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September 2019 ISSUE 46 SPRING 2019 CELEBRATING 70 YEARS Local businesses powering Snowy 2.0 Apprentices – the faces of Snowy’s future New renewable energy deals Major regional milestones INSIDE CEO UPDATE 3 CEO UPDATE 4 70TH CELEBRATIONS CEO Paul Broad gives an update on our key activities. 6 LOCAL BUSINESSES POWERING SNOWY 2.0 8 SNOWY 2.0: PROJECT UPDATE ’m proud to lead a great company with I’d also like to thank the 100-plus local 10 APPRENTICES a long and exceptional history of vision, businesses which have provided their expertise, innovation and nation-building expertise. services and products to the project to date. 11 NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY CONTRACTS With the mighty Snowy Scheme turning 70, As always, there is plenty to do on the existing we remain inspired by the legacy of those 12 MAJOR REGIONAL MILESTONES Scheme. Underway is replacement of the Iwho came before us and dreamed big. control systems at Murray 2 after 50 years of 14 PART OF THE COMMUNITY The concept for the Snowy Scheme came reliable service, construction of an access about in the 1800s. The regions west of the bridge between the Jounama Power Station mountains were becoming vital agricultural and the Jounama dam and a major upgrade areas needed to feed a growing population. of the spillway gate control systems at Island During recurrent droughts, the idea to harness Bend dam. the mountains’ abundant melting snow and Red Energy, Snowy Hydro’s retail brand, rainfall, by diverting the powerful Snowy River continues to deliver award-winning customer inland, came about. service and is thrilled to have signed Thredbo Turning the idea into a reality saw 25 years Ski Resort up to a new 100% renewable energy of incredible and difficult construction and deal. By combining our contracted wind and engineering. The grit and determination of solar energy with on-demand hydro we can more than 100,000 men and women, who provide ‘firm’ reliable, renewable energy to came from many post-war nations to build commercial customers, providing an exciting the Scheme, helped shape the multicultural new growth opportunity for the business. It’s society we have today. fantastic to see this development given the turbulent times facing the energy industry. I enjoy listening to the stories told by former With the rapid changes occuring in the energy workers and their families – it’s incredibly market, our role of keeping the lights on is more special and I hope to hear more tales when we important than ever. come together as a community to celebrate the Snowy Scheme’s 70th celebrations. As I’m sure you’re aware, the east coast is still in the midst of a drought. We are keeping our Snowy 2.0, of course, is the next exciting and fingers crossed for more snow and, later in important chapter in our Snowy story. You may the spring, we also need some rain to help not know this, but when we started planning for boost inflows. With dry conditions expected Snowy 2.0 the engineers looked at the original to continue, we are strategically managing our Scheme plans. water resources to ensure our water release These plans identified a number of sites obligations are met for downstream users. suitable for hydro power which were not It’s a very busy and exciting time at Snowy and pursued at the time. Many decades later it’s I look forward to keeping you updated. incredible to be building Snowy 2.0 along one of the alignments that were identified by our predecessors. Road upgrades and site access works for Snowy 2.0 are progressing well at Lobs Hole For more information please visit our website and we are aiming to have the first tunnelling snowyhydro.com.au or follow us on Facebook. underway by the end of the year. You may have Contact us: also started seeing the Future Generation team around town. They’re the principal contractors 1800 623 776 building Snowy 2.0 on behalf of Snowy Hydro. [email protected] 2 3 In October, Snowy Hydro is celebrating 70 years of the mighty Snowy Scheme. even decades ago, People can move between the The events in Khancoban and in October 1949, lawns, the Snowy Hydro Discovery Talbingo will bring the 70th the ceremonial first Centre and the main office celebrations to these local blast was fired at building, which will be open for communities. There will be a Adaminaby to mark tours during the event. rare opportunity to see inside Sthe commencement of a Talbingo’s Tumut 3 Power Station The Snowy Hydro Discovery hydro-electric construction project from the viewing gallery and enjoy Centre will be open throughout that would become known as one a barbecue lunch with proceeds the weekend. Visitors will be able of the world’s modern engineering to be donated to a local charity. to experience our brand new, marvels. In Khancoban there will be a state-of-the-art immersive theatre community picnic at the Lady This historic milestone will be and the proud history, engineering Hudson Rose Garden. recognised with events in Cooma, prowess, mateship and vision of Khancoban and Talbingo this the mighty Snowy Scheme. For information and to keep up-to- spring. The events will focus date with activities, please register A massive screen measuring 14m on celebrating the incredible at snowyhydro.com.au wide and 4m high will welcome achievements of the construction visitors and take them on a era and many decades of fly-over across the Snowy successful operations. Mountains, showcasing our past, It’s also a great opportunity for present and future – a behind-the- Snowy workers from over the scenes tour of one of the greatest decades to reconnect and share civil engineering projects the stories of their Snowy life and world has ever seen. experiences with each other and A series of ‘Snowy talks’ will be current Snowy staff. held throughout the day in the A community celebration and main office for the community main reunion event will be held and ex-workers to hear about on Saturday 19 October 2019 how Snowy Hydro is operating from 11am - 3pm in Cooma and in today’s rapidly-changing everyone is welcome to attend. energy market and the critical role the business will continue to The event will be held on the play in underpinning Australia’s lawns outside the Snowy Hydro renewable energy future. head office in Cooma North. The talks will also cover the The festivities on the lawn will company’s future plans with include speeches, live music Tractor maintenance men at Snowy 2.0, our new major from local performers, delicious the Three Mile barracks near pumped-hydro expansion of the food and more. Kiandra, 1950 Snowy Scheme. TOWN DATE VENUE Saturday 19 Community celebration event on the Snowy Hydro Cooma October 2019 office lawns Saturday 26 Khancoban Picnic at Lady Hudson Rose Garden October 2019 Sunday 10 Access to the Tumut 3 Power Station viewing gallery Talbingo November 2019 and charity barbecue. 4 5 LOCAL BUSINESSES lready tens of millions of dollars At the Adaminaby Bakehouse, where have been spent, with more than wholesale bread supplies for Cabramurra have 100 local businesses directly significantly increased and contractors have involved in Snowy 2.0 or supplying been purchasing coffees and lunches, co- POWERING goods and services across a wide owner Linda Squire says her business has been Arange of industries including professional and a lot busier. technical services, machinery and construction “We’ve had to increase machinery, purchase materials, safety equipment, hospitality and bigger machinery for Glen, our baker, for bread accommodation. SNOWY 2.0 production,” Linda said. “[Snowy 2.0] is great for The contribution of local businesses to the our town, great for our business obviously – we project has been invaluable, as well as boosting need more staff! It’s going to be great for the For Snowy Hydro, the the regional economy. whole of this area.” excitement of Snowy Andrew Downing, from Jindabyne Landscaping, Both Snowy Hydro and our principal contractor says Snowy 2.0 has been a great experience so Future Generation are committed to providing 2.0 being underway is far. “It’s enabled us to provide 6-8 jobs outside of jobs and business opportunities for locals, and our normal operations and we’ve also been able the work to date is only the beginning. matched only by the to buy new equipment to service the landscaping Future Generation, which is managing the works we’ve been doing,” Andrew said. buzz around the Snowy Snowy 2.0 workforce, is already advertising for “There’s also been a lot of spin-offs to other a number of Snowy 2.0 Exploratory Works roles Mountains communities local businesses providing us with mechanical (search ‘Snowy’ on the SEEK website), with repairs, servicing, small plant providers and job opportunities set to ramp up through the and local businesses equipment that we’ve purchased locally.” project Main Works. powering the project. Roger Withers has more than doubled his Snowy Hydro is also looking to establish Tumut-based Withers Earthmoving workforce a precast factory at Polo Flat in Cooma to in the last 12 months as a direct result of the manufacture the concrete tunnel lining Snowy 2.0 project. segments for Snowy 2.0. Subject to planning approvals, this factory would employ a mostly “Twelve months ago we only employed eight local workforce of about 125 people. people to run our quarry and our trucks. Now we’re up to 20 and within the next 12 months Snowy 2.0 is great news for local communities.
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