IPWEA Victoria Division – New CEO Appointment I am delighted to inform you that a decision has been made by the Board to appoint David Hallett to the position ...
IPWEAvic and MWOAV have just completed a series of four seminar/information sessions on Rate Capping throughout regional Vic and Metro Melbourne with the final even being held at the Yan ...
The 22nd National Works and Engineering Conference is to be held at the Prince of Wales Showground, Holmes Road, Bendigo on 24th and 25th September 2015. Here is an opportuntity for ...
RATE CAPPING WORKSHOPS A program of 3 Regional workshops is underway with the first event having been held at Horsham on 14th April. These workshops are being run in conjunction with MWOAV ...
IPWEAvic Seminar Intelligent Asset Management Date: Wednesday 25th February 2015 (Full Day) Location: Manningham Function Centre Time Draft Schedule – Intelligent Asset Management 8:30 – 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 9:10 Welcome 9:10 – 9:40 OPENING ADDRESSPeter ...
The 2015 IPWEAvic Public Works Conference has been run over the 25th and 26th March and was a success. The event attracted over 120 conference registrations over the two days and ...
Dear Member Wed 22nd April has been set for the next Roundtable on Rate Pegging and is being facilitated by the CCIA ( of which IPWEA Vic is a member). RESPONDING TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S INFRASTRUCTURE ...
November 3, 2014 | No Comments
The Building Amendment (Additional New Residential Zones) Regulations 2014 where made, gazetted and commenced on 30 October 2014. Download amendment HERE The Amendment continues the implementation of the new residential zones by aligning the building approval system with planning schemes containing varied height and siting provisions for the construction of single dwellings on an allotment. […]
November 3, 2014 | No Comments
The Spring 2014 edition of SPECnotes, the quarterly newsletter from NATSPEC, can be downloaded HERE The latest TECHnotes Index can be viewed HERE There are new TECH notes for using AUSspec for contract documentation and for management of unsealed roads Bookmark to:
September 15, 2014 | No Comments
A story in the news tells us that there are mobile phone lanes marked on footways for those that wish to text whilst walking, similar to the bike lane and footway divides. Take a look at the story here http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/09/15/china-sets-first-ever-mobile-phone-lanes-phone-addicts Bookmark to:
September 9, 2014 | No Comments
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Victoria Division for the financial year ended 30 June 2014 will be held on Thursday 9th October 2014 at The Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring Street, Melbourne at 5:30pm. BUSINESS OF MEETING 1. Credentialing and apologies 2. Confirmation of […]
September 1, 2014 | No Comments
The IPWEAvic Central Highlands Regional Group took part in the Ballarat Careers Expo on 18th august. Thanks go to IPWEAvic representatives Robert Ladd, Emily Mark and Lauren Burch and Les Stokes who took time out of thier daily scheulde to talk with prospective students about careers in public works. Bookmark to:
September 1, 2014 | No Comments
Gannawarra Shire Council won an award in the Innovative Practice/Service Delivery section of the 2014 IPWEAvic Awards for Excellence for the refurbishment of the Quambatook Weir. An article in the AWA magazine recognises the project. Read the article here Bookmark to:
August 31, 2014 | No Comments
The LINK FESTIVAL is being put on by Engineers Without Borders and Red R Australia on 16th and 17th Feb at Melbourne’s Fed Square. Some 350 “change makers” including engineers, architects, designers, urban planner and innovators are coming together for 2 days to run a series of workshops and immersive sessions Tickets and event details […]
August 31, 2014 | No Comments
Geoff Glynn, Director Assets and City Services at Banyle City Council, has been apointed as a Trustee to the Municipal Engineering Foundation victoria. Bookmark to:
July 30, 2014 | No Comments
Membership Renewal notices for the 2014/15 financial year have been sent out to IPWEAvic members. IPWEAustralasia has standardised the membership categories and pricing across all states so there are now 3 fee paying categories Member $275, Under 35 $165 and Senior (Over 65) $82.50. Visit the new member pages on the website for more information […]
July 30, 2014 | No Comments
IPWEAvic Public Works Engineer of the Year 2013 and past convenor of the IPWEAvic Wimmera Mallee Group, David Eltringham, has been awarded OAM in the Queens Birthday listing for service to engineering in the field of infrastructure and planning and to the community. Bookmark to: