LONG-SERVING employees who have reached 40 year, 35 year and 25 year milestones with Forestry Tasmania have been recognised at events held at Smithton, Scottsdale, Hobart, and Geeveston.
Between them the staff have clocked up total of 715 years with FT, with Murchison staff contributing 215 years’ service, Bass 135 years, Derwent/Head Office 295 years, and Huon 70 years. Although Mersey also has many long serving staff, none reached the 40, 35 or 25 year milestones this year.
Murchison senior forest officer Ken Nichols, Bass forest officer Paul Kelly, and Head Office mapping manager Tony Rainbird and surveyor Dan Wolfert were all recognised for 40 years with FT.
Those recognised for 35 years’ employment were:
Murchison
Leigh Clark (senior forest officer)
Chris Gray (sales coordinator)
Phil Kay (forest worker/plant operator)
Paul Smith (operations general manager)
Billy Walker (forest worker)
Bass
Paul Rosevear (assistant forest manager)
Greg Williams (senior forest officer – plantations)
Derwent/Head Office
Doug Brown (building services supervisor)
Gerald Coombe (cartographer)
Joe Demarte (bank liaison officer)
Hank Van Gervan (clerk)
Huon
Peter Wass (senior forest officer – plantations)
Kerry Oats (dozer operator)
Those recognised for 25 years’ service were:
Bass
Peter Bird (forest manager)
Derwent/Head Office
Frank Bishop (senior forest officer)
Garry Hall (forest worker)
Peter Moore (Nursery and Seed Centre manager)
