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CONTRACTAWARDEDTOSPECI ALI SEDGEO
EMERGENCYJOB ATTHEHUNTERVALLEY
SPECI ALI SEDGEO CEO JOI NEDAUSI MM
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ME S S AGE FROM THE BOARD Bus i nes sOper at i ons : Ri v er s i de Dr i v e Nambuc c a HeadsUpgr ade has beena war dedi nJ anuar y ,agr eats t ar tf or2015! Thec ons t r uc t i onwor kss t ar t edi nt hemi ddl eof Febr uar y and i se xpec t ed t o be c ompl et ed by Augus t2015.Weha v eal s oc ompl et edanemer genc ywor ksatWamboMi nei nt heHunt erVal l ey i nJ anuar y .Ther ei sal s ot heARTCpr oj ec tf orMa y . CEO Rac helMet c al fi sf oc us i ngons ear c hi ngf or newbus i nes soppor t uni t i es , andhasat t endeds ever al bus i nes smeet i ngss uc hasNSW Under gr ound Geot ec hni c alSoc i et y( NUGS)i naugur almeet i ng, SheBus i nes sAus t r al i al unc hf or umf ornet wor ki ng oppor t uni t i esaswel l ast ogai naddi t onal bus i nes s i ns i ght s .Oper at i onsManagerL ei ghHennes sand Pr oj ec tT ec hni c alSuppor t Ri c hi eT ans ey al s o at t endedt he2015Wor l dofConc r et ei nLasVegas NevadaonFebr uar yt ogat herpos s i bl eaddi t i onal wor kmet hodol ogi es . HR: Cur r ent l yours t af fnumber sar eat14f ul lt i me. St af fwer ei s s uedwi t hl et t er sc ont ai ni ngt hei rnew det ai l sar oundt hei r2015s c hedul ei nFebr uar y . Geof f Newt onandMi t c hHedl eywer epr omot edt o Pr oj ec tSi t eSuper vi s or . Ri c hi eT ans eyc hanged r ol e, nowPr oj ec tT ec hni c al Suppor t .Mi t c hWi t t en washi r edonaf ul l t i meper manentbas i s .Weha v e al s owel c omedMi c haelSmi t h,al s oi naf ul l t i me r ol eandJ ohnPat t er s onasanewc as ual s t af f . Ti m Kendal lwor k edonPos i t i ondes c r i pt i onsf or Pr oj ec tSi t eSuper vi s or s , Pr oj ec tT ec hni c al Suppor t and Gener alManager Bus i nes s Oper at i on and t hei rper f or manc emanagementpl ans .
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S pe c i a l i s e dGe oha sbe e na wa r de dt he fir s tc ont r a c toft heRi v e r s i deDr i v eupg r a dei nNa mbuc c aHe a ds , Ne wS out h Wa l e s . Ri v e r s i deDrha sbe e nc ons i de r e da sone oft hemos tda ng e r ousl oc aonsont he mi dNor t hCoa s t , wi t hmot or i s t s ' l i v e sa t r i s ka ndhous e sunde rt hr e a ta c c or di ngt o Cowpe rMPL uk eHa r t s uy k e r .
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EMERGENCYJOB ATTHEHUNTERVALLEY Spec i al i s edGeohasbeenc ont r ac t edt oper f or m anemer genc ywor kat WamboMi nei nt heHunt erVal l eyi nJ anuar y2015.Gr eats t ar tt ot hey ear !
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SPECI ALI SED GEO CEO Joi ned AusI MM S pe c i a l i s e dGe oCE ORa c he l Me t c a l fj oi ne dT heAus t r a l a s i a n I nst ut eofMi ni nga ndMe t a l l ur g y( T heAus I MM)a t Me mbe rg r a de . Aus I MM i sar e s pe c t a bl eor g a ni s aont ha twa sf ounde di n 1893a ndpr ov i de ss e r v i c e st opr of e s s i ona l se ng a g e di na l l f a c e t soft heg l oba l mi ne r a l ss e c t or . S pe c i fic a l l y , i tpr ov i de s r e c og nionofpr of e s s i ona l i s ma ndi nv a l ua bl epe r s ona l a nd pr of e s s i ona l de v e l opme ntoppor t unie st oa l l i t sme mbe r s a nde na bl e st he mt opr ov i dehi g hqua l i t ypr of e s s i ona l i nput t oi ndus t r ya ndt hec ommuni t y . Aus I MM i ss uppor t e dbyane t wor kofbr a nc he sa nds oc i e e si nAus t r a l a s i aa ndi nt e r naona l l y , a ndr e pr e s e nt s14000 me mbe r sdr a wnf r oma l l s e consoft hemi ne r a l si ndus t r y .
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SHE BUSI NESS LUNCH FORUM Speci al i s ed Geo CEO RachelMet cal fwi t ht he gor geous l adi es at SHE Bus i nes s Aus t r al i a' s mee ngonTues day ,Feb24,2015. She Bus i nes s Aus t r al i ai s a women' s bus i nes s devel opment r es our ce t ai l or ed t os ui tand s uppor tt hewaywomendobus i nes s ,andhol ds mont hl yf or um t o s har e bus i nes si ns i ght s among member s .
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