New CEO Appointed

      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 of CEO of IPWEAvic.         David Hallett          Ross Goyne David was selected from a very talented pool of 36 applicants for the position […]

Rate Capping

Rate Capping

May 31, 2015 | No Comments

  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 Yean Theatre in South Morang.       Some  30 to 45  members and guests attended each of  the seminars and were provided an opportunity to express their anxieties […]

22nd National Works & Engineering Conference – Bendigo 24th  – 25th September 2015

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 public works practioners: to see live demonstrations of equipment, visit the large product exhibition participate in toolbox sessions learn from technical case studies listen […]

What’s Happening??

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 regional meetings so there is chance to catch up with colleagues as well as contribute to the Public Works Sector feedback on the […]

2015 Public Works Conference – photos

        A selection of photos from the conference including award winners Bookmark to:

Intelligent Asset Management

  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 Way PSM, Chair NAMS.AU, IPWEA Australasia Determining Service Levels and translating into Plans Tools and Resources for […]

2015 IPWEAvic Public Works Conference

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 130 attended the Gala Awards Dinner on the Wednesday evening. A wide range of topics were comprehensively covered and all were very relevant to […]

Civil Construction Industry Alliance – Workshop – meeting the new State Government’s Challenges

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 AND RATE PEGGING POLICIES                       On the basis of work undertaken to date, the following is the draft of the Alliance’s overarching policy […]

Victorian Govt – Engineering Forum

Premier Daniel Andrews and Treasurer Tim Pallas met with a group of 30 key engineering professionals last Thursday 18th Dec to discuss ways that the engineering professional sector could assist the government in delivery its Projects 10,000 Infrastructure strategy over the coming 8 years. IPWEAvic was invited to attend and Bruce Douglas Acting CEO stood in […]

Transport Infrastructure Product Evaluation Scheme (TIPES)

Transport Infrastructure Product Evaluation Scheme (TIPES) The ARRB Group is pleased to introduce ‘TIPES’ the Transport Infrastructure Product Evaluation Scheme into the Australian road sector. TIPES is a process aimed at providing an independent fit-for-purpose assessment of innovative road construction products such as; non-traditional stabilizers, ultra-thin surfacing products, pothole fillers, etc. It is intended for […]

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