OCTOBER 2008
Winner of the 2008 ACSA National Conference Suduko Challenge is...
Liz Drew of RSL Care in Queensland. Congratulations to Liz who wins a $200 Myer gift card for getting all the numbers right - enjoy!
A big Thank You to all who entered our Sudoku contest, and to everyone who took the time to drop in at the Grindley stand to share their ideas and news and plan for future projects.
SEPTEMBER 2008
2008 MBA Winner - Aged Care Buildings - Warrigal at Goulburn
Warrigal Aged Care Facility in Goulburn takes out this year's top award for best Aged Care Building in the 2008 MBA Excellence in Housing Awards NSW. Built by Grindley and designed by Hodges Shorten Architects, the 120 bed facility reflects the forward vision of the project team in a highly competitive sector.
The industry accolade recognises the quality and innovation of Warrigal Care, built for the future of aged care. The Grindley team extends warmest congratulations to Warrigal Care and project architects Hodges Shorten Architects.
AUGUST 2008
'Aged care in the fast lane' - catch Grindley at the ACSA national conference in Adelaide
Grindley joins the leading lights in aged care as sponsor of this high profile national event at the Adelaide Convention Centre, 28 September - 1st October. 'Aged Care in the Fast Lane' explores the changing dynamics of a growing aged care industry with more clients, more costs and more competition.
Aged and Community Services Australia's (ACSA) is the industry's leading body in aged and community care. It represents church, charitable and community based organisations together providing care services to over 700,000 people and their carers and 50,000 retirement village units Australia-wide.
Visit the Grindley team at Stand 15. (Download PDF invitation)
JULY 2008
Grindley wins Greengate Development tender for St. Peter's Green, a Catholic Health Care and Willoughby City Council project
Greengate Development has awarded Grindley the $26.4 million Design and Construct head contract agreement for St. Peter's Green in Lane Cove North, north of Sydney. St. Peter's Green is an aged care and independent living facility with a unique slice of café culture- a community library and café. This is the first community library to be integrated with an aged care facility.
Work commences this month (July) with completion due in November 2009. It will consist of a 93 bed age care facility, 27 independent living units and a reasonably large community library, to be operated by Willoughby City Council, linking directly to the café.
Situated in the leafy suburb of Lane Cove North on a site 7,200m2 parkland site that has been vacant for many years, the design retains all the mature trees in the south west corner of the site, where the café will overlook wonderful landscaping.
The RACF building incorporates low and high care facilities, with the library on the ground floor. Direct access from library to café make this an ideal familiar meeting spot for all locals. The independent living units run along the northern boundary with views over West Chatswood Golf course from top level units and landscaping between units and the RACF. Basement car parking and lifts promise easy access and a pleasantly uncluttered street-scape.
The main ESD initiative on the development will be a gas powered solar hot water system that will cover the roof on the north east side of the development.
The Grindley Construction team is delighted to be working with Greengate Development to deliver this exceptional facility for Catholic Health Care and Willoughby City Council.
MAY 2008
Advanced Waste Treatment facility by Grindley will cut waste and boost recycling
Planning Minister Frank Sartor has approved a $40 million waste management facility for Western Sydney which will help
reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the equivalent of taking 20,000 cars a year off the roads. Grindley Construction has
been appointed by SITA Environmental Solutions to Design and Construct the Advanced Waste Treatment facility. The
plant will be located on an 84-hectare landfill site at Kemps Creek and will feature the latest waste reduction and recycling
technology. The anticipated completion date is August 2009.
The new facility will process up to 134,000 tonnes of waste a year, only 40 per cent of which will end up as landfill. The remainder will be recycled into useful materials including:
- Wood, paper, plastic and metal recyclables;
- Compost; and
- Fill to rehabilitate the existing landfill site.
The proposed facility will meet the NSW Government's Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy whilst reducing greenhouse gas production by more than 90,000 tonnes a year. It is designed to reduce off-site odours to an acceptable level for existing and future surrounding land use.
In addition to meeting all the required environmental guidelines, the Minister has imposed 50 additional conditions to protect local amenities and deal with potential future development around the site, including:
- Limiting hours of operation for waste delivery to 6am-6pm from Monday to Friday, with more restricted hours on weekends;
- Setting strict noise limits and requiring the proponent to install noise mitigation measures at one nearby residence;
- Requiring regular monitoring of noise and odours;
- Protecting the area between the site's western boundary internal road and Badgery's Creek as a riparian corridor;
- Limiting approval to a period of 20 years from the commencement of operations.
The existing landfill is regulated by a development consent granted by Penrith City Council in 1990 and an environmental protection license granted by the Department of Environment and Climate Change.
Meinhardt Australia has been appointed as principal consulting engineers; Smith & Tracey have been appointed as architect; Shelmerdine Consulting Engineer is the mechanical consultant; Brentwood Engineering is providing the process equipment; Bassett Consulting have been appointed as the Fire Consultants and Blackett Maguire Goldsmith has been appointed as the BCA consultant. For more information: www.planning.nsw.gov.au
Grindley sponsors the ACS 2008 State Conference June 11-13
Federal and state government speakers join consumers and industry providers to tackle agendas for change in ageing Australia. New Directions - Reaching for your future is the theme of the ACS State Conference. The Grindley team will be taking on the issues... and issuing the Sudoku challenge to attendees with a mystery prize on offer. Stands 31 and 34 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. (Download PDF invitation)
Grindley at the Hammond Care 7th International Dementia Conference, June 16-17
An international line of speakers converge on Sydney for this two day conference focusing on caring for people with dementia. Grindley continues its long association with The Hammond Care Group and invites attendees to join in the conversation at stand 26. (Download PDF invitation)
MARCH 2008
Grindley secures new contracts in QLD and NSW
Grindley has this month been awarded the $20 million contract for Patricks at Port Brisbane, which is Australia's fastest-growing container port. Patricks is the country's largest operator of container terminals.
Meanwhile, in NSW the contract has been signed for Summit Health Care's new residential aged care facility in Liverpool.
In conference with Grindley
Grindley is a major sponsor of and participant in key industry events. We warmly invite you to drop by and meet the management team at the Grindley stand at these conferences:
- ACQ State Conference: 4 - 7th March 2008 Download PDF (file size 99KB)
- ACS State Conference: 11th - 13th June 2008
- Hammond Care Conference: 16th & 17th June 2008
- ACSA National Conference: 28th Sept - 1st Oct 2008
New staff and promotions announced as Grindley charts steady growth
To keep pace with the continuous growth in the company's Queensland and NSW operations, Grindley welcomes to its team:
- Evan Graves - Contracts Administrator
- Jack Wright - Cadet
- Michael Owen - Project Manager
- Enrico Polselli - Site Manager
- Sabrina Weeks - Office Junior
- Mark Silvia - Leading Hand Carpenter
- Daniel O'Connor - Leading Hand Carpenter
Congratulations on attaining their well-deserved promotions go to:
- Jessie Ryan - Junior Accounts Clerk
- Shayne Neilson - Purchasing Manager
A warm welcome awaits these Grindley staffers relocating to Grindley's sunny Queensland office from our Sydney operation:
- John Fitzpatrick
- Rene Puechberty