By JONATHON HOWARD
SOME big names in the construction business have rallied behind the Dalveen Rural Fire Brigade and donated their time, buildings and services to help the brigade build a group training facility and central incident control centre.
A few months ago, the call went out to big business to donate some portable buildings in the form of a toilet and shower block and dedicated communications and training centre.
The Dalveen Rural Fire Brigade approached Anthea Craig, senior community advisor at the Australian Mining at Thiess for help.
She and her team set about liaising with her contacts in the mining and construction industry and were delighted when David Horig of Coates Hire Operations Pty Ltd, agreed to donate a toilet block, shower block and 6x3m site office to be used as a dedicated communications centre.
“Thiess is very happy to have connected Coates Hire and the Dalveen Rural Fire Brigade for the donation of the buildings. We work closely with Rural Fire Brigades throughout Queensland so it’s great to see such a positive outcome for the Dalveen community,” Mrs Craig said.
Retracom Transportable Building’s Craig Leschke and Chris Pascoe volunteered their company’s services to pick up the buildings from Brisbane and transport them to Dalveen, at no cost to the brigade.
Business development manager for the Retracom Group of Companies, David Hunwick, said Retracom was proud to be involved with the Dalveen Rural Fire Brigade and support the men and woman who volunteer their time.
“The Rural Fire Service do such a great job in supporting their local communities that it gives us great pleasure in being able to show our gratitude to them in this way,” Mr Hunwick said.
Any other donations, whether monetary, plant, materials, labour or the donation of a new 6×12 metre shed or portable building would be greatly appreciated.
Businesses able to contribute to this cause can do so by contacting either Nathan Parkes on 0448 300 356, or Rob Hockings, Dalveen Grants and Community Officer on 0404 408 482.
BREAK OUT
IT IS proposed that the centre will be constructed in three stages.
Stage one – installing the toilet and shower block, associated services and drainage works. These will be joined together by a raised timber deck, a ramp for wheelchair access, and have a roof connecting the two structures.
Stage two – pouring a concrete slab on which to place the site office. This site office will be fitted out as a dedicated communications centre.
Stage three – constructing a 12×6 metre shed or procuring a 6×12 m portable building adjacent the communications room which will act as a group training facility, or incident control centre in the event of a local wildfire.
