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I literally just take note of anything that is of interest. I honestly don't understand how they miss so much.

You're so generous, bossman. Parking in Brisbane is a pain in the ass so the week(s) in December will be fun but hopefully @Slick will also be there so he can pick up some of the slack or at least make getting there, easier.

Hahaha! Well, if I'm fired, I guess I don't have to go next week then? The twitter updates have been sparse because a lot of the journos don't understand a lot of what is being said as it's very technical heavy so it takes them a while to break to down to a level that is understandable by the GP. Unfortunately that also means a lot of it just isn't reported on. But yes, DRI are the company that audited their processes and systems. JAK used to do the structural and mechanical audits but were recommended to be removed in early 2016 after they weren't auditing to Aussie standards. I'm hoping JAK get called up to give evidence because not only were they a dodgy audit company but Ardent also knew that they were a dodgy audit company.

Unrelated fun fact but Greg was the first person trained on Rivals so that he could also assist with staff training. It's a completely different ball game just down the road at DW. Also, update for everyone. I've been in and out of meetings this week so I haven't been able to make it much to the inquest but my week next week is looking more free so i'm hoping to be there for as much of it as I can.

Alright guys, that has been explosive so far but it still mostly just the same questions being asked again in a different way by the various barristers. The media has been stuck in a small kitchenette because there was no room and it’s cramped with no seats so I’m gonna head off for today and pick this back up tomorrow where Mr Hutchins should still be giving evidence.

Mr Hutchins was of the understanding that JAK undertook structural inspections while DRI, another company would handle the systems inspections. Mr Hutchins recommended In early 2016 that JAK be removed from completing audits as they have “proven unwilling to audit to Australian standards”. Mr Hutchins recommended a new auditor review the the park every 2 years and each intervening year to be inspected by a local third party company. The company slated to replace JAK was LTC, a United Kingdom based company. By late 2016 when LTC was approached, that issue had “fallen off the radar” because the priority was on re-registering the ride as “theoretically if the ride isn’t compliant, WHS would have shut the ride to the public. “Theoretically” as this was the actual situation for the 9 months prior to the 2016 incident. Representatives from all QLD theme parks will regularly gather to discuss any incidents or major updates that could be relevant to all parties. A meeting was held to discuss the outcome of the rocky hollow log ride incident as SeaWorld also had a flume ride and knowledge will be shared across parks when it comes to safety incidents. Mr Hutchins had never enquired as far back as the 80’s about manuals or documents relating to the TRRR as Mr Hutchins was never aware of any incidents so as far as he was concerned, the ride was safe. Mr Hutchins agreed that no realistic emergency drills were ever conducted for TRR. When asked how he feels the problem could be prevented from ever occurring again, Mr Hutchins replied: “In terms of what happened on the day I feel that some kind of engineering control was needed to prevent the conveyor from operating when a raft was in the unload station. The roles and responsibilities for particular tasks was not defined and neither was the reporting of risks. The document control systems were inadequate, funding was inadequate. In order to prevent that from re-occurring, the safety department instead of reviewing policies, need to be I between the park and the CEO, having the power of accepting or declining policies that relate to safety.”

Angus Hutchins Former Ardent Safety Manager No longer working at the park. Mr Hutchins states that when he started in the company, there was only 1 safety system in place to keep track of all safety related documents. Me Hutchins states that historical safety data wasn’t uploaded to safety systems, only new safety data would go into the database. Mr Hutchins only became aware of the 2001 incident on TRR when his solicitor showed him the incident report, in late 2017. Mr Hutchins states that annual holistic maintenance was thrown between the safety and maintenance departments as both departments thought the other was in charge of it. JAK an external auditing company was then approached to complete this maintenance. Mr Hutchins states that there was a lot confusion about which departments were responsible for what. Departments would often assume other departments would be in charge of something that they weren’t. Mr Hutchins mentioned that when Bob Tan (head of engineering) came into his role, he often wouldn’t be questioned when he made decisions as he was known as the “yoda” of that role. Also, in regards to Dreamworld and the documents issue. It was requested during the last hearing that those documents be provided well before this hearing started after the delays caused with the last hearing. DW ignored that and submitted all the documents at the very last minute again. Mr Hutchins was well aware of the issue where Dreamworld safety teams were working reactively no proactively and were heavily under resourced. Mr Hutchins had brought it to the attention of previous CEO’s including Craig Davidson. Mr Davidson agreed with Mr Hutchins but no extra resources were provided. After the incident, 4 new staff members were brought in to help with the workload in that role. After Mr Tan finished his role within the park, all of his duties were handed to the safety department. Mr Tan’s duties included registering, inspecting and paying for the registration of plant equipment. Prior to this, Mr Tan undertook all plant inspections and registrations. After Mr Tan finished at the park, Chris Deaves then started looking for a replacement for that role, it took months before the role was filled. Mr Hutchins states that it took so long to find a replacement as they were looking for a suitably qualified and insured engineer. Mr Hutchins was aware that the ride was not registered from January 2016 until the incident in August 2016 but allowed the ride to continue to operate. Mr Hutchins believed that the systems in place would take care of maintenance instead of sending out a maintenance staff member to check what maintenance was needed.

It's set up inside the old loony toons stage show, sound stage. I'm assuming the entrance will either be in the Doomsday Precinct or down closer to WWF where the regular entrance is when it's used as a maze for FN.

Also, if it's a travelling ride, does that mean it will come with its own operators?

Sure you didn't get angry during your visit and rip the roofs off the logs?

Now that's something I would ride the hell out of.

It's only kissing the brakes in the tunnel on the way back in. It's like driving a manual car without enough clutch, a very bumpy ride.

Checking it out in person today, all I could think was that the facade framework just looks like a Westfield already

All those years of cheeseburgers finally paid off?

Then they can sell tickets for people to watch that play out. I would pay to watch people try and run up the lift hill with a bike in their arms.

Rivals walk phase 2: Dark, night time walks Rivals walk phase 3: You can climb the lift hill backwards?

Since it's Dreamworld, they can skip those last steps which will save them a solid 2 hours towards opening day.

You're welcome

A rebuttal to your observations: The entire cinema building was gutted and it was essentially a 4 wall shell before steel installation began. Plus there was no Asbestos in the Eureka Mountain Mine or in the Cinema building. The large price would be the cost of steel, the cost of parts and the cost of labour (including hire of 2 cranes) as they essentially took an empty building and turned the inside into a cluster of steel beams. If they were to entirely rebuild the structure, it would be the least of their costs as 4 brick walls can be done in a day and cost nothing. We're also yet to see how DW will implement the facade. Yes, Dreamworld have a habit of over-promising and under-delivering but realistically there isn't much work left to go. The installation of the steel was really the bulk of the works, now that the steel work is complete, it's mostly superficial works to be completed before opening. Yes, December may seem like a stretch but even if they don't hit the late December delivery date, I'm confident that we'll see it before the end of Jan 2019.

If a new coaster goes in at SW, it wont be anything hugely exciting. I'm expecting a small non full circuit coaster... something like Surfrider. Small, easy and a perfect fit for a park like SW

Hell, within Marvel alone (up to a few months ago where Disney went crazy and bought everything) just the film rights alone for various different characters were owned by 3 different companies. The rights for things such as attractions and theme park characters are an even more complex barrel of monkeys for any IP.

On the topic of spinning pieces of metal being stopped. Anyone remember the days of rapids rides having their station on a turntable in Aus?

I can confirm, in a rare twist of events, everything Skeet just said is true.

Thanks man! I'm doing everything I can to get past it so I can at least make it tomorrow for the last day of this hearing. Andrew Fyfe seems fairly level headed and isn't just doing a "Ritchie" and blaming it all on someone else. He is being very open and honest and seems like he tried to suggest changes to management but they were denied and he was removed from the leadership team. I feel sorry for him because he tried to help but was chastised by insane and downright ridiculous management.

Have you heard of the term "gargoyling"? That has pretty much been me the last couple of days... trust me when I say the coverage is literally shit. 😅