David Mergard

I layed cable and phones to collect data of what's underground and how deep. I successfully kept my job when new technology was designed to do away with cable and phones. I then learnt about how to correctly plant nodes and havest nodes and charge batteries. I am often called upon to office duties when we aren't out at mines doing seismic.. this involves mowing, whipper snipping and getting equipment

I operated and maintained tractor. I responsible for slashing rail corridor. My run was nambour railway station to sunshine railway station. Also for a short time I ran a whipper snipper crew in same

I did seismic work. This involved reading maps of grid, finding lines to lay cable and phones to record data when we used a machine to vibrate ground. I advanced to spread truck after 2yrs. This involves loading gear and placing at correct points for linecrew to lay.

All farm duties including irrigation caretaker, slashing, spraying, pruning citrus and after 2yrs managing the citrus farm they bought in Biggenden Qld.

All farm duties on a citrus, grapes and dairy farm. Jobs included slashing spraying, grapes/citrus in various size tractors. Also looking after irrigation, milking cows, baling hay and cattle work.