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Volume 30 Number 2

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Humes played an integral role in the successful completion of the Southern

Hemisphere’s longest pipe-jack, at Nambour in South East Queensland.

The pipe-jack is part of the Northern Pipeline Interconnector (NPI) – Stage 2,

which involves construction of 48 kilometres of underground, reverse-flow

water pipeline from the Noosa Water Treatment Plant at Cooroy to the

NPI - Stage 1 at Eudlo. This project is a key component of the South East

Queensland Water Grid. The Northern Network Alliance (NNA) is designing

and constructing the NPI – Stage 2 for LinkWater. The NNA is comprised of

LinkWater Projects, McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited, Abigroup and KBR.

The pipeline alignment includes a section through Pringle Hill in Nambour.

Tunnelling through Pringle Hill represented a significant construction

challenge given the tunnel’s length of 1,032 m, its height difference of 60 m

from the launch position to the final target, and the design requirement for a

significant vertical curve.

Usually a microtunnel of comparable length would be divided into sections

with one or more intermediate shafts. However, the steep slope and

topography of the area made this option impossible, so the Pringle Hill tunnel

had to be one long, continuous tunnel.

The Humes DN2100 J series pipe-jack was integral to the successful

completion of the tunnel, and a significant accomplishment for tunnel

engineering in Australia. Ten interjack stations were deployed inside the

tunnel to enable the pipe-jack to achieve this significant length.

By successfully installing the J series jacking pipes over a distance of more

than one kilometre, both NNA and Humes have demonstrated there is greater

scope for infrastructure designers to choose more economical routes, which

may also deliver benefits to residents and the environment.

Project

Northern Pipeline

Interconnector – Stage 2,

South East QLD

Client

Northern Network Alliance

(NNA)

Product supplied

341 DN2100 J series jacking

pipes, 10 DN2100 interjack

stations, 242 DN1500 J series

jacking pipes, 5 DN1500

interjack stations

Humes and NNA push pipe-jacking to new limits

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Humes, a division of Holcim, one of the world’s leading suppliers of cement and

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Northern Pipeline Interconnector

Case study

Stage 2 – J series jacking pipes and interjack stations

Strength. Performance. Passion.

Humes played an integral role in the successful completion of the Southern

Hemisphere’s longest pipe-jack, at Nambour in South East Queensland.

The pipe-jack is part of the Northern Pipeline Interconnector (NPI) – Stage 2,

which involves construction of 48 kilometres of underground, reverse-flow

water pipeline from the Noosa Water Treatment Plant at Cooroy to the

NPI - Stage 1 at Eudlo. This project is a key component of the South East

Queensland Water Grid. The Northern Network Alliance (NNA) is designing

and constructing the NPI – Stage 2 for LinkWater. The NNA is comprised of

LinkWater Projects, McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited, Abigroup and KBR.

The pipeline alignment includes a section through Pringle Hill in Nambour.

Tunnelling through Pringle Hill represented a significant construction

challenge given the tunnel’s length of 1,032 m, its height difference of 60 m

from the launch position to the final target, and the design requirement for a

significant vertical curve.

Usually a microtunnel of comparable length would be divided into sections

with one or more intermediate shafts. However, the steep slope and

topography of the area made this option impossible, so the Pringle Hill tunnel

had to be one long, continuous tunnel.

The Humes DN2100 J series pipe-jack was integral to the successful

completion of the tunnel, and a significant accomplishment for tunnel

engineering in Australia. Ten interjack stations were deployed inside the

tunnel to enable the pipe-jack to achieve this significant length.

By successfully installing the J series jacking pipes over a distance of more

than one kilometre, both NNA and Humes have demonstrated there is greater

scope for infrastructure designers to choose more economical routes, which

may also deliver benefits to residents and the environment.

Project

Northern Pipeline

Interconnector – Stage 2,

South East QLD

Client

Northern Network Alliance

(NNA)

Product supplied

341 DN2100 J series jacking

pipes, 10 DN2100 interjack

stations, 242 DN1500 J series

jacking pipes, 5 DN1500

interjack stations

Humes and NNA push pipe-jacking to new limits

Humes is a registered trademark and a registered business name of Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd © 2011 Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd ABN 87 099 732 297

Case

stu

dy

National Sales 1300 361 601 | humes.com.au

A Division of Holcim Australia

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In many cases, people placed self managed super funds or their retirement savings into investment vehicles where the risks may not have been made transparent or fully understood. In some cases these investments were recommended by a financial adviser who may have received financial incentives for their recommendation. In other words, they were not acting in the best interests of their clients when recommending these investments.

These unfortunate situations really highlight why it is so important to do your homework to ensure you’re placing your financial future in the hands of an adviser you can trust.

A solid track recordQSuper has been looking after the super of Queensland Government employees for one hundred years. It’s not a responsibility we take lightly and over the decades we’ve built a high level of trust amongst our members. We know many of you feel secure in the knowledge that QSuper is your partner on your journey into retirement. We also know that to maintain this trust we have to continue to put your interests first.

We also understand how important it is for members to have access

to quality financial advice when planning their future. That’s why we offer members access to QInvest, our expert financial planners who’ve been providing trusted advice to our members for nearly 20 years.

A matter of trustQInvest advisers have a specialised understanding of your QSuper account, and pride themselves on putting your best interests first. Like QSuper, they understand that a good partnership has to be built on trust. At a time when many advisers received indirect fees in the form of commissions and rebates from the products they offered, QInvest advisers were, and still are, paid by salary only. In fact, you can always be confident that QInvest offers full transparency and charges only for the financial advice provided, not for the products recommended.

The Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms came into effect on 1 July 2013. Under these Federal Government reforms, all advisers are now required to act in the best interests of their client, and are not able to receive payments or non-monetary benefits, such as commissions, if it is likely to influence their advice (however any commisions on products held

before this date will remain in place). These are obviously very positive steps for the industry, and should improve the quality of advice available to all Australians.

Research and compareThe moral of the story is to always do your homework before choosing an adviser, and the following questions are a good place to start:

✔ What will this advice cost me?

✔ What are your areas of expertise?

✔ Are you licensed, and what services do you have a licence for?

A final word of adviceIf you’ve been recommended a certain adviser by a colleague or friend, it’s a good idea to check if they’ve been offered an incentive for their recommendation to you. In some cases, they may be receiving benefits like entertainment or free services to endorse certain products.

You’re working hard to save for your retirement, so it’s important you choose a financial partner you can trust. Sadly, as too many Australians have discovered, the wrong decisions could destroy your dreams forever.

Beware bad adviceRecent high profile financial collapses such as Prime Trust, Storm Financial, Wickham Securities and Banksia Financial Group have highlighted how superannuation members can have a lifetime of savings wiped out by choosing the wrong financial partner.

A wealth of advice for every life stage.At QInvest we understand your financial goals are as individual as you are. That’s why our qualified Financial Advisers offer QSuper members objective financial advice and life stage solutions tailored to your needs and circumstances. And because all our Financial Advisers are salaried and don’t receive commissions from product providers, you can be sure the advice you receive has your interests in mind.

qinvest.com.au

1800 643 893

Book an appointment with a QInvest Financial Adviser today.

QInvest Limited (ABN 35 063 511 580, AFSL and Australian Credit Licence number 238274) (QInvest) is ultimately owned by the QSuper Board (ABN 32 125 059 006) as trustee for the QSuper Fund (ABN 60 905 115 063), and is a separate legal entity which is responsible for the financial services and credit services it provides. 6762 10/13.

QInvest Limited (ABN 35 063 511 580, AFSL and Australian Credit Licence number 238274) (QInvest) is ultimately owned by the QSuper Board (ABN 32 125 059 006) as trustee for the QSuper Fund (ABN 60 905 115 063), and is a separate legal entity which is responsible for the financial services and credit services it provides. The information in this article should not be considered personal advice as it does not take into account what you currently have, what you want or what you need for your financial future. You should consider these issues before you make an investment decision. For more information, visit our website at qinvest.com.au

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In many cases, people placed self managed super funds or their retirement savings into investment vehicles where the risks may not have been made transparent or fully understood. In some cases these investments were recommended by a financial adviser who may have received financial incentives for their recommendation. In other words, they were not acting in the best interests of their clients when recommending these investments.

These unfortunate situations really highlight why it is so important to do your homework to ensure you’re placing your financial future in the hands of an adviser you can trust.

A solid track recordQSuper has been looking after the super of Queensland Government employees for one hundred years. It’s not a responsibility we take lightly and over the decades we’ve built a high level of trust amongst our members. We know many of you feel secure in the knowledge that QSuper is your partner on your journey into retirement. We also know that to maintain this trust we have to continue to put your interests first.

We also understand how important it is for members to have access

to quality financial advice when planning their future. That’s why we offer members access to QInvest, our expert financial planners who’ve been providing trusted advice to our members for nearly 20 years.

A matter of trustQInvest advisers have a specialised understanding of your QSuper account, and pride themselves on putting your best interests first. Like QSuper, they understand that a good partnership has to be built on trust. At a time when many advisers received indirect fees in the form of commissions and rebates from the products they offered, QInvest advisers were, and still are, paid by salary only. In fact, you can always be confident that QInvest offers full transparency and charges only for the financial advice provided, not for the products recommended.

The Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms came into effect on 1 July 2013. Under these Federal Government reforms, all advisers are now required to act in the best interests of their client, and are not able to receive payments or non-monetary benefits, such as commissions, if it is likely to influence their advice (however any commisions on products held

before this date will remain in place). These are obviously very positive steps for the industry, and should improve the quality of advice available to all Australians.

Research and compareThe moral of the story is to always do your homework before choosing an adviser, and the following questions are a good place to start:

✔ What will this advice cost me?

✔ What are your areas of expertise?

✔ Are you licensed, and what services do you have a licence for?

A final word of adviceIf you’ve been recommended a certain adviser by a colleague or friend, it’s a good idea to check if they’ve been offered an incentive for their recommendation to you. In some cases, they may be receiving benefits like entertainment or free services to endorse certain products.

You’re working hard to save for your retirement, so it’s important you choose a financial partner you can trust. Sadly, as too many Australians have discovered, the wrong decisions could destroy your dreams forever.

Beware bad adviceRecent high profile financial collapses such as Prime Trust, Storm Financial, Wickham Securities and Banksia Financial Group have highlighted how superannuation members can have a lifetime of savings wiped out by choosing the wrong financial partner.

A wealth of advice for every life stage.At QInvest we understand your financial goals are as individual as you are. That’s why our qualified Financial Advisers offer QSuper members objective financial advice and life stage solutions tailored to your needs and circumstances. And because all our Financial Advisers are salaried and don’t receive commissions from product providers, you can be sure the advice you receive has your interests in mind.

qinvest.com.au

1800 643 893

Book an appointment with a QInvest Financial Adviser today.

QInvest Limited (ABN 35 063 511 580, AFSL and Australian Credit Licence number 238274) (QInvest) is ultimately owned by the QSuper Board (ABN 32 125 059 006) as trustee for the QSuper Fund (ABN 60 905 115 063), and is a separate legal entity which is responsible for the financial services and credit services it provides. 6762 10/13.

QInvest Limited (ABN 35 063 511 580, AFSL and Australian Credit Licence number 238274) (QInvest) is ultimately owned by the QSuper Board (ABN 32 125 059 006) as trustee for the QSuper Fund (ABN 60 905 115 063), and is a separate legal entity which is responsible for the financial services and credit services it provides. The information in this article should not be considered personal advice as it does not take into account what you currently have, what you want or what you need for your financial future. You should consider these issues before you make an investment decision. For more information, visit our website at qinvest.com.au

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4 TMRSC — centreline

5 President’s blog

7 The quickest move in history!

9 Member profile

10 Warwick whispers

12 Did you hear those Christmas beetles?

16 Transport and Main Roads Open Golf

Day 2013

18 Not a ‘steamy dream’ but real steam

20 A history of the Transport and Main

Roads Social Club – Part 2:

The sporting life

26 Transport and Main Roads Heritage

Centre – What is it?

28 TMRSC Inc.

29 TMRSC Inc. Membership Application

30 Murph’s movie guide

31 Murph’s movie quiz Number 75

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5 centreline — TMRSC

Well, what an amazing calendar of events we’ve had this year! My favourites to date have been the fabulous opportunities to catch up with

colleagues at the Happy Hours, the Kids Easter Day, Iron Man 3 at Event Cinemas, which was amazing, and, of course, Christmas in July was a blast.

Last weekend, we also had an amazing Caulfield Cup Race Day at Doomben, with everybody stepping up in the fashion and fascinator stakes!

Here’s a picture with my race day buddies Katrina Skinner and Jessica Day!

With the TRMSC Inc. Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 15 October, it was great to see so many interested members in attendance this year.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the 2013–2014 TMRSC Inc. Committee:

• President: Chantal Pedley

• Vice President: Fran Satya

• Treasurer: Baz Hughes

• Assistant Treasurer: Phil Brown

• Secretary: Lisa Moroney

• Logistics and Facilities Co-Ordinator: Tino Serra

• Functions Co-Ordinator: Katrina Skinner

• Asst. Functions Co-Ordinator: Jesse Musch

• Asst. Functions Co-Ordinator: Jess Day

• Asst. Functions Co-Ordinator: Michele Hardwick

• Asst. Functions Co-Ordinator: Lisa Moroney

• Building Rep. – 313 Adelaide St: Vinnie Harten.

Thanks to all of the above who have taken on positions again this year, and a warm welcome to our new Functions Co-Ordinator, Katrina Skinner. Katrina is keen to get down to business and produce a great calendar of events for 2014, so if you have any ideas, contact Katrina directly – she’s keen to hear everyone’s thoughts.

There are still plenty of building representative positions available for whichever building you work in, so if you’re interested in getting involved, contact me or the office for information.

Since the last edition of Centreline, the Club Office has moved to the ground floor of Transport House, with Deb and Narelle settling in to their new surroundings. It’s been great having them closer so we can help out when needed. A special thanks to Dean Wallington from TMR’s Facilities and Accommodation Solutions for helping us move and find a new home.

As always, the Club would find it very difficult to operate without the support and assistance from the Senior Leadership Team. In particular, DDG Graham Fraine and DG Neil Scales have been great this year, participating in Social Club activities such as the Welcome to Carseldine barbecues.

Both Graham and Neil made an appearance at the breakfast barbecues, and it was great for all the staff to see these guys out and about as seen in the photo accompanied by the TMRSC Inc. Committee / barbecue chefs!

President’s blog

Chantal Pedley, President

By Chantal Pedley, President

L-R Chantal Pedley, Katrina Skinner, and Jessica Day


Congratulations to new member Joel Nicol, who won the iPad 2 as part of the New Member promotion, which ran throughout the first half of the year. We look forward to launching another great promotion for new members at the start of next year.

Don’t forget to get your bookings in now for the Family Christmas Day at BlueFit Chermside Water Park. This is a fantastic day for all members and their families, with a visit by Santa at 11.30 am and a barbecue from 12.30 pm. Booking forms and details are available from the office.

Well, that’s all from me for now – I’m off to the United States for four weeks this weekend – and as you can imagine, I am pretty excited (scratch that – if I was any more excited, I’d be squealing – LOL!).

We are travelling to Washington state, including Seattle, Port Angeles and Forks, so I get to indulge my tragic inner fan girl and go on the Twilight tours along with a busload of other Twihards! OMG – soooooooo excited!

The rest of the trip will be spent meandering down the west coast in a car through Portland, Oregon, Vallejo, San Francisco and finishing with a week at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California. Three days in Hawaii on the way back will let me take stock of all the shopping I will

have done and work out how it’s all going to fit in my baggage allowance, and then home again. See you all when I get back, hopefully at either:

• Movie Night – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Friday 29 November

• Christmas Happy Hour – Friday 6 December at Criterion Hotel

• Family Christmas Event – Sunday 8 December from 10 am at BlueFit Water Park, Chermside.

Carseldine Barbecue. DDG Graham Fraine, Phil Brown, Sharlene Larsen, Baz Hughes, Ken Leigh, Chantal Pedley, DG Neil Scales, Jesse Musch, and Tino Serra

L-R Michele Hardwick, Katrina Skinner, Narelle Waldon, Chantal Pedley, Jessica Day, Lisa Moroney


We knew that our office relocation was coming, but the ‘go’ date happened in a flash! Not to worry though; Facilities and Logistics Co-

Ordinator for the TMRSC Inc. Tino Serra, was there on Friday to help pack up our boxes at SHOC. Thanks Tino, you are a legend.

One of the two areas to be packed up was the storeroom, where there were many years of Social Club historical records, including Annual Reports from the 1980s, as well as trophies from the days when the Club was active in several sports. There was even an old manual typewriter (strong fingers must have been needed to use that in the past!).

Then, of course, there was the main office. Tino continued to load items and equipment into boxes, except those items still being used in the office during the day of the move.

On our next working day, the new office was seen for the first time. The space was full of boxes and equipment needing to be unpacked and set up. Committee Member and President Chantal came to help, as did our heroes, TMRSC Inc. members Gene Chessor and Shane Lonsdale – both masters at sorting out which cables went with which hardware, and how it all went together. Their help was invaluable and much appreciated.

Only enough unpacking was done to enable operations to commence, as we were actively processing annual Associate Member renewals and bookings for

Christmas in July, a major event at that time.

Day by day, as necessity arose, there has been more unpacking and boxes pushed this way and that as we retrieved the items that we have needed in order to function. The remaining boxes hold historic documents and the sporting trophies from past glories.

Visitors are welcome to the office, and must initially report to the Ground Floor Security Desk. The security team advises us when visitors arrive and facilitate access. Visitors enter through the security door, walk straight ahead along a short corridor past the red emergency phone on the left, down another corridor and water cooler on the right. Access to our office is through a door adjacent to the water cooler through an office storage area, and our door is a few steps into this area on the left.

The quickest move in history!

TMRSC Inc. Office, Transport House.TMRSC Inc. Office, Ground Floor, Transport House, Fortitude Valley.

Deb Allman and Narelle Waldon – Administration Officers and Social Club Members at Race Day 2013.


A slow trickle of members have visited the office to peruse and collect the books on sale, or make an event booking, and we are always delighted to welcome and sign up new members.

We appreciate the welcome and the support by the staff at the Ground Floor Security Desk. We are settling in well, and are happy to explore our new environment in the Valley – don’t they say that a ‘change is as good as a holiday’? We both travel to work on the train, and the office is conveniently located above the Fortitude Valley station. Occasionally, we can hear the ‘toot’ of the trains.

We wish to thank all who were involved in making our move to a new location a reality. Sincere thanks to TMR’s Senior Management and Facilities Teams and Club President Chantal Pedley, Office Supervisor Baz Hughes, Facilities and Logistics Co-Ordinator Tino Serra, and all the fantastic Committee Members. We appreciate their diligent negotiations in securing this location, and the help of the team who did the final pack and transported our operations and equipment to Transport House. Thank you to TMR for continuing its long history of supporting the TMR Social Club and members.

The administration staff often attends Social Club events. Please come and say hello to us; we love to meet members, and as our work is mostly by email, we are delighted to meet the people behind the names on the registers.

Deb and Narelle Administration Officers and Associate Members of TMRSC Inc.

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What is your role with TMR? Project Co-Ordinator (Indigenous Employment Program).

How long have you been a member of TMRSC Inc.? Three years? (not sure!)

Tell us about your experiences as a Social Club Member In general… pretty good! In particular, I have really enjoyed some of the big events.

What has been your favourite function and why? My most favourite Social Club events to date have been the Masquerade Ball and the Hollywood Ball.

Both events were such big nights, with lots of people attending, and everyone dressing up to the hilt and looking great. The venue decorations for both events were amazing – I remember at the Masquerade Ball,

the mural on the wall was a headturner and a great place to have photos.

Then at the Hollywood Ball – I loved how they had the Hollywood theme all the way through the night, from having Hollywood stars like Austin Powers and Marilyn Monroe meet and greet us in the foyer, to the Hollywood-theme photo area and the massive Hollywood sign in the main dinning room. For me, they were by far the best events I have attended.

I also very much enjoyed attending and participating in the Easter Day event a few years ago, where I dressed up as the Big Bad Wolf and played ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf?’ with all the kids.

What is your role with TMR? HR Adviser.

How long have you been a member of TMRSC Inc.? Seven years.

Tell us about your experiences as a Social Club Member My experiences with the TMR Social Club have always been positive. I have made many new and lovely friends at past social events, such as movies and gatherings at the Criterion Hotel, and I am looking forward to coming to activities such as the Race Day.

What has been your favourite function and why? My favourite so far has been the 2013 Christmas in July. The package deal for food and drinks was affordable, the venue was central and spacious, plus we all had an excuse to dress in our best clothes. I enjoyed the photographer, music and Chantal Pedley’s MCing :).

Member Profile – Frank Waria

Member Profile – Katrina Skinner


After a bumper start to the year, the good times keep on rolling at the Warwick Social Club.

In addition to our usual monthly barbecues and fortnightly cash jackpot, we enjoyed a variety of events to end 2013 on a high note.

The second half of the year was greeted with loud cheers and celebrations, with Warwick staff holding State of Origin events in May and June.

The renowned International Food Night was also well attended in June, and a number of delicious dishes and treats from around the world were on offer.

The town of Warwick embraced the cold this winter as part of the annual Jumpers and Jazz Festival. Even the office received a winter makeover, and donned the winter woollies in the spirit of the occasion.

Springtime signalled the always popular Winery Trip, a one-day tour of the Granite Belt and its many wineries, breweries and eateries. Wine connoisseurs sampled generous drops from several of Queensland’s most renowned wineries.

Much effort is involved in organising this yearly trip, from compiling the itinerary and liaising with the wineries, to arranging transport and being responsible for the ever-important headcount after each stop. Thank you to Event Co-Ordinators Paul Drummond and Nick Hobbs for organising the trip.

Oktoberfest was another popular event, which saw staff embrace an international twist and embark on a whirlwind trip around the world. A number of foreign beers were on offer to complement traditional German

offerings, with staff receiving stamps in their ‘passports’ for each country ‘visited’.

With the end of the year fast approaching, planning and preparation for the staff Christmas Party is underway. We look forward to getting together in November to celebrate 2013 and welcome in 2014.

Thank you to all our members for your continued support and, of course, to our dedicated Committee Members for all the amazing events this year and in previous years.

To join the Social Club in 2014, please contact President Trevor Martin or any of our friendly Committee Members.

Warwick whispers

Wine Tour – Lachie Weeks and Trevor Martin.

Wine Tour – Trevor Martin, Kelli Mullins, Jade Sciberras and Paul Drummond


Wine Tour – Kate Locke, Trevor Martin, Lachie Weeks, Paul Drummond, Kelli Mullins. Wine Tour – Gilbo Eastwell.

Jumpers and Jazz 2013.


Who doesn’t love Christmas? The TMRSC committee celebrated Christmas this year by organising a Christmas in July dinner as the main

event for the 2013 functions calendar.

With the evening’s festive theme, the event was much more elaborate than any other Aussie Christmas barbecue that I’ve ever been to. The outdoor entertainment area had been showered with fairy lights, whilst the Rendezvous Hotel staff truly outdid themselves with more balloons than I could count, a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, and elegantly themed tables and place settings, replicating a ballroom from the North Pole.

Between the food, liquid courage, speeches, presents and balloons, the night’s atmosphere was out of this world, as the room was buzzing with cheers, laughter and a lot of eggnog! The evening was a success thanks to the professional DJ skills of Frank Waria (who now has an alternative career as TMRSC Inc.’s own personal DJ!) and the Christmas-themed songs, which fuelled the TMRSC Inc.’s very own silly season.

Gifts, presents and prizes were to be had all-round, with several lucky TMRSC members picking up lucky door prizes of movie tickets, bottles of wine and an entertainment book. Congratulations guys and gals! The evening’s major prize of an iPad 2, which new members who had joined this year were eligible to win, went to the ridiculously good-looking Joel Nicol.

With Joel’s passion for information technology and all related gadgets, we know this iPad has gone to a welcoming home.

Did you hear those Christmas beetles?

2013 Committee and Life Members.

Elegant place settings.

Beautiful decor.


Of course, an evening to remember can’t be had without a few minor hiccups. With the Hotel’s soft drink machine out of action, staff quickly obtained that sweet nectar from the local 7-Eleven (and with those prices, we really did get value for money!). This was followed by a few plates of cold meals to go around; however, these hiccups certainly didn’t put a dampener on the evening for this lot.

A big thank you to RT Health and Kate McLennan for donating the funky key ring torches for all attendees, as well as the David Jones vouchers for the lucky member’s draw.

Of course, this special night wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the ever-giving and gorgeous Chantal Pedley and Jessica Day, who both spent tireless hours assisting me in planning this extraordinary evening.

An even bigger thank you (if such a thing is possible) to all the TMRSC members and guests who attended the evening. This event was held for you, and without your continued support, these memorable (for those of you who can remember the evening!) events of forming new friendships and networking opportunities would not be possible.

For the TMRSC Inc. itself, we even scored a fabulous new Functions Co-Ordinator, Katrina Skinner, who has appreciated the events put on by the TMRSC Inc. throughout 2013. She so kindly stepped up at this year’s AGM in October, and will be in the hot seat as Functions Co-Ordinator throughout 2014. I could not be

happier with her decision, and I can’t think of anyone more appropriate who would approach the position and responsibilities with the amount of enthusiasm and commitment that the committee and Club members deserve.

Thank you again to the TMRSC committee, members and guests. I hope you enjoyed yourselves, and I hope to see you at the next TMRSC function.

Jesse Musch

Functions Co-Ordinator

TMRSC Inc.

Member Joel Nicol – iPad 2 winner.

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Transport and Main Roads people gathered at Virginia Golf Course from dawn to dusk on Friday 6 September for the 17th Transport and Main Roads

(TMR) Open.

Our attendance was down from recent years by about 25 per cent, which we expected in the aftermath of the recent staff redundancies. We totalled 133 players for the day, including 14 females. It was pleasing to see a few retirees among the crowd, and we hope to see more of them in future years.

We thank our corporate sponsors, Arup and 12d Solutions. We really appreciate their help, as it allowed us to increase our spending on prizes for the day. Both companies entered staff in the event, and we trust that they had a good day out with us.

We also thank the TMR Social Club Inc. through President Chantal Pedley, for their ongoing support. As well as providing a grant to assist with prizes, they subsidised the entry fees for TMRSC members by $15 each. This year, 31 members enjoyed this fantastic benefit from their membership.

The morning start saw 56 players all out on the course on time at 6.45 am. The Virginia people are always astonished at how we get every single person

to turn up so early in the morning – it’s a testament to the value of not wanting to let your team mates down. With an attendance of 77, the afternoon field was under capacity, but this allowed us to spread people out to help the game move more quickly.

We had another good regional turnout – two from Nerang–Southport, two from Gympie–Sunshine Coast, and two from Ipswich–Darra; and while we missed Bundaberg and Toowoomba, we hope to see them back next year. The IT branch was there in numbers – three teams in the morning and one in the afternoon, spreading plenty of excitement about the day around the Carseldine precinct.

Turning to the results...

The winner of the Shield, with Best Nett for the day, was the ‘ITB Hackers’ team from Carseldine. They had a round of 73 (two over par), featuring two twos on their card and birdies on holes nine and 14.

The ITB Hackers rounded up a few extra prizes, with Declan and Helen winning nearest-the-pins (Helen got two, one was in the hole), and she won the Long Drive, too!

Transport and Main Roads Open Golf Day 2013

‘ITB Hackers’ Declan Lucas, John Purcell, Graeme Hill, Helen Jeffery.

‘Shafted’ Stuart Duncan, Darryl Kong, Anthony Fuscero.‘BOOM’ Elise Milward, Chris Oldham, Peter Ball, Faye Ottaway.

Helen and John accept the Shield.


The Best Gross for the afternoon – and the whole day – was, again, ‘Shafted’ from Gympie, with a score of 64, seven under par. This was not quite up to their rounds of 60 and 61 in previous years, but they managed it with three team members, meaning they only had three attempts at each putt!

The Best Nett winner in the morning was ‘BOOM’,

who actually had the ‘most use of the course’ (so that prize then went to the ‘Development Divotters’).

The two nett winners this year were both over par on the course (73 and 85) – proving that the Double Perrier system can produce winners from the middle of the pack, contrary to those who often think that they have no chance.

‘Afternoon Pin Shots and Long Drives’ Judy Day, Neil Crawford, Kerrod Crocker, Wendy Dennis, our Sponsor Steve Jones from ARUP, and Alex Gleboff.

‘South Coast Heat’ Alan Stone, Michael Burton, Bruce Rigby, Lance Maxwell.

‘Ipswich Icons’ – Neil Weatherhead, Tracey Dreier, Brian Dwyer, Scott Notley.

‘Morning Pin Shots and Long Drives’ – Laurie Raabe, Tina Casaubon, Evan Penny, Johannes Grobler, Mark Pearce, Beck Russell, Carl Prieditis, Donna Bett.

TMR Open Golf Day – 2013 ScoreboardMorning winnersBest Nett 68.8 BOOM (won countback) – Elise Milward, Chris Oldham, Peter Ball, Faye OttawayNett Runner-up 68.8 The Groblers (lost on countback) – Scott Palmer, Jaco Van Den Berg, Johannes Grobler, Bob de VerteuilBest Gross 67 South Coast Heat – Alan Stone, Michael Burton, Bruce Rigby, Lance MaxwellGross Runner-up 67 Drunk Drivers – Gordon Berry, Jon Kristjannson, Samuel Sim, Steve Schmidt

Nearest-the-Pins Ladies (2nd shot) Men 3 Donna Bett Evan Penny 9 Beck Russell Johannes Grobler 12 Donna Bett Carl Prieditis 14 Beck Russell Laurie RaabeLongest Drive 18 Tina Casaubon Mark Pearce

Most Use of the Course Development Divotters (80) – Mike Nelles, Stephen Baskerville, Norman Wong, Chris IsaacLucky Card Draw Aussie Silver – Trevor Carter, Andrew Elenitsas, Raphael Jadin, Roger Priest

Afternoon winnersBest Nett 67.3 ITB Hackers – Helen Jeffery, John Purcell, Declan Lucas, Graeme HillNett runner-up 67.8 Ipswich Icons (won countback) – Neil Weatherhead, Tracey Dreier, Brian Dwyer, Scott NotleyBest Gross score 64 Shafted – Stuart Duncan, Darryl Kong, Anthony FusceroGross runner-up 66 What’s In A Name – Andrew Wheeler, Mark Lenske, Stephen Holzapfel, Brad Garrett

Nearest-the-Pins Ladies (2nd shot) Men 3 Helen Jeffery Alex Gleboff 9 Judy Day Declan Lucas 12 Wendy Dennis (in hole) Neil Crawford 14 Helen Jeffery (in hole) Neil CrawfordLongest Drive 18 Helen Jeffery Kerrod Crocker

Most Use of the Course MBRL (79) – Cameron Sharp, Damien Bicknell, Satyam Thakar, Glen ConnellanLucky Card Draw Pro-Ams – Nev Hayes, Bev White, Mark Delbridge, Jim Maxwell.


Who would have thought that in 2014, you could still experience the sight and sound of the mighty ‘Iron Horse’ at work, hauling

carriages built in the World War I and II eras and carrying passengers on a very civilised and relaxing journey.

Regular steam trains faded into history back in 1969 to make way for more powerful diesels, and eventually electric trains. The Australian Railway Historical Society had already been operating rail tours since 1957, and when the era of regular steam trains came to an end,

society officials approached the Premier and Transport Ministers of the day, and successfully convinced them that some steam locomotives must be kept in operating condition for the future generations.

The Australian Railway Historical Society (Queensland Division) is about to enter its 57th year of operating rail tours, and over 970 excursions have been operated by both steam- and diesel-hauled trains to many destinations in Queensland since the very first excursion in 1957.

Six steam locomotives from various classes are kept in traffic by Queensland Rail for special events, and are lovingly overhauled and maintained by staff at the birthplace of Queensland Rail, Ipswich Workshops. To complement these locomotives, a fleet of 14 heritage-type carriages from the early 1900s are also maintained. Two rail motor units (one built in 1956 and one from the 1970) and a 1960s built English Electric Diesel locomotive have also been kept in traffic and allocated to heritage train duties by Queensland Rail.

The excitement of a day out by steam train commences at Roma Street as you walk along the platform to find your carriage with a reserved seat. It is then a quick walk to the head of the train to inspect the great ‘Iron Horse’, which is simmering away quietly, waiting for the grand departure. Final boarding announcements are made, the guard blows his whistle and waves the green flag, making the engine burst to life with the train’s whistle blowing to signal departure

Not a ‘steamy dream’ but real steam


as it steams out of the platform heading for the day’s destination.

Like the sound of the above? The summer and autumn program of rail tours with the Australian Railway Historical Society has just been released.

Santa’s annual excursion to Shorncliffe aboard the steam train will take place on Saturday 7 December. Get the kids and grandkids organised for this event; the jolly old fellow himself will be handing goodies out to all children as the train steams around the suburbs. This excursion always fills early, so book now.

The Summer Winelander diesel-hauled two-day tour heads off to Stanthorpe and Wallangarra on 22 and 23 February. Passengers are pampered with onboard wine tasting with products from the Granite Belt (usually whites on Saturday and reds on Sunday). The ‘whites tasting session’ gets underway as the train starts the climb of the Toowoomba Range. A smorgasbord lunch is served on board as this air-conditioned train makes its way across the Southern Downs and climbs towards the Granite Belt region. On reaching Stanthorpe by mid-afternoon, passengers are taken on a coach tour of some of the region’s best wineries. The Winelander tour always features dinner at a local establishment.

If wine tasting does suit your tastes, there is the option of continuing on the train through the scenic Girraween National Park to the historic border railway station at Wallangarra. Overnight accommodation is at

motels at Stanthorpe. Following a late breakfast, the train departs Stanthorpe at 10 am and the ‘reds session’ gets underway. Lunch is served on board as the tour heads back to Brisbane.

The steam tour program resumes from the summer break on Saturday 1 March with the first excursion being a suburban wander to the western suburbs – Springfield (the newest suburban line) and Box Flat are the proposed destinations for this interesting day out.

April marks the 45th anniversary of the demise of Brisbane’s trams. The Brisbane Tramway Museum at Ferny Grove will come alive on Saturday 5 April as a couple of hundred people arrive by steam train at Ferny Grove and take a nostalgic ride on the historic trams. The ‘Iron Horse and Iron Duke’ tour is a great day out to relive memories of a bygone transport era.

May and June are great months to visit Japan. We are off with the ‘Tram Enthusiasts Tour’ to visit this country – you do not have to be tram or train enthusiasts to come along – there will be some great scenery and tourist-oriented things to do.

Ray Edser (Tour Manager).

Sunshine Express Rail Tours looks forward to welcoming you aboard. Early booking is recommended for all tours; phone our office on 3252 1759 between 10 am and 3 pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for a brochure. A recorded message operates at other times.

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This is a history of the Transport and Main Roads Social Club (TMRSC) and its development through the years to its current form. We’ve broken the

story into two instalments. This second part is about the sporting side of the Club’s activities. The first part, published in Centreline Vol. 30 No. 1, was about the formation of the Main Roads Commission and the Club’s major social events over the years.

The birth of the Main Roads Social Club in 1936 led to the introduction of an interstate competition between Queensland’s Main Roads Depot (MRD) and the New South Wales Department of Main Roads (DMR). Cricket was first in 1949, and over a 30-year period, we added lawn bowls, netball, tennis, golf, squash and volleyball to the annual carnival, with rugby league played during footy season.

Inclusion of these sports into the interstate rivalry often led to the foundation of a Main Roads team or club competing in the Brisbane area.

CRICKET CLUB

The history of the Main Roads Department Cricket Club has been traced through the Warehouse Cricket Association Annual Reports and their own records. It is believed that Main Roads was one of the initial 26 teams that nominated for the inaugural season of the Warehouse competition in 1921/22, although proof only exists of participation from the 1925/27 season.

The Club has had three name changes during its time – it initially started as the Main Roads Depot, which changed to the Main Roads Commission, then to Main Roads Department Cricket Club, Queensland Transport Cricket Club and finally to Main Roads Cricket Club, before it ceased to operate in 2009.

The Cricket Club brought together departmental staff and friends, and gave them the opportunity to play cricket competitively. The Cricket Club was one of the largest and strongest clubs in the Warehouse competition, fielding up to four teams some seasons in various grades. All standards of players were catered for, with a competition held every Saturday afternoon during summer. The Club eventually had its own ground with a full turf wicket when it took over the lease of Rasey Park at Herston.

Main Roads participated in every summer season from 1921/22 to 2009/2010, except when the Warehouse competition was suspended because of World War I and World War II. We won many premierships in the various grades, most notably 18 A1 or Premier-grade premierships, including six consecutive wins from 1961/62 to 1966/67.

Our final Premier League premiership was in the 2006/2007 season. The Club was still very strong and financially sound when it ceased to operate in 2009 because of a rift that had developed between the Club and the secretary of the Warehouse division over player eligibility.

INTERSTATE SPORTS

In 1949, our MRD cricket team spread its reputation across the state border, when we challenged our counterparts in New South Wales, the DMR, to a match in Brisbane. This was well received across the two organisations, and by 1952, we saw the first Interstate Sports in Sydney, with cricket, lawn bowls, netball and tennis contesting the Shield.

The Interstate Sports Carnival became an annual event, held in each state alternatively over a period of one week, usually in early March.

Eventually, nearly 50 staff members from each department would travel to compete in seven sports – cricket, lawn bowls, netball, tennis, golf, squash and volleyball. The range of sports attracted people from all age groups and backgrounds, from young girls in their first year in the workforce, to retired oldies, all mixing with a similarly diverse crowd from Sydney. Many of us became good friends with staff members we would have otherwise never have met.

The Social Club sponsored the actual playing costs of each sport, and participants conducted fundraising raffles to help subsidise their costs when the Carnival was held in Sydney. Participants used their own recreation leave to take part. To reduce travel costs, the Queensland team mostly travelled together on the overnight train, and in later years, a chartered bus was used. The shared travel experience made the team very close-knit, and contributed to a number of romances that blossomed into marriages over the years!

A history of the Transport and Main Roads Social Club

Part 2: The sporting life


While the sporting events were contested seriously and to the fullest, the host team also entertained their visitors with a full social calendar. The week began with a welcome barbecue on the Sunday afternoon, followed on the Monday with the Official Welcome Luncheon, where the host department’s Commissioner opened the Carnival. There was a rest day on the Wednesday, which often saw a large group go to the races or on a harbour cruise. The finale was on Friday at the Presentation Night, where the team trophies, individual ‘best and fairest’, and the overall Shield were handed out, followed by a disco.

The Queensland vs. New South Wales rugby league (tackle) was usually held later in the year during the football season, with the two teams competing for the Boomerang Shield.

Interest began to fade in the 1990s, following organisational restructures that brought large-scale staff reductions to both departments. The last Carnival was held in 1994 in Sydney, but there have been some reunion trips for social purposes in the years since.

FOOTBALL CLUB

The Main Roads Department Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1958, and played in the new Queensland Public Service League. The MRD side proceeded to win the first three premierships that were decided.

The Club played 22 seasons of Public Service Football in which we won nine A-grade premierships and one in reserve grade. For the 1979–84 seasons, the Club played in the strong Metropolitan League. In total, the Club contested 28 seasons of A-grade football and only missed the semifinals on three occasions.

Main Roads was the most successful Club in the league’s history, with several players who were good enough to play in the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) competition, but preferred to play with their workmates and have fun at the same time.

The players and supporters enjoyed great social events, with barbecues held after each match, and other functions held during the season. The players held an end-of-season trip, and every second year, travelled to Sydney to play for the Boomerang Shield against the New South Wales DMR/RTA.

Club records were only kept from the 1966 season onward; but even so, we know that 73 lads played 50 or more games for the Club, and 25 of these played over 100 games. This shows that there was a great loyalty from players towards the Club.

TOUCH FOOTBALL

Touch football was played under the Social Club banner in organised competitions from 1976, when a few of the ageing tackle players, who wanted to keep

MRD Cricket Team – Warehouse A1 Premiers four years in a row 1961–62 to 1964–65Standing, L to R: F.W. Coulthurst, R.E. Kilmister, J.A. Pearson, J.H. Andrews, T. Tunney, P.M. Ross, D.W. Wain, J.H. Bock

Seated, L to R: G. Shipstone, B.L. Cook, M.J. Whalley, G.P. Barnard, P.W. Cridland.

Insets: V.I. Nock, C.N. Barton (Commissioner and Patron).

Notes:

John Andrews went on to become Deputy Commissioner of Main Roads in the mid-1970s.

John Bock, Brian Cook and Paul Cridland were all Design Drafters.

Gordon Barnard was part of the original MRD Computer Branch and a long-term star of our cricket teams.


in contact with the game and the Main Roads Football Club, nominated a team in the inaugural year of the Public Service Touch Football Association.

Touch grew quickly, and the public service competition rode the wave of the game’s rising popularity. Part of this success was the opportunity for women to play a form of rugby league for the first time. The competition grew from six teams in 1976, to a high of 53 teams of men’s and ladies’ touch in the 1989 season.

The Main Roads Tigers kept in touch with the popularity explosion, fielding a team in almost every grade, every year. They cemented themselves as one of the longest standing, largest and most successful Clubs in the history of the competition, winning 13 premiership flags.

The players and supporters enjoyed a terrific social side of the Club as well as playing the sport. They had regular barbecues, an annual trophy presentation and an end-of-season trip. It was a very family-oriented club, emphasising family activities at the barbecues and trophy presentations, as well as the usual cold beverages.

The Tigers were part of the Main Roads Football Club until 1984, when they formed their own separate club. Their fully constituted club stayed affiliated with the Main Roads Social and Sporting Association.

NETBALL

Netball has a proud history in Main Roads, having been one of the four founding sports of the Interstate Carnival in 1952. The ladies realised that getting together for just one week a year was no way to play a game that required a high level of teamwork; and during the 1970s and 1980s, we entered a Main Roads team in the night-time competition at Downey Park on Brisbane’s northside.

The make-up of the team changed over the years, but a couple of the founding members, Dianne Cook and Maria Clarke, played through the decades and mentored the younger players in the regular competition and the Interstate Sports. While we enjoyed some moderate success at Downey Park – the best result being runner-up in the B grade competition – many of our girls were funsters at heart, and more interested in friendships and exercise than outright competition.

The New South Wales DMR team was always a powerful force, with many A-graders and even a couple of New South Wales State players towering over our part-timers, giving us a lesson in how netball looks at the top level – especially when we travelled to Sydney. We gave them a closer run in Brisbane, as their ‘better’ players preferred to stay at home for their team commitments, giving our local girls a chance to shine! Between 1977 and 1987, the Queensland girls did win the overall competition two or three times. Victories, however, were not always counted in trophies won – in

some of the more lopsided games, just achieving double figures in the goal count was seen as a cause for great Queensland celebration!

GOLF

The introduction of organised golf to the department began through the Interstate Sports. Stan Rawlings, the Department’s Assistant Secretary (later Secretary), gathered a team to travel to Sydney in 1969. Most of the team members were ‘weekend hackers’, and the format for that first competition – individual match play without handicaps – saw our fellows thrashed by a team of crack single-figure pennant players. Afterwards, Stan made it clear to the New South Wales DMR that the continued inclusion of golf would only succeed under a handicap arrangement. (Initially, we switched to single match play with handicaps; and later, we played fourball matches with partners, but still applied handicaps.)

Around that time, the Traffic Commission was absorbed into the MRD, and this brought a couple of keen golfers to the Metropolitan District Office in the Dickens Street building. Stan got together with John Adams, Ced Wilson, Phil Sutherland and others, and decided to form a social golf club for the Department. Thus, the MRD Social Golf Club (SGC) was born in 1971, with its own committee and constitution, and with the primary goal of organising golf for current and retired employees of the Department and their friends.

The Club remains active today, with about 70 members. It has become the TMR SGC along the way, and recently conducted its 700th event. Current President Phil Brown has attended over 500 of these games, and some say he has been the driving force in keeping the Club active and successful for over 30 years.

Social clubs provide an important pathway into golf for adult beginners. Over the years, we’ve seen many beginner-level players improve dramatically by experiencing different courses and competition types, and by playing with better golfers who are keen to help. While the rules of golf apply, it is a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. We have our own handicapping system that adjusts for trophies won (or not won), as well as scores to spread the winning feeling around.

Games are held at about three-week intervals, attracting 15 to 30 players. Initially, all games were on Sunday mornings, but in the years since ‘flexitime’ was introduced, mid-week afternoons have become more popular and make up half our calendar. Chasing a variety of golf and scenery, we visit courses all over greater Brisbane, and we’ve had bus trips to Toowoomba and Warwick, and weekends at the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. We hold an annual club championship over two rounds in four grades, and we’ve seen six holes in one during our 42 years.

Since 1997, we’ve conducted the annual TMR Open


Golf Day at Virginia, which regularly attracts over 200 staff members from as far as Bundaberg, Toowoomba, Gympie and Nerang. We fill the course for the whole day with a mix of good golfers and once-a-year casuals in a four-player Ambrose format, which enables everyone to enjoy themselves and fulfil the Social Club’s original goal of building team spirit for staff.

VOLLEYBALL

A small number of enthusiasts started playing volleyball in their lunch breaks on the floor-one deck of the Spring Hill building in the mid-1970s. From these humble beginnings, the Main Roads Volleyball Club was formed, and flourished, sometimes having as many as 24 teams playing in a competition.

The Club was highly organised, with teams nominated in three grades, depending on their skills. The leading teams in each grade played against each other for trophies at the end of each season. Over the years, there were some very hotly contested finals to see which team got its name on the trophy.

Departmental staff also played in open competitions around Brisbane, and at one stage, we had a very successful team in one of the Brisbane night competitions.

There was also a mixed volleyball team, which played in the Interstate Sports Carnival against the New South Wales DMR.

HAPPY HOURS

The idea of after work Happy Hours had its genesis on the sporting fields. During the 1980s, there was a tight-knit committee of the Club, including Rod Cook, Mark Delbridge, Nev Hayes and Paul Turner, who were firm friends from the football and Interstate Sports Carnivals, and who saw the need to give members from scattered workplaces the chance to get together socially.

Initially, the venue for these functions was the SHOC Western Garden during the warmer months, and the ninth-floor cafeteria during winter. Happy Hours were very popular, often filling the Western Garden, and became regular events throughout the year.

A light fork meal or barbecue was offered free of charge, with drinks sold at very reasonable prices. Occasionally, the Happy Hours had a special theme, and an extra effort was made by the committee to ensure a great night. When the scheduled finish time came, people were often ready to ‘kick on’, and the International Hotel, the famous ‘Inter’, would enjoy a sudden flood of patrons until it, too, closed for the night!

These events sparked the introduction of a membership badge, which members had to show to gain entry. The badges also enabled the Club to conduct members’ draws and lucky door prizes.

With changes to liquor licensing laws and responsible service of alcohol requirements, Happy Hours have moved to off-site venues in licensed bars; but we’ve stuck to a similar format, with drinks at reasonable prices and hot snacks provided.

Not surprisingly, this is one social event that has well and truly stood the test of time, and continues to do so to this day!

TIME BRINGS CHANGE

In the 1970s, the library committee, which had performed a service to the staff over all those years, found that helpers were few and far between, and they were not as young as they used to be. So, they handed over control of the staff library to the Social Club.

With the review of the constitution in 1979, and because of legal requirements, the name of the Club became The Main Roads Social and Sporting Association. Additional legal requirements, including the need to protect Club Executives from personal liability for injuries suffered at Club events, saw the Club incorporated in the mid-1980s.

Following amalgamation with the Queensland Transport Department in 1989, the Club renamed itself the Transport and Main Roads Social Club Incorporated – the name it proudly bears today. It even survived a re-separation of the departments and continued to provide events and amenities to members working in many buildings across the Brisbane area.

An obvious benefit of a social club is the ability to arrange and promote discounted group bookings. Among the wide range of social events we’ve tried to host have been theatre and concert performances (including, in pre-pokie days, bus trips over the border to the Twin Towns RSL, where we saw big-name artists, such as Peter Allen, Australian Crawl, and Des O’Connor). We’ve also conducted bus trips to the Esk races and the Stanthorpe wineries, as well as barefoot bowls, putt-putt, rock climbing, kayaking, and, in recent years, movie nights, which have become popular.

Throughout the 77 years that the Club has existed, members owe a debt of gratitude to many people – the Main Roads Commissioners, Directors-General and other senior managers who’ve supported us, the Club’s office staff, the outstanding committees, and the tireless workers who organise the Balls, the Christmas trees and parties, and the Interstate Sports; who have also given countless hours of their time to make this Club what it is today.

This history is incomplete and is probably wrong in places. Our Club has a long history involving many, many people. This history was compiled by a handful of those people, none of whom were around in the early days. We invite any additions or corrections to any of the stories written here. Photos are especially welcome.

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Traditionally, bathymetry is all about a plan view of the seabed. Aquamap can now provide underwater scans from any elevation. Side, front, and end elevations… the views are limitless. We can capture 360-degree scans and partial scans of tight, hard-to-reach areas capturing point clouds and measurement data of areas and structures previously not accessible with traditional mapping and measurement tools.

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Located on Mutze Street, opposite Toowoomba’s airport terminal, the Transport and Main Roads Heritage Centre offers a fascinating insight into the

construction of Queensland’s road network.

Travel the winding road throughout this unique museum – our exhibits offer plenty of information about road planning, construction and maintenance for you to explore. You’ll be surprised at what you’ll discover.

Our cartoon characters and interactive children’s trail help teach kids about what has gone into making the ‘black stuff’; and if you love machinery, you’ll get a kick out of the fully maintained vehicles and road building equipment that we have on display.

Looking to hold a meeting? Offer your participants the chance for a unique experience

The Transport and Main Roads Heritage Centre offers conference and meeting facilities with a twist, allowing you to combine your meeting or workshop with an opportunity to take a journey through time.

Fully equipped with relevant AV equipment, the Centre’s theatrette is perfect for hosting workshops, seminars and meetings. It also has a kitchenette accessible from the theatrette.

Of late, the Centre has welcomed non-profit organisations, such Carers Queensland, as well as businesses like TransQual to its list of repeat customers. Businesses are charged a nominal hire fee; however, non-profit organisations are provided the service free of charge as our way of giving back to the community.

Interested in visiting?

The Centre is open from 10 am – 4 pm Monday to Friday, and closed on public holidays. Group bookings are welcome on weekends.

With only one staff member, bookings are essential as the Centre is open Monday to Friday by appointment only. This helps avoid disappointment. Mention this article and get free entry.

Thinking of getting involved?

From gardening to manning the barbie at events, there are plenty of ways to volunteer at the Centre! Volunteer groups are based in Toowoomba and Brisbane, and meet at various times during the month. It can be far from just ‘desk work’, so if you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty, give the Centre a call.

Let us tickle your memories

The museum offers the perfect opportunity to reflect and celebrate the journey of those who have helped shape the state.

Come connect with history. Book a visit today.

Check out our website at www.tmr.qld.gov.au/heritagecentre to keep up to date with our exhibitions, past and present.

What is it? The only road building museum in Australia

Conference facilities

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Have you ever wondered why you are able to see road marking lines far ahead of your vehicle when you are driving at night? Well, the reason for this is

that embedded into the painted lines are millions of tiny glass beads; each acting as a tiny mirror, reflecting your headlamp beams back at you.

Glass beads with a diameter of 0.3 to 0.4 millimetres have been used on painted markings for this very purpose in Australia since around 1952, and have proven very effective at providing clear road delineation at night in dry conditions.

The problem, however, is that once it starts raining, these lines become virtually invisible – right at the very time that you need as much visual information about the roadway ahead as you can possibly get. The reason for this is that in wet conditions, the tiny beads become covered in a film of water that effectively stops the light from being reflected back.

Reassuringly, this problem can be easily overcome via the use of larger Visimax™ glass beads of approximately one millimetre in diameter (AS/NZS 2009 Type D-HR). The front cover of this edition clearly illustrates the striking visibility of these Visimax beads on the Barton Highway in Canberra.

Value Management StudyIn November 1995, the former New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority, now Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), at the direction of the State Minister for Roads, commissioned the Department of Public Works and Services Production Evaluation Unit to identify key problem areas, review current practices and examine potential improvement options, so that a strategy could be developed to ensure that road delineation would provide all the necessary functions. These functions included the requirement for visibility of road markings during both day and night, particularly in wet weather. A representative from QTMR also participated. As a result of this study, one-millimetre wet-night-visible-sized glass beads were introduced to the road-marking specification used in New South Wales. In its most recent specification, R145, the RMS has set a minimum measureable performance requirement for wet-night visibility of longitudinal pavement markings state-wide.

The good news is that this awareness has spread throughout Queensland, with the announcement in June 2010 by the then Minister for Main Roads, The Hon. Craig Wallace MP, that the Bruce Highway and some other major highways would be upgraded with an application of these wet-night-visible-sized glass beads. Mr Wallace said that this road safety upgrade initiative was being funded on the basis of the results of extensive

road trials conducted in the Townsville district. The Minister added, ‘These new Visibeads will go a long way towards making our roads safer for motorists, particularly at night and during wet weather.’

Contact Stephen Borrie at Potters for more information [email protected] at 0419 373 018. ™ Trademark of Potters Industries.

Why do road markings disappear on rainy nights?

A close up view of AS/NZS 2009 Type D-HR wet-night-visible (Visimax™) glass beads, applied to waterborne traffic paint on a sprayed-seal road surface.

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The department’s premiere Social Club is the Transport and Main Roads Social Club Inc. (TMRSC Inc.). The Club has hundreds of members and is run entirely by

a volunteer committee from inside and outside of TMR. The committee organises a variety of events and the Club provides a variety of services for members.

All permanent, temporary, casual, contract and agency people employed by the department or the Shared Service Agency (SSA) can join the Club. Family and friends of Club members can join as associate members.

ActivitiesClub activities range from adult-oriented functions to

those with families in mind. Some are relaxing, some are adventurous, but all are definitely social! Events include:

• Happy Hours – Usually held every four months in Brisbane City. They provide an opportunity to meet with friends or make new ones. Free entry for members, finger food and reduced drink prices. Members receive complimentary drink vouchers on arrival.

• Monthly Member Draws – Random membership numbers are drawn out each month. The lucky winners receive a great prize from the TMR Social Club Office.

• Movie Nights – Held at Event Cinemas (Chermside and Myer Centre) to suit north-side and south-side residents. Movie premiere selections depend on release dates and suitability.

• Gala Ball – Usually held every two years. Includes fine food, drinks, energetic entertainment and amazing door prizes. A perfect opportunity to dress up for an evening of fun!

• Family Fun Days – Fun family events especially for the children. Includes a morning full of activities for the children, a sausage sizzle and more.

• Christmas Party – A highlight of the Social Club calendar! Can be held in July or at end of year at any number of exciting city venues.

* Check out the calendar of events for this year’s activities. *

ServicesThe TMRSC Inc. Office, located on the Ground Floor of

Transport House, also provides services and promotions to members. Some are only available to Club members. Some include discounts for members, including discounted books, children’s toys and business shirts.

Membership fees provide incredible value for money with two types of membership available

Effective for new members from 15 October 2013:

• Ordinary Membership is available for people who are paid directly by the department or the SSA. A membership fee of $4.00 per fortnight is paid to TMRSC Inc. via ESS payroll deduction.

• Associate Membership is available for contract and agency staff, and people external to the department and SSA (including family and friends of Club members). The annual membership fee is still only $4.00 per fortnight and is payable in advance ($104 per year). Membership is on a pro-rata basis from the time of joining until the end of that financial year.

• Life Memberships have been awarded by the committee to financial members, past and present, for their contributions to the TMRSC Inc. as either members of the Executive or as members of the Social Club. Entitlements include free membership for life.

Why join?Here are just a few good reasons:

• You’ll get a chance to meet and socialise with a variety of people; and in doing this, you’ll extend your network of contacts.

• The Club offers a large variety of events for you to participate in and to broaden your social experiences.

• Some events are free for members or heavily subsidised.

• You’ll receive entries for member lucky door prizes at events.

• You can access the fantastic services that our TMR Social Club provides, as well as company promotions offered exclusively to members.

• You’ll experience the great feeling of being involved in a well-established, organised and fun Social Club.

How to joinJoining is easy. A membership application form is

available from the Lotus Notes Corporate Forms database as ‘form F3602’. If you do not have access to this database, contact the TMR Social Club Office and a form will be sent to you. After your completed form is received by our office and approved by the committee, you will be sent instructions on how to activate your payroll deductions and sent a membership card.

For more information, please contact our TMR Social Club Office from 10 am to 1.30 pm Tuesday to Friday: TMR Social Club Office Ground Floor, Transport House 230 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley PO Box 673, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006 Email: [email protected] Phone (07) 3066 8685 TMRSC Inc. looks forward to welcoming you as a member.

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THE HEAT (MA) *** Coming soon to DVDThis is your typical ‘buddy’ movie about a straight-laced FBI agent (Sandra Bullock), who is paired with a rough-as-guts detective (Melissa McCarthy) to solve a drug case. Even though it ticks all the standard boxes for this genre, (except for the main characters being female), it still was a very, very funny movie.

NOW YOU SEE ME (M) *** Coming soon to DVDThis is a crime caper featuring four magicians (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco) who use their ‘powers’ to rob a bank in Paris, amongst other things. Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo and Michael Caine round out this great cast. Just like a magic show, you never know who or what is real in this movie. The magic tricks are awesome, and the settings (Las Vegas, New York and New Orleans) are spectacularly filmed.

WE’RE THE MILLERS (MA) ** Coming soon to DVDEnjoyable movie starring Jason Sudeikis as a small-time drug dealer, who creates a fake family as a cover for a drug smuggling operation in Mexico. Also starring Jennifer Aniston, this is a pretty good film, which had me grinning throughout.

THIS IS THE END (MA) *** DVD out nowStarring Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jonah Hill and a dozen other comedians all playing ‘themselves’ at a party at Franco’s house, when the ‘rapture’ happens. It’s part comedy, part science fiction, and part horror. I thought it was very clever with plenty of surprising plot twists and references to many of the actors’ former movies.

Murph’s

movie guide

GUIDE TO RATINGS

**** Excellent – don’t miss it *** Good show ** OK for a rainy day * Terrible

Welcome to this issue’s guide and quiz. This time of the year brings out a number of big releases, and 2013 is no exception. All of my reviews have been taken off ‘Murph’s Movie Page’ on Facebook. If anyone likes movies and wishes to join the group, feel free to do so. My quiz this time around is based on movie comedies. Enjoy.


BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (M) **** DVD out nowA drama about pianist/entertainer Liberace (played superbly by Michael Douglas) and his secret love affair with Scott Thorson (Matt Damon), which starts when Thorson is a teenager. An excellent look into the secret world of this showbiz legend, who, surprisingly, people (in America anyway) thought was straight.

SHARKNADO (MA) * (or ****) DVD out nowWords fail me when it comes to this title; however, it does live up to the hype. Yes, there were tornadoes and yes, they did contain sharks that weren’t particularly happy. A severe hurricane (caused by global warming, of course) floods Los Angeles, causing killer sharks to swim down the streets. To make matters worse, the sharks get caught in waterspouts that turn into tornadoes. How do they stop them? See the movie to find out. Just suspend all belief and common sense.

THE CONJURING (MA) *** DVD out nowThis is a very good horror movie based on true events. Set in 1971, The Conjuring is the story of the Perron family, who move into an old house only to find strange and frightening things happening. They seek the help of the Warrens, a couple who specialise in paranormal research. Very much in the vein of The Exorcist and The Amityville Horror, it lays on the suspense and hands out plenty of good scares

THE WAY WAY BACK (M) ** DVD out nowIt’s a coming-of-age story about an awkward 14-year-old boy, Duncan (Liam James), who is spending his summer vacation with his mum, played by Toni Colette, and her new boyfriend, played serious by Steve Carell. Duncan finds an unlikely mentor in Owen (Sam Rockwell), the manager of the local water park. A sweet leisurely paced movie with some good laughs, particularly in the scenes set in the water park. The entire cast is excellent and their acting makes up for a somewhat weak plot.

1. Name the Mel Brooks film which spoofs western movies?

2. Who stars as Ron Burgundy in Anchorman and its upcoming sequel?

3. Which comedy team starred in A Day At The Races?

4. Name the comedy starring Steve Martin as a business man trying to get home for thanksgiving?

5. Which film starring Jerry Lewis was remade with Eddie Murphy in the title role?

6. In which Adam Sandler film does the actor play both brother and sister?

7. Which Woody Allen comedy won an Oscar for Best Picture?

8. Who plays Mary in the comedy There’s Something About Mary?

9. The Hangover is set in which United States city?

10. What amusement park was the destination of the Griswalds in National Lampoons Vacation?

Murph’s movie quiz Number 75

Answers 1. Blazing Saddles 2. Will Ferrell 3. The Marx Brothers 4. Planes Trains and Automobiles 5. The Nutty Professor 6. Jack and Jill 7. Annie Hall 8. Cameron Diaz 9. Las Vegas 10. Walley World

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Southport-Burleigh Road Planning Investigation

Continuing our longstanding relationship with TMR, SMEC was

appointed to undertake a transport planning investigation for the

Southport-Burleigh Road route corridor and develop a Route

Strategy to optimise the performance of this important corridor.

The Route Strategy provides an integrated series of solutions

to address the on-going rapid development of the Gold Coast

Region while also aligning with the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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SMEC delivered the strategy report for upgrading to six lanes

which seeks to improve travel time, congestion and reliability within

the corridor to ensure that this primary north-south arterial road

for the central Gold Coast continues to operate adequately now

and in the future. Further reports address the active and public

transport strategies for the corridor.

Northern Expressway Project in Sri Lanka

SMEC has been appointed to work with the Road Development

Authority in Sri Lanka to assist with the development of the Northern

Expressway Project which will be delivered as a PPP. The 180 kilometre

length four lane expressway will extend from Colombo to Dambulla in

the north and to Kandy in the centre of the island. It is intended that the

expressway will eventually extend further north to Jaffna to complete the

nation’s expressway network. As well as helping to facilitate the economic development of the nation, the Northern Expressway

will also contribute to the unification of the nation after so many years of internal conflict.

The study activities include traffic, economic and financial analysis; preliminary design; tender documentation; and

environmental impact assessment and resettlement planning. The international inputs are being provided by highly skilled

engineering and technical staff from SMEC’s Brisbane office. The highway geometry design standards have been based on

Austroads, with some modification of the deliverables to meet the international private investment market. The team were able

to achieve this change without any loss of time to the project. Award of concession agreements to design, build, operate and

maintain the expressway is expected in 2014.

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