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Kampfy and Shag say g’day again

Geoff Kampf reunited recently with Robert 'Shag' McDougall at the erection of the Hutchies’ crane on the St Vincent’s Private Hospital ICU and carpark site. Kampfy and Shag first met while working together on the Trilogy apartments back in 2007.

Lendlease’s Walk on Country

HUTCHIES, working with Lendlease andQuadRealontheExhibitionQuarter precinct at Bowen Hills, was invited by Lendlease to be part of its National ReconciliationWeekactivity,‘WalkonCountry’.

Aunty Kathy Fisher, local Turrbal elder, conducted a walk through the surrounding area, telling stories of the land, food and waterways used by Indigenous locals for thousands of years.

The 2023 National Reconciliation Week theme, ‘Be a Voice for Generations’, enabled Aunty Kath to share her knowledge with Hutchies, Lendlease, and students from the local Hutchiesbuilt Fortitude Valley State Secondary College.

Troy Casey gave a presentation from Blaklash, an Aboriginal design agency, and lunch was provided by FigJam and Co, an Indigenous catering company.

HUTCHIES, an advocate of mental health awareness and a strong supporter of Mates in Construction, recently held a Mates in Construction general awareness trainingdayatYeerongpillyGreen retail precinct, with the entire site participating.

Some interesting research facts were revealed on the day: Every year 190 Australians working in the construction industry take their own lives which means the nation loses a construction worker every second day to suicide.

Construction workers are six times more likely to die from