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WE MEET A G A IN , T R A D IE S .. .

G’day and welcome back to the April issue of The Tradie!

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n this issue, we follow the journey of the team behind the Shitbox Rally as they gear up for the 2017 event. Check out the ripper pics and some words from the crew from page 14. They’re doing it for a great cause and with bloody big grins on their faces, so kudos to everyone involved for that!

We keep the laughs coming in this issue with some wise words from David Strassman, puppeteer genius! The Ultimate Guide to Smoko has also got the giggle glands going from page 12. If you didn’t see the viral video of Olly the show dog last month, the Ultimate Guide to Smoko is worth checking out – oh, the laughs!

And the free stuff – oh my, we are stocked with it! Fancy grabbing a Swiss Tool to add to your collection, or a sturdy portable charger for your phone – flip the pages to see how easy it is to grab yourself one!

As for me, I don’t have any crazy blunders to report this month - sorry to disappoint you all! Perhaps the May issue will see the chronicles of Aly’s at-home Tradie work continue!

Wish me luck!

Until next time…

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THE MASTER PLUMBERS ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND HAVE SOME KEY EVENTS FOR YOU TO ATTEND NEXT MONTH

MARK THESE IN YOUR CALENDAR! PLUMBING & GAS BREAKFAST EXPO AND BOWLS DAY, MACKAY Friday 12 May at North Mackay Bowls Club

The Plumbing & Gas Breakfast Expos are free industry events, where attendees can view trade displays and grab a BBQ breakfast and barista coffee while networking with industry representatives. This will then be directly followed by a Bowls Day, where attendees are able to network with their peers over a bit of friendly competition. Attend both events or just one—it’s up to you!

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The Plumbing & Gas Breakfast Expos are free industry events, where attendees can view trade displays and grab a BBQ breakfast and barista coffee while networking with industry representatives. This will then be directly followed by a round of 18 holes of four ball Ambrose golf, where players can network with their peers over a bit of friendly competition on the green. Attend both events or just one—it’s up to you!

The Partners in Plumbing group will be celebrating Small Business Week by holding a luncheon in Brisbane for women in the Plumbing and Gas industry. This is an opportunity to network with like-minded women, make connections and learn new skills that will help develop, grow and prosper small businesses.

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BAKERY FINED AFTER

WORKERS FINGER AMPUTATED

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bakery in Altona North was fined $40,000 for breaching the 2004 OHS Act after a worker's fingertips were amputated by a machine filling pastries with custard.

The company, which was fined without conviction, was also ordered to pay costs of $3974.

On 2 December 2015, the worker was operating a

machine used to fill pastries with custard. The court heard that one of the worker’s tasks was to manually refill the machine because the filler pump was broken.

After noticing that the custard was not dispensing equally into the pastry casings, the worker reached into the machine to clear a blockage.

His hand became stuck and the tips of three of his fingers

were amputated.

The worker told WorkSafe investigators that he had not been trained if a malfunction occurred.

“I stood on a small step and reached into the depositor with my right hand which I had seen other people do to mix up the custard,” the worker said.

“I had not been trained (if there was a malfunction) and

there was no-one to ask. When my right hand was inside the depositor I pushed the custard down. The next thing I felt something grab three of my fingers being my index finger, middle finger and ring finger.”

WorkSafe Victoria Executive Director Health and Safety, Marnie Williams, said a lack of proper training and lack of guarding on machinery was a potentially deadly combination.

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It’s time for a chuckle, Tradies! The Ultimate Guide To Smoko is back at it again, giving you an excuse to take five minutes out of your day to get those endorphins pumping. Check it out!

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There’s no need to fear if a hot police pursuit happens on the streets of your city! This Brisbane Tradie came to the rescue when one crazed driver was weaving through traffic in the sunshine state’s capital city. Well done, legend!

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DRUNKEST GUY EVER

You just know this one’s going to be good, especially when it’s commentated by our mate Ozzie Man and his mate Mozza.

This video looks edited, but we can guarantee it isn’t! Check out how legless this bloke is – it’ll make you feel better about your antics one the town, that’s for sure!

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OLLY THE SHOW DOG CRACKS US UP

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If you haven’t seen this clip stop what you’re doing and watch it right now! Olly was entered into an agility competition and he’s clearly got the steam to blow off – the hits and tumbles he takes are gold! Ozzie Man walks us through the whole hilarious thing!

Watch it now at thetradie.com.au/smoko

WHEELBARROW PROFICIENCY TEST u This video is a ripper! How long will this apprentice keep up this wheelbarrow juggle act before he realises it’s all a joke?

Turns out this wasn’t the only test he was asked to take – he filled out a multiple choice as well!

What do you reckon? Watch it at thetradie.com.au/smoko

THE SINGING TRADIE

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We know, working on site is something to celebrate and what better way to do that than by belting out a killer tune. David Oliviera featured on Channel Nine’s TODAY show last month to show off his outstanding opera skills. There’s one word for his talent – WOW! Watch it at thetradie.com.au/smoko

SO, SINGING IS A THING, IT SEEMS…

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Staying on the theme of singing, we stumbled across this absolutely awesome clip of two legends belting out their best version of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance.” Does anyone know these crazy miners?

Check it out at thetradie.com.au/smoko DISCLAIMER: All content is being used respective to original copyright owners.

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WHATTA SH*TBOX! THE SHITBOX RALLY ISN’T A RACE, IT’S A CHALLENGE TO ACHIEVE THE UNTHINKABLE: TO DRIVE CARS WORTH $1,000 ACROSS AUSTRALIA VIA SOME OF THE MOST ARDUOUS ROADS, ALL IN THE NAME OF CHARITY! CHIPPY AND SHITBOX RALLY DRIVER TOM HISTON TELLS US ABOUT HOW HE CAME TO BE PART OF THE HIGHLYANTICIPATED 2017 EVENT…

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'm 40 years old and have been in the building game for over 20 years. I did my carpentry trade straight out of school at 16 and went on to be a carpenter. My father was a concreter, so I did my fair share of concreting over the years, too. I live in a small coastal town, three hours south of Sydney called Ulladulla and I’ve lived here the majority of my life. I run a carpentry crew in Ulladulla called Tom Histon Carpentry for the last six years and before that I was working for Coastal Carpentry and Concreting for around six years, too.

I became interested in the Shitbox Rally after seeing a couple of cars in town that had participated. They obviously stand out and I was curious about them. After that I got a call from a guy whose entry car into the rally was a Ford Fairlane limousine and he wanted some beds built into the back to sleep in while on the rally. I built the beds and

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we had a few chats about the rally and I thought it sounded like an awesome event for a great cause!

A year later I went on a cruise ship where I met my partner Hayley and I found out she was participating in the 2016 SBR Rally with her sister.

Two years earlier Hayley lost her father to a long bout with cancer and was doing it in memory of him. I was touched by this because I’d lost several family members and close friends to the disease and was really impressed that she was actually doing something towards it!

The following year I took the opportunity for Hayley and I to put a team in and I'm looking forward to doing the rally for my first time because Hayley has not shut up about last year’s rally! I’ve seen the YouTube videos and it looks like a right royal hoot!

I'd say what I'm most looking forward to in the rally is being part of such a big movement with other like-minded people. I’m proud to be contributing to a great cause that touches so many and the dress ups... Well, we love dress ups!

So far our team named ‘WeGotThis’ has raised just over $2,000.

Coming from a small town, the majority of our donations so far have come from family and friends who are right behind us. Our major sponsors’ donations are yet be added to our tally total and with two months to go and the majority of donations coming in late, we would like to crack $5,000.

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which has us running with a 'Purple People Eater' theme. The car is currently at the sign writers, Designtech (which is one of our major sponsors), undergoing a face lift - or moreso, getting a face put on!

We know the rally is a challenge but we’re not really worried about anything during the event. We don't mind roughing it and I'm pretty sure we're prepared to sail under the saying 'everything that can go wrong, will go wrong’ and I think that will make it better for the adventure! T WHAT: Shitbox Rally 2017 WHERE: Adelaide – Cairns WHEN: 27 May – 2 June INFO: www.shitboxrally.com.au

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MOTOCROSS Nationals R1 Grampians, Victoria

TENNIS French Open From 22 May Roland Garros, France

RUGBY Waratahs V Brumbies Moore Park, New South Wales

NRL State of Origin Game 1 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

WRESTLING Australian National Championships 5 – 7 May Campbelltown PCYC, NSW

NRL Wests Tigers V Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney

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MASTER BUILDERS APPOINTS FIRST FEMALE CEO O Ms Wawn said having more women

ne of Australia’s great male bastions, the building industry, has for the first time in its 127-year history, chosen

workers in relatively highly-paid building and construction jobs could help narrow the

a woman to champion its cause as it sets

general 16 per cent pay gap between men

about trying to attract more female workers.

and women workers in Australia.

Master Builders Australia marked

"I think if we doubled the number of women

International Women's Day by announcing

in the industry we would see higher pay

Denita Wawn as its new chief executive

rates simply because you are in an industry

and voice for the 32,000-mostly-maleworkers in the $200 million building and construction industry.

Ms Wawn, who has spent the past 14 months as the industry group's operations manager, previously headed Brewers Association of Australia and New Zealand and has held senior roles at the Australian Hotels Association and National Farmers' Federation.

Her top priority is to work with employers, schools and universities to encourage more women into the building and construction industry, where just 10 per cent of the workforce is female.

that has higher pay," she said.

"I would love to think in 10 years if we can get it up to at least 25 per cent that would be fantastic," she said.

"We need to encourage women into higher-

"We hope with my appointment that people can see there's a cultural shift in the industry and women are welcomed and embraced."

Having spent much of her career in male-

Ms Wawn said employers need to be more proactive in trying to attract women to the industry by doing things like specifying in job ads that female applicants are welcome.

to be "one of the boys".

An even bigger challenge is helping girls understand the range of job opportunities, from architectural design roles through to being a brickie.

paying industries and higher paying roles to close that salary discrepancy." dominated industries, Ms Wawn's message to young women is to be yourself and not try "I think that it's important when working in male dominated areas that you work hard, you call a spade a spade but equally you be true to yourself," she said.

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ROADBLOCKS FOR TRADIES TO AVOID IN BUSINESS by jon mailer, FOUNDER & CEO - protrade united

Keen to reach your business goals this year? Take a look at our five key tips to get your business on the right track…

1. INCREASE IN CLARITY Clarity is the pre-requisite to mastery. Vague goals and outcomes produce vague results. For example, you may have a goal to increase your turnover, number of jobs, gross profit, net profit, or type of work that you wish to do. The fault is in the word ‘more’. What exactly does ‘more’ mean? Is it one dollar more? Is it one percent more? Is it one more job? When you apply specifics it becomes real. An example of a clear, specific goal is, “I would like to ensure a consistent gross profit per job of 65 per cent throughout the year”.

You then have a measurement to which you can relate, rather than just the intention of more gross profit.

2. SAYING YES The word no is one of the hardest words for many tradespeople to say. It appears too hard to say no to the wrong work, to the wrong employees, or to doing work with little margins. But if you continue to say yes, you become all things to everyone and nothing to no one. This year, toughen your no muscle and say no to more and yes to less - yes to less, but with better quality.

3. BETTER SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES In business, people don't fail, systems do. One of the requirements of a successful business that produces consistent and sustainable results for the owner, is the quality of the back-end procedures that are written.

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Ensure that your top 10 to 20 key processes are documented from start to finish, and that you refine them and train your team so the same outcome is delivered consistently, regardless of the small changes that takes place on site.

4. SECURING THE RIGHT PEOPLE Procedures and processes are important, but mean nothing without the right people.

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attributes you want in your team players (more importantly attitude and values over skills) and ensure that you get the wrong people off the team as quickly as you can.

5. ELIMINATING DISTRACTIONS We live today, in a sea of distractions.

From the moment that you wake in the morning, until the time you go to bed and on any given business day your conscious and subconscious mind will have been bombarded with up to 10,000 messages beeps, alerts, rings, pings, emails and SMS notifications. Many could be important, but at least 80 per cent of them are irrelevant to you accomplishing your key goals for the

year. Once you are distracted and your focus is lost, it takes energy and time to reapply yourself. Stay focused and choose your distractions wisely.

Achieving success in business is actually quite boring. It's the repetition of simple structures over and over. Minimise distractions, be clear on the outcome and you will be in a much better position at the end of this year than the majority of the business owners around you.

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There are a few things you can do to make your business stand out and help customers find you.

CREATE A WEBSITE With at least 95 per cent of consumers using the internet to search for a local business, it’s the most powerful tool for connecting to customers. It’s quick, easy and cost effective to build your own website using a website building tool like Wix, Weebly or MYOB, or if you don’t have the time to do it yourself you can use a local website builder. It needs to highlight your business name, your services The_Tradie_Ad_Feb2017.pdf 1 8/02/2017 2:51:51 PM and contact details. Add some customer

testimonials to help build your reputation people will be more willing to use you if they see that others have had a positive experience.

BE COMPLIANT Make sure you have the right licence or registration for the state or territory you’re working in and ensure you have insurance to

USE SOCIAL MEDIA Create social media accounts that link to your website to help create leads and drive traffic to your site. You can upload photos and videos to showcase your work, as well as sharing tips and articles to engage your audience.

Encourage others to like and share your page and your posts.

protect your business and your customers in the event that something goes wrong.

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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN TO YOUR MAN CAVE?

Make sure your builder incorporates flexible fittings in your house drain to prevent this from occurring.

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ANGULAR DEFLECTION

Highly reactive soils are termed H1.

Extremely reactive soils are termed H2 & E.

Drain Movement Compensation for Reactive Soils as per: AS/NZS3500.2 2012 AS/NZS2032.2006.

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WHY AND WHAT TO DO… As the problem lies with the junctions, not the pipes, It is recommended to protect these junctions, particularly where soils move around 70-120mm from dry to wet and back.

Junctions found within 2mtrs of the building footprint internally will face moisture porosity soaking from the outside of the footprint, thus creating soil movement INSIDE this footprint.

The designs of the slab or foundations are designed to resist this but if the pipes are

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broken, and they do not only break in one spot, they release additional fluids into the soils. These fluids continually feed the soil and create swell spots, eventually impacting on the foundations/slab. Soil expansion can produce 700kpa. where house weight is only around 25/30kpa. per sq. mtr. There is no competition, the soil wins.

The Storm Plastics products simply allow

Installing a pipe drainage system of 1:40 (250mm in 10 mtrs) in these soils (as was once the requirement) further permits the drain to move with greater independence without losing “self-cleaning flow” or grade.

residential and commercial application.”

mechanical movement to compensate for both heave and subsidence and misalignment.

“To compensate for the reactivity (movement) of soils, Storm Plastics produce mechanical/flexible products for sewer and stormwater drainage for both

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He’s known for his stagecraft in ventriloquism and this May funny-man David Strassman returns to our shores to show us what his sassy puppets have to say.

We took some time out with the legend himself…

SO, YOU’RE COMING BACK TO AUSTRALIA! TELL US YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT BEING DOWN HERE… Australia is my second home! I’ve been performing here since 1991 and I just love the quality of life here in “straya!” I mean, where else in the world, every Saturday arvo, can you count on a sausage sizzle at Bunnings?

TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR NEW SHOW – WE HEAR YOU DO UP TO SIX VOICES AT ONCE?!

Yes, I break all laws of puppet physics! Using

a wireless handheld controller, I operate and throw my voice into five puppets’ mouths for a 20-minute, hilarious conversation/argument on what is real and what isn’t. It’s mindblowing - and the work and technology that goes into this feat of raw performance is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my career!

WITHOUT GIVING AWAY YOUR SECRETS, HOW ON EARTH DO YOU JUGGLE SO MANY CHARACTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY? That’s simple - practice and hard work! It took a year to prepare and rehearse for this show.

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STORM REPAIR INNOVATION

KEEPS KELLYVILLE RESIDENTS

SAFE AND DRY before you get a new roof or what's going to happen."

Catherine says that with news of another Tasman low hitting the coast and more bad weather on the way, she's relieved to have the protection of Stormseal.

The storm only lasted for fifteen minutes, but nearly four weeks later Sydney residents are still reeling from the devastation.

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he thunderstorm that struck Sydney a month ago hit Kellyville particularly hard, with tennis ball sized hailstones smashing cars and breaking open tile roofs throughout the suburb.

Many houses in Stynes Avenue are still waiting for repairs with blue taurpaulins being held down with sandbags and lengths of string over broken rooftops.

Kellyville resident & GIO customer, Catherine Adkins' tile roof was damaged in the storm, but unlike her neighbours she doesn't have to make do with a tarpaulin.

“Fantastic, peace of mind, absolute peace of mind. Because you don't know how long it's going to be before you get a new roof or what's going to happen.” shrinks to cover a damaged roof or wall, providing secure protection from wind, rain and hail, and requiring no further intervention until permanent repairs are made.

Catherine said residents were still coming to terms with the damage and the risk of more bad weather created ongoing stress.

Mrs Adkins is lucky to be one of the first people in the area to benefit from a new storm repair technology which provides a much greater level of security than traditional temporary roof coverings.

"You don't realise, the noise, it's just massive. I looked out across the road to the house across the street and they were hitting the tiles and the tiles were going boom. The neighbour across the street said he was watching my house and saw a couple of tiles go bang then saw this massive amount of water come straight down inside my house."

Stormseal is a unique, polymer technology for weatherproofing buildings. It’s a strong polyethylene film that heat-

"Until you go through an experience like that, you don't realise what it's like. It take you two days to really process

it. Because you're so busy making sure everybody's okay in the neighbourhood and talking to everyone. And then all of a sudden you just go oh my god that really did happen. And then you hear the rain on the roof, the rain on the tarps, and you can see where the leaks have been, and it's still coming in. You just don't feel safe."

"It affects you. All these things happen at the same time. It's on the news and everyone's saying 'oh how horrible'. But then you don't hear about it again. And yet there's all these people left around here who's houses are absolutely wrecked.

You can hear the tarps at night and you just can't sleep."

"That's why when our builder, HomeRepair mentioned Stormseal I said 'fantastic, peace of mind, absolute peace of mind'. Because you don't know how long it's going to be

"The minute they said it was coming I felt better. I was really pleased because it's happened quicker than I first thought, the contractors were really professional. It was raining and I was worried they wouldn't be able to get it on, but they said 'no, we're coming, whatever happens we're going to get it on'. And I told all my neighbours about it. Talk to your insurance companies about Stormseal. The installation was fine, they don't need to come in, they don't need to get too involved."

Stormseal inventor and Managing Director, Matthew Lennox, who invented the idea after a massive hail storm in 2007 said tarps just aren't good enough, policy holders should ask their insurance companies for Stormseal.

"Stormseal has multiple advantages over tarpaulins.

Tarps frequently require replacement, because they leak, tear, blow off, or collapse under the weight of pooling rainwater.

Tarp failures cause further trauma to residents and more property damage, so that if it wasn’t already, the building may soon become uninhabitable.

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For more information contact Stormseal on 02 9599 3335 or visit www.stormseal.com

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FUNNY MAN THE CRITICS AGREE - HIS BEST SHOW EVER “An event not to miss!” “It reignites your inner child!”

“He truly is a master” “Unbelievable” “Spellbinding technology” “Extraordinary performer” “A truly remarkable performance that appears to defy reality” - Adelaide Advertiser

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HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOU HAD THIS TALENT? I don’t think I discovered this talent. I think after years of consistently making people laugh, and getting paid for doing good work, I naturally fell into it. Ventriloquism is a pretty daggy profession. It’s down there with mimes and jugglers. I’ve tried my best to make it cool and worth watching.

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Funniest moment as a comedian?

ANY MEMORABLE ON-STAGE MOMENTS? When Ted’s leg fell off in front of the entire audience and I had to put it back on in front of everyone!

DO YOU EVER GET NERVOUS? No. I think being nervous is a sign that you’re unprepared. That can happen to anyone if you don’t know your sh*t.

BIGGEST ON-STAGE BLUNDER? Never had one - yet!

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