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10 – CENTRAL WESTERN DAILY, Friday, January 3, 2014 www.centralwesterndaily.com.au
WATERMIN Drillerscan boast 200 years ofcombined practicalexperience on tap.
The company is 100per cent Australianowned and, althoughbased in Orange, trav-els all over the state toobtain undergroundwater for those whoneed it.
Watermin offers acomplete service, fromthe initial site selectionto design and con-struction of the pro-duction bore and finalpump testing, asrequired.
Watermin canorganise every aspect
of obtaining and utilis-ing undergroundwater, whether they aredrilling high-yield,large-diameter irriga-tion bores capable ofproducing more than200,000 GPH, ordomestic bores to sup-ply water to homes andgardens.
Although a high pro-portion of the boresthey construct are forprimary producers,Watermin also drills forcaravan parks, schools,sporting and socialclubs and for localcouncils for town watersupplies.
Bore water is also
ideal for fire fighting, asthe water is storedunderground and isimmediately availableto be pumped into firefighting tanks / tenderswhen required.
Each rig manager isfully qualified andlicensed for the con-struction of waterbores, ensuring thateach individual clientreceives qualified, per-sonalised attention forhis or her particularrequirement.
Staff will happilygive obligation-freeadvice and assistancewith all aspects ofwater bore construc-tion, including the nec-essary legalrequirements of landowners.
During the past 50
years, Watermin hasrecorded a wealth ofinformation totalling3700 kilometres of borehole drilling throughall formations and con-sisting of more than60,000 bores through-out Australia.
Watermin’s wealthof knowledge and theirhuge purchasingpower ensures thatthey can design andconstruct the most effi-cient water bore for thelowest overall cost.
Phone WaterminDrillers on (02) 63623366, fax (02) 63623164, email [email protected] or visitthe websitewww.watermindrillers.com. au.
Experience counts whendrilling for groundwater
WATER SECURITY: Clayton and Max Jones of Watermin Drillers. Photo: MARK LOGAN
AFTER a state of emergency wasdeclared by NSW Premier BarryO'Farrell due to devastating bush-fires across NSW in October, St JohnAmbulance Australia (NSW ) wascalled upon to provide transport,first aid and health services to thoseaffected by the fires.
More than 100 fires were burn-ing, with one of the largest spread-ing through bushland in the BlueMountains west of Sydney. Morethan 200 homes were lost across thestate.
St John (NSW) is the only volun-tary first aid and health servicesorganisation able to provide disas-ter relief in these situations.
Within 24 hours St Johnmobilised more than 50 volunteers,a fleet of close to 20 patient trans-port vehicles and 15 people moversto assist with the evacuation of eld-erly residents from aged care facili-ties in the Blue Mountains.
St John was also called upon toensure evacuation centres inSpringwood, Lithgow andRichmond, as well as Rural FireService staging areas inHomebush, Flemington, Penrithand Mittagong, ran efficiently
through the provision of medicalsupport.
St John volunteers displayedenourmous courage and capabilityin delivering services for thoseaffected by the NSW bushfire emer-gencies.
To do so, St John volunteers giveup their time within their jobs,from studies and with family andfriends.
St John volunteers were avail-able to ensure that those fightingthe fires, defending their homes,were evacuated or who tragicallylost their possessions received firstaid and health services.
Unlike other emergency serv-ices, St John Ambulance Australia(NSW) is a completely self-fundedorganisation and relies on the gen-erosity of donors.
As the only provider of first aidand health services in times of nat-ural disaster, you can help makesure they will always be there forthose that need it, by donating orbecoming a regular monthly sup-porter.
To donate visitwww.stjohnnsw.com.au or phone1300 360 455.
St John supportsfirefighting effort
Prepare your home andproperty for bush fire
IN a bush fire manyhouses are destroyedthrough ember attack,when burning twigsand leaves carried bythe wind land on oraround the house.
Even houses awayfrom the direct path ofthe fire can be affected.
Look for the placesembers could start fires- on the roof, under thefloor and around win-dows and doors – andtake action to preventthem.
These maintenancetips may help preventburning embersdestroying your house:
❑ Install metal gutter
guards❑ Repair damaged or
missing tiles on the roof❑ Install fine metal
mesh screens on win-dows and doors
❑ Fit seals arounddoors and windows toeliminate gaps
❑ Enclose the areasunder the house
❑ Repair or covergaps in external walls
❑ Attach a fire sprin-kler system to gutters
Things to do aroundyour house and gar-den:
❑ Keep lawns shortand gardens well main-
tained.❑ Cut back trees and
shrubs overhangingbuildings
❑ Clean up fallenleaves, twigs and debrisaround the property
❑ Have hoses longenough to reacharound your house
❑ If you have a pool,tank or dam, put aStatic Water Supply(SWS) sign on yourproperty entrance
❑ Check that yourinsurance is adequateand up to date
❑ Complete yourBush Fire Survival Planavailable atwww.rfs.nsw.gov.au.
St John Ambulance volunteers evacuate elderly residents from an aged carefacility in the Blue Mountains during the bushfires.
WATER BORES FOR STOCK, DOMESTIC, ORCHARDS & VINEYARDS,
GEOTHERMAL & FIRE FIGHTING
WHY PAY MORE WHEN THE BEST WILL COST YOU LESS
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St John (NSW) provides total first aid solutions including first aid training, first aid kits, restocking of kits, workplace first aid assessments and first aid volunteers.
Call us on 1300 360 455 or visitwww.stjohnnsw.com.au
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