WHAT S NEWS, REVIEWS, STAFF FEATURES & PLENTY MORE WaterWords NOVEMBER 2014 In review Pete clocks up a decade Meet the new starters Vacation students special edition P14 Who knew: Money does grow on trees Snell that odour! Coming to a screen near you 1 WATERWORDS NOVEMBER 2014
IN THIS ISSUE NOVEMBER/2014 Contents NOVEMBER 2014 WATERWORDS GIPPSLAND WATER Featured items P03 P04 P06 P08 P09 P11 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 Our Values are launched OD encourages students to consider business Who knew: Money does actually grow on trees! New security cards on the way Top 3 @ the movies Education update Snell that odour Movember complete, well done Peter Stewart Top 3 albums out now From little things, big things grow Around the grounds with GW - Sports update Pete clocks up a decade Holiday safety tips Loch Sport Sewerage Scheme officially operational Coming to a screen near you Keep safe at Christmas Water factory makes safety the focus Meet the new starters - Vacation Student special edition Understanding Costs team: showing us the money! Meet the Dispatch team Recycled water gets the big stadium treatment SORFies take to the green Recipe of the month Learning and Development update Monster in the deep GW Christmas lunch invitation Photo wall - Values rollout Pete clocks up a decade From little things, big things grow P08 Recycled water gets the big stadium treatment P17 2 WATERWORDS NOVEMBER 2014
Snell that odour! NEWS OPERATIONS As part of the Loch Sport Sewerage Scheme, Ryan Snell, Environment Scientist has delivered his first construction project. As the heading suggests it s about odour. Top 3 right now albums out now... As part of my Diploma of Project Management, a requirement was to manage a real-life engineering project, so when I was given the opportunity to work on the Odour Control Project, I jumped at the chance, Ryan said. The Odour Control Project involved the installation of activated carbon units to control the odour omitted from the Loch Sport Sewerage Scheme, which is under construction. 1 Foo Fighters Sonic Highways Released 10/11/2014 8 tracks Though not a soundtrack album by any stretch, Sonic Highways shares its title with the Dave Grohl-directed eightepisode HBO series described by Grohl as a love letter to the history of American music. The Odour Control component has been launched. Odour generated from sewerage is extracted at both the Progress Road and Snipe Street sewer pump stations, passed through activated carbon units (which treats the smell) and released out of a vent stack into the atmosphere. Working on this project from start to end has given me great insight into everyday project management and the challenges that it brings. I am grateful to Wayne Hewitt and Svetla Petkova who have given me expert tips and support while managing the project and a special thanks (once again) to Deb Archer for her guidance and encouragement. Now that the project is completed I will be looking to work on the next one hopefully it s not as snelly! 2 Guy Sebastian Madness Released 21/11/2014 13 tracks Aussie pop superstar Guy Sebastian is back with his new studio album, Madness, his first since the smash success of Armageddon in 2012, which was an ARIA #1 album and has been certified 2 x Platinum in Australia. The Movember community has raised $580 million to date and funded over 800 programs in 21 countries. This work is saving and improving the lives of men affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems. Congratulations goes to Peter Stewart for becoming a Mo Bro in support of this worthy cause. 3 Taylor Swift 1989 Released 28/10/2014 13 tracks 1989 is Swift s much-anticipated fifth studio album and is, in her own words, her first documented, official pop album, nd is a coolection of songs inspiration in listening to late- 80s pop. 7 WATERWORDS NOVEMBER 2014
OPERATIONS NEWS Loch Sport Sewerage Scheme officially operational! After more than 12 months of construction and 3 years of planning, the first Stage of the Loch Sport Sewerage Scheme has been declared serviced and now fully operational! In order for the Scheme to be operational some significant milestones have been achieved. These have included the completion of a 30km transfer main (from Dutson Downs to Loch Sport), 30km of reticulation pipework and two new and significant pump stations. As part of the commissioning for the Pump Stations, Field Operations and Transfield members attended two training days in order to familiarise themselves and gain a better understanding of the operations. everyone involved across the organisation. It has even been praised by the Loch Sport Community Reference Group of the professional and informative manor it has all been achieved. The rest of Loch Sport (Stage B, C and D) will be connected progressively throughout 2015. So now the Scheme is officially operational what does this mean for Loch Sport customers? Well, over 75% of customers in Stage A will be flushing the loo to their new Pressure Sewer Unit before Christmas, putting the new infrastructure, pumps stations and reticulation pipework to the test. To date, the success of the Scheme is a fantastic effort by 11 WATERWORDS NOVEMBER 2014
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