing in disguise a week later, and
meant she could still qualify for a maiden series in Grafton, on the 27th of
September, Vicky recorded the fastest time of the day, leading from start to
finish in her qualifying heat over 407M. A week later she did it all again, this
time she trailed the leader for 98% of the race but grabbed the lead when it
mattered most.
To date Vicky or Scissor Queen (Knocka Norris x Surf Queen) as she known in
the racing world, has had 4 starts for 2 wins and 1 place and has won $2800 in
prize money. The boys have also invested in two other pups that they hope will
have similar success on the track.
We look forward to hearing about Vicky’s progress in the racing world.
BOOK REVIEW
Harry Potter
and the
Deathly
Hallows by
J.K. Rowling
To celebrate the
release of Harry
Potter and the
Deathly Hallows part
2 on DVD and BluRay
in Australia on the
16 November 2011, I
thought I’d dedicate
this book review
to the novel that
inspired the movie.
Harry is now seventeen years old. Everything
he has faced over the last six years–every battle
with the Death Eaters, every close call at death’s
door, every encounter with Voldemort–has led
him to the moment where his destiny is to be
fulfilled. As his friends battle odds to protect
those they love and the peace they treasure so
dearly, Harry marches on through the Forbidden
Forest to face his death head on. He has watched
his friends fight and die along aside of him.
He has lost his parents, his godfather, and his
greatest mentor. But Harry knows even in the
tragedy of the last six years, he has gained so
much more. With the thoughts of his friends to
comfort him, his parents, Dumbledore, Sirius and
Lupin marching by him, Harry lifts his wand and
prepares for his final battle not simply against
Lord Voldemort but against anyone who chooses
evil over good.
In Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows, J. K.
Rowling brings a triumphant and brilliant end
to the series that has defined a generation. As a
whole series, Rowling has done something only
few other authors like Tolkien have done. She
has created a series of books that can be read by
child and adult alike and enjoyed in similar but
slightly different ways.
For those who read the Harry Potter series, this
was a highly anticipated novel. Alas, it became a
bitter-sweet ending, as I came to the realization
that once I finished the final chapter it would
be the last I hear of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s
adventures, but I consider myself grateful for
having been taken on such a whirlwind adventure
and feeling like I was part of one of the best
stories ever told.
Gail Bowers SJE QLD
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OH&S
Christmas Message
And remember not only beer comes in a can but:
Once again we are approaching the festive
season and looking forward to our Christmas
SAFETY COMES IN A CAN
and New Year holiday but let us stand in silence
I CAN - YOU CAN - WE ALL CAN
for a minute to remember the 137 Australians
that were killed in workplace accidents over the WORK SAFE - THINK SAFE - BE SAFE - DRIVE SAFE
last financial year.
Merry Christmas
And for those within our own ranks who
My number one new year’s resolution is to work safe
suffered an injury all be it a cut finger or
and where I see others not as safety conscious as
a foreign body to the eye which by luck or
myself I shall be having a serious discussion with
millimetres could have been an amputated
them on the wisdom of working safely.
finger or the loss of eyesight, I ask you in
passing your message of cheer to your fellow
Mick Thomson
workers for Christmas and New Year let them
National Safety Risk & Quality Manager
know how lucky you have been and that the
importance of working safe is for everyone all
of the time.
COMPETITION WINNER
WINNER!
We had a great response last edition to
our kids competition for the Funniest Pet
Photo.. it was a close call, however the
winning pet owners are the Walmsley
Family from QLD! Andy Walmsley works
at SJE QLD as an Electrician in the Water
division and his 3 kids, Emily (8) Luke
(10) and Holly (13) dressed up their pets
in some amusing attire as seen in the
pictures below! Congratulations guys, a
$100 Toys R Us voucher is coming your
way!
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We thought some of the other competitor
photos were too cute to not include, so
thanks to Cassie Smith (SJE SA), Stewart
Joyce (Ladd/SJ Electric), Glenn Morrow
(Ladd) and their pets for the great photos!