Chelona Group was established in 2014 to forge an expert group of maintenance leaders, fitters and machinists to provide maintenance services to Central Queensland's mining, agricultural and marine industries.
Our people pride themselves on getting the job done safely and to a high standard.
We specialise in the complex critical jobs and can provide comprehensive support.
Chelona Group is comprised of:
For Breakdowns, Planned Shutdowns and Weekly work, Chelona can get your gear back up and running
With precise heavy-duty gear and engineering services support, the Chelona workshop can repair, overhaul or modify your equipment to your requirements
Steve is the Founder and Director of Chelona. Driven by his values - safety, loyalty, quality; these became the foundation for Chelona.
Steve is a fitter-machinist by trade, starting with underground longwall equipment, moving to
25 years in open cut with Draglines and Process Plants. Steve has accumulated 15 years of Leadership and Project Management across the Bowen Basin.
Tony is a proven leader on the mine site however his greatest passion is the workshop. With 20 years managing well-known workshops in Mackay, he has managed our Farleigh workshop from its inception. Tony specalises in light and heavy fab and mechanical overhauls.
The workshop team pride themselves on professional and precise work. Tony is the link between the workshop and the Engineering team.
Nathan is well known in the Bowen Basin for Dragline and CHPP Maintenance. Nathan has 20 years experience in the industry and is a proven Shut/Outage Supervisor and Project Manager.
His firm, fair and friendly leadership style gets the most out of the team and a great result for the client.
Kriste manages the Chelona Office. Her friendly, positive energy and experience keep Chelona running smoothly. From accounting to appointments, it's likely that Kriste will be helping you along the way.
Caitlin has background across maintenance administration, planning, training, warehouse and logistics. From quoting to materials procurement, Caitlin co-ordinates the workshop logisitics and keeps it running smoothly.
I have worked with Steve for over 15 years. I have watched Steve's progression as a prominant supervisor for a large engineering firm, to a director of his own company. Steve has always stood out for his ability to coach his staff, aligning them to his personal values which have in-turn become the Chelona company values.
Chelona are known for their loyalty to the sites with which they are engaged. Steve and the Chelona team stand out for their ability to provide comprehensive support to their sites and react to complex urgent breakdowns and return the equipment to production.
Working with Chelona and Steve for 9 years; Chelona have been pivotal to our CHPP and Dragline planning processes; ensuring we have a true and thorough understanding of the required maintenance and execute it safely and efficiently.
I have found Chelona to be reliable, pro-active and agile when providing services for CHPP and dragline shutdowns. They have a knowledgeable crew that are supported by experienced and committed Supervisors.
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