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#3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">New Barkly Highway Update + Stuart and Tablelands Highway from 10/5/24</span></a></span></li><li> <a href="https://roadreport.nt.gov.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;"><span style="font-size:13px;">NT Road Report</span></a></li></ul></li><li><strong><span style="font-size:13px;">Previous Transporter E-News Issues</span></strong><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><li> <strong><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/transporter-enews-issue-49-3-may-2024" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">3</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/transporter-enews-issue-49-3-may-2024" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;"> May</span></a></span><span 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have what their having?<ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li> <a href="https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/05/10/7-2-million-to-train-an-additional-500-truckies-in-wa/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener">WA Invest $7.2million to train additional hv drivers</a></li><li><a href="WA Budget prioritises transport infrastructure and training" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener">WA Budget prioritises transport infrastructure and training</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-10" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table> <table class="image_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:203.75px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/d10/uo7/ixl/Safe%20Driver%20Logo.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="203.75" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-12" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Getting safe new drivers into jobs</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-13" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The ongoing commentary about the time-based driver licensing process and the varying standards of heavy vehicle driver training around the country highlights one major issue.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Under the current licensing and training systems, there is no system for newly licenced drivers to gain the essential on-road experience to be considered safe and job ready.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The new drivers gaining licences under the current regime are often not considered suitable for employment due to limited on-road experience, poor quality of training and little or no safety knowledge.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">To improve the safety and competency of newly licenced drivers, in 2023 the QTA launched the Heavy Vehicle Safe Driver Program (HVSD). The program is funded through the Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI) from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), supported by the Australian Government.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">The HVSD Program provides multiple benefits to both employers and to drivers by providing a training framework focussed on embedding driving skill and safety knowledge in an on-road environment.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">For employers, it offers a training program that develops safe ‘job-ready’ drivers and a wage subsidy to offset the cost of the supervising driver mentor. For newly licenced or inexperienced drivers, the program offers employment and training through a structured program that includes 160 hours of on-road driving and practical application of safety knowledge and competencies.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">The program is unique in the way that the stakeholders are engaged into the program. The employer, driver training and driving mentor are all part of the program orientation where the expectation of the program is set.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">This ensures that everyone is aware of the expectations in the program and suitability of the driver mentor. The skill level, knowledge and mindset of the driver mentor is integral to the participant’s success.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Another point of difference is the inclusion of an independent pre and post program assessment of driving skill and demonstration of safety knowledge both on and off the road. The pre-program assessment is used as a benchmarking tool to determine the driver’s skill and safety knowledge level.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Upon completion of the program, the employer is paid a wage subsidy to offset the cost of the driver mentor who is providing the training instruction.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Participants can enter the program via an employer or through the Expression of Interest. All participants must be able to satisfy the conditions of employment and undergo any required screening and testing as required by the employer.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">QTA CEO, Gary Mahon said, “The success of the program is evident as we have employers now actively recruiting inexperienced drivers. The rigour of the independent pre and post program driving and knowledge assessments is producing more competent and safer drivers who are job-ready.”</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">This type of program is an industry first and effectiveness of the program is being evaluated by Dr Darren Wishart from Griffith University.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>How to apply</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Employers who would like to enrol newly employed HR or HC drivers through the program can contact the QTA by emailing <a href="mailto:lisa@qta.com.au">lisa@qta.com.au</a> or calling 0405 152 952.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Interested driver applicants can apply via the QTA website – <a href="http://qta.com.au/hv-safe-driver-project" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">qta.com.au/hv-safe-driver-project</a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-14" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#675656;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Graduates of the 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width="271.66666666666663" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-3" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:271.66666666666663px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/jji/ta9/cj6/IMG_6265.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="271.66666666666663" height="auto" /></div></div></td> </tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#000;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Mitchell Sawtell - Nolan's Interstate Transport</p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>Member Feature - Followmont partner with Brisbane Lions</strong></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/qcz/3yf/hb6/Followmont-Transport-1024x768.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> Followmont Tranpsport recently launched its truck collaboration at The Gabba with Brisbane Lions CEO, Greg Swann, co-captain, Lachie Neale, and players Dayne Zorko and Cameron Rayner, where it proudly handed the keys of its latest Fuso truck over to the Brisbane Lions Academy – marking the beginning of an impactful relationship.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px">Article and Photo from Prime Mover 6/5/24</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="left" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Road%20Freight%20Forums%20-Newsletter%20heading.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-8" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-rockhampton" style="height:49px;width:154px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#e0a33a"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-rockhampton" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e0a33a;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>ROCKHAMPTON</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 16 May</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" style="height:49px;width:140px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0a2446;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>TOOWOOMBA</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Wed, 3 July</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-3" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-emerald" style="height:49px;width:143px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-emerald" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0a2446;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>EMERALD</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 25 July</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-9" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-roma" style="height:49px;width:155px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-roma" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0a2446;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>ROMA</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 8 August</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="empty_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-3" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" style="height:49px;width:164px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0a2446;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>TOWNSVILLE</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 22 August</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-10" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>Who will you nominate for the QTA Road Freight Industry Awards?</strong></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">The <strong>2024 QTA Road Freight Industry Awards</strong> will be held on 21 September 2024 and the nominations will open in the next few weeks for our Awards. We encourage you to start thinking about nominating this year.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Award Categories include:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li style="text-align:justify">Industry Contribution Award</li><li style="text-align:justify">Professional Driver of the Year Award</li><li style="text-align:justify">Trucking Woman of the Year Award</li><li style="text-align:justify"><strong>NEW</strong> - Health and Wellbeing Award </li><li style="text-align:justify">Training and Skilling Excellence Award</li><li style="text-align:justify">Safety and Innovation Award</li><li style="text-align:justify">Young Achiever Award</li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Contact <a href="mailto:lisa@qta.com.au?subject=2024 QTA RFIA Awards" target="_blank" title="lisa@qta.com.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">Lisa Fraser</a> if you wish to talk about nominating this year. </span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"> <div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>BP Plus and Qantas Business Rewards 3x Points Multiplier</strong><strong> </strong><strong>+ 150k bonus Qantas Points</strong></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/BPOGHO0046_BP%20Plus%20Association%20eDM%20Header_1920x1080pxH_QTA.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#000;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Looking for ways to give your business a boost?</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Now is a great time to fuel your business with a BP Plus Fuel card.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">bp is pleased to offer all QTA members 7.5c per litre off Ultimate Diesel at over 270 bp National Diesel Offer sites#</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Sign up for a BP Plus fuel card and as a Qantas Business Rewards member you’ll earn 20,000 bonus Qantas Points, plus triple Qantas Points for 6 months. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Want more? 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It really is, business, the clever way.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/bp-plus/bp-plus-and-qantas-business-rewards-3x-points-multiplier-bonus-points-participating-association-members.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">*</a><a href="https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/bp-plus/bp-plus-and-qantas-business-rewards-3x-points-multiplier-bonus-points-participating-association-members.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">T&Cs apply </a>Use promo code: QTA</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.bpplus.com.au/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">Sign up now</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-7" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">May is Small Business Month</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-8" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Each May Queensland Small Business Month (QSBM) sets out to highlight, celebrate and support the thousands of small businesses operating across the state year-round.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Queensland is home to more than 482,000 small businesses — 97% of all businesses — that contribute around $117 billion to the state economy each year.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> There are Events planned around Queensland during May - <a href="https://www.business.qld.gov.au/running-business/support-assistance/events?query=qsbm2024&meta_EventRegion=&meta_EventStartDateFriendly=&meta_Topic=&meta_EventType=&meta_HostType=&meta_EventCost=#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">click here for more information</a>.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-10" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/jh8/bcr/w0c/ESG.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">ESG Webinar - Recording & Slides now available</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-12" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The first ESG Webinar - Understanding ESB was held this week and the recording and presentation slides have now been uploaded onto the new ESG Resource Hub on the website. To access the resources, login via the Member Portal login page. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/environmental-social-and-governance" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener">View the On Demand Webinar Recording and Presentation Slides here</a></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">If you haven't logged in for a while and forgotten your password, just click the 'forgot password' button to reset your password.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Thanks to TWUSUPER for sponsoring the Webinar and Seminar Series.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">If you have any issues, let us know by emailing <a href="mailto:admin@qta.com.au" target="_blank" title="admin@qta.com.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener">admin@qta.com.au</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-13" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-14" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/eso/h4c/xtr/Safety_2.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-15" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>Telematics changes in NSW and QLD from 1 June 2024</strong></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-16" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#000;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Info from NHVR On the Road 10/5/24</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Telematics changes in NSW and QLD from 1 June 2024</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><br /><span style="font-size:13px;">Operators in New South Wales and Queensland who use telematics need to be aware of telematics changes that commence 1 June 2024.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>New South Wales</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Operators with Performance Based Standards (PBS) vehicles operating under permit in NSW where mass monitoring is currently an agreed condition of road access will need to:</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Choose to remain enrolled in <strong>Intelligent Access Program</strong> (IAP), <u>but may also</u> need to enrol in <strong>Telematics Monitoring Application</strong> (TMA) if they have mass monitoring as a condition of access in their permits.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Transition from NSW’s interim On-Board Mass (OBM) to <strong>Smart OBM.</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Queensland</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Operators with PBS vehicles and vehicles operating at higher mass limits (HML) that are enrolled in IAP and/or interim OBM will need to transition from:</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Intelligent Access Program</strong> (IAP) to the <strong>Telematics Monitoring Application</strong> (TMA); </span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">and</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Queensland’s interim On Board Mass (OBM) to <strong>Smart OBM</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">For more information about the changes, please visit the <strong><a href="https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/operations/roads-and-waterways/business-and-industry/heavy-vehicles/road-access/on-board-mass-obm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener"><strong>Transport for New South Wales</strong></a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/transport/heavy-vehicles/obm-tma-transition" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener"><strong>Business Queensland</strong></a></strong> websites.</span> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-17" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span> </td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-18" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">OHS Alert-How to balance psychosocial risk management: leaders</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-19" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Lifestyle changes brought by the shift to working from home are causing the health of many workers to deteriorate, likely through the reduction of the physical effort involved in commuting, and increased snacking, a study of nearly 4,000 workers shows.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The authors of the study – researchers from Japan's Showa Women's University and Tokyo Medical University – say their findings highlight how important it is to promote good lifestyle habits and physical activity for workers who telework.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">They compared the government-mandated health examination results of 3,689 workers from a construction firm from 2019 and 2020, covering a one-year period when many workers shifted from office-based work to working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">They found frequently working from home was associated with an increasing deterioration of physical health in that period, including through increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the use of antilipidemic drugs, and reduced liver function.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/resources/ohs-alerthow-balance-psychosocial-risk-management-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">Read full article</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-20" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">OHS Alert-Remote work harming workers' health</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-21" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Lifestyle changes brought by the shift to working from home are causing the health of many workers to deteriorate, likely through the reduction of the physical effort involved in commuting, and increased snacking, a study of nearly 4,000 workers shows.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The authors of the study – researchers from Japan's Showa Women's University and Tokyo Medical University – say their findings highlight how important it is to promote good lifestyle habits and physical activity for workers who telework.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">They compared the government-mandated health examination results of 3,689 workers from a construction firm from 2019 and 2020, covering a one-year period when many workers shifted from office-based work to working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">They found frequently working from home was associated with an increasing deterioration of physical health in that period, including through increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the use of antilipidemic drugs, and reduced liver function.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/resources/ohs-alertremote-work-harming-workers-health" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">Read full article</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-22" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-23" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/inthecommunity/projects/bridge-strike-protection" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Size%20matters.png" 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src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/NTI_Logo_RGB_transparent.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="326" height="auto" /></div></div> </td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-26" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Inflating costs hindering safety investment </span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-27" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Rising costs can hinder investments in critical areas such as technology, company culture and new equipment, which may act as a roadblock to businesses looking to implement safety initiatives, according to industry specialist, NTI.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Cost inflation</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Ben Johnson, NTI’s manager – repair management and assessing, says operators are experiencing higher operating costs across the board, including fuel, labour, servicing and maintenance, and new and used equipment. “The recent surge in fuel prices compounds these issues, elevating operational expenses and squeezing profit margins,” he said. “And the persistent shortage of drivers not only strains delivery schedules but also inflates labour costs, undermining the operational efficiency of the entire business.”</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">On top of these key input costs, Johnson says regulatory changes, including tougher emissions and safety standards, also weigh heavily on transport companies’ bottom lines.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">“Transport operators might have to adapt to these changes in the environment to actually keep these contracts and keep their business afloat,” he added.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">What’s more, Johnson says ageing roadways, bridges and tunnels are also impacting on operators’ costs, necessitating more frequent equipment repairs and upgrades.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/05/08/inflating-costs-hindering-investment-in-safety/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener"><span style>Read full information here</span></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-28" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Free risk assessments deliver bottom-line benefits</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-29" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">In an increasingly tough business environment operators are desperately searching for every possible cost saving, both large and small.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">For no upfront investment, NTI customers can engage in-house risk engineers to undertake a complementary risk assessment of your operations.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Customers who have undertaken the insurance provider’s risk assessment process and taken on board the recommendations have experienced marked reductions in vehicle downtime as well as a reduction in claims and claim costs.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">In an industry where time truly is money, customers saw both the number of vehicles off road – and time off road – decline.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The total number of days off road was reduced by a whopping 77 per cent, dropping from 37 vehicles off road for a total of 1940 days to 13 vehicles off road for a total of 442 days.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Average days off road per vehicle dropped from 52 days to 34 days.</span></p> <p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">What’s more, 73 per cent of customers had fewer accidents and 67 per cent experienced a reduction in average costs per claim (down by an average of $200,000) following the risk assessment.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">“We have also seen that customers who engage our risk engineers generally have improved overall business performance,” said NTI heavy motor risk engineer Paul Bressan.</span></p><p 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The Limitation of Actions Act (1974) Queensland</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The legislation regarding the time limits that apply to most personal injury claims in Queensland is complex. 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Info will be updated regularly to support you, your employees and business.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Recent updates include:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>How can I improve my mental wellbeing?</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Mental Health Support Lines for T & L </strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Create a Workplace Wellbeing Plan</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><strong><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/health-wellbeing-resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">View the Resource Hub here</a></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-43" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr> <td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-44" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">2024 Heart Week</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-45" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/sz1/zaq/5hk/Heart%20Week%200324%20HW%20Stakeholder%20-%20edm-f.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-46" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Nearly half of all Australians at-risk of cardiovascular disease do not know their family history, despite it being a major risk factor for heart attack or stroke. </strong></span><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Australians with known risk factors not seeing their GPs enough.</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The best way to understand how your family history may impact your risk of developing heart disease is to interpret it in the context of your overall risk, something your GP will assess as part of a 20-minute Heart Health Check.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Why should you get a Heart Health Check?</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. Many heart attacks and strokes can be prevented through healthy behaviours like following a heart-healthy eating pattern, being active, maintaining a healthy weight and being smoke-free.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Many people may not know their risk of developing heart disease, especially since you often can’t feel risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Who needs a Heart Health Check?</strong></span></p><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><li> <span style="font-size:13px;">All people aged 45–79 years</span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;">People with diabetes from 35 years</span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;">First Nations people from 30 years </span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>See your GP for a Heart Health Check</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">A Heart Health Check is a 20-minute check-up with your GP to assess your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next five years.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">As part of the check, your doctor will ask you about your lifestyle, medical and family history. They will also check your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Your GP will use this information to estimate your risk of a heart attack or stroke. More importantly, they will discuss the steps you can take to lower your risk.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">If you are aged 45 and over and do not already have heart disease, we recommend you see your doctor for a Medicare-subsidised Heart Health Check. Some people may be eligible earlier, including First Nations peoples from 30 years, and from 35 years for people living with diabetes.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Never miss a beat. Book a Heart Health Check with your GP today.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-living/keeping-your-heart-healthy" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #2525cf;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Keep your heart healthy</span></a></span></p></div></div> </td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-47" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table> </div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-48" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.healthyheads.org.au/training/accidental-counsellor/" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/r70/93t/1rp/HHT0004_TOHM_Landing%20Page_1280x430.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-49" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-50" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/aiz/igl/1xa/ER.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-51" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">HR Alert-Employees open to being promoted without a pay rise</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-52" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Article from HR Daily 08/05/2024</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p> <p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">More than half of employees would accept an alternative to a salary increase if they were to be promoted, and flexibility around <em>when</em> they work is as desirable as a financial reward, research shows.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Based on a survey of 500 hiring managers and 1,000 office workers, Robert Half's research shows the top three benefits employees would accept in place of a pay rise are: a bonus or revenue sharing (59%); more flexibility with regard to working hours (59%); and more holidays (58%).</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">The alternatives employers are most likely to offer, however, are: training and professional development (57%); more flexibility around hours (56%); and paid sabbaticals (54%).</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/resources/hr-alertemployees-open-being-promoted-without-pay-rise" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">Read full article</a><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/hr-alertdecisionmaking-errors-rampant-among-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener"></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-53" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Demand shifting focus beyond credentials</span> </h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-54" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">(Article from HR Daily 7/5/24)</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Employees with disability are often deterred from asking for workplace adjustments because they fear stigma, but say these are a "godsend" when granted, new research shows.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The <a href="https://www.adcet.edu.au/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Australian Disability Network</a> surveyed 400 people with disability and 200 organisations, finding that the most common deterrent to requesting adjustments (cited by 56% of employees) was having to speak directly with their manager and risk being stigmatised.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">"Some of the most expressive stories were around listening, for example: 'please just listen, don't try and tell me what I need, listen to what I'm telling you and what I'm asking for and don't make me justify it'," Dr <strong>Catherine Maitland</strong>, research lead at the Australian Disability Network tells HR Daily.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/resources/hr-alertstigma-fears-hold-back-workplace-adjustment-requests" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Read full 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style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldmackay-capella-due-peak-downs-hwy-closure-caval-ridge-opass" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">CQ-Mackay-Capella Access Conditions during Peak Downs Hwy closure at Caval Ridge O'Pass</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditons-alertfnqwangetticaptain-cook-hwyworks-15522724" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">FNQ-Wangetti-Captain Cook Hwy-Works 15/5-22/7/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldfnqgulf-developmental-kennedy-developmental-road-754624" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">Updated-NIGHT WORKS ONLY-FNQ-Gulf and Kennedy Developmental Road-Bridge Work 7/5-4/6/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="OSOM Access over Cunningham's Gap extended to 13/1/25" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">Cunnigham's Gap-OSOM access extended to 13/1/25</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldtoowoomba-bypassgore-hiwywidth-restrictions-osom2843524" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;"></a><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldswtoowoombashort-term-road-closures-impacting-hvs-5524" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">SWQ-Toowoomba-Short Term Road Closures impacting HV's 5/5/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditons-updatefnqkuranda-rangeupcoming-closures-end-aprilearly-may" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">FNQ-Kuranda Range-upcoming closures expected end April/early May 24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatefnqpine-creek-yarrabah-roadroad-improvements" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">FNQ-Pine Creek-Yarrabah Road-road improvements through to July 24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <a href="https://qta.com.au/news/qldcommunity-information-sessionplanning-bridge-over-paroo-river-eulo-16524" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">FWQ-Community Planning Session-Paroo River Bridge, Eulo 16/5/24</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Silver%20Partners_5.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-19" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="75%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><strong>NSW Road Conditions</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:112.063px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Map-NSW.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="112.063" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-20" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr> <td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatenswosom-load-hume-hwyalbury-central-coast-613524" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">OSOM Movement-Hume Highway-Albury to Central Coast 6-13/5/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-alertnswhume-hwy-btwn-narallen-menangle-road-overpass-bridge-552624" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Hume Hwy btwn Narellan & Menangle Road Overpass Bridge 5/5-2/6/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatenswhamptonmore-closure-dates-jenolan-caves-road-aprilmay" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Hampton-More dates for closure of Jenolan Caves Road (April & May)</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/nswminister-roads-publishes-industry-engagement-report-western-sydney-heavy-vehicle-rest-area" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Review on Western Sydney HV Rest Area</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/nswtemporary-closure-heavy-vehicle-safety-station-mt-white-and-southbound-ramp-m1-pacific-motor" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Mt White-Temporary closure at Heavy Vehicle Safety Station southbound off ramp on M1 Pacific Motorway towards the Safety Station 24/4-15/5/24</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-21" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="75%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><strong>NT Road Conditions</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:112.063px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Map-Northern%20Territory.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="112.063" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-22" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatentbarkly-hwy-10524-more" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">New Barkly Highway update from 10/5/24</span></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.roadreport.nt.gov.au" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener">www.roadreport.nt.gov.au</a> continues to be the most up-to-date source for 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