Fremantle Ports Maritime Day 2014 promises to be the biggest ever with a number of ships and boats alongside at Victoria Quay, a huge range of displays from the Royal Australian Navy and the maritime industry, an historic photo display of the port during wartime and a yacht race in the harbour.

The annual expo celebrates the maritime industry and Fremantle Port, and features lots of displays about maritime education and careers, children’s activities and musical entertainment for all ages.

This year’s displays from the Navy will include a ship, infl atable boat manoeuvring demonstrations, man overboard recovery and boarding party demonstrations, knot-tying lessons, quad bike display, dive kit demonstrations, explosive ordinance system truck and bomb disposal display, fi re fi ghting demonstration, life-raft demonstrations, careers information, submarine display and face painting.

Fremantle Ports’ archivist is assembling a fascinating display of photos taken at the port when Australia was at war over the decades.

There will be lots of activity along the wharf and on the harbour with quay-side Svitzer tug tours, free harbour rides and the Fremantle Harbour Classic Yacht race (from 1pm).

So bring the family for the free musical entertainment and sample fantastic food from the port vs Navy cook-off for a gold coin donation. A gold coin will also get you into the Maritime Museum on the day.

Maritime Day is sponsored by Fremantle Ports, the Company of Master Mariners of Australia, Svitzer, the Department of Transport Marine Safety, TAMS and Fremantle Pilots.

Golden opportunityGreat photo opportunities are one of the benefi ts of working at Fremantle Ports, and we have talented photographers who can make the most of them as this fi ne shot shows. Inner Harbour Team Leader Terry Stainton caught a golden moment with Triumph Ace coming in to H Berth on Victoria Quay at sunrise one crisp July morning. The line boat, which is bringing the line to the wharf for the mooring crew, is dwarfed by the vehicle carrier.

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Fremantle marine pilot Captain Nichols departs a satisfying careerCaptain Lorne Nichols’ career of almost 50 years has come full circle beginning and ending on ships in the Fremantle Outer Harbour.

As a 19-year-old BHP navigation cadet he fi rst departed from the (now disused) KBB1 jetty at Kwinana Bulk Terminal (formerly owned by BHP) in 1965. In July, his last job was piloting a ship arriving at the Kwinana Grain Jetty.

In between, he completed 15 years with BHP, transporting coal and iron ore between Port Hedland, Port Kembla and Japan and was promoted from second mate to chief mate to master. Two years of stevedoring with BHP followed and then seven years with the Port of Launceston as a marine pilot.

He joined the Fremantle Port Authority as a pilot in 1986 just before the America’s Cup. Pilot duties included taking out to sea and returning to port each day fi ve passenger ships that were used as fl oating hotels and spectator vessels.

In 1994, the pilots formed a private company, Fremantle Pilots.

Captain Nichols says he has seen huge changes at the port during his 28 years based in Fremantle.

“As well as dramatic changes in the volume of shipping, ship drafts and the size and shape of ships, I have seen navigation change from the most basic equipment to electronic,” he said.

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Maritime Day expo biggest ever10AM - 4PM SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2014 AT VICTORIA QUAY, FREMANTLE PORT

Troops at Fremantle Port bound for WWII (State Library of Western Australia). See the historic photo display at Maritime Day.

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If your business, community group or school is interested in being involved in Maritime Day, either inside B Shed or outside on Victoria Quay, contact Jane Edwards (9430 3373 or jane.edwards@fremantleports.com.au).

...Continued“In the early days, the port closed between 9pm and 6am but now it is a 24/7 operation, with the ships getting bigger and bigger.”

He said piloting was a highly skilled, specialised job that required physical and mental fi tness.

“The ships, weather and sea are all variables. You can be out near Rottnest in a fi ve-metre swell on a pilot boat and have to start climbing a ship’s 10-metre ladder when the pilot boat is at the top of the swell.

Once on the ship’s deck there is a climb of six to nine decks to the bridge to communicate with the crew and then keep in contact with the tug crews and the signal station.”

Captain Nichols said he had been involved with training nearly all of the pilots at Fremantle, who “do a fantastic job for the port and for the port’s reputation”.

“It is an eventful life but it is one of those occupations that gives a tremendous sense of achievement.

“Turning a big ship around in the port is an art in itself but it all boils down to experience.

“I’ll truly miss all the colleagues, friends, mooring personnel, pilot boat crews and tug masters who looked after me over many years.

“But I won’t miss those northerly gales, hanging on for grim death at the bottom of a rope ladder in the pouring rain, trying to scramble up the side of a ship,” he said.

Last gangway: Captain Lorne Nichols departs the MV Ephesus on 24 July at the Kwinana Grain Jetty

A service will be held on Victoria Quay on Friday 31 October to commemorate the sailing of the fi rst ships of the fi rst convoy to leave Australian soil carrying troops to fi ght in WWI.

While Albany was the point of departure for New Zealand and Australian troops from other States and Territories, the majority of Western Australian troops and a contingent of South Australian troops departed from Fremantle on 31 October 1914 on the ships Medic and Ascanius, accompanied by the Japanese warship Ibuki.

The Medic carried the 1st Division Ammunition Column, 1st Division Artillery, 3rd Brigade Ammunition Column and 3rd Field Artillery Brigade from Adelaide, along with the 8th Field Artillery Battery and 3rd Field Artillery (Army)

Brigade and 1st Division Ammunition Column 1st Division Artillery from Western Australia. The Ascanius carried the 10th Infantry Battalion (South Australia) and 11th Infantry Battalion (Western Australia) of the 3rd Infantry Brigade.

On 3 November 1914, the two Fremantle ships joined up with the Albany convoy at sea.

To commemorate this departure and to properly acknowledge the service of these Western Australian and South Australian troops, there will be a recreation of the journey of Western Australian troops from the training camp at Blackboy Hill, near Mundaring, to Fremantle Port and services will be held at Blackboy Hill and the port.

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Troop carrier Medic in 1914 (State Library of Western Australia)

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What: Anzac Centenary Fremantle commemorative service

When: 11.30am - 12.30pm Friday 31 October 2014

Where: In front of the Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay, Fremantle Port

Former Fremantle Port Authority hostesses Pauline Noble, Vanda Franowicz and Meri Rundin caught up at the Fremantle Ports administration building recently while Vanda was visiting from her home in the USA.

Port Authority hostesses played a signifi cant role between the 1960s and 80s in assisting passengers and visitors. Each hostess spoke at least two languages and had a broad knowledge of Western Australia. Fremantle was the fi rst Australian port

to introduce hostesses and the idea gained world-wide publicity, with a number of other ports following the example.

New Board Deputy Chair Helen Cook

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Helen Cook, who joined the Fremantle Ports Board as Deputy Chair on 1 July, has replaced Dr Fred Affl eck.

Helen Cook

Helen was National Partner in charge of KPMG’s Energy and Natural Resources Group and a leader in KPMG’s Asian Mining group until December 2013 when she retired from the partnership to take on commercial and not-for-profi t board directorships. She is currently Director of the Minerals Research Institute WA, Non-Executive Director of RAC Holdings Pty Ltd and RAC Finance Ltd, a member of the University of Western Australia’s Mining Energy and Natural Resources Law Advisory Board, Joint Chairman of FutureNow – Creative and Leisure Industries Training Council and Non-Executive Director of the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA.

Helen is also a member of the Major Performing Arts Panel of the Australia Council, overseeing signifi cant Federal funding for Australia’s major performing arts companies. She was immediate past Chair of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Director of the Perth Theatre Trust and has held board positions in key not-for-profi t organisations for 20 years.

The other members of the Board are Dr Jim Limerick (Chair), Michael Feutrill, Jill Hoffmann and Fiona Lander.

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MRL upgrades KwinanaBulk Terminal rail sidingMineral Resources Limited (MRL) has been working with Fremantle Ports to increase the capacity and effi ciency of iron ore receival at the Kwinana Bulk Terminal by extending the current standard gauge rail line at the terminal siding.

The works have been fully funded by MRL with construction undertaken by CSI and Downer Rail.

The new rail runs parallel to the existing rail line from Donaldson Road to the fi rst bend on the Kwinana Bulk Terminal site.

The upgrade initially enables longer trains of up to 116 wagons to be spilt on-site, which improves the overall time taken to discharge a train.

MRL has also purchased a fl eet of 382 new rail wagons that unload much more effi ciently.

New MRL wagons

Former port hostesses (from left) Pauline Noble (hostess 1966-75), Vanda Franowicz (1963-67) and Meri Rundin (1974-87) in front of a Howard Taylor mural in the administration building foyer

Vanda in her hostess uniform in the 1960s

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Thanks to satellite tagging, Murdoch University Research Associate Dr Belinda Cannell has been able to follow the amazing recent journey of a Little Penguin.

Penguin 328405 was incubating eggs on Penguin Island when he swapped duties with his partner and swam south to coastal waters adjacent to Lake Clifton. After fi ve days he swam past Penguin Island and headed for the west side of Garden Island, where he stayed for another seven days, reaching just over halfway between Penguin Island and Rottnest. He fi nally returned home after 15 days away. Luckily, his partner was still incubating the eggs.

Dr Cannell is studying the resilience and coastal marine habitats of Little Penguins during a current three-year project. She has been researching Little Penguins on both Penguin and Garden Islands for more than a decade to understand their biology. Fremantle Ports is providing some funding to cover the cost of some satellite tags and GPS tags.

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Rous Head public open space shaping upThe public open space near Sandtracks Beach is looking good with new plantings, including trees, hybrid solar-wind lights and cut-down container

shade structures in place. The area is within Fremantle Ports’ reclaimed land and is adjacent to a designated fairy tern sanctuary.

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The red line shows the Little Penguin’s amazing journey from Lake Clifton to west Garden Island and finally back to Penguin Island. (Background imagery from Google Earth)

Little Penguin’s amazing journey

You can read about Dr Cannell’s research at:www.fremantleports.com.au/Visiting/Pages/Dolphin-news.aspx

Glyde-Ina community treasureFremantle Ports’ contribution over many years to the Glyde-In Community Learning Centre, in East Fremantle was acknowledged at an afternoon tea for members and sponsors in July.

Other organisations recognised for their support included the Town of East Fremantle and Lotteries West.

Fremantle Ports has welcomed the opportunity to be involved with Glyde-In.

As well as providing some funding to enable the purchase of outdoor furniture for the garden, support has been given for an outdoor decking project.

Also, Fremantle Ports has been invited on occasion to participate in the centre’s guest speaker program.

Fremantle Ports’ Manager External Affairs Ainslie de Vos sees the well-run Glyde-In Centre as a real asset, fulfi lling a valuable role for the East Fremantle and surrounding communities.

“It brings people together in a friendly and inclusive atmosphere to share their interests and experiences as well as providing opportunities to participate in the wide-ranging activity and learning programs,” she said.

Committee member Jan Machin (left), Ainslie de Vos, of Fremantle Ports, and Glyde-In chairman Jono Farmer

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Sea Princess at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal on 3 August

The 2014-15 cruise season is shaping up to be big for Fremantle with 44 ship calls already booked compared with 31 ship calls (60,592 passengers) in the 2013-14 fi nancial year.

Fremantle is increasingly being used as a turnaround port with Sun Princess, Astor, Voyager of the Seas, Radiance of the Sea and Celebrity Solstice all undertaking full turnarounds during the 2014-15 season.

P&O Cruises recently announced it would homeport one of its latest ships, Pacifi c Eden, in WA for three months in 2016 with 12 turrnaround calls (complete passenger transfer), representing the cruise company’s longest cruise season in the west.

The 1500-passenger Pacifi c Eden is one of two ships joining P&O Cruises’ existing three-ship fl eet next year. The major fl eet expansion opens the way for a greater variety of cruise options from Fremantle, including extended 12-night cruises to South East Asia and coastal cruises which will provide a boost to WA’s regional ports (Esperance, Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Augusta, Geraldton, Exmouth, Port Hedland and Broome).

P&O Cruises CEO Ann Sherry said the company had always viewed Fremantle as a signifi cant cruising hub: “Western Australia is an important source market for Australian cruise passengers and our new program makes more cruise choices available at their doorstep and also opens up more opportunities for the growing fl y-cruise passenger market.”

National cruise conference in PerthFremantle Ports is sponsoring the 2014 Cruise Down Under Conference Beyond gateway ports – Navigating new destinations in Perth this month. Other sponsors are Tourism Western Australia, the City of Fremantle and Experience Perth. Fremantle Ports plays a very active role in Cruise Down Under, Australia’s peak cruising body, in promoting Fremantle as a cruise ship destination and helping to market the region. Participation for more than 18 years has helped to increase the number of cruise ship visits to Fremantle and ensure that the interests of WA regional ports are represented. Fremantle Ports also participates on the Cruise WA Committee, managed by Tourism WA.

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Grain, iron ore and containers lead trade growthTrade through Fremantle Port grew by almost fi ve per cent in 2013-14 compared to the previous fi nancial year, due primarily to a rise in bulk exports of iron ore and grain from Kwinana (Outer Harbour) and containerised cargo in the Fremantle Inner Harbour.

Western Australia harvested a record crop this year with bulk grain exports from Kwinana up 17 per cent. Iron ore shipments from Kwinana were up 28 per cent.

While total container trade increased by 4.9 per cent, non-containerised cargo throughput fell by 11.4 per cent mainly due to reductions in imports of new motor vehicles, industrial vehicles, industrial machinery, other transport equipment and iron and steel products.

Fremantle Port comprises the Inner Harbour (pictured) and five bulk port facilities at Kwinana (Outer Harbour)

An outstanding education program, with which Fremantle Ports has been comprehensively involved, was recognised at the Rockingham Kwinana Chamber of Commerce and Telstra Regional Business Awards on 23 August.

The Kwinana Industries Council’s Education Development Program was awarded the Corporate Community Award. The program comprises the iProjects stream (for Year 10 students), and Career Pathways Programs stream (school-based traineeships, work placements and work experience).

Fremantle Ports contributes to the iProjects (iWomen, iMen and iDiversity) by hosting the groups of Year 10 students at the port, and also hosting principals and VET coordinators.

KIC’s Workforce and Education Committee is headed by Fremantle Ports’ Manager Human Resources Richard Collett. The committee is the driver behind the education partnership which involves 17 local high schools and many local businesses.

At the awards, Richard said Fremantle Ports’ corporate vision of being valued by our customers and the community was “not just words on paper”.

“We support the vision with actions such as our involvement in the KIC education program, with the youth of today being our potential future employees and leaders,” he said.

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Richard Collett, of Fremantle Ports, and Debbie Hoey, of KIC, with the award

Pre-primary students Ava (left), Hayden and Ezekiel with teacher Megan Cooper (right) and teacher intern Stephanie Ambroziak watch Jim Coubrough explain how worm farms work

Jacqui Collier gets some expert coaching from Fremantle Dockers player Hayden Crozier

When pre-primary students at Mel Maria Catholic Primary School, in Attadale, sit in a circle for “crunch and sip” time, they have three bins for recycling, rubbish and worms.

Thanks to Fremantle Ports employee and school parent Jim Coubrough, the students can watch their food scraps being turned into compost outside in worm farms. Teacher Megan Cooper said the

worm farms fi tted right into the class’s study of environmental sustainability, “things that move” and nature play outside. Students use the “worm wee” on their vegetable garden.

Not only has Jim installed the worm farms, he checks on them once a week and has given talks to the children about them.

Maritime industry information for career counsellorsThe Company of Master Mariners of Australia, with Fremantle Ports, is hosting information sessions for school careers counsellors on Friday 7 November.

The maritime industry offers a wide range of active and interesting job opportunities for young people in areas such as environmental science, engineering, marine piloting, hydrography and stevedoring.

Speakers will be from the Company of Master Mariners, the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Maritime College and Challenger Institute of Technology’s School of Maritime Studies.

After the information sessions, there will be a free sail on STS Leeuwin for the fi rst 30 people to register.

Kick to Kick with Fremantle DockersDuring the July school holidays, 40 lucky girls and boys spent an afternoon at the Fremantle Dockers’ HQ and had a kick-to-kick on the oval with players Hayden Crozier and Tom Sheridan.

Sponsored by Fremantle Ports, the afternoon’s events also included a tour of the club headquarters, photos, signed memorabilia and afternoon tea.

When: Friday 7 November 2014; workshops 11am-2.30pm; STS Leeuwin Twilight Sail 3.30-7pm.

Where: Fremantle Ports Administration Building, Victoria Quay, Fremantle

Contact: Jane Edwards on 0417 918 727 or jane.edwards@fremantleports.com.au

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