Staff Profile

Emma Pickering

In late August, we welcomed

Emma Pickering to our Swan

Hill team as Swan Hill

Operations Manager.

Emma will take over from

Leigh in all matters relating to

V/Line, Swan Hill Town bus

services, Charter, Log book

page auditing and country

and urban routes.

She is a keen lover of

lasagna, Bob’s Burgers (TV

Show) and spending time

with friends.

She looks forward to meeting

you all at the Christmas Party

on the 26.11.2016 in Swan

Hill.

Swan Hill Bus Lines News Letter [Edition 1, Volume 1]

02.11.2016

Welcome

Welcome to the first edition of the Staff Newsletter. This will be a regular

round up of what’s happening throughout the company and a chance for

management to communicate directly with all of our 130 odd staff

members. Distribution will be via email, notice boards and the website.

We hope this will improve the flow of information and increase the level

of engagement across all depots. We invite contributions and feedback

from all staff. Give the office a call or email admin@shbl.com.au to let us

know what you would like to see in the next newsletter!

Tamworth

Our newest expansion is in

Tamworth NSW. We have

acquired 7 School busses

and 6 new School Bus runs.

The current operators Peel

Valley Coaches have

decided to slow down and

sell, allowing us to acquire a

fully functional depot as well.

Leigh and Peter will be

heading up to Tamworth late

November to interview all

current staff and to appoint a

Tamworth Leading Hand

before SHBL takes over from

Peel Valley Coaches on the

1st of December.

Log Book Pages & Task

Force

In late August SHBL were audited

by the Heavy Vehicle Regulation

Police, from this we came out

relatively unscathed, however, as

always, there are areas we can and

must improve.

Going forward we have initiated a

log book program and will be

randomly auditing log book pages,

this is to benefit not only the SHBL

staff but the company as a whole.

We appreciate your understanding

and hope that if you have any

queries relating to your log book

that you speak to your supervisor.

SHBL will be visited by the Task

Force in November & December –

they will be holding information

sessions where they will inspect log

books. Attendance to one of these

sessions is mandatory and will be

added to your roster. This applies

to V/Line, Charter and Tour drivers.

Direct Numbers

With the addition of Emma Pickering to our team, both Emma and Leigh have been allocated direct phone numbers, these numbers are diverted to their mobile phones so you will be able to reach them at all times: Emma (03) 5032 4677 Leigh (03) 5032 4666 Please avoid calling or texting Leigh or Emma direct to their personal mobile phones. The numbers above are direct lines and the most trusted form of contact.

Congratulations to Michael Milburn

in our Dubbo branch. He has

recently been promoted into the

role of Grandparent.

Website

SHBL has updated our website, as part of this we have added a new feature of

a staff login. All employees who have provided us with an email address now

have access to the staff portal where they can find information on our policies

and procedures, links to important employee forms, award information and

access to staff newsletters and internal memos.

Each employee is given an individual username and password for the staff

login. Your username is your FIRST and LAST name as spelt on your pay slip,

your password is the last 4 digits of your employee number as stated at the top

left hand corner of your pay slip. If any staff members have not provided their

email address, we ask that you let us know so we can grant you access. If any

staff have provided us with an email address and cannot access the portal,

please contact the office.

Don’t forget to RSVP for the company Christmas Party!!

26.11.2016 in Swan Hill.

Swan Hill Bus Lines is now on Facebook! Like our page. www.facebook.com/swanhillbuslines

Commendations:

To Tye in our Dubbo depot who’s quick thinking saw him avoid an

accident that could have been fatal to not only him but those

around him.

Also, commendations to Mark Lee for receiving positive feedback

on his “professional driving and focus on his customer service”.

Passing on some huge thanks from Dyson’s to the staff that

worked with the V/Line rail replacement.

It was greatly appreciated and a fantastic job done by all.

The professionalism of our staff has been acknowledged by

Dysons and V/Line.

Thank you to Anne Maree from the Donald Garden club for an

enjoyable and relaxing day trip.

Sauté the onion, leek, garlic, carrot and celery until soft.

Add mince and brown for 10 minutes – stirring frequently + swig of red

wine.

Add tomatoes or passata and simmer for ½ to ¾ of an hour on low heat.

Let cool for ¼ hour.

Spray the bottom and sides of a tin foil tray or an oven dish.

Place 1 layer of Lasagna sheets then cover with mince mixture.

Add Ham or Salami and a little cheese.

Repeat this until you have 3 layers.

Top off with bread crumbs and cheese.

Put in fan forced at 180 – 200 degrees for 1 hour or until the top starts

to brown.

Enjoy

Sam

In other news…

Last week a NSW based company

encountered an issue where two pre-

school children were locked in a school

bus for the duration of the school day.

This reiterates how important the pre-

trip and post-trip checks are.

Fortunately, the children were not

harmed, although they did choose that

moment to abide by the “no eating

inside the bus” rule.

Always check your bus for stray

passengers!

Sam’s Recipe

Beef Lasagna

Serves 8 – 10 People

2KG Lean Mince

1 Onion

1 Garlic Clove

¼ Leek

1 Carrot

1 Stick Celery

1 Pack Lasagna Sheets or Fresh Pasta (much better)

300gm Shredded Ham or Mild Salami

500gm Mozzarella or Pizza Cheese

Olive Oil

1kg can diced tomato or 750ml bottle passata