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Blue tongue lizard Make your backyard 'Blue-tongue friendly'.
See NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service website

There are some basic services for survival.
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Build safe pathways on solid ground.
Provide food: snails, slugs & caterpillars.
Organise warm places for comfort.
Create safe places to hide.
Mesh

In support of the above pointers, take a couple of flat rocks
with a sunny position, in a garden where shrubs are
bunched up together along a fence and there are no slug
and snail pellet baits, with maybe some ground cover
mesh, for a good start in creating the right environment.
Blue-tongue lizards like solid ground, so don't
pick them up and carry them against their wishes.
       Oscar (above) shares his space with many lizards who have hot rocks, timber sleepers,
       access to water and beetle attracting growth, in a protective 'lizard run' under green mesh.


   
So, if you agree with the above, why not
extend the consideration to the minesite.

The simple steps for a safe 'Blue-tongue'
environment have direct application to mine sites.

Simple steps for a
safer environment

A mine camp may consist of a mix of long & short term permanent staff, contractors with different bosses,
service providers for a day or so, and drop-in VIPS.
They need to live & share the same space at the
same time, just like nature in your backyard.
 
  1.
Meet the plane and introduce yourself to the arriving new person.

You hand him a brown paper bag with a range of tasty
stuffy & fruit. The common alternative was arriving on the commuter plane at 10am and you knew no one. There was a Coaster bus, and that seemed your best option to get off the strip. At the camp, the bus stopped for 10 minutes and then carried on to the mine operations office.You still have your luggage, not knowing what the arrangements are. You also don't have a crib (lunch) as this is usually individually organised at 5am in the mess. Sounds familiar? It is not as bad today ...
Security & induction happens!
  2.

As well as the 'cut lunch' make a bit
of effort when it comes to meals.

Upsetting the 'regular seat' pecking order in the mess can have unwanted consequences so 'invest some time' and invite the new person to share your table, introduce all those at the table and make them welcome.
3.
Also help new arrivals with 'camp time' &
how the site 'really' works.

Explain the 'unwritten rules' plus how to
buy a tooth brush so life is comfortable.
4.
Suggest the ways for personal and
group relaxation within the camp.

Suggesting how to achieve 'personal space' in a busy place, can be a big plus
to maintain everyone's sanity.
Click here for Time Out detail.

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There is a program
that uses communications
to support the efforts
of indigenous workers
on site, known as
the 'Deadly Mob'.
Click and download
an explanatory PDF.

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