IPWEA NSW 2014 Conference An Engineering Toolbox 15th – 17th October 2014 | Novotel Coffs Harbour Pacific Bay Resort
Platinum Partner: Gold Partner: WELCOME TO THE IPWEA NSW 2014 CONFERENCE Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th October 2014
‘An Engineering Toolbox’
Our Industry continues to evolve. A special welcome to In a continuing changing and challenging environment elected representatives there is also a need for us to focus on BAU – business who are attending to Table of Contents as usual – and that’s why this year we are putting listen and learn from the our conference focus on giving you the knowledge, informative technical information and in some cases the skills to do your day papers. to day job. We want you to hear from your colleagues. It is critical that Welcome...... 3 What have been the outstanding successes of the year Council staff share this and what have been the really difficult obstacles that opportunity to learn more General Information...... 4 your fellow engineers have faced and overcome – or about all aspects of our Venue Floor Plan...... 5 not. industry. We want to We welcome you to the IPWEA NSW Division, 2014 increase their numbers Social Program...... 6 Annual Conference. so please ensure you go back to your own council with stories and knowledge IPWEA Conference Program...... 7 The 2014 Conference brings together the Road Safety and encourage their attendance at future conferences. Officers Forum, the Water Directorate Forum and Breakout Sessions (Thursday)...... 14 the NSW Forum into one integrated program. Our We also welcome our younger members and those who see their future career paths in Public Works Breakout Sessions (Friday)...... 38 extensive program, also available on your mobile app, has a number of streams ensuring you can choose Engineering. Use this opportunity to network and Plenary...... 61 what is most relevant to you currently and what you learn from the experiences of your fellow members. think you might need or want to know for the future. Perhaps even identify a mentor from amongst our Sponsors Contact Details...... 65 delegates, someone you can stay in touch with who The streams include: will be a sounding board for you as you progress in Sponsors...... 75 • Technology your engineering career. • Road Safety Most importantly the Conference will once again • For the first time Poster Presentations celebrate excellence in Public Works at the • Roads Engineering Excellence Awards Dinner. The Excellence • Water Awards is an opportunity for the unsung heroes in our industry to shine. We will hear about truly inspirational • Air and innovative projects and the people that design, • Pools develop and make them happen in our communities. • Study Tours Our fellow members and their employer organisations • Infrastructure will celebrate the outstanding achievements of the • Doing it Better year in twelve categories. We will also join together to CONFERENCE MUST DO’S! honour those who have served our association, their In addition to bringing our IPWEA members from • Join the conversation on #IPWEA2014 wonderful commitment and the energy motivating across metropolitan, regional and Rural NSW them to support, nurture and drive IPWEA NSW. • Download the IPWEA Events App together to network and share ideas, experiences and innovations, we are also delighted to once again In the spirit of innovation, you will be able to interact welcome our Platinum Partner, CJD Equipment whose via our mobile app with speakers and exhibitors and support is invaluable to us in making this event navigate and build your own personal program. happen. All our conference partners are industry On behalf of all of the wonderful people who make up leaders and they are making themselves and their the NSW IPWEA Board and Staff, we welcome you all organisations available to you in the Exhibition Area. to the 2014, IPWEA NSW Conference in Coffs Harbour. This is your chance to build ongoing relationships and to increase your awareness of the latest products and Bill Woodcock Conference Portfolio Director Printed on Monza Gloss – 55% recycled and 45% FSC paper stock. services in our marketplace. (ecoDesign ecoPrint FSC Cert no. QMI-COC-001113)
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VENUE NAME BADGES Please note all meal breaks will be served in the Exhibition Area where the exhibitors are situated. For any information please visit the registration desk located outside the Exhibition Area. Novotel Coffs Harbour Pacific Bay Resort Each delegate will receive a name badge upon Cnr Pacific highway and Bay Drive, Coffs Harbour registration which should be worn to obtain access to NSW 2450 all sessions. Your name badge should also be worn to T: (02) 6659 7000 all social functions.
W: www.novotel.com.au THE REEF ROOM LOBBY ENTRY EXHIBITION AREA ISLAND COURT REGISTRATION MARINA HARBOUR JETTY (COURTYARD) The Exhibition Area is located outside the Reef Room The registration desk is located outside the Reef Room RECEPTION Operating hours: th Operating hours: Thursday 16 October 8.00am to 5.00pm PRE-FUNCTION AREA Wednesday 15th October 4.00pm to 6.00pm Friday 17th October 8.00am to 3.00pm th TOILETS TOILETS Thursday 16 October 8.00am to 4.00pm BOARD EMERALD BEACHES ROOM Friday 17th October 8.30am to 3.00pm This year we welcome the following partners: 1 CJD EQUIPMENT, COMPLETE, BP BITUMEN, LOCAL SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL BOARD BOARD ROOM ROOM GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS, DIAL BEFORE YOU 3 2 SPEAKERS READY ROOM DIG, FULTON HORGAN INDUSTRIES PTY LTD, CYNDAN DECK ENTRY The Speakers Ready Room will be located in CHEMICALS, SUPERSEALING, STABILISED PAVEMENTS OF AUSTRALIA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, Boardroom 1 SESSION LOCATIONS WAGNERS CFT MANUFACTURING GROUP, DELNORTH, An audio visual technician will be available to give ARRB Group, IBAK AUSTRALIA and McMULLEN Technology in Engineering – Thursday morning ...... Jetty & Harbour Room speakers assistance. NOLAN Road Safety – Making a Difference – Thursday morning...... Marina Room Please take the time to look at the exhibition displays Engineering Innovation – Thursday early afternoon...... Jetty & Harbour Room and speak with the representatives. Best practice and Management – Thursday early afternoon...... Marina Room Engineering beyond our Borders – Thursday early afternoon...... Boardroom 2 Can we do it better? – Thursday late afternoon...... Jetty & Harbour Room Projects Great and Small – Thursday late afternoon...... Marina Room Young Engineers Showcase – Thursday late afternoon...... Boardroom 2 Road Innovations – Friday morning...... Jetty & Harbour Room Conference Committee Regional Airports – Friday morning...... Marina Room Greg Moran President, IPWEA NSW Division Water Solutions – Friday morning...... Boardroom 2 Bill Woodcock Conference Portfolio Director, IPWEA NSW Division Road Management – Friday mid morning...... Jetty & Harbour Room Geoff Metcalfe Conference Portfolio Director, IPWEA NSW Division John Roydhouse Chief Executive Officer, IPWEA NSW Division Storm water Management – Friday mid morning...... Marina Room Mick Savage Manager, IPWEA NSW Roads & Transport Directorate Aquatic Centres – Friday mid morning...... Boardroom 2 Dina Bonke Events and Partnership Manager, IPWEA NSW Division Plenary Presentation – Friday early afternoon...... Jetty & Harbour Room Carina Jakobsen Event Assistant, IPWEA NSW Division IPWEA Q&Q – Friday late afternoon...... Jetty & Harbour Room Keynote Address – Friday late afternoon...... Jetty & Harbour Room Closing Ceremony – Friday late afternoon...... Jetty & Harbour Room
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SITE TOUR Wednesday 15thOctober 2.00pm – 4.00pm Wednesday 15th October 2014 2:00pm – 4:00pm Site Tour th WELCOME RECEPTION Wednesday 15 October Meet at reception Spagnolos Road Storm water Detention Basin – a high A flood consequence category dam. Two completed 1:50pm. Bring boots basins and one under construction and the cutting edge early warning system for flooding. Exhibition Area 6.00pm – 8.00pm 4:00pm – 6:00pm Registration commences The President of the IPWEA NSW Division, Greg Moran, will welcome you to the IPWEA NSW 2014 Conference. 6:00pm – 8:00pm Welcome Reception Exhibition Area This welcome reception is a casual evening with delegates having the opportunity to network whilst enjoying Attire: Smart casual John Roydhouse, Chief Executive Officer, IPWEA NSW (House Keeping) canapés and drinks. Bill Woodcock, Events and Roads, Transport and Road Safety Director, IPWEA NSW Thursday 16th October 2014 8:00am – 9:00am Registration commences
9:00am – 9:15am Welcome & Opening Jetty & Harbour Room Greg Moran, President IPWEA (NSW) 9:15am – 10:30am Dr. Craig Emerson An economist’s and former politician’s guide to funding public infrastructure 10:30am – 11:00am Morning Tea Exhibition area Poster presentations 11:00am – 1:00pm Technology in Engineering Road Safety – Making a Difference Jetty & Harbour Room Marina Room ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS DINNER Thursday 16th August Chairs: 11:00am – 11:30am Matt Potter Iris Dorsett The Reef Room 6.30pm – 11.30pm Implementing mobile solution – blink mobile Kindy Kits The Gala Dinner will celebrate the Winners and the Highly Commended in each category of the IPWEA NSW 2014 11:30am – 12:00pm Bill Woodcock & Gordon Hooper Melanie Suitor & Jayne Bleechmore Engineering Excellence Awards. These awards promote and recognise excellence in Local Government and Public New technology for the collection of asset The ‘free cuppa for the driver’ scheme condition data Works. 12:00pm – 12:30pm Rod Eckels AAPA We will welcome Speaker Sebastian Terry and entertainment will be by Rowland Moye Entertainment. Achieving engineering accuracies using mobile AAPA strategies and positioning against laser scanning these objectives and planned future directions. 12:30pm – 1:00pm IPWEA NSW 2014 Jetty & Harbour Room Annual General Meeting 1:00pm – 2:00pm Lunch Exhibition area Poster presentations
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2:00pm – 3:30pm Engineering Innovation Best Practice and Management Engineering beyond our Borders Friday 17th October 2014 Jetty & Harbour Room Marina Room Boardroom 2 9:00am – 10:30am Road Innovations Regional Airports Water Solutions Chairs: Jetty & Harbour Room Marina Room Boardroom 2 2:00pm – 2:30pm Gary Pearse Ben Lawson Paul Gallagher Chairs: Environmental removal of oil Talking apples and apples about The overseas perspective on 9:00am – 9:30am Mick Raby Ross Ioakim David Sheipouri spills without damage to infrastructure local government engineering Searching for financial Christmas Island runway Planned maintenance infrastructure materials sustainability in road building resurfacing capabilities of ‘split stator’ 2:30pm – 3:00pm Peter Shields John Earls Greg Blaze progressive cavity pumps Alliance contracting – Asset stewardship – defining Transportable engineering skills 9:30am – 10:00am Trevor Distin Dave Steller Mike Brearley & Gary delivering differently asset ownership – Mogadishu to Maitland Development of long life Armidale Airport Woodman 3:00pm – 3:30pm Ian Grieves & Paul Knox Mike Brearley Iris Dorsett structural asphalt Sustainable solution for A new face, a new approach Writing successful grant Kitaku-Konnan-Kuiki critical infrastructure in a – Auburn Town Centre applications for infrastructure western NSW shire Redevelopment projects 10:00am – 10:30am John Lysenko Josh Devitt Simon Cassidy 3:30pm – 4:00pm Afternoon Tea Exhibition area Fibre Reinforced Seals – Crash and burn or learn to fly? Yass Dam upgrade Poster presentations a cost effective maintenance The Orange Airport update option for Local Government 4:00pm – 5:00pm Can we do it better? Projects Great and Small Young Engineers Showcase roads Jetty & Harbour Room Marina Room Boardroom 2 10:30am – 11:00am Morning Tea Exhibition area Chairs: Poster presentations 4:00pm – 4:30pm Anthony Ogle Hamish McLauchlan Will Barton 11:00am – 12:00pm Road Management Storm water Management Aquatic Centres Compliance – affordable? Waverly and Woollahra Young engineersof today: Jetty & Harbour Room Marina Room Boardroom 2 Sustainable? Right? Our administration and depot facility developing tomorrow’s leaders technical standards are failing – designing from the ground up Chairs: us and what we can do about it 11:00am – 11:30am Kylie Kerr & Renee McMillan Prof. James Ball Bill Twohill 4:30pm – 5:00pm Ben Lawson Rolly Lawford Panel Q&A Community consultation with Australian rain fall and runoff Grenfell Swimming Pool Why are we here? From little things, big things Young engineers of today: the heavy vehicle industry prosper developing tomorrow’s leaders 11:30am – 12:00pm Bernard Drum John Gould Stephen Johansson 6:30pm – 11:30pm Engineering Excellence Awards Dinner The Reef Room Retrofitting roundabouts to Adventures in storm water Moss Vale War Memorial Aquatic After dinner speaker Sebastian Terry – has a list of 100 things existing local road Centre – a new age of design to do before he dies intersections 6:30pm Pre dinner Drinks Exhibition area 12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch Exhibition area Poster presentations 7:30pm Dinner Attire: Formal Engineering Excellence Awards 1:00pm – 5:00pm Jetty & Harbour Room Business Suit or • Category 1: Design and Construction of a Local Government/Public Works Project 1:00pm – 1:45pm Terry Alford Black Tie Optional • Category 2: New or Improved Techniques including: Innovation and/or Introduction of Techniques or Innovative infrastructure maintenance delivery – preparing for the future Outstanding Management Initiatives or Outstanding Achievement in Asset Management 1:45pm – 2:30pm IPWEA Q&A, Forum Panel session • Category 3: Innovation in Water Supply and Wastewater An opportunity for delegates to bring forward issues, areas for discussion or concerns that IPWEA can • Category 4: Workplace Health and Safety assist with into the future. (Delegates will be encouraged to pre submit their questions, ideas, • Category 5: The Three R’s: Recovering, Recycling and Reusing Award discussion topics during the Conference) • Category 6: Excellence in Road Safety Engineering Moderated by John Roydhouse, Chief Executive Officer, IPWEA NSW • Category 7: Environmental Enhancement Project or Initiative IPWEA NSW Board Members • Category 8: Local Government Excellence in Road Safety Awards • Category 9: COMPLETE Multi-Disciplinary Project Management • Category 10: The David Abbott (Under 35) Award • Category 11: Public Works Leader of the Year
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2:30pm – 3:00pm Afternoon Tea Exhibition area Poster presentations 3:00pm – 4:00pm Keynote address Mr Andrew Fraser MP Member of the Legislative Assembly Member for Coffs Harbour Assistant Speaker Member of The Nationals 4:00pm – 4:30pm Closing Ceremony President IPWEA (NSW) Clr. Keith Rhoades AFSM President Local Government NSW
10 11 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Thursday 16th October 9.15am – 10.30am Jetty & Harbour Room
An economist’s and former politician’s guide to funding public infrastructure Presented by Dr. Craig Emerson
Craig Emerson is an In the first term of the previous Government, eminent economist Dr Emerson was Minister for Small Business and with almost 35 years Minister for Competition Policy. He led a COAG process experience in public of deregulating 27 areas of business regulation. policy, politics and public service. Dr Emerson was a Senior Adviser to Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Most recently, Dr Emerson was He has been a senior public servant, heading the Minister for Trade and Queensland Environment Department, the Southeast Competitiveness in the Queensland Transit Authority and managing the sale of Gillard Government. the Gladstone power station. He was also Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Dr Emerson’s early career was as Assistant Secretary Science and Research and Minister Assisting the Prime in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Minister on Asian Century Policy. Economic Adviser to Finance Minister Peter Walsh, and During this time, Dr Emerson initiated and oversaw an Economic Analyst at the United Nations. the preparation of the White Paper on Australia in the Dr. Emerson has a PhD in Economics from The Asian Century. He brokered an APEC agreement to Australian National University. He is also an Adjunct limit tariffs on 54 environmental goods to 5 per cent Professor within the College of Business at Victoria and he developed “new pathways” for re-starting the University Doha Round of global trade talks that led to an interim agreement in December, the first in 20 years. With his He is now Managing Director of Craig Emerson counterparts in the US and EU, Dr Emerson set up a Economics Pty Ltd, providing professional services to negotiation on trade in services that now includes 50 the business community. countries covering 70 per cent of global services trade.
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IMPLEMENTING MOBILE SOLUTIONS – BLINK MOBILE KINDY KITS Presented by Matt Potter, Water & Wastewater Systems Supervisor, Lismore City Council Presented by Iris Dorsett, Road Safety Officer, Bathurst Regional & Blayney Shire Councils
In an effort to improve efficiencies Lismore City The trial implementation has proven that mobile Kindy Kits is an example of a community road safety Author Biography Council has implemented a trial mobile solution within solutions can provide a valuable increase in operational project gaining strong support and working well. Iris Dorsett has been a the Water Mechanical / Electrical section. Mobile efficiency, and are invaluable in ensuring supervisors road safety officer since solutions were seen as a solution to a number of spend less time in the office completing paperwork, This project displays how to engage and deliver November 2005. issues, including duplication of data entry, improving and more time in the field with work teams. important road safety messages face to face to one of data accuracy, and ensuring appropriate data capture the youngest road user groups (kindergarten children) Professional and storage procedures. In addition to this, by having Author Biography to encourage and assist them to adopt life-long memberships include: Matt Potter is the Water field devices to complete forms, team leaders and positive road safety behaviours. & Wastewater Systems • Member of IPWEA supervisors can spend more time in the field with their Supervisor with Lismore During its eight years of successful implementation, NSW 2008-2014 teams, rather than in an office filling out and filing City Council. He has Kindy Kits has proven how to establish and consolidate • Associate Fellow paper forms. – 23 years electrical ongoing relationships with school communities, Australasian College The primary need of the system was flexibility, with the experience with extensive work collaboratively with other internal departments Road Safety 2008 – 2014 experience in the of Council, work collaboratively with community ability to customise and create different forms, transfer Iris holds qualifications in the fields of: plans and specifications to devices, and communicate water and wastewater organisations – all this while promoting and delivering with various other programs, in particular council’s industry. Diploma in the important messages of road safety and caring • Communications and Marketing for the environment to every kindergarten student document management system TRIM, and a number of Local Government • Project Management and their families in the Bathurst Regional Local different maintenance management systems. Operations and Diploma • Management of Management Government Area. It was determined that there were two main options – • Business Administration a fully customised, purpose built system for Lismore A: Lismore City Council • Special Education City Council, or a platform based mobile solution that PO Box 23A • Training & Assessment would be more flexible in the long-term, would work Lismore NSW 2480 • Aviation – Ground Control Management on any device, and provide the added advantage of E: [email protected] • and is a Justice of the Peace knowledge sharing between other councils moving T: 1300 87 83 87 down the same mobile solution path. Iris undertakes secondary employment as a TAFE teacher across several subject areas and in addition Lismore City Council has successfully implemented to this designs and delivers face to face educational a trial of the Acresta BlinkMobile solution within programs for Corrective Services. Iris also works the Water Mechanical/Electrical section. Council is on several community committees in Bathurst and currently commencing preparation for rollout across Blayney. other Roads, Park and Water sections, as well as other council sections interested in applications for Go Tigers! (NRL) Development Applications, health inspections etc. A: 158 Russell Street BATHURST NSW 2795 E: [email protected] T: 6333 6517
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‘FREE CUPPA FOR THE DRIVER’ SCHEME NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE COLLECTION OF ASSET CONDITION DATA Presented by Melanie Suitor, Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Presented by Bill Woodcock, General Manager Government and Business Services and Councils & Jayne Bleechmore, Road Safety Officer, Dubbo City, Gilgandra and Wellington Shire Councils Gordon Hooper, Senior Designer/Project Manager The ‘Free Cuppa for the Driver’ Scheme was developed at Council she has had The advent of ever-changing and more sophisticated Gordon Hooper is to raise awareness of the benefits of stopping and experience; dealing with the media, managing technology opportunities can be utilised to dramatically an enthusiastic and reviving on long journeys, even if the break was only to get a quick cuppa. projects, conducting improve productivity and to complete tasks that were experienced Design surveys, writing reports, unheard of a few years ago. This paper will provide Project Manager for The ‘Free Cuppa for the Driver’ Scheme was developed chairing meetings, advice and information on a number of Council case COMPLETE Urban with to complement the wonderful work of local Driver working with a range studies in which asset condition data was digitally a background in large Reviver sites who, due to volunteer numbers, are not of local stakeholders, acquired in the field and then linked to a database and and small infrastructure always able to open for the full school holiday period, hosting events and much overnight or every weekend. The Scheme sees a Geographical Information System including digital projects both in Australia more. She says it’s partnerships formed with local businesses who sell asset photographs – an integrated system and process and the UK. Gordon’s not very often that you tea/coffee and are open a variety of different trading have a job that touches is provided to more competently manage our assets. grounding as a surveyor hours. The participating businesses provide the free people’s lives. Assets included signage, street lights, parks assets has instilled in him the cuppas and the councils market the Scheme. and CPTED compliance. quality of strong attention Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils It’s a win for road safety as tired drivers will hopefully to detail, a quality that makes a good project into a E: [email protected] Author Biographies have a break and it’s a win for the local participating great project. T: 02 6861 2364 Bill Woodcock has businesses as they attract more customers – who usually buy something else along with their free cuppa. Jayne Bleechmore spent more than 40 At COMPLETE his responsibilities include all aspects of had previously worked years in the Local project management, client liaison, team management Since its inception in 2010, the ‘Free Cuppa for the for Dubbo City Council Government Industry and team design. Driver’ Scheme has continued to improve and grow for 12 years before having held various each year. More than 1,500 free cuppas have been commencing in Technical senior Engineering roles given away by almost 150 participating businesses in Services as Road Safety in Councils and in the more than 50 cities, towns and villages across Western Officer for Dubbo City, Private sector. Bill has NSW. Gilgandra Shire and Wellington Councils over particular interest in Phase four of the Scheme was operational across two years ago. Jayne 13 local government areas (Cabonne, Dubbo, process and this was has adapted to her role important while he was Forbes, Gilgandra, Gwydir, Lachlan, Lithgow, Moree with enthusiasm and the national Project Manager for AUS-SPEC. Working Plains, Narrabri, Orange, Parkes, Warrumbungle and passion and is proud to with teams and using his communication and people Wellington council areas) from March to May 2014. be able to help her three communities stay safe and skills has resulted in some very valuable outcomes Over the past four years, a range of improvements updated with road safety education. Having completed have been made to the Scheme’s registration process, for those working with Bill on a multitude of different her Bachelor of Media Communications degree as well administration and promotion. projects in a number of Councils. as having a Diploma of Business Administration, Jayne This paper will provide an overview of the evolution loves nothing more than communicating with her Bill intends to extend his influence in this area by and expansion of the Scheme as well as what’s locals, drilling into statistics and conducting research fine tuning the process on bigger and more exciting planned for the coming three years. in order to develop projects and events that will projects. improve the lifestyle and the safety of the people in her Author Biographies local government areas. Melanie Suitor has just clocked up 10 years as the A: 10 Regent Street, Chippendale Dubbo City Council E: [email protected] Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer for Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils. She loves the E: [email protected] T: 02 9282 9900 diversity of her role and knowing her work helps to T: (02) 6801 4931 make her local communities safer. During her time
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ACHIEVING ENGINEERING ACCURACIES USING MOBILE LASER SCANNING AAPA Presented by Rod Eckels, McMullen Nolan Group Presented by Dougall Broadfoot
McMullen Nolan Group has been involved with 3D Author Biographies The Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) preference for cricket Laser Scanning since its Australian inception in Rod Eckels is a is the peak body representing all parts of the flexible and baseball over his 2001. In 2009 MNG developed its own Mobile Laser surveyor who has pavement industry in Australia since 1969. The flexible studies. Scanning system for mapping road, rail, transmission specialised in high pavement industry is a broad sector responsible for line, canal and other infrastructure corridors via accuracy GPS surveying the design, specification, manufacture, construction He worked initially with placing the scanning unit on mobile platforms like applications. He has and maintenance of all forms of flexible pavement the Department of Main road vehicles, Hi-Rail vehicles and boats. Since then, worked in Australia and materials that utilize bituminous products. Roads, Queensland, MNG has completed more than 80 MLS surveys for overseas in a range of before joining a road a range of government departments and mining and product development, AAPA membership is open to all organizations involved surfacing contracting constructions firms. sales and technical in the industry including asphalt producers, bitumen company owned by Shell support roles. Rod is suppliers, sprayed surface operators, profiling and Australia. Mobile Laser Scanning technology can be used to currently responsible pavement stabilisation organisations and equipment In his subsequent extensive career with the Shell collect accurate, comprehensive data sets along for the promotion and development of “Mobile Laser suppliers. AAPA members include all State Government Group, he enjoyed roles in many of the mainland infrastructure corridors. The benefits of MLS will be Scanning” for the McMullen Nolan Group. Road Authorities, consulting engineers and many Local discussed, showcasing data from several of MNG’s Governments across Australia. states of Australia. These were largely in bitumen completed MLS projects in Australia. These benefits A: Level 2, 1 Sabre Court related markets of Shell and its subsidiary or include speed of data acquisition, data accuracy, Jandakot, WA 6164 The key strategic goals of the AAPA Strategic Plan associated companies but also included a period the range of data deliverables, the increased E: [email protected] are overlain by the theme of Sustainability and Safety, heading the Australian Marketing Operations Division safety component for MLS surveyors and the rich, T: (0416) 812 054 within which vital elements are the development of encompassing national transport and distribution, comprehensive nature of the data collected. There are long term sustainable pavement engineering solutions, marketing related engineering, quality and production. exciting developments currently taking place with MLS the provision of a focus on the harmonisation of His postings included periods in Shell International technology and point clouds, highlighting the bright practices and maintaining a focus on innovative safety in London, in Papua New Guinea and culminated in future for this technology. solutions in the delivery of flexible pavements. heading up the national road surfacing organisation, Pioneer Road Services, incorporating responsibility Initiatives supporting attainment of AAPA’s strategic for subsidiary businesses in Hong Kong, Shanghai, goals in this area thus include implementing innovative PNG and Solomon Islands. His external roles included safety initiatives in partnership with State Road those of directorship and Chairman of the Australian Agencies and local government, including a program of Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) of which he was benchmarking performance against current standards appointed a Life Member in 1999 and Vice President and the development of a harmonisation program of the Australian Road Federation. across the industry for safety and onsite standards, within each state and then nationally across state After failing an attempted early retirement, he returned boundaries. to the world of asphalt as the Victorian State Executive of AAPA and moved to his current role in Sydney in The presentation will describe current AAPA strategies mid-2009. and positioning against these objectives and planned future directions. Beyond the world of bituminous materials, he enjoys sports, reading and music of all kinds, but with a Author Biography particular fondness for the concerts of the Sydney Dougall Broadfoot graduated in Civil Engineering Symphony Orchestra. from the University of Queensland, despite holding a
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ENVIRONMENTAL REMOVAL OF OIL SPIILLS WITHOUT DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE TALKING APPLES AND APPLES ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS Presented by Ben Lawson, Director City Infrastructure Services, Coffs Harbour City Council, NSW Australia Presented by Gary Pearse, Managing Director, S200 OilGone, NSW Australia MIDROC (Mid North Coast Regional Organisation of Author Biography The purpose of this paper is to highlight the cost and Author Biography Councils) is undertaking a project aimed at getting A (sort of) fifth generation damage by hydrocarbon spills on road pavements, Gary Pearse graduated our councils talking “apples and apples” about public works engineer, while providing a cost effective and environmentally with a Bachelor infrastructure. Ben Lawson is Director responsible solution. Engineering (Civil) in City Infrastructure Identifying two key catalysts to achieve DLG 1974 from the University Services at Coffs Harbour requirements (revaluation of transport assets for The road funding gap for all 152 NSW Councils is of NSW. Gary then City Council. He directed the 2014/15 FY and auditing of Special Schedule 7 estimated at $567 million requiring a 66% increase in worked with Randwick a comprehensive reports), MIDROC has initiated a project to develop a road expenditures if asset management principles are Municipal Council on service review project consistent methodology for reporting the condition of not applied to manage the gap. a broad range of civil at Coffs that defined infrastructure and also the costs to deliver the (varied) levels of service against A major expense is in resurfacing and pavement projects. In 1978 he levels of service that each council has established with costs of delivery, renewal, in many cases caused by untouched or then worked with the their communities. breaking new ground in facilitating meaningful input inefficiently treated hydrocarbon spills. Durban Corporation (RSA) specifically on roads and bridge design and The project is not just about reporting, but creating from the community, informed decision making by S200 OilGone encapsulates the hydrocarbon on construction. a “conversation starter” between councils about councillors and greater clarity of purpose (as well as contact, not letting go and protecting the pavement, improved asset management practice. accountability) for staff. Before moving to Coffs four incident workers and surrounding environment. On returning to Australia Gary took up marketing years ago, Ben was the CEO of Snowy Works and Through feeding natural indigenous bacteria, the spill studies and worked in both the product and services This initiative responds to a number of the Services, the commercialised business arm of Tumut is quickly reduced on site to Co2 and water. industries. In 1994 Gary set up his own business recommendations from the DLG’s Local Government Shire Council. Gary Pearse Enterprises, consulting and property Infrastructure Audit, and is offered with the objective of development involving subdivision design and this pilot informing initiatives at the state and national A: Locked Bag 155, Coffs Harbour 2450 construction. In 2009 Gary negotiated the distribution levels. E: [email protected] rights for Australia , New Zealand and Asia for S200 T: 6648 4401 OilGone.
A: 2962 Tathra Bermagui Rd Murrah NSW 2456 E: [email protected] T: +61 418617499
20 21 BREAKOUT SESSION: Engineering beyond our borders BREAKOUT SESSION: Engineering innovation Thursday 16th October 2.00pm – 2.30pm Boardroom 2 Thursday 16th October 2.30pm – 3.00pm Jetty Harbour Room
THE OVERSEAS PERSPECTIVE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING 2013 IPWEA ALLIANCE CONTRACTING – DELIVERING DIFFERENTLY NATIONAL OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR Presented by Peter Shields, Technical Services Manager, City of Sydney, NSW Presented by Paul Gallagher, Assistant General Manager, Engineering Services Nambucca Shire Council Alliance Contracting is a procurement mode many Author Biography The awarding of the NSW IPWEA National Overseas Author Biography Council officers are becoming aware of through Peter Shields is a civil Study Tour fellowship grant is prestigious and has Paul Gallagher is State Government contracts. Is it suited to the local engineer with 26 years allowed the author to gain valuable insight into what currently employed as government sector? industry experience. He is happening within overseas local government and the Assistant General has worked in private This delivery model is a significant shift in mindset bring that knowledge back to the benefit of my own Manager Engineering industry both locally and for asset owners. Alliance outcomes are attractive Council, the wider community and local government in Services with the interstate contracting to government as they drive innovation and best for general. The tour has broadened my knowledge and Nambucca Shire Council. and consulting for the project outcomes. increased my passion further for Local Government local government sector. Commenced duties Engineering, now having a better understanding of the The alliance model has been readily applied to large Project procurement, within Local Government social and political climate facing Local Government scale infrastructure projects or programs. This paper innovation, technical in 1988 with Newcastle and Governments across the world sphere, which will provide a background to alliance contracting and excellence, leadership City Council as a Survey are all experiencing the same economic, social and consider its future relevance to the local government and fostering future generations of local government Chainman within the survey section and progressed environmental constraints placed on today’s society at infrastructure sector. It may be a next step for regional engineers are all interests of Peter. to Engineering Assistant, Works Engineer, Operations varying levels. procurement, merged Councils or cross boundary Manager, Deputy Director of Works to Director and into A: 456 Kent St Sydney NSW 200 projects. The tour allowed the participants to associate with present position at Nambucca. E: [email protected] engineers, planners and other professional entities T: 02 9246 7821 He completed the Graduate Diploma in Local from abroad and investigate what is considered Government Engineering and a Masters in Engineering to be the “Best Practice and Innovation” in public Management through UTS. Currently doing the infrastructure within their respective countries and Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning compare how others are managing the existing aging through the IPWEA. infrastructure and service levels. Outside of the work arena he has interjected himself As the recipient of the 2013 IPWEA Foundation grant, into the local community that he resides in having this paper has been prepared to share the experience been a Cub Scout and Group Leader within the Scout with my fellow colleagues and provides an insight movement, a radio presenter and committee member into the findings and observations of the 2013 IPWEA of 2WAR (Coonamble) and 2HOT FM (Cobar) and an Overseas Study Tour. active member of the School Parent and Citizens, Lions, Rotary and was elected as the Apex National President leading the Association of Apex through major change and restructure.
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22 23 BREAKOUT SESSION: Asset stewardship BREAKOUT SESSION: Study tour – defining asset ownership Thursday 16th October 2.30pm – 3.00pm Boardroom 2 Thursday 16th October 2.30pm – 3.00pm Marina Room TRANSPORTABLE ENGINEERING SKILLS – MOGADISHU TO MAITLAND Presented by Greg Blaze, Civil Engineering Project Manager, Maitland City Council, NSW ASSET STEWARDSHIP – DEFINING ASSET OWNERSHIP Presented by John Earls, Group Manager City Assets, City of Canada Bay, NSW Our communities expect their council engineers to Author Biography make a difference in their locality. To be successful and Greg Blaze is currently Many Councils are being bullied into maintaining Author Biography embrace that critical leadership role in the community, working as the Civil assets that should not belong to them. This paper will John Earls has a the local government engineer needs to develop a Engineering Project inspire and equip Local Government Engineers to right passion for Local broader range of skills, beyond just the technical skills Manager for Maitland the wrongs and educate the bullies in regard to who Government particularly learnt at university. Some of these skills are inherent City Council. He has owns any particular asset. in the delivery of to engineering type people, others can be learnt, recently completed infrastructure and while others develop through on-the-job experience, 4 years of consulting The principles that define the ownership of assets other facilities for the will be described and these principles will be used mentoring and maturity. Once developed, these skills engineering work for the community. He has increase the effectiveness of the engineer in their local United Nations World to define asset ownership in a series of Case studies enjoyed working for regarding the interfaces with Railcorp and RMS, Moore government role, but can also be transportable to other Food Program in Somalia the community in the areas, including the field of humanitarian engineering. in East Africa , and prior Park Trust and Sydney Olympic Park Authority and following Councils: Sydney Water. to this he was the Director of Engineering at Greater This paper discusses the enhancement of engineering Taree City Council for 6 years City of Canada Bay 7 years, skills and leadership capabilities of engineering staff The paper will also provide techniques to avoid Randwick City Council 8 years cost shifting from Sate Authorities. The introduction in projects in the less developed world, and considers A: PO Box 303, Old Bar, NSW Kempsey Shire Council 7 years its application in the Australian local government E: [email protected] will include the state of the asset, current asset Kyogle Shire Council 3 years management strategies and the unified asset engineering environment. Skill development in the T: 4934 9854 Marrickville Municipal Council 5 years areas of communication, negotiation, project and management system which the City of Canada Bay has Canterbury Municipal Council 1 year. recently implemented. contract management, and leadership are vital in E: [email protected] delivering civil infrastructure in difficult and demanding T: 9911 6325 circumstances, whether it be Maitland or Mogadishu. Relevant issues include deficiencies in training, cultural and language matters, mentoring, resource cost and short term loss in efficiencies for long term gain in the development of engineering skills.
24 25 BREAKOUT SESSION: Engineering Innovation BREAKOUT SESSION: Engineering Innovation Thursday 16th October 3.00pm – 3.30pm Jetty & Harbour Room Thursday 16th October 3.00pm – 3.30pm Jetty & Harbour Room
A NEW FACE, A NEW APPROACH AUBURN TOWN CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT A NEW FACE, A NEW APPROACH AUBURN TOWN CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT Presented by Ian Grieves, Senior Engineer and Paul Knox , Landscape Architect COMPLETE Urban Pty Ltd, NSW Presented by Ian Grieves, Senior Engineer and Paul Knox, Landscape Architect COMPLETE Urban Pty Ltd, NSW
Auburn Town Centre has undergone a substantial face Author Biographies Paul Knox has been in Knox + Partners had a particularly proud record of lift that has been planned for a number of years. Ian Grieves is a Civil the landscape design and servicing universities and schools, including the ANU, Design Engineer with construction industries UNSW, theUniversity of Sydney, and Ravenswood In an address at the opening of the Town Centre, 10+ years’ experience since the 1970s.He School for Girls. the General Manager, Mark Brisby, said that, “... the in civil design, water worked on many of completion of the town centre upgrade is a triumph for sensitive urban the seminal landscape At COMPLETE, Paul provides design direction in our both Council and the Auburn community”. design, infrastructure projects around Sydney public domain projects, and leads the community engineering, hydrology at the outset, including consultation and presentation aspects of our work in COMPLETE Urban’s involvement with this major project that area. began with the development of the original concept and hydraulic modelling. Clarke Island, Shark plan in 2010 and continued through detail design and Ian has gained Island, Peacock Point and A: 10 Regent St, Chippendale, NSW, 2008 documentation, to construction supervision. Local experience in the use of the Lindfield campus of E: [email protected] school students were invited to put forward ideas 12d Model, AutoCAD, (now) UTS. T: 02 9282 9900 towards the final design and a competition led to the AutoTrack, MapInfo and TUFLOW. Ian has an expansive understanding of conceptual planning, detailed design With his move to the design sector, he worked for selection of a unique bike rack design by the winning Environmental Partnership on, again major projects of competitor. and drafting, Greenfield site analysis, documentation of urban and rural residential subdivisions involving the time such as Birkenhead Point, Bankstown Town The project involved the reconstruction of the whole of road works, storm water drainage and sewerage Centre and the Yulara Resort at Uluru. Paul began his the road infrastructure in the main commercial centre reticulation. own company, Knox + Partners Landscape Architects south of the railway line. New footpaths were built (originally known as Knox & Tanner), having graduated with a high quality pre-cast concrete paver surface. Ian is experienced in water quality and water quantity with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in 1986. Over 90 trees were planted and kerb-side shrub analysis associated with land development and Knox + Partners became well known as leaders planting in No Stopping areas has been used to give a noteworthy infrastructure projects. Ian is highly in the design of public space, and environmental sense of separation between pedestrians and vehicles. proficient in delivering exceptional results for his rehabilitation. Clients included many local governments Multi-function poles throughout now carry the street clients with due regard for budgetconstraints, in NSW, the Northern Territory and Tasmania, state lighting, traffic signals, signs and banners. environmental issues and construction timeframes. government departments and authorities such as Ian has been largely involvedin leading the delivery of Sydney Olympic Park Authority, the Department of In an unusual move, our design included children’s design and construction documentation for over 70+ Housing and Western Sydney Parklands. play areas within the widened footpaths, and projects, some ofwhich had state-significant status. multigenerational family groups are frequently seen Ian is very familiar with Local Government processes, enjoying this aspect of the new street life. having been based in QLD and NSW.
The outcome is a new, fresh, multi cultural shopping A: 10 Regent St, Chippendale, NSW, 2008 and community precinct with a few surprises. E: [email protected] T: 02 9282 9900
26 27 BREAKOUT SESSION: Best Practice and Management BREAKOUT SESSION: Study Tour Thursday 16th October 3.00pm – 3.30pm Marina Room Thursday 16th October 3.00pm – 3.30pm Boardroom 2
WRITING SUCCESSFUL GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE KITAKU-KONNAN-KUIKI (‘DIFFICULT-TO-RETURN’ZONE) Presented by Mike Brearley, Director, Collaborative Planning and Engineering Associates Pty Ltd Presented by Iris Dorsett, Road Safety Officer Bathurst Regional Council NSW
Grant funding is a vital source of funding for cash- Author Biography In March 2011 the people in Ohkuma Japan Author Biography strapped Councils across the state. Often, a grant Mike Brearley is (Fukushima Prefecture) were faced with considerable Iris Dorsett has been a is the only means that Council has to fund the a Director of CPEa, hardship and loss when they faced the devastation of road safety officer since maintenance and upgrading of critical infrastructure. following a 32 the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, which left their November 2005. There are numerous grant funding programs available year career in local entire community displaced. Professional to local government, and these require the preparation government engineering memberships include: of a robust business case, with extensive supporting and management The Ohkuma Town Council and much of the population relocated to Aizuwakamatsu, where Road Safety documentation. Timeframes for preparing a grant including seven years as • Member of IPWEA Officer Iris Dorsett recently undertook a study tour. application are often short, and there are limited Director at Wingecarribee NSW 2008-2014 resources available to undertake the work nominated Shire Council and two Iris spent time with Okhuma Town Council engineers • Associate Fellow in the guidelines. years as Water and and transport authorities to discuss and study the Australasian College Sewerage Manager. following points: Road Safety 2008 – 2014 Assessment of grant applications is a highly Mike specialises in project management, strategic competitive process. It is vital that the assessment business planning, community engagement, systems • how they managed the immediate emergency from Iris holds qualifications in the fields of: criteria are addressed, and that the preparation of the review and implementation and human resource a traffic management and road safety perspective • Communications and Marketing application is planned with a project management management. • how authorities implemented and managed traffic focus. management/control plans under the extremely • Project Management Mike is a qualified Civil Engineer with First Class devastating conditions of such a large scale natural • Management Collaborative Planning and Engineering Associates Honours, with a Post Graduate Diploma in Local disaster • Business Administration (CPEa) have been successful in writing 5 winning grant Government Engineering, and a Post Graduate • how traffic management and road transport • Special Education applications that have obtained $28 million worth Certificate in Management. of funding for important infrastructure projects for authorities were able to restore order back into what • Training & Assessment Councils in western NSW. Furthermore, Infrastructure Mike is the current Chairman of the Illawarra Group of was an extremely chaotic situation • Aviation – Ground Control Management NSW has endorsed the methodology used by CPEa IPWEA. • other lessons learnt in regards of emergency • and is a Justice of the Peace and have advised that they will use this methodology management re traffic management and road safety A: 5 Park Street, Wingello NSW Australia as an example for other Councils to use when • case study of one particular circumstance of the Iris undertakes secondary employment as a TAFE E: [email protected] preparing an application. emergency involving traffic management and road teacher across several subject areas and in addition T: 0407 953 249 safety to this designs and delivers face to face educational This paper outlines a five-step process to prepare a programs for Corrective Services. Iris also works successful business case and grant application. The • the safety implications of working to restore transport and travel access in a disaster zone on several community committees in Bathurst and paper also includes case studies on recent success Blayney. stories, which demonstrate the success of the five- ‘Kitaku-konnan-kuiki’ is an extensive report of the Iris’s step process. Japanese studies. Go Tigers! (NRL) A: 158 Russell Street BATHURST NSW 2795 E: [email protected] T: 6333 6517
28 29 BREAKOUT SESSION: Can we do it better? BREAKOUT SESSION: Projects great and small Thursday 16th October 4.00pm – 4.30pm Jetty & Harbour Room Thursday 16th October 4.00pm – 4.30pm Marina Room
COMPLIANCE – AFFORDABLE? SUSTAINABLE? RIGHT? WAVERLEY AND WOLLAHRA ADMINISTRATION AND DEPOT FACILITY – DESIGNING Presented by Anthony Ogle, Manager Asset Systems, City of Ryde NSW FROM THE GROUND UP Presented by Hamish McLauchlan, Regional Manager, COMPLETE Urban Pty Ltd, NSW Updates of technical standards and design guidelines Author Biography have consistently increased the requirements and cost Anthony Ogle has over In the era of resource sharing and increasing pressure Author Biography of compliance. Although risk is supposedly reduced or 30 years’ experience on Council owned land, two urban authorities are Hamish McLauchlan virtually eliminated, the cost of infrastructure has risen in state and local working together to develop a facility that services is a proactive and accordingly, contributing to the “backlog”. government across a both Councils. This means maximizing capital returns successful Manager for broad range of civil, from the sale of high value land and minimizing costs COMPLETE Urban, with Over-weening risk aversion and has created an waste, recreation and through the construction of facilities that directly a background in large expectation of infrastructure that is now unaffordable facilities works and respond to the operational needs and, importantly, the regeneration schemes to replace to current standards, yet little analysis has infrastructure, and 20 expected growth andshift in the way Council provides – from both public and been made of the true levels of risk. The interpretation years in management services to its community. private sector positions. at project level can create inconsistencies that have roles. Hamish’s experience major network implications. See time lapse photography following every stage includes negotiating, In more recent years he has focussed on asset of construction of a 3 storey building as well as There has also developed a dependency on “bigger” planning and delivery of management and its decision making processes, and interesting design solutions responding to the organisations to provide standards, yet these agencies community facilities, high quality retail space, large is now with City of Ryde as Manager Assets Systems. geographical nature of the new depot site within have little regard for the financial constraints of local infrastructure assets and specialist education facilities. An enthusiastic traveller, he looks to using ideas from aneighbouring Council LGA. government. around the world to bring international best practice to At COMPLETE his responsibilities encompass senior Local government has a need to develop modern Australia. stakeholder management, Government reporting, financial accountability and all aspects of successful affordable and sustainable standards that can go a A: Locked bag 2069, North Ryde NSW 16 development and project management – directly long way to addressing the infrastructure backlog E: [email protected] managing multi disciplinary teams tasked with safely while providing a sustainable future. With the forming T: 02 9952 8125 of IPWEA Australasia, there exists an opportunity for completing a variety of projects to predefined cost, Local Government to develop its affordable standards time and quality standards. to satisfy the public liability test of industry and peer A: 10 Regent St, Chippendale, NSW, 2008 review, drawing from the diversity of solutions across E: [email protected] the Tasman and internationally. T: 02 9282 9900 If the practitioners are willing, this paper sets the challenges and ideas to make this happen, including using the IPWEA Roads Directorate as the vehicle.
30 31 BREAKOUT SESSION: Young Engineers showcase BREAKOUT SESSION: Young Engineers showcase Thursday 16th October 4.00pm – 5.00 pm Boardroom 2 Thursday 16th October 4.00pm – 5.00 pm Boardroom 2
YOUNG ENGINEERS OF TODAY: DEVELOPING TOMORROWS LEADERS. YOUNG ENGINEERS OF TODAY: DEVELOPING TOMORROWS LEADERS. Presented by Will Barton, Deputy Enigneer, Junee Shire Council, Christopher Wahbe, Blacktown City Council, Presented by Will Barton, Deputy Enigneer, Junee Shire Council, Christopher Wahbe, Blacktown City Council, Development Services Engineer, Adam Stewart, Infrastructure Planning Manager, Boorowa Council, Development Services Engineer, Adam Stewart, Infrastructure Planning Manager, Boorowa Council, Rebecca Clothier, Engineering Project Officer, Boorowa Council andJoshua Devitt, Works Engineer, Orange City Rebecca Clothier, Engineering Project Officer, Boorowa Council andJoshua Devitt, Works Engineer, Orange City Council, NSW. Council, NSW.
With more and more need to attract and retain young Council. Will has been Christopher Wahbe – Adam Stewart is a local engineers in Local Government, as the Baby Boomer involved in all aspects of Development Services government engineer generation bow out and Generation X struggle to fill the Council’s engineering Engineer, Blacktown City who has had a broad the void left, we think it timely to look back on our operations from design Council. variety of experience in young careers to critically examine and share, with and construction of his relatively short career supervisors and managers of the Gen Y and Millennial civil infrastructure, His eldest sister and that has spanned across cohort, our experiences. We hope from this, that with through to long term her husband are 3 Councils over a period a greater appreciation of how to effectively engage the and strategic planning engineers and they of 12 years. younger engineers, Local Government as an industry for asset management were my idols from a will be seen as a preferred employer, an employer of and renewal, contractor young age. He really His current role as choice. We have selected four key areas to focus on. It management, delivery of enjoyed the fact each Infrastructure Planning is within these areas that the greatest ground is to be the Roads Maintenance development is different Manager at Boorowa made, that the greatest opportunity lies for teaching, Council Contract and procurement. More recently he with new challenges and requires you to formulate Council provides a diverse range of duties from encouraging and supporting young engineers in their has joined the executive management team, having new solutions. Also, the fact that you are not trapped technical problem solving through to preparation of Local Government careers. input to the longer term strategic and higher level in the office and have the opportunity to go on-site is complex reports for Council, across responsibility areas operational aspects of the organisation. something I really enjoy. He really enjoys the holistic of roads, storm water, waste, water supply, sewerage These four key areas are: approach to engineering local government offers, and facilities. His current position builds upon previous Graduating from the University of Technology, Sydney especially with the great diversity of both greenfield roles as a Senior Development Engineer at Wyong • Managing failure in 2010 with a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and brown field developments. Has been involved with Shire Council and Development Engineer at Warringah • Understanding the whole machine, not just the cog Engineering with Second Class Honours and a Diploma large subdivision developments such as ‘The Ponds’, Council. He has experienced the contrast of working • ‘Getting’ them in Engineering, Will was awarded the Institute of Public ‘Alex Avenue’ which included the conditioning and at small, medium and large sized Council’s in coastal, • Managing your young engineer’s expectation Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) Medal. Since certification of new roads, drainage, water sensitive metropolitan and rural environments. then, he has completed a number of short courses and urban design, and low to high density developments. Through sharing with the reader our own experiences, most recently his Diploma in Management. Currently completing his Masters in Engineering Adam holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, a we hope that we will be able to demonstrate how small Management and Business Administration as he Graduate Certificate in Local Government Engineering changes to the way you manage and interact with your His belief in the strength and importance of community aspires to get a management type role in the future. and is currently studying a Master of Engineering young engineers will see them develop a career in has seen him as a volunteer with the NSW Rural Management. Local Government and your organisation become an Fire Service for almost 15 years, a member of the A: 62 Flushcombe Rd Blacktown 2148 employer of choice. organising committee for the Junee Rhythm n Rail E: [email protected] A: 6-8 Market St (PO Box 96) Boorowa 2586 Festival and a year as the Secretary of the Junee Golf T: (02) 9839 6266 E: [email protected] Author Biographies Club. It was this passion for community that led him to T: (02) 6380 2028 Will Barton has been with the Junee Shire Council pursue a career in Local Government Engineering. for nearly 6 years, first taking up the role of Assistant Engineer and recently moving to the role of Deputy A: Cnr Belmore and Stewart Streets Engineer. Prior to Junee, he held positions of Trainee E: [email protected] Engineer and then Civil Designer at Penrith City T: (02) 6924 8100
32 33 BREAKOUT SESSION: Young Engineers showcase BREAKOUT SESSION: Can we do it better? Thursday 16th October 4.00pm – 5.00 pm Boardroom 2 Thursday 16th October 4.30pm – 5.00pm Jetty & Harbour Room
YOUNG ENGINEERS OF TODAY: DEVELOPING TOMORROWS LEADERS. WHY ARE WE HERE? Presented by Will Barton, Deputy Enigneer, Junee Shire Council, Christopher Wahbe, Blacktown City Council, Presented by Ben Lawson, Director City Infrastructure Services, Coffs Harbour City Council, NSW, Australia Development Services Engineer, Adam Stewart, Infrastructure Planning Manager, Boorowa Council, Rebecca Clothier, Engineering Project Officer, Boorowa Council andJoshua Devitt, Works Engineer, Orange City Unless we engineers approach the assets we manage Author Biography Council, NSW. as “just another service” delivered by our organisation, A (sort of) fifth generation we will remain on the periphery of discussions about public works engineer, Rebecca Clothier is Joshua Devitt is a sustainable service provision. Ben Lawson is Director a local government works engineer with City Infrastructure This paper attempts to step back from the asset engineer who has Orange City Council Services at Coffs Harbour management focus of public works engineering and had a broad variety who has over 10 years’ City Council. He directed paint a broader picture addressing the question “why of experience in her experience in local a comprehensive are we here?” as public servants. relatively short career government engineering. service review project which started at Boorowa He is passionate about A framework to understand service delivery will at Coffs that defined Council 6 years ago. the role engineers have be offered within the context of the ingredients all levels of service against in improving their local organisations – public and private – need to grasp if costs of delivery, Her current role as community. they are to realise their “reason for existence.” breaking new ground in facilitating meaningful input Engineering Project from the community, informed decision making by Officer at Boorowa Joshua graduated with The author’s intent is to inspire engineers to be leaders councillors and greater clarity of purpose (as well as Council provides her with a diverse range of projects a BETC from the University of Southern Queensland in service delivery (not just asset management) and to accountability) for staff. Before moving to Coffs four and technical problem solving thorough to community and a MEM from the University of Technology, Sydney. offer concepts that will assist them to contribute more years ago, Ben was the CEO of Snowy Works and engagement and team management in areas such He has overseen a large number of civil construction effectively at a strategic level in discussions about Services, the commercialised business arm of Tumut as road construction, kerb and gutter, local area projects and is currently project manager of the sustainable service provision. Shire Council. beautification projects as well as subdivisions, creating Orange airport runway extension. Bicycle Plans and Pedestrian Access Mobility Plans for A: Locked Bag 155, Coffs Harbour 2450 the community. Rebecca is currently in the processes Joshua is an active member of the IPWEA and is a E: [email protected] of completing her Bachelor of Civil Engineering Degree. strong proponent of the work of young IPWEA. He T: 6648 4401 has served as secretary of the Central West group for A: 6-8 Market St (PO Box 96) Boorowa 2586 the last 4 years and was recognised as an emerging E: [email protected] leader at the IPWEA national conference in 2011. T: (02) 6380 2000 A: PO Box 35 Orange NSW 2800 E: [email protected] T: 6393 8331
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FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS PROSPER Presented by Rolly Lawford, Director Works & Technical Services, Gilgandra Shire Council, NSW
Whilst Gilgandra Shire Council is a small, rural Council Author Biography in Western NSW servicing just under 5000 residents, Rolly Lawford has been it is a vibrant, forward-thinking Council that has the Director Works & diversified its portfolio to strengthen its infrastructure Technical Services at and off-set the financial fluctuations often experienced Gilgandra Shire Council by rural communities. The portfolio now includes: for the past 4 years.
Aged Care He has filled a number of All Elements – Cooee Lodge Retirement Village – other positions. Cooee Lodge Hostel/Self Care Villa, Units/Dementia Mr Lawford’s vision is Wing/Jack Towney Hostel that Council’s aim to Disabled Care become largely self- Orana Lifestyle Directions & Carlginda Enterprises sustaining
Community Care A: PO Box 23 Gilgandra 2827 Swimming pool/Library/Youth Services/Fitness Centre/ E: [email protected] Cultural Services, Ranger Services T: 02 6817 8800
Waste Management Domestic, Commercial, Recycling & Waste Disposal
Town Planning Heritage Services Development & Building Control
Regulatory Functions Roads, Roads, Roads & More Roads/Sewer/Water/ Parks & Gardens/Cemeteries
36 37 BREAKOUT SESSION: Road innovations BREAKOUT SESSION: Regional Airports Friday 17th October 9.00am – 9.30am Jetty & Harbour Room Friday 17th October 9.00am – 9.30am Marina Room searching for financial sustainability in road building CHRISTMAS ISLAND RUNWAY SURFACING Presented by Mick Raby, Group Manager Infrastructure Operations, Fairfield City Council Presented by Ross Ioakim, Sector Lead Local Government & Airports, Downer Infrastructure, NSW
In common with much of the Local Government Author Biography Christmas Island is a tropical island located in the Author Biography sector, Fairfield City Council (FCC) is well along the Mick Raby is the Group Indian Ocean on the rim of SE Asia, 360km south of With his appreciation implementation phase of a comprehensive Asset Manager Infrastructure Java and 2600km NW of Perth, it is regularly in the of the issues and Management (AM) System. Operations at Fairfield news, however lately less so. challenges facing asset City Council in Sydney owners to maintain their FCC’s experience has shown that the theory of with responsibility This project will provide an overview of the challenges pavement assets, Ross Advanced AM is complex in its content and breadth, for leading the associated with the logistics, planning and resurfacing Ioakim enjoys working and the processes which support its operation require Engineering, Design, of the runway during July 2014. with asset owners to existing approaches to undergo considerable change Project Management, develop sustainable across many functional areas. In rural and regional NSW, Local Councils are generally Construction and responsible for the operation, maintenance and pavement preservation AM challenges are not only engineering-based but Maintenance, and Asset management of airfields which their communities rely strategies to maximise also, and significantly, financial in nature. Assuming Management functions on in times of emergencies. the life of their assets at the right asset is already in the right place, a primary of the City. Mick began his Local Government career the lowest life cycle cost. driver of AM becomes the struggle to ensure that following fulltime service in the Australian Army and This case study will provide Local Government the study of Economics at the Australian National Infrastructure Managers with information and details During the early part of his career Ross worked with best value Whole of Life cost principles are applied organisations that invested heavily in R&D and he to the processes which surround maintenance and University. on treatment options to assist Councils cost effectively maintain and extend the life of their airside pavements. was instrumental in the development, promotion rehabilitation decisions and the methodologies we In addition to his Group Manager role Mick is also and adoption of modified binders in Australia. The employ. Many of our current practices and processes the Chief Operating Officer of the council-owned Information will also be provided on recent airfield use of modified binders is now common practice in are failing to achieve this Best Value Whole of Life test. Sustainable Resource Centre which is a commercial projects undertaken in remote western Queensland bituminous applications. Some interesting answers have been found when we research and production facility specialising in the and the Central West of NSW. challenge the rehabilitation/renewal methodologies manufacture of recycled road making materials derived Ross’ understanding of pavement design, treatments and materials assumptions upon which our planning from construction and demolition waste. In his spare and maintenance led to roles in asset management and action decisions are currently based. time Mick is studying for his Master of Professional and he was instrumental in leading and growing Axim, Downer Infrastructure’s Asset Management business. This paper describes FCC’s efforts to achieve lower Accounting qualifications and is a surf lifesaver and Whole of Life costs for our existing road assets and surfboat rower at Soldiers Beach SLSC on the NSW A: Private Bag 1, Granville NSW 2141 discusses the results which include: maintenance and Central Coast. E: [email protected] CAPEX cost reductions; a move to highly sustainable A: PO Box 21 Fairfield NSW 1860 T: 02 9897 4394 recycled materials; and challenges to historic E: [email protected] assumptions. T: 02 9725 0323 Key Words: Asset Management, Asset Maintenance, Integrated Planning and Reporting, Sustainability, Recycling Materials, Road Making, Specifications, Cost Reduction, Partnerships, Embedded Energy Reduction, Road making Standards and Specifications
38 39 BREAKOUT SESSION: Water Solutions BREAKOUT SESSION: Road innovations Friday 17th October 9.00am – 9.30am Boardroom 2 Friday 17th October 9.30am – 10.00am Jetty & Harbour Room
PLANNED MAINTENANCE CAPABILITY OF “SPLIT STATOR” PROGRESSIVE CAVITY DEVELOPMENT OF LONG LIFE STRUCTURAL ASPHALT PUMPS Presented by Trevor Distin, National Technology manager, Boral Asphalt and Robert Vos, State Executive Officer, Presented by David Sheipouri, ITT Blakers, Australia Queensland, Australian Asphalt Pavement Association
Progressive cavity pumps (PCPs) are used on a Author Biography Rapid progress has been made in recent times to This thickness reduction has major advantages in multitude of applications in various market sectors. David Sheipouri has make asphalt more sustainable. The Industry has reducing the demand for raw materials to build They are considered to be the pumps that are used on been an engineer as focused much of its efforts on: new heavy-duty pavements. Furthermore, existing the ‘dirty’ applications, where lobe pumps, centrifugal part of the ITT Blakers distressed pavements can be strengthened by 1) Increasing the amount of reclaimed asphalt pumps and even peristaltic pumps would not be used. corporation since October removing the failed material and replacing it with EME pavement that can be reused and 2014. Prior to this role without having to increase the existing levels. Due to the nature of the applications that call for he has worked alongside 2) Lowering the manufacturing and compaction This paper will report on the implementation and PCPs, they are exposed to conditions where pump Australian manufacturing, temperatures of asphalt. development of EME using local aggregates and binder blockages and failures have a higher rate of incident. processing and storage/ These technologies help preserve the quantity of non- in Australia. This includes the calibration of French mix Typically, these duties correspond to PCPs being warehousing industries renewable raw materials like bitumen and aggregates design process using Australian performance based physically located in areas where future maintenance such as water & and conserve the amount of fuel required in the test methods and conditions and evaluation of the first requirements are not considered in the design stage. wastewater, chemicals, manufacturing process. EME field paving trial in Australia. The intent of the paper is to bring to light the oil & gas, paper & cardboard, plastics, food & beverage This paper investigates another opportunity to improve consistent and longstanding asset maintenance, and pharmaceuticals in project management and Author Biography the sustainability of asphalt for use in road pavements energy consumption, economic viability, environmental conveyor systems. Trevor Distin joined in Australia. It describes the transfer of the French Boral in 2009 as and logistical issues associated with traditional PCPs David has a bachelor of Engineering in the field of Enrobés à Module Élevé or EME technology, which the Asphalt National and propose a systematic solution in the ‘Smart Petroleum from the University of NSW and a diploma in makes asphalt more sustainable by improving the Technology. Has Conveying Technology’ design, patented by seepex. Project Management structural strength of asphalt by providing pavements previously held positions What it aims to convey is that with no modifications A: 3/25 King Road, Hornsby, NSW with a longer maintenance free in-service life. as Executive Director to pump footprint or reduction in duty, the ‘SCT’ of Southern African E: [email protected] EME was developed in France in the late 1980s as design achieves a significant increase in life span Bitumen Association, T: 9987 1422 the need arose to build stronger road pavements of all wearing parts, a drastic reduction in downtime Marketing Director for to carry 13kN vehicle axle loads and to be used on associated with both unforeseen and planned Colas Southern Africa, airports for the new Airbus 380. What makes EME replacement, energy consumption savings due to and Bitumen Technical unique compared with conventional base course operating at consistently higher efficiencies for Services Manager for Mobil Oil South Africa. Currently asphalt is that it uses a very stiff, higher binder content required flow rates and diminished cost of replacing serves on Austroads Asphalt and Bitumen Surfacings and small aggregate mixture. This results in a very worn parts as well as fewer parts to be replaced. working groups and on the AAPA board. stiff but flexible pavement layer, which reduces the Additional to these benefits, this paper will highlight stresses and better spreads the traffic loading onto A: 107 Clunies Ross Street, Prospect, NSW specific advantages of the ‘SCT’ design in their the underlying layers. EME reduces the equivalent E: [email protected] replacement parts, focusing on their recyclability and layer thickness of conventional base course asphalt by T: 90335097 substantial weight reduction. approximately a third.
40 41 BREAKOUT SESSION: Regional Airports BREAKOUT SESSION: Water Solutions Friday 17th October 9.30am – 10.00am Marina Room Friday 17th October 9.30am – 10.00am Boardroom 2
ARMIDALE REGIONAL AIRPORT RUNWAY LIGHTING UPGRADE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WESTERN NSW Presented by David Steller SHIRE Presented by Mike Brearley, Director, Collaborative Planning and Engineering Associates Pty Ltd and Armidale Regional Airport is a major regional airport Author Biography Gary Woodman General Manager, Cobar Shire Council, NSW Secretary, Cobar Water Board, NSW supplying Regular Public Transport (RPT)Air Services David Steller has between Armidale and Sydney seven days a week worked as a local Councils in Western NSW are faced with many The paper documents an interesting and informative with over 110,000 passenger movements per year. government engineer and challenges to remain sustainable. This paper presents case study. It demonstrates that with commitment, In addition, General Aviation services are provided by manager for the past 32 a case study of Cobar and examines the strategies innovation, regional collaboration and realistic financial local operators with over 8,000 air traffic movements years at Armidale City employed by Cobar Shire Council and Cobar Water planning, it is possible to deliver affordable and per annum including executive jet charter services, Council and Armidale Board to remain financially sustainable whilst providing sustainable infrastructure strategies to secure the Rural Fire Services fire fighting air base for the New Dumaresq Council. an acceptable level of service to customers. future of your rural community. England Region, agricultural aerial fertilizer application Having complete a operations, aircraft servicing and major maintenance, Bachelor of Engineering The most critical infrastructure issue for Cobar is Author Biographies helicopter training, scenic and joy flights and aerial Degree from Sydney water supply. Cobar does not have a secure surface Mike Brearley is surveillance operations. Aerodrome runway lighting University in 1981 or ground water source nearby, yet the mining industry a Director of CPEa, provides an essential air safety facility for air services David commenced work at Armidale City Council as a and the town of 5,000 residents depend on it. Cobar following a 32 to allow 24 hour operation of the airport for a broad graduate engineer. Following completion of a Graduate Water Board therefore purchases raw water from year career in local time span of RPT scheduled services and emergency Diploma in Urban Regional Planning from University State Water, which is sourced from the Macquarie government engineering medivac evacuations to and from the airport. of New England he completed a graduate diploma River at Warren. It travels by gravity along an open and management in LG Engineering at the University of Technology channel for 70 km, into a shallow open weir pool with including seven years as The existing runway lighting was installed over 30 Sydney followed by a Masters in Engineering high evaporation, then is pumped into twin 130 km Director at Wingecarribee years ago and with the infrastructure aging, the lighting Management(UTS). David is a Fellow of Engineers long pipelines, one of which has reached the end of Shire Council and two failing testing performance requirement and being non Australia and member of IPWEA and is currently its serviceable life. Only half the water purchased years as Water and compliant with current standards the airport owner, the Chair of the New England North West Group. He reaches its destination and pipeline failures are Sewerage Manager. Armidale Dumaresq Council, approved a full upgrade is also Chair of the Industry Advisory Panel for the increasingly common. Mike specialises in project management, strategic and replacement of the runway lighting system. With Bachelor of Engineering Technology Course at the business planning, community engagement, systems Cobar Water Board and Cobar Shire Council are new lighting technology developing rapidly over the University of New England. He is currently Director of review and implementation and human resource implementing strategies to ensure that this vital past ten years Council resolved to explore the pros and Strategic Projects and Public Infrastructure at Armidale management. infrastructure delivers water in a sustainable cons of LED (light emitting diode) lighting technology Dumaresq Council. to replace the traditional incandescent and halogen manner well into the future. Cobar Water Board has Mike is a qualified Civil Engineer with First Class lamp technology. This paper will examine the decision A: 135 Rusden Street, NSW implemented new pricing models and has undertaken Honours, with a Post Graduate Diploma in Local making process in the selection of the replacement E: [email protected] extensive condition assessment of the pipeline to Government Engineering, and a Post Graduate lighting system and the advantages and disadvantages T: 02 6770 3842 develop a sustainable solution. Certificate in Management. of the alternatives. Cobar Water Board and Cobar Shire Council have Mike is the current Chairman of the Illawarra Group of successfully obtained grant funding for a new water IPWEA. treatment plant, new water storages, stage 1 of the A: 5 Park Street, Wingello NSW Australia pipeline replacement, and upgrades to the sewerage E: [email protected] system. The organisations also embrace regional T: 0407 953 249 initiatives such as the Lower Macquarie Water Utilities Alliance.
42 43 BREAKOUT SESSION: Water Solutions BREAKOUT SESSION: Road innovations Friday 17th October 9.30am – 10.00am Boardroom 2 Friday 17th October 10.00am – 10.30am Jetty & Harbour Room
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WESTERN NSW FIBRE REINFORCED SEALS – A COST EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE OPTION FOR LOCAL SHIRE GOVERNMENT ROADS Presented by Mike Brearley, Director, Collaborative Planning and Engineering Associates Pty Ltd and Presented by John Lysenko, Technical Development Manager, Binders, Fulton Hogan Industries NSW Gary Woodman General Manager, Cobar Shire Council, NSW Secretary, Cobar Water Board, NSW Pavement preservation is an essential consideration Author Biography Gary Woodman is a 49 He is a fellow of the Institute of Public Works for all road asset owners and must address many John Lysenko is a year old local government Engineering Australasia and NSW Division Board distress modes. A common form of pavement distress qualified professional engineer manager with Member responsible for Membership Services, is reflective cracking which, if left unchecked can engineer and a Member over 28 years of local member of the Committee of Management of the Local lead to premature and serious pavement deterioration of Engineers Australia government experience Government Engineers Association and member of the necessitating costly rehabilitation works. A Fibre with over 30 years’ at Central Darling Local Government Managers Australia. Reinforced Seal (FRS) offers a practical cost effective experience in the flexible Shire, Narrabri Shire, treatment with a number of benefits relative to pavements industry. Warren Shire, Singleton A: 36 Linsley Street (PO Box 223) COBAR NSW 2835 conventional maintenance treatments. He currently manages E: [email protected] Fulton Hogan’s national Shire and Cobar Shire The unique nature of Fibre Reinforced Seals (FRS) Councils. T: 02 68365888 NATA accredited binders’ confers certain distinct advantages (particularly where development facility at He has held Senior used as a Strain Alleviating Membrane or SAMI) in McGraths Hill. Management, Department Head or General Manager relation to standard treatments. These include, minimal positions at councils for the past 21 years. Gary has disruption to traffic, allow early asphalt overlay, can John is also responsible for the preparation and been the General Manager of Cobar Shire Council and be applied under marginal sealing conditions that are implementation of product development projects in Secretary of the Cobar Water Board since July 2010. unsuited to conventional hot sprayed treatments, and areas of polymer modified binders, bitumen emulsions being water based are environmentally friendly. Where and specialty surfacings. He also provides technical He also has an Emergency Services background inert glass fibres are used, these are both very flexible support on a national basis including, optimisation of having been the Local Controller of the Warren State and durable and can significantly extend pavement manufacturing practice, specialized laboratory testing Emergency Service Unit for 8 years that included the service life. This paper explains the technology as required under works contracts, investigation and major floods of the Macquarie River in 1998 and 2000 behind the process and provides examples of typical resolution of operational & production problems as and Singleton Local Emergency Management Officer applications that have been successfully addressed by well as technical support and training for sales and for over 7 years including the Hunter Storms and Flood this type of treatment. marketing functions. in June 2007. Other activities include technical representation on industry, user and Australian Standards committees and task groups as well as presentation of technical papers at both local and international forums.
A: Locked Bag 13 Windsor NSW 2756 E: [email protected] T: 02 4587 5127
44 45 BREAKOUT SESSION: Regional Airports BREAKOUT SESSION: Water Solutions Friday 17th October 10.00am – 10.30am Marina Room Friday 17th October 10.00am – 10.30am Boardroom
CRASH AND BURN OR LEARN TO FLY? YASS DAM UPGRADE Presented by Joshua Devitt, Works engineer, Orange City Council, NSW Presented by Simon Cassidy, Director of Operations, Yass Valley Council, NSW
What do you do when the head civil contractor of Author Biography The Yass Valley experienced severe water supply This paper will highlight the technical aspects of the your $9M airport upgrade enters into voluntary Joshua Devitt is a shortages between 2002 and 2008 due to the project as well as some of the innovative features and administration midway through the project? This was works engineer with prolonged drought and lack of storage capacity of the lessons learnt along the way. the scenario which faced Orange City Council in early Orange City Council Yass Dam which supplies water for the townships of 2014; to allow the project to crash and burn or to who has over 10 years’ Yass, Bowning and Binalong. Following a number of Author Biography Simon Cassidy learn to fly and deliver the project utilising their own experience in local investigations Council decided to raise the height of commenced with Yass resources. government engineering. the existing concrete gravity dam by 3m, effectively Valley Council as a He is passionate about tripling its capacity. trainee civil engineer in This paper will present an up to date overview of the the role engineers have 1995. Since that time he Orange airport upgrade project, detailing the initial in improving their local The project included construction of a reinforced has gained a broad range stages of the project as well as the circumstances that community. concrete “cap” over the existing wall to increase its led to the loss of the head civil contractor. Particular height. 33 ground anchors were then placed vertically of experience across focus will be given to the steps undertaken by Orange Joshua graduated with a BETC from the University of through the wall, grouted into the bedrock and post numerous engineering City Council to proceed with the project and ultimately Southern Queensland and a MEM from the University tensioned to strengthen and stabilise the wall to positions including take over the responsibility for its delivery. of Technology, Sydney. He has overseen a large ensure it could meet the requirements of the NSW Design Engineer, Works number of civil construction projects and is currently Dams Safety Committee. The construction included Manager, Asset Manager Highlighting the lessons that were learned on the project manager of the Orange airport runway the use of 2,490 cubic metres of concrete and around and is currently the Director of Operations. Orange airport upgrade this paper will challenge other extension. 150 tonnes of steel reinforcement. organisations to utilise their own technical and project Simon has a passion for local government and management resources in the resolution of difficult Joshua is an active member of the IPWEA and is a The project faced a number of challenges, most in particular project management and delivery of projects. strong proponent of the work of young IPWEA. He notably the management of river flows and delays infrastructure projects and the benefits these projects has served as secretary of the Central West group for due to a number of major floods during construction. can bring to the local community. He and has been the last 4 years and was recognised as an emerging Notwithstanding the challenges faced by the involved in numerous large infrastructure projects leader at the IPWEA national conference in 2011. contractor, the project was completed to a very high including the recently completed $23 million Yass Dam standard and within the allocated budget of $23 Upgrade. A: PO Box 35 Orange NSW 2800 Million. E: [email protected] Yass Valley Council is currently experiencing very high T: 6393 8331 Other challenges included negotiation with 25 separate growth rates and Simon’s focus is on management land holders to acquire an “easement to flood” and delivery of infrastructure to support this growth. over their properties, and managing environmental A: PO Box 6, Yass NSW 2582 approvals using innovation and creativity to achieve E: [email protected] desired outcomes for Council. T: 02 6226 9248 The project is by far the largest and most complex project ever undertaken by Yass Valley Council and a huge achievement for a small country Council with limited physical and financial resources.
46 47 BREAKOUT SESSION: Road Management BREAKOUT SESSION: Road Management Friday 17th October 11.00am – 11.30am Jetty & Harbour Room Friday 17th October 11.00am – 11.30am Jetty & Harbour Room
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION WITH THE HEAVY VEHICLE INDUSTRY COMMUNITY CONSULTATION WITH THE HEAVY VEHICLE INDUSTRY Presented by Kylie Kerr, Asset Manager, Moree Plains Shire Council, NSW and Renee McMillan, Road Safety Presented by Kylie Kerr, Asset Manager, Moree Plains Shire Council, NSW and Renee McMillan, Road Safety Officer, Moree Plains and Gwydir Shire Councils, NSW Officer, Moree Plains and Gwydir Shire Councils, NSW
Effective consultation is a key part of engaging Author Biographies Renee McMillan has communities in local decision-making processes In 2012, Kylie Kerr worked for Moree Plains and in improving governance standards in the local accepted the position Shire Council for 11 government sector. of Asset Manager for years having taken Moree Plains Shire on the role of Road Local heavy vehicle operators expressed an interest Council after 11 years as Safety Officer for Moree in being involved in assisting the council determine the Road Safety Officer Plains and Gwydir Shire key freight routes and improving road safety issues. for Moree Plains and Councils in October They would also like to help the councils have a better Gwydir Shire Councils. 2012. She undertook understanding of the capabilities and limitations of Over the past 10 years, the role of Road Safety the different truck combinations. Council welcomed in both positions, she Officer in 2007/2008 the opportunity to strengthen their processes and has worked tirelessly while the incumbent was on maternity leave. This engage their communities in local decisions which are towards improving freight productive within Moree gave Renee a taste of what is involved in being a Road informed by those affected meaning better decisions Plains Shire without adversely affecting road condition Safety Officer; she thoroughly enjoyed the experience which ‘stick’. and road safety. Kylie and her team are responsible and was keen to take on the role permanently when With this is mind, Council continues to host the annual for not only asset management activities but also the opportunity arose. Renee is very much a country North West NSW Heavy Vehicle Breakfast Forum. The manage the North West Weight of Loads and Council’s girl, having grown up on a cotton farm just out of forum has become a key local industry event providing GIS functions. Before joining council, Kylie worked in Moree and says she loves knowing that what she the opportunity for proactive communication between the mechanical engineering industry, in the Illawarra does makes a difference to so many people in her state and local government, heavy vehicle operators, region, for more than eight years. Kylie lives in Moree community. farmers, Workcover, NSW Police Force, trucking with her husband and two children and loves the A: PO Box 420, Moree NSW 2400 associations, farming associations and other service lifestyle a rural community offers. E: [email protected] providers. Since its inception, in 2010, over 250 A: PO Box 420, Moree NSW 2400 T: 02 6757 3277 people have attended the forums. E: [email protected] Council has also established and coordinates the T: 02 6757 3284 Local Heavy Vehicle Consultative Group and the Moree District Grain Harvest Consultative Group. Both groups provide an opportunity for all members to discuss the “burning” issues and provide advice directly to Council on strategic direction. The most recent consultation assisted Council with the review of the 2013 Grain Harvest Management Scheme at a local level.
48 49 BREAKOUT SESSION: Storm water Management BREAKOUT SESSION: Aquatic Centres Friday 17th October 11.00am – 11.30am Marina Room Friday 17th October 11.00am – 11.30am Boardroom 2
AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL AND RUNOFF GRENFELL SWIMMING POOL Presented by Prof. James Ball, Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Presented by Bill Twohill, Director Engineering Weddin Shire Council University of Technology Sydney The original Grenfell Pool was constructed in 1934 Author Biography Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) is one of Author Biography as a 33m six lane pool and was lengthened in 1969 Bill Twohill has worked Engineers Australia’s premier publications being the James’ primary to 50m with a new pump house, sand filters and a as a Civil Engineer for national guideline for flood estimation. The current research interest is chlorine system. 37 years in a number of edition was published in 1987 prior to the ready in the development city and Shire Councils, availability of computing resources; a revised release and application of The original pool was constructed over an old creek, and is currently Director occurred in late 1990s with only the guidance on catchment modelling and over the years has gradually subsided. Engineering at Weddin extreme and large floods revised. The document systems for flood The old cast iron pipes have been unable to withstand Shire Council, Grenfell currently is undergoing a major update. As part of this estimation. This includes the movement and have been leaking for some years. NSW. update, 21 research projects were identified to fill the determination of Bill and his wife live on a knowledge gaps and inform the updated document. parameters for these In the last 3 years significant pool issues have arisen farm and run a cattle and These research projects considered rainfall issues, systems and the use of such as pump cavitation, suction pipe failure, serious sheep enterprise on weekends. issues with current loss modelling, and catchment information technology in pool leaks, electrical faults, poor pool circulation and modelling. the determination of these parameters. Prior to joining backwash pump failure. Some remedial works have A: Cnr Camp &Weddin Streets, Grenfell NSW 2810 the University of Technology Sydney, Professor Ball been carried out, such as replacement of reticulation E: [email protected] These projects are extensive in both scope and obtained experience as a Consulting Engineer and in pipe, pump, suction line and inlet pipe. T: 02 6343 1212 desired information outcomes. For example, Intensity Government Authorities, and at other Universities. Frequency Duration values for the whole country are The Weddin Shire Community Strategic plan has being updated using both BoM data and the extensive As a result of his research activities, he has been highlighted the poor state of the Grenfell Pool and the network of non-BoM gauges across the country. appointed by Engineers Australia as the Editor need for the funding of a new pool facility. Council has responsible for the current revision to Australian now prioritised its major works for the next 10 years The update has received over $9 Million funding from Rainfall and Runoff. and part of these works will be the pool replacement government agencies over 3 stages exclusive of the for 2016/2017. significant contribution from BoM. Funding for Stages He is a Council Member of IAHR, a member of the 1 and 2 was provided by the Federal Department of IAHR Committee on Hydroinformatics, and a co-opted Given the current condition of the pool, the pool Climate Change and Energy Efficiency while funding member of Engineers Australia’s National Committee replacement may have to be brought forward to for the final stage (Stage 3) is being provided by on Water Engineering. Also, he is a member of the 2015/2016. Geoscience Australia. This funding has been matched Editorial Boards for the Urban Water Journal and the Consideration will have to be given to various by the in-kind contributions of Engineers Australia Journal of Hydroinformatics, and is an Editor for Water community consultation and funding options. and the members of Engineers Australia. Presented Science and Technology and the Journal of Applied will be advice on the document, the progress towards Water Engineering and Research. He regularly reviews completion and the many changes to practice that will papers for a number of scientific journals. arise from its publication. A: P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007 E: [email protected] T: +61 2 9514 2623
50 51 BREAKOUT SESSION: Road Management BREAKOUT SESSION: Storm water Management Friday 17th October 11.30am – 12.00pm Jetty & Harbour Room Friday 17th October 11.30am – 12.00pm Marina Room
RETROFITTING ROUNDABOUTS TO EXISITING LOCAL ROAD INTERSECTIONS ADVENTURES IN STORM WATER Presented by Bernard Drum, Civil Design and Project Engineer, Bathurst Regional Council, NSW Presented by John Gould, Engineer Water and Sewerage (Part Time), Upper Hunter Shire Council, NSW
A common project encountered by local government Author Biography Roads and drains are traditionally the bread and butter Author Biography engineers is the construction of a roundabout at an Bernard Drum is of most local government engineering. John Gould existing intersection to improve traffic flow and safety. currently the Civil Design B.E. Civil UNSW; M. In most cases, this is the most cost effective treatment and Project Engineer I have been fortunate to have worked in a number of Eng.Sc. Highways, for locations having significant cross-traffic crash at Bathurst Regional councils where there have been challenging aspects UNSW; Cert. Town and histories and ongoing traffic problems. Council, where he leads to providing storm water services, necessitating going Regional Planning. a team responsible back to engineering basics and developing innovative, The process of planning, designing and gaining for traffic engineering, economic solutions, acceptable to all stakeholders. Sometime contract approval for such roundabouts can often be rigorous. forward planning, employee to various state This is in part due to the fact that the relevant design From particular instances I have drawn some general and local government floodplain management, conclusions about systematically designing efficient guides, written by the RMS (or its predecessor, the civil design, special organisations. Formerly, RTA) and Austroads, are generally directed at larger storm water systems, especially in the more difficult Director of Technical projects, municipal environments found in local government practice, with intersections in less constrained locations with a building maintenance and contract management. Services, Singleton Council; currently Engineer Water larger budget, or alternatively, within ‘greenfields’ particular reference to harmonious integration into the and Sewerage, Upper Hunter Shire, part time. locations. As a result, many issues encountered by He has previously worked for both regional and landscape and the effective management of available A: 36 Dominion Ave. SINGLETON NSW 2330 local government engineers in the course of designing metropolitan local government bodies in the areas of energy. E: [email protected] roundabouts at smaller intersections within the existing traffic engineering, survey, civil design, cost estimation T: 02 6540 1185 urban local road network are not covered in these and contract management. He has a Bachelor of guides. On top of this, projects can be delayed or even Engineering, Diploma in Engineering Practice (Civil abandoned because of difficulties at the approvals Engineering) from the University of Technology, Sydney. process through the Local Traffic Committee (LTC). A: PMB 17, Bathurst NSW 2795 This paper aims to give guidance to engineers who are E: bernard,[email protected] unsure of how to overcome some of the more common T: (02) 6333 6140 issues encountered in the design of roundabouts at smaller existing intersections. These include: additional technical information that can streamline the design process; necessary departures from specific RMS or Austroads directives; cost saving measures that can improve design outcomes without compromising safety; clarification of LTC operations to ensure council engineers know their responsibilities and rights; and typical LTC issues and how to deal with them.
52 53 BREAKOUT SESSION: Aquatic Centres POSTER PRESENTATIONS Friday 17th October 11.30am – 12.00pm Boardroom 2 Thursday 16th October and Friday 17th October Exhibition Area
MOSS VALE MEMORIAL AQUATIC CENTRE – A NEW AGE OF DESIGN Bringing an old hazardous Mountain Pass to life using a combination of Presented by Stephen Johansson, Principal Architect, Facility Design Group NSW new and old techniques
Moss Vale War Memorial Aquatic Centre was designed Author Biography Mt Keira Pass in Wollongong City, NSW was built many private consultants and contractors with many other on the site of the existing outdoor Moss Vale Memorial Stephen Johansson – decades ago using a typical cut and push technique. stakeholders. It was estimated to cost $2.7m with Pool. The brief called for two indoor pools and an Architect B.Arch UNSW, It was always subject to geotechnical and geometric completion scheduled for late 2014. The project was associated fitness facility. The brief also required NSW Reg No 7168 hazards and required special care to maintain its completed months ahead of schedule and significantly quality water treatment, air handling and building serviceability in an area of sensitive environmental under budget. Stephen has had 25 fabric to operate in the often harshly cold conditions at beauty. It doesn’t have a high vehicular usage but years of practical hands Moss Vale. is strategically important as a tourist route and for Author Biography on building experience Peter Robert Tobin: emergency services. In 1997 a decision was made The pool has: after graduating – his is Senior Geotechnical to progressively reduce the overall risk from its array empiric knowledge of Engineer at Wollongong • roof and upper wall cladding system to pool hall – of natural hazards while at the same time improving construction provides City Council. He has held Ritek 200mm roof panels, Ritek 140mm roof panels the riding quality. Since then two rock fall hazard FDG with a leading edge this position since 1982. as upper wall cladding – providing extremely good R zones have been remediated and three areas subject over our competitors and reinforces a delivery model of Peter has a Masters Values to envelope. to slope instability. The last and most complex stage true value for money without quality compromise. Degree with Honours was completed in August 2014 and is the subject of • state of the art Ozone Bromine disinfection system from the University of A: PO Box 82 Cambewarra NSW 2540 this paper. The work remediated a 460m section of with underground concrete filter vessels – delivering Wollongong and has E: [email protected]. the pass at unacceptable risk due to a combination quality water to the pools with zero chloramines and extensive experience T: 02 4446 077 of hazards from rock fall, slope instability and poor smell. This system does not corrode the building with landslide risk alignment. fabric – a very common and extremely expensive management particularly as it relates to development problem of chlorine systems in modern aquatic The project comprised three distinct but overlapping assessment and emergency response to occurrences centres. stages. There was the upper slope works to reduce of slope instability. He is the leader of the Wollongong • in slab hydronic hot water heating systems to all the rock fall risk; the embankment works to address City Council Geotechnical Services Section which concourses and amenities slabs. This is heated lower slope instability; and the pavement restoration includes a NATA accredited testing facility for by evacuated solar tube field on the roof with to reduce the risk to road users from non-geotechnical construction materials. gas boosting. It provides another level of heating hazards. The upper slope works consisted of the A: 5 Watts Lane, Russell Vale comfort, easing the impact on the air handling treatment of a 360m length of weathered sandstone E: [email protected] system, and dries the floors. The slabs have also cliff face by removal, catching or pinning loose T: (02) 4227 8100 been insulated – thus providing a 170mm thermal boulders. The embankment works addressed on-going mass around the pools and inside the amenities. slumping and settlement of the road pavement over • A sustainable insulated envelope with a non a 200m length directly under the rock fall hazard. corrosive aquatic atmosphere – will pay dividends to The road pavement was then recycled in-situ using council over the long hall of operation. stabilisation and designed to gain an extra 1.5m in road width to improve sight distances and achieve minimum lane widths. These works were coordinated into a balanced earthworks design which was achieved in construction with no pavement material leaving and none imported to the site. The project was a coordinated effort from Council’s own staff with
54 55 POSTER PRESENTATIONS POSTER PRESENTATIONS Thursday 16th October and Friday 17th October Exhibition Area Thursday 16th October and Friday 17th October Exhibition Area
Bringing an old hazardous Mountain Pass to life using a combination of Examining the economic and environmental benefits gained through new and old techniques the use of modern qualitative geophysical assessments for small to medium sized infrastructure projects. Co Author Biography experience in Kevin Bogie: has a Bachelor of Engineering from the geotechnical and Proponents of major oil and gas projects have long proposed geophysical methods against objectives and University of Wollongong and is Geotechnical Engineer land development realised that the undertaking of a robust geological provide a measure of the net economic benefits each at Wollongong City Council where he has specialised engineering in Western assay that includes modern qualitative geophysical method may deliver to the overall project. These tools in construction materials, foundation and pavement Sydney and in R & D methods and the dissemination of that data within a will force contractors to not just propose a method design supporting Council’s multi-million dollar for materials (glass and GIS environment, is critical to the success of a project but to clearly discuss how the proposed method will construction program with professional geotechnical refractory) including and results in a net economic and environmental gain. address the objectives of a survey. This will allow advice over the last 10 years. Kevin has previous engineering uses, To attain high value gains however, quality studies proponents to evaluate a method by considering the machinery design and must be undertaken early in the lifecycle of a project. impact it will have on a project as a whole, rather process control. A quality study resulting in high proponent, stakeholder than just the upfront price and therefore improve the and contractor confidence may realise such benefits viability of the overall geotechnical assay. as: a reduction in the number of boreholes required to ensure major geological structures are sampled; The Author Biography Jason Errey is the A NEW STANDARD IN COMMUNITY BUILDINGS – HELENSVALE LIBRARY AND ability to tailor construction to the geological setting, director of OEMG Global. COMMUNITY CULTURAL YOUTH CENTRE for example, by utilising the most efficient footing / With 15 years’ work foundation designs or pile placements; A reduction experience and degrees environmental costs through minimising drill and blast The new $20M Helensvale Library and Community Author Biography in Oceanography and has over requirements or accurately understanding the volumes Cultural Youth Centre is being hailed as one of the David Spencer Geochemistry Jason 25 years experience of contaminated muds; and reduced latent geological best in the country. The popular building is already has worked for both in a wide variety of risks. Simply, a robust geological assay residing in a the recipient of 2 architectural awards. The facility consultancies and survey community and public GIS framework is a major part of the decision making boasts a modern, state of the art library, a 200 seat contractors is Europe, buildings both as an processes and improves project outcomes. auditorium, recording studios, a dance rehearsal Africa, The Middle East studio, community meeting rooms featuring a publicly architect and project This paper then, will examine at how oil and gas and Australasia. Notable available 3D printer and a large open community manager. His specialist companies are undertaking their geotechnical studies projects include surveying diamond bearing rivers meeting place. The children’s section is a combination skills apply over the and discuss how these methods can be successfully in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to open ocean of an adventure playground and library! project life cycle from scaled down to provide cost effective solutions for surveying towing 3 Kilometre hydrophone arrays, to strategic planning, small and medium scale infrastructure projects. The land survey in Seal Rocks. This provides a unique The library features a fully automated book control briefing, design and use of a modern qualitative geophysical method, the perspective on available survey technology, how data is system, integrated IT for staff and public and energy construction. monitoring displays. No longer the stuffy library of old, Aquares Resistivity System, will be considered to acquired and used and the limitations of data. A: 10 Regent St, Chippendale, NSW, 2008 provide an understanding of the potential gains that this is genuinely a building for the whole community A: 19 Mc Cristal Dr. Bellingen, 2454, Australia E: [email protected] can be derived from a successful geotechnical assay. and points the future direction and trends in modern E: [email protected] T: 0410 344 904 Further, we will propose a Geophysical Assessment community hubs that will be used by all ages. T: 61 2 66559416 Tool which will provide clients and consultants a simple mechanism to create clear objectives for a survey. A decision matrix will also be proposed to assist in the evaluation of the key elements of various contractor
56 57 POSTER PRESENTATIONS POSTER PRESENTATIONS Thursday 16th October and Friday 17th October Exhibition Area Thursday 16th October and Friday 17th October Exhibition Area
DEVELOPMENT OF LONG SPAN FRP BRIDGES ASSESSING 50M POOLS AS POTENTIAL AQUATIC CENTRES (OR NOT!)
This paper presents an engineering development for Followed by the initial proofing, engineering evaluation Local Government own the majority of larger Author Biography long span FRP truss bridges. It consisted of multiple was required for proving the design engineer. The swimming pools throughout Australia. Most are also Bill Woodcock has 41 stages; proof of concept, engineering evaluation and specific strength, i.e. strength of truss joint, was considered to be a burden on the Council’s budget, years experience in Local design validation for awarded project. estimated by a set of tests. The characteristic values while benefitting a relatively small proportion of the Government, Engineering for design purpose was then calculated in accordance community. There is an evolution underway to change and Management. To prove initial concept, desktop study and a set of with national and international standard. how these facilties are developed and improved. It’s He has experience at experiments for investigating and validating concept a task many Councils are attempting, but due to the Kogarah, Bankstown, of new truss system for long span bridge were Design validations for awarded project, i.e. 23 m span complexity and specialised knowledge required, many Concord, Blue Mountains undertaken. The test samples were designed by the truss bridge, are undertaken after the design with a are not getting it right. This paper looks at how the City, Marrickville and use of commercial structural analysis software and simplified scaled truss. A typical proof loading tests, humble Council swimming pool can be successfully Rockdale City Councils the test results were compared with the modelling. A i.e. 15 minutes survival test under factored design changed to become a modern aquatic leisure centre and has also provided summary of comparisons and recommendations for load; was undertaken to ensure the capacity of the that appeals broadly to the community both for its Local Government modelling methods are presented. structure. The natural frequency of fabricated truss array of functions and facilities, and also for being a consultancy services at Statewide Roads, Sinclair was measured prior to installation. sought after destination. Initiatives shall be detailed Knight Merz and Currently COMPLETE Urban as well to demonstrate how to manage the transformation to as having carried out Operational Quality Audits for the an aquatic leisure centre and the means to fund such Roadsand Traffic Authority, NSW. In these roles Bill as Author Biographies Structural Engineer at improvements.This will include PPP’s and grants. We worked on some very large projects including an $8M General Manager at Wagners Composite also ask the question as to then they have reached the dredging and reclamation project in Botany Bay, a $4M Wagners Composite Fibre Technologies (CFT) end of their useful life and should be closed. Emergency Operation Centre and various large storm Fibre Technologies (CFT) water Drainage design and construct projects. He has Seo Jin (Paul) Kim is also chaired various Local Traffic Committees for some For the Last 12 years, a structural engineer 20 years. Michael Kemp has specialised in fibre specialised in the reinforced polymer (FRP) application of structural composites applications. fibreglass components He has acquired his to civil engineering engineering competence applications and is from his career credited with project managing the design and challenging over past 18 years. Since he received his installation of the first composite fibre road bridge in first degree, he has maintained his career in various Australia (Grafton NSW) and the first in Queensland engineering practices, such as engineering consulting, (Blackbutt – Daguilar Highway). Additionally Michael contractor, manufacturer as well as academia. He has acted as the General Manager of Wagners CFT experienced many projects including structural design, for the last 8 years where he has lead the product strengthening or rehabilitating existing structures with development, design and fabrication of innovative externally bonded FRP composites and fibre composite products for Civil industry. structures for mining, oil and gas, civil and building industries as a structural engineer. A: 339 Anzac Avenue, Toowoomba QLD 435 E: [email protected] A: 339 Anzac Avenue, Toowoomba QLD 435 T: +61 7 4637 7777 E: [email protected] T: +61 7 4637 7777
58 59 POSTER PRESENTATIONS PLENARY Thursday 16th October and Friday 17th October Exhibition Area Friday 17th October 1.00pm – 1.45pm Jetty & Harbour Room
WAS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE A MISTAKE? INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE DELIVERY- PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE Landscape architects and civil engineers are involved With his move to the Presented by Terry Alford, Director, Terry Alford Consulting in pretty much the same areas of activity. Both design sector, he worked deal with the design of roads, footpaths, drainage for Environmental Improved productivity through the use of innovative The paper will conclude with possible strategies for arrangements, retaining walls, parking areas. So, if Partnership on, again service delivery models has been embraced implementation into local government on a broader landscape architects and civil engineers cover very major projects of the extensively by the private sector and to a limited basis including the pitfalls to watch for. It will also similar territory, why are we such different animals? time such as Birkenhead extent at federal and state levels. Local government advocate that Councils should review their own Point, Bankstown Town has however tended to stick to very traditional models practices and adopt a more innovative approach for The two professions come to the same challenges with Centre and the Yulara of in-house delivery supported by numerous small the future. very different skills and values. Resort at Uluru. Paul annual supply contracts. The recent NSW Local Author Biography In this presentation a considered analysis of the began his own company, Government Infrastructure Audit confirmed that Terry W. Alford contrasting approaches is proposed with the objective Knox + Partners strong and sustainable communities that optimise the FIE.Aust., CPEng, of clarifying what the landscape architect brings to the Landscape Architects use of public resources are what the residents and F.I.P.W.E.A., ME., E.W.S., engineering table and how, through understanding, a (originally known as Knox & Tanner), having graduated rate-payers of NSW are looking for. As a result, the M.B.S better and more fruitful collaboration could result. with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in 1986. management of assets and in particular infrastructure Knox + Partners became well known as leaders assets, is an extremely important component of a Director, Terry Alford The discussion will be formed around these headings in the design of public space, and environmental council’s functions. Consulting Pty Ltd., rehabilitation. Clients included many local governments • The place of aesthetics in design a specialist local in NSW, the Northern Territory and Tasmania, state This paper will explore the changes in road government and civil • Urban spaces as behaviour settings government departments and authorities such as infrastructure maintenance that have taken place over engineering consulting • Rules and standards Sydney Olympic Park Authority, the Department of a period of time including direct labour delivery, council company based in • The generalist versus the specialist Housing and Western Sydney Parklands. business units through to Integrated Service Provision Melbourne, Australia. • All dressed up and nowhere to go? using practical examples. Knox + Partners had a particularly proud record of The company operates throughout Australia providing servicing universities and schools, including the ANU, It will review the various collaborative contract The presentation will be accompanied by a wide engineering advice in the areas public policy, contract UNSW, theUniversity of Sydney, and Ravenswood models available based on an approach that allows selection of illustrations of examples from historical management, asset management, service levels, peer School for Girls. for the private sector to provide the services as the to modern times , and will seek to provoke and to advice and training to local government engineers “Asset Steward” rather than merely undertaking stimulate. The concluding question will be whether and engineering management. Terry has qualifications At COMPLETE, Paul provides design direction in our the works and services required. This paper will landscape architects and civil engineers should move in Civil Engineering, Water Supply Engineering, public domain projects, and leads the community explore the background and historical development closer together, or whether continuing creative tension Building Surveying and Municipal Engineering. Prior consultation and presentation aspects of our work in of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Safer Local Roads produces the best results. to commencing his private practice in 1993 Terry that area. Contract, a 15 year contract for management of operated at a senior executive with local authorities Author Biography the Shires road pavements and associated assets. A: 10 Regent St, Chippendale, NSW, 2008 and has over 26 years experience in the public sector Paul Knox has been in the landscape design and The paper will discuss some of the other service E: [email protected] followed by a further 20 years in private practice. construction industries since the 1970s.He worked on delivery model options available to local government, T: 02 9282 9900 many of the seminal landscape projects around Sydney their advantages and disadvantages, and how The company has been at the forefront of developing at the outset, including Clarke Island, Shark Island, improvements to productivity can be achieved through innovative service delivery models suitable for local Peacock Point and the Lindfield campus of (now) UTS. partnering with the private sector. government, reviewing service levels and preparing Service Level Agreements.
60 61 PLENARY MEET THE NEW IPWEA NSW BOARD Friday 17th October 1.00pm – 1.45pm Jetty & Harbour Room Friday 17th October 1.45pm – 2.30pm Jetty & Harbour Room
INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE DELIVERY- PREPARING FOR THE FORUM PANEL SESSION FUTURE Moderated by John Roydhouse, Chief executive officer, IPWEA NSW withIPWEA Board Members Presented by Terry Alford, Director, Terry Alford Consulting Following the introductions to the new board and the President the forum will be an opportunity for delegates to In particular Terry provided technical advice on the bring forward issues, areas for discussion, suggestions or concerns that IPWEA can assist with into the future. Safer Local Roads Contract for Mornington Peninsula You can ask questions. Join the discussion during the session or lodge your question at the registration desk. Shire Council, a 15 year “Partnership” contract worth $130M and the Alliance (PPP) Road Construction contract (50km of construction) with Cardinia Shire. He has just finalised the preparation of new generation maintenance contracts (>$20M/annum) for Parks, Drains, Buildings and Facility Maintenance which involved an extensive review of Levels of Service.Terry CLOSING CEREMONY has researched first hand the application of various Friday 17th October 1.45pm – 2.30pm Jetty & Harbour Room contract models for local government and has visited the UK on a number of occasions where the PPP and other Partnering models have been used extensively. He has also undertaken consulting work in China. The Incoming President, IPWEA (NSW)
A: U 1 49 THE RDGE, Canterbury Victoria 3126 · Clr. Keith Rhoades AFSM, President Local Government Canterbury E: [email protected] T: 0419 839 097 Coffs Harbour Councillor Keith Rhoades AFSM was elected as the first President of Local Government NSW in October 2013. He is the former President of Local Government Association of NSW (LGA) and recent Joint President of the Interim LGNSW Board.
Cr Rhoades was first elected to council in Coffs Harbour in 1991, elected as Deputy Mayor in 1999 and served as Mayor from 2004 to 2012.
Cr Rhoades was elected as Vice President of Australian Local Government Association in November 2012.
He recently retired from the NSW Fire Brigade, having been a member for 39 years. He held the position of Station Commander at Sawtell for 17 years and was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in 2005 for services to the NSW Fire Brigade.
Cr Rhoades continues to demonstrate his strong commitment to Local Government and helps gain greater recognition of the crucial role that Local Government has to play during this time of significant reform.
He is dedicated to representing the needs of NSW councils and pushing for increased funding, services and infrastructure for local communities.
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COMPLETE URBAN is a multi-disciplinary design company created to deliver quality public domain projects and WATER DIRECTORATE ROADS & TRANSPORT DIRECTORATE infrastructure. The Water Directorate is an independent membership The Roads & Transport Directorate is proud to again association that provides an opportunity for regional to sponsor Category 2 Award: New or Improved COMPLETE offers: water authorities to: receive independent expert Techniques including: Innovation and / or Introduction • Architecture • Engineering • Landscape Architecture • Project Management advice; receive technical support and direction; share of Techniques or Outstanding Management Initiatives industry knowledge; and improve efficiencies and long Outstanding Achievement in Asset Management, as By offering these services from one team, COMPLETE ensures a fully integrated and cohesive result across term planning. well as the 2013 NSW Local Roads Congress. typically complex public projects. COMPLETE is passionate about delivering innovative solutions that respond to the users needs, our client’s vision and deliver maximum outcomes and benefits to the community. COMPLETE The Water Directorate has been a proud partner of the This year’s Congress theme is “Roads and Transport vigorously defends the intent of our clients’ objectives when those objectives are interrogated by the rigours of IPWEA NSW Engineering Excellence Award Category Transformation” and will deal with assisting councils to project delivery. COMPLETE has grown consistently since its establishment in 1999 and now operates from 3 3: Innovation in Water and Wastewater Award for the meet their infrastructure management responsibilities offices – Sydney, Gold Coast and London. COMPLETE intends to grow nationally and internationally based on past 14 years. while facilitating efficient transport to support local performance. industries. The Congress and the Conference will deal A: WATER DIRECTORATE with transport planning, asset management, higher COMPLETE SERVICES Level12, 447 Kent Street mass limits and local roads, transport management Sydney NSW 2000 • Architecture • Council organisation reviews, restructures the present level of road funding and progress in T: 02 8267 3010 the implementation of the new integrated planning • Landscape Architecture • Effectiveness and efficiency reviews W: www.waterdirectorate.asm.au and reporting requirements for Local Government. • Engineering • Feasibility The Congress provides a unique, open forum for • Infrastructure & Urban Design • Cost Estimation Elected Representatives, General Managers and Asset • Project Management • Asset data surveys Managers to exchange views and develop strong • Consultation • Asset management plans relationships which will progress Local Government. • Planning • AUS-SPEC implementation A: Level 12, 447 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000 T: 02 8267 3000 W: www.ipwea.org.au/roadstransportdirectorate/home
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COMPLETE URBAN COMPLETE SERVICES INDUSTRY TRADE EXHIBITION COMPLETE URBAN is a multi-disciplinary design • Architecture company created to deliver quality public domain • Landscape Architecture ARRB GROUP CYNDAN CHEMICALS projects and infrastructure. • Engineering Trusted advisor on roads and transport. Cyndan is an Australian manufacturer of chemical COMPLETE offers: • Infrastructure & Urban Design solutions. With over 35 years of experience, we have • Project Management ARRB Group (formerly the Australian Road Research • Architecture • Landscape Architecture an extensive range of green cleaning solutions as well • Consultation Board) provides research, consulting and information • Engineering • Project Management as specialty coatings and chemicals for commercial • Planning services to the road and transport industry. ARRB and industrial cleaning and maintenance. We are proud By offering these services from one team, COMPLETE • Council organisation reviews, restructures applies research outcomes to develop equipment that to support Councils and partner with NSW IPWEA ensures a fully integrated and cohesive result across • Effectiveness and efficiency reviews collects road and traffic information and software that 2014 Conference. assists with decision making across road networks. typically complex public projects. COMPLETE is • Feasibility passionate about delivering innovative solutions A: Unit 1, 1 Prosperity Parade, • Cost Estimation A: Ground Floor 2-14 Mountain St, that respond to the user’s needs, our client’s vision Warriewood NSW 2102 • Asset data surveys Ultimo NSW 2007 and deliver maximum outcomes and benefits to T: +61 2 9998 5688 T: +61 2 9282 4444 the community. COMPLETE vigorously defends • Asset management plans E: [email protected] E: [email protected] the intent of our clients’ objectives when those • AUS-SPEC implementation W www.cyndan.com.au W: www.arrb.com.au objectives are interrogated by the rigours of project Stand 10 A: 10 Regent Street Chippendale, Sydney NSW Stand 7 delivery. COMPLETE has grown consistently since 2008 AUSTRALIA its establishment in 1999 and now operates from 3 DELNORTH T: +61 2 9282 9900 BP BITUMEN offices – Sydney, Gold Coast and London. E: [email protected] Delnorth supplies the safest and longest lasting BP Bitumen specialises in the development, production W: http://www.completeurban.com.au/ products available to the roading and associated COMPLETE intends to grow nationally and and supply of bituminous products. internationally based on performance. Stand 11 industries. The products include Steel-Flex, Sign-Flex, Every day our products perform under the most Poly-Flex, Lane-Flex and Guard-Flex. These products diverse and demanding road conditions throughout are designed and made to give exceptional quality, the Australian road network. This is attributable to high performance, and durability. a combination of our unique product technology, Delnorth products are manufactured in Australia from comprehensive quality assurance programs, the highest quality materials using purpose-built operational efficiency and sophisticated production processing, moulding and fabrication equipment. processes – all supported by all highly skilled and experienced staff. That’s why you can confidently turn A: 34 Huntingdale Drv, Thornton NSW, to BP Bitumen for roads that perform. Australia 2322 T: +61 (0)2 4966 8655 A: GPO Box 5222, Melbourne VIC 3001 E: [email protected] T: 1800 24 88 66 (FREECALL) W www.delnorth.com E: [email protected] Stand 15 W: www.bpbitumen.com.au Stand 17
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SUPERSEALING WAGNERS DIRECTORATE SuperSealing operates throughout Australia and New Wagners is one of the largest and most diverse Zealand and is a market leader in the crack sealing civil construction service providers in Australia with industry. the Australian head office located in Toowoomba Queensland and global headquarters in Kula Lumpa. SuperSealing’s custom engineered, unique all-in-one crack sealing unit and superior application methods Wagners Composite Fibre Technologies (CFT) is a mean productivity and efficiency is maximised, while world leader in the use and development of composite traffic disruption and traffic management costs are products for civil engineering applications and has one The Roads & Transport Directorate is a joint undertaking between minimised. This innovative combination creates a of the most advanced production and design facilities the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW and IPWEA (NSW). high quality and effective waterproof sealed finish. For in Australia. Products for Australian and international The Directorate commenced operations in October 2004. further details, please contact Kevin Williams, North clients include road bridge decks, boardwalks, Eastern Regional Manager on 0419 521 237. pedestrian bridges and access ramps. The Directorate was set up to meet the following objectives:
A: SUPERSEALING; Unit 3, 28 Lagoon Street, A: 339 Anzac Avenue, Toowoomba QLD Australia Assisting members in discharging their In lobbying: Ettalong Beach NSW 2257 T: (07) 4637 7777 road management roles: T: 0419 521 237 E: [email protected] • For a higher priority to be placed on road E: [email protected] W: http://www.wagnerscft.com.au • Effectively infrastructure provision and maintenance W: www.supersealing.com.au Stand 16 • In accordance with current legal obligations • For a more equitable share of resources Stand 6 • Using the most recent technical practices and funding • Applying consistent and cost effective asset management Providing for: • IPWEA members and Assisting: • The Local Government Industry • IPWEA (NSW) – A powerful technical and research • The Local Government Association of NSW resource on transport issues at • The Shires Association of NSW Regional, State and National level. • Individual Councils • Directorate members
Can we help you? Contact us at: IPWEA (NSW) ROADS & TRANSPORT DIRECTORATE ACN: 093 562 602 Level 12, 447 Kent Street Ph: (02) 8267 3000 ABN: 35 093 562 602 SYDNEY NSW 2000 Fax: (02) 8267 3070 www.roadsdirectorate.org.au
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