C4W Member Snapshot: Richard Pottie from Ladex

Richard Pottie starts his working day around 5.30am.

Managing Director of Ladex Construction Group, Richard oversees the many large-scale construction and excavation projects being undertaken across the region, estimates new work and is heavily involved in a number of committees including the Civil Contractors Federation.

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A 20-year economic vision for Regional NSW

Last month the NSW Government released its 20-year economic vision for Regional NSW, which sets out a clear pathway for ensuring that Regional NSW will continue to be a vibrant and growing part of our economy, and that people are supported in their decision to live in the regions.

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New additions to the C4W team!

I am please to advise that Mr Darren Nelson, General Manager Manufacturing of Enirgi Power Storage and Recycling has been appointed to the C4W Board effective 4th July 2018 – welcome Darren, I am sure you will be a valuable addition to the Board.

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Canberra airport – International freight capabilities

Courtesy of Jason Wadley of the ANZ Bank, C4W hosted a luncheon meeting at which we had in attendance Brendan Smyth, the inaugural Australian Capital Territory’s Commissioner for International Engagement.

Brendan’s presentation and subsequent discussion was on Canberra Airport as an international airfreight hub and how it may benefit Riverina importers and exporters.

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WWCC list of Priority Projects

The June 25th meeting of the WWCC saw the receipt and noting of a report on the list of high level priority projects identified as requiring assistance from the State Government. The list excludes a number of potential road related projects as they are currently either under review or are fully funded. We will continue to advocate for these projects, as well as those under review or fully funded to be initiated and funding secured in the coming twelve months.

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Qantas flight school

In February, Qantas announced plans to spend $20 million establish a new pilot training academy at an existing airfield in regional Australia with the capacity to train up to 500 pilots a year. The school is scheduled to open its doors in 2019 and would be initially for direct entry cadets joining the Qantas Group, including Jetstar and QantasLink.

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Smart Cities

C4W and the WWCC City Strategy team are currently evaluating the opportunity for joint co-operation in establishing a plan to adopt Smart City Technologies in a range of fields throughout the city.

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Member snapshot – Trudi Thomson from RehabCo.

For the past 19 years, Trudi Thomson has helped injured workers get back on their feet.

Starting her career as an Occupational Therapist, Trudi is now Executive Manager at RehabCo and is responsible for overseeing the workers’ insurance side of the business.

Here Trudi tells us about her experiences taking part in Committee 4 Wagga’s Emerging Leaders Program and why RehabCo choose to be members…

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Member Snapshot – Justeen Kirk, GHD

For the past year, Justeen Kirk has called Wagga Wagga home.

With a background in project management, Justeen relocated with her family from Canberra to manage GHD’s office in the Riverina – a world leading professional services company providing engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services to private and public sector clients.

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CBD Levee Upgrades

Levee bank flood protection for the CBD remains a C4W high priority project.

The CBD levee bank is to be upgraded in two stages. Stage one of the upgrades is advanced, stage two tenders are yet to be released.

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Mentoring 4 Growth Program

C4W has recently launched a mentoring program for Wagga’s Young Professionals.

The ten nominated mentees were paired with some of Wagga’s more experienced leaders prior to the official launch of the program on March 27, 2018. A workshop was conducted on April 10, 2018 at the Townhouse Restaurant focussing on ‘developing a productive mentoring relationship’.

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