Christmas is nearly here but the wheels of industry

and innovation keep turning!

So, I thought you may be interested in following the

growth of one of Australia’s leading innovation

companies, Hahn Group.

Hahn are committed to resource recycling through

full cycle, best practice management for beneficial

re-use, Coral Reef Conservation, low impact re-

source collection, sustainability, renewable energy

and so much more.

We own and operate the largest bio-fuel refinery in

QLD, have offices in Wandoan, Toowoomba & Dar-

ling Downs Townsville, Narangba, Landsborough

and a Research Facility at Mooloolah on the Sun-

shine Coast.

We are a multi-award winning company and have

been recognised for our contribution to Environ-

mental Best Practice in Industry.

I hope you will pop along and check out our page

and give us a LIKE

www.facebook.com/hahngroup?ref=hl

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas & Prosper-

Drilling & Energy companies brace themselves for the

knock on effects of the oil price slide.

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Volume 1, Issue 5

December 2014

Drilling and energy companies across Austra-

lia are facing the harsh reality that the sharp

fall in crude oil prices is having a devastating

effect on our LNG industry.

The long term prospects, if the export price

falls low enough, could see some of our com-

panies going broke, domestic gas prices rock-

eting and the development of new gas fields,

potentially, cost prohibitive.

Hahn Group have developed a ‘Complete

Price per Well, per Operation Package’ to

help drilling and energy companies stay sus-

tainable, keep people in jobs and deliver gas.

Hahn Group can now offer any company in

Australia, using any size rig, an ‘on-site, fully

transportable, sump-less drilling and re-

source management’ solution which has a

proven track record of dramatically reducing

set-up and drilling costs.

Firstly, Hahn’s system cuts out the need for

expensive Vac Trucks, shale and skip bins.

As the drill muds are processed by Hahn on-

site, the water can be immediately returned to

the rig for reuse and enable significant sav-

ings as a result. The Hahn system also allows

for the reclaimed water to be moved to subse-

quent well sites for re-use.

This system can also be applied to work over

rigs.

Hahn Group also manages all cement return

resources within the ‘Fixed Price Package’.

In real terms, this massive, proven reduction

in overheads could mean the difference be-

tween remaining operational or having to

stand rigs down.

For more details please contact Hahn’s

Operational Manager, Michael Johns, on

0439 541 043 or (07) 3897 8600.

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From Hahn Group

Imagine a grass that is not only drought tolerant

but also salt tolerant. Imagine a grass that could

make a huge contribution to communities where

recreational areas suffer due to prolonged peri-

ods without water. Imagine a grass that could be

irrigated with salty water.

Hahn Group are partnering with Australian

Sports Turf Consultants to field trial three such

grasses. Matt Roche, ATSC Director, has spent

12 years working with Sporobolus varieties and

in the last 12 months has developed 3 promising

varieties which are superior than ‘QLD‐Coast’.

MR-S6, MR-S8 M-RS9. The 3 varieties are

owned by ASTC and are in the process of being

protected by Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) in

Australia.

Hahn Group are the first company to be issued a

Material Transfer Agreement allowing us to

cultivate these new varieties. Our plan is to use

processed water from drill resources to irrigate

our trial crops. This is a very exciting project

for Hahn Group and we are looking forward to

on-going trials and research with Matt.

Ed

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EXCITING NEW RESEARCH

NO SUCH THING AS ‘I CAN’T’!

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same questions you would be

accustomed to answering on a

paper version vehicle inspec-

tion checklist.

At Hahn Group, we pride our-

selves in our company safety

record.

Safe staff. Safe Equipment.

Safe Vehicles.

Ed

We have recently been testing

an app to perform our ‘Daily

Vehicle Inspections’. This app

will be rolled out and compul-

sory for all our drivers early in

2015.

Effectively this App, called

“Safe Start”, will enable all our

drivers to better communicate

any maintenance issues with the

mechanics. It goes through the

The New Year is shaping up to

be even bigger with the com-

pletion of our ‘Oily Water

Plant’ as well as confirmation

that we will be on the Panel of

Moreton Bay Regional Coun-

cils’ waste facilities suppliers.

This project will require Hahn

to pick up waste oils from

MBRC Waste Facilities and

manage / dispose of leachate

water both on and off site.

Antony Monrad based at Na-

rangba will be managing this

project.

Our expertise in managing

leachate will see us putting our

Flash Evaporator Units to work

out on the Council leachate

ponds.

The collected waste oil will be

processed and create saleable

fuel.

Antony Monrad

curely stowed. Even small ob-

jects can become dangerous

missiles in the event of a sud-

den stop or crash. Traffic vol-

umes increase during the holi-

days and you’ll be sharing the

road with other cars, as well as

pedestrians, cyclists, heavy

trucks, buses, campervans and

Take a little time to make sure

that you and your vehicle are

safe before hitting the road.

Check your vehicle including

tyre tread and pressure, lights,

brakes, engine oil, coolant and

power steering fluid. Also,

when packing your vehicle,

make sure everything is se-

vehicles towing boats or cara-

vans. Always keep a safe fol-

lowing distance between your-

self and the vehicle in front.

Long trips are tiring and fatigue

can be deadly behind the wheel.

Plan to get enough rest before-

hand and during the trip so that

you drive fresh. Ed

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SAFE START FOR 2015

THE NEW YEAR FOR NARANGBA

TRAVEL SAFE THIS CHRISTMAS

A reminder from our

OH&S department!

2015 - THE YEAR OF THE REEF

HAHN CONTACTS

CEO, Allan Lear

0409 199 983

Operations Manager,

Michael Johns

0439 541 043

Wandoan Satellite Station

0408 513 160

Oily Water Plant & Cooking

Oil Manager, Antony Monrad

0439 948 027

Research Facility Sunshine

Coast

07 5439 6075

Hahn Group CEO, Allan Lear,

flew to Townsville recently for

another meeting with GBRMPA

(Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Authority). Rean Gilbert, Manager

Maritime and Defence for

GBRMPA invited Allan to speak

with Kirstin Dobbs (Director En-

vironmental Assessment and Pro-

tection), Rachel Reese (Manager

of Assessments), David Wa-

chenfeld (Director Reef Recovery)

and herself to further discuss

Hahn's trial proposal in the

GBRMP.

We have developed a technology

to re-vegetate existing coral reefs

as well as our Reef Climate Mod-

ules used to build artificial reefs.

We will be pressing forwards in

the New Year once everything is

in place. This will be a great op-

portunity for us to showcase our

technology and how it could be-

come part of reef governance in

the future.

Ed

ous New Year. Editor