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Lou Nannup
My current role
Elder
Region
Australia-wide operationMy background
Lou Nannup is an Aboriginal elder and master trainer of heavy plant and equipment. There are few machines or jobs in mining, civil works or contracting that Lou has not conquered. He is a man amongst men. So if you have a training or consulting position involving Aboriginal employees, call Lou.
Biography
This is an extract from the Pilot Plant Operator Training Newsletter, Ngarda Civil & Mining.
"Ngarda's senior trainer Lou Nannup has
been looking forward to the day when he
could transfer his 30 years of experience
in the mining industry to young people in
the Indigenous community.
Lou's heritage goes back to Yindibarndi
country through his mother and he grew
up in the Geraldton area.
There are few machines that Lou has not
operated in his long career. But he began
his career as a ringer at Meekatharra
where he says he gained some great lessons
in life from great teachers. He then
worked on the railways. Next moving on
to work for 3 Springs Shire doing a long
six year stint carving out roads in some of
the toughest road building enviroments in
the nation.n
Lou joined the mining industry to do
better for his family. He remembers that
when he first went away, he got so homesick
that he returned home on the same
bus. But when he got home he knew
nothing had changed and that to ensure
his family succeeded he had to work
away from home in the mining industry.
Lou has worked all over the Western
Australia mining industry from the gold
fields to the Pilbara rising to 2IC in pit
operations. His career as a machine operator
has taken him through many mining
booms and many mines.
From a lifetime of experiences Lou
knows exactly the kind of feelings first
time trainees have.
Lou's dream is to create an environment
where Indigenous operators can develop
a career by developing a progression of
skills beginning with mining work readiness
training. He says it takes at least 3
years to become proficient on any any
machine because the operator has to be
able to experience a variety of conditions,
environments and situations.
Lou's gentle wisdom is the perfect way
for people who are new to the mining
industry to gain confidence and understanding".
| Contact | : | Lou Nannup |
| Phone | : | (08) 9271-4438 |