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Friday 5th March meeting in Sydney

Not content with one golf course, our 5th March schedule is:

Golf from 7.45am at NSW Golf Club Only 20 places so be quick! The golf registration form needs to be completed and returned asap A superb challenge as usual, so book now
There will be no on-the-day entries so get organised to avoid missing the cut!

Quarterly meeting at Randwick Golf Club, Howe Street Malabar 12.30pm sandwich for 1.30pm meeting. Finish by 4.30pm

For reasons "beyond my control" we are meeting at Randwick Golf Club, Howe Crescent Malabar, which is 4km closer to the city off Anzac Parade.

Our agenda will cover:

Emergency response - NSW Fire Brigade recent experience
IAP - getting your feedback on the routes, the issues and the next steps
DAT and SLP relaunched
Emergency Response for all classes - progress report
Safety and Innovation day
Petroleum by rail
Safety and Training reports
Hannover tanker tour in September

to attend, email or ring Rob on 0411 402 832

Meeting schedule for 2010

The December meeting approved the Meeting schedule for 2010 pdf.

Our first gathering will be the Safety and Training Group on the 25th February followed by the general meeting (and golf) in Sydney on the 5th March.

4th December meeting and dinner

Put it in your diary for Friday 4th December meeting commencing at 12.30pm for a sandwich lunch in the Board Room at the VTA, Wirraway Drive in Fishermans Bend and continuing with the quarterly meeting

Agenda items include:

AGM and elections
Intelligent Access Program - what's in it for tankers?
Carbon reporting obligations and best practice
Carrier accreditation post PACIA
Emergency Response progress
Annual accident prevention conference
Fair Work obligations

To attend, simply reply to this email Our meeting will finish by 4.30pm in order to get ready for the

NBTA Annual Christmas Dinner
A fantastic venue this year at the National Gallery of Victoria, with a private tour of part of the collection. Just click on the link on this page to download the registration form. I need your registrations before the end of November in order to confirm venue numbers. It's a legendary night and one that our partners always remember.

See you on the 4th

NBTA / AFAC Emergency Response Day

The NBTA in conjunction with AFAC held an emergency response day to discuss and advance thinking on a national emergency response agenda. Attached are papers from that day:

NBTA meetings for balance of 2009

The agenda for the remainder of 2009 includes:

Quarterly NBTA meeting - Wednesday 2nd September at VTA
12.30 for sandwich lunch and 1.15pm to 4.30pm for meeting
Agenda items to include:

Emergency Response survey and ER Day at Freight Week
IAP take up and next steps
Industry Codes of Practice review

Emergency Response Day - Thursday 10th September
Melbourne Tennis Centre, 8.30am to 1.30pm

The agenda will include presentations on the national emergency response proposal, panel sessions with regulators and more. Your registration form is attached. All NBTA members should attend this event.

Safety and Training Meeting - 5th November at VTA
11am to 1pm
A revolving agenda of safety and training items. Well attended by those with roles in this area.

NBTA General Meeting, AGM and Christmas Dinner - Friday 4th December
12.30 for sandwich lunch and 1.15pm to 4.30pm for meeting
Our annual end of year meeting, AGM and dinner with partners to follow. The dinner invitation will be posted to the NBTA site soon. Get in early!

To attend the meetings, advise me on
For the Emergency Response Day you can book using the download form on this site

Don't miss out or you will miss out!