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BEATTIE TIMES                             EDITION X

                             We’re all about can do!

SNEAK PEEK
Take a look around the
future head office of BT

PROJECTS
It’s a long way to the top
(of Western Australia)

RAISING FUNDS
The Oz Outback Odyssey
is back in 2021
BEATTIE TIMES EDITION X - We're all about can do! SNEAK PEEK - BT Transport & Logistics
CONTENTS

Raising funds for the RFDS 2                  HSSE & Compliance Corner 14

What’s New? 4                                                       Not your usual
                                                                    day at the office:
IT News 6                                                           the BT team gets
                                                                    trained in First
                                                                    Aid - page 8
Catch up on BT’s new
systems, platforms,
apps and website                              BT Peer Support Program 15

                                              Sneak Peek at our future Head Office 16

                                              Thanks to the IT Helpdesk team 18

                                              Coping with loss in an uncertain time 19

                                               WORK IN PROGRESS
                                               AT BURTON SA
Health & Wellbeing 8

BT Projects 10

From the world of our interns 12                                                 16
From the editor
Thank you for picking up this issue of the    You may notice that there is not a lot of
Beattie Times! We love sharing stories from   mention of the Virus in this publication. We
our BT family and will continue to do so...   made this decision as we figured you are all
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                                              and operations notifications.
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Raising $180,000+ for the RFDS
After a covid break in 2020, the Oz          desert in Car 05 and its Support Car S05.
Outback Odyssey is back in 2021, this
                                             Starting on 29 July, the event will take
year with a Mining & Prospecting theme.
                                             participants from Adelaide via Alice
The legendary road through the red
                                             Springs and northern
centre of this vast continent raises funds
                                             NT to Broome in WA,
for Australia’s most trusted charity: The
                                             visiting and supporting
Royal Flying Doctor Service is the major
                                             remote communities
beneficiary of the Oz Outback Odyssey.
                                             along the way.
As in previous years, BT Transport &
                                             Be sure to follow us on
Logistics will be represented by our
                                             Facebook for photos
Managing Director Mal Beattie, who
                                             from the event!
together with his son Josh will cross the

                                                           The teams of Car 05 and S05 at
                                                          the 2019 event (photo from the Oz
                                                            Outback Odyssey Facebook page)

                                                             Artwork from the official Oz
                                                          Outback Odyssey 2021 brochure

                                             Sponsor Mal in the 2021
                                             Oz Outback Odyssey!
                                             Our goal this year is to raise $35,000 for
                                             the RFDS, and we’ve already had many of
                                             our loyal sponsors from previous years get
                                             on board.

                                             If you would like to support Mal and his
                                             team in reaching this goal, contact us on
                                             (08) 8169 1300 to find out more.
BEATTIE TIMES EDITION X - We're all about can do! SNEAK PEEK - BT Transport & Logistics
WHAT’S NEW?
Happy Retirement to two
local South East legends!
Since joining BT in 2019, S&S Freight            Keith Sneath re-
Services has continued to grow its network       tired from his role
of regional pickups and deliveries, connect-     in February 2021,
ing communities in the South East of SA and      after more than 60
western Victoria beyond the states’ capi-        years in the trucking
tals, with specialised distribution solutions.   industry, with some
                                                 ventures into hos-
The successful rollout of S&S as a BT divi-
                                                 pitality during the
sion can be attributed to a lot of hard work
                                                 1980s and 90s.
and dedication by all staff involved, and
two of them have now reached a personal          Throughout his working life, Keith held
milestone: their well-deserved retirement.       many roles, created opportunities, and
                                                 championed innovations, for example

         Thank you,                              being one of the first to introduce bulk milk
                                                 cartage into South Australia. In 2013, the
     Keith and Dave!                             industry recognised Keith’s achievements
                                                 with an induction into the National Road
On behalf of all of us at                        Transport Hall of Fame.
S&S Freight Services and
the whole BT family, we                          Now that he has officially retired from
                                                 transport, we expect to see Keith around
  wish you all the best!
                                                 the outdoors with his horses or fishing...

                                                 On 24 December 2020, after no less than
                                                 19 years with the Mount Gambier team,
                                                 Dave “Skinny” Blackall handed in his truck
                                                 keys, safety vest and Transmate App and
                                                 stepped into his retirement.

                                                 Well-known for his excellent work ethic, not
                                                 only our customers have loved Dave. Just
                                                 like the whole Mount Gambier team, he
                                                 embraced and supported change, testing
                                                 and providing feedback on the Transmate
                                                 App when it was first launched.

                                                 He is just a really great guy, and from what
                                                 we suspect he is probably also a bit of a
                                                 local legend. But that is just speculation...

                                                 Trust us, Skinny, we know how lucky we are
                                                 to have had someone like you on the team,
                                                 and stay with us for such a long time! Thank
                                                 you for your dedication to your profession,
                                                 and enjoy the adventures that lie ahead!
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BEATTIE TIMES EDITION X - We're all about can do! SNEAK PEEK - BT Transport & Logistics
OUR QUEENSLAND
              DEPOT HAS MOVED!
                                                                   Find us at

                                                               19 BYERS COURT,
                                                               REDBANK QLD 4301

                       BT LOADING BAY
NEW FEATURES
            ON THE

                       Email Notifications
                       Members of the BT Loading Bay can now choose to receive
                       email notifications for new jobs posted to the platform. On
                       the job board page, simply select any or all states you are
                       servicing.

                       App Driver Codes
                       When signing up, new members will now be asked to enter
                       their Transmate App driver code. Existing members can add
Haven’t heard of the   theirs via a new ‘update profile’ section on the platform.
BT Loading Bay?
FIND OUT MORE          When applying for a job, you can also nominate a different
ON PAGE 7              driver code for your company, so that our team can send the
                       job directly to that driver’s Transmate App.

                       No login? No problem!
                       You are a fully-accredited BT subby, but don’t have a login to
                       the Loading Bay?

                       Then email our Helpdesk and let us know your company name
                       or Subby Code, and we’ll get you set up:

                                helpdesk@bttransportlogistics.com.au
BEATTIE TIMES EDITION X - We're all about can do! SNEAK PEEK - BT Transport & Logistics
IT NEWS
2020 was a big year in terms of innovation at BT. With the launch of a new transport
management system came the rollout of a sign-on-glass mobile application; we also
launched an online job board for our sub-contractors, and continued to roll out our on-
line contractor and employee onboarding platforms (more details on this in the HSSE &
Compliance section). FIND OUT MORE ON PAGE 14

And in 2021 we haven’t slowed down, with a new company website being launched this
month, and further development undertaken across much of our technology.

TRANSMATE: BT’S NEW TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

On 1 July 2020, BT switched to a new Transport Management System, Transmate,
which offers a client portal with online booking capability and POD access, and a mo-
bile application for sign-on-glass PODs.

As is to be expected with any transition of     portal offers the additional benefit of view-
this kind, there were a few hiccups, and not    ing PODs and other consignment details.
only our staff but also our sub-contractors
                                                To discuss how you can benefit the most
did an amazing job navigating the change
                                                from our use of technology, contact your
and taking on the challenges that modern
                                                BT account manager and they can talk you
technology can bring.
                                                through the functionalities and options.
Our linehaul customers now have the op-
tion to book general or refrigerated freight
movements online through the Transmate
online booking portal. Costs are as per rate
card, and we highly recommend our cus-
tomers to discuss this option with one of our
team members prior to booking online.

While online bookings are not suitable for
specialised transport and logistics services,
where solutions are generally tailored to
the specific needs of the customer, the type
of freight, destination and timeframe, the

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FINDING LOADS MADE EASY: THE BT LOADING BAY

In June 2020, we launched the test version      Here’s what we had posted:
of our very own job board, the BT Loading
                                                 Consignment 888888
Bay, to be trialled by a select number of our
longstanding sub-contractors.                    From: Margaret River, WA
                                                 To:    Bondi Beach, NSW
The purpose of the platform is to bring sub-     Type of Load:         Bulk bags of sand
bies and available consignments together         Additional info:      Bring your surfboard!
without having to call around, and how it
works is simple: Our BT Operations staff        Additionally, the operations info included:
post details of available consignments,
                                                 Consignment 888888
such as date, pickup and delivery locations,
type of load, and any additional info that       Pickup address: tbc
may be required. Registered subbies can          Operations notes:     Have to organise

then view the listings and easily apply with     the sand under the cover of darkness

the click of a button, and our team then
                                                Of course, no sand or surfboards were
gets in touch to confirm the job, and if the
                                                harmed in this trial.
consignment is covered, they remove it
from the platform.                              The BT Loading Bay was launched on 1
                                                July and is available to all BT accredited
In the initial month for testing, we decided
                                                subcontractors.
to have a little fun with it. And it was not
long until we received a call from a con-
fused David from our WA office, saying he       No login?
had received a strange phone call from his      If you are a registered subby, but have not
subby who wanted to do that job with the        received a login, please email helpdesk@
sand and bring his surfboard.                   bttransportlogistics.com.au with your
                                                company name or subby code.

A NEW COMPANY WEBSITE
Head to our website for updated service         easier, and provide access to more infor-
information, a more user-friendly naviga-       mation around the clock. There is also an
tion, examples of recent projects, to re-       option to request additional driver codes
quest a quote or find contact information       via this section, and you find download
for any of our depots.                          links to the Transmate App.

We have also included an FAQ section for        The login button at the top of the page
our sub-contractors and customers, as well      takes you to the Customer Portal and
as a dedicated subby section. These ad-         Loading Bay.
ditional features aim to make onboarding

www.bttransportlogistics.com.au
BEATTIE TIMES EDITION X - We're all about can do! SNEAK PEEK - BT Transport & Logistics
HEALTH & WELLBEING
2020 was tough. And while the ongoing global pandemic has certainly taken a neg-
ative toll on many aspects of life, one traditionally highly stigmatised topic has been
getting more and more of the attention that it deserves: Mental Health.

Our contemporary lifestyle poses many           The basic ingredients needed for a healthy
threats to our mental wellbeing. Who            mind are not so far off from your physical
doesn’t use their phone in the last hour        needs. Something along the lines of Eat,
before going to bed? Even though we know        sleep, work out, repeat. But then we’re also
how it can affect the quality of sleep - it’s   social creatures, even the introverts among
just too hard to put down sometimes.            us, and our brains are pleasure-seeking
                                                serotonin addicts that crave positive rein-
Had a bad night’s sleep? Good excuse
                                                forcements... And suddenly life gets busy.
to skip that dreaded morning run. Not to
mention that sedentary lifestyle many of us     When you’re caught up in between your
lead - after a long day of sitting at work,     daily duties, fitting in exercise, eating well
it’s easy to just collapse on the lounge. (Or   and getting enough sleep (like that’s not a
not leave that lounge for days during iso...)   full-time job in itself?!), it’s easy to pass on

SKILLS THAT SAVE LIVES
In November 2020, a group of willing vol-
unteers - made up of staff members from BT
Transport & Logistics and family members
- swapped a day in the sun for a full day of
First Aid training.

In the hands-on course, trainer Kathy and
her assistant Steve from Actfastraining
assessed participants in disciplines like
CPR and the use of an Automated External
Defibrillator (AED), medical emergencies,
and applying bandages, to name but a few.
                                                                              First topic of the
                                                                              day: cardio-pulmo-
                                                                              nary resuscitation
                                                                              (CPR)
                                                      As you can gauge from the photos,
                                                      especially the bandaging part was
                                                      very entertaining.

                                                      At the end of the training, all partic-
                                                      ipants had passed their assessments
                                                      and willreceive their certificate in
Jen and daughter Isabell are practicing vital
                                                      HLTAID003 Provide first aid, which is
infant first aid
                                                      valid for 3 years.
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BEATTIE TIMES EDITION X - We're all about can do! SNEAK PEEK - BT Transport & Logistics
doing the things you actually enjoy. And           keep yourself well, you need to keep doing
that gets the balance out of whack be-             things that bring you joy.
tween the activities that energise you, and
                                                   If you struggle to make time, or to find mo-
those that drain your energy.
                                                   tivation, try making a written schedule of
And then of course there’s a myriad of             activities, week by week. This can help plan
things that can bring you down, from not           and remember activities, so you’re more
being able to see friends and family during        likely to actually do them.
Covid, to injuries, illness, personal loss,
                                                   That’s one of the tips and tricks from the
natural disasters, the general state of the
                                                   playbook of cognitive behavioural therapy,
world... And before you know it, you don’t
                                                   which is a common component of the treat-
even feel like getting out of bed anymore.*
                                                   ment for mood disorders such as depres-
Regardless of whether you’re flat out busy,        sion: Getting active can lighten the mood.
or feeling down and not up to anything: To

*If you do feel down for a couple of weeks or      FOR INFORMATION ON BT’S PEER SUPPORT
longer, it may be worth talking to your GP or      PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 15
health care professional.

                                                          Mechanic Kane
                                                          is rocking on,
                                                          thanks to first
                                                          aid, despite
                                                          supposedly
                                                          having lost two
                                                          fingers in this
                                                          scenario

Clockwise from top left: Amit bandaging his wife
Rupal’s hand; Chris still laughing despite a head bump;
did Ben make a grown man cry? Darrin seems upset...;
How did Zac impale himself with a garden hose? Not
as important as knowing how to treat the injury!

Right: Actfastraining Trainers Kathy and Steve,
and BT Chief Executive (and free-time Actfas
Trainer) Phil (back)
BEATTIE TIMES EDITION X - We're all about can do! SNEAK PEEK - BT Transport & Logistics
BT PROJECTS
                                                      Going the distance
           Our first uber-marathon in 2021 travelled the country east to west: a total
           of 25 oversized building units, each tavelled the 4,732 kilometres from
           Injune in Queensland to Tom Price in Western Australia.

           After six days on the road, and past some postcard-worthy scenery, the
           buildings arrived at their new home at a mine site.

                             s f r o m ...
                  Greeti n g

GEEit’s a
   LONG   way
Starting mid-2020, more than 30,000            mammoth task, our drivers and subbies drove
precast concrete sleepers were delivered       more than 1 MILLION KILOMETRES combined -
from the Geelong area to the Pilbara           and that does not even include the return!
region. A variety of vehicle combinations

                                                      PILBARA
from singles to b-doubles, double and triple   TO
                                                  THE

road trains were used. To accomplish the
Sunny Times in NSW
  The Corowa Solar Farm is located just
  outside of the town of Corowa in New
  South Wales. Having been in development
  since 2017, it is now in the late stages of
  construction.

  Earlier in 2020, we delivered inverters to
  the site. The loads arrived at the port of
  Geelong and BT’s Victoria office managed
  the shipment from off-wharf services and
  container de-stuffing to transport and de-
  livery in New South Wales.

  This was a great project to showcase our
  capabilities around container services and
  the handling of specialised high-value
  freight. Moreover, we are proud
  to be supporting the renewable
  energy sector in Australia.

                                                Insert photo by Matt from
                                                    Matt Biddle Transport

                                                   Background photo by Trent
(Pardon the pun.)                                   from Tremma Transport
WIN WIN WIN (A FEEL GOOD STORY)
A tale about professional internships and an exchange beyond ‘business as usual’

BT Transport & Logistics has been hosting interns regularly for nearly a decade, and
the experience continues to bring benefits to all parties involved. As a result, we have
a well established relationship with Navitas, an Australian professional development
and education provider that helps tertiary students, graduates and young profession-
als to access work placements, mentoring and training with respected Australian and
global businesses.

A popular choice for international graduates is Navitas’ Professional Year Program,
available for Accounting, IT and Engineering. The program consists of nine months of
coursework and a 12-week internship. The COVID-19 pandemic with its social distanc-
ing requirements and many people working from home has made it harder for interns
to find a suitable internship. This makes the story that follows even more wholesome.

In August this year, after having been pre-
sented with an impressive resume and
meeting the candidate in person, we de-
cided to offer a work placment to Janak,
our first ever Structural Engineering intern.
Originally from Nepal, Janak was to be
involved in our new depot development at
Burton, South Australia.

However, it became clear very quickly that
                                                Janak with his Navitas Professional Year Program
the project was not at the right stage for us   certificate; and an APC camp en route to WA
to get Janak involved, which would have
led to a less-than-ideal learning experience    employs a number of engineers at their
for him. But at the same time, it was going     Monarto facility. Within just over a week,
to take time for Janak to find a new hosting    Frank’s staff welcomed Janak to the team.
organisation. So what to do?                    And at the end of his placement, Janak was
                                                offered employment with APC.
This was the moment that a longstanding
business relationship lead to an unusual        This example is testament to the profes-
enquiry, and ultimately a very positive out-    sional capabilities of interns, and show-
come that exceeded expectations: BT Chief       cases a key benefit for hosting companies:
Executive Phil called up Frank, director at     finding skilled staff that are a great fit for
Australian Portable Camps (APC), who            the organisation. >>

BT & APC             A partnership 50 years in the making
BT and APC have been working together since 1971, BT supports all of APC’s complex
transport and logistical needs, from smaller local projects to very large consignments
to very remote locations. APC knows that they can count on BT - whether it’s for 10
loads or over one thousand, which require expert alignment to ensure that the camp
and facilities are able to be accepted and placed at the right times.

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...AND MORE FROM OUR INTERNS
Having had many interns over the years,           What’s so great about internships?
predominantly in IT, BT interns have de-
veloped company websites, reviewed               Win
                                                   The intern can gain valuable work
internal application use and assisted with         experience, build communication skills,
optimisation, assisted with IT integrations        develop their professional network, and
and reporting, developed the BT Loading            make friends.
Bay (FIND OUT MORE ON PAGE 7), and manned        Win
                                                   The hosting company can utilise the fresh,
our internal IT Helpdesk. Many interns             unbiased set of eyes to observe its op-
have been employed by us for a project             erations, and benefit from the intern’s
or a period of time after completing their         latest academic insights and technical
                                                   skills. Moreover, individual staff can also
placements.
                                                   immensely benefit from the exchange of
                                                   knowledge and skills that goes both ways.
While hosting an intern definitely requires
a time commitment from you or your team,         Win
                                                   And if you are looking to fill a vacancy,
if you are prepared to put in that time and        you have 12 weeks to get to know your
effort, the outcomes may surprise you.             intern... and hence may save yourself
                                                   the recruitment process.

                                                Thinking about hosting an intern?

                                                Visit www.navitas-professional.edu.au for
                                                information and contact details.

              MEET ANDREW
              Logistics & Business Development Intern from Brazil

              Currently doing a Masters         enhancing process efficiency.
              Degree in Business, focused
                                                In the Business Development area, Andrew
              on entrepreneurship and
                                                helped restructure the sales approach and
innovation, Andrew spent his summer break
                                                enhanced the lead generation database,
from uni at our BT Queensland depot com-
                                                helping us with establishing and achieving
pleting an internship.
                                                sales objectives. And in Marketing, he pro-
Andrew moved to Australia in 2020 to            duced new website and social content and
study, and chose to do an internship at BT in   worked on marketing strategies.
order to gain knowledge in the Australian
                                                Apart from that, Andrew assisted with IT
market and develop a pathway to start
                                                and App queries and any other challeng-
working in his field. He already holds de-
                                                es and opportunities that arose. After 12
grees in Manufacturing Engineering and in
                                                weeks, Andrew said he had learned a lot
Marketing.
                                                and found it very rewarding to be part of
From day 1 of his placement, Andrew             our team. And we were grateful to have
was eager to learn the ropes from the           had such a self-motivated and versatile
Operations team, and soon assisted with         team member support us with continuous
the daily routines, while also working on       improvements in our organisation.
HSSE & COMPLIANCE CORNER
Safety and compliance are at the core of everything we do at BT.
Two staff members at the helm of this are Jess and Ben.

JESS WHITFIELD                                BEN ROGERS
NATIONAL COMPLIANCE &                         NATIONAL HSSE MANAGER
QUALITY MANAGER
                                              For those who have yet to meet Ben, he has
Jess joined the BT Team in 2018 as            now been with the BT team for 7 months as
Operations Coordinator in Adelaide,           the National HSSE Manager.
and progressed to the role of National
                                              Ben has spent his whole working life in and
Compliance & Quality Manager in
                                              around Transport with Security Express
2020.
                                              (Mayne Nickless), Origin Energy – LPG & Toll
Having been in the Transport Industry         Industrials + Energy. Throughout his career
since 2012, her previous workplaces           he has worked in Sales, Admin, Operational
include Aussiefast Transport Solutions        & Safety roles, understanding the challenges
and K&S Freighters, where she                 on all “sides of the fence”.
worked as Customer Service Manager
                                              The one constant that will always remain the
and National Line-Haul Manager.
                                              same is that every worker has the right to go
Jess’s industry experience encom-             home safely, the way they came to work. “I
passes container, tautliner and rail          hope that over my journey at BT I can help
transport, open trailer and oversize          assist with you all making that an engrained
transport, as well as customer service,       culture, rather than just a statement”.
project coordination and account
                                              Stay safe and look out for each other, re-
management.
                                              membering; if you see something, say
                                              something.

SUB-CONTRACTOR INFORMATION
UPDATING COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS
THROUGH RAPID CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT
If you are an accredited BT sub-contractor,     the platform being accessible 24/7 from
you may already be familiar with our            anywhere (with an internet connection).
Rapid Contractor Managment System,
                                                You can uplaod your documents before
which we started rolling out last year.
                                                they run out, at a time that’s convenient
The system alerts you when documents are        for you, and avoid potentially missing out
about to expire, such as Public Liability       on a load.
or vehicle insurances. These reminders
help you maintain your compliance, with

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PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM
Things get tough sometimes. Reaching out for help shouldn’t be.

At BT, we’re a team, and we support one          services, BT has a Peer Support Program,
another day-to-day in our work. As in any        and Employee Assistance Program, in
type of workplace, friendships develop,          place.
co-workers catch up here and there, we
                                                 BT employees can access the Peer Support
may socialise at the watercooler or coffee
                                                 Program by contacting our HR Manager
machine.
                                                 Kristen Martin or HSSE Manager Ben
Having a supportive work evironment is           Rogers, or by calling eap provider Access
invaluable. However, when you’re going           Programs directly on 1300 66 77 00
through a really tough time, asking for          (Australia-wide) or 08 8215 6799 (SA).
support is a whole lot different to asking for
a hand with a load, or to borrow a stapler,      What can the program do for me?
or a pod of the special coffee. (Even though
                                                 You will speak to a trained councellor, free
these can still be good conversation
                                                 of charge to you, who can provide you with
starters.)
                                                 practical advice to help you deal with any
Sometimes it can be easier to talk to            type of problem, whether work-related
someone you don’t know well, or not at all.      or not. They can also give you information
Regardless of what it is that you’re going       about additional professional services that
through, you don’t have to go through it         may be of benefit to you. What you discuss
alone. In addition to public and charitable      is completely confidential.

If you are feeling overwhelmed or have difficulty coping, you can also reach out to
national support services like Beyond Blue or Lifeline. Immediate support is available via
phone 24 hours a day, with additional online chat and text options at certain times of the
day; check the websites for details on these additional services.

Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636                     Lifeline: 13 11 14                24/7 support

Online chat; email support; online forums     Online chat; txt support (SMS)   check website for
www.beyondblue.org.au                         www.lifeline.org.au                times / details
SNEAK PEEK AT BT’S NEW BURTON DEPOT
We are building a new Head Office in
Burton, one of Adelaide’s northern suburbs.

Here are a few recent photos from the site,
showing how it is all coming together.

The building to the right is the
new warehouse, which will also
house operations and admin
offices.

The building in the back is the
new workshop, complete with
an office space and its own
amenities.

NEW WORKSHOP
Insulation and wiring are well underway for the
offices, cleaners room and bathrooms in the new
workshop shed.

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The spacious
warehouse
and main office
building.

                  The depot houses a large
                  outdoor storage yard
A BIG THANKS TO THE BT HELPDESK TEAM!
With the launch of our new Transport Management System Transmate, our brand
new in-house IT Helpdesk was born. Two staff members and a then-intern took on the
challenge to assist customers with the online portal, drivers and sub-contractors with
the Transmate mobile app, and office staff with training requirements, queries and
troubleshooting. You may already know their voices, so now put a bitmoji to a name:
Meet Li, Amit and Annie.

Li missed our in-promtu photo
                                 Li joined BT in October 2019 as an IT Intern during his
shoot for this publication, so   Professional Year Program with Navitas, an organisation
here’s his Bitmoji...            that organises placements and provides professional
                                 training for recent graduates of various academic
                                 disciplines. Following his 12-week placement, during
                                 which he co-developed the BT Loading Bay, Li accepted
                                 the position of IT Suppor Officer and has further
                                 developed the online job board platform, as well as our
                                 new company website.

Amit was thrown into the deep end: Also an intern
from Navitas, he started his placement in June 2020,
only days before our new system launch. Not only
was he up for the Helpdesk task, but also proactive in
applying his programming skills to the business’s needs.
After completing his placement, Amit also stayed on
as IT Support Officer, and with Python his preferred
programming language, he has been working on system
integrations, reporting solutions and web development.

                                 Annie re-joined BT in 2020 in a permanent role as
                                 Executive Assistant, after having helped out in admin,
                                 compliance, marketing, and the workshop in previous
                                 years. What was missing on the job rotation: the IT
                                 Helpdesk. While Annie’s ‘coding’ capabilities are largely
                                 limited to internet search, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, she is glad
                                 to have finally internalised the Golden Rule of IT: Try
                                 turning it off and on again.

And new to the Helpdesk          APP                Make sure you are using the
team in 2021 are Crystal          ISSUES?           latest version              of the
 (based at our Adelaide
Head Office), and Ashley                            BT TRANSMATE APP.
   at our depot in Mount
               Gambier.                             Check your app store for an
                                                    update . Problem not fixed?
                                                    helpdesk@bttransportlogistics.com.au
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You will be missed
It was with the heaviest of hearts that we have had to farewell two of our drivers,
Rodney Johns and Michael Bourke. Both will be greatly missed, and our thoughts are
with the families, friends and colleagues.

Rodney was a valued member of the BT            Michael had been with the BT Brisbane
Adelaide team, working in our Adelaide          team for nearly seven years as an inter-
local division before commencing his            state linehaul driver. He was well-known
role driving the route between Adelaide         amonst many of our customers, and the BT
and Moomba. Rodney passed away on 11            team nationwide. Michael passed away on
November 2020.                                  12 December 2020.

COPING WITH LOSS IN AN UNCERTAIN TIME
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is distressing at any time, and the current pandem-
ic brings additional challenges. While the world around you appears to be preoccupied
with other things, this does not make your grief any less insignificant. The following is
advice provided by Beyond Blue.

1. Remember that grief is a natural and         5. Understand that a funeral during
   ongoing response to loss. It can be             COVID-19 will be different. Try to focus on
   more pronounced in uncertain times              what you can control.
   such as these. Try not to be afraid of any
                                                6. Be prepared. There will be events and
   emotion you experience.
                                                   moments in future that will trigger your
2. Grieve your way. No-one can tell you            memories and sadness.
   how to feel.
                                                7. Understand that you will heal. In time you
3. Stay connected. Seek support from               will learn to live with your loss, heal and
   people you trust through the use of             move forward in new and different ways.
   phone and video calling technology.
                                                And please don’t be afraid to ask for help.
4. Say goodbye. Find quiet time to be
   alone and say goodbye to your loved
   one in your own way.                         You can read the full article here: http://bit.ly/3gUg9Ea
Wishing you a safe and
 merry remaining 2021!
      from all of us at BT

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