This seminar was held at RMIT on 8 February 2023, with three eminent speakers:
The entertaining speakers talked about the proposed Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop. There were criticisms of the project and the lack of planning process. The question and answer session raised some key issues.
The event was kindly hosted by RMIT University.
The recording can be viewed on YouTube: YouTube Link
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 good summary of IV’s 30 year plan for transport infrastructure.
The event was kindly sponsored by SIDRA SOLUTIONS.
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.
View the recording here
This webinar was held on 26 October 2022. Speakers were:
Associate Professor Chaminda Gallage from Queensland University of Technology
Experimental approach to estimate improved Modulus/CBR of Geogrid/Geocomposite reinforced weak subgrades
Associate Professor Filippo Giustozzi from RMIT
Waste tyres and how we used them in roads against UV damage
Dr Marie Enfrin Post-Doc Researcher from RMIT
Road-grade plastics for sustainable asphalt roads
This webinar was held on 6 October 2022.
Speakers were:
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 for people with disability.
The recording can be viewed here.
This webinar was held on 18 August 2022. The speaker was Bonnie Coogan, Gender Equality Officer at Melton City Council.
Bonnie talked about the Victorian Gender Equality Act which came into force in March 2021. City of Melton has undertaken 25 Gender Impact Assessments, one of which related to the walking and cycling plan. Security and lighting were two of the common themes.
This webinar was held on 29 June 2022 with three expert speakers to present on this topic:
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.
This webinar was held on 26 May 2022.
Speakers were:
Here is a link to the Youtube recording.
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.
Another wonderful dinner event was held on 16 November 2021 at the lovely Kew Golf Club.
The special guest speaker was Mr Peter Wilkinson, Chief Operating Officer at Rail Projects Victoria, who gave an interesting overview of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project.
The event was kindly sponsored by SIDRA SOLUTIONS.
This webinar was held on 25 November 2021.
Presenters were:
Here is a link to the YouTube recording
This webinar was held on 26 October 2021. Speakers were:
Here is a link to the YouTube recording.
This webinar was held on 17 August 2021. View the recording.
Presenters: David Levinson and Laura Aston
This webinar was held on 13 July 2021. Three excellent speakers discussed the safety, environmental, regulatory and social implications of micromobility and e-scooters in particular.
This webinar was held on 3 March 2021 and provided a panel discussion with industry professionals, discussing the government’s role in providing incentives to accelerate the uptake of low emission vehicles. The session was moderated by Laura Aston (Monash University).
Here is a link to the recording
The 2021 Annual Breakfast meeting was held on 23 February at the RACV Club.
The special guest speaker was the Hon Ben Carroll, Victorian Minister for Transport, Roads and Road Safety.
The event was kindly sponsored by RACV.
UC-TRANSPORT held a “Transportation Webinar” online event on 19 November 2020 to offer some insights about the rewards and challenges associated with a career in the Transport Engineering sector, accompanied by a talk on “Connected Vehicles Technology”. This event aimed to benefit students in considering Transport Engineering as a career path-way and promote interest in ITE and the UC Chapter.
The Dinner was held on 1 December 2020 at the beautiful Kew Golf Club.
The special guest speaker was Mr Corey Hannett, Director General – Major Transport Infrastructure Authority in Victoria.
The event was kindly sponsored by SIDRA SOLUTIONS.
This webinar was held on 26 November 2020.
Alison Dewar and David Nash explained some of the key points about interpreting traffic signal Opsheets for input into the SIDRA analysis program.
