12 March 2026
Celebrating International Women’s Day – 2026
On International Women’s Day (8 March), we stand for ALL women and girls. Thanks to team members ...
News
Welcome to our news page. We are excited to share latest updates from our teams across Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa and Chile.
From new technologies and innovations to news from our 60+ client sites across our regions, stay informed by viewing our latest updates and joining in our our commitment to deliver valued OTR and LME tyre management solutions.
For more information about any of our news stories contact info@otraco.com
2 March 2026
INNOVATION DRIVING PERFORMANCE
Mining clients rely on our Rim Mounting Stands to safely secure rim bases for horizontal tyre pre-mo...
18 February 2026
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST SUPERINTENDENT🎉🎉🎉
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Dockary to Superintendent supporting our operatio...
17 February 2026
JOIN OUR TEAM IN 2026🎉
📢 JOIN OUR TEAM IN 2026!
We're currently recruiting for these exciting onsite roles 🚀...
9 February 2026
INNOVATION DRIVING PERFORMANCE
Innovation drives the design and performance of our precision engineered Specialised Tools for OTR a...
9 February 2026
20 YEARS LTI FREE – SUNRISE DAM
📢 Congratulations to our onsite teams at Sunrise Dam!!! Celebrating 20 YEARS LTI FREE 🎉 🎉 ...
9 February 2026
MVP – JANUARY 2026
Celebrating our inaugural Otraco MVP of the Month Award (Most Valuable Person) for January 2026 - co...
18 December 2025
CELEBRATING OUR TEAM – NICHOLAS HAIG
🎉Congratulations Nicholas (Nick) Haig, Technical Development Specialist – Celebrating 15 Ye...
17 December 2025
WAALITJ FOUNDATION – FIT4WORK PROGRAM
✳️ Thanks to the Waalitj Foundation for the kind invitation to share an update about Otraco’s...
9 December 2025
CELEBRATING OUR TEAM – VICTOR DUONG
🎉Congratulations Victor Duong, Operations Manager West - Celebrating 15 years with Otraco....
1 December 2025
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENTS 🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations to our new superintendents🎉🎉🎉 We are pleased to announce the appointment of...
26 November 2025
STRATEGIC VISIT TO BRIDGESTONE’S TOKYO HEAD OFFICE
Our General Manager David Gunther recently participated in strategic meetings at Bridgestone's Tokyo...
25 November 2025
JOIN OUR TEAM 🚀
📢 Announcing latest career opportunities to JOIN OUR TEAM!
We're currently recruiting for these ...
19 November 2025
CELEBRATING OUR TEAM – KYLE CARNEGIE-HARDING
🎉Congratulations Kyle Carnegie-Harding, Otraco Superintendent, RTIO Operations Centre on celebra...
5 November 2025
INNOVATION DRIVING PERFORMANCE
Innovation drives the design and performance of our precision engineered Specialised Tools for OTR a...
30 October 2025
NEW INDUSTRIAL SALES TEAM
We are pleased to announce our new Industrial Sales Team.
Due to growing demand for our industry le...
9 October 2025
AUSTRALIAN MINING REVIEW
For our latest update take a look at the September issue of The Australian Mining Review 📖...
25 September 2025
Supporting Madelaine Duiker’s Fund Raising For Mental Illness
In October, one of our team members Madelaine Duiker, a Tyre Fitter based on BHP’s Jimblebar m...
26 August 2025
2025 MACA CANCER 200 BIKE RIDE
Once again this year, our team members are participating in the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for the Perkins...
7 August 2025
LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Holden as Operations Manager Rio Tinto Iron Ore. ...
6 August 2025
Innovating with Animation and VR
Our Training Centre is utilising the latest 3D animation and virtual reality solutions to bring game...
19 February 2025
OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleased to announce our Operations Leadership Team for Western Australia effective 7th Februa...
18 December 2024
NEW GENERAL MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENT
Effective 18th December 2024, David Gunther has been appointed as the new General Manager of Otraco ...
25 November 2024
AUSTRALIAN MINING REVIEW – SPECIALISED TOOLING FEATURE
View our latest feature article in the Australian Mining Review showcasing our fit-for-purpose Speci...
16 October 2024
Sealing Clamps Solve Air-Seal Issue for Challenging Wheel Assemblies
Launched in 2016, and now in their 6th generation of development, Otraco’s Sealing Clamps are the ...
1 October 2024
Exciting Career Opportunities
📢 Announcing new career opportunities to Join Our Team! We're currently seeking a Senior Lead for...
17 September 2024
Join Our Team in Kalgoorlie, WA
Right now, our Western Australia team is expanding with new roles for trainee and experienced tyre f...
11 September 2024
QMIHSC 2024 – Key Messages from Health & Safety Conference
Tyres are one of the major potential safety hazards on mine sites, which is why our teams are always...
28 May 2024
Otraco Wins Tyre Management Service Contract for Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines
We are pleased to announce that Otraco has been awarded the Tyre Management Services Contract at Nor...
22 February 2022
Otraco Staff Breaking Records
WA Strongman/Woman is a sport that seeks to challenge competitors through strength-based events, tha...
19 November 2021
Mental Health Front & Centre at Sunrise Dam
On a recent visit to our Sunrise Dam Operations, the site team was extremely keen to share with us a...