From the President

07 | 2012

From the President

Every year, of engineers to the notice of the it’s inspirational to see the talent and during Australian local community and to encourage ingenuity at work on the night. Engineering Week involvement in the many activities that Canberra’s AEW program is designed (AEW) Engineers will focus on what the engineering to appeal to everyone across the Australia (Canberra profession does in our region. community and there will be a diverse Division) hosts a huge variety of AEW is a public awareness and range of activities during the week. events that promote and showcase education campaign that highlights Engineers Australia invites you, engineering in Australia, and the the role and achievements of the your family, friends, neighbours and achievements of local engineering engineering profession in Australia, work colleagues to get involved in the organisations and their teams. Once and to promote engineering as the activities presented during AEW. again this year’s program is exciting, career of choice. For further details and program of informative and entertaining. One of the key events will again be events go to www.makeitso.org.au/ As engineers, we are intensely the Engineering Games, which are open australian-engineering-week/canberra proud of the contribution we make to to all age groups – including primary, Doug Mitchell our society. This year we are focusing secondary, tertiary students and an President our activities sustainability. AEW is also open section for adults. It’s FREE, it’s Canberra Division important in bringing the contribution great fun, there are great prizes and

ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA Canberra Division

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre 5.30pm Friday 10 August 2012

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Registration by 27 July 2012 For 2012 games, entry forms and rules go to: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/canberra/games The Engineering Games will include a science show by the Questacon Excited Particles Team at 6.30pm Mega Bites Café at Questacon will be open – 10% discount on all purchases on the night

Canberra Division, Engineers Australia | 11 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 | PO Box 6038 KINGSTON ACT 2604 p: 02 6270 6519 | f: 02 6273 2051 | e: [email protected] | w: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/canberra engineerscanberra Australian Engineering Week 6–12 August 2012 PROGRAM of EVENTS Date/time Venue Topic Speaker/notes Monday 6 August 4.00pm–5.30pm Australian National University Open Engineering and Computing Poster Exhibition Open exhibition by research students and academic staff from the Australia National University College of Engineering and Computer Science. Free Event University House, 1 Balmain Crescent, ACTON Tuesday 7 August All Day – $35.00 per person Field trip Australian Engineering Week Field Trip • Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre • Cotter Dam • Tour of Jerrabomberra Wetlands (includes bus, morning tea and Society for Sustainability & Environmental Engineering Water – Top to Bottom Cost $35.00 per person (includes bus, morning tea and packed lunch) More information page 5. packed lunch) Website: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra

11.30am–12 noon Australian War Memorial 30 Minute talk on Engineering Technology Join us as we tell the history and story behind a collection of items in the galleries. Explore the technology and feats of engineering involved in its Free Event Orientation Gallery development and operation. 6.00pm to 8.00pm Southern Cross Club Young Engineers Comedy Trivia Night MC’d by Greg Kimball (winner of the 2011 Canberra heat of Triple-J Raw Comedy and part of the Capital Punishment crew) Free Event Cnr Catchpole & Bowman Sts, MACQUARIE A fun night consisting of two teams with audience challenges and prizes. Please register online: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra Wednesday 8 August 3.45pm–4.45pm Australian War Memorial Military Engineers and Reconstruction Colonel Rupert Hoskin, Director National Projects, DSG Capital Facilities and Infrastructure Branch and Major Scott Davidson, Career Advisor, Free Event BAE Systems Theatre Engineers Directorate of Officer Career Management – Army After the presentation attendees are welcome to attend the Special Closing Ceromony – see below Please register online: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra 4.45pm Australian War Memorial Special Closing Ceremony Special Closing Ceremony in which we will share the story of Captain Edward Frederic Robert Bage of 3rd Field Company Australian Engineers, Free Event Commemorative Area Australian Imperial Force. He is one of over 102,000 Australians who lost their lives in war or warlike activities and who are commemorated on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial. 5.30 for John Curtin Medical School ANU Sustainable Living Information Evening How to make the home you live in more sustainable – an informative evening consisting of 5 speakers who will cover topics including: heating/cooling, 6.00–8.00pm 131 Garran Road, ACTON energy/technology, retrofitting buildings to improve their energy efficiency and recyclying There will be stallholders and giveaways: Refer page 8. Free Public Event Please register online: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra Thursday 9 August 2.00pm–4.00pm Treloar Conservation and Storage Annex See inside the Memorial’s storage area of large technology objects. Gold Coin Donation 8 Callan Street, Mitchell ACT Restricted to only 40 people – must register online: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra 5.30 for 2012 Engineers Without Borders Challenge 1st year engineering teams selected from hundreds of Top four teams competing from the ANU and UNSW@ADFA. 6.00–7.30pm Final Presentations students involved in the ACT at the ANU and UNSW@ADFA Spectators welcome. Please register online: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra Free Event Auditorium, Engineering House, 11 National Cct, Barton will present their final designs for the 2012 EWB Challenge Friday 10 August 5.30–8.30pm Questacon Engineering Games Competition Spectators welcome Free Event Saturday 11 August Four tours: 10.00am, Mt Stromolo Water Treatment Plant Site Tour: The Stromlo Water Treatment Plant – where You must register for a specific tour – numbers limited to 30 per tour. Unfortunately children under 12 are not permitted on this tour. 11.00am, 1.00 pm, 2.00pm most of your tapwater is produced Tour 1: 10.00–10.45am Tour 2: 11.00am–11.45noon Tour 3: 1.00pm–1.45pm Tour 4: 2.00pm–2.45pm Free Event Restricted to 30 people per tour – must register online: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra 10.00am–12.00 noon ACT Fire & Rescue Open Morning ACTF&R will make available an urban pumper, the aerial appliance, the HAZMAT vehicle and some specialised vehicles (PODS) recently acquired by Engineers Australia Hume Training Complex the service. This equipment will be available for close inspection for those who attend and if time permits a display of the capability of the vehicle and/ Members only or the equipment carried on the vehicle. Please be aware that the crews and appliances located at the Hume Training Complex may need to Free Event respond to emergencies throughout the duration of the visit. Restricted to 50 Engineers Australia members only – must register online: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra Sunday 12 August 10.00am–3.00pm ACTEW Discovery Garden Getting ready for the growing season The ACTEW Discovery Garden explores Canberra’s unique climate, soils and geology and will teach visitors how to achieve a beautiful, sustainable Free Event National Arboretum, Canberra and water efficient garden in any season.

Disclaimer: Engineers Australia reserves the right to change the content, speakers, format or timing of the program at this event without notice at any time. Engineers Australia accepts no liability for any loss or damage a person suffers because of any changes to the event. Please check the Australian Engineering Week website to register and for updates to the program www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra 2 | Engineers Canberra | July 2012 engineerscanberra Australian Engineering Week 6–12 August 2012 www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra PROGRAM of EVENTS Date/time Venue Topic Speaker/notes Monday 6 August 4.00pm–5.30pm Australian National University Open Engineering and Computing Poster Exhibition Open exhibition by research students and academic staff from the Australia National University College of Engineering and Computer Science. Free Event University House, 1 Balmain Crescent, ACTON Tuesday 7 August All Day – $35.00 per person Field trip Australian Engineering Week Field Trip • Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre • Cotter Dam • Tour of Jerrabomberra Wetlands (includes bus, morning tea and Society for Sustainability & Environmental Engineering Water – Top to Bottom Cost $35.00 per person (includes bus, morning tea and packed lunch) More information page 5. packed lunch) Website: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra

Open Engineering and Computing Poster Exhibition

Date: Monday 6 August 2012 systems and control, human-centred Time: 4.00pm–5.30pm computing, software engineering Venue: University House and artificial intelligence. 2012 1 Balmain Crescent, Acton With a poster and a three minute EWB Challenge talk they will tell you how new Join research students and academic Final and emerging technologies in staff from the Australian National engineering and computing can be University College of Engineering Presentations applied in the real world and how and Computer Science in an open we benefit from it. Date: Thursday August 9 exhibition that showcases their Time: 5.30pm for 6.00–7.30pm ideas and research in frontier This exhibition is free and open all Venue: Auditorium technologies like sustainable energy members of Engineers Australia. Engineering House systems, computer vision, robotics, 11 National Circuit, Barton Supported by The Canberra Business Council and During 2011, Engineers Without Engineers Australia (Canberra Division) as part of Borders Australia (EWB) is working Australian Engineering Week 6–12 August 2012. with its partner Pitchandikulam Forest and the community of Devikulam in south-east India on the 2011 EWB Challenge. Over 8,000 first year university students across Australasia will be involved with the EWB Challenge to develop solutions to challenges identified by Devikulam including water and Discover Canberra’s New Garden electricity supply, clean cooking and housing construction. Date: Sunday 12 August For more information on the Discovery Time: 10.00am–3.00pm Garden go to www.actew.com.au The top four teams from the Venue: National Arboretum Canberra Australian National University (ANU) If you would like to go on a Walk and Research School of Engineering What works in other parts of Australia Talk to the Engineers Australia Pin Oak and UNSW@ADFA will present the doesn’t always work in Canberra. At Forest please meet Emma De Landre, solutions they have developed. The ACTEW’s Canberra Discovery Garden Senior Horticulturalist with the National top team will be selected which at the National Arboretum Canberra, Arboretum Canberra at 11.30am near the could then represent the ACT Region you can find out how to plan a garden Engineers Australia sign at The Canberra as one of the teams from around that’s well adapted to our local climate. Discovery Garden. Australasia to present at a national Learn how to make the most of the many No registration required. conference in December. Engineers, beautiful plants that thrive here, reduce those interested in community your water use and take part in monthly development, and members of educational talks. the general public are welcome Set in the hills of the National to see how engineers of the Arboretum Canberra, the views from the future can incorporate innovation Discovery Garden are expansive and and sustainable community take in the beautiful surrounds of our development into all of their work. city. So take advantage of the limited Register online to attend – monthly openings in 2012 while the www.makeitso.org.au/australian- National Arboretum Canberra is still engineering-week/canberra under construction.

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Australian Engineering Week Field Trip Society for Sustainability & Environmental Engineering Comedy Trivia The Water Tour – from Top to Bottom Night

Date: Tuesday 7 August 2012 Ever thought about where our Engineers Australia takes on Time: All Day water comes from, where it goes, Canberra Young Engineers Cost: $35.00 per person (includes and what happens in between? bus, morning tea & packed Ever wondered what is being Date: Tuesday 7 August lunch) done to manage your impacts Time: 5.30pm for 6.00-7.30pm Dress: Appropriate Clothing and on the water cycle? If so, this Venue: Southern Cross Club footwear for a Canberra Winter 2012 Society for Sustainability cnr Catchpole & Bowman Sts, outdoor activity & Environmental Engineering Macquarie Places are limited so please (SSEE) field trip is for you! You register and pay by Monday 30 will gain an understanding July 2012. of where our water comes FREE ENTRY www.makeitso.org.au/australian- from, how it’s managed and PRIZES and GIVEAWAYS engineering-week/canberra disposed of and the subsequent Please include any dietary environmental impacts. It will Young Engineers Canberra would requirements when you register. also cover the great work that like to invite you to attend a Contact: Colleen Mays (02) 6270 6519 is being done to improve our night of family fun and laughs! for further information. aquatic ecosystems. Over the course of the night be treated to a Comedy 3 vs. 3 Trivia 9.00am Grand Touring Coach picks up all passengers at Canberra Nara Peace night with teams from Engineers Park in Lennox Gardens Flynn Drive, Yarralumla (behind Hyatt Hotel). 9.30am Morning Tea at Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre (provided). Australia and wider Canberra 10.00am Presentation and Tour of Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre facing off in an interactive and – where most of the tapwater ends up. The Lower Molonglo sewer surprising trivia. plant is the main wastewater treatment facility for Canberra and is the largest inland treatment centre in Australia. The plant uses physical, chemical and biological treatment processes to treat around 90 million litres of Canberra’s wastewater each day. This tour will also explore the downstream impacts of the facility. 12.30pm Enjoy your packed lunch (provided) at the Casuarina Sands picnic area. 12.45pm While you eat lunch Chris Hepplewhite will talk to you about the new enlarged Cotter Dam and the engineering works, as well as the works being undertaken to protect and enhance the aquatic environment as you are having your lunch. Chris is employed by ACTEW and manages the water quality and R&D programs. Chris will tell us where all the biggest fish live and how best to catch them (maybe not!). 1.25pm Cotter Dam Discovery Trail with Chris Hepplewhite and Dr Evan MC’d by Greg Kimball (winner Harrison. Evan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Institute for of the 2011 Canberra heat of Applied Ecology (IAE), University of Canberra and is responsible for Triple-J Raw Comedy and part of conducting research as well as managing the IAE Freshwater Ecology the Capital Punishment crew), Laboratory. Evan is involved in the below dams assessment project  (for ACTEW) on the Cotter and Queanbeyan Rivers. He has a detailed with audience competitions and knowledge of the ecology of the system and will explain both the giveaways the nights guaranteed impacts of the dam on native flora and fauna, and the environmental to be a hit for all! works being undertaken to improve the environment.  After the event, why not make 3.30pm Jerrabomberra Wetlands – a tour guide will give a talk and guide you through. These wetlands form an important part of Canberra’s water a night of it and enjoy a meal at treatment cycle and are an important habitat and refuge for wildlife. the Club? Look out for platypus and 77 species of migratory waterbirds while you find out more about the role these wetlands play in protecting our Register online: www.makeitso. environment. Bring your binoculars and you will discover the delights org.au/australian-engineering of bird and wildlife watching. week/canberra 4.45pm Travel back to Canberra Nara Peace Park in Lennox Gardens, Flynn Drive, Yarralumla.  July 2012 | Engineers Canberra | 5 engineerscanberra

Open Morning ACT Fire & Rescue

Date: Saturday 11 August 2012 and if time permits a display of the Time: 10.00am–12.00noon capability of the vehicle and/or the Venue: Hume Training Complex equipment carried on the vehicle. David Warren Road, Hume Please be aware that the crews and appliances located at the Hume The ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) will Training Complex may need to conduct an ‘open morning’ at Hume respond to emergencies throughout Training Complex on 11 August 2012 the duration of the visit. between 10 am and 12 noon. Directions: Follow the signs to the ACTF&R will make available an urban Alexander Maconochie Centre, and For Engineers Australia pumper, the aerial appliance, the turn first right after turning into Members ONLY. HAZMAT vehicle and some specialised the Alexander Maconochie Centre Restricted to 50 people. vehicles (PODS) recently acquired by entrance, then follow the road the service. Must register online: toward and past the Southcare Base This equipment will be available for www.makeitso.org.au/australian- and the Training Centre is at the end close inspection for those who attend engineering-week/canberra of the road.

Australian War Memorial Treloar storage Military Engineers Commemorative Gallery Talk and conservation and Reconstruction Closing Ceremony facility, Mitchell

Date: Tue 7 August Date: Wed 8 August Date: Wed 8 August Date: Thu 9 August Time: 11.30am–12 noon Time: 3.45pm–4.45pm Time: 4.45pm–5.00pm Time: 2.00pm–4.00pm Venue: Orientation Venue: BAE Systems Venue: Commemorative Venue: 8 Callan Street, Gallery Theatre Area Mitchell Join us as we tell the Engineering presentation Please join us for a Visit our storage and history and story behind with guest speakers special closing ceremony conservation facility in a collection item in the Colonel Rupert in which we will share the Mitchell to view some galleries. Hoskin, Director story of Captain Edward conservators at work on National Projects, DSG Frederic Robert Bage large technology objects Explore the technology Capital Facilities and of 3rd Field Company and feats of Closed, flat footwear is Infrastructure Branch and Australian Engineers, engineering involved recommended. No large Major Scott Davidson, Australian Imperial Force. in its development and bags allowed. Please Career Advisor, Engineers operation. He is one of over 102,000 bring your camera. Directorate of Officer Australians who lost their Restricted to 40 people No registration required. Career Management – lives in war or warlike – register early to avoid Army. activities and who are disappointment: commemorated on the Register online to attend: www.makeitso.org.au/ Roll of Honour at the www.makeitso.org.au/ australian-engineering- Australian War Memorial. australian-engineering- week/canberra week/canberra No registration required.

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Site Tours - Stromlo Water Treatment Plant – 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm Water Treatment

ACTEW Water provides over 100 • optional dissolved air flotation Date: Saturday 11 August 2012 million litres of treated water each day • filtration through dual media filters Time: Tour 1: 10.00am–10.45am to Canberra residents and Queanbeyan • disinfection by chlorination Tour 2: 11.00am–11.45am City Council. The Mt Stromlo water • ultraviolet disinfection Tour 3: 1.00pm–1.45pm treatment plant can supply up to 250 • pH adjustment and stabilisation Tour 4: 2.00pm–2.45pm million litres of water a day. with lime and carbon dioxide In recent years about 75% of the • fluoridation by sodium silico You must register for a specific tour as numbers are limited to 30 per tour water required to meet Canberra’s fluoride. – ww.makeitso.org.au/australian- and Queanbeyan’s needs has been engineering-week/canberra drawn from the Cotter River catchment History of the Mt Stromlo water UNFORTUNATELY CHILDREN UNDER 12 and treated at Mt Stromlo. Water treatment plant ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS TOUR from Googong Dam is treated at the The original Mt Stromlo Directions: Proceed along the Cotter Googong WTP to meet high demand in water treatment plant (WTP) was Rd leaving the city. Turn into Mt summer and to allow for maintenance commissioned in June 1967. After Stromlo Dr (well sign-posted – can’t the 2003 bushfires damaged the at Mt Stromlo. After the bushfires and miss it). Proceed uphill, past the first during the drought, water was drawn Cotter River catchment, the existing & disused ACTEW gate – proceed more frequently from Googong and also infrastructure was not adequate to treat along the road another 100m & turn from the Murrumbidgee River. the water drawn from the dams in the left & take the first left into the BWA The Mt Stromlo water treatment burnt catchment. car park. If you go through a boom plant (WTP) provides filtration, A substantial upgrade of the water gate or end up at the Observatory, disinfection, fluoridation and pH treatment plant was undertaken you have gone too far. ACTEW Water correction of all water drawn from the to ensure the quality of Canberra’s staff will be in attendance to assist. Cotter system. drinking water during the Cotter Event made possible It has the capability to treat water catchment’s lengthy recovery. The new, with the support of using two methods, allowing for more more sophisticated Mt Stromlo WTP ACTEW Water efficient water treatment: was commissioned in November 2004. • Direct Filtration: used when the raw Some of the old Mount Stromlo WTP SAFETY INFORMATION FOR VISITORS COMING ONTO TREATMENT PLANT SITES water quality is good systems were incorporated into the ACTEW Water is committed to providing • Dissolved Air Flotation and new water treatment plant. and maintaining safe systems of work and Filtration: used together when the In response to the extended drought conduct to ensure that employees and raw water quality is relatively poor. the Murrumbidgee was brought back visitors can work without the risk of injury. The plant is typically run in direct online as a raw water source for the All participants to observe commonsense Mt Stromlo WTP. To enable the plant dress and safe conduct while on site, plus filtration mode, which is more cost any directions that plant staff may give effective. The dissolved air flotation to safely treat the water from this while they are escorted around the plant. system is used to ensure the quality of catchment an upgrade was required. Safe dress: treated water remains high if the raw UV disinfection was added to the plant Closed footwear (no thongs or sandals) water quality is poorer. and the sludge handling capabilities and preferably long sleeved shirt and The treatment process involves the were also upgraded as the quality of trousers. following steps: Murrumbidgee water is often poorer Safe conduct: than the water from the Cotter River. • Water treatment plants – drinking • coagulation and flocculation water production - care is to be taken not to contaminate any water being Participants will need to assemble in the Bulk Water Alliance (BWA) car park processed. 15 minutes prior to the tour start time. The tour through the plant will be 45mins. • Sewer treatment plants – infectious wastewaters – care should be taken to If you arrive late, you have missed the tour. Dress for the weather as Stromlo can observe personal hygiene during and be cold & windy. All participants are required to wear closed, flat soled footwear, after the tour ie hand washing. long pants and long sleeves. • All plants – no tampering with equipment. Please do not bring cameras, bags or personal items along on the tour. These • All plants – it is a critical safety issue restrictions are to protect the safety and the security of the water supply. that tour groups remain together – no- Tours will commence from BWA car park after signing-in and receiving the site one should be left unaccompanied or unsupervised on site. safety induction.

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Sustainable Living Information Evening

Date: Wednesday 8 August Supported by Time: 5.30 for 6.00–8.00pm Free Public Venue: John Curtin Medical School The Australian National University Event 131 Garran Road, ACTON

How to make the home you live in more sustainable - an informative evening consisting of 5 speakers who will cover topices including: heating/cooling, energy/technology, retrofitting buildings to improve their energy efficiency and recycling. Register online to attend: www.makeitso.org.au/australian-engineering-week/canberra

MC – Glenn Carter Mike Dennis Director, Building & Environment Centre, CIT Lecturer and research fellow with the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the Australian National University SPEAKERS ‘Low Energy Cooling for your Home’ Gay Williamson Mike’s favourite research topics are solar air conditioning Manager of Strategic City Planning and Design in the Environment and cold storage technologies. Prior to his university and Sustainable Development Directorate position, Mike worked as an engineer in the mining and ‘Canberra 2030– Back to the future?’ petrochemical industries. Gay is heading up a team of architects, landscape Karen Billington architects, social scientists and environmental planers who Sustainability Group Manager, Associate are galvanised in the endeavour of making sustainable ‘Improving Energy Efficiency through Passive Design’ places, not more spaces, for the ACT. Karen has over eight years of consulting experience within Jenny Edwards the built environment industry. Karen specialises in the Co-director at Jigsaw Housing areas of sustainability master planning, sustainability briefs, ‘Physically testing and retrofitting buildings to improve their feasibility analysis, Green Star certifications, NABERS/CBD energy efficiency’ assessments and building performance simulations. Karen At Jigsaw Housing they focus on the biggest bang for is a Green Star Accredited Professional, a NABERS & CBD buck measures in terms of comfort and reduced energy Accredited Assessor, and NatHERS Accredited Assessor. consumption – a well-insulated and sealed building Chris Ware envelope. Even old houses can be significantly improved Director, ACT NOWaste by focusing on these basics. Jenny uses diagnostic tools ‘How the kerbside bin system in the ACT operates’ (thermal imaging and depressurisation testing) to locate thermally weak spots in a buildings envelope. Once you know Chris will also talk about Construction and Demolition where these spots are, many are often quite easy to fix. recycling in the ACT – what is available and the importance.

Stallholders include:

Sustainability Programs, Environment and Sustainable Development ACT Government

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