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6 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • APRIL/MAY 2015
INDUSTRY NEWS
And so in January while viewing news
segments online, our editor happened
across a news item about the bushfires in
the Adelaide Hills and Tony Abbott touring
the devastation, talking to volunteer
firefighters. And up popped one of these
unsung heroes, Peter Evans from Hoppt,
meeting and greeting the PM!
The prime minister joined South Australian
Premier Jay Weatherill to tour the grounds
of the Sampson Flat bushfire, which burned
through the hills for six days.
Mr Abbott told volunteers: “This has been
a major incident. You have responded
magnificently to all of the challenges.”
Mr Abbott said the efforts of emergency
workers in the face of awful conditions had
been remarkable.
“The courage, the professionalism, the
dedication has been simply exemplary,”
Mr Abbott said. “But for those efforts, we
could be looking at a much greater cost.”
Well done Peter and to everyone else out
It’s a good job well done! Our unsung heroes from the hire industry
This is a small acknowledgment to the many unsung heroes in the hire industry who
freely give up their time and effort to volunteer their services where and when they can.
Sometimes you become visible – even if only briefly!
there who donates time, energy, money
and services tirelessly and above the call
of duty, over and over again. Often your
input goes unsung, but this time we were
watching!
See more at:
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Source:
The Code of Practice for Portable Toilets
has now been published and is available
online on the HRIA website.
Visit: in the
downloads section.
HRIA Industry Code of Practice for Portable Toilets now online
This is a good initiative and a great point
of reference for those hire companies
dealing with portable toilets. The HRIA
offers thanks to the committee who spent
much time reviewing this document and
the state authorities for their input.
The Code of Practice for Portable Toilets
will be reviewed in early 2016, when
we will invite members to comment on
content once more.
For the many unsung heroes in the hire industry who freely give up their time and effort to volunteer
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