Village construction works continue

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1 Community Bulletin #71 JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd (JKC) Village construction works continue The Village building works continue at pace with the fourth and final phase to be delivered in the middle of On completion the $260 million dollar Village will have the capacity to house 3,500 workers. Stages two and three are well under way with accommodation modules in place verandas are being added and amenities hooked up. About 75 per cent of the covered walk ways have been completed over the concrete paths linking the village buildings together. This week contractors Laing O Rourke, will oversee 12 new accommodation modules being delivered to the Village. To make way for the next phase, the buildings which provided temporary office accommodation will be moved to a holding yard in Winnellie. With phase one completed and operational almost 300 workers have moved in, and a total of 1,000 rooms are now available for occupancy. Residents are already enjoying the gym and other completed recreational facilities while finishing touches are being added to the eight- lane 25 metre pool, beach volleyball courts, and the outdoor/indoor cricket pitch. Could this be the NEW MCG? Manigurr-ma Cricket Ground Beach Volley Ball courts ready for some setting, digging and spiking. Crane setting Phase 4 modules in place

2 Living well, keeping healthy Two Active Lifestyle Coordinators (ALCs) are now working at Manigurr-ma; Pat Dwyer and local fitness enthusiast Cassie Gill. From preparing a raft of fun competition ideas to working with nutritionists, Cassie said the job of looking after the health and nutrition of JKC s workforce s was keeping her on her toes. From personal training to group fitness, minding the pool and gym, helping the kitchen staff with menus and labelling and promoting the Nutritious Life program to guests it s always interesting. The ALCs will assist residents with fitness using the various facilities available including the two indoor and outdoor multipurpose courts covering volleyball, badminton, football, basketball, netball and tennis and the gym complex, which has a separate spin room and group training room. With the wet season and the Ashes series around the corner, there is sure to be some keen competition on the outdoor/indoor cricket pitch. To help residents make good dietary choices, the ALCs work with ESS Larrakia nutritionists to label the delicious meal offerings. ESS Larrakia staff working at Manigurr-ma also fall under the keen eye of Cassie and Pat, who provide daily prestarts to get the staff moving. These provide a range of warm up activities including stretches, spin bike sessions and yoga, Pat said. Goal achieved as new depot for Buslink VIVO coaches opens Buslink VIVO will transport our workforce safely from point to point. Their new bus depot, located on Howard Springs Road, will become operational this weekend. The depot can accommodate 80 coaches and on- staff parking. Guided by an approved Road Transport Management Plan, the Buslink VIVO buses transport workers to and from Manigurrma and Blaydin Point, from various park and ride locations across Darwin to our s, from Manigurr-ma to local shops in Darwin, Casuarina and Palmerston on rest days and evenings, and from other points in the Darwin area. The facility will initially house 42 buses, 48 drivers, and 22 support staff, and well equipped workshops. Later this year up to 62 buses will be operating from the depot.

3 Feeding our large workforce Manigurr-ma Village is operated by ESS Larrakia. Using food sourced only from local wholesale suppliers, at peak occupancy 20 chefs and 25 kitchen staff working over a 24-hour period will serve up to 1,750 high quality, freshly prepared meals per hour during breakfast and dinner every day. During peak occupancy, Manigurr-ma will use the following ingredients each day: Meat, bacon & Small goods: Milk, yoghurt, ice-cream: Cheese: Potatoes, rice & pasta: Fruit & Vegetables: Fruit Juice: Eggs: Seafood: Ice: 2,100kg 1,750litres 475kg 1,200kg 3,150kg 400 litres 600 dozen 350kg 2,000kg Colourful Candy Jammers, Charity Fun A number of JKC personnel took part in last week s popular Candy Jam fun run, raising money for Camp Quality. Participants in the five kilometre run passed through candy zones where they were showered with food colouring. Clockwise from below: (L to R) Tanya Cielens, Brooke Bond and JKC s Community Relations Coordinator Shannon McRae; JKC Field Buyer Robyn Timney; JKC Recruitment Adviser Hayley Connelly; and JKC Field Civil Engineer Paul Brandis and his girlfriend Amy Hetherington. Do you have questions about Manigurr-ma Village or the Project generally? Come and talk to us: Humpty Doo Shops Friday 20 September pm Coolalinga Shops Saturday 21 September 10am noon Howard Springs Shops Thursday 26 September pm Employment enquiries: Go to to register your interest. If you have difficulties online please seek assistance at our Construction Employment Mobilisation Centre, 22 Mitchell Street, Darwin, from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, or call (08)

4 This week JKC advises that construction activities at our work s for the period 21 to 27 September will include: Blaydin Point Manigurr-ma Village Eight trucks daily carrying long, oversized loads of materials required for foundation preparations travelling from East Arm to via Tiger Brennan Drive, Stuart Highway, Jenkins and Channel Island roads Twenty-seven road trains daily carrying large piles and material from East Arm Port to via Berrimah and Wishart roads, Elrundie Avenue and Channel Island Road to Four road trains daily from Jenkins Road quarry, via Jenkins and Channel Island roads to Twenty Five road trains daily transporting crushed rock from Mt Bundey quarry via the Arnhem and Stuart highways, Jenkins and Channel Island roads to Six concrete trucks daily transporting concrete from a batching plant on Channel Island Road to Six concrete trucks daily travelling from Winnellie batching plant along Tiger Brennan Drive, Wishart Road, Elrundie Avenue and Channel Island Road to Ten trucks daily from interstate via Stuart Highway, Jenkins and Channel Island roads to Eight road trains daily carrying fill from Howard Springs quarry via Howard Springs Road, Stuart Highway, Jenkins and Channel Island roads to Six road trains daily carrying fill from DAC quarry via Tulagi Road, Stuart Highway, Jenkins and Channel Island roads to Forty-six daily bus trips carrying workers travelling from Darwin and Palmerston to Work will continue at the intersection of Madsen and Stow roads. Limited work will take place on Saturday between 7am and 3pm and Sundays between 9am and 4pm, if required Normal activities will continue from 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 7am to 3pm Nine daily bus trips from Accommodation Village to Six concrete trucks daily travelling from Winnellie batching plant along Tiger Brennan Drive, Stuart Highway and Howard Springs Road to Four buses daily carrying existing construction workforce from the Yarrawonga park n ride facility to the Accommodation Village via the Stuart Highway and Howard Springs Road. Temporary office accommodation will be demobilised and transported on Monday and Tuesday from the Accommodation Village to Winnellie via Howard Springs Road, Stuart Highway, Tiger Brennan Drive, Bowen Street and Coonawarra Road. Three trucks transporting Accommodation modules from East Arm from Wednesday to Friday, between 9am and 3pm Two trucks per day from Mt Bundey via Arnhem and Stuart highways and Howard Springs Road to Two trucks a day transporting fill from Howard Springs quarry on Gunn Point Road Two road trains fortnightly from interstate via Stuart Highway, to HSAV Appropriate dust suppression and street sweeping measures are in place at all JKC construction s. All truck rock loads are covered. Noise, dust and road conditions will continue to be monitored. Please Note: A private contractor is undertaking road works on Channel Island Road near the entrance to the Wickham Point Immigration Detention centre. This is not Project related. Traffic is reduced to one lane and traffic management is in place. Please take care and obey all directions. JKC is committed to ensuring the safety of the community and our workers please help us continue to share our roads safely. Community feedback

5 Marine activity As you know, we ve started work on two key pieces of Project infrastructure at Blaydin Point: the module offloading facility (MOF) and jetty. For recreational harbour users: For amateur divers and snorkelers: A number of large marine vessels are now in Darwin Harbour to undertake work on the MOF and jetty near Blaydin Point. More vessels will arrive in the coming weeks Please remember to observe the Marine Safety Zone and stay 250 metres away from construction vessels and barges. It is for your and our team s safety Production piling has begun at the jetty and at the MOF. Accompanying monitoring vessels will be in the area, so please observe the 250 metre safe distance. Slow down around moored vessels or if you see this flag indicating that divers are in the area: Production piling, or piling used for the jetty structure, has begun and will be ongoing for the remainder of the year MOF piling will continue this week We will have fauna spotters in vessels and noise monitoring devices attached to highly visible buoys as part of the testing All divers and snorkelers are requested to please stay well clear of the area for the duration of the activity For up-to-date information on activities in the harbour, please remember to always check the Notice to Mariners at which includes information on hazards and safety zones. Alternatively, you can call the Community Feedback number for more information.