ANNUAL REPORT 2013 - 2014

ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY 2013 - 2014 Queensland Division Sponsors

2 CONTENTS

4 Queensland Division 5 President’s Report 6 General Manager’s Report 7 Queensland Division Key Achievements 7 2014 Division Committee 7 2014 Congress Representatives 8 Queensland Division Membership 9 Operations Report 10 Events and Communications Report 13 Membership Engagement Report 14 Finance Report 16 Chartered Assessment Report 17 Business Development Report 18 Division Groups 19 Australasian Tunnelling Society 20 Australian Cost Engineering Society 20 Australian Geomechancis Society 21 Biomedical Branch 22 Burnett Regional Group 23 Cairns Regional Group 25 Central Highlands Regional Group 26 Central Western Regional Group 27 Centre for Engineering Leadership & Management 28 Chemical College 28 Electric Energy Society of Australia 29 Electrical Branch 30 Engineering Heritage Queensland 31 Gladstone Regional Group 31 Gold Coast Regional Group 33 Honours and Awards Sub-committee 33 ITEE Branch 34 Mackay Regional Group 35 Overseas Qualified Engineers Support Group 36 Railway Technical Society of Australasia 38 Rockhampton Regional Group 39 Structural Branch 40 Sunshine Coast Regional Group 40 Sustainable Engineering Society 42 Technologists Subcommittee 43 Toowoomba Regional Group 47 Townsville Regional Group 48 Transport Panel 49 Water Panel 51 Women in Engineering 52 Young Engineers

3 QLD DIVISION

4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

2014 was another year of growth and of recommendations brought to Division improvement for the Queensland Division, Committee about how we can better support consolidating its position as the largest their members, including reviewing options Division in the organisation. The aim of the for registration for these categories. Division was to build on the strong platform set in previous years, by former Presidents Media and community engagement remains like Dr Steven Goh and Simon Orton and to a key priority for the Division. Consistency continue with improvements in our key areas will be the key to our success in this space as of focus. My personal goals for this year well as ensuring that we are only providing were to have focus on the areas of Members, media comment in areas where we can Media, Teamwork and CPD, which are inform and add value to discussion. This consistent with the Queensland and National year we have produced 14 media releases, strategic plan. resulting in 154 inclusions in the media. This media approach is now also being Firstly members, without which our adopted by our groups, through the central organisation wouldn’t exist. A change in Division office, which is giving us greater policy this year has reduced the length of representation and relevance right across BLAKE HARVEY, 2014 PRESIDENT, time that members could remain in arrears the state. The best example of the success of QUEENSLAND DIVISION from 15 months to 3 months. As a result our media engagement this year has been the our overall membership reduced this year, Gladstone Bund Wall Enquiry, where through supplement the unit chairs induction held at however, we still recorded a positive increase a successful media campaign, we were able the start of each year. in fee paying members. Excluding this policy to advocate for the use of a professional change our membership would have recorded Chartered engineer as an advisor to the Finally CPD, which remains a core area strong membership growth in excess of 6%, Federal Government Inquiry review panel. of our organisation. Developments like which given the tough economic climate is Video-conferencing and Engineering-On- a fantastic result. We welcomed another 560 Focused on ensuring strong Government Line (EOL) will enable us to revolutionise Chartered members into Queensland and and Industry ties we had 40 meetings with the way we engage with our members continue to promote and develop the brand Government and 31 meetings with industry and ensure their professional competence of Chartered as the professional badge of over the past year. We also provided input in and development. This year we signed a competence for engineering. The Division to 6 Government Plans and Strategies and Memorandum of Understanding with Central has retained a strong focus on member value established a Policy subcommittee to support Queensland University for the use of their and wanting to understand and provide value further submissions. We have also continued Videoconferencing facilities to link a number for our members in the services that we to provide support to ministers through the of regional locations and are exploring offer. Nationally the organisation has started use of Ministerial Advisory Panels, to provide similar options with other organisations. The defining our Member Value Proposition as a political technical advice. Building these Professional Development Sub-Committee part of engaging with our membership. strong relationships and advocating on behalf will be revised as the Learned Society of the profession is important in enabling us Advisory Committee under our regulation At a Queensland level, based off our specific to shape issues relevant to members and the changes, with the aim of this group providing geography and being a regional member community at the conception stage. more direction and coordination to CPD myself, we have retained a strong focus on delivered across the state. Overall, we want to regional members and in 2013 conducted a With regard to Teamwork, our most significant take practical steps to refine and enhance our review of Regional Membership Value. This asset is our people and the volume of hours CPD delivery to our members. report had a number of recommendations contributed by our volunteers is enormous. which are being worked through by the Leveraging even marginal improvements I would like to thank my employer, Ergon Division. As part of the Regulation changes in the effectiveness of our volunteers and Energy, for their support of my role during a made within Engineers Australia we are also staff will result in enormous gains for the fairly challenging year, as well as my partner establishing a Regional Advisory committee, organisation. To this end we have been and family. Finally and most importantly I which will be charged with taking a number focused on implementing the structural would like to thank the office bearers, staff and of these recommendations forward to changes associated with the new regulations members for their continued support of their implementation. and ensuring that we have clear roles and organisation and Division in Queensland. I accountabilities for our office bearers and look forward to supporting Chris Warnock Representing the whole engineering staff. To ensure support of our regional when he takes over as President in 2015. team is also important and we have been groups, the Division Staff have started working closely with our Associate and travelling to the regional groups to perform Technologist groups and endorsed a number inductions for the group committees, to

5 GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

Queensland Division continued to deliver policy and community leadership as part of strong results in the 2013/2014 financial the role as well. We still have a way to go year providing a great return on the hard to reach maturity for this strategy, but our work and commitment from our many groups are supportive and frameworks are volunteers and staff. being implemented.

We achieved a rating of 84% against our Following is a list of the key achievements 2013-2014 strategic plan, exceeding our for Queensland in the 13/14 financial year. benchmark of 80%. This is the 6th year in Thank you to all of our volunteer Office a row that the Division has improved in this Bearers and staff whose commitment and area which is clear evidence that we continue drive enabled over 280 events and activities to build on past performance each year. to be delivered throughout Queensland. Your Membership numbers across the contribution to your profession is highly organisation are lower than the previous year valued and appreciated. due to a change in how members in arrears are accounted for. Despite this Queensland We would like to thank our highly valued still delivered a positive growth in fee paying sponsors for their commitment and support IAN MCEWAN, GENERAL members and has extended our position as to the Qld Division – Anchor, Bechtel, MANAGER, QUEENSLAND the largest Division in the organization by Brisbane City Council, Calibre, Cullens DIVISION more than 500 members. Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Leighton Contractors, Mondalephous, Queensland The 2013 Division President, Simon Orton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, and our 2014 Division President, Blake PCA, Local Buy and Jacobs. Harvey, have both provided great leadership as the organization continues on its transformational path to enhancing member value and increasing relevance to all key stakeholders. It is very pleasing to see the support provided by all Office Bearers to this change process. The Queensland groups have embraced change and are supporting the focus to deliver not only a valuable technical program, but also to focus on “We achieved a rating of 84% against our 2013/2014 strategic plan, exceeding our benchmark of 80%.”

6 QLD DIVISION KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

members in 13-14 year. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION • Engineering Week and 5 teams participated in Canstruction. It • Support was provided to the Engineering Link Group and the was held in Reddacliff Place and was very successful and drew Science and Engineering Challenge in a large number of spectators. • Engineering Dean’s lunch was held in November. • Input was supplied to the Qld Government following their request • Universities in regional and metropolitan areas were visited. into the Queensland Plan. Engineering Careers Seminars were held on site and both half day sessions were booked out.

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNAL STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION • Technical presentations were above target (287 events were held • Aged debtors were zero at the end of the financial year. against a target of 150). • Annual Division Meeting was held in November and attended by • The support survey conducted by the Division achieved a 93% over 100 members. rating. This is a good outcome and means that the changes and • Achieved a voting participation rate of greater than 10% for the work implemented in the Division are being felt in the groups. annual election of office bearers. • Chartered interviews exceeded expectations and targets. Over 560 Chartered interviews were held in the financial year and all applications were processed in 4 weeks. 2014 DIVISION COMMITTEE • Three Regional Conferences were held this year and were well Blake Harvey MIEAust CPEng President attended. Simon Orton FIEAust CPEng Eng Immediate Past Exec RPEQ President LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE Peter Ho FIEAust CPEng Deputy President • 40 Meetings were held with Government, MPs and Departmental Chris Warnock FIEAust CPEng Deputy President heads, against a target of 10. Mike Brady FIEAust CPEng Committee Member • Over 40 meetings were held with Kindred bodies and Industry Ken Gillard FIEAust CPEng Committee Member representatives. • There was a significant increase in QLD media releases to past Bryony Elson BE-MBA GradIEAust Committee Member years. 14 media releases resulting in 154 inclusions in the A.Mus.A media across television, radio and newsprint. Jillian Kenny GradIEAust Committee Member • All regional groups were visited in the year. Greg McMahon MIEAust CPEng Committee Member • A Group Induction meeting was held in February with an Chris Nielsen FIEAust CPEng Committee Member attendance rate of 90%.

2014 CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVES RECOGNITION, PROMOTION AND MEMBERSHIP Simon Orton Steven Goh • Excellence Awards was held in September, with 42 entries received. • Communication strategy was documented and implemented. • Qld Division consolidated its position as the largest Division in Engineers Australia. • Qld was the only Division to record an increase in fee paying

7 QUEENSLAND DIVISION MEMBERSHIP Grade 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 % incr last yr Graduates 3,116 3,126 3,120 3,159 3,184 3,032 -4.8% Members 6,323 7,485 8,169 9,100 9,958 10,150 1.9% Fellows (and 832 875 899 912 955 983 2.9% others) Sub Total 10,271 11,486 12,188 13,171 14,097 14,165 0.5% Students 7,679 7,823 8,322 8,920 9,814 9,191 -6.3% Total - at 30 17,950 19,309 20,510 22,091 23,911 23,356 -2.3% June

“Aged debtors were zero at the end of the financial year...... Excellence Awards was held in September, with 42 entries received...”

8 OPERATIONS REPORT

The 2013/2014 financial year has been Blackall. The Governor of Queensland did a busy year for the Division. Engineers a wonderful job, she is a great ambassador Australia is in the midst of a transformation for Engineers Australia and it was fantastic to process to refocus its direction and ensure visit this region and meet our volunteers out that it remains relevant to members. This has there as well as the amazing volunteers who seen the Division staff working closely with have been responsible for restoring the wool volunteers on this change process. scour. Absolutely incredible to see in working order such an amazing piece of engineering We have on-boarded 4 new staff in the built in 1908. I also visited the Barcaldine, Membership Engagement Team who are Longreach and Emerald groups with Blake working closely with our volunteer committee Harvey. It is always really interesting to members. I have also been part of the hear the challenges faced by our engineers E-Renewals working group with members especially those in regional areas. We had of other Divisions and National office teams, an interesting visit to the Quarry in Emerald which was rolled out in May this year. This as well as hearing the challenges faced by is the start of many exciting on-line projects engineers in local council in the area. that the Division and teams in National Office JENNY HUTCHENS, OPERATIONS are working hard to deliver to our members. Thanks again to the Committee members MANAGER, QUEENSLAND who always make us feel so welcome and DIVISION During the year I attended the Townsville take time out from their busy schedules to Conference and Excellence Awards show us around. which was a fantastic event and I enjoyed meeting the committee and seeing some The coming year will see some exciting of the amazing projects in the area being changes for Engineers Australia and I look recognised. In the second half of the year forward to working with you all. I attended the Heritage marker ceremony in

Quarry visit in Emerald

9 EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS REPORT

QUEENSLAND DIVISION SPONSORS Many thanks to our valued Queensland Division sponsors 2013-2014: Anchor, Bechtel, Brisbane City Council, Calibre, Clough, Cullens Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Leighton Contractors, Monadelphous, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, PCA, Local Buy and Jacobs.

2013 QUEENSLAND ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS Awards Queensland Engineering Excellence Awards program held in 2013 was a great success with 40 project entries received across all categories. The Airport Link Project was the overall project winner of the R.W.Hawken Award.

The winners of the individual awards were: Queensland Professional Engineer of the Year Zimi Meka FIEAust Queensland Engineering Technologist of the Year Hari Krishnan FIEAust Queensland Engineering Associate of the Year Bryan McSweeney AMIEAust Queensland Young Professional Engineer of the Year Leigh Graham MIEAust CPEng KATE CONDON, EVENTS AND Queensland Young Engineering Technologist of the Year Andrew Leeson TMIEAust CEngT COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, QUEENSLAND DIVISION. The awards evening was held at the newly refurbished Brisbane City Hall with plenty of entertainment and celebration. Thank you to our expert panel of judges for their time and dedication to the judging process.

R.W. Hawken Award Winner – Airport Link Project

Individual Winners

10 2013 AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERING WEEK On Tuesday 6th August, the Lord Mayor, Graham Quirk officially opened Engineering Week at Canstruction®, where the week got off to a creative start with engineers constructing giant sculptures from cans of food in Reddacliff Place, Brisbane CBD. Teams from SMEC, Hatch, Betchtel, LogiCamms and AECOM braved a chilly early morning start to begin construction from 7am and continued to build throughout the day. The event drew a large amount of attention from curious passers-by and the public were asked to vote on their favourite design. Over 1800 votes received across the designs during the day, and the winner – announced People’s Choice – was the Mr Bump design, from the SMEC team. In the end, over 20,000 cans were donated to food distribution charity, Food Bank Queensland, who thanked the teams and Engineers Australia for such a fantastic contribution.

Later in the week, another design competition was going for broke at the EKKA – the 2013 Thiess Spaghetti Bridge Competition. The undisputed star was QUT engineering student Ian Macrae whose spaghetti bridge withstood a phenomenal 159.2kg load to earn him the $5,000 first prize in the university category. In the high schools category, a two CORPORATE EVENTS student team from Brisbane Boys College smashed last year’s school Throughout the year three corporate events were delivered for members, record of 9.996kg with a bridge that took a load of 69.7kg. The huge guests and division sponsors of Engineers Australia Queensland. achievement won BBC the $5,000 schools prize for first place. A total of 110 bridges were tested to destruction using a special rig and load The inaugural Engineers in Parliament event was held at the Queensland cell, kindly provided by the University of the Sunshine Coast. Teams of Parliamentary Annex. This event included the announcement of the up to four students faced the challenge of creating the strongest bridge 2013 Hall of Fame inductees George Walker and Edward Cullen. using only spaghetti and glue to set limits, with plans underway for Andrew Buckley, 2012 Professional Engineer of the Year and Managing next year’s competition. Director of Cardno presented the 2013 Hawken Address. In his presentation titled ‘’Engineering the Future”, Mr Buckley was very open Other events took place around the state including a site tour to the in discussing the direction of engineering and Cardno, and encouraged Gore Highway, daily tours of the newly opened Brisbane City Hall, a our political leaders to get involved in the industry’s future. tour of the Engineering Wonders of Brisbane, a trivia night, a tour of the Legacy Way Tunnel, and many workshops for students, engineers and Special guest presenters Neil Scales OBE FIEAust, Director General of the general public. the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Russell Smith FIEAust CPEng, CEO, Port of Brisbane presented at the event Queensland’s Future Infrastructure held in December. The informative seminar focused on the future of Queensland’s infrastructure, with a particular focus on the newly funded Port of Brisbane rail tunnel.

An issue garnering a lot of interest recently is the trend towards offshoring of engineering services, and the potential impact on our industry here in Queensland. Globalisation of the Engineering Profession: Offshoring Engineering Design provided a forum for members throughout Queensland to discuss the issues around offshoring with panel members Emma Charlton MIEAust CPEng, Workgroup Manager – IAP, AECOM, Daryl Scott MIEAust BEng Elec MBA RPEQ, Jacobs SKM, Regional Networks Client Manager & PDU Service Line Leader, ANZ Resources & Power, and Ed Szymanski FIEAust CPEng, Regional Manager of Engineering, Bechtel. This event was held in Brisbane, video-streamed to Gladstone, and Mackay, and was facilitated by incoming Division President Chris Warnock FIEAust CPEng.

11 MEDIA Engineer Australia’s Queensland Division has had a fantastic number of media hits in the past. Engineers Australia’s media strategy positions our organisation as the ‘go-to’ for engineering expertise. Engineers Australia Queensland and spokespersons have been featured in many media outlets, including print, online, television and radio. A highlight was Australian Engineering Week 2013, with a strong media focus on across the country.

QUEENSLAND MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS In response to member feedback, the Queensland eNewsletter now provides more industry updates and news content. The Queensland eNewsletter is emailed monthly to Queensland members. As well as this, an Event Alert email is sent to members every fortnight. The Event Alert includes up-coming CPD opportunities for members throughout the state.

Elesha Piper and Kate Condon – Events and Communications Team

12 MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT REPORT

QUEENSLAND CPD PROGRAMMING AND DELIVERY The 2013-2014 financial year saw Queensland Groups (regional and recipients across Queensland. urban committees, panels, sub-committees, branches and societies) deliver an unprecedented number of events, meetings and activities. With the support and guidance from the Membership Engagement Team (MET), Queensland Groups collectively delivered a total of 1,128 CPD ANNUAL QUEENSLAND GROUP SURVEY The Annual Queensland Group Survey was conducted in December hours (this includes technical presentations, site tours, workshops, 2013. In the key performance measure ‘Support groups to deliver a conferences, networking and meetings) technical program throughout the year’ the Queensland Division Team

achieved a 93.4% positive approval rating. This is an outstanding achievement considering that the MET had a complete facelift during the year with new team members Natasha Diduk, Sara James, Lauren Jasch, as well as myself (Ana Blake). And, of course, special mention and thanks goes to our very professional, hard- working and dedicated office bearers and volunteers across the state for making us all feel welcome and making this fantastic outcome possible.

Engineers Australia’s library of online CPD has grown to more than

900 recorded technical seminars. This resource continues to be free to all members on the Engineers Australia website. This financial year also saw the launch by Engineering Education Australia (EEA) of Engineering Online (EOL) available to all engineers for training and CPD. It is offered to members at a discounted subscription rate with some content available free of charge. Ana Blake Natasha Diduk Membership Engagement Membership Engagement Manager Officer ANNUAL GROUP CHAIRS MEETING The 2014 Annual Group Chairs Meeting held in February was a successful two day event with excellent attendance from most groups. This was followed up in July with an additional regional roadshow from Ian McEwan to ensure that all groups were aware of the ongoing changes within EA.

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND AWARDS Queensland Division participated in Orientation Week activities at 12 university campuses (urban and regional) in February 2014. On campus activities and presentations delivered by both EA Staff and Sara James Lauren Jasch volunteers reached most first year students. The increased focus and Membership Engagement Membership Engagement coordination of Division’s participation in O-week activities resulted in many new student members across Queensland and created further Officer Officer connections with key university personnel including UQ. In the 2013- 2014 financial year 13 University Student Awards were bestowed on

13 FINANCIAL REPORT

The Queensland Division Finance Report covers the period 1st July 2013 to 30th June 2014. The Queensland Division has recorded a surplus of $35,690 against a planned deficit of $37,975. This equates to a net surplus of $73,665 against budget.

INCOME The total income for the Division received for the financial year was $1,938,259 which was $367,575 less than budget.

The Division continues to derive its income from the combination of an allocation of subscription revenues from National Office, sponsorship of Division events, entry fees, rent from office space and meeting rooms within Engineering House. The graph below highlights the percentage split of income received by the Division.

Income 2013 - 2014 KIM CLAYTON DIVISION ACCOUNTANT Miscellaneous 0%

Room Hire 1%

Rent Received 5%

Sponsorship Received 10%

Event Income 15%

National Allocation 69%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

There were many successful events held this year, being the Australian Engineering Week, the Electrical 2 Day Seminar, the Work, Health and Safety seminar held by the Chemical group and the KAY BARKER three regional conferences held this year. These events all achieved higher than budgeted results. FINANCE OFFICER Sponsorship facilitates the Division offering a range of activities and services to members and the community. The importance of all of our sponsorship partners is recognized and appreciated.

Through the continuing support from our volunteer members who are involved in the various Committees and Groups, we were able to continue to hold comprehensive technical and networking events. The support from our volunteer’s is invaluable and we would like to thank those for their efforts. We also thank the many groups who actively sought their own sponsorship partners to support their programs during the year.

14 EXPENDITURE The Division’s total expenditure for the period was $1,902,569 which was $441,240 less than budgeted. The reduction in expenditure was predominantly related to the decrease in spending by the local and regional groups. A majority of our groups have been closely looking at the types of events they are holding ie opting not to have loss making events, charging for events, ensuring they run breakeven events and reviewing expenditure. It shows a great commitment by our volunteers to the new strategy and the vision of Engineers Australia going forward and we commend the groups on their efforts.

Expenditure during 2013-14 is reported against our six key Objectives are as follows:-

- Expenditure by Objective 2013 – 2014 Community Engagement $43,142 Body of Knowledge and Professional Development (Includes Local & Regional Groups) $632,964 Leadership and Influence $327,014 Recognition, Promotion and Membership $271,870 Education and Qualification $137,359 Internal Structure and Administration $490,220 TOTAL $1,902,569

Expenditure 2013 - 2014

Internal Structure & Administration 26%

Education and Qualification 7%

Recognition, Promotion and 14% MembershipSponsorship

Leadership and Influence 17%

Body of Knowledge & Professional Development 33%

Community Engagement 2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Nationally, Engineers Australia prepares consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Reporting Standards. A copy of the consolidated financial report is provided in the national Annual Report and is available on-line at www.engineersaustralia.org.au. The national consolidated financial reports have been audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Queensland Division has met all key internal business cycle milestones and reporting deadlines.

15 CHARTERED ASSESSMENT REPORT

APPLICATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS We have had another busy year of applications and assessments – over 700 applications received and assessed in the past year with 560 chartered interviews held. Assessors John Reid and chartered officer Karen Bush left EA in the past twelve months and we thank both of them for their excellent work - there are now six assessors based in Qld. Gemma Morton returned to work from Maternity Leave and with Jo Ward are both providing excellent work in organising the 40 to 50 plus chartered interviews a month. Thank you also to our volunteer 800 plus chartered panelists - without your assistance we could not complete the chartered interviews. With the introduction of video conferencing facilities in the chartered office we have extended our volunteer chartered panelists to the Qld Regions and to date have over 40 volunteers in the major centres volunteering to assist with chartered interviews by video conference.

WORKSHOPS AND CHARTERED PROCESSES We have visited the majority of the larger local regional groups in the past 12 months and held over 40 workshops on the new eChartered and 2012 Stage 2 competencies plus PDP writing MIKE GARRETT, workshops – these have been attended by over 1500 engineers. We also held two workshops with NATIONAL ASSESSOR our volunteer chartered panelists and these provided excellent feedback on current processes and improvements from the 170 plus attendees. We are implementing a Quality Assurance System for the Stage 2 Assessment Processes and this is the excellent work of Qld Assessor Col Colquhoun.

16 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REPORT

2013 - 14 has been a busy year for the Business Development Team in Queensland. During this period our focus has been on embedding the new (2012) Chartered competencies and pathways in engineering organisations, fully supporting new organisations to support their staff towards becoming Chartered together with increasing their understanding of the value of Chartered and the wider offerings of Engineers Australia. The BD team continues to work closely with the Queensland Division staff and staff in the Chartered Assessment area.

In the coming financial year, our focus will shift from focusing solely on the Professional Development Program (PDP), to focus on the Chartered credential and promoting the value of Chartered within Industry. From 1 July, we have been joined by Lauren Jasch as Business Development Manager – Membership. Lauren’s work compliments the work that we do within Industry, by focusing on supporting the membership process.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS The 2013-14 financial year saw 447 new participants in the PDP, bringing the total number of PDP MEGAN PURDY participants at the end of the financial year to 1671. Over 80 presentations to over 1000 members BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and prospective members were delivered in the year. This included the Business Development MANAGER team delivering monthly public Chartered Pathways Workshops since October.

During the financial year period, over 130 repeat contact meetings were held to enhance relationships with organisations and a total of 35 meetings were held with potential new partner organisations. We welcomed the following organisations as PDP Partners: • SEQ Water • Ipswich City Council • Flanagan Consulting • Madsen Giersing • Gladstone Area Water Board • Wilmar Sugar • QLD Airports • MPN Consulting

Discussions are ongoing with a number of other organisations that hopefully will soon become PDP Partners.

Kathryn Barwick presenting Kate Brand MIEAust CPEng with her Chartered Certificate KATHRYN BARWICK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

17 DIVISION GROUPS

18 annual QLD industry golf day. Committee meetings were held each AUSTRALASIAN TUNNELLING quarter. The group has one nominated representative on the Standards SOCIETY Australia review committee for AS 1726 Site Investigation. Chairperson: Paul Barraclough Secretary: Diane Mather TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: Treasurer: Alan Robertson July 2013 Vertical Boring technology; overview of vertical Committee Members: Jurij Karlovsek (YP), Brendan Henry, boring technology available to industry and Scott Keniston, Craig Roberts, Andrew developments in applications - Simon Strong, Day (PDSC), Warren Mahoney Herrenknecht. (60 attendees) (Industry Rep), Jeremy Kruger, Alejandro Gonzales, Fernando Vara, August UQ Geotechnical Engineer Roadshow- Diane Mather Matthew Norbert, Simon Strong, Lucas 2013 Simon Strong. (47 students) Surka, Harry Asche Technical Talk Legacy Way Tunnels, Brisbane – Construction Update (venue at University of Queensland) - Mateo Ortu, Transcity. (130 attendees OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: inc students) Underground Space Workshop One-day workshop Australasian Tunnelling Society (ATS) is a Technical Society of on use of underground space - keynote speaker Ray Engineers Australia and affiliated with Australasian Institute of Stirling, plus various speakers. (60 attendees) Mining and Metallurgy, the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand and the International Tunnelling Association (ITA).The aim September Woolloongabba Trunk Sewer Phase 2 – Pipejacking of the group is to search knowledge and provide a technical group to 2013 Project overview and construction case study - Ken promote the tunnelling industry in Australia and New Zealand. Work Muir, John Holland. (65 Attendees) with Industry to develop best practice Tunnelling in Australia and October QLD ATS Charity Golf Day, fund -raiser for Royal New Zealand through training, conferences, workshops and working 2013 Brisbane Womens Hospital. (70 attendees) groups. November Project Update Beauty World – C916 DTL2 2013 Singapore Project overview and construction case study - Chris Swaine, McConnell Dowell. (50 SPONSORS: attendees) Platinum Sponsors: December Modelling as a Tool to Develop a Fire Safety Strategy Bekart One Steel Fibres Australia (BOSFA),Herrenknecht, John 2013 for Tunnels by Professor José L. Torero - Head of Holland Group, McConnell Dowell, Thiess the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland . (50 attendees) Gold Sponsors: Acciona, Ampcontrol, Arup, Aurecon, Australian Tunnelling Services, February T2E’s St Helena Tunnel by Albrecht Mueller Ausrocks, Bamser, BASF, Bluey, Jacobs Associates, Mott MacDonald, 2014 (Lend Lease Engineering) Project overview and One Steel, Parsons Brinkerhoff, SMEC, Rix, Xypex construction case study. (95 attendees) March North Strathfield Rail Underpass – Driven Tunnel 2014 Project overview and construction case study - Ted EVENT SUMMARY: Nye, Mott MacDonald. (95 attendees) The ATS held ten technical sessions through the year. The Annual ATS April 2014 Brisbane Bus & Train (BaT) tunnel project briefing (at Golf day was held in October 2013, technical sessions and workshops University of Queensland, joint event with structures for students were held in August 2013 and April 2014. Two, one-day group) - Arthur Stamatoudis, QLD DTMR. (250 workshops were held in May 2013 and August 2013. attendees) May 2014 East Side Access Project Manhattan NY, Project overview and construction case study - Paul Kulesha, KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: was Dragados, now Lendlease. (50 attendees) Our Young Professional Committee member became the chair of the International Tunnelling Association Young Members Group. ATS June 2014 Wheatstone Pipejack Tunnel Project, project overview QLD joined Linkedin and Twitter to advertise our technical sessions. and construction case study - Daniel Backhouse, Student memberships increased via engagement with universities Thiess. (60 attendees) and the group continued to raise money for the RBWH through our

19 mining. Our members comprise of project managers, cost engineers, planners, estimators and contract administrators working with owners, contractors and constructors. Our goal is to increase the skill base within our industry through education and awareness of topical issues.

EVENT SUMMARY: This year saw the ACES with a relatively new and vibrant committee with a focus on education and certification for all ACES members. Our monthly meetings discussed a variety of topics, from defining project controls to the current airport expansion. As the year progressed our Brisbane Bus and Tunnel Briefing meetings grew and saw a number of young engineers attend.

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: July 2013 ACES/AACEI relationship and certification August 2013 Managing the unknowns September 2013 Planning and Scheduling Packages, where are they at October 2013 Productivity and Learning Curve February 2014 ACES/AACEI relationship and certification March 2014 Senior Management Review of Project CPM Schedules April 2014 Back charges May 2014 BAC third runway Golf Day June 2014 EV to measure Construction performance

AUSTRALIAN COST AUSTRALIAN GEOMECHANCIS ENGINEERING SOCIETY SOCIETY

Chairperson: Louis Vidotto Chairperson: Vladimir Lopez Secretary: Chris Allen Secretary: Nicole Tucker Treasurer: Chris Allen Treasurer: Ed Tuplin Committee Members: Doug Logan, Lynne Millard, Greg Committee Members: Vladimir Lopez, Nicole Tucker, Ed Wruck, Ashok Pillai, Donald Tuplin, Sevda Dehkhoda, Theo McDonald, Laurie Bowman Gerritsen, Tim Thompson, Andi Lesmana, Charlie Strick, David Lacey, Robert Harrington, OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Andy Williams, Dan Martin, The Australian Cost Engineering Society (ACES www.costengineer. Alison Golsby, Mario Vlasich, Jeremy org.au) QLD chapter in association with the Association for Fredericks, Kirri Rankine, Allan Advancement of Cost Engineers (AACE www.aacei.org) meets on McConnell, David Williams, Symon the first Tuesday of each month to discuss topics relevant to the Jackson project controls industry in Queensland. Members span a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, infrastructure, minerals and

20 OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: March 2014 Micropiles for deep foundations and slope The AGS produces “Australian Geomechanics”, the newsletter stability by Allen Cadden and Donald Bruce. and journal of the Society; as well as specialty conferences, April 2014 Foundation Workshop – Logging of Core for symposia, seminars and workshops, including the four yearly ANZ Civil Geotechnical Purposes, by Joe Gough. Geomechanics conference. The journal is published four times a year. The AGS is jointly sponsored by the Institution of Engineers May 2014 Tasting & Networking Event and Monthly Australia and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Seminar – Jack Box Tunnelling, Jeremy Kruger- The Australian Geomechanics Society was founded in 1970. Its Thiess. origins lie in the National Committee of Soil Mechanics of the June 2014 The 2012 Terzaghi Lecture Geoenvironmental Institution of Engineers, Australia established in 1953 and the call for Engineering – Problems Solved and Challenges a corresponding society in rock mechanics. In 1973 the society was Remaining, by David Daniel; and the Open cut expanded to include the third discipline of engineering geology and Mining/Slope stability BBOCGS joint event. has remained substantially unchanged since that date.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Bimonthly committee meetings and generally aiming for a number of BIOMEDICAL BRANCH events a year comprising of monthly seminars, distinguished speaker lectures, foundation workshops, a 1 day annual symposium and Chairperson: Zoe Campbell social events. Secretary: Alyssa Morris Treasurer: Kathryn Chandler Committee Members: Roy Kei, Kristen Kronk, Izmir Congo, TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: Kristy Garrick, Samuel Baker July 2013 WIEQ joint event and Barangaroo South Development, Sydney, by Frances Badelow. August 2013 E.H. Davis Memorial Lecture 2012: Combined OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Loading Of Offshore Foundations, by Mark The aim of the Biomedical Engineering Branch is to promote the Cassidy. discipline, provide professional development opportunities and an September Groundwater in Mining, by Ian Hair & Detlef opportunity to network with others in the field. 2013 Bringemeier. October 2013 Queensland One Day Symposium: “Geotechnical EVENT SUMMARY: Challenges and Lessons Learned”, by John This was a very successful year for the Queensland Biomedical Phillips, GHD; Patrick Wong, Coffey; Martyn Branch. We had a relatively new and vibrant committee and were able Robotham, Rio Tinto; Jeremy Kruger, Thiess; to put on a host of events throughout the year for our members. The Peter Mitchell, Aurecon; Chris Haberfield, Golder group held 10 events throughout the year with great attendance from Associates; 52nd Rankine Lecture: Performance- members, non- members and students. Based Design In Geotechnical Engineering, by Malcolm Bolton; and Foundation Workshop: Laboratory Testing, Theory and Practical KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Application. The Biomedical Branch continued the strong ties made last year with November 2013 2013 AGS QLD Boat Cruise; Student Research the student Biomedical group at QUT (FoME). There were several Projects Event; and Annual AGS Dinner, events that were co-hosted with FoME that had great attendance from presented by Allan McConnell. both members and students. The Student Engagement event held in December 2013 Geosynthetics in Road Pavement Design September was a major success and proved to be the showcase of the Methods. 2013-2014 year for the group. February 2014 2012 John Jaeger Lecture: Introducing Geotechnical Design to Shallow Geothermal Systems, by Professor Ian Johnston; and Foundation properties of variably weathered rock beneath a heavy mineral processing plant, by David Starr.

21 TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: February 2014 GCUH Presentation – 18th February, speaker: August 2013 Nanopatch Presentation – 21st August, speaker: Neeraj Anuj, Biomedical Technology Services, Professor Mark Kendall, Vaxxas. Technical Queensland Health. Technical presentation presentation on the nanopatch technology and on the Gold Coast University Hospital and future developments of Vaxxas’s research. (18 what the value is of embedding a biomedical attendees). engineer in a project/programme management MERF Site Tour – 28th August, speaker: role in a major health infrastructure project. (29 Dr Roland Stack, Deputy Director of MERF. attendees) Technical presentation and site tour of the April 2014 IEC 80001 Presentation – 9th April, speaker: Medical Engineering Research Facility at the Tony Cowan, Biomedical Technology Services, Prince Charles Hospital. Co-hosted with FoME. Queensland Health. Technical presentation on (24 attendees) the IEC80001 suite of standards that addresses September 2013 Careers Evening – 12th September, speakers: the risks associated with connecting medical Kelly Coverdale, Graeme McCauley, Kristen devices to hospital networks. (18 attendees) Kronk, Mikael Weber and Shaun Gregory. Panel May 2014 Matthew Ames Presentation – 16th May, discussion by industry representatives for speaker: Matthew Ames. Presentation on biomedical engineering students discussing what happened to him, where he is today career path and options for graduates. This was and what is planned for his future including our showcase event for the 2013-2014 year and the osteointegration process, target muscle was co-hosted with FoME. The evening was innovation and options for future prosthetic extremely well received. (approx. 74 attendees). technologies. Hosted by FoME.(50 attendees) Intuitive Interaction for Older People Presentation – 24th September, speaker: Associate Professor Thea Blacker, QUT. Technical presentation on intuitive interaction for older people with every day household devices. (9 attendees) BURNETT REGIONAL GROUP October 2013 ABEC Conference – 13-16th October, held in Sydney. This was the second year the Chairperson: Rob Marshman conference was held independently of EPSM. Secretary: Dr Benjamin Taylor The college was able to secure sponsorship Treasurer: Suzanne Brown for the conference and it was a major success. (approx. 150 attendees). Committee Members: Michael Egan, Warren Paulger, Kathi The Medical Room – 21st October, speaker: Jeyandran Mike Green. Presentation on The Medical Room from the UK. Overview of the company and the competency based practical hands-on training OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: program for biomedical engineering associates. The Burnett Regional Group serves the Bundaberg Region. The group (24 attendees) offers networking events and high quality CPD training to members and associates. The group is also focused on raising the awareness November 2013 AGM, End of Year Celebration and Annual of engineering as a profession to high school students throughout the Biomedical Design Challenge – 22nd November, Burnett districts; and disseminating CPD through live streamed video held at The Jubilee Hotel. Overview of the years conferencing. events created strong ties with FoME, held the most technical events in a year, great turn out at events. Design challenge was a success, EVENT SUMMARY: nominations for 2014 committee finalised. (24 The Burnett Regional Group was associated with more than ten attendees) events in the last twelve months to fulfill the group’s aims. Our partnership with CQ University and the other regional groups in Central Queensland facilitated members enjoying several live streamed events in conjunction with the Central Queensland Regional Conference. Members also attended CPD and networking events

22 jointly coordinated with our partners Bundaberg Regional Council, April 2014 At-Site Flood Frequency Analysis using a Bundaberg Sugar and CQ University. The group also assisted with Bayesian Framework: Practical Considerations. organising career experience events for senior school students. This event was streamed from Engineering House. (25 attendees) May 2014 Linking Engineering and Science with Teachers KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: (LEAST) with Dr Benjamin Taylor, Professor This year, the group provided approximately 800 CPD hours to Phil Brown and Dr Ramadas Narayana (CQ participating members and expounded engineering concepts and University). (15 attendees) career prospects to high school students from throughout the Wide Chartered Status Workshop streamed from Bay and Burnett district. These achievements are the product of a Brisbane with Mike Garrett (6 attendees) small committee that meets monthly and many dedicated member Bundaberg Careers Expo 2014 - Members and volunteers who have offered valuable assistance. the committee partnered with CQ University and gave their time to assist high school students with career advice. TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: July 2013 Bundaberg Careers Expo 2013 - Members and the committee partnered with CQ University and gave their time to assist high school students with career advice. August 2013 Transport Panel – Modelling networks CAIRNS REGIONAL GROUP with Rahmi Akcelik (SIDRA), Arron Walker Chairperson: Simon Steinhofer (Bundaberg Regional Council); and from Zero Secretary: Alison Barrett Carbon Australia Patrick Hearps and Gerard Treasurer: Jeremy Evans Drew. Partnering with CQ University and Committee Members: Danette McLean, Carmella Camilleri, other Central Queensland Regional Groups, Rachel Cochrane, Andrew Whitehead, participants heard about the latest developments Sean McGuiness, Laim Kenny, Richard in modelling intersections and road networks. Faulkner, Matt Dimagio, Nicholas (20 attendees) Brook, Thomas Haupt, Tanvir Asgar, October 2013 Engineering Risk Seminar with Dr Maksym Victor Adamczyk Spiryagin Associate Professor Yvonne Toft and Professor Peter Wolfs from CQ University. This event was received from the OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Rockhampton Regional Group which allowed The Cairns Regional Group covers a significant and remote area of our local members to hear about the latest in North Queensland that is the home to a wide variety of engineering risk assessment and safety in design. Central disciplines. The committee group has continued to grow and now Engineering Conference (CEC2013) was has a strong and diverse committee with a range of experience and the main event for our 2013-2014 year. The engineering disciplines that reflects the region. This growth has conference included 13 technical presentations helped the committee further develop its event calendar while building with keynote addresses from Dr Marlene Kanga relationships with other technical groups in the area. An example (EA), Professor James Ball (UTS), Dr Hayden of a new relationship is with the Tropical Green Building Networks Betts (KBR) and Graeme Newton (QRA). Also where the two groups are assisting in providing events on sustainable Andrew Fulton, Adam Wyatt and Dwayne Honor building in North Queensland. With a wide area to cover the group (Bundaberg Regional Council) and many has continued to provide events to members in the outer Cairns other speakers presented. The conference Regions. An example of these events was a site tour of the Lake was attended by over 90 delegates, which is Tinaroo dam wall that was also tied in as a family day. the highest attendance for this conference in Bundaberg in over a decade. November 2013 AGM and networking night. The AGM and end SPONSORS: of year networking night was held at the CQ CBC Staff Selection, Koppen Developments, Black and More, LDI University. (13 attendees) Constructions, Hutchinson Builders, JM Switchboards, Xylem, March 2014 Networking Event Stramit and Colorbond

23 EVENT SUMMARY: February 2014 Bruce Hwy Upgrade Site Visit. The committee has continued its strong approach to delivering a (17 Attendees) wide range of events with over one event per month being held for Speed Networking Event. (12 our members, non-members and students. The events selected Attendees) have provided variety for a range of disciplines and included site March 2014 Cairns Information Pizza Night. visits, technical presentations, workshops, social events and other (10 attendees) informative sessions. All events have been well attended. April 2014 JCU Chillers and The Cairns Institute Site Visit. (22 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Attendees) The group has been able to provide low cost quality CPD by utilising Pizza Night – “Perception of a number of venues that have been provided to the group at no cost. Risk” Webcast presentation. (11 These venues have been provided by the Cairns Regional Council Attendees) Civic Reception Center (to hold medium to large size events), May 2014 Authentic Project Management Flanagan Consulting Groups boardroom (to hold meetings and small Presentation and Breakfast. (26 presentations) and James Cook University has provided the lecture Attendees) hall in the Cairns Institute. The group has also benefited from a strong June 2014 Eminent Speaker – Dr Bruce sponsorship program that now includes over nine companies. The Ward Presentation. (27 group is developing our relationships with our sponsors to ensure Attendees) that each sponsor finds value for money. This sponsorship combined Cairns North Substation Site with our venue selection has allowed the group to conclude the year Tour. (31 Attendees) with a surplus which will go towards providing further low cost CPD to our members.

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: July 2013 Tropical Green Building Network & Breakfast : provided an Gala Awards overview of the Tropical Green Night Building program and current findings. (30 Attendees) August 2013 Pizza Night – ‘Saving Brisbane City Hall’ recorded presentation. (11 Attendees) September 2013 Queensland Presidents Breakfast. (25 Attendees) 2013 Award Nomination Launch and Chartered Presentation: 2012 Award Winners presentation followed by a presentation on Chartership. Bruce Highway (Attendees 19) Upgrade Site Young Engineers Leadership Visit Day (12 Attendees) November 2013 Cairns Gala Awards Night. (139 attendees) December 2013 Cairns AGM & Christmas Networking event. (25 Attendees)

24 CENTRAL HIGHLANDS REGIONAL August 2013 President’s Visit and Dinner with QLD Division President, Simon Orton & EA QLD General GROUP Manager Ian McEwan. The President’s dinner was well attended, where Simon spoke on the Chairperson: Colin Sheldon future direction of Engineers Australia, priorities Secretary: Roel Buluag for the year ahead and membership value. The Treasurer: Lachlan Browning committee also accompanied Simon and Ian Committee Members: Colin Dziewicki, Ahmad Haqqani, on a tour of the region’s gem field and Fairburn Tabassum Fatima Dam. (19 attendees) September 2013 BMA Blackwater Mine Site Tour. Members were thrilled with the opportunity to see OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: draglines, excavators, dozers and dump trucks The Central Highlands Regional Group aim is to offer networking and all in action. The tour also included a detailed CPD opportunities to members within Emerald and the surrounding presentation where the mining process was Central Highlands region. It is our intent to engage and encourage explained, from pre-strip, excavation and new and existing members to be more involved and participate in our processing to transportation of the final coal organised events in order to build connections and extend technical production. (10 attendees) knowledge. Quality technical tours and presentations are our priority to ensure members are getting value for the distances they travel for CPD.

EVENT SUMMARY: The Central Highlands Region Group set a target of holding an event every 2nd month, with committee meetings held every other month. This target was exceeded, with the past year seeing us hold 7 events, including 3 technical site tours, 1 professional presentation, 2 networking dinners and our AGM night. The number of attendees at these events ranged from 9 to 19.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: The year has seen a number of fresh faces on the committee after the relocation of key office bearers, and despite the challenge the quality of the delivered CPD has been a credit to the effort of the group. The small committee consistently met every 2nd month and volunteered BMA Blackwater Mine Site Tour their time to organise interesting and beneficial events. Our smaller member base coupled with the size and remoteness of the area has seen the group embrace technology in committee meetings to allow any member to connect, using videoconferencing to engage across the expansive region.

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: July 2013 Professional Engineers Act 2002 review presentation. Guest speaker Clare Murray, Registrar of the Board of Professional Engineers, presented the key issues arising from the 2012 review of the Act to local EA members, focusing on the discussion paper and responses from industry, organisations and individuals. (10 attendees) Professional Engineers Act 2002 review presentation

25 November 2013 2013 AGM & Christmas Dinner. The AGM OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: and Christmas party was held at the Emerald The Central West Regional Group aims to provide a forum for Explorers Inn, which provided a great members in the remote Central West region to interact through both opportunity for members and their partners CPD opportunities and networking and to offer a medium in which to celebrate the end of a successful 2013 for regional engineering issues can be highlighted at a national level. the group. The dinner was concluded with the nomination and acceptance of new office bearers and committee. (15 attendees) EVENT SUMMARY: The group held 2 events, the first - The Central West 2014 Technical March 2014 Fulton Hogan Asphalt Plant Tour. Sales & Tour of the remote south west outback provided an opportunity for 11 Marketing Manager Matthew Sims headlined local EA members to inspect remote engineering projects and discuss a technical presentation along with Fulton existing infrastructure performance and potential future upgrades. Hogan staff which detailed the capabilities of The second event was held in conjunction with Engineering Heritage the company and the services provided to the Australia, the awarding of Heritage Marker to the Blackall Woolscour. CQ region including the roading, construction and mining sectors. This was followed by a site tour of the Emerald asphalt plant facility with practical demonstration of equipment. (13 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: attendees) The Central West Regional Group this year aimed to encourage and increase the presence and participation of recent new overseas May 2014 Ensham Mine Tour. Attendees were treated migrant EA members to the area. This was achieved through improved to an in-depth presentation on open cut circulation and communication of group activities such as local coal mining by Ensham’s Engineering & events and meetings in the area. Maintenance Manager Doug Munro, who then escorted persons around the site to see TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: mining equipment at work. Attendees were lucky enough to see the impressive draglines in August 2013 Members Meeting: Chair Stuart Bourne hosted. operation as well as walk inside and experience (10 attendees) a dragline during its shutdown. (12 attendees) November 2013 Annual General Members Meeting: End of President’s Visit and Dinner with QLD Division year meeting and social family dinner, new President, Blake Harvey & EA QLD Operations committee elected, Chair Stuart Bourne hosted. Manager Jenny Hutchens. Local members (18 attendees) attended a dinner with Blake and Jenny to hear Technical presentation to local members by about the current visions and direction of EA. Aquatec, hosted by outgoing secretary Alvin During the visit, local members joined Blake Feeney. (14 attendees) and Jenny on a tour of Shepton Quarry and also met with regional council to discuss local engineering matters. (9 attendees)

CENTRAL WEST REGIONAL GROUP

Chairperson: Brian Duffy Secretary: Ryan Grayson Treasurer: P.J Cullivan and P Farrell (acting) Committee Members: Brian Duffy, Chris Smith (Vice Chair), P.J Cullivan, Ryan Grayson, Stuart Bourne (outgoing Chair), Alvin Feeney (outgoing secretary Central Western Technical Tour

26 February 2014 Members Meeting: Chair Brian Duffy hosted. SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: (15 attendees) The committee tragically lost one of their members, Graham Proud. We would like to acknowledge and remember his energy and March 2014 Technical presentation by Atlantic Civils enthusiastic contribution. He will be sadly missed. May he rest in Products to local members: Secretary Ryan peace. Grayson hosted. (15 attendees) May 2014 Member Meetings: May 19th: Presidents Dinner/Meeting: Chair Brian Duffy hosted. (16 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: attendees) During 2013-2014 the committee combined with other EA committees Pre-Technical Tour Meeting: Chair Brian Duffy on four occasions to organise events. CELM pioneered a live hosted. (10 attendees) interactive video streaming event that brought together audiences June 2014 EA Central West Technical Tour: 4 day tour of in Brisbane, Gladstone and Mackay. CELM also produced several remote south west Queensland, encompassing articles for the Queensland magazine. items of cultural and engineering interest. (11 The committee continues to attract a diverse group of engaged attendees) individuals, ranging between 10 and 15 members per monthly meeting. A feature of these meetings is the presentation of a leadership topic by a committee member.

CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: August 2013 CELM Leadership Series: Mentoring LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Presentation and Panel Discussion, Panelists: David Finch, Carolyn Alchin and Jacki Eames. Chairperson: Blake Barrett Mentoring is a powerful development and Deputy: Wolfgang Dempsey empowerment tool and an effective way of Secretary: Stephanie Moroz/Jason Gallagher helping people progress their careers in an Treasurer: Stephanie Moroz/Darren Smith environment of trust and respect. We discovered Committee Members: Blake Barrett, Stephanie Moroz, tips and advice as our expert panellists shared Sam Maloney, Wolfgang Dempsey, their experiences and insights on mentoring and Geoff Spencer, John Taylor, Ray its role in career and leadership development. Whitehead, Mark Carter, Dale Garson, October 2013 WIE-CELM Annual Leadership Breakfast - Ed Szymanski, Jason Gallagher, Jane Leading the Way, Catherine Tanner. The Annual (Xia) Xiaoyan, Darren Smith, Leadership Breakfast featured a key note address Imran Khan, Azam Zienalzadeh, James from Catherine Tanna, Chairman of BG Australia O’Brien, Mitch Burley, Jon Lee, and influential female in the engineering arena. Graham Pound, Peter Clark November 2013 Leadership Series- An Engineering Responsibility - should we leave safety to OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: the psychologists? Sidney Dekker. Safety in engineering provides a great challenge for The Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management (CELM) engineers balancing cost versus risk. Morals, aims to encourage and empower engineering team members for values and ethics balanced against value, cost significant leadership and management roles. The Queensland chapter and feasibility. Sidney’s presentation challenged committee is based in Brisbane, and welcomes engagement from us to think differently about our role, our morals Engineers Australia members throughout Queensland. and values as engineers and people. “Leadership is not Rocket Science” Townsville Regional Conference, CELM presentation. EVENT SUMMARY: CELM AGM Career Reflections and Guidance CELM coordinated and participated in nine events. The events were for Engineering Leaders and Managers Keynote well attended and stimulated engaging discussions and development Speaker: Allan Krosch, Former Executive opportunities. Director, Department of Transport and Main Roads.

27 March 2014 CELM - Engineering Exposed, The Softer EVENT SUMMARY: Side of Engineering - Technical Presentation. 11 events successfully delivered. Average attendance (non-conference Whilst Engineers are largely renowned for their events) 30 people. intelligence and excellent analytical skills, the soft-skills required for a successful forward moving career are often overlooked, or not KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: seen as being as important in their personal Successfully held 2013 Chemeca Conference. Achieved 3 site tours and professional development. The purpose of against a target of 2. Averaged one technical event every 2 months. this forum was to highlight the significance of AGM and student mentor event also completed. non-technical skills such as communication, collaboration and leadership. May 2014 CELM and WIE - Communication in TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: Crisis - Leadership Breakfast, Amanda July 2013 Technical Event – Hydrexia - Hydrogen Storage Newbery Managing Director of Articulous Technology. (19 attendees) Communications explored the role leader’s play August 2013 UQ ChESS Mentor Night. (40 students plus when communicating in a crisis. industry mentors) Innovations & CELM - Protecting Your September Site Tour – Incitec Pivot, Murrarie. (30 Intellectual Property Assets. 2013 attendees) This seminar examined how different types of intellectual property protection can be used October 2013 Chemeca 2013, Annual Conference of the strategically to help meet business objectives. Australasian Federation of Chemical Engineers – 2.5 days., (300 attendees) June 2014 EA QLD & CELM - Globalisation of the Engineering Profession: Offshoring Engineering November 2013 Technical Event – Australia’s Energy Future, Design. An issue garnering a lot of interest Professor Chris Greig. (40 attendees) recently is the trend towards offshoring of Site Tour – Caltex Lytton Refinery. (25 attendees) engineering services, and the potential impact December 2013 JCEC Annual General Meeting. (17 attendees, 7x on our industry here in Queensland. This event EA members) was held in Brisbane and video-streamed to February 2014 Technical Event – Economic Biorefineries for Gladstone, and Mackay. Fuels, speaker Prof Geoff Covey. (32 attendees) March 2014 Technical Event – Process Safety Events in Hindsight , speaker Peter Wilkinson, Noetics. (30 attendees) May 2014 Technical Event – Process Safety, speaker CHEMICAL COLLEGE Professor Jan Hayes ANU. (47 attendees) Site Tour – UQ Advanced Engineering Building. Chairperson: Iain McGuffog (20 attendees) Secretary: Alasdair Beveridge Treasurer: Ainslie Just Committee Members: Joann Kirby, Olivia King, Robert Jorgensen, Azadeh Hamzeii ELECTRIC ENERGY SOCIETY OF OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: AUSTRALIA To encourage networking amongst chemical and process engineers in industry, academia and government; to host technical presentations Chairperson: Kim Boyd on topics of interest and relevance; to host site visits to process plants Secretary: Rowan Kendall or other facilities of technical or educational value. Treasurer: Greg Bartlett Committee Members: Mark Broadmeadow, Lawrie Cleary, Mark Hibbert, Shaun McIntyre, Ian SPONSORS: Nichols, Alexandra Price, Sasha Caltex Australia, University of Queensland, ToxFree, BMA Stjepanovic.

28 OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA) aims to provide a ELECTRICAL BRANCH continuous professional development program to members of Chairperson: David Turner the Society. The scope encompasses generation, transmission, Secretary: Mark Blundell distribution, retail and customer end-use of electric energy. Treasurer: Mark Blundell Committee Members: (As at June 2014) Mark Lendich (Vice Chairman and Electrical College rep.), EVENT SUMMARY: Tapan Saha (IEEE Over the course of 2013 -14, the EESA Queensland Chapter held liaison), Neil Andersen, eight technical presentations and offered two national webinars Kim Boyd (EESA liaison), to members. Of the eight presentations, three were site visits that Keith Callaghan, Bryan Cheetham, included technical presentation and practical demonstrations. Simon Ellis, Yateendra Mishra, Peter Typically each seminar attracted around 50 participants demonstrating O’Brien, Brian O’Neill (PDSC rep., ITEE strong interest in the seminar topics. liaison)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: EESA aims to arrange at least eight topical and informative The aim of the Electrical Branch is to disseminate technical knowledge presentations to its members over a twelve month period. An through presentations, seminars and site visits for continuing attendance of at least 30 at each event is considered successful. This professional development of its members and to keep those members was exceeded in every presentation except one which was limited due advised about Engineers Australia policy matters. to the facilities. Most were attended by significantly more than 30 which is a pleasing result. We thank our members for their support and input regarding suitable topics. Well done to the committee for EVENT SUMMARY: their work to make these events happen. A range of events were held during the year. Some events had to be postponed or cancelled due to the current difficult economic situation and lack of registrations. TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: July 2013 “Regulation of the engineering profession in Queensland – Legal obligations” by Clare KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Murray delivered in conjunction with the AGM. The Branch held nine committee meetings and one AGM during August 2013 Technology Seminar Series, “Innovative the course of the year. A very successful seminar on high voltage substation designs for mining and industry” by electrical insulation with distinguished Australian speakers was held Ampcontrol . and attracted nearly 30 paying delegates. Once again the Branch September 2013 QUT Power Engineering Research update and members enjoyed a very successful Electrical Fraternity Awards tour of the heavy current laboratory. Dinner which this year was highlighted by the ITEE College Neville Thiele Award presentation. Congratulations to Mark Lendich who was October 2013 Technology Seminar Series, “Recloser and elected 2015 Vice Chair of the Electrical College at the 2014 mid-year Swithgear developments” by Noja Power & College Board meeting. The Branch ended the year ahead of budget Switchgear. with a healthy surplus. November 2013 New Challenges for Asset Managers in the Electric Energy Industry by Peter Price, Energex delivered in conjunction with EESA National TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: AGM. July 2013 “Power Engineering Research at the University March 2014 Quad Inverters & Statcoms applied to of Queensland” hosted by Prof. Tapan Saha. Distribution Networks by Geoff Walker, QUT. August 2013 “Load Management Capabilities in South East April 2014 Compromised earthing – are you a sufferer? By Queensland”, Steven Humphries, Energex. Allan Edwards, Safe Electrical Technology. May 2014 Applied superconductivity by Richard Taylor, QUT.

29 September 2013 Annual Manufacturing Lecture “Automatic of Engineers Australia within Queensland. EHQ is part of Engineering Reclosers for the Smart Grid”, Neil O’Sullivan, Heritage Australia, a key Interest Group of Engineers Australia. EHQ NOJA. has representatives on the Brisbane City Council Heritage Advisory Presentation by Cornwell Scholarship Recipient Committee, the Ipswich Heritage Consultative Committee, the Alexandra Price. Queensland Energy Museum, the Telstra Museum and the Advisory Committee on QR Heritage Bridges. EHQ provides a programme October 2013 Student Presentations Night combined with the of lectures, visits and other activities and conducts a recognition IET Present Around the World Competition Qld program for historic engineering works. Final with entries from six Qld universities. November 2013 AGM with guest speaker Mr Peter Price from Energex “New Challenges for Asset Managers in EVENT SUMMARY: the Electric Energy Industry”. Engineering Heritage {Recognition Program}, 2 ceremonies were December 2013 Branch Xmas BBQ at the Caboolture Air carried out during the period including awarding an Engineering Museum. Heritage Marker to the Gairloch Bridge and a second Engineering May 2014 2 day seminar “Electrical Insulation Heritage National Marker was awarded to the Blackall Woolscour. fundamentals: Application to the condition Both ceremonies were attended by the Governor raising the profile of monitoring of cables, overhead lines, power the ceremonies and Engineering Heritage. An average of 40-50 people transformers, switchgear and instrument attended both these ceremonies. Eleven Committee meetings were transformers”. held during the year with an average attendance of 10 people. Joint seminar with IEEE on high voltage power transformers by Mr. Arne Petersen. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: June 2014 Electrical Fraternity Dinner and Awards Night Community Heritage Grant from the National Library of Australia for held at United Service Club and recognising a Significance Assessment Report on the EA Qld Archives, and which past Branch Chairman. A technical presentation was completed in March 2014. 2 Heritage Marking ceremonies, 11 was made by ITEE College Board Neville Thiele Committee meetings and 3 Technical events. Award winner Mr. Bolle Borkowski.

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: August 2013 1917 Julius Electric-mechanical totaliser seminar. ENGINEERING HERITAGE October 2013 Brisbane City Council Achieves. March 2014 Gairloch Bridge Engineering Heritage Marker QUEENSLAND Ceremony. May 2014 National trust Heritage Week, walk drive tour of Chairperson: Andrew Barnes engineering sites in Brisbane. Secretary: Brian King Treasurer: Brian McGrath June 2014 Blackall Woolscour Engineering Heritage National Committee Members: Brian Becconsall (Deputy Marker Ceremony. Chair),Malcolm Andrews, Allan Churchward, Paul Coghlan, Geoff Cossins, Kristy-Lee Cristea, John Fordham, Kevin Haley, Leo Moloney, Judith Nissen, Miljenka Perovic, Jim Simmers, Norm Traves

OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Engineering Heritage Queensland (EHQ) is a group interested in the important contribution that engineering has made to the history of Australia. EHQ members are keen to identify and promote the conservation and future use of significant historic engineering works and sites. EHQ looks after the Heritage Commitments and Interests Blackall Woolsour Marker Ceremony

30 Blackall Woolsour Marker Ceremony theme of the Conference was Regional Engineering in a Global Context. 93 delegates attended the conference on the Friday and 60 attending the two tours of the LNG plants under construction on the Saturday.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: The committee also arranged presentations and CPD provision to the local area, increased participation at local events, continued sponsorship of local region school bursaries in science, participation in school science challenge and increased participation in the local EA management group committee.

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: July 2013 Flood Risk management at Awoonga Dam. August 2013 Qld Division President & General Manager Visit. September 2013 EA Chartered Workshop. October 2013 Gladstone Harbour Cruise & Annual General Meeting. November 2013 Gladstone Regional Awards Night & Dinner.

Gairloch Bridge Marker Ceremony January 2014 Arc Flash Seminar. February 2014 Awoonga Dam Site Tour. YEA Event – Risk management Presentation – Malcolm Leinster. Asset Reliability Seminar NRG. March 2014 YEA Gladstone Networking Evening. Powerlink Substation Upgrade Tour and GLADSTONE REGIONAL GROUP Presentation. Chairperson: Paul Green/Mark Porter April 2014 EA Brisbane Water Panel Web presentation on Secretary: Russell Jorgensen flood modeling. Treasurer: Andrew Hopkinson June 2014 Offshoring Engineering Design Web Conference. Committee Members: Cameron Black, Robert Dunnett, Central Region Engineering Conference. Mathew Le Lacheur, Malcolm Leinster, Oliver King, Joshua Worley, Ashfaque Chowdhury, Richard Furness, Ben Hayden, Chris McCarthy, Deon Van Der Merwe, Gehan De Silva, Ellen Terry, Lee Warren, Kris Zahn GOLD COAST REGIONAL GROUP Chairperson: Kriengsak Panuwatwanich Secretary: Darshan Leckraz OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Treasurer: Terry Green The Gladstone Regional Group aims to provide a forum for members Committee Members: Dr Kriengsak Panuwatwanich in the Gladstone regional area to interact through both CPD and (Chairman), Mr Terry Green networking activities, and to provide a sustainable foundation that (Treasurer), Mr Darshan Rye Leckraz nurtures the interests of engineers. (Secretary), Dr Erwin Oh, Mr Alex Giyahi, Mr Edwin Salazar, Mr Ethen Young (YEAQ), Mr Geoff Brown, Mr EVENT SUMMARY: Grant Eudey, Mr Jason Ryan, Dr The Gladstone Regional Group worked with EA Qld to present the Jeung-Hwan Doh, Mr Joel Adam Central Region Engineering Conference on 20th June 2014. The Gabauer, Mr Joseph Costello, Mr

31 Michael Evert, Mr Peter McCarten, Mr TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: Richard Erwin, Dr Sanaul Chowdhury, July 2013 Technical presentation on “Sustainable Mr Scott Carden, Ms Tanya Kooymans, engineering – An oxymoron?” by David Hood Mr Bill Service from Queensland University of Technology. (venue: Palmer Colonial Golf Course, 36 attendees) OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: August 2013 Double technical presentations on: “Gladstone The primary aim of the Gold Coast Regional Group is to provide Harbour Dredged Spoil Disposal Area Bund Wall regular CPD and networking events for the engineering community – What went wrong?” by Bill Service and Warren within the Gold Coast region and immediate vicinity. These events Hornsey from TRI Australasia; and “The Coastal mainly include various site tours of interesting locations and monthly Knowledge Hub” by Prof. Rodger Tomlinson technical presentations covering diverse topics that are up-to-date and Derek Todd from Griffith University. (venue: and of interest to the members. Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, 33 attendees) SPONSORS: September eCharter Workshop by Mike Garrett from Concrib Pty Ltd. 2013 Engineers Australia Queensland Division (venue: Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, 31 attendees) EVENT SUMMARY: Technical presentation on ““International Review of Innovative Coastal Engineering Solutions to The focus of the Gold Coast Regional group has been to assist its Manage Beach Erosion: Do They Really Work?”” members in gaining CPD through regular high-quality presentations. by Eminent Speaker Alessio Mariani from the From 1st July 2013 to 30th June 2014, the group conducted a total University of New South Wales. (venue: Palmer of 13 events predominantly at Griffith University, Gold Coast campus. Colonial Golf Course, 52 attendees) Several dinner presentations delivered by prominent speakers were Double technical presentations on “P2P” by also held at Palmer Colonial Golf Course. The average attendance was Cassandra Denney from Clouston and “The use of 30 including members, non-members and students. The topics of the micropiles in basements and deep foundations” CPD events covered the knowledge areas of geotechnical, coastal, by Allan Herse from Piling & Concreting biomedical, structural, transportation and sustainable engineering. A Australia. (venue: Griffith University, Gold Coast workshop on eCharter was also organised to provide members with campus, 32 attendees) the information on obtaining the chartered status. November Annual General Meeting with technical 2013 presentation on “Improvements to the Overnight KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Vehicle Management Systems on the Tugun The Gold Coast Regional Group has consistently attracted good Bypass” by Darrin White from Queensland’s numbers of attendees at the technical presentations. The group Department of Transport and Main Roads. recruited some new committee members who were able to use their (venue: Palmer Colonial Golf Course, Robina, 36 contacts to arrange high-quality presentations. New committee attendees) members also brought along new perspectives and ideas which have February 2014 Technical presentation on “Solutions to common been invaluable to the committee. Regular committee meetings were geotechnical problems using seismic technology” organised every month, in which members were active and productive by Jeremy Fredericks from Earthsolve. (venue: in planning for events. The number of events (13) was more than the Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, 32 group’s target of 12. The group also received an event sponsorship, attendees) which contributed to the already healthy financial status. The monthly March 2014 Technical presentation on “Physical coastal activities organised by the group has provided a total of 525 CPD Protection Works including the A-line boulder hours for the members. wall, Kirra & Palm Beach Groynes, & the Narrow Neck Reef” by Derek Todd from Griffith University. There were a number of highlights during the year including the (venue: Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, 25 presentation on solutions to manage beach erosion by the eminent EA attendees, total attendees approx. 65) speaker in August 2013 (52 attendees) and the joint presentation with Griffith Centre for Coastal Management in March 2014 on coastal protection (65 attendees). A workshop on eCharter was also organised in September 2013 for members (31 attendees).

32 April 2014 Technical presentation on “Application of a available for application of their experience and skills in assessing the rule-based method for prediction of scour depth diverse range of entries. At the Awards Night in September, Zimi Meka around piers” by Dr. Amir Etemad Shahidi from was awarded Queensland Professional Engineer of Year 2013, Hari Griffith University. (venue: Griffith University, Gold Krishnan was awarded Queensland Engineering Technologist of Year Coast campus, 21 attendees) 2013 and Bryan McSweeney was awarded Queensland Engineering Associate of Year 2013. These Awards are based on contribution to May 2014 Live webcast on ” Challenges for life prediction engineering work, contribution to the community and advancement of of concrete and steel structures in marine the engineering profession. environments” by Eminent Speaker Prof. Robert Melchers from the University of New Castle. Hall of Fame and Hawken Address (venue: Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, 12 The Hawken Address was presented by Andrew Buckley in August. attendees) The Hall of Fame is designed to recognise Queensland engineers June 2014 Technical presentation on “Engineering failure who have contributed significantly to the profession and community. - The role of ‘human’ factors” by Dr. Sean Brady George Walker was inducted into the Queensland Hall of Fame, from Brady Heywood. (venue: Griffith University, together with the name of deceased member Alexander Cullen. Gold Coast campus, 30 attendees) Other Personal Awards At the Young Engineers Ball in August, Leigh Graham was awarded Queensland Young Engineer of Year 2013 and Andrew Leeson was awarded Young Engineering Technologist of Year 2013. At the last Annual General Meeting, Engineers Australia Queensland HONOURS AND AWARDS Medals were awarded to Geoff Haigh, Bill Weeks and Graeme SUB-COMMITTEE Haussmann for meritorious service to the engineering profession. Doug Hargreaves was elevated to Honorary Fellow in recognition of Chairperson: Stuart Lister (to February) Dennis his contribution to the profession. Wogan from February Submissions were made regarding personal awards for Queensland Committee Members: Tom Baxter, Peter Hollingsworth. Cliff engineers by Engineers Australia and also to relevant authorities for Button, Dick Wharton, Frank Vromans, Australian Awards and for State Awards. Doug Hargreaves, David Mike Marley Hood, Yew-Chaye Loo, Steven Di Tullio and Matthew Rush received awards under the Australian Honours system. The June 2013 Engineers Australia Journal listing of the Top 100 Australia’s Most OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Influential Engineers included the following Queenslanders - Andrew Buckley, Campbell Newman, Andrew Liveris, Colin Jensen, Zimi The committee’s role is to identify candidates and submit nominations Meka, Ian Young, Geoff Brown, Max Lu, Shaun Cox, Rob Sindel, for the Australia Honours Awards, the PNR Medal, Honorary Geoff Garrett, Nev Power, Merryn York, Barry Broe, Lizzie Brown, Fellows, and the Hall of Fame. It also organises the judging of the Kathryn Fagg, Neil Scales. EA Queensland Division Individual Awards and Excellence Awards Programs. Appreciation Stuart Lister and Dennis Wogan express their appreciation to members of the Honours & Awards Subcommittee and Division staff EVENT SUMMARY: for their support and assistance. Engineering Excellence Awards The year 2013 Awards attracted 41 high-standard entries covering 35 projects. There were eight Excellence Awards and ten High Commendations. In addition, the overall top R.W. Hawken Award was made to Parsons Brinckerhoff & Arup Joint Venture for “Airport Link, Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron) & Airport Roundabout ITEE BRANCH Upgrade. The judging panels included Joe Abercrombie, Grahame Baker, Tom Baxter, Brian Becconsall, Mark Blundell, Adriana Chairperson: Robert Ellen Bodnarova, Leeanne Bond, Cliff Button, Iva Dinolova, David Finch, Secretary: Brian O’Neill Doug Hargreaves, Peter Ho, David Royston, Else Shepherd, David Treasurer: Brian O’Neill Thorpe, Frank Vromans, Michael Waldby, Dennis Wogan and Stuart Committee Members: Mr Manu Hingorani, Prof Ljubo Vlacic, Lister. We appreciate the judges for making their valuable time Mr Michael Lees, Mr Bolle Borkowsky,

33 Mr Mark Johnson, Mr Andrew Craig, June 2014 Annual Electrical Fraternity Dinner & Awards Mr David Anthony Norris night – Bolle Borkowsky – Neville Thiele Award winner. OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: The Information, Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering Branch (ITEE) aims to advance the professional development of members by providing education and networking opportunities in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Electronics Engineering MACKAY REGIONAL GROUP and related fields. We are also active in cooperating with groups and kindred bodies in other engineering fields. The ITEE branch seeks Chairperson: Tara Kafashzadeh to have a broad representation from all areas of the ITEE profession Treasurer: Tony Muguira including, academia, small business and large organisations. 2013 Committee Members: Alan White (AW), Bruce Wolsey (BW), -14 has been a very productive year for the branch by ensuring high Craig Forsyth (CF), David Croce quality presentations are provided that are relevant to all areas of (DC), Desmond Searle (DS), Fae industry and represent high value CPD. Martin (FM), Jack Shao (JS), Jane Ada (JA), Mike Crouther (MC), Nat Dzadey (ND), Peter Foley (PF), EVENT SUMMARY: Reginald Millett (RM), Sean Kane (SK), Stephanie Veldhuis (SV), Tony Particular emphasis this year has been placed on developments in Muguira (TM), Zhenya Pavlinova (ZP) Intelligent Transport with a continuation of the annual workshops which commenced in 2012. OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: The Mackay Division Group main goal is to provide CPD and networking for close to 600 members and services members from the The ITEE branch has maintained and further strengthened close ties Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac regions. The Group also aims towards with kindred organisations this year. Joint events have been held with active presence in social media and to have a closer partnership with Electrical Branch, CBME, IET & IEEE. other professional groups in the region.

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: SPONSORS: August 2013 Cloud Computing - Rob Purdy & Dr Daniel CQ University, AECOM, GHD, MECC Thomas – Datacom. (30 attendees) September 2013 Automatic reclosers for the Smart Grid – Neil O’Sullivan – Annual Manufacturing Lecture with EVENT SUMMARY: Electrical & IET. (35 attendees). The committee target of providing an average of one function October 2013 Annual Student Night with Electrical & IET. ( 25 per month has been achieved with 18 events held last year. The attendees). attendance at functions has been increasing with maximum Site Visit to Clem Jones Tunnel Control Room – attendance of 54. with Electrical Branch. (12 attendees). One Day Workshop & ITEE AGM – Traffic Management Systems. (28 attendees) KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: March 2014 Annual Informatics Lecture with IET – Dr John Committee initiated event surveys and newsletters, which have been Ness. (32 attendees) received well. Committee has active groups in Facebook (1830 members) and LinkedIn (262 members). We have also partnered with April 2014 IEC8001 Electrical Safety in Medical Young Professionals to attract more non-members to our events and Applications – Joint with CBME. (19 attendees) promote Engineers Australia and in general engineering to the wider May 2014 Wind Power – Myths & Facts – Joe Hallenstein community. – Joint with Electrical, Seng & IEEE. ( 26 attendees)

34 TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: opportunities for career development and training opportunities July 2013 Australian Earth Observation from Space: Digital to assist overseas qualified engineers’ integration and effective Earth, Citizen Science and Social Media. deployment in the Queensland engineering workforce; and to encourage and support overseas qualified engineers who are non- August 2013 Chartered Status Workshop. members of Engineers Australia to become members and advance Engineering Excellence Awards 2012 Winners’ their professional development. Presentation. September 2013 Sarina Sewage Treatment Plant Site Visit. October 2013 Managing Engineering Risk Workshop Live EVENT SUMMARY: Streamed Presentation. The group held ten events in the period 1 Jul ’13 to 30 Jun ’14. These First Year Students Presentations. events attracted strong numbers, with the average attendance rate November 2013 Mackay Engineering Excellence Award. around 60 across the year’s events. These networking events helped in increasing the Overseas Qualified Engineers’ awareness of this and December 2013 Breakfast with Mayor Deirdre Comerford. other EA groups, and their programs, and provided opportunities to January 2014 The Kariba Story - the damming of the great network and exchange ideas. Zambesi River in Africa. March 2014 International Womens Day. April 2014 GLNG Narrows Crossing Tunnel - Live . KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: The OSQESG consists of 13 members who meet monthly to organise May 2014 QLD President Visit. Schools Career Night. functions and events. The group hold 10 events per year with Mackay LEaST. Professor Robert Melchers. specialised presenters from a wide variety of backgrounds covering Mackay CBD Revitalisation Plan. a wide range of topics. The consistently strong attendance at events shows that the topics are interesting and relevant to overseas qualified engineers who are building their careers in Queensland. Every event held during the last 12 months has featured the success story of at least one overseas qualified engineer who has successfully gained OVERSEAS QUALIFIED engineering employment in Australia. For many attendees, this part of the event is the highlight of the night because it is strong motivation ENGINEERS SUPPORT GROUP to keep persisting to find meaningful employment, and also proof that it is possible to start and progress your career in the Australian Chairperson: Anita Lamb-Nicholls workforce. Secretary: Leon Yang Treasurer: Samad Afkar Committee Members: Cassio Donato (Vice Chair) , Golboo TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: Mosavari, Victoriano de Jesus, Kashif July 2013 Engineers Australia Membership – Why it Javed, Joerg Borstelmann, is important. Simon Orton and Ian McEwan Niloofar Jalalian, Buddhi discussed the benefits of having a membership Wahalathantri, Mojgan Tabatabaei, with Engineers Australia, and how it improves Chanaka Madushan, Anna Koltsova your professional status in the job market. August 2013 LinkedIn: Tips, Features and Advantages, OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Presented by Nick Jones, Recruiter Advisor, The Committee consists of 13 members including engineers Santos GLNG, Ian Falah and Hamid Safi. and representatives from Santos, Brisbane City Council, KSB, Joy Global, GLB Quarrying and Logistics, Fyfe, University of Southern Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, TAFE Queensland Brisbane and An & Wen Young Pty Ltd. The aims of the group are: to provide skilled overseas engineers guidance and motivation to improve their communication skills and chances of securing employment in the Australian engineering industry; to facilitate knowledge and participation in the technical professional development programs provided by the various discipline specific units of Engineers Australia; to provide social and networking

35 September 2013 A Night of Inspiration - This unique event RAILWAY TECHNICAL SOCIETY featured the success stories of a group of overseas qualified engineers who shared their OF AUSTRALASIA experiences of how they gained employment and how they developed their professional careers in Chairperson: Clive Shepherd Australia. AmirKia (Kia) Etemad , Senior Civil/ Secretary: John Davey Structural Engineer – LogiCamms, Kashif Javed Treasurer: Mark Roome Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer - Santos Committee Members: Mark Wishart, Colin Cole, Sekar GLNG, Solmaz DaryaniProject Manager – Dhanasekar, Shelley Fergusson,Barrie Fujitsu, Mina Awad Structural Engineer - MBA Griffiths, Andrew Matthews, Cameron Engineers, Sujith Kumar Service Engineer - Smart, Stuart Lawton, Megan Wood Chemtronics Biomedical Engineering. October 2013 Engineers Australia: How to get involved! This event showcased speakers from several EVENT SUMMARY: different engineering groups and colleges within In the 2013/2014 financial year, the Committee has organised 23 Engineers Australia – the Structural College, the technical meetings and events for our members and presented an Electrical College, the Centre for Engineering RTSA award at Central Queensland University. Leadership and Management, and the Innovation Subcommittee. Peter Ho Structural College, Keith Callaghan Electrical College , Stefanie KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Moroz Centre for Engineering Leadership Queensland has been well represented in the RTSA awards this year. & Management, David Thorpe Queensland Two of the RTSA award recipients announced in April came from Innovation Subcommittee. Queensland. November 2013 Professional Manners and Etiquett, Presented by Henning Boshoff - Principal Hydrologist, O’Kane Consultants Pty. Ltd.and Anita Lamb-Nicholls TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: - Teacher & Supervisor Overseas Qualified July 2013 Overhead wiring for Safety - Principles of Engineers Program, Brisbane North Institute of Earthing and Bonding - Sometimes neglected or TAFE. misunderstood the principles behind earthing February 2014 Professional Communication and Networking, and bonding have their roots in electrical safety. Sandra Avendano - A/Director - Reef Water Incorrect or inappropriate application can result Quality, Dept. of Environment and Anita Lamb- in higher risk profiles in construction and Nicholls - Teacher and Supervisor OS Qualified operation. Earthing and Bonding 101 James Engineers Program BNIT. Goffey, Senior Electrical Asset Engineer, Aurizon Standard EG-0 – a standard for railways? Jason March 2014 Tips and Techniques for a Winning CV, Mayer, Principal Engineer, Aurecon Earthing and Presented by Troy Dobinson. bonding for DC Traction Power David Stuart- Principal Consultant - Career Invest. Smith, HV and Traction Infrastructure Leader, April 2014 LinkedIn – How to Use it to Improve your Arup (76 Attendees). Professional Job Seeking Profile. AGM and Trivia Extravaganza. (112aAttendees) Presented by Victoriano de Jesus. August 2013 Introduction to Rollingstock Brake’s the basics May 2014 Interview Techniques, Skills and Tips, Presented of train braking systems. Barry Payne retired as by Hayley Silk from Stellar Recruitment . Principal Brake Engineer for QR. (87 attendees) June 2014 Professional Communication – Part 1 – Workplace Emails, Presented by Anita Lamb- Nicholls – Brisbane North Institute of TAFE.

36 September 2013 Spring Brakes for Freight Trains. This December 2013 Ghost of Railways Future - Thinking about what presentation was about a driver controlled, the future may hold for the railways, and what it bogie mounted spring park brake that replaces definitely won’t hold. There is a serious side to handbrakes on railway wagons. Using a spring his presentation as Peter implored us all to be to apply the braking force could prevent a involved in inventing the railways of the future. runaway if all air is lost. Brad Doyle; Freight However his presentation remained seasonally Technical Manager, Faiveley Transport Australia light-hearted as he also implored us to celebrate Ltd. (58 attendees). and enjoy the season – Joint RTSA, IRSE & PWI Multi Engine N-ViroMotive Locomotives Peter Hughes. (70 attendees) the design and benefits of the multi- Engine The majority of passenger rail electrification in N-ViroMotive locomotives. Jonathan Brown Australia is of the ‘heavy rail’ type. There are General Manager Sales Australasia, NRE. recent examples, particularly in Queensland, (37attendees) where modelling and planning for new transit Overhead Wiring for the Future- Two speakers networks has instigated a light rail system using told about their experiences and offered electric traction. On the Gold Coast, the new their views on how, when and where these light rail is currently being constructed. Wiring enhancements can be realised. Static Frequency a light rail system is a different challenge to Converters Trevor Bagnall, Principal Engineer passenger rail systems. Our speakers provided HV, Queensland Rail. Overhead Conductor Rail an understanding of why. Bill McGuigan, Gareth Jenkins, Principal Engineer, GHD. (60 Principal Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff Andy attendees) Vaughan, Project Manager, Balfour Beatty Rail October 2013 Introduction to Hydraulic Design of Railway Davie McCulloch, OHLE Technologies Manager, Bridges and case study Edit River Bridge (NT) – Balfour Beatty Rail. (72 attendees) Dr Jeevan Senthilvasan & Dr Haydn Betts – KBR February 2014 The Rail Industry Worker Program. What does Globan Discipline head and Manager Water it Mean? - RIW is a single national competency Resources QLD resp. (54 attendees) management system for those working in rail. Research on Low Cost Level Crossing The program is owned and endorsed by the Protection -The presentation discussed Australasian Railway Association (ARA) on issues that have been encountered to date in behalf of its members. Ally Heinrich – Rail developing a safety argument in support of Safety Accreditation Manager, Queensland low-cost level crossing warning devices. The Rail Mairi Thomson – Senior Manager L&D, design and failure modes of warning devices Queensland Rail Paul Mitchell – Manager can have a significant influence on road user Learning Operations, Queensland Rail Michael performance. Quantifying this effect is one of the Williamson – Training Compliance Manager, ongoing challenges in determining appropriate Aurizon. (76 attendees) reliability and availability targets for these –Dr Rollingstock Outlines and Clearances - This Chris Wullems, Postdoctoral Fellow CARRS-Q. presentation described the current requirements (44 attendees) for defining the rolling stock outline, including November 2013 Intelligent Asset Monitoring and Protection static, kinematic and swept outlines, and how Systems - Rail and Ambient Temp and Stress these are developed with safety clearances to the Monitoring, Level Crossing Monitoring and structure outlines. There were some suggestions Protection Systems, Bridge Impact Protection for improvements to the process. Ian Goldney System , Cable Temperature and Current Principal Consultant, Interfleet Technology. (51 Monitoring, Noise Monitoring - Phil Lock & attendees) Russell Murray ARCS Group. (51 attendees) Introduction to Track Structure - The speakers explained the structure from rail head to formation, and how it works to keep trains on track. Mark Boyce & Mike Martin. (72 attendees)

37 March 2014 Agglomeration economies: Prospects for May 2014 Brake Series Presentation – The first of a High Speed Rail Australia - economies of series of presentations on Rollingstock Braking agglomeration is used in urban economics to Technology given by Chris Forementon describe the benefits firms obtain by locating (Aurizon). (36 attendees) near one another; it is likened to ‘economies The Journey to Chartered Status - Combined of scale’. In this lecture, it was described the event with Queensland Mechanical Branch of difficulties associated with applying traditional EA, a presentation re “Engineering the early valuation techniques to multi-region transport stages of a career by seeking employment infrastructure projects and further relay the opportunities aligned with the goal of gaining prospects for high speed rail between Brisbane Chartered Status is fundamental in building and Melbourne. Cameron Gordon Associate the base for one’s career”. Roger Buckley, Chief Professor at Uni. of Canberra. (46 attendees) Engineer, Aurizon. (24 attendees) Incident and Accident Investigation: A Signalling Challenges of the Sector 2 practical Discussion - On 8 February 2013 Timetable – Ian Joyner and Maurice Wieland coal train 9F24 derailed between Gladstone – presentation similar to that previously given and Rockhampton. This was Aurizon’s most to IRSE. Due to a clash with the State of Origin significant accident in a number of years, Match attendance was lower than normal. (21 and whilst no one was significantly injured, attendees) the likelihood of injuries was high. This June 2014 BaT (Bus and Train) Project is a proposed new presentation covered the investigation into this five kilometre north-south tunnel that will deliver event, and experience with dozens of other rail and bus together in a world-first design. It investigations, to illustrate what is needed to combines a railway and a busway in a single, practically manage the aftermath of these sorts double-decked, 15-metre-wide tunnel beneath of events. Simon Lymbery is General Manager, the Brisbane River and Brisbane’s central Operations Engineering & Technology, Aurizon. business district (CBD). – Arthur Stamatoudis (37 attendees) GM Planning and Projects Project Director. (75 April 2014 Overhead wiring for Coal – An update on the attendees) latest project in Central Queensland. Aurizon is investing in the electrification of the existing 107 km Bauhinia rail spur, from Rangal south to the Rolleston mine to harness the operational and cost benefits of electric trains. Electrification allows new high-capacity electric trains to ROCKHAMPTON REGIONAL operate. Adrian Williams (Laing O’Rourke) GROUP and Simon Matthews-Frederick (Aurizon). (53 attendees) Chairperson: Ben McMaster Moreton Bay Rail Link – An update on the Secretary: Christina Green $1.147 billion Moreton Bay Rail Link Project. Treasurer: Steve Senini Presented by Mango Murphy, Department of Committee Members: Deputy Chairperson - Richard Corbett, Transport and Main Roads’ Project Director. (76 Andrew Barrie, Abby Carolan, Aidan attendees) Wallace, Dan Peacock, David Gray, Mohammad Rasul, Nirmal Mandal, Peter Wolfs, Rebecca Nobbs

OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: The Rockhampton Regional Group aims to bring the best of Engineers Australia to regional areas. Member value and engagement is our focus. We aim to deliver a wide range of events, support CPD development and encourage new and continued membership of Engineers Australia. Our goal is to make engineers proud to

38 be engineers and grow the profile of the profession within the community. STRUCTURAL BRANCH Chairperson: David Donnan Secretary: Charles Jetann SPONSORS: Treasurer: Dave Hargreaves Powertech, AECOM – Sponsors of AGM Committee Members: Mike Fordyce, John Gardner, Dr June Zhang, Ruiwen Kong, Dr Ron Blackwell, Dr Sean Brady, Dr Rob EVENT SUMMARY: Heywood, Dr Tim Heldt, Michael Salu, The committee aimed for an average of 1 event every 6 weeks, which Phil Latham, Tom Dawes, we achieved. We held 2 risk related events during the year, which Arturo Guadalquiver, Jordon Wan, is a specific attention item for CPD. These events were both very Tobias Hodsdon, Dr Peter Ho, Dr well attended. Majority of events were well attended, with average Shengjun Zhou, Dr Johnny attendance numbers around the 25-30 mark. Ho, Hossein Rashidi Zadeh

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Full committee achieved this year. Meeting held each month and OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: were well attended. Paver at CQU Engineering Courtyard for Terry To provide quality opportunities for members to attend technical Hill. Assisted with Engineering Link school program. WIE programs presentations on a wide range of structural and related topics through commenced. Website kept up to date. Website improvement ideas local and interstate/overseas presenters. developing. Events held on average every 6 weeks and provided risk based CPD. EVENT SUMMARY: The structural branch usually tries to present 11 monthly technical TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: presentations on the second Tuesday excluding January. There August 2013 Live Streamed Presentation (Transport Panel: are usually also 2 or 3 other ad-hoc structural presentations as Modelling and Networks), streamed from opportunities present themselves during the year. Bundaberg. September 2013 CPEng Presentation. (25 attendees) October 2013 Technical Event – Risk Workshop, 3 speakers KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Maintained discussions on CROSS (Australia version), maintained covering earthing design, risk by design, rail the usual number of technical presentation held and maintaining modelling, streamed event to Mackay and our close working relationship with The Institution of Structural Gladstone CQU campuses. (70 attendees total, Engineers, CCAA and ASI for the mutual benefit of all structural 36 attendees locally) engineers. November 2013 AGM, David Finch (AECOM). (22 attendees) February 2014 Presentation to CQU Students. (3 committee attendees) TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: April 2014 Streamed Event, GLNG Narrows Crossing July 2013 Analysis for Structural Engineers – Some Tunnel. (3 attendees) Networking and Social important Fundamentals and Analysis of Event. (37 attendees) ‘Simple’ bridges, Dr Nick Stevens. (95 May 2014 QATAR, Ben McMaster. (15 attendees) attendees) June 2014 GECon Sponsor Representation. (4 committee August 2013 Topic in steel, joint with ASI. (80 attendees) attendees) Geotechnical Risk, Jim Niehoff’. (35 September 2013 Timber Durability Design & New Structural attendees) Timber System, Colin McKenzie. (80 attendees)

39 October 2013 Education in Structural Engineering, David speakers have been sought to discuss projects of direct relevance to Finch Prof Jose Torero, Dr Scott Woolcock, Prof the Sunshine Coast economy. The average number of attendees at M Dhanasekar, (25 attendees) Sunshine Coast Technical Presentations is around 40 and includes Benefiting from Confidential Reporting on representatives from local government, university staff and students, Structural Safety, Alistair Soane. (50 attendees) small and large consultancies and retired members of the engineering The Best of Student presentation, Universities. community. (15 attendees) November 2013 Full Scale Explosive Testing and Design of KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Gypsum Plaster Underground Mine Ventilation The Sunshine Coast is pleased to continue our tradition of hosting Seals, Michael Salu. (20 attendees) 11 presentations (including one site visit) during the year. Our group December 2013 Working Overseas, Toby Hodsdon. (15 is pleased to be presenting the Engineers Australia Sunshine Coast attendees) Prize for 2014 in the form of a $500 book voucher to an engineering February 2014 Safety Aspects in Construction of Hot Tapping student (Ms Kara Dougan) from USC. in Gas Pipeline, Hamed Nourozi. (40 attendees) March 2014 Eminent Speaker, Rob Melchers. (40 attendees) TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: April 2014 UQ Research, Dr Johnny Ho and Dr Dilum Fernando. (10 attendees) July 2013 USC Engineering student night – 4th year engineering students from USC present on May 2014 Concrete workability and the resultant effects on their final year projects. concrete quality, Paul Curran and Ruiwen Kong, Joint with CCAA. (65 attendees) August 2013 Renewable Energy: Planning Solar energy facility for the Sunshine Coast - Jason Hague. June 2014 Riverwalk – Contractor’s perspective, Aurelien Berson and Anko Griffioen. (80 attendees) September 2013 Strategic Transport Planning - Jason Dellar. October 2013 Burnett River – 2013 Flood Event (Bundaberg) modeling – Ben Regan. November 2013 Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion – Simon Kinchington SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL February 2014 Future directions of the Sunshine Coast - Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamesion. GROUP March 2014 Disaster Management - Sunshine Coast Council. Chairperson: Amy Turco Secretary: Clarissa Campbell/ Bernie Eddleston April 2014 Complex Project Management – Ian Biggs. Treasurer: Alexander Mccart-Wickham May 2014 Optimal Subdivisional Layout Design – Matt Committee Members: Deputy Chair – Leah Mckenzie; Kevin Doolan. Williams, Mark Porter, Lucy Dahl June 2014 Building Standards VS. Practicality – Kay Maclean. OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Site Visit – Queensland Air Museum – F-111 The Sunshine Coast Regional Group aims to support the professional engineering challenges with David Dunlop. development of our membership through monthly technical presentations. Our technical seminars are well supported by local members and provide excellent networking opportunities for professionals and engineering students from the University of the Sunshine Coast. SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING

EVENT SUMMARY: SOCIETY Technical presentations held across the year seek to incorporated Chairperson: Sandy Stewart topics across a wide range of engineering. Presentation themes Secretary: Secretary/Vice Chair - Amy Martin have included solar energy, transport planning, flood modelling Treasurer: Matt Kluck and disaster management. To ensure relevance to our regions,

40 Committee Members: Lara Harland, Andrew King, Anne TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: Kovachevich, David Hood, Wayne July 2013 Technical seminar “Repower Port Augusta” 48 Hickey, Daniela de la Los Rosa, Les people registered to hear about Beyond Zero Dawes, Steve Posselt Emission’s (BZE) proposal to replace two ageing brown coal power stations in South Australia with base-load solar thermal power. Speaker OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Hannah Aulby, Campaign Director, Beyond The Sustainable Engineering Society (SENG) is committed to Zero Emissions. Fund raising event with BZE, providing leadership and focus for the advancement of sustainable a film screening of “Generation Green”, a 13 practices in the natural and built environment. In Qld we aim to deliver minute documentary that follows the journey professional development opportunities for our members and provide BZE’s lead Stationary Energy Plan and Transport opportunities for networking through the organisation of regular Plan researcher Patrick Hearps. The screening technical seminars and our annual student award. We also contribute was followed by a live Q&A with documentary to the National SENG Board and the EA Environmental College, producer Laura Noonan. (41 attendees) providing input into the SENG supplement in the WME Magazine and August 2013 Green Beacon Brewery Co - site visit, brewery comments on policy and discussion papers as required. tour and networking event members participated in a tour of the facility and were able to enjoy art house beers brewed on site. (36 attendees) SPONSORS: Sponsors of our 14th Annual Student night in October 2013 were: October 2013 Technical seminar “New Trends in Environmental Griffith University, Logan City Council, Origin and the University of Law: Wild Law and the Rights of Nature” We Queensland. were very fortunate to have two environmental law practitioners, Michelle Maloney, National Convenor of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance EVENT SUMMARY: and Jo-Anne Bragg, Principal Solicitor of the Environmental Defender’s Office Queensland SENG hosted 9 events, including 8 technical seminars at Eng House, talk with us about the ‘Rights of Nature’ and the and our annual student night. In total we delivered 350 hours of CPD relevance of Earth centred law to the engineering to 295 attendees in 2013-14, with an average of 33 attending each profession. (27 attendees) event. The Qld Environmental Student Award Night co-hosted by Griffith University, and held at the Nathan Campus EcoCentre. This was the 14th KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: annual Student Night organised in conjunction As well as successfully delivering 9 CPD events, the SENG Qld with the Qld branch of the Waste Management committee met on a monthly basis. We continue to maintain the Association of Australia (WMAA). Six final year Qld pages of the SENG website, and to issue monthly e-newsletters students from Qld universities presented their to members and contacts using the website software. The monthly project work. The winner was Allister Gaffney e-newsletter is used to advise members of events being held by EA from USQ, and the runner-up was Marguerite and other organisations that may be of interest to them, as well as Donaldson from UQ. Congratulations also providing links to opportunities to comment on Government policy to Grace Mullins, 3rd year Environmental and regulations. The SENG Qld committee assisted the Qld Division Engineering student at Griffith who was a huge in the selection of the 2013 awardee for the Eric Brier Memorial Award help in organising and running the night. (37 which acknowledges an EA member who has made a significant attendees) contribution to advancing the public status of the profession of engineering, particularly in the field of sustainability. The 2013 awardee was David Hood. Three active Qld Society members, Andrew King, Lara Harland and Steve Posselt were elevated to the grade of Fellow, recognising for their contribution to the engineering profession.

41 February 2014 Technical seminar “Koalas and vegetation management in SEQ”. Warren Mortlock from the Qld Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and Claude Lacasse who is a vet with the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital presented on the topic of protecting Queensland’s Wildlife, focussing on koalas, and best management practices to minimise the impact of development and human activities on our furry friends. (19 attendees) April 2014 Technical seminar “Understanding the new international standards for EMS and WH&S”. The world’s most popular environmental management system standard, ISO 14001 and Student Award winner – Allister Gaffney a new standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, ISO 45001, were the topics for this seminar. The information was presented by Wayne Hickey, an experienced environmental practitioner and certified auditor. (32 attendees) May 2014 Technical seminar “Wind Power the Myths and the Facts”, held with the Electrical Branch and ITEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Joe Hallenstein, Project Development Manager at RATCH-Australia Corporation gave a great presentation outlining the myths and the facts about electricity from wind generators. (25 attendees) June 2014 Technical seminar “Community Impacts of Coal Seam Gas”. Dr Vikki Uhlmann, who is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Manager at the Centre for Social Responsibility Student Night held at Giffith University in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute UQ outlined the Cumulative Socioeconomic Impacts research project, which is examining the impacts, both positive and negative, of activities related to the development of coal seam gas in the Western Downs area of South TECHNOLOGISTS West Queensland. The project is exploring impact areas such as housing, employment and SUBCOMMITTEE business, education and training, community Chairperson: Andrew Leeson wellbeing and governance, while other related Secretary: Rahul Naidu research projects are examining impacts on Committee Members: Hari Krishnan, Bruce Potter, Rowan agriculture, water, health and community Goyns, Roy Kauppila, Steven Morris resilience. (45 attendees)

OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: The main role for Engineering Technologists Queensland (ETQ) is to gain wider recognition for its members within industry and the general community, and to create opportunities for Engineering Technologists to participate in activities which will lead to job enhancement and

42 greater recognition of their skills. To achieve this, Engineering Treasurer: Simon Weier Technologist volunteers work with the Division office and committees Committee Members: Thiru Aravinthan, Kimberely Davis, to arrange meetings and forums aimed at furthering the advantages Bradley Davis, Mainul Islam, Brian of Engineering Technologist membership within EA. In addition, Kenny & Silvio Calavini ETQ provide advice and support to the division office as well as divisional level committees and sub-committees on matters relating to Engineering Technologists. OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: The goal of the Toowoomba Regional Group this past year has been to focus on the four topics of: 1 – Leadership Influence, 2 - CPD, 3 – EVENT SUMMARY: Networking and 4 – Government Engagement / Public Consultation, The ETQ was involved in organising 4 events in 2013-2014 to fulfil which were identified as the four major items IEAust Members the group’s aims. The number of attendees at these events ranged flagged as providing value for money via a 2013 membership from 10 to about 45. survey. In addition to the usual technical seminars and site tours, the Toowoomba Regional Group also hosted a lunch as part of their Presidents’ Visit to pursue more government engagement. There KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: was also a larger initiative to source corporate sponsorship from ETQ continued to increase activity involved in organising activities at local engineering businesses has also been successful in increasing regular intervals as well as monthly committee meetings. the local groups’ budget which has stimulated a larger number of Committee involvement has continued to grow along with increased higher quality events and greater attendance from a larger audience. engagement with members. Different to the inherent purpose of the local groups, some different ETQ presented two (2) discussion papers to Division committee processes were adopted in the Toowoomba Regional Group (2013- relating to “Registration of Engineering Technologists” and 2014) in order to ease the work load per person whilst maintaining “Engineering Associates and Engineering Technologists Survey 2013” quality outputs. This was achieved through reducing the frequency and has worked closely with the Engineering Associate committee on of committee meetings to bi-monthly and by splitting the role of common goals. chair across two nominated ‘Co-Chairs’. The desired outcome of this strategy has worked particularly well and may therefore be adopted in subsequent years. TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: August 2013 Articulation Process & Options Workshop with presentations by Maurice Allen, Dr Eric SPONSORS: Hobson and Assoc Professor Lyn Brodie. (over Hutchison Builders, USQ and FKG. 40 attended) December 2013 Annual General Meeting, chaired by Hari EVENT SUMMARY: Krishnan. (10 attended) The group held 15 events in 2013-2014 financial year and the events April 2014 Articulation Presentation & Networking with were well attended. presentation by Dr Steven Goh and networking with members of NCETA and NCEAA. (over 30 attended) KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: June 2014 Queensland Professional Engineers 1. 15 Events held; Act Awareness for non-Engineers with - Historically, no events are held during December and presentation by Claire Murray and Andrew January. This means the Toowoomba Regional Group held Leeson. (over 40 attended) an average of 1.5 events per month, which is above the goal of 1 event per month. 2. Number of committee members; - As of the 2013 AGM in November, the committee had 10 members. - As part of a member recruitment email during July, the TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL GROUP committee increased to 15, with additional expressions of interest being received after having those additional five (5) Chairperson: Steven Goh and Brock Tomkins (Co- members attend the next meeting during August. Chairs) 3. Government Engagement Secretary: Waqar Butt

43 - The group liaised with Blake Harvey to coincide the September 2013 EA USQ Professional Lectures - Nadia Ives. President’s Visit with a lunch that involved the committee, As part of the EA USQ professional lecture Mayor Paul Antonio, Cr Carol Taylor, Cr John Gouldson, series, Nadia Ives – a Civil Engineer – was MP Trevor Watts, John Russell of RME and Michael Kemp interviewed by Dr Steven Goh on her career of Wagners. This time was used to - first and foremost - which started by graduating from USQ with discuss local issues, while touching on relevant state and Honours and the University Medal. With over nation-wide issues. 10 years’ experience, Nadia discussed her 4. Sponsorship; career in road infrastructure development, - Through initiatives early in the year, the group managed design and construction around South East to receive corporate sponsorship to the value of $2000 Queensland. Positions Nadia was involved from Hutchison Builders and FKG with USQ recognised in included Principal Drainage Engineer and as a sponsor from their continual provision of facilities Principal Construction and Maintenance for both the bi-monthly meetings and regularly as a venue Engineer at Toowoomba Regional Council. for events. At present, there is the potential for additional Nadia also discussed previous roles she had sponsorship from other local firms. undertaken in a range of government and private organisations in project management, Efficiency is another achievement the group has made the past year. investigation and planning, detailed design for Given the reduction in meetings to bi-monthly, more of an emphasis drainage infrastructure as well as contract and in email and mobile correspondence and the sharing of Chair network administration for a range of small to workload across two Co-Chairs, the group has managed to exceed large scale projects. their goals this year in the form of the above four points. EA USQ Professional Lectures – Ged Brennan. As part of the EA USQ Professional Lecture Series – Ged Brennan was interviewed on a TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: recent project he was involved with – the Kogan July 2013 NBN Presentation - Live Streaming USQ. Creek Solar Boost Project – which was a 30ha This event was a live streamed presentation / 44MW Solar Steam Generator (SSG) array on the national broadband which was hosted which was installed to complement the existing elsewhere. 750MW coal fired Kogan Power Plant. August 2013 FKG Tour of Gore HWY - Foamed Bitumen October 2013 Oakey Army / MRH Simulators This technical This was a site based tour hosted by FKG on site tour included the viewing, technical their Gore Highway project. The method of explanation and a limited firsthand experience road construction on this project was a foamed in the seat of the new MRH Simulator at the bitumen stabilised pavement, which is a method Oakey Army Aviation Base. This event was the Department of Transport and Main Roads organised through one of our committee has investigated more thoroughly in recent members involved with DMO. Some brief years for a number of reasons. The primary background on the simulators themselves: reason is that traditional stabilisation methods The Australian Defence Force was acquiring involve lime and cement which result in a rigid 47 MRH-90 Multi-Role Helicopters to replace pavement whereas research suggests that the Navy’s Sea King and the Army’s Black Hawk the flexible pavement resulting from foamed helicopters. The MRH-90 full-flight and mission bitumen stabilisation produces a longer design simulator (FFMS) allows instructors to present life and reduces maintenance costs. pilots with a wide range of operational training Oakey Power Station. This site tour was a scenarios such as flying in to remote bush joint initiative between the USQ Engineering landing sites, flying in formation with other Club (who organised the event) and EA who aircraft, and being safely exposed to complex registered it online to garner a greater interest emergency situations. The simulator allows and attendance. Owned by ERM power, the Army and Navy pilots to practise their skills in Oakey power station is a 332MW liquid and gas all flight regimes, day or night, and accurately fired open cycle power station. The asset is also reproduces the feel of the aircraft in flight. Given a peaking power station which only sees it used the level of approvals required for this particular for 5% of the year. event, it was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

44 November 2013 President’s Visit / AGM. The President’s visit April 2014 EA USQ Professional Lecture Series – Major during 2013 was once again combined with the Michael Shaw. Royal Australian Electrical and AGM which saw 2013 QLD Division president Mechanical Engineers - Major Michael Shaw Simon Orton and Qld Managing Director Ian is an Aeronautical Engineering graduate of the McEwan in attendance. The event was held at Australian Defence Force Academy specialising the Middle Ridge Golf Club in Toowoomba. in helicopters and UAVs. Major Shaw provided a presentation on his career since graduating February 2014 Bus Tour of Toowoomba Range. As part of 14 years ago, which has mostly consisted the large amount of interest surrounding the of working on the Black Hawk aircraft as a safety upgrade of the Toowoomba Range, the maintenance engineer in charge of over 100 Toowoomba Local Group organised a site personnel. The pinnacle of this role for Major tour of the works being done on the range. Shaw was to support Special Forces units and The Department of Transport and Main Roads the high readiness challenges that it provided. deliverables for this project included: When not at aviation units he worked as a o 1.2km of eastbound section realigned with a design engineer within both the Black Hawk and new road built (up to 7m higher in one section). MRH90 Systems Program Offices. o Remediation of unstable slopes in sections eChartered Workshop with Mike Garrett. Mike o Installation of rock and concrete protection Garrett (QLD Division) delivered a presentation o Installation of two new truck and safety ramps on eChartered and the pathways for attainment o Reopening Stevenson street access discussing Chartered Status, RPEQ and NPER. o Upgrade of pavement, culvert and drains. As part of this presentation Mike made clear the benefits and advantages of becoming a March 2014 Engineering Student Welcome BBQ plus professional engineer with Chartered Status Careers and Mentoring. This night had a focus such as the recognition by both local and select on social networking and careers which saw international governments, industry and the a number of presentations on careers and general public. Mikes extensive presentation mentoring organised by the USQ Career Hub. worked through the various competencies an engineer is required to satisfy and the individual requirements of each competency in order to acquire CPEng status. Outer Circulating Road Project Tour. Toowoomba Regional Council received $45 million from the Queensland Government’s Royalties for the Regions initiative to design and construct the missing link in the Outer Circulating Road (OCR) Project. The OCR consists of a network of roads forming a loop around Toowoomba’s City centre improving traffic efficiency both in and around the CBD area. It includes Herries Street, Clifford Street, Russell Street, Chalk Drive and Hume Street. With Herries, Hume, Chalk and Hume Street essentially complete, the major item of work that remained was to connect Chalk Drive to Victoria Street which was the primary goal of this project. The funding has been committed to the new four-lane sub-arterial road extending Victoria Street from Russell Street through Queensland Rail land to connect with the

45 Chalk Drive/Ruthven Street intersection, May 2014 EA USQ Professional Lecture Series – Banard. including a major three-span bridge over the Barnard was interviewed by Dr Steven Goh. As confluence of West and East creeks, intersection a recent graduate mechanical engineer from upgrade and upgrade of the existing Russell USQ, Banard currently works for BHP Billiton Street drainage structure. Improved level of Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), Goonyella Riverside flood mitigation is a major component of the Mine. Barnard completed school in 2006, in project. Toowoomba and starting working for Wagners. EA USQ Professional Lecture Series - Gerard After attempts at studying chemical and civil Duffy, Process Control, Tech and Innovation engineering, he started mechanical engineering. - Rio Tinto. Gerrard has a Bachelor of He completed his engineering degree in Engineering majoring in Computer Systems, a November 2013. His engineering career started Bachelor of Business majoring in Information with Wagners Composite Fibre Technologies as Technology Management, a Bachelor of a part-time research and development engineer. Engineering majoring in Instrumentation and After Wagners, Barnard started his placement Control and is currently a PhD Candidate with BMA. Banard presentation was thoroughly in the area of Advanced Process Control at enjoyed by all attendees. Griffith University. He is a Chartered Engineer Bus Tour and Presentation of Brisbane West of Australia and a Registered Professional Wellcamp Airport. A tour of the Wellcamp Engineer of Queensland. He is also on the Airport was organised for the month of May in National Professional Engineers Registration of 2014. At the time, this project was on track to General Practice and a Member of the Electrical be operational in the third quarter of 2014. This and Information Telecommunications and jet-capable public airport will be available for Electronics Engineering Colleges of Engineers regular passenger services, charter flights, fly Australia. Gerrard has 11 years experience in in fly out and airfreight services. Wellcamp is the design, simulation and implementation of designed to cater for large jets up to 747 size, advanced process control applications, which allowing for even the largest of air freight into aim to improve and sustain the operational and out of the region. It is the first greenfield objectives of mineral processing plants within public airport built since Tullamarine over the Rio Tinto business. His experience also 47 years ago, and is the first privately built extends to unit and machine control including public airport in Australia. It is available for Grinding Mills (AG, SAG and Ball Mills), regular passenger services (RPT) with a runway Travelling Machines (Stackers, Reclaimers, measuring 2.87km long x 45m wide (Code E) Shiploaders and Ship-unloaders), Specialty and has a 3 day fog likelihood per year. It is Drive Applications and Generating Machines. ideally located to service the Brisbane West Gerrad’s commodity experience spans alumina, through to the Darling Downs and Surat Basin. coal, copper, bauxite and power generation. QLD Division Presidents Visit + Lunch with Gerrards presentation was very interesting. local Councillors and MPs. An initiative organised in conjunction with the local committee and the QLD President Blake Harvey was to coincide the President’s Visit with a lunch at which we invited the mayor and a number of councillors and MPs. Excluding the committee, the attendees included Mayor Paul Antonio, Cr Carol Taylor, Cr John Gouldson, MP Trevor Watts, John Russell of RME and Michael Kemp of Wagners. This time was used as effectively as possible to discuss local issues, while touching on relevant state and nation-wide issues.

46 The four main points the local group thought Cook University, Townsville City Council and local industry as well as prudent to discuss were: a number of non-technical events. 1. Awareness of EA – greatest asset are our members – source of free and unbiased technical opinions from EVENT SUMMARY: diverse disciplines In following our Strategic Plan, the Townsville Regional Group has 2. Recent projects and updates – Range provided fewer, but higher quality Professional Opportunities in reconstruction, Toowoomba second this region. This year has a healthy number of members and non- range crossing, Wellcamp airport, members attending our events, as a result of a clear message from our Inland rail, Inner city development. members that CPD and professional development opportunities are 3. Emphasis on Boom Bust Cycle - the valued most. need to address this at all levels of governments in terms of planning and funding. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: 4. Regionalisation / Materials Key achievements for our group this year was the continued Procurement – Social and economic implementation of our Strategic Plan, involvement with local industry value in sourcing engineering and engagement with the local media. The Strategic Plan has helped services locally. grow the scope of our involvement in local industry and sets a clear - Whilst not all of these points were direction for the growth and future of the group. Our second key able to be discussed in depth, the achievement was our continued involved in the consultation process first two points were able to be with the development of the New City Plan and Priority Infrastructure conveyed quite well. Plan for the Townsville Region. This is the first time in many years we have had this opportunity and it is seen as an important stepping stone in building the profile of Engineers Australia and the profession in our region. We are aiming to grow our media engagement in the 2014-15 year in an effort to promote awareness of the engineering profession in our TOWNSVILLE REGIONAL GROUP communities.

Chairperson: Greg Elkins TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: Secretary: Carson Care Treasurer: Don McPhail July 2013 Annual Golf Day. 2013 Townsville Regional Committee Members: Glenn Stephens, Bill Hutton, Tara-Lee Group Annual Golf Day was held at Rowes MacArthur, Andrew Turnour, Stephen Bay Golf Club, and provided an excellent Adam, Dion Savage, Esther Bank, opportunity for networking. Shani Boag, Andrew Fraser, Ryan eChartered Seminar. The Townsville Regional McKenzie, Darron Irwin, Simon Group hosted a presentation by Engineers Hickey, Tony Williams, Brenda Ford, Australia National Assessor John Reid, to Erwin Van Wyk, Brooke Veliscek, educate local engineers and students the Tamara Cusack changes to the Stage 2 competency standards and process. August 2013 JCU Open Day. This event was an opportunity OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: for the Townsville Regional Group to promote The Townsville Regional Group aims to provide Continuing awareness of Engineers Australia to students Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and professional and their parents, as well as provide practical support for our membership base. This year we extended our guidance as to what type of work engineers do influence by engaging heavily with James Cook University and local to prospective students. Industry, as well as initial engagements with local media. With around October 2013 CN Barton Medal. This event was held at JCU 1100 members in the greater Townsville region, the Townsville and is a celebration of the best final-year thesis Regional Group aims to enhance the professional development and from engineering students of all disciplines. opportunities of our membership through technical site visits and presentations, networking opportunities, engagement with James

47 November 2013 Northern Engineering Conference. This traffic/ transport matters, providing comment on reports, policies conference was themed “Infrastructure, and documents prepared by other organisations that are relevant to Innovation and Risk” and had a host of highly the traffic and transport industry, improving and encouraging links sought-after presenters including local and state with other associated professions and developing the knowledge and MPs and experts in their fields. The conference expertise in the industry through assistance with continuing education was very well received by the 125 attendees. and training. Our mission is to provide leadership, influence and Northern Engineering Excellence Awards. Event support to improve the quality and sustainability of the Australian was held in conjunction with the Northern transport system. We aim to influence government policy, promote Engineering Conference and showcased a excellence in transport systems analysis techniques and education, number of remarkable engineering projects and provide expert guidance to Engineers Australia members and others, people within our region. encourage informed debate on transport issues, provide direction to research and investigation, and communicate with state panels/ December 2013 Annual General Meeting. Townsville Regional branches and other stakeholders on transport issues. Group AGM was held at the Townsville Yacht Club. April 2014 Site Visit cancelled postponed due to Cyclone SPONSORS: Ita. AECOM, GTA Consultants, and SKM May 2014 Lavarack Base Site Visit. A site visit was held at Lavarack Barracks to inspect the developments of the military base by the Department of EVENT SUMMARY: Defence. An excellent visit with 19 attendees Transport Panel organised 8 technical presentations / seminars and a delivering 57 hours of CPD. workshop in 2013-14, with an average number of attendees 45. Port of Townsville Technical Presentation and Site Visit. Eminent Speaker Professor Rob Melchers delivered a fantastic presentation KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: on predicting the life of concrete and steel Transport Panel met with the Director General of the Department of structures in marine environments, followed by Transport and Main Roads on three occasions, September 2013, a site visit to see the challenges and outcomes December 2013 and June 2014. These regular meetings help the of the Townsville Port Inner Harbour Expansion Panel achieve key goals, including influencing transport policy and (TPIX). (30 attendees received a total of 90 hour supporting industry including soft issues e.g. Young Engineers and of CPD) Women in Engineering.

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: August 2013 TMR Strategic Framework with Jim Groves. TRANPSORT PANEL Jim presented an outline of the new Strategic Framework being applied within the QLD Chairperson: Paul Gottke DTMR to focus on delivering efficient, reliable, Secretary: Satyam Thakar integrated and safe outcomes. (45 attendees) Treasurer: Tanya Moran Committee Members: Chris Warnock, Chris Woodgate, Edward Chung, Gerard Reardon, Jaco Van Den Berg, Julie McEvoy, Richard Jones, Shalendra Ram, Shane Healey, Steve Williams, Terry Rossitto

OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: It is our vision and mission that the Transport Panel be respected and understood as the peak body within the traffic and transport engineering industry for providing technical advice on traffic/ transport matters, developing appropriate policies for these matters in association with Engineers Australia, providing comments on local

48 September 2013 EA TP Student Evening Presentations with February 2014 Jellyfish - Open Source Platform for Multi- Dr Brian Lee and 2 students. Brian presented Model Transport Operations with Dr. Marc an Observation of the Bus Ridership in the Miska. Marc presented Smart Transport aftermath of the 2011 Floods in Southeast Research Centre’s single point of truth data Queensland, whereas Erin Peek and Mr R management approach for transport and has Abbott-Jard (Michael) presented through final implemented it in a tool called Jellyfish. The year presentations. (20 attendees)” tool aims to support modellers, analysts, “Getting Bang for your Buck with 4 planners, and policy makers to access a speakers in association with PedBikeTrans. holistic view of the entire transport network Various Speakers from Local Govt., Private from a macroscopic planning level, down to a Consultancies and Academics showcased their microscopic operations level. (40 attendees). view on designing, funding and maximising the May 2014 DTMR Update on Policy, Planning and use of footpath and cycleway infrastructure in a Investment Division with Matthew Longland. workshop, followed by a panel discussion. (30 Matt provided an update on the activities of attendees) Policy, Planning and Investment Division October 2013 Research on Low Cost Level Crossing including focus of programs such as SPP and Protection with Dr. Chris Wullems in QTRIP for the upcoming financial year. association with RTSA. Chris presented issues that had been encountered to date in developing a safety argument in support of low-cost level crossing warning devices. (60 attendees). The Story of U-Boat U-534, and the Future Direction of Department of Transport and Main Roads WATER PANEL with Neil Scales. Neil presented a restoration Chairperson: Anthony Gaffney project undertaken by Merseytravel, the story Vice Chair: Robert McGlinn of U-boat U-534. Neil also presented the future Secretary: Franz Jacobsen direction of TMR and a way forward including Treasurer: Lisa Holden focus on QLD Plan. (50 attendees) Committee Members: Blake Boulton, Matthew Briody, November 2013 Planning for Operations (P4O) with Kelvin Suzanne Burrow, David Callaghan, Marett and Lachlan Faulkner. Kelvin and Steve Clark, Ricker Feril, Martin Lachlan presented the new initiative of optimum Jacobs, Franz Jacobsen, Tallulah benefits for a multi corridor transport network Kaegi, Robert Kijak, Kuhan Kuhanesan based on traffic composition, land use and Robert McGlinn, Toby McGrath, Lisa network wide corridor approach as proposed Pollard, Achut Singh, Brad Tite, by VICRoads’ SmartRoads initiative, and a case Ashleigh Liam Tomkins, Carl Wallis, study. (45 attendees). AGM Meeting. Bill Weeks December 2013 QLD’s Future Infrastructure with Neil Scales and Russel Smith in association with EA Qld Division. Neil presented a future potential OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: infrastructure project Underground Bus and The Queensland Water Panel consists of a voluntary group of Train, whereas Russell Smith presented on Members and Observers who meet regularly to organise technical the proposed inland freight link and how the presentations, workshops and symposiums related to the field of associated Port of Brisbane rail tunnel will grow water engineering. The format and content of the well-established and change their operations. symposium series has been developed to encourage a forum of active participation for the sharing of new technologies, ideas, practices, information and contacts.

EVENT SUMMARY: The Water Panel organised ten (10) Informative and topical technical sessions with an average attendance of 46. The Water Panel also

49 assisted with the planning of an International Conference, the IAHR February 2014 HydroNET, Leanne Reichard & Steve Clark, 5th International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures. This presentation provided an overview of HydroNET portal and experience, the experience of implementation of water, food KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: and climate related applications. (31 attendees) In addition to the events organised by the Water Panel, the Panel March 2014 A Monte Carlo Framework for the Brisbane contributed to the community by providing expert feedback on studies River Catchment Flood Study Brisbane and future policy provided by the Queensland Government. The Flooding, The State of Queensland, Australia, planning of events was coordinated by monthly committee meetings initiated a comprehensive hydrologic with an average attendance of approximately 6 members. The overall assessment as part of the Brisbane River number of committee members consists of 18 people. Catchment Flood Study in response to the devastating floods in January 2011 and subsequent recommendations of the TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry. July 2013 Fitzgibbon Chase: Integrated Water The goal of the study is to produce a set of Management in a new urban precinct, Chris competing methods for estimating design Tanner, Alan Hoban, an overview of the floods in the Brisbane River catchment. One of technical aspects of the Fitzgibbon Chase the proposed methods is based on Monte Carlo scheme, explore the collaborations that helped Simulations (MCS), Don Carroll & Rob Ayre. bring the idea to fruition, and discuss how (120 attendees) the regulatory and governance challenges are April 2014 At-site Flood Frequency Analysis using a being addressed. (23 attendees) Bayesian Framework: Practical considerations, August 2013 Emergency Action Planning for Referable Prof. George Kuczera of the University of New Dams, Kevin Bartlett & Hari Khadka, A South Wales and BMT WBM’s Phil Pedruco. description of the recent legislative changes The talk covered the theory and background that capture emergency action planning of the Bayesian framework as incorporated for referable dams, including the need for into TUFLOW Flike with a focus on the recent appropriate guidance for dam owners and will developments. (8 attendees) discuss how DEWS have approached dealing May 2014 A Practical Design-Making tool for Mine site with the upcoming requirement for approval of Water Management, Scott Diggles and Stuart EAPs.(36 attendees) Richie - Rio Tinto Coal Australia, To assist with September 2013 Are we adequately prepared for the next the management of surface water at their coal major drought or flood? Dr Wai-Tong Wong, mining operations in QLD and NSW, Rio Tinto Identification of the key issues and challenges Coal Australia has developed and implemented for engineers and policy makers, explore a new inventory target and status monitoring potential solutions and also challenge some of and reporting approach. This approach is our conventional thinking. (54 attendees) risk-based, with targets developed based on November 2013 Gulf of Carpentaria Storm Tide and Inundation outcomes from the representative site water Study. Dr Bruce Harper, A description of the management models (currently using the Gulf of Carpentaria Storm Tide and Inundation OPSIM platform). (48 attendees) Study which involved statistical analysis June 2014 Provided planning input for the IAHR 5th of simulated ocean water levels (based on International Symposium on Hydraulic atmospheric, hydrodynamic and spectral Structures Brisbane, 25-27 June 2014. wave modelling). Jointly Hosted with ASCE. Science & Policy of Environmental Flows to the Colorado River Delta, Karl W. Flessa, Twenty years of research by US and Mexican scientists have documented both habitat loss and prescribed the flows needed for restoration. (65 attendees)

50 WOMEN IN ENGINEERING TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: July 2013 WIE/AGS Joint Technical Evening featuring 4 Chairperson: Kate Brand; Jessica Holz (Vice Chair) prominent female engineers. (65 attendees) Secretary: Natasha Parker WIEQ AGM. (20 attendees) Treasurer: Jen Charlesworth August 2013 WIE Annual Engineering Week trivia night at Era. Committee Members: Nicole Tucker, Nicole Borkowsky, (60 attendees) Rachel Harch, Samantha Kerr, Anna September 2013 Dress for the Job you want with David Lawrence Liu, Zoee Shelley, Azam Zeinalzadeh; – a special members only event to show the Catherine Morris; Jo Kirby; Lorena ultimate work wardrobe and dress for the Flemming success you want. (25 attendees) October 2013 Leading the Way Annual WIE Breakfast with OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Catherine Tanna, BG QGC at the Stamford Plaza. (120 attendees) Women in Engineering Queensland (WIEQ) has a mission to “Attract, Retain, Support and Celebrate” women in, and into, the engineering November 2013 Professional Development Seminar and profession. Approximately 12% of Engineers Australia’s members Networking Evening are female with very few females represented at the grade of Fellow. Quality Communication: Key to Increased The long term objective of WIE is to see higher representation of Productivity & Performance with Irena Yashin- women not only entering the industry, but remaining in the industry to Shaw. (45 attendees) become the senior leaders of engineering in Australia. February 2014 WIE 2014 launch evening at “The Bearded Lady”. (80 attendees) March 2014 International Women’s Day “learn to play golf SPONSORS: afternoon”, an annual opportunity to learn to GeoSynergy, QGC and event sponsors play golf with professional coaches in a friendly environment. (20 attendees) Leading Women in Engineering Part 1 – EVENT SUMMARY: networking seminar; hosted by Taylor Francis. WIEQ hosted 12 formal events and a range of informal networking (45 attendees) opportunities with an audience of approximately 600 people in total. April 2014 Dress for the Job you want with David Lawrence, This year, building on previous year’s efforts, an additional 6 events Autumn Winter 2014 special. (30 attendees) were held across the state including Emerald, Mackay and Gladstone in conjunction with the local divisions and the Women in Mining and May 2014 Leading Women in Engineering Part 2 – Goal Resources Qld group. Setting workshops; an opportunity to clarify Regular events including the monthly SOS sessions attracted and articulate your goals career and leadership speakers from across SEQ and also Sydney providing a regular goals in small group environment. With Taylor attendance of 15 adults and many, many children. Francis. (20 attendees ) Communication in Crisis breakfast with Amanda Newberry (co- hosted with CELM). KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: A key achievement of WIEQ during 2013-14 has been the continual building of regional support networks to host and organise events for their audience. Following on from the strategic plan formulated in 2012, WIEQ have focused on efforts to increase retention in engineering through events aimed at midcareer and senior engineers, along with those already out of the engineering workforce. Key focuses for the coming year include additional co-hosted events, further emphasis on attracting senior engineers to WIE events and retaining engineers at all levels.

51 Contracting, Orica Yarwun, Powerlink, Santos GLNG, Jacobs, Tattersalls, VISIS

EVENT SUMMARY: Our events were very well attended (30-180 attendees depending on the type of event) throughout the year. Our focus has been on delivering better quality events, and value to our members.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Our successful year has largely been due to the outstanding committee. Each active member has generously given their time and ingenuity to create successful events & partnerships.

Networking at the Limes Rooftop Hotel WIEQ committee with Catherine Tanna, Chairperson BG Group Australia

YOUNG ENGINEERS

Chairperson: Alexandra Kelly Secretary: Ian Pham Treasurer: Chris Leaman Committee Members: Antonia Niaga, Akash Badiani, Bernadette Miller-Greenman, Brianna Towers, Casey Milburn, Clinton Glanville, Jess Peters, Jordan Wan, Elizabeth Keogh, Lauren Best, Robert Goedecke, Roxanne Wittemeier, Steven Lowry, Trang Pham

OVERVIEW/AIM OF GROUP: Young Engineers Australia Queensland aims to foster professional development, networking and mentoring of engineers under 35 years throughout the state. Our four particular goals for 2014 are: to provide continuing professional development activities, to strengthen YEAQ partnerships and connectivity of members & industry friends, to improve engineering literacy in the community and to champion creativity & innovation in engineering.

Brown Consulting attendees: Matt Hill, Andrew Ngo, SPONSORS: Alexandra Kelly & Ian Pham Aecom, Arrow Energy, Arup, Brown Consulting, Cardno, Defence Force Recruiting, Fisher Adams Kelly, GPT Group, McCosker

52 TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: April 2014 “Graduate Transition Panel” AECOM’s August 2013 “YEAQ Gala Ball” with Leigh Graham MIEAust inspirational offices in Fortitude Valley provided CPEng, Queensland Young Engineer of the the perfect venue to explore the issues faced by Year and Andrew Leeson TMIEAust CEngT, graduates during the first years of their career. Queensland Young Engineering Technologist Attracting around 80 recent graduates and of the Year. “YEAQ Speed Networking” hosted students, the event was successful in delivering by June Dally-Watkins, the event consisted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of 2 rounds of one on one speed networking, hours as well as facilitating networking and interspersed with informative and insightful bringing together young engineers in the South lessons from the director of JDW. East Queensland region. Excellent discussion November 2013 “Trivia Night and Annual General Meeting was led by our panel: Chris Leaman (KBR), Christmas Party” A record of eleven teams Florian Hitinger (Golders), Rosanna Sanderson fought it out over trivia, with committee elections (AECOM), Romnick De Los Ama (John Holland), held in between rounds. Approximately 120 Glen Edwards (GHD). The event was hugely young engineers enjoyed a fun (and productive!) successful. “Gladstone Networking Event” with evening as we welcomed our new 2014 Jon Barden, Orica Yarwun Site General Manager. committee members. Approximately 40 attendees represented a cross- section of the Gladstone engineering industry. February 2014 “YEAQ 2014 Launch Event” About 180 Jon provided some excellent, practical advice engineers and young professionals converged on how young engineers can utilise models and on Limes Rooftop to launch the 2014 YEAQ frameworks to help build an understanding of events program. Attendees included new our environment and to realise solutions. Jon committee members, government, defence, and encouraged young engineers to be reflective consulting engineers, students, a few architects of our own careers and our surroundings; ask & economists, previous past YEAQ Chairs, questions and seek to understand; work towards and sponsors. The event continued into the becoming Chartered Professional Engineers; evening with some delicious food, networking and finally, to own our successes and proudly and mingling with old friends. There was also acknowledge the good work we do. a live feed of Instagram photos, hashtagged with #yeaq. It was a very relaxed and enjoyable May 2014 “Comedy Debate” The annual Young Engineers atmosphere. vs Young Lawyers Comedy was this year held at the Tattersall’s Club in Brisbane CBD. Building March 2014 “Engineering Industry Insights”. In place of on the success of the last four years, the event the careers expo, Engineers Australia hosted a sold out with over 250 people. The topic for seminar aimed at giving students useful insights the evening was: “there are more lawyers in into work. YEAQ members Antonia Niaga and heaven than engineers”. The ensuing battle saw Jordan Wan MC’d the proceedings, which the engineers come out on top for the first time covered topics including resume writing and since 2011! job application skills, career progression and becoming chartered.

Relaxed networking over drinks & nibbles before the A packed audience at the Comedy Debate Graduate Transition Panel

53 June 2014 “CCC Panel: Managing the Relationship between Client, Consultant and Construction Contractor” with Ian Ainsworth, Principal and Design Leader of One One One Eagle Street Pier. This informative style event attracted 100 engineers & planners. The evening began with an enlightening presentation from Ian on the engineering marvels of One One One. An engaging and insightful discussion followed amongst our panellists and industry leaders: Guy Dugdale (Manager – Weipa Project Networking after the panel discussion in the Audience engagement at the Graduate Delivery Hub – Rio Tinto), Henry Unwin expanse of the vacant level space, at One One Transition Panel Gladstone networking event (Regional Design Leader - Laing O’Rourke One Eagle Street strengthening ties in regional areas Australia), Sheila Fennell (Business Leader Urban Transport - Interfleet Technology), and Leigh Graham (Young Engineer of the Year and National Engineering Manager - AE Smith & Son). Audience discussion was really strong, with many great questions from attendees on the roaming mic. Hosting the event in the expanse of an entire vacant floor of One One One was a rare and challenging opportunity. A lot of work went on behind the scenes by dedicated committee members.

Committee member Antonia Niaga ... & delicious nibbles

YEAQ Treasurer Chris Leaman presenting at A winning rebuttal: Engineers demolishing the Graduate Transition Panel the lawyer’s defence

The YEAQ Committee with some of our industry friends at the Client, Consultant and Construction Contractor Panel Discussion Event

54 Engineers Australia Queensland Division would like to take this opportunity to thank all contributors to this report.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all the staff in the Queensland Division Office.

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