Its been a minute... but we're back! On this episode Brett & Sheena open up about some of the struggles they've faced in their personal lives so far in 2021, giving an explanation into why they've been so quiet on the podcast front. They also share some of their plans for moving forward into the future, with ideas around creating awareness, community engagement, volunteer work, and giving a helping hand.One example of this is The FIFO Show joining in on The Push Up Challenge for mental health and suicide prevention. We have created The FIFO Show community on the Push Up Challenge website and would love it if our listeners joined in too. You can join us by either donating to our team, joining our team or creating your own team inside our community. Money raised will go to either Lifeline, Headspace or Push for Better, depending on the teams choice of foundation.Follow this link to find and join our push up community:https://www.thepushupchallenge.com.au/community/the-fifo-show

On this episode of The FIFO Show,  we continue our chat with Kelsey the Geologist.For Part 2, Kelsey gives us an eye opening insight into her experience of working in the African country of Zambia. Picture this - A young girl, coming fresh out of university at age 22, and heading straight into a 6 week on, 2 week off roster, in a foreign country, on the other side of the world and working with people that barely speak english. Yep, Wow!We go on to discuss our feelings around what motivates people in the work force, factors like stimulation, money and career progression to name a few, and some things that we believe companies could be doing more of, to improve an employees job satisfaction.Episode 12

On this episode of The FIFO Show we sit down and chat with Kelsey, a Geologist and self proclaimed workaholic.For Part 1, Kelsey has us wow'd with her simple to understand but extremely detailed explanation of what it is that a Geologist does. Even being put on the spot with a live "what is this rock?" test. She shares a bit of her story on how and why she chose Geology as a career path, after growing up on a farm in central WA, before leading us into a discussion around new starters in mining, and some of the ideas we have for people looking to get a foot in the door.Episode 11

In this episode of The FIFO Show we continue on from part 1 of our chat with Noelle. In part 2, the conversation leads into a discussion around relationships in FIFO, particularly regarding the 3 different variations that Noelle has experienced during her time in and around the Industry. Noelle also talks about changing her job role on site, becoming a safety advisor and the new challenges that it brings. We finish up by briefly touching on our own ideas around "common sense", a subject that is widely misunderstood.Episode 10

Welcome to Part 1 of the great chat we had with Noelle, our first ever female guest! Noelle is a qualified Exercise Physiologist and a fitness enthusiast who started her FIFO career as a Healthy Lifestyle Program Coordinator. In this episode we learn what it is she did and what it was like working in this unique role on site, as well as hearing about her fun filled first time flying to site.If you enjoy this episode, be sure to check out the second half of our conversation in Part 2!

For this episode of The FIFO Show we're doing things a little differently, as this is the first time we've had 2 guests on the show, at the same time. Our good mates Lath and Pedro sit down with us to discuss a few different things they've experienced during their time working FIFO including, shared custody arrangements, workplace banter, working in Kalgoorlie and some of the reasons they choose to work FIFO.

On this episode of The FIFO Show we sit down for a chat with our mate Kenney, the Ex-Coal Miner from Central Queensland. Kenney shares with us his experience of working in underground coal mines, from being pranked on his first day, to the mining methods and machines, to the events that lead him to hang up the miners belt for good.

A few things have changed for us recently, so for this episode Sheena and I decided to have a chat between ourselves to bring all the listeners up to speed. I share my recent experience of once again starting work at a new minesite, with a few stories that are sure to have you chuckling along with us. We also discuss our feelings about and some lessons learned from the movie Deepwater Horizon, which is based on the BP oil rig disaster in 2010.

In this episode of The FIFO Show we chat with our mate Hobbsy, a guy that we met through the most unlikely of circumstances, of which we share at the start of this episode. The story is great, the story telling... maybe not so much!Hobbsy also shares with us his experience of working different jobs in the FIFO industry, a couple of which we had never heard of, including the setting up and maintenance of Temporary Portable Camp Facilities, and a Geophysics Field Technician, as well as a very short but hilarious stint as a Utility Worker.

Koogs is back for round 2!... well kind of. On this episode of The FIFO Show we pick up where we left off from, in Part 1.In Part 2 of our chat with Koogs, we discuss our experience of moving to Perth and meeting new people, what dating can be like whilst working FIFO, the different eating habits we see on site and how COVID-19 changed the way we worked.