Truck visit at Moama Anglican Grammar
Our friends at Moama Anglican Grammar in Victoria, Australia had the chance to get up close with a great big truck and ask questions about rural transport.
Livestock & Rural Transporters Association of Victoria (LRTAV) and the Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association (LBRCA) are big supporters of Little Trucker Down Under, with members and their families providing some great feedback about why they love this great magazine!
Both LRTAV and LBRCA have been very busy sharing their generous subscriptions around to primary schools and members.
Just before school broke up last December, the LRTAV went to Moama Anglican Grammar to showcase Little Trucker. Grade 3 was selected to come out and explore the truck and ask questions about rural transport. The morning was a great success, with lots of upcoming industry members in the making.
Shout out to Graham Thomson Motors Shepparton for supplying a Kenny for the kids to explore. Libby was the Grade 3 representative who thanked Gerard Michel, general manager of Graham Thomson Motors.
A very special visit
Back in February, New Zealand was hit with some severe weather, including flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle, a tropical storm. Many parts of the country were affected, but especially the Hawke’s Bay, Coromandel, and Auckland in the North Island.
The significant weather events caused lots of damage to homes and businesses. One of the worst-hit areas in Auckland was in the west, Waitakere City, with lots of people unable to return to their homes around Muriwai, Bethells and Piha beaches, which got cut off from the rest of the city.
Trucks played a vital role in evacuations during the storms, moving debris and dirt from the roads and helping many families get to safety.
Some of the kids and teachers at nearby Waimauku School lost their homes and loved ones. As a special surprise, our friends at Burnett’s Transport & Earthmoving paid a special surprise visit to the school, with driver Mike van Ravenstein parking up the cool Kenworth in the playground! The kids got to climb inside and check out all the features – they even got to blast the airhorns!
