HUTCHIES’ HUTCHINSON BUILDERS 1912 • 2012 100 YEARS A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR HUTCHINSON BUILDERS MAY 2014 ARTWORK THE newly opened Broken Hill Village shopping centre has become a living work of art set against the same western sky that inspired Australian painter, Pro Hart. The complex, which includes a Coles, Liquorland, Target, Cheap as Chips and 12 speciality shops, was a fast-tracked design and construction project. Palm Island housing scheme boost to education and work NATIONAL rugby league regularly. indigenous program coor- hero and North Queens- The rugby league dinator, worked with the land Cowboys captain, promotion is part of an Cowboys to have their Johnathan Thurston, has indigenous participation captain donate and sign teamed up with Hutchies plan associated with the his Indigenous All Stars, to encourage indigenous installation of 40 modular Queensland and Austra- students on Palm Island houses at the Palm Island lian gear as a promotion to in North Queensland community by Hutchies. encourage the students to to attend school more Mark Kucks, Hutchies’ attend and stay in school. Johnathan Thurston personally signed the footy gear. Mark said engaging the per cent from the previous kids and their families to year. be involved in the school Hutchies also trains environment was always a and employs indigenous struggle and impacted on workers on the State- the funding and resources funded project. the school draws from the So far, training courses education system which in traffic management is based on enrolment and security services have numbers. been conducted, with a But Hutchies’ efforts to number of training partic- help the local community ipants now part of the 24 seem to be paying off. local indigenous Palm The local Principal on Islanders who have been Hutchies’ apprentice and Cowboys Under 20s player, Lenny Maggie (left), was on hand Palm Island, Jeff Jones, employed in different with former Queensland State of Origin player, Dallas Johnson, to present certificates said 337 students had elements of the construc- and prizes to Palm Island students. enrolled in 2014, up 14 tion program. HUTCHIES’ From the Managing HUTCHIES is strengthening its “health and Director safety” and “industrial relations” capability Ministerial with the appointment of several new people to our team. Jamie McQueen comes on board heading thanks up Industrial Relations and joins Garry in any way since by the Abbot Federal MINISTER for Education, Training and Partridge and Kev Heenan. Also returning Government. Employment, John-Paul Langbroek, has to Hutchies is Rob (Rocky) Gordon, an All we ask is that the building unions thanked Hutchies for its contribution to experienced health and safety/industrial comply with the law. There is no move to creating “a highly skilled and productive relations operative in the field. erode workers’ wages and conditions and Queensland”. Brian Murphy starts shortly and will be no suggestion of applying poor health and Mr Lang- heading up Health & Safety with Gareth safety practices. broek (pictured) Davies responsible for Hutchies’ Corpo- We simply need to apply the laws of the congratulated rate. land and we expect the building unions to chairman Scott PK Wilson makes up the final part of do the same. Hutchinson for Hutchies’ Workplace Relations team Holding a Federal Permit, issuing “Right the commitment heading up the Secretariat. of Entry” notices, observing “Freedom of by Hutchies to This is a relatively substantial move by Association” laws and not causing workers apprenticeship Hutchies to deal with the CFMEU’s aggres- to withdraw their labour in an unlawful employment sive build-up on the industrial relations way are all pretty easy things for building throughout 2013. front in Queensland over the past two unions to deal with. “As one of the years. The building unions, in the main, have largest employers Hutchies’ traditional relationship model been representing their members well for of apprentices with the unions that goes back 20 years is 150 years; there is no need for the unlawful in Queensland, no longer working effectively. attitude it is displaying recently throughout you are helping Unfortunately, the CFMEU is simply not Queensland. to drive a highly complying with the law and, in the process, Hutchies’ preferred industrial relations skilled and placing Hutchies, its subbies and workers in model revolves around genuine communi- productive Queensland and your impor- a difficult and unacceptable situation. cation and relationships with the building tant contribution in this area is recognised In our society, nobody breaks the law unions and traditionally this has resulted and appreciated,” said Mr Langbroek. without being held accountable by the in a relatively balanced outcome for our “Increasing the performance of the authorities and that includes the building projects. apprenticeship system is a main focus of unions in Queensland. Nevertheless, in the current environ- our reforms, with Queensland needing The Fair Work Act 2009 prescribes the ment, we will do whatever it takes to protect more apprentices in priority industry workplace relations requirements for all our business, our 1,300 direct employees sectors. workplaces including building sites. and the thousands of subbies and workers “Thankyou for your ongoing commit- It was introduced by the Rudd and Gillard spread across our projects. ment to apprenticeship employment in Governments and has not been amended – Greg Quinn Queensland.” Urban house painting – before ... and after. EIGHT indigenous students recently attended a 12-week painting program in Brisbane delivered by Hutchies’ Gold Coast School of Urban indigenous painting Construction, in conjunction with Red Cross did not already have their licences. The participants were taught the basics in Australia and Black Housing Community The students also received instruction in painting and decoration, including prepara- Services. nutrition and work ethics by the Red Cross. tion, paint application, construction methods During the program the students completed During the painting stage, under the on a job site, timekeeping and cleaning up. their Certificate I in Construction. guidance of Rai Malisauskas, workforce When the weather was not conducive to They were exposed to five weeks of practical development trainer, the students painted two painting outside, the group visited and trained painting and had driving lessons for those who Black Community Service houses in Bulimba. at the GCSC campus at Yatala. 2 HUTCHIES’ Market demand sparks an early start for Moko HUTCHIES’ experience helped it win a new $19.5 million project on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Moko, on Lake Kawana in Maroochydore, will feature 55 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, townhouses and lofts attached to a convenience supermarket, waterfront restau- rant and specialty shops. Moko spokesman, Greg Tuck- well, said he was delighted to have such a high profile and successful Moko, a mixed-use development project on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, is due to start soon. building company construct the mixed use development. been brought forward following a Michael Michell, said he was Marcoola,” he said. “Hutchinsons has over 100 turn around in demand for units pleased to have won the tender “The design of Moko is excellent years’ experience developing and apartments on the Sunshine and was excited to be able to and, from an investment point of projects throughout Australia, so Coast. construct such an innovative view, it represents a tremendous we have great confidence that “Following strong sales results mixed-use development. opportunity because of its great they can deliver the project on late last year, construction will “We have great experience north-facing waterfront location, time and within budget,” said Mr start mid-2014 with completion with similar projects on the coast as well as its close proximity to Tuckwell. mid to late 2015.” including Sea Pearl at Mooloolaba employment, entertainment and “Construction of Moko has Hutchies’ area manager, and White Shells apartments in recreational hubs.” Back for the long haul in the Pilbara The boys are back in town ... Hutchies’ team members (L-R) Anthony Cuic, Joe Newrick, Jeremy Scadden and Scott Cracknell in South Hedland. HUTCHIES is ramping up operations Site manager, Joe Newrick, said the Health check-up at Biloela in the Pilbara, Western Australia, after team was eager to get it done earlier QUEENSLAND Minister for Health, Lawrence Springborg, recently a slowdown which resulted in opera- and move on to new work. visited the Biloela Hospital to meet staff and inspect the progress of tions and workers moving elsewhere “Newman is about to start and and Hutchies’ $7.15 million rural rectification works. for a period. we’ve got another project in Jigalong Shown at the inspection are (from left) Rod Hutcheon, Rural But the team is back in town, as well,” said Joe. Health Services Division executive director; Charles Ware, Central building 28 new houses in South “The projects in Newman include Queensland Hospital and Health Board chair; Len Richards, Central Hedland for BHP. development of 15 houses and Queensland Hospital and Health Service chief executive; Lawrence Health, safety and environmental refurbishment of another four with Springborg, Minister for Health; Lachlan Bloomfield, Hutchies; Kim manager, Jeremy Scadden, said tendering underway on a broad Siegmeier, nurse unit manager; and Dr Charles Mutandwa, medical Hutchies was there to stay. range