Professor Mary Sheehan is Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health, CARRS-Queensland. Mary’s topics will be “Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety: an Australian success story but what about the challenges left behind?” and “The road safety journey from a gender perspective”.
Women in Tech
The gender balance in engineering has been as issue for a long time and is not confined to Australia. Here is an interesting article from the USA titled Women in Tech: What’s the Real Story?
Should Engineering be on the SOL?
There is a current debate about whether engineering should be included on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL). Migrants with qualifications on the SOL will find it easier to get working visas or temporary graduate visas. Mining Engineer and Petroleum Engineer were removed from the SOL on 1 July 2016. Engineers Australia seems to support the […]
Infrastructure Victoria releases “The road ahead”
In November 2016, Infrastructure Victoria released The road ahead, a discussion paper outlining how the introduction of a well-designed road pricing scheme could help address growing congestion on Melbourne roads. The road ahead considers overseas case studies such as London and Stockholm and outlines four potential models for road pricing. To read the discussion paper […]
2016 President’s Dinner
The 2016 President’s Dinner was held on Tuesday 15 November at Kew Golf Club. Special guest speaker, Michel Masson – CEO of Infrastructure Victoria, gave a compelling address. He emphasised the independence of IV and the need for rational infrastructure planning. Infrastructure Victoria has been given the important task of developing the first ever statewide […]
November 2016: Transport in Ballarat
A forum was held at Federation University, Ballarat on 10 November 2016, jointly organised by ITEANZ, AITPM and Engineers Australia-Transport Australia society. Terry Demeo – Director Infrastructure and Environment, Ballarat City Council The development of Ballarat West, which is forecast to see Ballarat’s population increase from current 100,000 to 140,000 within 20 years. Delivery of the […]
ACRS Cycling Safety Seminar
Hear from an injured cyclist, as well as a great line-up of speakers with expertise in cycling. Date: Tuesday 8 November Time: 2:30 to 4:30 pm Venue: City of Melbourne Bowls Club, Flagstaff Gardens, Dudley St, West Melbourne Free for ACRS members, $30 for non-members Register: acrsvic@gmail.com
CILTA Victoria Distinguished Fellow’s Luncheon
The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Victoria invites you to the Fellows and Distinguished Persons’ Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Evan Beaver, Director of Special Projects Tesla Topic: Different Logistics Models for Tesla’s Hardware Followed by: The Minister’s Award presentation for the winner of 2016 CILTA Victoria Young Professional of Year Date: Wednesday, 7th December 2016 Time: 12:15 […]
Rates to fund rail tunnel
Here is an article from The Age (14 October 2016) suggesting that a surcharge on local household rates could fund a rail tunnel between Clifton Hill and Newport in Melbourne. rail-tunnel-rate
The self-driving bicycle
Watch this YouTube clip.
Highway 1 in 1988
Here is an article by Tony Wright from The Age on 15 October 2016. He talks about his journey around Australia on Highway 1 in 1988. roads-phe
Transport Planning for Ballarat
A forum will be held in Ballarat, jointly organised by ITEANZ, AITPM and Engineers Australia-Transport Australia society. Terry Demeo – Director Infrastructure and Environment, Ballarat City Council The development of Ballarat West, which is forecast to see Ballarat’s population increase from current 100,000 to 140,000 within 20 years. Delivery of the Ballarat Western Link Road – […]
It’s about the infrastructure, not the politics
Here is an article by Farrah Tomazin, published in The Age on 9 October 2016. Worth a read. It cuts to the chase about the tension between short-term politics and long-term infrastructure planning. The Age article
IPENZ Transportation Group Conference 2017
The IPENZ Transportation Group Conference will be held in Hamilton, New Zealand on 29 to 31 March 2017. Details can be found on the conference website.
A surprising traffic solution
Here is an interesting article about transport funding. The New Daily