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G ’D A Y , TRADIES! welcome back to the tradie magazine...

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t’s great to have you back with us for the June issue of The Tradie. We were stoked to see you loved the new and improved magazine in May and this one is even better!

As I was knocking around the traps searching for awesome gear for this issue, I came across a story that really got me going! There were statistics released recently all about Australian tradies - yep, all about you guys! The research was based around finding Australia’s richest tradies by occupation and location and the results are bloody fantastic, especially if you’re good on the pipes!

Now, I won’t say too much, because we’ve got the whole story for you on page 19, but I will say that it must be nice to get some recognition for your hard work as a tradie in this great country! We know you work hard – there are those cold early mornings, constant industry politics and the occasional nagging boss to deal with, and sometimes the money just ain’t enough!

We get that and we hope this hilarious read lightens the load a bit!

Disclaimer: Views expressed in the The Tradie magazine are not necessarily endorsed by the publisher. No responsibility is accepted by the publisher or the printer for the accuracy of information contained in the text or advertisements.

Advertisements must comply with the relevant Trade Practices Act 1979. Responsibility for compliance with the acts rests with the person, company or advertising agency submitting the advertisement. Neither the publisher nor the editor accepts responsibility for advertisements.

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As for Australia’s richest tradies, let’s just say that if you’re on a job site in Western Australia and about to head off for smoko, make sure the plumber shouts you lunch!

Until next time, tradies!

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On the Road Nuts & Bolts Me & My Mongrel Ultimate Guide To Smoko Tradies with Balls: Geelong Cats Your Free Poster Tradie’s Tax Guy Tradie Rich List It’s Stupid to be Unsafe Awkward Injuries Tricky Tradies: The Interceptor It’s a V8, Mate: V8 Supercars Tool Test Joke & Tool of the Month Shameless Plugs Puzzle Page Blood, Sweat & Beers Free Stuff Beer Snob Soapbox

CONTRIBUTORS KNOCKA G’day legends, I’m Knocka – you’ll find my first tool test on page 24! I was a tradie for 18 years in building, glazing and concreting on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. When I’m not testing your tools I’m carting motorbikes interstate for a Sydney motorbike network. I can guarantee I’ll put whatever products or tools through the ultimate test and give you my thoughts on how well they perform and where they could be used on the job site. Until then, keep a firm grip on ya tool!

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PHOEBE Hey! I’m Phoebe and I’m a heavy metal singer, guitarist and songwriter who happens to come up with some of the creative ideas that make this new Tradie magazine rockin’. I worked on The Tradie in the early days and even featured as a centrefold for Schecter Guitars! I love working with the team: Aly, Sharon, Patrick and Lawrie; to bring you guys a great read every month and of course, hanging out with our amazing advertisers who, without them, we would have no free Tradie magazine - so please show them your support and gratitude!

I’m married to a bricklayer and he’s my longtime muse and inspiration. If you’ve got any suggestions or would like to contact me, email phoebe@ttmediagroup.com.au

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BEER SNOB Hey Beer Hounds! I hope everyone’s been drinking some quality brews over the last month. I’ve been busy brewing in my shed, drinking a bunch of awesome new beers and recovering from Good Beer Week, which was on in Melbourne last May. It was a huge week-long party that had a tonne of different events to suit everyone, heaps of great food and obviously heaps of awesome beer! One to mark into next year’s calendar! Cheers and Beers, Baz. BAZ: BEER SNOB, PAGE 30

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ast month we sent our team out to hit the streets with The Tradie May, getting them into the hands of tradies everywhere!

Phoebe was on the job in Melbourne, delivering the all-new Tradie to Get Real Workwear in Thomastown, L&H Airport West and at Benton’s Plumbtec in Hoppers Crossing. She even took some free hats out for out tradies – what a champion! Aly had delivery duties in Central Queensland, loading up Repco Gladstone, Gladstone Area Group Apprentices and down to our pals at Walz Construction.

She also made her way up to the beef capital, getting The Tradie out to Barra Jacks and Supercheap Auto in Rockhmapton! Busy girl, that one! In Sydney, Franco hit the road and stopped by Kennards at Taren Point, L&H Electrical at Taren Point, Coates Hire at Hillsdale, North Shore Timber at Waterloo and Plumbers Supplies in Rosebery.

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The Birdsville Big Red Bash is a 2-day, 3-night concert and camping experience perfect for the die-hard Aussie to enjoy during downtime! Between 4-6 July, people from all over the country make their way through the tiny outback town of Birdsville and head 35km into the Simpson Desert to see Aussie music legends perform with the Big Red sand dune as the stage backdrop. The festival line up for 2016 includes Jimmy Barnes, Troy Cassar-Daly, The Angels and many more Australian icons! Afterwards, it's time to camp out under the stars and kick back with a beer and your mates. Head to bigredbash.com.au for more details!

INDIGENOUS ITRADIE PROGRAM BUILDS FUTURES After six days of TAFE, followed by a nightly program of life coaching activities, the Aboriginal Employment Strategy’s (AES) iTRADIES program in Western Sydney wrapped up last May, giving participants one of the most challenging and impactful weeks of their lives. When you talk to iTRADIES Program Coordinator and AES National Construction Manager, Rohan Tobler, he’ll tell you that it’s these types of moments that reveal just how unique the iTRADIES program is; and most significantly, why it’s achieving 90 per cent completion and retention rates and putting Aboriginal people into jobs and keeping them there. “You can imagine a young person taking that mentality into the workplace - being proud and focused on a career goal, all because they know who they are for the first time ever.” Rohan’s concept for the iTRADIES was inspired in part by an earlier initiative (Koori Job Ready), which he helped coordinate.

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Airco Fasteners has acquired the iconic Otter Group, bringing together more than a century of expertise in the hardware industry. The move unites two family-owned, 100 per cent Australian businesses to provide distributors with a central and efficient supply of quality fasteners and tools via a national network of warehouses and representatives. “The Otter Group has a long and proud history in the Australian hardware and construction industries,” said Brett Jamieson, managing director.

“Like Airco, it is an Australian business that is backed by decades of family expertise, passed down through the generations.” The acquisition sees Airco Fasteners expand its offering to supply all Otter Group products, including Titan, Screwfix, National Nails and the Interbath brands. Airco also supplies its range of Airco tools, accessories and fasteners, the iconic orange Colt Compressors and Senco products.

ME & MY

MONGREL

Nick Kersten is a tradie from Victoria who has this cheeky bugger tagging along to the job site. Nick said he only sees Rambler at smoko because he’s too busy slacking off and taking naps!

What a life!

Check out Buzz and Jess, suitably named ‘adventure puppies’, hailing from North Queensland. These miniature Dachshunds certainly take on the big jobs, helping on site and sleeping on the job!

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Courtney’s mongrel, Ally

Courtney Warren is a sparky in Brisbane and it’s safe to say, she’s a dog person! Here’s Courtney with a few fourlegged friends she’s met on site, along with her very own working pup, Ally!

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www.thetradie.com.au/smoko HELICOPTER VS. PORTALOO’S

What do you get when you cross a Royal Navy Merlin helicopter mid-flight and a row of portable toilets?

Bystanders in England soon found out, while watching the choppers lift heavy artillery over a paddock loaded with portable dunnies!

Want to see it rain loo paper? Check out the video in full at thetradie.com.au/smoko LOOKS LIKE THE SHIT HIT THE FAN!

AFL LIP READING

CAPTAIN TRADIE

When it comes to the football player persona, this video has nailed what we’re sure they’re actually thinking! The Easter Monday AFL clash is the focus of this piss-take, when Geelong took on Hawthorn at the MCG. While the Cats may have won by 30 points, they aren’t safe from this hilarious skit, where creator Adam Spicer has us questioning if we’re listening to the players themselves or a clip from Dumb and Dumber!

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Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart star in the action comedy Central Intelligence, the story of a one-time bullied geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent (Johnson) returning home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of the former ‘big man on campus’ (Hart), now an accountant who misses his glory days. They are dragged through a world of shoot-outs, double-crosses and espionage that could get them both killed in more ways than one! Central Intelligence opens in Cinemas on June 30. Check out the trailer at centralintelligencemovie.com.au

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AUSSIE BUILDERS MAKE A SCENE

Catcalling: You or someone you know have probably been in trouble for it before; and it’s not the smartest way to get around on the job site. But are these tradies really disrespecting female by passers on the street below, or is there something deeper going on? You be the judge!

Check out these cheeky buggers in the full video at thetradie.com.au/ smoko

BIG HITS IN SPORT

Ozzyman’s critical analysis of a couple of big hits in sport have us in stitches! We revisit Gary Ablett’s part in Stefan Martin’s crash at The Gabba in Brisbane last May; Ozzyman then walks us through a nasty clash at the soccer! Is this totally brutal, or are we dealing with some divas?

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MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF… AND DOESN’T NOTICE

If you shot yourself with a nail gun, you’d notice, right? We thought so, too! But a Florida man didn’t, shooting himself while cleaning his HANDGUN and only noticing two days later when he discovered the bullet hole in his arm! Only in America!

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IT’S GOT TO BE PRETTY INTENSE GOING FROM PLAYING AS A DRYSDALE JUNIOR TO A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER PLAYING IN FRONT OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE! HOW DO YOU STAY FOCUSED? I just worry about the next contest and beating my man, nothing else. I block out whatever else is going on around me.

YOU GUYS ARE CURRENTLY PRETTY HIGH UP ON THE AFL LADDER! HOW DO YOU FEEL THE TEAM IS GOING THIS SEASON? We are going alright but we still have a lot to work on as a team and I do individually, too.

It's all looking good so far but we still need to keep our focus!

As one of the oldest AFL clubs in the country, the Geelong Cats are a favourite of many throughout this great nation! Winning three premierships in the last ten years is pretty impressive and being near the top of the ladder this season, Cats fans are crossing their limbs with anticipation to see those blue and white guernseys power through for another flag!

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY IN FOOTBALL… HOW DID THE DREAM START FOR YOU? I've played footy all my life so the dream of becoming professional started when I was really young.

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HOPING TO MAKE THE BIGTIME MUST’VE BEEN PRETTY INCREDIBLE! HOW DID THE GOOD NEWS COME ABOUT AND WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD AT THE TIME? I actually found out when I was watching the rookie draft on the internet, so of course I was pretty shocked and really excited!

YOU PLAY AS A DEFENDER FOR THE CATS – WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE AND LEAST FAVOURITE PARTS OF THIS POSITION? My favourite part of being a defender is that it can be easy to get the ball because your opponent takes you to it - all you have to do

“I’ll definitely be going back into another trade, I’m just not completely sure what that is yet, though!”

AF L QU IZ 1. Which team won the AFL premiership in 2008?

THE TRADIE MAG IS SPECIFICALLY FOR TRADESMEN AND WOMEN IN AUSTRALIA, SO EVERYONE WILL BE EXCITED TO KNOW THAT BEFORE YOU BECAME A PRO FOOTY PLAYER YOU WERE A QUALIFIED LANDSCAPER! IS THIS SOMETHING YOU’LL GO BACK TO LATER IN YOUR LIFE?

2. How many VFL/AFL premierships has Geelong won?

Yeah I think so! I'll definitely be going back into another trade, I’m just not completely sure what that is yet, though!

3. Which was the first non-Victorian team to win an AFL premiership?

4. How many countries is Australian Football played in?

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO OTHER TRADIES WANTING TO KICK SOME OF THEIR OWN GOALS?

5. Which teams have won the most premierships in VFL/AFL?

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6. In what year was the Brownlow Medal founded?

7. What is the Norm Smith Medal awarded for in the Grand Final?

8. Which player was reported seven times for fighting in the 2004 Grand Final?

9. What does MCG stand for?

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While tax time can be a pain in the backside, it doesn’t mean you have to give Friday arvo bevvies the flick to do the books.

Terry Howard from ITR Queensland gives us his top ten tax tips…

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You know what’s really fun? Heading home after a long day and typing out invoices on your computer, or wading through the hand-written ones! Forget about that and generate invoices on the spot at your job by using your phone or tablet - job done, there and then!

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Quarterly BAS returns generally scare the life out of most people. Did you know you can be fined up to $900 per BAS that is late or remains unlodged? That’s a whole lot of fishing gear down the drain!

ITR Queensland’s extended lodging schedule gives tradies an extra month to get the job done – phew!

4. If you use your private car for work like most tradies do, the tax deduction for vehicle use during work duties can be many multiples of the good old ‘cents per kilometre’ calculation. It’s worth keeping a log book for three months to capture the percentage of business use to see what it does for your tax refund or bill at the end of the year.

5. Who is your least-favourite person alongside the tax man? We know - the insurance man! We all hate paying insurance bills and many insurances are

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not a tax deduction for tradies. ITR Queensland can show you the insurance you should have, which will help your tax liability.

nasty bill at the end of the year when you’re

filing your taxes. Our monthly agreed fee

is charged at the beginning of each month

by direct debit, so at the end of the year

6.

Did you know you can add sizable contributions to your Industry Superfund or Self Managed fund if you are selfemployed, which are tax deductible? Those cheeky politicians want to change that, but there’s still plenty of room to grow your retirement nest egg.

you will be up-to-date.

7.

We’re here to help you! With your records on the Cloud we can come to your place of business to better-understand how it works, to help develop and refine your practices to make them more successful.

10. With the merge to a more electronic

8. We offer a flat monthly fee for the agreed services you require, which eliminates the

9. Don't you hate those silly receipts that

fade in the sun after a few weeks?

Try taking a photo of them to file in your

accounting software, which is easy to do

with Xero.

interface for taxpayers, tradies who

employ staff will be required to provide

a raft of reporting from 1 July, using the Tax

Office Portal or Business interface. We

agree, this sounds scary! But ITR

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AUSTRALIAS

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f you’re sitting on a job site in Western Australia and the plumber is around, grab that lucky bugger and make it his shout for lunch! Why? Because it’s just been revealed that he is number one on the list of Australia’s wealthiest tradies this year.

While the lowest earning on the rich list drops in value slightly each year, number ten still sat at $68.58 per hour in 2016 for plumbers in Queensland; and while plumbers in the west did top the list, their average hourly rate has dropped by just over 9 per cent since 2015.

ServiceSeeking.com.au has gathered the stats on the Tradie Rich List based on 52,000 quotes submitted to the website in the last year. It includes hourly rates and trade professions by location.

Despite the end of the mining boom in WA, second on the list are the state’s electricians, earning $87.33 per hour; and builders in New South Wales come in third at $77.85 per hour, up almost 30 per cent from last year. T

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WA Plumbers make $87.67 per hour WA Electricians earn $87.33 per hour NSW Builders average $77.85 per hour NSW Plumbers bring in $77.42 per hour VIC Plumbers make $77.03 per hour QLD Electricians earn $75.23 per hour WA Builders make $71.52 per hour QLD Landscapers make $70.57 per hour VIC Electricians make $68.68 per hour QLD Plumbers make $68.58 per hour

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became an athlete competing in powerlifting, where I represented Australia in the 2000 Paralympic Games. I also competed in handcycling events and completed the New York Marathon. I also live to educate others. I am an ambassador for SafeWork NSW and am a motivational speaker.

IT’S STUPID TO BE UNSAFE

a Kahi Puru was 29 when his body was crushedkein forklift accident on site, So how does a blo overcome something so horrific?

CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOB BEFORE THE ACCIDENT?

THERE’S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT AN ACCIDENT LIKE THIS, BUT HAS ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED TO YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR LOSS THAT WAS TOTALLY HILARIOUS? I laugh about this all the time! It’s interesting when you have an obvious disability to see how people react. Most people will stare and others will try to ignore you. My favorite, though, are the kids! They’ll run right up to me in the middle of a mall and shout “hey, what happened to you?” and this cracks me up! At first it makes all the adults uncomfortable but I look at it as an opportunity to raise awareness. I respond by telling them a story about not looking both ways before crossing the road or not listening to my parents. I try to bring the idea of safety to terms they can understand. This is great because it usually opens up a dialog with the parents as well.

IF YOU COULD SAY ONE THING TO OUR TRADIES ON SITE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

I was driver and operator of an industrial vacuum truck that collected and transported toxic waste. I’d been on the job for eight months and our shifts started at midnight and went for over thirteen hours.

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WHAT WAS SAFETY LIKE ON SITE IN THE 90’S? I have a military background so I had extensive safety education, but back then things weren’t monitored to today’s standards. In most cases there was a lot of initial safety training when first starting a job, but once you were out in the workforce things got very relaxed.

TELL US ABOUT THE ACCIDENT… I was putting away the vacuum hoses at the end of a shift and as I shutdown the machinery and stepped off of the back of the truck a forklift operator was driving in my direction who I didn’t see, and obviously he didn’t see me either. I was caught by the forklift and dragged under it for several meters. I can’t recall the specifics because I was knocked unconscious.

WHAT IMMEDIATE EFFECT DID IT HAVE ON YOUR LIFE? I woke up in hospital in the intensive care unit with several injuries to my body, including a fractured skull and my left leg had been removed at my hip. At first I went

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Kahi powerlifting like a champ!

through what most amputees go through - I was afraid and unsure if I wanted to live.

Once I saw my family though, I knew there was a lot to live for. Things would be different, but I knew I would adjust and overcome it. I didn’t have a choice, life has to continue on and so did I!

LONG-TERM, HOW DID IT AFFECT YOU? At the end of the day this whole experience made me a better person. I began to understand that things happen in life but it really does depend on how you choose to react to them and this has motivated me. First, I began working on myself and I

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AWKWARD

IN JU R IE S

RED BACK BITES BACK A 21-year-old apprentice was bitten on the penis by a redback spider in an on-site portaloo in Sydney’s South last May. The man said he was sitting on the toilet early that morning when he felt a big sting on the area and then saw the spider crawling back into the seat, which is when he figured out what had happened. While it might seem ideal to some, the man said his penis became noticeably bigger, so he became concerned and called emergency services straight away, who told him to stop blood flow to the area while he made his way up to the hospital. Good morning, indeed! The man was released from hospital with the all clear later that day.

face first A Tasmanian tradie took a tumble falling facefirst from a ladder onto a concrete driveway in 2008. The man was helping friends with repairs at their home, working from a ladder which was on a concrete path next to a carport, which didn’t reach the height of the roof. The man sued the homeowners, claiming damages for negligence and breach of contract and statutory duties and was recently awarded $1.1million! Despite his decision to unsafely descend the ladder facing forward, it was declared by the judge that it was reasonably foreseeable that any person using the ladder could’ve fallen and been injured as a result.

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Universal Lockout Devices for Miniature CB’s

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A 19-year-old Sydney bloke was injured at a house in St Clair in the city’s west after his scrotum became caught in a handheld electrical grinder last May (ouch!). As you can imagine, an ambulance was called straight away for the poor lad and he was transported to Nepean Hospital in a conscious and stable state. What a trooper! The man has declined to make a comment and has kept a low profile since the incident. T

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TRICKY TRADIES HOW DID THIS ALL START FOR YOU? I’ve been a Mad Max fan since I was about ten years old, but as a young Yarra Valley tradie establishing a landscaping business, my would-be Interceptor was sacrificed for a work ute. It was about 13 years ago, with the business on the go that I resurrected the dream and bought the ’74 XB and it wasn’t beautiful, but it was black!

Peter Axford is a legendary landscaper with a very successful business. He’s also a Mad Max fanatic, which has powered his desire to create his very own Interceptor…

The Tradie’s own Phoebe checing out the Interceptor!

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My business is Coolabah Commercial Landscapes and I’ve been landscaping for over 30 years. We do domestic work but about eight years ago we got involved in constructing really cool playgrounds for schools and government commercial works.

It’s been great - the imagination can really run wild with feature ideas like granite rock trucks,

TELL US ABOUT THE CAR – WHAT CRAZY ADDITIONS HAVE YOU MADE? I bought the car on the internet. It was pretty run-down and bad-looking, but I’d loved Mad Max since I was a kid and my whole life plan was to get one of these cars. It was just something I had to do! I took it back to the base and had it resprayed before fitting the full Mad Max body kit. The 671 blower on the bonnet, the flares, nose cones and the Scott injector hat were shaped from the original moulds. Inside there is an original overhead CB radio on the console and a 460 Big Block engine gives the grunt that Mad Max fans expect when the bonnet goes up.

YOU’RE A LANDSCAPER AS WELL! TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS…

and motorbikes, and teepee’s. The work is so creative and satisfying.

AND YOU’RE MAKING A MAD MAX DOCUMENTARY AS WELL? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO ANYONE WANTING TO BUILD A CUSTOM CAR LIKE THIS? If you have the passion to build a Mad Max car then absolutely follow your dream. It’s worth every bit of it! There are many Mad Max sites that lead you to the right people, parts and advice, including my friend, Peter Robinson, who has a Melbourne-based workshop dedicated to building Mad Max cars.

Yes, over the last 12 months we’ve been working with True Blue Films making a documentary called “Myths and Facts: Mad Max 1” and it’s based on all of the actual facts relating to the 1979 Mad Max movie.

It will have interviews with actors, crew and stuntmen who tell us about their experiences and reveal the truth on so many myths of the Mad Max movie over the past 37 years! We’re expecting it to be out later this year.

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doing something that’s moderately physical.

Over the years we’ve done things to combat the heat, though. A cool suit is mandatory and it pumps iced water though a vest under the race suit to keep the core cooler, and there’s also fresh, cool air going into helmet.

WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT ON THE DAY AT IPSWICH? You really get the luxury of being able to see the whole circuit at Ipswich, which is a lot more than you’ll see on TV. Fans can also come out on the race track and see the parked cars and talk to the drivers.

IT’S A V8,

MATE! Jason Bright is a V8 Supercar veteran and what a title that is! Since the age of 15 Jason has been flogging around race tracks in some seriously cool whips. He is currently the lead driver of Brad Jones Racing, alongside teammates Tim Slade and Tim Blanchard, and he’s a pretty big deal in the industry as one of the oldest drivers in the premier race!

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e sat down with Jason ahead of the V8 Supercars SuperSprint coming up in Ipswich this July…

YOU’VE HAD A PRETTY DECENT CAREER SO FAR, HOW DID YOU GET INTO PROFESSIONAL RACING? My dad is a racing nut, so I grew up following motorsport. I went to races with him and grew up wanting to be like the racing heroes of the time. I started in go karts and progressed from there. I was in a position to pick up professional drives from around 24 years old.

WHAT’S IT LIKE BEING IN CONTROL OF A V8 SUPERCAR? It’s exciting because it’s such good, close racing when you’re out there with 25 other guys on a track like Ipswich. There’s a lot of strategy that goes into it, especially at every passing, which is usually a challenge.

While there are some freedoms, the rules are generally tight - They try to make sure teams that have more money can’t just go and buy faster equipment. We all have a similar horsepower, the same tyres, the same car and the same driver weight.

TELL ME ABOUT THE CAR YOU’LL BE DRIVING FOR THE IPSWICH SUPERSPRINT? It’s a Holden Commodore 5 litre V8 with a 6-speed sequential gearbox, on Dunlop tyres. The car weighs 1410kg, which is about 500kg lighter than a road car. We don’t run anything [in the car] that isn’t necessary, so things like the radio and air conditioning are completely taken out.

SO IT MUST GET PRETTY TOASTY IN THERE? It’s generally 20 to 30 degrees hotter in the car than what it is outside. On top of that, we’re wearing a 3-layer race suit and are

IT’S RISKY BUSINESS HANDLING THESE CARS – WHAT’S THE CLOSEST CALL YOU’VE EVER HAD? My worst crash was in America, racing at Indy Lights. I hurt my back which was a shock the system, but when they said I was going to be okay, my first thought was wondering when I can get back in the car!

I checked myself out of hospital the next morning and went to the track. I wasn’t allowed to race, though - I should have stayed in hospital for another week!

YOU HEAD TASKFORCE.COM.AU – WHAT’S THE LINK BETWEEN YOU AND THE TRADIE WORLD? I am a qualified fitter and turner and I think the concept for Taskforce.com.au came from seeing a lot of tradies around with their own businesses, but realising that none of them worked together. Taskforce.com.au helps them do this and also gives them joint buying power.

We’re also a franchise so tradies can operate under our brand and we can assist them with lead generation and things like that. T

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ST TOOL TE tester, knocka! by the tradie’s resident tool

TOOL BOX MS SEALANT AND ADHESIVE:

KNOCKA

• Has sticking superpowers, clinging to COLORBOND unlike any other product • Water, mould and UV resistant • Has instant grab capability, meaning once it’s stuck on, it’s stuck!

“This month I had a crack at testing the Tool Box MS Sealant and Adhesive from HB Fuller and it’s a Tool Box, indeed! This is one of those products that does many dif ferent jobs all in one tiny tube. And you read right, this is an MS product, or Modified Silicone, making it a leader in our field! What dif ferentiates this beauty from the rest is that it’s paintable with most water-based paints. Pesky paint doesn’t stick to a majority of products, so this is great, especially as an all-around adhesive product. Not only will it cling with paint, but it’ll also stick to moist sur faces and has the ability for indoor and outdoor applications. This means it’s ef fective in sealing areas like gutters and air-conditioners - those spots where it can be damp, where other sealants won’t cooperate! I also found it useful behind external power points to stop moisture running down into the socket, because it’s always handy avoiding an electrical hazard! The Tool Box itself also comes in a range of colours like black, grey, translucent and white, and it’s resistant to salt and chlorinated water. This product is formulated for Aussie conditions, so it’s good for pool areas, outdoor spots or roof tiles – it’s also mould and UV resistant. While it remains somewhat water-resistant, this product isn’t recommended for work involving constant water submersion or structural bonding. Keeping that in mind, it doesn’t eat away at sensitive substrates, like polystyrene. The instant grab strength is something to brag about. In fact, if trying to tear of f COLORBOND, you will actually tear apart the glue before it will remove from the COLORBOND. Tool Box still holds flexibility, though, so it’ll stretch and move per fectly for expansion and ceiling joints. Stomp Tool Box into the ground too, if you need to. It’s traf ficable and can go in the ground, holding strength with foot traf fic and making it ideal for between tiles and concrete. The builders will be pleased to know it’s also a lot more environmentally friendly than a polyurethane and other regularly used as sealants. It’s an A+ from me!”

ONE PLIER PERFORMS SIX JOBS: CUTTING, STRIPPING, CRIMPING, GRIPPING, BENDING AND DEBURRING

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The installation plier is fully loaded with the basic functions of five other tools that are essential for electrical installation, including side‐cutting pliers, long‐nose pliers, wire strippers, crimping pliers and cable shears.

These pliers, along with a diagonal cutter, are the only tools needed for electrical installation.

The electrical installation plier features: • Induction‐hardened cutting edges for cutting copper cable up to 15mm diameter (5 x 2.5mm2) • Stripping holes for copper conductors 0.75 to 1.5mm2 and 2.5mm2

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The electrical installation pliers are ideal for electricians who want to carry fewer tools and do installations quickly and is the perfect complement to an electrician’s diagonal cutter. The multifunction electrical installation plier also features a slim, long‐nose design for easy access into tight places and a bolted joint for precision smooth action.

• Crimp die for wire end ferrules 0.5 to 2.5mm2 • Serrated gripping surfaces and pipe grip for flat and round material • Smooth surface near the tips for a non‐ damaging grip when bending wire loops • Clear‐cut outside edges for reaming conduit or pipe and for deburring feed‐ through holes.

Forged from German, high‐grade special tool steel, electrical installation pliers are available with plastic‐dipped, multicomponent grips or 1000‐volt insulated handles. Visit tridon.com.au/products/knipex for more information on Knipex pliers. Tridon is the exclusive distributor of Knipex in Australia.

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OF THE MONTH a cop pulls a bloke over for speeding...

Cop: May I see your driver licence?

Driver: Sorry, I don't have one. It was suspended recently…

Cop: May I see the owner’s card for the vehicle?

Driver: It's not my vehicle, I stole it.

Cop: Are you telling me this is a stolen car?

Driver: That's right, but I think I saw the owner’s card in the glove box when I was putting my gun in there.

Cop: There's a gun in the glove box?

Driver: Yep. I put it there after I shot the person who owns this car, then I stuffed them in the boot.

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Cop: There's a body in the boot?!

Driver: Yes, sir.

When the cop heard this, he immediately called his captain. Within minutes, the car was surrounded by police and the captain approached the driver so he could handle the situation…

Captain: Sir, may I see your driver licence?

Driver: Certainly, here it is…

Captain: Sir, who owns this car?

Driver: I do, officer. Here's the owners card.

Captain: Sir, slowly open your glove box so I can see if there's a gun in there.

Driver: Yes, sir, but there isn't a gun in there.

Captain: Would you mind opening your trunk? I've been informed you said there's

a body in it.

Driver: No problem, officer.

Captain: Sir, I don't understand any of this. The officer who pulled you over said

you told him you did not have a licence, you had stolen the car, you had a gun in the glove box and there was a dead body in the trunk.

Driver: …And I'll bet the lying bastard told you I was speeding too!

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You can score yourself this Wiha Magazine Bit Holder LiftUp electric screwdriver with 6 slimBits!

• Light and universal Ideal for use on the move • Does the job of 6 screwdrivers All common drives are always to hand • Turnable cap Convenient way to add additional axial force • Durable Internal metal construction ensures bit holder doesn´t wear • Maximum safety slimBit and magazine bit holder LiftUp electric are individually VDE-GS certified according to IEC 60900:2012 The magazine bit holder LiftUp electric is the latest development in the successful slimVario product line: a compact magazine bit holder which accommodates 6 common slimBits. This makes this tool the ideal companion for use on the move for any electrician. Pressing both rockers extends the bit depot out of the magazine and provides all slimBits in a fanned-out presentation, so removing and reinserting individual slimBits is child's play. The proven ClicFix bit holder securely accommodates all the bits, locks them reliably and makes this tool a magazine which is suitable for universal use. The turnable cap is a further advantage - the required axial force can be built up by vigorously pressing the cap and the second hand is used to turn it along the longitudinal axis. The magazine provides the maximum possible safety. In addition to the individually tested slimBits, the magazine is also completely VDE-GS certified, meaning twice the safety for users. In addition to their main application in the electrical field, these bits can also be used for mechanical fastening.

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SHE WEAR LAUNCHES NEW FOOTWEAR RANGE she wear, an Australian company specialising in safety footwear for women, has recently launched their new range. Included is the redesigned “she does” hiker-style steel cap boot, available in navy or pink. This style is super lightweight with a water-resistant upper and the best slip resistance rating (SRC) under Australian and New Zealand standards. A safety sneaker with a composite toe has also been released and is available in pink, purple and orange. This new range also sees the launch of she wear’s new fashion line, which is produced without a safety toe. Available in either a pull on boot or a lace up in two colours, the range is certified as a compliant work boot, so it’s perfect for those who require a supportive boot but don't need any safety toe protection, or for those who want to wear a comfortable and stylish fashion boot. she wear also now offers five safety options in eight colours and two fashion options in two colours. Along with the range of footwear designed just for women, she wear stocks a range of women’s workwear and PPE on their website and at their Brisbane store. The she wear footwear range is also available at over 50 stockists nationally. For further details, head to shewear.com.au.

CIRLOCK: REAL MEN WEAR PINK The Cirlock Miniature Circuit Breaker Lockout kit includes a PINK Padlock and a PINK Universal Lockout for MCB’s (UCL-1PLOCK). It is produced by Cirlock in support of Breast Cancer as part of the Real Men Wear Pink campaign.

This Universal Lockout Device and Padlock can help prevent unintended energization of energy sources. For application, you clamp UCL-1 onto the Circuit Breaker toggle in the OFF position, using a small screwdriver and the set screw in the device. Then place the PINK Cirlock padlock through the hole to prevent access to the set screw.

To check out the device, head to cirlock.com.au/products-andshopping/pink-products/ucl-1-universal-lockout-device-forminiature-circuit-breakers-pink-2310-detail When you purchase any of Cirlock’s pink products you are helping the National Breast Cancer Foundation achieve their goal of zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030.

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UTMAK9 Exclusive Makita 9 Piece Combo Kit United Tools have developed the ultimate Makita 9 Piece Brushless Kit built specifically for the Tradie. The Makita UTMAK9 Brushless Kit is perfect for builders, sparkies, chippies, plumbers and installers. With the latest in Brushless technology from Makita, this exclusive kit contains 2 x 6.0Ah batteries with power gauge and the industry leading Makita rapid charger, so you always get the most from your tools. Exclusively available at United Tools for $2,049, visit unitedtools.com.au for store details.

This kit contains: 1 x Makita DHP481Z - 18V Mobile Brushless Hammer Driver Drill 1 x Makita DGA504Z - 18V Mobile Brushless Angle Grinder 1 x Makita DHR242Z - 18V Mobile Brushless Rotary Hammer 1 x Makita DTD148Z - 18V Mobile Brushless Impact Driver 1 x Makita DKP180Z - 18V Mobile Planer 82mm 1 x Makita DHS680Z - 18V Mobile Brushless Circular Saw 165mm 1 x Makita DJR187Z - 18V Mobile Brushless Reciprocating Saw 1 x Makita DUB182Z - 18V Mobile Blower 1 x Makita DML185 - 18V Rechargeable Flashlight 1 x Makita DC18RC - Active 3 Li-Ion Charger 2 x Makita BL1860B - 18V 6.0Ah Li-ion Battery 1 x Makita 831278-2 - LXT Tool Bag

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Sudoku Puzzle 3 Solution

8 9 2 4 5 3 6 7 1

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8 2 1 6 4 9 5 3 7

5 8

24 15 42 56 77 89 38 93 61 5 8 1 7 9 1 3 4 8 9 4 6 7 2 6 3 2 5

1 2 5 3 4 6 7 8 9

7 4 6 8 9 5 3 1 2

3 9 8 7 1 2 5 6 4

5 3 1 5 6 4 4 3 7 9 2 8

6 1 9 5 8 7 4 2 3

8 5 3 2 6 4 1 9 7

2 7 4 1 3 9 8 5 6

5 3 7 6 2 1 9 4 8

4 6 1 9 7 8 2 3 5

9 8 2 4 5 3 6 7 1

Sudoku Puzzle 6 Solution

9 7 8 3 1 6 2 4 5

1 8 5 6 7 4 9 3 2

6 4 7 3 9 2 1 5 8

2 3 9 5 1 8 7 4 6

3 2 1 9 6 5 4 8 7

5 9 8 4 2 7 3 6 1

4 7 6 8 3 1 5 2 9

9 5 3 7 8 6 2 1 4

8 1 4 2 5 9 6 7 3

7 6 2 1 4 3 8 9 5

Sudoku Puzzle 8 Solution

6 8 4 2 7 5 1 9 3

3 6 4 7 2 5 8 1 9

5 8 2 1 9 4 3 7 6

7 1 9 3 6 8 5 4 2

8 9 8

3 5 3 2 3 1 7 6 9 4 6 4 8 9 3 7 8 3 9 2 3 4 6 5 2 6 2 5 1 2 6 9 7 4 8 1 6

4 6 9 5 3 7 8 1 2

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9 3 1 2 4 6 7 8 5

8 2 7 5 3 9 1 6 4

1 4 5 6 8 2 9 3 7

2 9 8 4 7 3 6 5 1

6 7 3 9 5 1 4 2 8

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CAPTAIN TRADIE

RECKONS:

Tom, plasterer Favourite part of the job: Knocking off early After knock off on Friday you’ll find me: At The Bridge Inn Hotel in Mernda I couldn’t survive on site without: My toaster!

Funniest work moment: I always seem to put my boot in a pot of glue every now and again!

MATT, PLASTERBOARD TECHNICIAN Favourite part of the job: Knock off time After knock off on Friday you’ll find me: Coaching A rep basketball team - the Whittlesea Pacers I couldn’t survive on site without: My Makita collated gun Funniest work moment: Anytime Tom cracks the shits!

Either that or it’s Huss – always one of them!

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Huss, cabinet maker Favourite part of the job: Nothing whatsoever.

After knock off on Friday you’ll find me: At the Mernda Pub I couldn’t survive on site without: My kettle and a cup of coffee Funniest work moment: Probably when I fall off the ladder, I’ve done it a few times and it hurts. No one catches me!

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BEER SNOB

HE’S BACK AT IT AGAINRY–!

BAZ AND HIS BEER SNOBBE

ROBUST PORTER

BY BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS

STOUT BY HARGREAVES HILL BREWING COMPANY This is a hefty Stout coming in at 6.2% from Hargreaves Hill Brewing in Yarra Glen, Victoria.

Hargreaves began brewing in 2004 and over the years have built a loyal following with their quality beers and the excellent food available at their restaurant. This beer pours up black with a creamy, tan head.

The aroma and taste is a dark bitter chocolate, sweet dark fruits, coffee, tobacco, herbal and spicy hops, roasted malt; and slight sweetness from the alcohol. The carbonation and body are perfectly in balance. This is a warming and enjoyable Stout that goes great with a hearty beef stew or game meats - perfect for a cold winter’s night.

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Bridge Road Brewers of Beechworth in Victoria have been brewing since about 2005 and have a built up a fanbase who love their bold beers. This is a great example of a Robust Porter they seem to improve on every year. It pours up almost black with a touch of red colour on the side of the glass. The aroma is big, with chocolate, mocha, coffee, dark fruits and bread flavours. The taste is almost the same as the smell. The key to this beer is how smoothly it all comes together – there is a great balance of sweet and savoury flavours that are rich in body, yet finish dry enough to make you want to keep drinking more

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This lucky bugger has had a busy month sampling beers from around the world to give you some of his top picks for your weekend! Always doing us favours, that lad!

SUPER CHARGER AMERICAN PALE ALE BY PANHEAD BREWERY This is an excellent example of an American Pale Ale from New Zealand’s Panhead Brewery. This beer took out New Zealand’s 2015 Beer of the Year at the annual SOBA awards and it’s easy to see why as you pour this brilliantly clear golden to light orange coloured beer into a glass and smell it. There is a huge fresh hop aroma that pours out of the glass with mango, grapefruit, lemon, lime, sativa, herbs, tangerine and oranges.

The taste follows through the same as the aroma - big, juicy fruit, candy, herb and dank flavours, all mixed together on a solid malt back bone. The carbonation and body are perfect and really help to make this beer dangerously drinkable at 5.7% - get some!

HOPCO NZ PALE ALE BY PIRATE LIFE BREWING This Pale Ale from Pirate Life Brewing features all New Zealand Hops from Tasmanian hop suppliers, Hopco. It pours up golden and bright with a lively head. The smell is all hops with plenty of fruit, herbal and pine aroma. The taste is not as hoppy as the smell and is more balanced with a biscuit/toast malt flavour coming through strong.

Mint, pine, lime, lemon and herbal hop flavours are in there as well and the bitterness is assertive but not overpowering. It has a medium body with a dry lingering finish - this is an interesting take on a Pale Ale!

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NOONER PILSNER

BY SIERRA NEVADA This is a take on the classic German Pilsner style from a classic American brewery, Sierra Nevada.

Sierra always produce highly drinkable beers that make you want more than one pint and this beer is no exception! It pours up bright and crystal clear with a golden colour and nice looking head and the aroma is floral and spicy hops with light bready malt. The taste is a background of bread, grain and cracker malt flavour and hops are assertively bitter with spicy flavour. The carbonation is medium and the beer finishes dry. Everything is well balanced leaving you wanting another sip great Pils! T

SOAPBOX This month we took the Soapbox to Facebook and asked our friends…

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LENNY SALVAGGIO “Get rid of bosses who force their workers to operate on an ABN so they don’t have to pay holidays, and get rid of the builders and union representatives that let it happen all the time!”

BRAD SAUL “These tradie shows are killing the industry, making tradesmen work 15-hour days and making out they do nothing! Plus there are too many rules and regulations. When I was a kid I was on site with my dad when he was laying bricks and that’s when I found a love for the industry. The tradesmen should also be paid what they’re worth and no bricklayer should have to work for anything less than $1 per brick. It’s worse now than it was 15 years ago, getting around 75 cents per brick - what a joke!”

JAI WEST “Get rid of Australian TV shows that are renovating a home in one week!

They’re making tradies look slow and useless when we are doing the job correctly and according to code, and take longer than a week!”

BRAD ROBB “Get rid of bosses who don’t hold up their end of the EBA, it’s disgraceful!”

PHILLIP MELVILLE

IN RESPONSE TO GRAHAM DOOLEY

“Have foremen with a trade background, not just a Construction Management Degree from Uni.”

“I agree, a hard working Aussie tradie could probably run our country with one arm behind his back!”

GREG BUCKLEY

BLAKE HANSEN “Ensuring that any worker on a building site has the right to work in Australia would be a good start. I witnessed float being done by 15 guys and only one of them could understand English. I’m not racist, but I can guarantee they don’t have an ABN, TFN or are covered by insurance. That puts pressure on the rest of the industry doing the right thing to compete with illegitimate workers by lowered standards, lowered conditions and unrealistic deadlines on projects. Project builders should also be forced to put aside monies to pay their contractors and subcontractors into a trust, or give some form of guarantee, to ensure the people actually doing the work are covered.”

PAM WILSON

GRAHAM DOOLEY “Put a tradie as PM!”

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IN RESPONSE TO BLAKE HANSEN “Right idea, wrong entities. To solve the issue, banks and developers should have to provide a guarantee of funds in a trust that sees the principal contractor paid in the event of a developer or project being put into receivership and/or liquidation. Builders are just the principal contractors that the money goes through. Builders are not the financiers and they do not have the margins the developers have. A builders profit margin is much lower than a developers, yet they are assuming much greater risk in many cases. You will find most builders’ collapses are either due to no- payment from developers or banks pulling their support financially to various projects due to poor sales or revaluations that sees the developer having to unexpectedly fund more of the project themselves. The only problem is, the developer often doesn’t have the funds to do so, so the bank assumes possession of the project and takes advantage of all unpaid work onsite, which they don’t pay for, as they say the developer and builder are responsible. They then sell or complete the project with other subcontractors and/or another builder. This practice should be illegal. The bank or developer must be held accountable and protection for all contractors should be put in place, including the builder. “

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