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Rosters, camp accommodation, heat and distance: what a day on an Australian utility-scale solar build is like, written for people deciding whether to go.
What a workers' camp is and is not, how a room in a village differs from a room in town, what "accommodation provided" promises and what it leaves open, and what to have in writing before you accept. The roster and the trip are in the FIFO article.
Life on siteFly-in fly-out, drive-in drive-out and the residential arrangement most crews actually use — the rosters, who pays for the room and the meals, and what to ask before you accept an offer.
Life on siteFrom the central west out to the far west, New South Wales runs a long way inland. What it is like to live and work on a solar build across that country — the towns, the heat, the housing squeeze, the driving — and what this board is carrying for the State.
Life on siteWhere Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia meet on the Murray, the Sunraysia is irrigated horticulture in dry country. What it is like to live and work on a solar build there — the seasons, the competing harvest workforce, the housing — and what this board is carrying for Victoria.
Life on siteThe Pilbara is hot, remote and industrial, and it runs on rosters. What it is like to live and work on a solar build in that part of Western Australia — the wet season, the camps, the fly-in fly-out norm — and what this board is carrying for the State.
Life on sitePort Augusta sits at the head of Spencer Gulf, where the farmland stops and the arid country begins. What it is like to live and work on a solar build in that part of South Australia — housing, heat, distance and rosters — and what this board is carrying for the State.
Life on siteWest of Toowoomba, the Darling Downs runs into country that has been an energy region for a long time. What it is like to live and work on a solar build around Chinchilla — the towns, the humidity, the camps, the roster culture — and what this board is carrying for Queensland.
Life on siteWhat utility-scale solar construction work involves day to day, who is on site, how the rosters and camps work, and what to look at before you take a job in regional Australia.
Life on siteInduction, boots, water and the walk to your block: the shape of a first week on an Australian utility-scale solar build, told in the order it happens.
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