We have three eminent speakers for this special seminar: Prof Graham Currie Prof John Stanley Emeritus Prof Michael Buxton Is the Suburban Rail Loop the biggest transformation of public transport in Australia’s history or is it a monumental folly? Why has this project divided opinion? You’ll get the chance to quiz them and ask questions […]
Notice of AGM 2023
Notice of the Annual General Meeting for 2023 Zoom link
50 Years of ITE-ANZ
The Australian Section of ITE was created in 1972 and expanded to include New Zealand in 1996. A short summary of our 50-year history is presented in the attached pdf file.
2022 President’s Dinner
The traditional ITE-ANZ President’s Dinner was held at the beautiful Kew Golf Club on 22 November. This year was different to last year as the President, Sarah Zhang, was able to fly down from Sydney to attend in person. The special guest speaker was Jonathan Spear – CEO of Infrastructure Victoria – who gave a […]
Transport Planners – Free membership
Transport Planning Professionals Special Offer Join ITE through December 2023 for Free Collaboration between planners and engineers leads to better outcomes for communities. With a variety of resources and a robust and highly involved membership of both planners and engineers, ITE is ideally situated to serve as a go-to organization for both! We want transport planning professionals […]
2022 November Webinar: Opportunities for Young ITE Members
This webinar was held on 14 November 2022. Madi Salter and Matt Bennett reported on their trip to the ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibition in New Orleans. Their trips were subsidised by grants from the Austraffic Worldwide Learning Opportunities fund. What did they learn from the conference? How does America’s transport system compare to Australia […]
National Electric Vehicle Strategy Submission
In October 2022, ITE-ANZ made a submission to the National Electric Vehicle Strategy. The main plank of that strategy, and one we fully support, is the introduction of ambitious mandatory vehicle emission standards – also known as “fuel efficiency standards”. Here is a copy of our submission: ITE-ANZ-submission-on-National-EV-Strategy
2022 October Webinar: Sustainable Road Pavements
This webinar was held on 26 October 2022 Speakers were: Associate Professor Chaminda Gallage from Queensland University of Technology Presentation title: Experimental approach to estimate improved Modulus/CBR of Geogrid/Geocomposite reinforced weak subgrades Associate Professor Filippo Giustozzi from RMIT Presentation title: Waste tyres and how we used them in roads against UV damage Dr Marie Enfrin Post-Doc Researcher from RMIT Presentation title: Road-grade plastics […]
2022 October Webinar: Designing for Cyclist Safety
This webinar was held on 6 October 2022. Speakers were: Max McCardel from Safe System Solutions, Melbourne Nicole Badstuber from Aecom, Sydney Max presented the case study of the town of Houten in the Netherlands where cycling infrastructure was planned right from the start. Nicole approached the topic through two lenses: gendered experiences of travel and catering […]
2022 August Webinar: Gender Impact Assessments
This webinar was held on 18 August 2022. The speaker was Bonnie Coogan, Gender Equality Officer at Melton City Council. Bonnie Coogan is a public health professional with a Bachelor of Health Sciences focused in Health Promotion & Physical Activity and Health from Deakin University. She is an experienced practitioner with a demonstrated history of working […]
2022 June Webinar: Pedestrian Modelling
Link to recording Manuel Lawrence – Senior Consultant at Arup Pedestrian Planning for Sporting Events Carrie Fu – Senior Engineer at Aurecon Contactless Payment Shaping Station Planning – Pedestrian Planning Evaluation. Dr Nirajan Shiwakoti – Associate Professor at RMIT University Modelling and Managing Pedestrian Crowd under Emergency Conditions
2022 International Women in Engineering Day
ITE-ANZ and Transportation Group New Zealand celebrated International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June 2022 by showcasing four incredible women in the Transport Engineering sector. Jesmina Patel – Graduate Engineer at Auckland Transport Jesmina has recently begun her career as an engineer in Auckland Transport’s Graduate program. She has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) […]
2022 May Webinar: Integration of Urban Design, Transport Planning and Engineering
This webinar was held on 26 May 2022. Speakers were: Bernard Chan, Senior Associate at Trafficworks Gerhana Waty, Director at Hansen Partnership Hoa Yang, Senior Design Consultant at Arup Here is a link to the Youtube recording.
2022 Breakfast Meeting
The Annual Breakfast Meeting was held on 7 April 2022 at the RACV Club. The event was kindly sponsored by RACV. The special guest speaker was the Hon Jacinta Allan, Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure.
Worldwide Learning Opportunities
ITE-ANZ is re-launching the Austraffic Worldwide Learning Opportunities program for 2022! The Worldwide Learning Opportunities program was established in 2016, and has since helped seven young transport professionals attend conferences in the US, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong and New Zealand. This program offers transport professionals under the age of 35 the opportunity to grow and […]