Community Bulletin #70 JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd (JKC) Tourism secrets to be revealed in Village laundries

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1 Community Bulletin #70 JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd (JKC) Tourism secrets to be revealed in Village laundries Forget Victoria s Secret the Accommodation Village laundries will soon be home to some Territory secrets as Tourism Top End begins to showcase NT attractions and tours at a place everyone visits regularly the laundry. The organisation s General Manager Trevor Cox toured the Village this week to further scope out how JKC and the organisation can partner together to promote local tourism to Village residents. Mr Cox represents more than 550 local tourism operators including accommodation providers, tour operators, attractions and fishing charters. Mr Cox, pictured with Deputy Village Manager Dave Wilson, said the laundry, being a place where everyone visited, was a social hub and an ideal Deputy Accommodation Village Manager, JKC s Dave Wilson, with Trevor Cox, General Manager, Tourism Top End. location to display information on the vast array of tourism opportunities available in the NT. For more information on Tourism Top End, go to the Visitor Information Centre on the corner of Bennett and Smith streets in Darwin city or visit Bird s-eye view: This image, captured by Wayne Zerbe, shows the Blaydin Point site from the air. The MOF can be seen to the left of the photograph, while the early jetty works are visible on the right. The jetty is being built from the land into the harbour and soon you will see the cantilever bridge in the mangrove area installing piles (supports). More marine construction information can be found on the following pages.

2 J e t t y b e g i n s t o a p p e a r BAM Clough is continuing with the construction of the module offloading facility (MOF). The MOF is a temporary structure which will extend from the Blaydin Point site into the Darwin Harbour. It is required to offload from vessels the very large modules which will be assembled to create the LNG liquefaction plant. The MOF will be about 160 m long and 65 m wide and construction will be completed early in The Jetty, also known as the product loading facilities due to its Y-shape, allows access to the onshore gas processing facility and enables gas to be piped out to two separate vessel load out berths, one for LNG carriers (ships) and a second for LPG/Condensate carriers. The Jetty, which is currently under construction with completion due at the end of 2014, is a permanent structure in our harbour. It is being constructed using the purposebuilt travelling cantilever bridge (CLB), designed and built by BAM Clough. Over the coming weeks and months the CLB will gradually move forward over the water allowing for construction of the jetty to continue. M o d u l e o f f l o a d i n g f a c i l i t y s t a r t i n g t o t a k e s h a p e Fourteen cofferdam cells will be joined together to form the perimeter and a sealed surface will be placed on top of the cells to complete the MOF. The photograph on the right, taken about three weeks ago, shows the installation of the first cell. The photograph on the left shows current works, now being carried out on two fronts, distinguished by the two yellow cranes. The third cell is now being installed.

3 Additional marine work taking place later this month With work on the MOF and jetty continuing at Blaydin Point, some additional planned marine activity is scheduled to take place between 27 September and 2 October about four kilometres south of the MOF. Following construction at East Arm Wharf a 500 metre long outfall pipe will be towed to the Blaydin Point site via a piloted workboat. Lights will be attached to the pipe and vessels will be located at each end. Once in its final location, the 125mm pipe will be placed to a depth of about seven metres below the surface of the water for the duration of the construction at Blaydin Point. Divers will be engaged as part of this work and harbour users are reminded to please observe and obey the 250 metre Marine Safety Zone around all construction activities. SAFETY ZONE Please help us to continue to share our waterways safely A 500 metre long pipe similar to this will be towed under pilot from East Arm Wharf to the Blaydin Point site later this month. Please observe the 250m Marine Safety Zone. Please stay 250 metres away from the construction area at Blaydin Point This includes the MOF and the jetty area It is for everyone s safety Always check for harards and safety zones in Notice to Mariners at Be aware of night lighting on channel markers,vessels, obstructions and bouys Know someone l ooking fo r a school-based apprenticeship opportunity? We are seeking School based apprenticeships (SBA) for next year. To be eligible, students be must currently in year 11. Trades on offer are boilermaker/welder, mechanical fitter, sheet metal worker, electrician and plumber. Contact Group Training Northern Territory (GTNT) to register you interest and for more information. Applications close on Friday 20.September. D o y o u h a v e q u e s t i o n s a b o u t o u r m a r i n e a c t i v i t y o r a b o u t t h e P r o j e c t? T a l k t o u s Humpty Doo Shops Friday 20 September pm Coolalinga Shops Saturday 21 September 10:00 12:00pm Employment enquiries: Go to to register your interest. If you have difficulties online please seek assistance at our Construction Employment Mobilisation Centre, 22 Mitchell Street, Darwin, from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, or call (08)

4 This week JKC advises that construction activities at our work sites for the period 14 to 20 September will include: Blaydin Point Eight trucks daily carrying long, oversized loads of materials required for foundation preparations travelling from East Arm to site via Tiger Brennan Drive, Stuart Highway, Jenkins and Channel Island roads Twenty-seven road trains daily carrying large piles and material and 10 trucks carrying office modules from East Arm Port to site via Berrimah and Wishart roads, Elrundie Avenue and Channel Island Road to site Thirty-two road trains daily from Jenkins Road quarry, via Jenkins and Channel Island roads to site Eighty-seven road trains daily transporting crushed rock from Mt Bundey quarry via the Arnhem and Stuart highways, Jenkins and Channel Island roads to site Eighteen concrete trucks daily transporting concrete from a batching plant on Channel Island Road to site Six concrete trucks daily travelling from Winnellie batching plant along Tiger Brennan Drive, Wishart Road, Elrundie Avenue and Channel Island Road to site Seventeen trucks daily from interstate via Stuart Highway, Jenkins and Channel Island roads to site Sixteen road trains daily carrying fill from Howard Springs quarry via Howard Springs Road, Stuart Highway, Jenkins and Channel Island roads to site Forty-six daily bus trips carrying workers travelling from Darwin and Palmerston to site Please Note: A private contractor is undertaking road works on Channel Island Road near the entrance to the Wickham Point Immigration Detention centre. This is not Project related. Traffic is reduced to one lane and traffic management is in place. Please take care and obey all directions. Accommodation Village at Howard Springs Work will continue at the intersection of Madsen and Stow roads. Limited work will take place on Saturday between 7am and 3pm and Sundays between 9am and 4pm, if required Normal activities will continue from 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 7am to 3pm Nine daily bus trips from Accommodation Village to site Two trucks per day from Mt Bundey via Arnhem and Stuart highways and Howard Springs Road to site Six concrete trucks daily travelling from Winnellie batching plant along Tiger Brennan Drive, Stuart Highway and Howard Springs Road to site From Monday, four buses daily carrying existing construction workforce from the Yarrawonga park n ride facility to the Accommodation Village via the Stuart Highway and Howard Springs Road. This will significantly reduce light vehicle traffic around the Accommodation Village Temporary office accommodation will be demobilised and transported from the Accommodation Village to Winnellie via Howard Springs Road, Stuart Highway, Tiger Brennan Drive, Bowen Street and Coonawarra Road. Appropriate dust suppression and street sweeping measures are in place at all JKC construction sites. All truck rock loads are covered. Noise, dust and road conditions will continue to be monitored. JKC is committed to ensuring the safety of the community and our workers please help us continue to share our roads safely. Community feedback

5 Marine activity As you know, we ve started work on two key pieces of Project infrastructure at Blaydin Point: the module offloading facility (MOF) and jetty. For recreational harbour users: A number of large marine vessels are now in Darwin Harbour to undertake work on the MOF and jetty near Blaydin Point. More vessels will arrive in the coming weeks Production piling has begun at the jetty and is ongoing at the MOF. Accompanying monitoring vessels will be in the area, so please observe the 250 metre safe distance advice Slow down around moored vessels or if you see this flag indicating that divers are in the area: For amateur divers and snorkelers: Production piling, or piling used for the jetty structure, has begun and will be ongoing for the remainder of the year MOF piling will continue this week We will have fauna spotters in vessels and noise monitoring devices attached to highly visible buoys as part of the testing All divers and snorkelers are requested to please stay well clear of the area for the duration of the activity Please remember to observe the Marine Safety Zone and stay 250 metres away from construction vessels and barges. Please also observe the 250m Marine Safety Zone around our construction facilities at the MOF and jetty. It is for your and our team s safety. For up-to-date information on activities in the harbour, please remember to always check the Notice to Mariners at which includes information on hazards and safety zones. Alternatively, you can call the Community Feedback number for more information.