Downer News Issue 5 April-May 2016

Gorgon project 2 million hours LTI Free

Supporting Jawun in 2016

BHP Billiton locomotive delivery

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Downer’s Ricky Bridge wins national sailing championships

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OUR BUSINESS

It is now just over a year since we launched the new Downer brand. Over the past 12 months, we have rebranded the signage at about 200 sites across Australia and New Zealand. We are also making good progress rebranding our plant, equipment and vehicles.

We are working systematically across regions with most of NSW and Victorian sites now complete, and the majority of New Zealand sites audited and scoped. Please email Our.Brand@downergroup.com if you have not yet heard from the brand team to ensure we can audit and include your site within the schedule of works.

All old branded uniforms, clothing and PPE should be patched or replaced (see details below on how to order).

Please also take a moment to watch our refreshed corporate DVD https://youtu.be/guXNKDLQKho. If you would like a copy to play in your reception area or for customers, please email Our.Brand@downergroup.com for a copy.

Are you a member of Downer Connect, Downer’s private Facebook community?Join the page and upload your images of our brand in action! It’s also a great place to keep up to date on the latest news, project wins and updates from across the business.

www.facebook.com/groups/1023975880949428/

Branding questions, ideas or feedback?Please contact Our.Brand@downergroup.com and we’ll do our best to help!

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A reminder of where you can access Downer branded materials:

■ Hard hat stickers sized to cover both old Downer and Tenix logos are available from Staples. Local coordinators who have access to the Staples portal can order as required for their teams. The cost of these is covered by Group Head Office: http://netxpress.biz/main-catalogue-browse?&N=4294948620+4294617183. New hard hats can also be purchased directly from Staples and the cost for these is to be covered by your business.

■ Clothing badges are available from Work Wear Group. For more information and to order, visit the Group intranet: http://intranet.downeredi.com/procurement/Pages/The%20Workwear%20Group.aspx

■ Stickers for plant/ equipment are available from RGI. Specific requirements are captured as we go to each site and audit signage, plant, vehicles and equipment. The cost is covered by Group Head Office if it is part of the signage rebrand project. If you wish to order stickers outside the branding program, please contact RGI directly on downer@rgi.com.au and place your order. These orders will be considered ‘business as usual’ and costs are to be borne by site.

■ All branded printed materials are available from McDonald Printing – this includes pre-printed letterhead, envelopes, posters, Zero Harm collateral, presentation folders, brochures etc. Please order and pay from your own cost centre from the McDonald portal: www.mcdonaldprinting.com.au/downergroup/

■ Standard Downer pull up banners are also available from McDonald Printing and can be ordered via the McDonald portal: www.mcdonaldprinting.com.au/downergroup/

■ All merchandise and corporate gifts are to be purchased from our preferred supplier, McDonald Printing. View the current range on the McDonald portal: www.mcdonaldprinting.com/downergroup/

■ New PPE clothing and uniforms should be ordered as part of your business as usual process through our preferred supplier Work Wear Group. Costs are borne by each site/business.

For administrators in your business needing access to the online portals (e.g. Staples, McDonald Printing), instructions are on each portal login page. ■

In memory of Kevin Fletcher

Kevin Fletcher, who joined Downer in early 2010 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in August 2010, passed away on 10 April, 2016.

In an interview with The Australian Financial Review, the Chief Executive Officer of Downer, Grant Fenn, said:

“Kevin made an enormous contribution to Downer over the past six years. He played a central role in driving major improvements to Downer’s Finance, Treasury, Risk Management and Project Management systems, processes and procedures. He also led a range of business improvement projects that have had an extremely beneficial impact on the company. It is due largely to Kevin that these areas at Downer are substantially stronger than they were six years ago.

Kevin brought energy, enthusiasm and skill to everything he did at Downer and he had a huge influence on the careers of many people across the Group. He was extremely popular and widely respected. He will be greatly missed.”

Downer’s deepest sympathies and prayers are with Kevin’s family and friends. ■

ZERO HARM

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Gorgon project celebrates 2 million hours LTI free The EC&M team has achieved 2 million site hours LTI free at the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project in Western Australia.

Working on-site for over 15 months, the team has delivered a broad range of specialist and general construction, engineering and commissioning services. During this time the footprint of the contract has expanded across much of the LNG plant process areas from inlet and separation, to LNG storage and marine load out.

In addition to the general construction services, our team has delivered specialist services including vessel inspection and catalyst loading, marine works on the LNG load out jetty, cryogenic insulation and expert rope access installations.

Adam Cook, EGM Construction, said: “I would like to recognise our on-site team for their steadfast commitment to and focus on Zero Harm as well as the off-site team who continue to provide exceptional administrative and operational support.”

“We continue to strengthen our relationship with Chevron by being a flexible and responsive solutions provider with a ‘best for project’ philosophy. Our Gorgon team is focused on ensuring that we do everything we can to help Chevron succeed on this project and look forward to contributing to major project milestones such as the shipping of first LNG,” said Adam

Congratulations to everyone involved on achieving our significant safety milestone.

Grant Fenn and Brendan Petersen visit GorgonChevron convenes a CEO Safety Leadership Conference around March each year. This year, Downer Group CEO Grant Fenn and CEO EC&M Brendan Petersen participated in the conference and took the opportunity to discuss safety with senior management from Chevron and fellow contractors. They also visited the project site team on Barrow Island.

Today, Downer employs over 1,000 people at Gorgon and the workforce will continue to evolve to accommodate the changing needs of the project. Our scope of work incorporates multiple construction and commissioning trade disciplines including structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation.

For latest updates on the Gorgon project, please visit Chevron’s website www.chevronaustralia.com/ our-businesses/gorgon ■

Brendan Petersen and Grant Fenn on site at Gorgon.

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Raising Health & Safety awarenessEvery year about 50 people are killed in New Zealand as a result of workplace accidents. WorkSafe NZ invited Downer New Zealand CEO Cos Bruyn to participate in a national advertising campaign which aims to change New Zealand’s workplace health and safety culture.

The Home Time campaign is built around WorkSafe’s vision – that everyone who goes to work comes home healthy and safe. It is designed to raise awareness about health and safety and challenge Kiwis to make workplaces safer and healthier for everyone. Changing workplace culture is not a simple process and the campaign is part of an 18 month strategy which was launched on 4 April with new Health and Safety legislation in New Zealand.

Cos is a strong advocate for safety in the industry. “I’m very passionate about health and safety – especially getting the basics right. We have an emphasis on ensuring that our people and frontline managers take ownership of safety on the job site. At the end of the day, we want all our people to be Zero Harm leaders. This campaign is important as it recognises the adverse impacts on families and loved ones who have to live with the consequences resulting from significant workplace injuries.

“A good approach to health and safety is important. Doing a job safely is about good planning, particularly around our critical risks. If you plan a job properly, you plan how to do it safely, you’ll actually get a better quality job.”

Cos is an advocate for the campaign alongside Mike Bennetts, CEO Z Energy, Alison Barrass CEO Griffin’s Foods Limited and Sir David Fagan. The campaign is showing now on prime time television in New Zealand. You can find out more about the campaign and watch the advertisement here:

www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/news/campaigns/ hometime-campaign

Safety is everyone’s responsibility. When you are on the job, remember to ask yourself:How could I get hurt?What injury could I sustain? What can I do to prevent it? ■

Icon Water Alliance celebrates 72 months LTI free

Our Icon Water Alliance in the Australian Capital Territory has achieved a significant safety milestone, reaching 72 months LTI (Lost Time Injury) and 15 months MTI (Medical Treatment Injury) free.

This means that there has not been a serious injury on an Icon Water Alliance project for the past six years.

“This achievement has been a result of the determination and hard work from the whole team to remain focused on safety over the past six years,” said Marcello Di Paolo, Zero Harm Manager.

“Our Site Supervisors need to be commended for their efforts. Many of them have been with the Alliance for a long time and have kept safety a priority and successfully managed not only their teams but also subcontractors around safety, sometimes under very difficult conditions.”

The Alliance attribute their milestone to a safety focused culture and a number of successful safety initiatives developed and rolled out regularly. A recent key initiative was the introduction of the Safety and Engagement Action Log (SEAL) – a tool used to record all low level type safety events on site. The tool helps to identify potential trends early and allows the team to be proactive in dealing with these trends.

“The entire team at the Icon Alliance should be congratulated on creating a work environment with such focus on achieving Zero Harm,” said Stuart Ommensen, Executive General Manager Projects, Downer Utilities.

“Six years without an LTI and 15 months without an MTI is an enviable track record and a performance they should all be very proud of.”

Well done to the Icon water Alliance in the ACT team for reaching 72 months LTI free. ■

OUR COMMUNITIES

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Local Aboriginal trainees set for success

A group of Aboriginal people from the Pilbara has gained life-changing skills and the chance to earn valuable experience working on the City of Karratha’s City Centre revitalisation project which is being delivered by Downer and LandCorp.

Alwi Drummond, Tytus Hunter, Denise Hubert and Bevan Wally were recently awarded their Certificate III in Civil Construction and a Downer worksite accreditation during a ceremony at the Pilbara Institute in Karratha. This outcome has resulted from a commitment made through an Aboriginal Participation Plan (APP) established by Downer and LandCorp.

The four trainees will now complete onsite work experience in the coming months and two will have the opportunity to gain full time employment with Downer. LandCorp and Downer will assist the remaining two trainees to find potential work opportunities with local contractors.

Downer construction manager Andrew Mapfumo (pictured in the image below with the trainees and representatives from LandCorp and the Pilbara Institute) said the Aboriginal Participation Program was a success. “The trainees can be proud of the commitment they have demonstrated to attain new work skills and hands-on experience, along with the inspiration they have provided to their work colleagues and the broader community,” he said.

“The APP initiative has been successful on multiple levels — it has not only benefited the participants by providing accredited training that will last them a lifetime, it has also identified potential employees for Downer who have the right skills, capabilities, experience and valuable local knowledge.”

LandCorp Chief Executive Frank Marra said the trainees should be congratulated for their “tremendous” achievements.

“The participants are now equipped with the necessary skills – including forklift and power tool operation, first aid, workplace communication and fatigue management – that will allow them to safely and confidently work on civil construction sites,” he said.

“It is particularly heartening to see the positive outcomes the training and employment program has achieved for the participants, their families and co-workers.” ■

Downer supports the ALNF’s 2016 Wall of Hands

Downer is proud once again to support the Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation’s (ALNF) annual Wall of Hands campaign.

ALNF believes all Australians have the right to literacy, because being able to read and write is the key to accessing education and employment, and to participating fully in society.

People who have difficulty reading and writing suffer from shame, poor self-esteem and negative life experiences. They also lack access to many opportunities that most of us take for granted.

ALNF exists to help these people by raising literacy levels in Australia’s most marginalised communities. Through six core programs and a number of one-off community projects, ALNF provides funding, training, support and resources to individuals, families and schools.

The Wall of Hands is ALNF’s annual fundraising appeal to support the improvement of literacy levels in remote Indigenous communities across Australia.

This year, the ALNF aims to raise $500,000 to continue delivering their life-changing programs and enabling Indigenous children across Australia to fulfil their potential.

Downer’s own Wall of Hands will open mid-May for donations. We are also hoping to run a second hand book drive to assist the ALNF in providing much needed resources to remote communities.

Stay tuned for more details on the Group intranet on how you can help support this initiative. ■

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Supporting Jawun in 2016 – submit your application today!Downer is proud to support Jawun, a not-for-profit organisation which works with corporate, government and philanthropic partners to offer skills and resources to Indigenous communities.

Jawun places skilled people from companies like Downer into Indigenous organisations. These secondees transfer skills and support Indigenous leaders to achieve their goals.

The Jawun experience is a wonderful opportunity for Downer employees* to make a contribution to our Indigenous communities and also develop their personal and work skills in a unique and challenging way.

Applicants will need to:

■ have been permanently employed by Downer for more than 12 months;

■ possess skills required by the organisations supported by Jawun (this includes operational, planning, financial, contractual, IT and communication skills);

■ be regarded by their managers as excellent performers who deserve investment in their career development;

■ explain why a Jawun secondment will benefit their professional development; and

■ obtain written approval from their manager to spend six weeks on secondment.

Group Office will cover the costs of the secondment, including reimbursing the relevant business for the employee’s salary while on secondment.

We are seeking applicants for the following six week long Jawun secondments:

If you are interested and believe you satisfy the criteria outlined above, please complete the application form found on the Group intranet and send to corporate.affairs@downergroup.com.

Applications for the May intake have now closed, but applications can still be submitted for the August-September and October-December opportunities.

A short list will be selected to be interviewed by Jawun. ■

*Australian employees only

Downer donates PCs to JawunDowner, with HPE and Microsoft, has donated 50 PCs to Jawun. This donation was first suggested by our late CFO, Kevin Fletcher, who was a strong supporter of the program.

The 50 PCs were sent out to the following regional sites this month: Northeast Arnhem Land, Cape York, West Kimberley, Goulburn-Murray, Lower River Murray, and inner Sydney.

Inner Sydney 15 May - 22 June 7 August - 14 September 23 October - 30 November

Cape York 15 May - 25 June 7 August - 17 September 16 October - 26 November

West Kimberley 22 May - 2 July 7 August - 17 September 23 October - 3 December

OUR PEOPLE

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Dr Dave Hutchison receives the prestigious IPENZ Dobson Award

At the recent Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) awards, Downer New Zealand Chief Civil Engineer, David Hutchison (Dr Dave) was honoured with the 2016 Dobson Award for his contribution to the development of transport infrastructure.

The award is one of the highest offered by IPENZ and is in recognition of his work on design and construction methodologies associated with roading, ports, airports and industrial pavements. Dr Dave has more than 40 years’ experience as a civil engineer in both construction and design of new and maintenance work for road and industrial pavements, civil structures and small buildings. His particular area of interest is the sustainable supply, and on-the-ground behaviour, of pavement materials. He is respected for his ability to solve engineering problems with practical and cost-effective solutions.

Dr Dave’s leadership within the contracting industry includes his role as Chair of the Aggregates Group (University of Auckland and industry groups), former chair of Civil Contractors NZ’s Pavements Committee, past member of National Pavements Technical Group, Civil Contractor NZ’s rep on NZ Transport Authority technical groups, his work on the development of engineering codes of practice in New Zealand and Asia and his mentoring of young engineers.

David is highly respected in the engineering community and we are extremely proud to have him on our team. Congratulations Dr Dave! ■

Rail apprenticeship program

Downer’s Rail business, in partnership with Hunter TAFE (Kurri Kurri Campus) has launched its 2016 Mobile Plant Apprenticeship program.

Hailing from Rail sites including Auburn, Eveleigh, Kooragang, Cardiff and Townsville, eight Downer apprentices will attend seven one week theory blocks during their first year of training.

The program involves a three day induction program and a two-week intensive skills application workplace preparation program at Kurri Kurri TAFE to prepare them for work place activities.

The program also has a strong focus on business and life skills with learning modules on presentation skills, mental health awareness, defensive driving, resilience training, conflict resolution, emotional

intelligence training and money matters.

Shane Snook, Rail’s National Apprentice Program Coordinator, presented to the 2016 apprentice and parents describing Downer’s vision of investment in people and best practice processes.

“We have started the journey in developing a legacy into the future”, said Shane.

“We want to ensure that each apprentice not only completes their technical training but is exposed to personal life skill development opportunities.” ■

Dr David Hutchison receiving his IPENZ Award

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Mining employees awarded 2016 WIMWA Mentoring Scholarships

At the opening of the 2016 Women in Mining WA (WIMWA) Mentoring program, two Downer Mining Christmas Creek employees, Sunisa Bishop and Emma Hart, were awarded two out of three Department of Local Government and Communities Scholarships.

These scholarships provide full funding for the winners to participate in the WIMWA mentoring program.

WIMWA aims to encourage women to increase their presence in the industry, provide a strong network for women, and for the industry to be proactive in attracting and retaining women in the resources sector. Their mentoring program, which is run over two semesters each year, aims to support professional WIMWA mentees through career guidance and direction by sharing mentor/mentee experiences, developing career goals and forging exceptional mentoring relationships.

Both Sunisa and Emma are strongly deserving of these awards. Sunisa has worked with Downer since 2010 and in this time she has worked her way up to Business Improvement Superintendent. She is passionate about effectively coaching and mentoring her work group in order for individuals and the team to discover their potential and function effectively to achieve results.

Emma joined Downer in 2012. When Emma isn’t operating heavy vehicle equipment, her role as Health and Safety Representative involves helping out supervisors with staff, day to day jobs and incidents and accidents. This role has allowed Emma to learn a lot more about the way a mine site is run. She is passionate about being a role model to other females in the industry showing that they are capable of doing everything their male colleagues can do, and being a leader in changing the diversity of the mining industry for women.

Congratulations Sunisa and Emma!

If you are interested in learning more about the WIMWA mentoring program please visit www.womeninmining.com. ■

Ricky Bridge (Group General Manager Environment Operations) has sailed into the history books, winning the 16ft Skiff NSW State and National Championships and the 18ft Skiff National and World (JJ Giltinanan) Championships.

Held in Sydney Harbour in February, Ricky and his fellow crew member Lee Knapton became the first sailors ever to win both prestigious titles in the same year.

It’s been a busy schedule juggling two competitive sailing programs as well as managing the Environmental Shared Service team that provides support to Infrastructure Services, EC&M and the Rail Divisions whilst overseeing initiatives across the broader Downer Group.

When asked how he found the time to juggle his sailing and work commitments, Ricky responded: “Plenty of late nights… I am very fortunate to work with a team of talented individuals who I have worked with for several years and are all very supportive of my sailing commitments.”

Ricky draws on the similarities between a successful sailing campaign and a successful business.

“A successful sailing campaign requires all the same ingredients as a successful business,” he said. “It requires thought leadership, clear objectives, talented people, meticulous planning, collaboration, innovation and technology and lots of time and hard work!”

Ricky’s team on Smeg will next compete in the 18ft Skiff ANZAC Regatta in New Zealand and will then head to Fiji in June to contest another international 18ft Skiff Regatta.

We wish Ricky and his team the best of luck for the coming competitions. ■

Downer’s Ricky Bridge wins national sailing championships

Emma Hart in front of a CAT 789.

The Kingsway SpeechIn July last year, the Water & Pipelines Rehabilitation team in our Utilities business began a project to replace 700 metres of ageing water mains in Glen Waverley in and around the popular Victorian Kingsway trading strip for Yarra Valley Water (YVW).

Like the story of the stuttering King George VI, told in the movie “The King’s Speech”, the Glen Waverley Upgrade Project team recognised when they needed extra support and sought out expertise from YVW’s Community Engagement Team.

“One of the biggest challenges of the project was the impact to local businesses, customers and high localised vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the area,” said Majid Majeed, Manager – Water & Pipelines Rehabilitation.

“This was no easy task, especially around safety, but also the frustration around the loss of parking, noise and disruption to local business activities.”

The team worked closely with YVW’s Community Engagement team to implement a comprehensive community and stakeholder engagement plan that not only limited the construction footprint but also had multiple activities that consulted, listened and communicated often with the local businesses impacted.

By December, when the project finished, not one customer complaint was received.

“Special thanks to Peter Mathews, Mick Klinge, Glenn Mummery, Ian Devlin, Erick Tansil, Paul van Brussel and the team involved for their community focused outcome,” said Majid. ■

OUR CUSTOMERS

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LNG 18 – Relationships creating success

Downer’s EC&M business recently exhibited at LNG 18 in Perth, Western Australia. LNG 18 is the world’s largest dedicated LNG gathering and incorporates a conference and exhibition featuring major global producers and specialist suppliers.

With our display stand located close to the main entrance foyer, the event introduced Downer to many new prospective customers and helped reinforce our already strong relationships with existing customers across the LNG sector.

Showcasing our construction and maintenance services for LNG customers, our exhibition stand was well attended by conference delegates and exhibition attendees.

Visitors to the stand viewed a multimedia presentation featuring our work on major LNG projects across Australia and spent time with our teams talking about their requirements and exploring Downer’s service offerings.

Our VIP event for selected customers was also well attended with guests enjoying a keynote address from David Wirrpanda, West Coast Eagles Champion and Founder of the Wirrpanda Foundation.

David talked about how the Foundation is empowering and building capacity among Aboriginal people and their communities. Brendan Petersen, CEO of EC&M said:

“It was a pleasure to have David attend and speak at our event. Our customers got a lot out of his very topical and compelling address.” ■

David Wirrpanda at our VIP event. Our very own BD coordinator Anna-Liese Komene enjoying a few precious moments with one of the most sought after attendees at LNG 18.

Downer’s exhibition stand.

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BHP Billiton locomotive delivery

Earlier this year, our Rail team safety delivered the final four commissioned SD70 Ace LCi locomotives to BHP Billiton Iron Ore (BHP) in Port Hedland.

The journey started at the EMD factory in Muncie, Indiana in July, 2015 when the units were first produced. Downer was there every step of the way, with an on-site representative ensuring the quality of the build and adherence to BHP build specifications as well as overseeing port operations in Norfolk, Virginia.

The Downer commissioning team was made up primarily of Malaga (WA) based technicians along with Supervisor Dan Kruger a veteran of nine BHP unloads and Aaron Taggart from Kooragang (NSW). The team worked alongside Detrain Logistics, Doolans Heavy Haulage and BHP Rail Operations during the unload and craneage phase. Team pre-start meetings, joint risk assessments and clear communication between work groups were essential in

maintaining Zero Harm during this phase of the process.

This delivery completes a five year deal which saw a total of 178 EMD SD70 Ace/Lci units delivered and handed over into operational service to our customer BHP.

A great result, but the job didn’t finish there for our Rail team!

With the delivery of the new fleet, our customer was left with one small problem, removing the redundant fleet, which had serviced their operation for several decades.

Nearing the tail end of six months’ effort, the Rail team has been working closely with BHP with weekly and daily meetings leading up to retirement day, bringing together BHP Billiton Project and management teams,

Rail Projects, Detrain Logistics, Doolans Heavy Haulage, Machinery Movers, Norwest Cranes, WA Police, Dept of Transport and A1 Heavy Vehicle Escorts.

As with all projects, maintaining a strong customer focus whilst also building a healthy and collaborative relationship is paramount. This project has shown that keeping the lines of communication wide open between all involved parties aids in the safe and on time conclusion to what has been a long two year total project operation.

Well done to everyone involved. ■

INNOVATION

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Have you got a story idea? Know how we can make Downer News better? Send your suggestions to: Corporate.Affairs@downergroup.com

71kg of carbon (CO2) were neutralised using Bite Visual Communications Group for this project. www.bitevisual.com.au

Downer drones in test trials with NSW Ambulance Downer’s EC&M team in Hexham is helping to solve one of our customer’s key challenges – how to safely audit remote radio transmitter towers.

The Hexham team has been working with NSW Government agencies for over 25 years, including compliance audits for NSW Ambulance (NSWA). With approximately 250 remote radio transmission sites across the state, NSWA requires regular asset audits to ensure the equipment is operating at peak performance. The audit identifies asset information including equipment quantity, type, access and condition.

“Many of the radio transmitters are located in remote sites which are often hard to get to by even the most rugged 4WD tracks,” said Martin Cole, Manager Maintenance and Services.

“Once auditors arrive on-site, the next challenge is to scale transmitter towers that can be up to 120 metres high and located in the middle of nowhere. The safety risk is very high so the project team came up with the innovative solution of using drones. These can quickly scale transmitter towers

and conduct the audit via video, negating the need for anyone to scale heights which eliminates the associated fall risk.”

The current solution utilises Inspire V2 drones fitted with 4k high resolution gimbal style cameras to capture video and still imagery of the tower condition and surrounding terrain.

Getting the drones on-site requires fully equipped 4WD vehicles complete with chainsaws and electric winches, and a comprehensive quad redundant communication and safety setup for a total remote operation in the often arduous terrain.

Martin said Downer had to meet all CASA licencing requirements to operate the drones. A dedicated team is now in place to administer the operation and deliver the outcomes that CASA and NSWA require.

The new drone service enhances Downer’s working relationship with NSWA and represents a total solution package that meets their

unique audit requirements. Testing is nearing completion and it is anticipated that site audits will start in April. Audits will include approximately 250 NSWA transmitter sites.

The team is now working with other Downer businesses to deliver similar drone solutions to customers. If you’d like to know more, contact Martin Cole on 0429 630 432 or email martin.cole@downergroup.com.

If you’d like to watch video of the drones in action view https://youtu.be/xWFIj9vKsgc for a low-res flyover showing how the drones operate, or view https://youtu.be/ehZ2YbU1qOc for a high-res video showing sample footage of the video quality that the drones deliver.

Congratulations to the EC&M team in Hexham for bringing thought leadership and a very innovative solution to our customer. ■

The new drone service enhances Downer’s working relationship with NSWA and represents a total solution package that meets their unique audit requirements.