IPWEA Awards 2011

Experience Program for Undergraduate Engineers Project Summary The project is a work experience program for undergraduate engineers.  Council advertises for student engineers. The program includes an interview, a personal mentor for the duration of the work experience and tasks ...

Meals on Wheels distribution centre Project Summary The City of Greater Dandenong Council Meals on Wheels Service provides meals to eligible residents through its Home and Community Care Program. This service is available to residents in their own home or at a number of senior c...

Bike Ed at Preston North East Primary School Summary of Project The Darebin Safe Travel Strategy has moved beyond traditional `road safety’- a very car oriented approach-, to a more inclusive concept of ‘safe travel’. The Strategy adopts an international best pr...

Water sensitive urban design Project Summary A recent community consultation process identified a public desire for more trees in the Smith Street Activity Centre – a busy shopping strip running from Victoria Parade to Alexander Parade, Collingwood. The City of Yarra recruite...

Morris Bridge Project Summary Morris Road runs in a north / south direction and is a local arterial road. The section of Morris Road to the south of Sayers Road is well established and carries 19,300 vpd, however to the north Morris Road was constructed in a staggered manner as...

Multifunction foreshore pavilion Project Summary In 2004 Warrnambool City Council adopted a master plan for the redevelopment of the iconic Warrnambool Breakwater. A cornerstone of the plan was the development of a multifunction Foreshore Pavilion to provide an activity precinct ...

Kerb drainage grate system Project Summary Retrofitting raised platforms to existing roads has always impacted on the kerb drainage, leading to flooding of the road and increased risk of accidents. With no standard product available, council engineers have developed various ways ...

Water Sensitive Urban Design Project Summary The use of new innovative Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) features such as Sediment tanks, Bio-filtration systems and WSUD street tree pits within the Shire has diversified the approach towards a more sustainable peninsula. The Shi...

The Waves Concourse Project Summary The Alfred Deakin Centre has been part of Council’s infrastructure for over 11 years, built alongside the outdoor pool which has been in situ since the 1940’s; the Alfred Deakin Centre was opened in March 2000.   As we approached the...

Steampacket Quay Gross Pollutant Trap Project Summary The City of Greater Geelong completed construction of an in-line Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) on the foreshore of Corio Bay at Steampacket Quay in 2010.  The GPT was specifically designed to be retrofitted into an existing unde...

City of Greater Geelong – Grinter Stormwater Harvesting, Treatment & Reuse Project Summary Recycled stormwater and swimming pool backwash water has now replaced the potable water demand to sustain the irrigation requirements within Grinter Reserve, Geelong.  The innovative...

Frankston City Council – Stair Replacement Summary Of The Project Frankston City Council, as part of its ongoing commitment to providing an Active and Healthy Community with attractive, user-friendly facilities, recognised the need to replace the current upper section steps whi...

Central Goldfields Shire – Maryborough Station Domain Project The Station Domain Project is more than a civil engineering project and needs to be seen in the context of a further step in creating the environment to growth, self confidence, developing a new image, presenting h...

Cardinia Tennis Complex Project Summary 18 court facility incorporating Plexicushion pavement (same as Melbourne Tennis Centre) Building incorporates ESD items of double glazing, north facing, flexible lighting control system for court lights and energy efficient appliances. The...