There's no season like Spring, some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.
We have held some fantastic events over the past few months, including our Senior Leader Dinners in Brisbane, Sydney and Newcastle, however the main event for the season was of course the annual SIRF National Forum which was held in Melbourne this year.
With such an exciting quarter it will be hard to beat. Keep your eyes on our calendars to make sure you don't miss out on our upcoming events.
Hannah Watts Customer Support & Event Manager
Notable highlights for this quarter in NSW & QLD
We welcomed 3 new companies as SIRF members, ran 35 events which 589 people attended and was represented by 106 different companies.
New Members of SIRF Roundtables
At SIRF we are always excited when new members come on board to join our 'family'. We'd like to take this opportunity to welcomeBluescope in New South Wales and,Bayer CropScienceandATCO Structures & Logistics in Queensland.
Please be sure to say hi and make them feel welcome at your next SIRF event.
QLD OERt CIWG | A Process Safety Culture Through BI
AtCS Energyin July we were very fortunate to gain a deep insight into the differences between ‘Process safety’ and ‘Personal safety’ and how to apply Business Improvement tools in this area.
Rajesh Kulkarni,Head of Business Improvement andNgaire Moran, Operational Excellence Specialist, shared their journey and instigated considerable conversation and shared experiences among the attendees.
Their passion for putting people first and applying a clear and no-nonsense methodology shone through and was evidenced by dynamic and effective action boards throughout their offices. I cannot thank them enough for affording us an insight into their systems and office ‘gemba’.
Another great SIRF event with great networking and knowledge exchange that I am sure will lead to safer workplaces within our membership base.
David Newland; Training & Development Manager QLD
NSW OERt Masterclass | SCRUM - An Agile Framework for your Business
We had an exciting masterclass presented byAustralian Scrum Pioneer;Mr Rowan BunningfromScrum with Style.
Rowan guided us through the origins of scrum, scrum and agile, complexity, scrum vs waterfall, scrum framework, PDCA in scrum etc.
This was a fascinating and detailed overview of what scrum is and does and it left us all wanting to find out more and investigate deeply.
Rowan provided information for us to follow up on and I could see how many businesses would benefit from the adoption of this methodology.
We thankZip Industries for hostingthe event. Zip started using the Scrum methodology around 7 months ago and they shared their experiences around their implementation and during the site tour showed us their real-world application of Scrum. They have achieved great results in a short time and appreciated having access to Rowan during the event.
Another great event by SIRF as we continue to facilitate the sharing of knowledge with our members.
John Smith; Training & Development Manager NSW
QLD Senior Leaders Dinner
July saw us host our QLD Senior Leader's Dinner at the Brisbane Golf Club and it turned out to be real a mind-expanding event! With guest speakerDiane Harner, Managing DirectorofCleverMinds Consultingstretching our brains on the importance of Deliberate Leadership. There were too many ‘A-Ha’ moments to mention but I am sure that we will never forget our super-market bags again!
It is always great to have such a large turnout with high company representation where long-term friends and business associates shared wine and great food with our newer members.
These events provide an incredible networking opportunity for leaders, with the added bonus of learning new insights along the way.
Heidi Thompson; Customer Relationship Manager QLD
NSW Health and Safety Leaders Breakfast
On 19th JulyBaxter Healthcarekindly hosted out very firstHealth and Safety Leaders Breakfastevent at their Toongabbie facility in Sydney.
This event ran from 8:00am to 10:00am and provided a great opportunity for these like-minded professionals to network with their peers within our membership base over a light breakfast.
Participating were22 interested peoplefrom20 of our member organisationsand some great relationships were formed during the morning and lots of relevant information shared.
This event followed on from our first breakfast event earlier this year where we invited C.I. leaders in our membership to meet each other. Both these events have received very positive feedback.
Keep an eye on our calendar for the next event as we will continue with this format in 2020.
John Smith; Training & Development Manager NSW
SIRF 2019 National Forum
August saw us run our3rd annual 2 day National Forum, and our first in Melbourne, it was great to see our largest attendance yet, with so many members attending the event from NSW & QLD, so a big hand for your support.
The SIRF team always put on a great event and this year was no exception with4 brilliant keynote speakersfocused on cognitive load coping, transforming corporate cultures, mental health & wellbeing and a journey to LEAN excellence.
On top of this we had30 presenterscovering topics from Operational Excellence, Reliability & Maintenance, and Supply Chain. The depth of knowledge in these rooms was incredible.
This was supported by a great range of vendors demonstrating products & services, book sales, drinks & canapes, networking, prizes and great food...What anincredible eventattended by an ever growing group of professionals on their path of learning and sharing ideas.
These events do not just happen and take an enormous amount of hard work and dedication, so to all the SIRF staff, great work guys and to all our contributors,thank youso much, because without you we could not make them happen.
See you inSydney 2020, venue and date to be announced this month...
Gary Silversides; Managing Director QLD & NSW
SIRF Events in Pictures
SIRF held over 30 events across Queensland and New South Wales during the last quarter. The majority of these are hosted on-site by our member companies. Without the support of these companies, our members wouldn't have the opportunity to visit other sites and learn from their peers. This quarter we'd like to thank; Arnott's, Austral Bricks, Baxter, Caltex, Chep, CS Energy, CSR Gyprock, CSR Hebel, Delta Electricity, General Mills, Glencore Technology, GroundProbe, GSK, Incitec Pivot, Mars Food Australia, Mylan, Origin, Real Pet Food, Ridley Aquafeed, Rondo, Snack Brands, SunWater, Thales, WaterNSW and Zip Heaters.
SIRF Roundtable Contacts
QLD & NSW Managing Director | Gary Silversides | 0479 164 169 NSW General Manager | Les Wingham | 0401 066 344 NSW Training & Development Manager | John Smith | 0407 380 232 NSW Customer Support | Samantha Jeffrey | 0438 058 823 QLD Customer Relationship Manager | Heidi Thompson | 0419 511 767 QLD Training & Development Manager | David Newland | 0439 836 629 QLD Customer Support | Hannah Watts | 0436 449 713
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