Going Orange at OZ Minerals

OZ Minerals is Australia’s third largest diversified mining company and is the world’s second largest producer of zinc as well as a substantial producer of copper, lead, gold and silver.

With operating sites, projects and exploration activity throughout Australia, Asia and North America, OZ Minerals offers current and potential employees a world of career opportunity.

Fashion Forward at JPSS

An employer will form an opinion of you in the first minute of your job interview – this will be largely influenced by the way you are dressed! As a part of an employability forum run by Gateways for Youth , in conjunction with John Pirie Secondary School, we showed young people the appropriate way to dress for different industries…and had a lot of fun in the process!

The Employability Fashion Parade was a great success and all the students gained a great deal of information on the importance of dressing properly for your chosen industry. Our 7 brave and charismatic models strutted their stuff down the ‘runway’, showcasing attire from a Mechanic’s overalls and Nurse’s scrubs to Baker’s whites and the corporate attire required when working in Office & Administration.

Are You Mocking Me?

They say that laughter is the best medicine! These boys from Leigh Creek Area School took that advice literally, hamming it up in front of the camera after finishing their mock interviews in order to be rid of some of their nervous energy!

VIBE Alive

Vibe Alive is a two-day festival for young Australians of all backgrounds who like to dance, sing, paint and play sport.

As part of a team, students get the chance to compete in a variety of challenges. They’ll also find out about awesome career choices, meet some celebrities and learn a few important things about their health.

Vibe Alive is about celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and being a proud Aussie. It’s also the perfect chance to meet some new mates!

Where’s Surveyor Generals Corner?

Fred Murray, Oz Minerals, checks the GPS to locate the Surveyor General’s Corner, just off the Gunbarrel Highway. Fred, with another Gateways for Youth board member, Alan Zubrinich, travelled with staff Martin Slattery and Geoff Deans while promoting initiatives being implemented with APY communities.

Career Expo 2008

2008 saw the return of the Southern Flinders Career Expo to Port Pirie, this is a one day event which allows students access to information on various industries. Many schools from around the Flinders region attended the Expo with over 800 students in attandance overall.

Industry demonstrations were also on show with painting and electrical being two of the most popular interactive displays, allowing students to get a feel for what it might be like to work in industry and see if they enjoyed the work. 

Industry representatives from far and wide came to give the students a sneak peek and plenty of handy info, some of which included: SA Water, Port Pirie Regional Council, Port Pirie Regional Health Service, Gateways for Youth (of course!), Complete Personnel, CAV Power, Statewide, Tafe SA, Adelaide City Council, Oz Minerals, One Steel and Nyrstar just to name a few!

Surveyors General’s Corner marker

Western Australia – South Australia – Northern Territory Border

A glance at most maps of Australia will tell you something that isn’t quite true. The border that runs along the eastern edge of Western Australia is not actually one continuous straight line.

The survey of the W.A. border was first discussed in 1911, but it wasn’t until 1922 that an agreement was signed between then Prime Minister W.M. Hughes, and Acting Premier for South Australia, Mr. Bice, and the Premier of Western Australia, Sir James Mitchell. The agreement set out the border as being a line determined by the 129th meridian east longitude. However, the agreement required that the boundary be defined by lines running north and south from independently fixed points at Deakin and Argyle. When survey work began on the South Australia – Northern Territory border in 1963, it was quickly realised that the earlier agreement precluded the possibility of these lines meeting exactly.

Precise survey methods confirmed this, and in June 1968, two monuments – approximately 127 metres apart – were erected at the junction of the boundaries. This ceremony was attended by the respective Surveyor Generals, H.Comm from Western Australia, H.A. Bailey from South Australia, and P.J. Wells from the Northern Territory. The monuments common to all three territories was named Surveyor General’s Corner at the suggestion of the Director of National Mapping. One interesting piece of trivia is that fewer people have visited this site than have been to the South Pole.

Taking to the bush

Leaving the comfort of the vehicles, and taking to the bush, the Gateways Board members inspect the area for camel damage.

Group Shot

Fred Murray, Alan Zubrinich and Geoff Deans discussing the “scheme of things” which make up the vast mine at Prominent Hill. The other person is the site guide, who engaged with us in an entertaining chat on the fine art of divining opals with a piece of fencing wire. A handy skill if you’ve got it!

OZ Minerals Pit

Laden with a 250 tonne payload, the dump truck makes its way from the bottom of the pit. The machine is powered by a 117 litre engine, producing 3,550hp. Each tire is 13 feet tall, weigh 4 tonnes each and cost over $40,000 each. A tonne of liquid coolant works to keep the engine cool.

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