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My favourite household chore is doing the washing (hang with me here, there is a point, I promise). Taking something dirty and rumpled from the washing basket and putting it through the machine, before hanging it out to dry and air in the warmth of the sun and the cool of the breeze, and then... Continue Reading →
We've seen a significant rise in the number of spontaneous volunteers putting their hand up to help support disaster affected communities. Whilst the term 'spontaneous volunteer' is relatively new, the concept of mates helping mates during hard times has long been the cornerstone of the 'Aussie way'. The challenge for Incident Controllers and their Incident... Continue Reading →
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who... Continue Reading →
If you were a smart cookie, for 3 days leave you could achieve an awesome run of 10 days off over the Easter break. For me, this gave way to an excellent opportunity for a road trip. Cue belting out the greatest hits of the late 1990s during car karaoke, having a diet that every... Continue Reading →
When is an idea so silly that it actually makes sense? The Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) have recently joined forces with 3 universities to come up with innovative and effective ways to clean the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Top of their list? Lasers! When developing potential courses of action to solve problems, its normal to... Continue Reading →
There’s nothing like a birthday to get you reflecting on all the things you’ve accomplished in the past 365 days and dreaming about the amazing things you could potentially set as your goals for the next year. I penned a list of the things I was brave (or stupid enough) to have a crack at... Continue Reading →
I went hiking in the Blue Mountains this past weekend. It was a gorgeously crisp and clear day, without being freezing cold. I used to go to the Mountains for holidays when I was a kid, so an Autumn Sunday was a lovely flashback to fun my brother and I used to have as kids.... Continue Reading →
During the training sessions I have been running recently, I speak about the importance of wearing the appropriate attire when working in incident management roles. For most, this will be a uniform, but for non-uniformed personnel this is likely to be ‘office attire’. Looking around the room you can see some confusion about what I... Continue Reading →
A large fluffy microphone arches in front of me, dangerously directed towards words that will tumble out across the airwaves, answering intriguing and thought provoking questions from my single companion inside a tiny box... Recently I was invited to take part in an interview on a podcast called ‘Highcast’. The podcast is hosted by David... Continue Reading →
I am the worst person when it comes to team building activities. I hate them on principle. One of two things usually happens: I end up going so far into my introvert shell when faced with the prospect of a team building activity with new people that I become clinically mute. I get the s*^ts... Continue Reading →
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