Issue 17 December 2019

PAGE Stars shine at the Downer Nines! The Downer World Cup 9s was one of the most 4 exciting weekends of football in 2019.

2 Hydrogen: a key energy 7 Walkin’ in a ginger 8 Maryborough celebrates source of the future wonderland 150 golden years 2 Issue 17 December 2019

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP CONTRACT WINS

Hydrogen can be a key energy source in a zero-emissions future

There is no doubt that the power generation industry is the most disrupted of all industries. The unholy trinity of climate By Pat Burke change, perceived soaring energy prices and legislative Executive General Manager, uncertainty underlined by an ageing workforce, increasing Asset Services activism and changing market fundamentals have combined to create a sector facing considerable uncertainty. Many traditional energy sources are becoming clear example of the advancements being made And, perhaps most importantly, we need to unsustainable, not to mention unpopular in the development of these new technologies. convince a sceptical public it can be safely stored, among a growing section of the population. and used in their cars and in public transport. I also saw advances in retrofitting existing The energy market is changing quicker than plant to better cope with changed operating For Downer, a move towards hydrogen energy most expected. There are also conflicting parameters, improve efficiency, reduce would also present many opportunities. views on which decarbonisation technologies emissions or even convert gas turbines to We have a strong reputation for the provision will most likely progress, and what the current handle hydrogen. of safe and reliable operational services status and development roadmap of those across a diversified range of commodities These technologies are directly applicable to technologies actually looks like. and our core capabilities can be adapted ’s power generation fleet and would to new technologies. Our connections with One clear fact is that the journey to a zero- result in considerable reductions in emissions. government and academia, across industry emissions future is both unavoidable and also and public infrastructure, as well as our fraught with unexpected challenges and risks. I can see a future where hydrogen is a key contributor to strong network with technology partners, I believe hydrogen is a key part of this zero- global energy production. But including Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, emissions future. As a fuel source, it is an there is a long way to go before put us in a unique position to partner with obvious solution for large-scale, seasonal that vision becomes a reality. our customers to help them move toward a power generation. zero-emissions future. Much research and development is still required But it is also only one part of the jigsaw puzzle. to enable hydrogen to be cost-effectively I don’t doubt hydrogen can be a solution to meet It is likely the world will always have a multi- produced in high enough volumes by renewable our Paris Agreement targets – which is to limit fuelled environment, as we do now, where energy sources and be truly emissions-free. global warming to under two degrees by the each energy source or fuel has its part to play. end of the century. But we need to develop, We must develop our own roadmap of how we trial and implement some of the required On a recent visit to Japan I was lucky enough responsibly transition from our existing power technologies in parallel for this to happen. to visit the Osaki Cool Gen project, which uses generation infrastructure to a new world of We cannot wait until the whole technology is coal gasification to produce hydrogen and runs true carbon neutrality. Investing in pilots perfect and we may need to consider using it through a gas turbine. It also has a carbon and trials to create capability and develop fossil fuels, combined with carbon capture capture plant installed to account for the CO 2 technology is crucial. technology, to create hydrogen until such time produced during the gasification stage. It was a as the requisite technologies are viable.

In November, Downer’s Asset Services business partnered with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Japan to host the Future Energy Forum in Brisbane, bringing together global power generation delegates to discuss challenges facing the power generation industry, and potential solutions such as hydrogen. Downer News 3

CONTRACT WINS

Downer awarded $520m Logan City Council contract

Downer has been awarded a five-year contract, valued at approximately $520 million, to plan, New contract at Goonyella design and deliver water and wastewater Riverside coal mine infrastructure for Logan City Council. Downer has been awarded a two-year contract, valued at Commencing in January 2020, the contract has provisions for two extensions approximately $200 million, to provide mining and related of two years each. In total, the nine-year services at the Goonyella Riverside coal mine. term is valued up to $1 billion. The contract has provisions to be extended for up to a further three years. Downer will partner with Logan City Council (LCC) in the Logan Water The mine is owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and is located in Central Infrastructure Program Alliance to deliver Queensland. The scope of work to be carried out by Downer under the contract is pre-strip planning, design, delivery and program overburden removal, with Downer to use existing capital equipment. management services for water, sewerage This contract commenced on 1 October 2019 and replaces the existing contract which and treatment assets in the region. commenced in 2016 and expired on 30 September 2019. “This contract strengthens our position as a market leader in delivering complete water Downer scores lifecycle solutions,” Downer CEO, Grant Fenn, said. METRONET contract Downer has a long-standing relationship with LCC dating back to the Logan Water Alliance, which delivered $302 million of Downer is a member of the NEWest Alliance, which has been infrastructure from 2009 to 2014, and the Logan Water Infrastructure Alliance, which selected as preferred contractor to deliver the Yanchep is delivering approximately $435 million of Rail Extension and the Thornlie-Cockburn Link for Perth’s infrastructure between 2014 and 2020. METRONET program. This contract replaces the Logan Water The project will be delivered in a joint venture partnership with CPB Contractors, part of Infrastructure Alliance and will continue CIMIC Group, under an alliance-style contract. Project funding is through the Western to be delivered in collaboration with a fully Australian and Federal governments. integrated LCC team and sub-alliance partners WSP and Cardno. “We are pleased that our expertise in the design and construction Roads and Water Infrastructure Acting of heavy rail, tracks, stations and rail bridges has been recognised,” Director, Daryl Ross, congratulated Downer’s Chief Executive Officer, Grant Fenn, said. Downer on being awarded the contract. Downer’s scope of work includes railway construction, relocation of freight lines, station “We look forward to working with Downer platform extensions, station construction and other station modifications, construction and their alliance sub-partners on this of new road-over-rail bridges and other associated work. important program of works for Logan Construction is expected to commence in May 2020, with the project scheduled to be City Council,” Mr Ross said. completed in 2023. 4 Issue 17 December 2019

SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP

Stars shine at Downer Nines!

The Downer Rugby League World Cup 9s was held at Parramatta’s Bankwest Stadium on 18-19 October, and was hailed a big success with nearly 30,000 fans turning out to watch the feast of football. The most exciting players from the NRL and NRLW battled it out for caused an upset in knocking off the previously undefeated Australian the title of world champions, with 12 teams competing in the men’s Jillaroos 17-15 in the women’s final. tournament and four in the women’s competition. Parramatta Eels star Mitchell Moses was a worthy winner of the The tournament was broadcast live on Fox Sports, attracting Downer Player of the Tournament medal in the men’s competition. over 250,000 viewers across the two days. This provided a great There were plenty of Downer faces in the crowd enjoying the first opportunity to promote the Downer brand, with our logo plastered World Cup played in the nine-a-side format since 1997. across the ground, goalposts and corner posts, as well as on digital signage boards around the stadium. As naming rights sponsor of the World Cup 9s, Downer was given 100 tickets to both days of the tournament, which we gave to After 28 matches and 12 hours of action, it was Australia who claimed employees who entered a competition on DownerConnect. the men’s title with a 24-10 win over , while New Zealand By the looks of these photos, they all had a great time. Downer News 5

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Shane Day, Head of Asset & Data Management Office, Venkata Talatam, IT – BO Analyst. and son Harrison.

Carlos Rodriguez, Technical Peter Stauffer from Agis with wife, Joanne. Integration Analyst, and son Monte. 6 Issue 17 December 2019

SPONSORSHIP SPOTLESS

Downer kids have a ball Stars come out at Downer

This is the stuff kids’ It’s not every day you get to rub shoulders with sporting dreams are made of. superstars while you’re at work. Four lucky children of Downer employees The Downer Rugby League World Cups 9s trophy tour wound through Queensland and were given a once-in-a-lifetime chance NSW in the lead-up to the tournament, with current and former players taking the men’s and to share the field with their heroes at the women’s trophies to various junior carnivals and community events. 2019 Downer Rugby League World Cup 9s. As Downer was naming rights sponsor of the event, we were lucky enough for the trophy tour As naming rights sponsor of the event, to stop in at a few of our sites along the way, giving our people the chance to meet Australia Downer was allowed to nominate four and New Zealand Test captains, grand final heroes and Origin greats. young footy fanatics to be official Ball Kids. So we held a competition for Queensland icon, , and current Brisbane and Cook Islands star, Alex Glenn, employees to enter their children or called into our Milton office above( ). Champion Newcastle Knights hooker, Danny Buderus, relatives to win the plum job. spent time with our team at Hexham (below), while another of Newcastle’s favourite sons, Paul ‘Chief’ Harragon, visited our rollingstock Service Delivery Centre at Cardiff. As official Ball Kids, the children got to stand (and run) on the sidelines during Legendary 1990s hardman, Mark Carroll, kept the team at North Ryde entertained with matches and collect the footballs when his stories of the glory days, and also joined current New Zealand Test captain, Dallin they went out of play. They even got Watene-Zelezniak, and Kiwis their own uniform, complete with Downer superstar, , branding, and were able to meet a few at our asphalt plant at Rosehill. of the players. The tour was staged during Not surprisingly, we were flooded with school holidays, so we entries but there could only be four winners. encouraged staff to bring their children along to get a photo Budding Dragons fan, Bonnie, Tigers and autograph of some of their tragic, Declan (pictured above), and a heroes. pair of Knights fans, Blake and Ben, won the opportunity to share the turf with It was a huge success, and some of the game’s biggest stars – giving something our people and their them a story that would have made them children won’t forget in a hurry. the envy of every kid in the playground the following Monday morning. Downer News 7

SPOTLESS

Downer transitions facilities management model to Spotless

Downer and Spotless expanded our relationship in November by utilising Spotless’ facilities management expertise at our 10 largest Australian office premises. Spotless already provides a range of internal services to Downer, capturing revenue previously outlaid to external companies. These services include: ■ Cleaning and facilities management at more than 60 Downer sites around New Zealand Walkin’ in a ginger ■ Cleaning services as part of Downer’s Growth Trains maintenance contract wonderland ■ Laundering uniforms for staff. “Spotless is a market leader in facilities management, with a proven track record of providing exceptional service,” Downer’s Chief What do you get when you give 600kg of gingerbread, Operating Officer, Corporate Services, Brendan 460kg of royal icing, 200kg of marzipan and 990 mini Petersen, said. “From long-term infrastructure planning to day-to-day services, they make Christmas trees to some of Australia’s most talented buildings and facilities smarter, greener, safer and pastry chefs? The sweetest place to be in more efficient. They provide outstanding service this Christmas, that’s what! to a broad group of customers, ranging from single premises such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Spotless’ EPICURE team have brought back their popular Gingerbread Village to companies with national portfolios of buildings for its fourth year – and this year will be the largest yet. and facilities such as Coca-Cola Amatil. EPICURE’s award-winning Executive Pastry Chef, Deniz Karaca, along with Nathalie “From 6 November, we transitioned our facilities Bamforth and our talented pastry team spent countless hours perfecting the management model to Spotless for the seven major Christmas wonderland, which is at a new location in St Collins Lane this year. Downer premises at North Ryde, Gladesville B, Over 54,000 people visited the village during the festive season in 2018, raising more Hexham (16 Galleghan Street), Milton (135 Coronation Drive), Eagle Farm ( Drive), Melbourne than $30,000 in gold-coin donations to help sick (Level 10, Collins Street) and Canning Vale; as children at the Royal Children’s Hospital. In total, well as three Spotless premises at Rhodes, the Gingerbread Village has raised more than Melbourne (549 St Kilda Road) and Eagle Farm $195,000 and delighted almost 400,000 visitors (Schneider Road). since opening four years ago. Famous Melbourne landmarks have returned “We are delighted that Spotless will this year, including St Kilda beach, Luna now be delivering their facilities Park, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Flemington management services to these racecourse, Federation Square, Flinders Downer and Spotless sites, ensuring Street station, Young & Jackson Hotel and our buildings and facilities run smoothly St Paul’s Cathedral. and efficiently and providing a scalable The team has also added a few new Melbourne platform for further Downer and favourites this year, including the Royal Botanical Spotless sites to transition to this model.” Gardens and the Shrine of Remembrance. 8 Issue 17 December 2019

ROLLINGSTOCK ROLLINGSTOCK

Maryborough celebrates 150 golden years

In October 1867, Queensland keeps Australia running. Rail has always been a core capability for the site. Queensland’s was broke and on the brink first locomotive – the ‘Mary Ann’ – was of collapse. constructed on the site in 1873, and the factory would go on to manufacture over It had been eight years since the State 900 locomotives and 1,000 rail cars, the separated from NSW, and it looked unlikely most recent of which was completed earlier it would reach a decade. The harsh this year. climate, along with vast distances and poor communication between settlements, had Originally known as Walkers Limited, the combined to cripple Queensland’s export site was sold to Evans Deakin in 1980, and The start of industry and clip its economy. acquired by Downer in 2001. something big But just when it looked like the State would On 6 December, staff at Downer’s Maryborough It was an odd-looking machine, fold, someone in Gympie struck gold. Loads Service Centre were joined by Queensland even for its time. of it. News travelled fast and sparked a gold Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, to celebrate rush, as prospectors flocked to the region the facility’s 150-year anniversary. And Queensland’s first locomotive, to strike it lucky, and the injection of money built in 1873 at our Maryborough Downer now employs over 250 people at the saved the State from bankruptcy. Service Centre on Bowen Street, site and is recognised across the country as was met with mixed reviews. Word of this gold rush reached the ears of a leading manufacturer and maintainer in the Victorian miner, John Walker, who had founded rail sector. Trains that travel all over Australia Commissioned to haul timber on the Ballarat’s Union Foundry four years earlier. have been built in the Heritage City – from new Cooloola tramway, the ‘Mary Ann’ the Cairns Tilt Train to the entire Transperth – named after the daughters of customer Walker joined the migration north, but he B-Series fleet. William Pettigrew – was described as wasn’t interested in battling it out with “very primitive”. other prospectors on the Gympie goldfields. “The Maryborough factory is an icon of the He had other ideas. Fraser Coast community and Downer is “Queensland’s first locally-built proud to play a part in its 150-year history,” locomotive was a queer contraption,” Walker could foresee that all those gold Downer’s Executive General Manager one newspaper report read. mines would require machinery. So, along Rollingstock Services, Tim Young, said. “The engine was upright on a frame with three others, he headed north to open of iron and wood, a flywheel on the a manufacturing facility to supply machinery “With upgrade work on Queensland’s New side opposite to where the driving to the mines, as well as heavy castings Generation Rollingstock fleet well underway, crank was placed was used when required by the Queensland sugar industry. and 14 apprentices starting in 2020, now the locomotive became a stationary is the perfect time to celebrate our proud They set up camp 100km north of Gympie in engine. The engine weighed six tonnes history and bright future. Maryborough, secured a site on Bowen Street and ran six miles an hour.” and opened the doors to the new foundry in “It’s an especially important time for our It may have been met with some 1869. Those doors are still open today. 250-plus employees on site. Some of them skepticism at the time, but the Mary have worked here for over 40 years and their Since the first casting, the Maryborough Ann was the start of something big. contribution to our business is undeniable. factory has been a hub of industry in Today, our Maryborough facility is regional Queensland. From manufacturing “And with a steady flow of work over the next regarded as a leader in rollingstock countless sugar mills to building ships for few years, one thing’s for certain – Downer in manufacturing and maintenance. the Royal Australian Navy, Maryborough is Maryborough is here to stay.” known for producing the equipment that Downer News 9

ROLLINGSTOCK ROLLINGSTOCK

Maryborough memories

Working in rail runs in Ken Aberdeen’s blood. His father, Malcolm ‘Max’ Aberdeen, worked at the Maryborough factory for nearly 50 years and today Ken and his brother still work on site. “I finished school in Grade 10,” Ken said. “The next Delivering growth. year was 1971. I started here as a boy labourer in the pattern shed with the pattern makers and Creating opportunity. in 1972 I got an apprenticeship as an Apprentice Fitter working in the shipyards in Maryborough. Embracing Technology! “After the 1974 flood, when the shipyard closed, I came up to the Bowen Street works and we started building sugar mills, then in about 1978 we started building electric rail cars for Brisbane.” Downer joined a who’s who of the rail industry in Today, Ken is a Fitter in the Bogie Shop, working Sydney from 3-5 December for AusRail, the largest rail to overhaul train components that come in for event in Australasia. refurbishment. It’s the sense of achievement in a job well done that’s kept him working at the factory We were proud to once again be the Premium Platinum and Gala Dinner sponsor for so many years. of the event, which was hosted by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) and attracted over 7,000 attendees and 450 exhibiting companies. “I take a bit of pride in that, to make sure everything’s right so when it leaves it looks pretty Industry leaders from across the globe attended the event – and with so many schmick,” he smiled. “That’s what’s good for me, experts together in the same place, innovation and emerging trends in the industry I like seeing (the bogies) going out looking like a were key talking points. brand-new penny.” In addition to sponsoring and exhibiting at the event, a number of people from Ken’s not the only one with close to half a century Downer and our joint venture presented on new projects, initiatives of service under his belt at the Maryborough site. and trends that will shape the future of the rail sector. It was a fantastic opportunity Noel Anderson started his apprenticeship in 1973 to share knowledge and collaborate to help grow and support the rail industry. and has seen a lot of changes over the years. “At Downer, our motto is ‘Relationships Creating Success’ – that means working “I started as an Apprentice Boilermaker and when together with our customers, partners and people to deliver the best outcomes I became a tradesman I successfully applied for a across the sectors in which we operate,” Downer’s Executive General Manager draftsman’s position in the drawing office, as it was Rollingstock Services, Tim Young, said. called then,” Noel said. “I began doing the drawings with pencils on tracing paper on a drawing board.” “Events like AusRail are a shining example of this value. They are much more than a chance to network and see the These days, Senior Designer Noel works with latest technology. It is the collaboration and knowledge sharing modern computer-based packages to create what that makes AusRail so important to our industry. was once drawn on paper. “In our rapidly evolving technological and regulatory environment, these relationships are vital. The rail sector in Australia is experiencing growth and change at an almost unprecedented rate, and our collective challenge is in responding and adapting to this brave new world. “This year’s conference theme of ‘Delivering Growth. Creating Opportunity. Embracing Technology’ certainly resonates with Downer. As a provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand, we combine local knowledge and expertise with global partnerships to deliver world-class solutions for our customers. “We’re committed to innovation, and developing cutting edge solutions that Ken Aberdeen Noel Anderson embrace new technology and ways of working. From our TrainDNA data analytics platform to Newcastle’s integrated multi-modal transport system, delivered with partners Keolis Downer, every day Downer is working to improve our public transport network for all Australians.” 10 Issue 17 December 2019

DOWNER EMPLOYEE PROFILE

Setting the standard for how we conduct our business At Downer, we for NZ pride ourselves Major awards on our brand and reputation, Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini. and realise It’s an old Maori proverb, which translated to program has proven highly successful among this is directly English means, ‘Success is not the work of our people, with 197 participants completing it linked to the one, but of many’. to date, and a further 97 nominations received for this year’s program with 66 employees It was an appropriate way for Downer New behaviour of our people. scheduled to take part. Zealand’s Executive General Manager – On 9 December we launched our refreshed Transport Services, Craig West, to accept The Deloitte Top 200 judges were impressed Standards of Business Conduct, which the Deloitte Top 200 Diversity and Inclusion by the approach taken to refine the program outlines how our people should conduct Leadership award on 5 December for our using pilot schemes before implementing it themselves when dealing with our Te Ara Whanake leadership program. across a broader group, commenting: customers, suppliers, communities and each other. The Standards of Business The Deloitte Top 200 Awards are held “It is clear Downer has good diversity and Conduct stipulates what is required annually to recognise outstanding individual inclusion capability, having started the initial in relation to workplace behaviour, and management team performances pilot in 2014. Although the work uses ‘tried workplace safety, diversity and inclusion, among New Zealand’s largest companies and true’ models, they have articulated how corporate governance, engaging with and trading organisations. they’ve tested different approaches through stakeholders, and sustainability. pilots, before then moving to the next “To reach the finalist stage of the Deloitte iteration or activity. This is how innovation A number of important changes have Top 200 Diversity and Inclusion section was works – you try something and either build been made to the Standards of Business reward enough for the amazing programs we on success or try something different. Conduct policy, which can be found on have at Downer New Zealand,” Craig said. our website. Changes include an update A progression is evident in this entry.” “I accepted this award on behalf of Downer, to the Business Integrity Policy, which The Deloitte Top 200 gong wasn’t the only Ngā Kaitiaki o te Ara Whanake (our Māori sets out how to report misconduct or big award our New Zealand team took home Leadership Development Advisory Board), other illegal behaviour; clarity on the during the 2019 awards season. threshold for the acceptance of gifts our Te Ara Whanake facilitators, our alumni and benefits; information on Downer’s and our amazing team that manages this On 21 November, New Zealand’s Chief Legal position on modern slavery; and we make program on an ongoing basis. Counsel, Marion Franks, was named In-House Lawyer of the Year at the 2019 New Zealand it easier to see what other policies staff “To win alongside well-known Aotearoa Law Awards. are required to comply with. household names shows what we do makes “Downer’s continued success depends a difference in how we see the world and Marion has been instrumental in a number on our ability to deliver results for our our communities. My thanks also to our of acquisitions, including the purchase of customers and for each other,” Downer key partner in delivering these programs, Hawkins and Spotless, bringing a new level CEO, Grant Fenn, said. “In delivering Te Puni Kōkiri – Ngā mihi nui ki a koe. of professionalism and rigour to the in-house legal role. these, it is also important that we adhere “Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he to the Standards of Business Conduct. toa takitini – Success is not the work of one, We’re extremely proud of Marion for everything This applies to every one of us, including but of many.” she has achieved and know just how lucky Directors, employees, contractors and we are to have her. agents representing Downer and its Te Ara Whanake has been a key initiative to subsidiary companies, including Spotless.” help attract and retain Māori employees. The For Spotless staff, this policy replaces the Code of Conduct. There are no material changes to what is expected of our people, but it aligns Spotless with Top left: Craig West (left) shows off the Deloitte Top 200 Diversity and Inclusion award. Downer in a very important aspect of Top right: Downer NZ Chief Legal Counsel, Marion Franks (front row, centre), is flanked by colleagues after being named In-House Lawyer of the Year at the 2019 New Zealand Law Awards. our business operations. Downer News 11

DOWNER EMPLOYEE PROFILE

From Treasury to Firie

As fire engulfed the houses on their left and right, Gavin Ewer and his family ran. Fled through the smoky haze up the battle-axe driveway of his Army back in the day. What I really enjoy is they’re people from all parents-in-law’s house, not knowing if the house would still be there different walks of life – a lot of white-collar people, tradies and a lot of when they returned. emergency services staff.” That was January 1994, when bushfires ravaged Sydney’s Sutherland As some of the worst bushfires in Australia’s history raged throughout Shire. Gavin’s parents-in-law were lucky – while nearly every house November and December this year, Gavin balanced his work at Downer on the street burned, theirs was somehow spared. as Treasury Risk Manager at our North Ryde office with stints joining his Loftus brigade battling fires. But the memories haunted Gavin and his family for years – lasting long after the houses that burned down had been repaired and replaced. “(The RFS) is on a fully volunteer basis, so I make He’ll never forget that day. It is still a painful memory, 25 years later. myself available any time I’m not at the office – “The last image I have of that time is running up the which is from around 7pm until 6am, on weekends driveway and the houses on both sides were on fire,” and when I’m on leave,” Gavin said. Gavin said. “Downer’s been really good – there have been times during the recent “The house at the front of my parents-in-law’s block was on fire and catastrophic fire events when I was lucky to be able to work from the fire was coming up towards their house. We didn’t know until the home, or work from the station. I could sit in the station and do the next morning that the house was still standing. work that needed to be done, and by around 11am I could say, ‘I am not contactable now, because I am out (fighting bushfires)’. “It took me a good 10, 15 years before I could actually watch footage of the fires or read about it without starting to choke up. I personally didn’t “There’s also been times when I have received a call in the middle of lose anything and my family didn’t lose anything. But just the impact it the night (from the RFS). Generally, when you are at an active fire like had around the neighbourhood, and watching friends go through it… that, you’re looking at a minimum 12-hour shift, so I’m not going to make it was pretty hard.” it back to work the following day. In these cases, Downer has been great in allowing me to take time off.” The memories are hard to escape. But they also inspired Gavin to join his local Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigade in Loftus in southern Sydney The recent bushfires have been relentless. But so has the determination six years ago. and commitment of Gavin and many other Downer employees who have helped fight the fires. “Having been through ’94, I always thought I wanted to do something to support the community,” Gavin continued. At Downer, we’re committed to actively supporting the communities we are part of, so we’re extremely proud of all our people who have taken “I have a background in the Army Reserve and I really enjoyed that time out – either taking Annual Leave, or being on-call outside working sort of camaraderie and team environment. Loftus are a really good hours – to protect their communities. crew, and it’s really got that camaraderie that we used to have in the 12 Issue 17 December 2019

DOWNER Downer’s 2019 Year in Review

It’s been another big year for Downer. The services we’ve delivered during 2019 have made millions of people’s lives better and easier every day. As we look back on 2019, that’s something everyone at Downer can be proud of. Here’s a look at some of Downer’s highlights and achievements over the past 12 months.

10 January – Downer’s partnership with continues to 18 July – Downer joins forces with one of the world’s most grow when we are awarded the preferred supplier role for a five-year iconic sporting teams to form a ground-breaking partnership. rail renewal services contract. Our sponsorship deal with New Zealand Rugby for the 2019/2020 seasons sees us partnering with the Black Ferns and Black Ferns 6 February – The NSW Government orders 17 more Waratah Sevens women’s teams and Māori All Blacks, becoming the first Series 2 trains as part of the Sydney Growth Trains project. When partner to support all three sides. they are delivered, there will be 119 Waratah trains providing world- leading passenger train services for Sydney commuters. 23 July – AusNet Services selects Downer to provide operational and maintenance services on their electricity distribution 18 February – Downer delivers the network in Victoria. The five-year contract is worth approximately . Light rail is a key element $600 million, and expands Downer’s services from the current work of Newcastle’s integrated public transport delivered in AusNet Services’ Central region to include the remainder system – also including buses and ferries – of their electricity distribution network in Victoria’s Northern and which is operated by our Keolis Downer Eastern regions. Joint Venture. 13 August – Australian Prime Minister 29 March – Spotless announces we will establish four new Scott Morrison visits our Rosehill asphalt site Centres of Excellence to assist with growth in key markets such to learn more about Downer’s sustainable as Health and Education, Justice and Critical Infrastructure. The pavement solutions. “It’s great to be here at Centres of Excellence will be for Cleaning, Security, Hospitality and the Downer site, which is doing something Asset Lifecycle & Engineering Services, and will facilitate a distinctive absolutely amazing about Australia’s future,” Spotless way of working and delivering for our customers. Prime Minister Morrison said. 18 April – Our New Zealand team and 1 October – BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) awards their partners in the Link Alliance win the Downer a two-year contract, valued at approximately $200 million, lucrative City Rail Link’s C3 alliance to provide mining and related services at the Goonyella Riverside contract – the largest package of work in what coal mine in Central Queensland. is the biggest transport infrastructure project ever undertaken in New Zealand. Downer 18-19 October – Downer is naming rights sponsor of the is also preferred supplier to maintain three 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s at Parramatta’s Bankwest Stadium. stations as part of the project for up to 30 years. These contracts are expected to generate over $1 billion in revenue for Downer. 25 November – Downer and our partners in the NEWest Alliance are selected as preferred contractor to deliver the Yanchep 24 May – Queensland Rail awards Downer two five-year Rail Extension and the Thornlie – Cockburn Link, part of Perth’s contracts to conduct overhauls on key interurban and suburban METRONET program. rail fleets at our Maryborough Service Delivery Centre. 12 December – Downer is awarded a five-year contract, valued 29 May – We celebrate National at approximately $520 million, to plan, design and deliver water and Reconciliation Week by launching our Innovate wastewater infrastructure for Logan City Council. The contract has Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which builds provisions for two extensions of two years each. In total, the nine-year on the Reflect RAP that we introduced in 2016. term would be valued up to $1 billion.

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