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IPWEAQ CONFERENCE 2017

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SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH INSPIRED LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Townsville Exhibition & Convention Centre 24-26 October 2017

2 IPWEAQ CONFERENCE 2017


Contents

Welcome 3

Welcome from IPWEAQ 4

General Information 5

Program Features 8

Conference Program 9

Geoff Wilmoth Best Paper Award 13

Technical Tours 14

Social Program 15

Our Sponsors 16

Keynote Speakers 17

Our Exhibitors 21

Councils And Organisations 22

Excellence Awards 23

Project Nominations 24

About IPWEAQ 25

IPWEAQ Partners 26

IPWEAQ Supporters 27

Professional Development 28

IPWEAQ Supporters 29

ADAC 5.0 30

Queensland Urban Drainage Manual 31

Ipweaq Knowledge Centre 32

2017-2018 IPWEAQ Conference Grand Slam 33

Gold Coast 2018 34

CANCER COUNCILPRESIDENT’S CHARITY



Welcome

Message from the Mayor of the City of Townsville

On behalf of the City of Townsville, I’m delighted to welcome you to the 2017 Queensland State Conference of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia.

The theme for this year’s conference is ‘sustainability through inspired leadership and community engagement’ which will feature across 12 streams and keynote presentations.

We’re thrilled to be hosting this event for the opportunities it provides to further grow our city and its aspirations.

In Townsville we have several transformational projects under way and about to commence, including the $250m Integrated Stadium and Entertainment Complex and the Waterfront Priority Development Area, which will provide greater connectivity between key precincts.

So, it’s of special interest that this year’s compere is internationally renowned business and leadership authority, Alan Patching, who has overseen the management and redevelopment of several major stadiums, including Sydney’s Olympic stadium and Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

I’m also looking forward to this year’s topic for the Great Debate, the final session of the program, which is ‘smart cities are not that smart’.

As the first community to be part of the City Deal in Australia, under the joint agreement between all three levels of government, Townsville has a renewed focus on improving the lives of residents through job creation, economic growth, investment in infrastructure, a revitalised urban centre, and a more vibrant and liveable city.

We all learned a great deal at last year’s conference about collaborative engineering and, as Townsville continues to grow and develop into the capital of the North, we look forward to hearing more about your experiences in public works engineering.

I hope you enjoy this year’s conference and you have a pleasant stay in Townsville.

Cr Jenny Hill

Mayor City of Townsville

Cr Jenny Hill

Mayor City of Townsville



Welcome from IPWEAQ

We are very pleased to welcome you to IPWEAQ’s annual state conference at the Townsville Exhibition & Convention Centre, 24-26 October 2017. 16 CPD hours are available to delegates attending for the three days including technical tours:

• Infrastructure Tour - Riverway Drive Duplication

• Port of Townsville - Benwell Road

• Humes Production Facility - 844 Ingham Road, Bohle

The Welcome Function, sponsored by Abergeldie, will kick off the conference proceedings on Tuesday evening.

The mayor of Townsville, Councillor Jenny Hill will officially open the conference on Wednesday morning. She will be followed by our first keynote presentation by Dr Allan Duffy who will discuss the challenges of ‘big data’ which potentially, will have an enormous impact on the public’s expectations of what can be achieved in the public works sector.

The MC for our state conference this year is Alan Patching, considered to be ‘the Australian project and business leadership guru’. Alan is internationally recognised as one of Australia’s most outstanding leaders, consultants and business presenters. Alan will also deliver a keynote presentation on the development of human behaviour helping us to understand how much of what we do is subconscious and how this affects us and others.

Cowboys and Queensland legend, Brent Tate is ‘one of the toughest and most inspiring players to have ever played rugby league’ according to Mal Meninga. Our MC, Alan Patching will interview Brent and we’ll learn how he overcame adversity to sustain a lengthy career affected by serious injury.

Brigadier Chris Field together with a small Defence planning team worked closely with eight of Cyclone Debbie’s most affected councils to develop the State Plan 2017-2019 Operation Queensland Recovery. Brigadier Field will deliver a presentation on seven ways to sustain recovery.

Additionally, we have presentations from Councillor Graham Scott (Livingstone Shire Council), Sandra Burke and Bill Lansbury (TMR) and Phil Duggan, Department of Natural Resources and Mines.

The full comprehensive program can be viewed on page 9.

We have a new feature to this year’s program, The IPWEAQ Futures Challenge, which will showcase thesis projects from five final year students studying engineering and related disciplines. We also have the return of The Great Debate

which will see our teams deliberate over the topic ‘smart cities are not that smart’. Our MC, Alan Patching will moderate what will be another hard-fought yet engaging discussion and delegates will be asked to vote on their winning side using the conference App. Please see page X of the Handbook for more information on these program features.

The annual IPWEAQ excellence awards gala award ceremony and dinner will follow Wednesday evening. Please join us for this celebration of the projects and people that make our community great. And a huge thank you to our sponsor, Premise!

Our comprehensive trade exhibition featuring 46 organisations offering products and services for our sector will be accessible for you throughout the two days of the conference. And without our sponsors, we could not deliver these quality events so please join us in thanking them for supporting the public works sector. Please see our full list of Sponsors on page 16.

Fulton Hogan will once again be our hosts for the Closing Celebration at a Touch of Salt.

All of us at IPWEAQ – board members and staff – look forward to welcoming you to Townsville and to the 2017 IPWEAQ state conference, the premier gathering of those involved in the public works sector in Queensland.

Joe Bannan

President



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GENERAL INFORMATION

The Board and staff of IPWEAQ have pleasure in welcoming you to the state conference 2017. The following details may assist with your arrival at the conference.

Conference VenueIPWEAQ 2017 is being held at the Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre (TECC):

Entertainment Drive Townsville, QLD 4810 Ph: 07 4722 0600 I Fax: 07 4771 4888 www.tecc.net.au View the location on Google Maps

TECC is centrally located overlooking Townsville’s iconic Castle Hill and is positioned on the waterfront which is within close distance to Magnetic Island, the central business district, the Strand precinct and is close to many hotels and restaurants.

Please see the venue site plan below and note the following room allocations:

• Auditorium – Exhibition hall and refreshment breaks• Palm Room – Main plenary room and breakout streams

1, 4, 7 and 10• Magnetic Room – Breakout streams 2, 5, 9 and 12• Yongala Room – Breakout streams 3, 6, 8 and 11• Orpheus Room – Speakers prep room • Foyer – Registration desk and Welcome Function

(Tuesday 24 October)



Getting TherePublic Transport is available by Sunbus and Townsville Taxis - www.tsvtaxi.com.au www.sunbus.com.au/sit_townsville.htm

Public car park spaces are available surrounding TECC (including Casino, Coast Guard car park, Council parking near Enterprise House, along the strand and Anzac Park)

Townsville Airport is only 10 minutes away from the Centre. Car hire is available at the airport.

Registration The registration desk is located in the Foyer of the TECC. We encourage you to register early prior to the welcome function.

All delegates must visit the registration desk to collect their satchels and lanyards which must be worn while attending the conference.

Registration desk opening times are:Tuesday 24 October 2017 1200 – 1900Wednesday 25 October 2017 0730 – 1600 Thursday 26 October 2017 0730 – 1700

Dress CodeConference program, welcome and closing functions: smart casual, no suits or ties.

Gala awards ceremony and dinner: business / cocktail dress

Delegate Onsite AppIPWEAQ 2017 offers a convenient user-friendly App with the conference program, speaker bios, exhibition details, social functions etc.

The App will alert delegates to any changes or important announcements throughout the conference.

Please share your experience at the conference using #IPWEAQ17

Excellence Awards RegistrationPlease confirm your attendance at the Excellence Awards Gala Dinner (Wednesday 25 October) with IPWEAQ staff at registration.

A table seating plan will be available at the registration desk for delegates to reserve their seats up until Wednesday at 1:15pm. After this time, delegates may choose any of the remaining unallocated seats. Please arrive early!

Photography and RecordingDelegates are advised that a professional photographer will be in attendance throughout the conference program. Photographs will be taken of delegates, speakers and exhibitors during sessions, social functions and at the awards night. If you would like to arrange a group photo of you and

your colleagues, please be sure to arrange this directly with the photographer.

Additionally, JPL Media will be recording conference proceedings including all sessions, keynote presentations and plenary sessions. They will also conduct interviews of delegates, exhibitors and speakers. If you do not wish to be interviewed or photographed, please advise the operator and immediately move out of camera range for photographs. Otherwise, consent is taken as given.

Conference SponsorsWe wish to acknowledge our Partners, exhibitors and sponsors for their valuable contribution and ongoing support of IPWEAQ. The list of sponsors and exhibitors is available in your Conference App or on the conference website. Please also refer to pages xx of this Handbook.

ExhibitionThe IPWEAQ 2017 trade exhibition is located in the Auditorium.

The exhibition will be open during the following hours: Wednesday 25 October 2017 0730 – 1515 Thursday 26 October 2017 0730 – 1500

We encourage you to visit our valued exhibitors who supply the products and services that enable you to perform your role. The part they play contributing to our community and Queensland communities cannot be understated. Please show your appreciation with your time.

A number of trade exhibitors will be conducting business card draws to be drawn following morning tea on Thursday 26 October. The winners and their prizes will then be displayed during the plenary session just prior to the lunch break, and announced on the attendee App.

Winners and their prizes will be displayed during the plenary session prior to the lunch break and announced on the attendee App. Winners should make their way to the relevant trade booth to collect their prize.

President’s CharityEach of our presidents nominate a charity for IPWEAQ to support during their term. Joe Bannan has chosen the Cancer Council Queensland.

At this year’s conference there will be a number of opportunities for you to support the President’s Charity. Brent Tate will join us for morning tea following his keynote address on Thursday 26 October and will happily sign items and take photos with delegates for a charity donation.

At this year’s coffee cart sponsored by McArthur, there will be a collection tin for you to donate coins.

We will also be selling Daffodil Day pins at the conference registration desk and encourage delegates to purchase a pin for $5 to wear throughout the conference.



WIFIThe TECC provides free wireless internet in all public areas.

Connection: TECC Free Wifi

No password required – simply accept the terms and conditions.

Dietary RequirementsIf you have informed us of any special dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, coeliac etc), this information has been provided to the TECC catering team and any external venues for social events you have registered to attend.

It is requested that you make yourself known to the catering staff during meal breaks and social functions. All efforts have been made to accommodate your requests.

FeedbackAfter the conference, we will email your certificate of attendance with CPD hours stated together with a conference feedback form.

Your feedback on this event is valued and will guide us for future events. Thank you in anticipation.

Geoff Wilmoth Best Paper AwardUsing your conference App, please vote after each presentation you attend so that we may collate results for a ‘best paper award’. The winner will be announced at the conference close during the President’s Address.

Read more about the award on page xx of this Handbook.

Conference Contacts

IPWEAQ Leigh Cunningham 0449 987 238 Amanda Mikeleit 0424 587 084 Carlie Sargent 0418 759 450 Johanna Vanling 0400 622 118 Craig Moss 0431 745 277 Ross Guppy 0400 533 395 Mark Lamont 0423 520 900

We look forward to welcoming you to the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia, Queensland State Conference 2017!

Please share your experience at the conference using #IPWEAQ17

HAVE YOU INSTALLED THE CONFERENCE APP?

To install the Attendee App on your Andriod or Apple Smartphones and Tablets:

1 Please visit your Android or Apple Store on your phone or tablet

2 Search for “EventsAIR”

3 Install the App onto your phone or tablet

When you first open the app, you will be prompted to enter the following App Pin: IPWEAQ17

You can then choose to log in using your IPWEAQ Username (email) and Password which will give you access to all the functions within the app.



PROGRAM FEATURES

Wednesday 25 October IPWEAQ Futures Challenge

Four students from JCU, QUT and CQU will prepare poster boards for display in the trade exhibition area. Delegates are asked to visit the student displays and offer advice and feedback on their theses. Students will then deliver a 10 minute presentation in the auditorium and delegates are asked to vote on the best presentation using the conference App.

Participating projects:

• Optimal Design of Multi-Purpose Reservoir System to Meet Water Demands in Townsville Michael Sarrun James Cook University

• Influence of compressibility on soil susceptibility to contact erosion Janelle Ogg and Daniel Marais James Cook University

• Optimization of Coil Pump Technology for use in Developing Countries of the South Pacific Matthew Tiller Queensland University of Technology

• Residual Chlorine Improvement in Woodhill Water Supply Zone Denver Pollock University of Southern Queensland

Thursday 26 October

The Great Debate – ‘Smart Cities are not that Smart’

Moderator: Alan Patching

Team for the Affirmative: • Sandra Burke, District Director FNQ, Department of

Transport and Main Roads• Bruce Gardiner, General Manager Infrastructure Services,

Cairns Regional Council • Ren Niemann, Partner, McCullough Robertson

Team for the Negative: • Councillor Jenny Hill, Mayor, Townsville City Council • Andrew Ryan, Principal, Sabre Management Solutions • Alton Twine, Director City Infrastructure, City of Gold Coast

Sandra Burke

Bruce Gardiner

Ren Niemann

Cr Jenny Hill

Andrew Ryan

Alton Twine

Affirmative Team Negative Team



CONFERENCE PROGRAMTuesday 24 October 2017

Time

12:00pm – 1:00pm Registrations for Tech Tour

1:30pm – 4:30pmTech Tour 1

Riverway Drive Duplication Infrastructure Tour

Tech Tour 2Port of Townsville

Tech Tour 3Humes Casting Facility

2:00pm – 5:00pm Exhibitor Bump In

5:00pm – 7:00pm Welcome Function – Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Sponsored by Abergeldie

Wednesday 25 October 2017

7:30am – 8:30am Registration Desk Open

8:30am – 8:45am Welcome to Country

8:45am – 9:00amConference WelcomeCouncillor Jenny Hill

Mayor, City of Townsville

9:00am – 10:00am

Keynote Address – Challenges of Big Data are Out of This WorldDr Alan Duffy

Astrophysicist; Research Fellow and Associate ProfessorSponsored by Boral

10:00am – 10:30am DAY 2 – MORNING TEASponsored by Boral

10:30am – 11:15amKeynote Address – Six Ideas to Sustain Recovery

Brigadier Chris FieldCommander, 3rd Brigade Australian Army

11:15am – 11:45am Changing CulturesCouncillor Graham Scott, Livingstone Shire Council

11:45am – 12:05pmBill Lansbury

Deputy Director-General, Infrastructure Management and DeliveryDepartment of Transport and Main Roads

12:05pm – 12:20pm ADAC V5.0Darren Moore, Logan City Council

12:20pm – 1:15pm DAY 2 – LUNCHSponsored by Rocla



STREAM 1Transport

STREAM 2Change

STREAM 3Water

1:15pm – 1:45pm Cairns Transport RevaluationNatasha Murray

Cairns Regional Council

WDRC Works “Futurefit” Reorganisation

Aaron Meehan, Western Downs Regional Council

Townsville Water Security Scott Moorhead; Townsville

City Council Water & Sewage Introduction: Dawson Wilkie

1:45pm – 2:15pm Southern Downs to B Double or not to B Double

Mike HoleszkoSouthern Downs Regional

Council

A Year on the Dark sideAngela Fry

GHD

Innovative Solution to reduce Nitrogen and Phosphorous from Treated Sewage using

High Rate Algal PondsShaun Johnston

Burdekin Shire Council

2:15pm – 2:45pm Performance Based Standards in Australia under the National Heavy Vehicle

Law (NHVL)Brian Chuang

NHVR

Boom went Development in the Gladstone Region

Celisa FaulknerGladstone Regional Council

Mareeba Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade

Glenda KirkMareeba Shire Council

2:45pm – 3:15pm DAY 2 – AFTERNOON TEASponsored by Ecosure

STREAM 4Structures

STREAM 5Community Projects

STREAM 6Water

3:15pm – 3:45pm Restoration on Timber Bridges

David GoodmanCassowary Coast RC, and

Dr Daniel TingleyWood Research and

Development Ltd

From Potter’s Field: The Rise of the New Blackwater

Aquatic CentreCarol Vertigan-See

SEEK Pty Ltd

Evolution of Engagement and Delivery in Infrastructure

RenewalDaniel Muir

Qld Urban Utilities

3:45pm – 4:15pm Connecting Communities: Innovative Fibre Composite Solutions for Infrastructure

Michael KempWagners CFT Manufacturing

Underground Waste Vacuum Collection System

Andrew RyanSunshine Coast Council

Improving Council Flood Risk Management and

Infrastructure OutcomesAlister Daly

Water Technology Pty Ltd

4:15pm – 5:00pm IPWEAQ Futures Challenge Project

5:00pm – 6:00pm Free Time

6:00pm – 7:00pm Pre-dinner drinks – The Ville

7:00pm – 11:00pm EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY AND GALA DINNERGrand Ballroom, The Ville

Sponsored by Premise



Thursday 26 October 2017

Time

7:30am – 8:30am Registration Desk Open

8:00am – 8:30am

QUDM LaunchBenn Barr Deputy Director-General – Water Supply

Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS)Frank Scheele South Burnett Regional Council

8:30am – 9:15amKeynote Address – The Development of Human Behaviour

Alan Patching Bond University

9:15pm – 10:15amKeynote Address

Brent Tate Former NRL Player and NQ Cowboys LegendSponsored by Harrison Infrastructure Group

10:15am – 10:45amDAY 3 – MORNING TEASponsored by Ecosure

10:45am – 11:05amTake advantage of the Queensland Governments spatial information

Phil Duggan Department of Natural Resources and Mines

11:05am – 11:35amConnecting Cape York through sustainable initiatives

Sandra BurkeDepartment of Transport and Main Roads

11:35am – 12:05pm Local Government Sustainability Panel Session

12:05pm – 1:00pm DAY 3 – LUNCH

STREAM 7Digital Engineering

STREAM 8Best Practice

(Sponsored by BPEQ)

STREAM 9Drainage

1:00pm – 1:30pm Transforming your Business with ADAC

Ross GuppyIPWEAQ

Driving regional sustainability outcomes

through road investmentGlenys Schuntner

RDA Townsville and North-West Queensland

Australian Rainfall & Runoff 2016

Ari Craven Engeny

1:30pm – 2:00pm Can BIM be Civil?Dr Lee Gregory12d Solutions

Micro Grids to Community Funded Renewables Projects

Ren Niemann and Graham Cox

McCullough Robertson

Lawful Point of Discharge – Discharging the Myths

Tony Loveday, RMA Engineers and Sarah Hausler

McCullough Robertson

2:00pm – 2:30pm Positioning Trends: Transforming for 3D

Matt HigginsDepartment of Natural Resources and Mines

The PE Act in action: local government

engineering worksDawson Wilkie

Chairperson, BPEQ

Storm Culvert MaintenanceSteven Latimer

ITS Pipetech

2:30pm – 3:00pm DAY 3 – AFTERNOON TEAAGM – Members Only



STREAM 10Asset Management

STREAM 11Future Planning

STREAM 12Roads

3:00pm – 3:30pm Leading the Way in Asset Management

Kylie MunnGHD

Flooded Road Smart Warning SystemMichael Pattinson

Logan City Council

Sustainable Approach to Maintenance on Low

Trafficked Surfaced RoadsTrevor Distan

Colas Australia

3:30pm – 4:00pm A Deep Dive into Asset Management

Brodie Young andRaitt McLeod

Central Highlands RC

The Code for Smart CitiesAdam Beck

Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand

Effect of Removing the Amerlioration Period on

Design and Construction of Lime Stabilised Subgrades in

Local GovernmentScott Young

Stabilised Pavements Aus

4:00pm – 4:45pm The Great Debate – Smart Cities are not that Smart

4:45pm – 5:00pm IPWEAQ President’s Address

5:00pm – 7:00pm CLOSING CELEBRATION – A Touch of SaltSponsored by Fulton Hogan

Please move promptly after the President’s Address to buses outside the conference foyer/registration area which will take you to A Touch of Salt.



GEOFF WILMOTH BEST PAPER AWARD

Who is Geoff Wilmoth? Geoff Wilmoth was a founding member of IPWEAQ, chairing the inaugural meeting held in Rockhampton 7 October 1970 which proposed the formation of a Queensland local government engineer’s association. He

was then elected onto the Institute’s governing committee at the inaugural meeting on 2 October 1972.

Mr Wilmoth graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1934 with the degree of Bachelor of Civil Engineering. He was first employed as a temporary Assistant Draftsman by the Queensland Main Roads Commission in 1934 but resigned a year later to work as the assistant to CR Tranberg, Shire Engineer of Johnstone Shire Council. After experience in road and bridge survey, design and construction, he obtained the position of Engineer in Charge of loan subsidy and Main Roads works in the Town of Roma in 1936. He resigned after a year to work as Assistant Engineer to HE MacDonnell, consulting engineer of Gayndah, whose practice provided full engineering services for nine rural shires in the Burnett area.

Wilmoth served in the Australian Anny. Upon demobilisation in 1945 he was appointed City Engineer of Bundaberg and in 1948 he was appointed City Engineer in Mackay.

Wilmoth joined the Toowoomba City Council in March 1953, the organisation with which he spent the remainder of his working life until his death in 1973. Shortly after joining the council, he was appointed City Engineer and Town Planner. He continued research into potential sites for Toowoomba’s second water supply storage area. The results of stream flows and other surveys indicated Perseverance Creek was the most suitable site. Council officers proceeded with detailed surveys and design of the dam, pump tower and rising main to the Mt Kynoch reservoir. The construction of a water treatment plant at Mt Kynoch progressed after completion of the Perseverance Dam system in 1962.

The main water distribution system was augmented with steel mains and a new service reservoir at Mt Lofty, and a new mushroom shaped elevated reservoir at Picnic Point. These projects combined to form a very efficient water supply system and were constructed over many years, by which time preliminary investigations had begun into the Cressbrook Dam system, Toowoomba’s third water supply storage area.

Wilmoth encouraged major sewerage works to ensure all of Toowoomba was sewered in as short a period as finances permitted. He formulated a 10 year program of accelerated sewerage reticulation. After the 10 year program was completed, further surveying, particularly for the expansion of sewerage reticulation, was carted out using aerial photography. The sewerage reticulation program also

required augmentation of existing sewers while the extended catchment areas necessitated major expansion of the Wetalla Sewage Treatment Plant.

Wilmoth also oversaw the elimination of the remaining red gravel roads and the kerbing and channelling of all new and existing bitumen roads in Toowoomba. Under his leadership stormwater and the city’s creeks also received more consideration, including the undergrounding of five year storm flows in East Creek, Lake Annand and a retention lake.

Wilmoth’s philosophy was simple: first things first. Water and sewerage was the number one priority, roads number two, stormwater and creeks number three and beautification projects as funds permitted. He devised programs for construction in sequence of needs. His well-conceived and well-presented reports resulted in Council approving most of his preferred programs. He was appointed to the National Capital Planning Committee in the late 1960s.

Mr Wilmoth passed away on 8 April 1973. He was acknowledged for his service at the first Annual General Meeting of the Institute held 1 October 1973 and it is recorded that, ‘Geoff will be long remembered and revered by all of his engineering colleagues and it would be fitting if some tangible form of recognition of his service to the community could be instigated by this Association.’

The Geoff Wilmoth award for the best paper delivered at our state conference continues 43 years later in his honour.

Last year’s winnerKerry Doss Brisbane City Council The Changing Face of Brisbane

2017 winnerDelegates are invited to vote for the best paper of the conference using the Conference App. The winner of the Geoff Wilmoth award will be announced and the award presented by the IPWEAQ President, in the closing address. The winner will receive a complimentary registration plus travel and accommodation to attend the IPWEA NZ conference in 2018. The winner will also have an opportunity to deliver their presentation at that event.



Tech Tour 1 Tour Leader: Ross Guppy (second bus to depart at 1:35pm)

Riverway Drive Duplication Infrastructure TourWe will visit the Riverway Drive Duplication project which will improve traffic flow and reduce congestion over a 3km section of the network. Delegates will learn how the site-specific impacts and other challenges are being managed. The tour will include an overview of the project deliverables and an inspection of some of the work currently being undertaken.

Tech Tour 2 Tour Leader Craig Moss (last bus to depart at 1:40pm)

Port of TownsvilleThis tour offers delegates a behind the scenes look at the operations of Northern Australia’s largest general cargo and container port with more than $10 billion in cargo value moved through the Townsville Port annually.

Tech Tour 3 Tour Leader, Phil McKone (first bus to depart at 1:30pm)

Humes Production FacilityOffering a unique insight into the technology and engineering utilised to create precast and prestressed concrete products, the facility tour will guide delegates through the various manufacturing operations and quality control processes.

TECHNICAL TOURS

DATE Tuesday 24

October 2017

VENUE Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre (TECC)

WELCOME FUNCTION

5:00-7:00pmRETURN TO

VENUE 4:30pm

CPD 3 hours

REGISTRATION 12:00-1:30pm

DEPARTURE FOR TOURS 1:30pm



SOCIAL PROGRAM

Venue The Foyer, Townsville Entertainment and Exhibition Centre Entertainment Drive

Date Tuesday 24 October

Time 5pm-7pm Canapes and drinks

Dress Smart Casual

Sponsor Abergeldie

Venue The Grand Ballroom, The Ville Resort and Casino Entertainment Drive

Date Wednesday 25 October

Time 6pm – 7pm Pre-dinner drinks

7pm – 11pm Dinner and Awards Ceremony

3 Course dinner and drinks

Dress Business / Cocktail attire

Sponsor Premise

Venue A Touch of Salt 86-124 Ogden Street, Townsville City

Date Thursday 26 October

Time 5pm – 7pm Canapes and drinks

Dress Smart casual

Sponsor Fulton Hogan

WELCOME FUNCTIONEXCELLENCE AWARDS

CEREMONY AND GALA DINNERCLOSING FUNCTION



OUR SPONSORS

Major Conference Sponsor

Welcome Function Sponsor

Coffee Cart Sponsor

Morning & Afternoon Tea Sponsor

Satchels Sponsor

Overall Winner Category Award Sponsor

Best Practice Stream Sponsor

Gala Dinner Sponsor

Closing Ceremony Sponsor

Lanyard Sponsor

Keynote & Morning Tea Sponsor

Lunch Sponsor

Keynote Sponsor

Woman in Engineering Award Category Sponsor



Councillor Jenny Hill | Mayor of the City of TownsvilleCouncillor Hill was born and educated in Melbourne and graduated from LaTrobe University with a Bachelor of Science in 1981. The following year she moved to Townsville with her fiancé who was enlisted in the Australian Army.

Cr Hill has 23 years’ experience as a scientist with mining companies, the Department of Primary Industries, James Cook University and Townsville Hospital. She has also completed a Masters of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at James Cook University, which included management, economics and accounting.

In 1986 she joined the Army Reserve, first serving in the Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME), maintaining and recovering defence vehicles, and then becoming one of the first women in Australia to complete full infantry training in the reserves.

Cr Hill has over 18 years’ service in local government. In 2012, she was elected the first female mayor of Townsville.

Dr Alan Duffy | Astrophysicist; Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Swinburne UniversitySponsored by Boral

He is attempting to find this dark matter as part of SABRE, the world’s first dark matter detector in the Southern Hemisphere at the bottom of a gold mine in Stawell, Victoria.

He is also an Associate Investigator in two ARC Centres of Excellence investigating the origin of matter (CAASTRO-3D) and seeing the Universe with gravitational waves (OzGrav).

When not exploring simulated universes Alan lectures in physics as well as science communication at Swinburne University of Technology.

Every fortnight Alan tries to explain breaking science from UFO sightings to the latest NASA discoveries on his space segment with ABC Breakfast News TV, ABC Radio Sydney with Robbie Buck and ABC Radio Melbourne with Clare Bowditch. He is also a regular on Ten’s The Project, Nine’s Today Weekends as well as TripleJ’s Hack show.

You can hear Alan in his new ABC Radio National Cosmic Vertigo, see him the in the latest Todd Samson science show Life on the Line or catch him at any number of public speaking events. Everything from the Sydney Opera House with TEDx Sydney, to opening in front of 5000 Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s fans. He’s even toured Australia with the BBC’s Science of Doctor Who show.

He was the Ambassador for the Sydney Science Festival 2016, and host for Famelab showcasing science talent across Australia.

He wrote and starred in a science show about dark matter, Dark, shown in 148 planetariums in 25 countries worldwide. His other writing pursuits include his own column in The Conversation and Australia’s most popular science magazine Cosmos.

He was named one of Men’s Style Magazine’s Men of Influence, WA Sunday Time Magazine’s Best and Brightest as well as a finalist for the National Eureka Award for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research, Victorian State Finalist in the Fresh Science Award for science communication and recently Commbank’s Australian of the Day.

In his spare time, you can find Alan speaking around the country at various conferences and corporate events.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS



Brigadier Chris Field | Commander 3rd Brigade Australian ArmyBrigadier Chris Field has served four postings and almost a decade in Townsville.

As a Lieutenant, he commanded a rifle platoon, which included service in Malaysia, and served as mortar line officer in 2nd/4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.

As a Captain, he served as a military observer with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation in Israel, Syria, and Lebanon.

As a Major, he commanded companies in 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, and was operations officer during the Battalion’s deployment as a lead infantry unit to East Timor.

As a Lieutenant Colonel, he was a planner with the Third US Army / US Army Central during the initial phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He then commanded 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. During this command, within 18-hours of notification, he led a deployment to the Solomon Islands and assumed command of Coalition Joint Task Force 635.

As a Colonel, he was Chief of Operations and Plans, Queensland Reconstruction Authority.

As a Brigadier, he deployed a 1600-person Joint Task Force 661 to the Whitsundays Region following Severe Tropical Cycle Debbie. At this rank, he also served as:• Queensland’s State Recovery Coordinator designing state, local and community recovery, reconnection

and rebuilding plans for one-third of the State. • Deputy Commanding General - Force Development, 82nd Airborne Division / Combined Joint Task

Force 82, Kandahar, Afghanistan. • Chief of Staff, Headquarters Forces Command, Sydney.• Head of Corps, Royal Australian Infantry.• Regimental Colonel, The Royal Australian Regiment.

He is a fellow of the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies and a distinguished graduate of the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College.

He is a graduate of the: Australian Institute of Company Directors; Australian and United States Joint Task Force Command courses; United States Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting; Royal Military College, Duntroon; and, Australian Defence Force Academy.

He is a director of Ronald McDonald House North Queensland and a member of the Townsville District Community Policing Board and the Regional Managers’ Coordination Network, Townsville.

Brigadier Field is married to Sarah Kendall, who is a Townsville City Council Executive Officer and a member of the Townsville Health and Hospital Board.

Councillor Graham Scott | Livingstone Shire CouncilGraham graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1980 and worked for a number of regional Consulting Engineers before establishing Graham Scott & Associates in 1993. He is currently Manager of Calibre Consulting, Rockhampton, and Chair of Capricorn Enterprise.

Graham Scott & Associates Pty Ltd was involved in the design and construction of a range of projects including urban land development, roads, residential unit complexes and a variety of commercial and government buildings. Graham Scott & Associates joined the Calibre Consulting Group early in 2012.

Graham is considered one of Central Queensland’s most highly respected senior engineers. Having worked in Central Queensland Region for four decades, his knowledge of development drivers, processes and regulations, economic, community and environmental conditions has attracted a broad range of clients and engineering projects. He has become a trusted adviser to many long-standing clients.

His ability to engage has also extended his role past conventional engineering into effective, high level and value-added community activities ranging from Local Government to Marine Conservation and Tourism.

The fundamental skill set of communication, teamwork and problem solving has allowed Graham to deliver major achievements for a range of Community Organisations across many fields of interest.



Bill Lansbury | Deputy Director-General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main RoadsBill leads the RoadTek team to deliver end-to-end management of transport solutions in the fields of civil construction and maintenance, structures, electrical and linemarking, specialising in technically difficult and hard-toscope projects. He also oversees RoadTek’s emergency response efforts, which includes working closely with other responders to ensure the road network is inspected, made safe and returned to normal use as soon as possible.

Bill has more than 35 years’ experience with the department, starting at the grass roots as a Cadet Laboratory Engineer and working his way through the ranks as well as around the state, including Barcaldine, Rockhampton, Cloncurry, Toowoomba, Roma and now Mackay/Brisbane. Former positions include Executive Director – North (RoadTek) and Principal Manager – Structures Management Services (RoadTek).

Together with his experience in the transport and civil construction industry, Bill holds a Bachelor of Technology (Civil), a Masters of Technology (Pavements), Advanced Diploma of Project Management and Executive Masters in Public Administration. He is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) – Civil.

Bill’s leadership is underpinned by strong strategic thinking, a focus on program management, keen relationship skills and a passion for safety.

Alan Patching | Bond UniversityAlan Patching founded, grew and sold a number of consultancy businesses before holding senior executive positions in major corporations across a range of industries.

He is now Managing Director of Alan Patching and Associates Pty. Ltd. and professor of project management at Bond University on the Gold Coast.

Perhaps his best-known business roles were as Chief Executive Officer of the entity which owned Sydney’s Olympic Stadium and as the stadium project director. He was also project director on the $280m redevelopment of Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane for the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Alan Patching has managed or directed over $25 billion (2012 equivalent value) of major projects throughout Australia, and in the early nineties negotiated the country’s largest ever property deal valued at $1.8 billion, and its largest commercial lease.

His business negotiations range from the sale and purchase of jet aircraft to the bulk buying of designer lingerie from leading international suppliers. He negotiated the deal to bring Tiffany of New York to Australia.

This impressive track record in business and leadership, combined with an extensive understanding of the psychology of human behaviour, constitutes a rare business presenter.

A presenter perfectly positioned to ensure your organisation can enhance not only technical aspects of leadership, but also that most important aspect of business communications and relationship building - emotional intelligence.



Brent Tate | Former NRL Player and NQ Cowboys LegendSponsored by Harrison Infrastructure Group

Brent Tate is a former professional rugby league footballer widely respected for his never-say-die attitude and a decorated and courageous career. An Australia national and Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter back, Brent began his career at Brisbane in 2001 and played in the National Rugby League for the Brisbane Broncos (with whom he won the 2006 NRL Premiership), the New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys

Phil Duggan | Department of Natural Resources and MinesPhil is currently the Acting Director Land Systems and Spatial Information Access branch within the Land and Spatial Information sub-division of the Department of Natural Resources and Mines.

He has been involved in the spatial industry for 30 years, and has managed spatial teams and systems in state government, local government and utilities since 2003. His current role includes the management of the Spatial Information Resource – a spatial database comprising thousands of spatial layers used by many Queensland government departments to manage and provide access to their spatial data.

Phil has had a focus on natural and built environment, property, and whilst in local government had a strong involvement in linking spatial and asset management practices and was heavily involved in the ADAC initiative.

Sandra Burke | District Director FNQ, Department of Transport and Main RoadsSandra has over 25 years’ experience as a professional engineer and manager in Mining, Local Government and Water Utility.

She has extensive strategic planning and project management experience on planning and delivery of major capital infrastructure projects / programs and an exceptional background in operational, asset management of major public infrastructure and services.

In 2013 Sandra was nominated for BHP Billiton Cannington’s Women in Mining “Rising Star Award” category - her range, depth and breadth of skills, knowledge and experience are transferable and applicable in any industry.

Sandra held executive management positions at Cairns Regional Council from 1996 to 2006 as Manager Infrastructure Management, Manager Asset Management Development Program and Manager Water & Wastewater Services. As Manager Water & Wastewater Services, Sandra had responsibility for the operations and maintenance of the water /wastewater services (dam, bulk/reticulation water/wastewater treatment) for the Cairns region (pop 140,000) and direct reports of 100+ persons.

Her strengths around capital portfolio and project management grew from her role as Manager Infrastructure Management (Cairns Regional Council) and more recently in 2013 as Superintendent Project Governance & Assurance (for BHP Billiton).

Sandra holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) with First Class Honours, is a Senior Member of Engineers Australia (MIE), a Registered Professional Engineer QLD (RPEQ) and Associate Fellow Australian Institute of Management (AFAIM). In 2006, Sandra was awarded a Fellowship from the Institute of Public Works Engineering to undertake “Levels of Service” study tour of NZ local governments in relation to Asset Management



OUR EXHIBITORS

Company Booth # Company Booth #BPEQ 1 PolyCom (SEALS Group) 26Geofabrics 2 Hastings Deering 27Lo-Go Appointments 3 Global Synthetics 28Stabilised Pavements 4 Humes 29Delnorth Roadside Products 5 CR Kennedy 30Boral 6 Vinidex 31Polynex 7 12d Solutions 32Assetic 8 Orion Solar 33Steel Mains 9 Yotta 34McArthur 10 Local Buy 35Lion Systems 12 Saferoads 36RPS Group 13 Wagners 37Downer Group 14 Puma 38A Plus Plastics 15 Fulton Hogan 39EJ Australia 16 McCullough Robertson 40Australian Professional Galvanizing 17 Allroads 41Supersealing 18 Ingal Civil 42Quakewrap 19 ITS Pipetech 43Komatsu 20 APA Group 44Dial Before You Dig 21 Pavement Management 45IPWEAQ Knowledge Centre 22 Colas 46Turbid Water Solutions 23 LGIAsuper 47PBS/Instrada 24 Parchem 48McBerns 25



COUNCILS AND ORGANISATIONS

We look forward to welcoming delegates from the following councils and organisations:

Councils• Aurukun Shire Council• Banana Shire Council• Brisbane City Council• Bundaberg Regional

Council• Burdekin Shire Council• Cairns Regional Council• Cassowary Coast

Regional Council• Central Highlands

Regional Council • City of Gold Coast• Cloncurry Shire Council• Cook Shire Council• Douglas Shire Council• Flinders Shire Council• Gladstone Regional

Council• Gympie Regional

Council• Hinchinbrook Shire

Council• Ipswich City Council • Isaac Regional Council• Kyogle council• Livingstone Shire

Council• Lockyer Valley Regional

Council• Logan City Council• Longreach Regional

Council• Mackay Regional

Council• Mareeba Shire Council• Noosa Council• Redland City Council • Richmond Shire Council• Rockhampton Regional

Council• Scenic Rim Regional

Council• Shire of Murweh• Somerset Regional

Council• South Burnett Regional

Council• Southern Downs

Regional Council• Sunshine Coast Council• Tablelands Regional

Council• Toowoomba Regional

Council• Townsville City Council• Western Downs

Regional Council• Whitsunday Regional

Council

Organisations• 12d Solutions Pty Ltd• 3M Australia Pty

Limited• A Plus Plastics Pty Ltd• Abergeldie Complex

Infrastructure• all.PM• Allroads Pty Ltd• APA Group• ARRB Group• Assetic• Aurecon• Australian Army• Australian Professional

Galvanizing• BBD Water Engineering• BMD Constructions• Board of Professional

Engineers of Queensland

• Bond University• Boral Asphalt• Brandon & Associates• Brian Milanovic Civil

Consulting Pty Ltd• Budd Photography• Burchills Engineering

Solutions• C.R. Kennedy• Colas Australia• Delnorth Roadside

Products• Department of Energy

and Water Supply• Department of

Infrastructure and Local Government Planning

• Department of Natural Resources and Mines

• Department of Transport & Main Roads

• Dial Before You Dig

• Downer Group• Downer Utilities

Australia Pty Ltd• Dura-post• EJ Australia Pty Ltd• EJ Tannock & Associates• Endgame Projects• Engeny Water

Management• Far North Queensland

Regional Organisation of Council

• Fulton Hogan Industries Pty Ltd

• GenEng Solutions Pty Ltd

• Geofabrics• George Bourne &

Associates• GHD Pty Ltd• Global Synthetics• GWR Civil Engineering

Management• Harrison Infrastructure

Group Pty Ltd• Hastings Deering• Humes Holcim• Ingal Civil Products• IPWEA• IPWEA NSW• IPWEAQ• ITS PipeTech Pty Ltd• Jacobs• James Cook University• JPL Media• Komatsu Australia Pty

Ltd • LGIAsuper• Lion Systems• Local Buy• LO-GO Appointments• M1 Consulting• McArthur• McBerns Innovative

Solutions• McCullough Robertson

Lawyers• MDEH Services Pty Ltd

trading as FORCECOR• National Heavy Vehicle

Regulator• North Queensland

Cowboys• Orion Solar• Parchem• PolyCom• Polynex Pty Ltd• Premise• Professionals Australia• Puma Bitumen• QTC - Local Govt

infrastructure Services• Quakewrap Pty Ltd • Queensland Audit

Office• Queensland University

of Technology• Queensland Urban

Utilies• Queensland Water

Directorate• Regional Development

Australia Townsville and North West Queensland

• RMA Engineers• RPS Group• Sabre Management

Solutions• Saferoads• SEEC Pty Ltd• Sharpe Bros Pty Ltd• Shepherd Services Pty

Ltd• Smart Cities Council

Australia New Zealand• Stabilised Pavements of

Australia• Steel Mains Pty Ltd• Supersealing• Swinburne University• University of Southern

Queensland• Vinidex Pty Ltd• Wagners CFT

Manufacturing Pty Ltd• Water Technology Pty

Ltd• Wood Research and

Development Ltd• WR & CA Paulger• WSP Australia• WTC Consulting Pty Ltd• Yotta



EXCELLENCE AWARDS

People CategoriesJoin us at the 2017 excellence awards as we celebrate the people who deliver the projects that make Queensland great.

Wednesday 25 October 2017 The Grand Ballroom The Ville Resort and CasinoPre-dinner drinks 6pm Dinner and awards ceremony 7pm to 11pmDress business/cocktail

• Engineer of the Year

• Young Engineer of the Year

• Woman in Engineering

• Works Supervisor of the Year

• President’s Award Awarded to members, and chosen by the president, for their outstanding contribution to the institute.

2016 Engineer of the Year Paul Keech Gladstone Regional Council

2016 Woman in Engineering Angela Fry GHD

2016 Young Engineer Craig Heck Scenic Rim Regional Council

2016 President’s Award James D’Arcy South Burnett Regional Council

2016 Technical Officer Steven Forbes Western Downs Regional Council



PROJECT NOMINATIONS

Public works projects under $2 million• Brandon and Associates Pty Ltd - Bulloo Park Function

Centre, Quilpie• City of Gold Coast - Surfers Paradise Orchid Avenue Urilift

Public Amenity• Tablelands Regional Council and ITS Pipetech - Danbulla

Road Culvert Rehabilitation Project• Western Downs Regional Council - Jacko Cavanagh Bridge

Public works projects $2 million to $5 million• Brisbane City Council - Mt Coot-tha Precinct Revitilisation • Cairns Regional Council - Walker Road Sporting and

Recreation Precinct (Stage 2)• Central Highlands Regional Council - 2013 NDRRA

Betterment Program• City of Gold Coast - Sarawak Avenue Steel Footbridge

Renewal• Department of Transport and Main Roads - RoadTek -

Hancock Bridge Rehabilitation Council/Orginisation: Ipswich City Council and RoadTek (TMR)

• Rockhampton Regional Council - Simpson Street Stormwater Drainage

• Sunshine Coast Council - Beerwah Depot• Sunshine Coast Council - Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve

Rainforest Discovery Centre• Gympie Regional Council, TOD Consulting Engineers

and Place Design Group - Smithfield Street Streetscape Upgrade, Gympie

• Toowoomba Regional Council - Ruthven Street Streetscape Upgrade

• Townsville City Council - Illich Park Precinct Upgrade• Townsville City Council - Peggy Banfield Park - Stage 1 Public works projects $5 million to $10 million• Cairns Regional Council - School of Arts Building Renewal• Gladstone Regional Council - Alf Larson/Lions Park• Richmond Shire Council - Richmond Shire CouncilNew

Admionistration Centre• Rockhampton Regional Council - Pilbeam Drive TC Marcia

Damage Restoration Works in Mt Archer RockhamptonPublic works projects over $10 million• Department of Transport and Main Roads -Bruce Highway -

Boundary Road Interchange Upgrade• Cairns Regional Council - Tobruk Memorial Pool

Redevelopment• Cairns Regional Council - Munro Martin Parklands• Central Highlands Regional Council - New Blackwater

Aquatic Centre for Central Highlands Regional Council• Livingstone Shire Council - Panorama Drive - Capricorn

Coast Northern Strategic Link Road• Rockhampton Regional Council - The Rockhampton

Riverbank Revitilisation Stage 1A, 1B and 1E• Sunshine Coast Council and GHD - Evans Street Upgrade • Toowoomba Regional Council - O’mara Road Project• Townsville City Council - Townsville Recreational Boating Park

Innovation in public works• Cairns Regional Council - Shields Street Heart• Central Highlands Regional Council - 2013 NDRRA

Betterment Program• City of Gold Coast - BIM Technology helps deliver Traffic and

Transport Infrastructure for the 2018 Commonwealth Games• City of Gold Coast - CoGC Construction Services Mobile

Device Project• Flinders Shire Council - Flinders Shire Federal Safety

Accreditation• Fulton Hogan Industries Pty Ltd - Gold Coast 600 Street

Circuit Rehabilitation• Harrison Infrastructure Group - Lower Order Road Design

Guidelines• Tablelands Regional Council and ITS Pipetech - Danbulla

Road Culvert Rehabilitation Project• Livingstone Shire Council - Yeppoon Animal Management

Facility• Rockhampton Regional Council - Nine Mile Road Floodway• Sunshine Coast Council - Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve

Rainforest Discovery Centre• Townsville City Council - Illich Park Presinct Upgrade• Western Downs Regional Council - WDRC Works

ReorganisationRoad Safety• City of Gold Coast - Seniors Safe Travel Guide• Logan City Council - Flooded Road Smart Warning System

(FRSWS)• Toowoomba Regional Council - Anzac Avenue / Hursley

Road Safety Improvements• Department of Transport and Main Roads - A Crash Testing

Evaluation to Prevent Injuries and Fatalities by Mitigating Vehicle Windscreen Spearing Risk from Road Signs

Asset Management• Gladstone Regional Council - CCTV Wastewater Data

Management• Tablelands Regional Council and ITS Pipetech - Danbulla

Road Culvert Rehabilitation ProjectWater and waste water projects• Bundaberg Regional Council - Burnett River Discharge Facility• Bundaberg Regional Council - WBBROC Joint Sewer

Rehabilitation Program• Cairns Regional Council - Augmentation of Rising Main K• Outback Regional Water Alliance (ORWA) - Regional

Outback Water Quality Infrastructure Program• Mareeba Shire Council - Mareeba Wastewater Treatment

Plant UpgradeWater and waste water innovation• Mareeba Shire Council - Mareeba Wastewater Treatment

Plant Upgrade• Townsville City Council - Illich Park Precinct Upgrade



Our Board

ABOUT IPWEAQ

Our purpose is to enhance the quality of life for all Queensland communities by advancing the skills, knowledge and resources available to those involved in the planning and provision of public works and services.

Our HistoryA meeting, chaired by Geoff Wilmoth was held in Rockhampton 7 October 1970 proposing the formation of a Queensland local government engineer’s association. The inaugural meeting of the Local Government Engineers’ Association of Queensland (LGEAQ) was held at Southport, on 2 October 1972, attended by approximately 50 engineers from various local authorities. TJ (Jim) Abbiss was elected as our founding President.

The name of the association was changed in 1999 to the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia, Queensland then again in 2015 to the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia, Queensland.

Incoming Board Members (from 26 October 2017)

Our Chief Executive Officer

Leigh Cunningham 07-3632 6810 Leigh.Cunningham @ipweaq.com

President’s Charity

IPWEAQ presidents nominate a charity for members to support during their term. Joe Bannan has chosen the Cancer Council Queensland. Our incoming President (26 October 2017), Seren McKenzie has chosen MS Queensland.

IPWEAQ is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

IPWEAQ is the peak body representing those actively involved in the delivery of public works and services in Queensland.

President Joe Bannan

Vice President President elect Seren McKenzie

Board member Gerard Read

Dwayne Honor(retiring 26 October 2017)

CQ Branch President Vice President elect Craig Murrell

NQ Branch President Bruce Gardiner

SWQ Branch President Stephen Hegedus(retiring 26 October 2017)

SEQ Branch President Raad Jarjees

CQ Branch President Celisa Faulkner

SWQ Branch President Angela Fry

Board member Andrew Ryan



IPWEAQ PARTNERS



IPWEAQ SUPPORTERS



PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Continuing your professional developmentAll programs can be customised to meet your specific needs and delivered at your preferred location.

IPWEAQ Design School

QUDM Workshop

Understanding EDD applications

Intersection design

Permanent safety barrier design

Managing risk on lower order roads

Leadership toolkit series

Transformational leadership – developing high potential leaders

Essential (technical) leadership – from technical professional to effective leader

The emerging leader

Construction safety and site risk management

Contract Management

PD packages

Please contact

Craig Moss

for more

information

NEW PROGRAMS

REGISTER NOW!



IPWEAQ SUPPORTERS

Full access to Standard Drawings which can be shared with constituents. (value $900 per individual user)

Your employees will receive a 10% discount on their annual IPWEAQ membership subscription (value $30 per employee)

One Council delegate to attend one branch conference (value $330-$660) plus the state conference (value $1,650-$1,980) each year

Complimentary subscription to the Lower Order Road Design Guidelines (LORDG) (value $200-$500 each year)

Discounted rates to purchase IPWEAQ technical products including ADAC, Complete Streets and QUDM (up to 15% discount)

Free job advertisements in ‘Connect’ our fortnightly e-news service (value $200 per advertisement)

Your logo on the IPWEAQ website linked to your website

Opportunity to include notices in ‘Connect’ our fortnightly e-news service

Opportunity to publish articles in our quarterly e-journal ‘Engineering for Public Works’

$4,000 (plus GST)

(SUBSCRIBERS ARE RECOGNISED AS ‘SUPPORTERS’ OF IPWEAQ)

Sign up to the PWTS during the conference and

save $1,000 on the subscription.

See Carlie Sargent.



GETTING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME WITH CONSISTENT DATA

ASSET DESIGN AS CONSTRUCTED

T R A N S F O R M S B U S I N E S S

Featured in the International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM)

ADAC (Asset Design as Constructed) is a non-proprietary data specification and transport format (XML) for the description and transmission of asset design and as constructed data.

Incorrect, missing or redundant data can cause your organisation significant time delays and money. ADAC is a strategic solution through quality data capture and management for government and utilities.

ADAC is available for asset owners at no cost, however we encourage you to become a member of the ADAC consortium. Benefits of membership include the ability to influence the

ongoing development, governance and expansion of the specification. Consortium members also receive access to documents, tools and materials developed to support ADAC implementation and an opportunity to shape the strategic direction of ADAC in conjunction with BIM.

We have a panel of skilled providers to assist you with the implementation of ADAC.

Contact: Ross Guppy | [email protected] Phone: 3632 6804

JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2017 FOR THE LAUNCH OF ADAC 5.0

ADAC 5.0

CONSORTIUM MEMBERS:Brisbane City CouncilBundaberg Regional CouncilCity of Charles SturtCity of Gold CoastGladstone Regional CouncilGympie Regional CouncilLockyer Valley Regional CouncilLogan City CouncilMackay Regional CouncilMoreton Bay Regional CouncilPort Macquarie - Hastings CouncilQueensland Urban UtilitiesRedland City CouncilRockhampton Regional CouncilSA WaterScenic Rim Regional CouncilSunshine Coast CouncilToowoomba Regional CouncilTweed Shire CouncilUnity WaterWentworth Shire CouncilWhitsunday Regional Council



Queensland Urban Drainage Manual

Join us on Thursday 26 October 2017 for the official launch of the updated Queensland Urban Drainage Manual (QUDM).

QUDM will assist your council engineers and stormwater designers in the planning, design and management of urban stormwater drainage systems.

QUDM addresses the technical, legal, regulatory and environmental aspects of effective drainage systems. It provides details of appropriate design methods and computational procedures, and covers both hydrologic and hydraulic procedures. This engineering guideline is designed to be used with other design manuals for floodplain management, total water cycle management, water sensitive urban design, and natural channel design.

QUDM is available for purchase online at www.ipweaq.com/qudm or contact Ross Guppy at [email protected] 3632 6804



The new IPWEAQ Knowledge Centre is a vital resource for anyone working in the public works sector in Queensland.The Centre is fully searchable by title, speaker/author, subject, keyword, event or date. Resources available in the Knowledge Centre include:

1. Podcasts of state and branch conferences (accessible only to paid conference delegates or conference proceedings subscribers). The podcasts are accompanied by the presenters’ PowerPoint presentation so you can follow the presentation while listening to the podcast.

2. Podcasts with accompanying video of all other IPWEAQ events

3. Papers submitted for state and branch conferences

4. Articles published in our quarterly e-journal, Engineering for Public Works

5. Articles of relevance to Queensland practitioners sourced by our Information Resources Manager from other states/territories and internationally.

6. IPWEAQ technical publications including Standard Drawings (accessible only to subscribers)

7. Podcasts of interviews of delegates taken at state and branch conferences

8. Photos of delegates taken at state and branch conferences

The Knowledge Centre is only accessible to IPWEAQ members. Conference podcasts/videos are only accessible to paid conference delegates. Technical publications are only accessible to subscribers of our technical products.

IPWEAQ KNOWLEDGE CENTRE

Please visit Mark Lamount, IPWEAQ

Information Resources Centre Manager at Booth

22 in the trade exhibition.



2017-2018 IPWEAQ CONFERENCE GRAND SLAM

WESTERN ROADS SYMPOSIUM LONGREACHIn partnership with the Longreach Regional Council and TMR

SWQ BRANCH CONFERENCEGOONDIWINDIIn partnership with the Goondiwindi Regional Council

CQ BRANCH CONFERENCEBARCALDINEIn partnership with George Bourne & Associates

QLDWATER ANNUAL FORUM,

‘no pain, no gain’ BRISBANE

STATE CONFERENCE

TOWNSVILLE ‘sustainability through

inspired leadership and community engagement ’.

NQ BRANCH CONFERENCE

CAIRNSIn partnership with the

Cairns Regional Council

6-7 September2017

15-16 March 2018

14-16June 2018

6-7 September

2017

24-26 October

2017

18-20 April2018

Attend any five events to be in

the running for the

2017-2018 GRAND SLAM

AWARD

SEQ BRANCH TECHNICAL SERIES COMMENCING JULY 2017Includes five site visits

Steel Mains has a long and distinguished history with IPWEAQ and its members delivering lasting critical water infrastructure to our communities. I’m grateful to the support of Steel Mains enabling me to attend IPWEAQ conferences.Greg Kennedy Regional Sales Manager Steel Mains Pty Ltd Winner 2016-2017 Grand Slam award



In partnership with the City of Gold Coast, hosts of the 2018 Commonwealth Games

We invite you to join us for the IPWEAQ state conference on the beautiful Gold Coast at the Mariott Surfers Paradise, 10-12 October 2018.

The City of Gold Coast is the second largest local government area in Australia and is the perfect destination for #IPWEAQ18 following what will undoubtedly be the ‘best Commonwealth Games ever’. We will be spoiled for Technical Tours, case studies on innovation and lessons learned.

A holiday mecca with world-renowned sandy beaches bathed in endless sunshine, Australia’s Gold Coast is a smart global city.

Pre-register for the 2018 state conference on the Gold Coast and receive a 20% discount on your conference registration. Save $300!

Register a YIPWEAQ colleague (aged under 35 years) and receive a 50% discount off their registration.

No cancellation fees apply up to one month prior to the event and registrations are transferrable to a colleague up to one week prior to the event.

An administration fee applies for cancellations within a month of the conference.

Register early with Amanda, Johanna or Carlie.

Gold Coast 2018

Call for papersCall for papers opens 1st February 2018. Submit your abstract online together with your bio and photo.

Conference papers may be selected for publication in the March 2019 issue of our quarterly e-Journal, Engineering for Public Works.

All conference papers will be uploaded to the IPWEAQ Knowledge Centre.

Branch scholarships are available for disadvantaged members to attend the state conference.

Please contact Craig or Amanda for more information.

We look forward to welcoming you to #IPWEAQ18 on the Gold Coast!

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