Former bikie Tyrone Bell linked to building industry after CFMEU saga
A former Mongols bikie and CFMEU organiser has been linked to a new building industry company set up after the union was torn apart by claims of criminal infiltration.
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A former Mongols bikie has been linked to a new building company, after the CFMEU was torn apart by claims of criminal infiltration.
Victorian Tyrone Bell has backed Dynamis HSR, which provides health and safety staff for major construction sites.
The company was first advertised four days after the CFMEU was placed into administration, which resulted in the sacking of 270 union officials, including Bell who became a union organiser last year.
Bell now lists a link to Dynamis HSR and concrete contractor Solid Seal on his Instagram profile.
“Support those who support you. Family number #1,” his social media profile says.
Dynamis HSR and Solid Seal, which had a lucrative enterprise bargaining agreement with the CFMEU, both had listed offices in the same Melbourne suburb.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission documents reveal Dynamis HSR was set up on August 1.
That was just two weeks after CFMEU secretary John Setka quit following revelations of widespread criminal links at the heart of the union.
Mr Setka claimed he stepped down to avoid the union being placed in administration and denies any wrongdoing.
Some CFMEU organisers were paid wages by building companies in excess of $200,000 a year, as they were officially health and safety officers on major sites.
The formation of the new company has raised questions about how the administrator for the CFMEU, Mark Irving, will stamp out bikie influence on building sites.
Dynamis HSR highlighted its links to the former CFMEU administration in a post announcing it had been set up.
“Welcome to the Dynamis Team Jax Mahy as our senior HSR manager,” a post on August 27 said.
“Jax very well known in our construction industry, bringing with him over 10 (years) of safety knowledge as ex union and safety official.”
There is no suggestion that Mr Mahy was a member of a bikie club, has any criminal history or was involved in the claims that brought down the union.
Bell had been involved in the Mongols in Queensland, and had previously been the bikie club’s Victorian president and national vice-president.
He had also helped run the club while Gold Coast-based Nick Forbes was in jail.
However, there is no suggestion that Bell was involved in criminal activity and he does not have a criminal record.
Bell has been well known for his association with bikies.
He has been photographed at the MCG wearing a Hawthorn scarf alongside high profile bikie Toby Mitchell and exiled alleged criminal Kazem Hamad.
Hamad has been accused of being behind up to 100 tobacco store fires across Melbourne, which he has been co-ordinating from his base in the Middle East.
A court has heard Hamad was a “puppeteer” as he ruthlessly kept a stranglehold on Victoria’s illegal tobacco trade.
Bell was pictured with Mr Setka in August last year when he was “welcomed” as a CFMEU delegate, despite widespread reporting of his bikie links.
“Introducing our amazing new delegates! Let’s give them a heartfelt welcome. We’re thrilled to have them on board!,” a Victorian CFMEU Facebook post said.
Bell was unable to be contacted for comment, however he told the Nine newspapers in July that he was no longer associated with the Mongols.
“I put my time into the union now. I do my job. I make sure their jobs are safe,” he said.
stephen.drill@news.com.au
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