our directors

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DIRECTORS
FRED TAYLOR
fred@garlabarna.com.au

Fred Taylor is a Yamatji senior and leader in the Yamatji community. He is a custodian of the country and is recognised as a spokesperson for the Yamatji region. He has extensive experience as a public officer in Aboriginal and Government agencies. He has worked as the regional manager and Aboriginal liaison officer for the Yamatji Land and Sea Council and has also worked for the Midwest, Gascoyne and Murchison Areas Native Title Working Group.
 
Fred was a founding member of Yamatji Mining and Civil. YMC was a primarily mining and civil construction company based in Geraldton, providing earth moving, civil and contract mining services to the resources and construction sectors in the Midwest, with a focus on providing Aboriginal labour to projects. YMC was dedicated to the employment, training and total integration of Aboriginal people in its internal operations and was the leading Aboriginal contracting company in the Midwest.
Fred was CEO of Jigalong Community between 2006-2010. During this time he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of social well-being and development for the community.
Fred was the Projects Manager for Yamatji ECMJ.
SHANE BONNEY 
shane@garlabarna.com.au
 
Shane Bonney is a proud Yamatji man, born and bred in Geraldton, Western Australia. He is well-known, respected, and an active member of his community. Shane has been married for 32 years and is a proud father of 3.
 

Shane has worked in the mining industry for 27 years. Starting at Iluka Resources, as an Operator and then into a Supervisory role. Since leaving Iluka, Shane has continued to work in the mining resources sector with Rio Tinto, as a Mine Site Operator.

Shane was a founding member and Director of Baba Marda Abrolhos Live Rock. During his time as Director of Baba Marda, Shane was instrumental in the development and establishment of the subsidiary company – Baba Marda Road Services. 

JOSH AND TANYA JOHNSON

Josh and Tanya are directors of Red Dust Holdings – born in the dust and energy of the Pilbara, now based in Geraldton, Western Australia. Josh is a heavy diesel mechanic with supervisory experience on civil projects and Tanya a site and contracts administrator with a Cert IV in Occupational Health and Safety. 

They have both worked within the industry at opposite ends for many years before having their RDH business so they have a holistic understanding of it’s special needs, logistics and government laws.

They regard customer service and support as the key to a successful client relationship and this is a core value of theirs that is closely monitored at RDH and GBCM. The team provide service and support throughout all facets of the construction process right from tender to mobilisation, on site support, reporting requirements to client standard to demobilisation. 

Testimonials

Dennis Armstead
Dennis Armstead

21 Geraldton WA

Been working with Josh and Tanya at RDH since 2018 completing a secondary trade in Heavy Diesel Mechanics, Small Motor Mechanic being my first trade. My team are supportive, fun and have become some of my best mates. In my time with RDH I have had the opportunity to experience various projects throughout WA with the most memorable being  working on supporting the Dumbleyung Flood Damage Repairs and most recently spending time at Mill Stream National Park where I was given the opportunity to run the maintenance and service schedule of the project for 12 heavy vehicles. It was a good insight into how a project runs, camp life and managing a schedule from a remote location. The scenery was awesome and spending time having a kick in the streams was pretty unforgettable too.