IPWEA Vic Blog

Geoff Glynn and Bruce Douglas received IPWEAvic Service Awards for their service to IPWEA as IPWEAvic Board members.  The awards were presetned by the National IPWEA President, John Truman and President of MAV at a Gala Dinner at Plaza Ballroom on 11 May 2011.

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At the Plaza Ballroom on Tuesday 11 May 2011 some 370 people created the atmosphere of the Gala Dinner that incorporated the announcement of the winners of IPWEAvic 2011 Awards for Excellence.  Congratulations to all the finalists.

• Winner of Capital Project Award Under $3M – Greater City of Geelong for Steampacket Quay Gross Pollutant Trap
• Winner of Capital Project Award Over $3M – Central Goldfields Shire for Station Domain Precinct Redevelopment
• Winner of Innovation/Service Delivery Award – City of Hume for Work Experience Program for Undergraduate Engineers
• Winner of Asset Management Award – Mornington Peninsula Shire for Drainage Strategy
• Winner of Young Public Works Engineer of the Year Award – Kurt Pitts from Baw Baw Shire
• Winner of Public Works Practitioner Award – David McArthur from City of Greater Geelong

Thankyou to our team of independent judges

• Ross Goyne
• Thomas Kuen and
• Geoff Barrow

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Take a look at the photos from the 2011 Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner held as part of the IPWEAvic Public Works Management Conference on 11th May 2011 at Plaza Ballroom.  The photo Gallery can be viewed  by clicking on this url   http://www.ipwea.com/photos/index.php?album=2011+Public+Works+Management+Conference

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The following IPWEAvic members will be heading off to USA Belgim and UK on a Study Tour later this year Katherine O’Connell from Stonnington, Peter Robinson from Warrnambool, Matthew Hill from Wyndham and Chris Lyne from Mornington Peninsula.  These 4 are receipients of the Municipal Engineering Foundation Study Tour award.  As part of thier award they will visit the American Public Works Association Annual Confernece.

A luncheon will be arranged by MEFvic in July to award these receipients.

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2011 IPWEAvic Excellence Awards – Nominations are now open.  A copy of the Nomination Form and accompanying details can be obtained by sending an email to Anne Gibbs at agibbs@ipwea.org.au or downloaded here.
Categories include:
1. Capital Project Award(s)
2. Asset Management Award
3. Public Works Engineering – Innovative Practice and /or Service Delivery Award
4. IPWEAvic Public Works Practitioner of the Year – People Awards
      * IPWEA Engineer/Technician of the year
      * Young IPWEAvic Engineer/Technician of the year

Applications close Friday 11 March 2011.

visit the awards website at http://www.ipwea.com/awards2011

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MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING FOUNDATION VICTORIA – 2011 OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR SCHOLARSHIPS

MEF Victoria is making scholarship awards available to engineers who are working within local government in Victoria.  Up to four overseas study tour places are being offered and it is proposed that the four recipients will participate in a Victorian group focused tour.

Nominations are now being invited for these scholarships.

MEF Victoria has formed the view that there are a number of important community issues regarding project management, storm water and waste management, impact of climate change, and the planning and delivery of public works where the results of research overseas may significantly benefit the municipal engineering profession.  The Foundation would welcome and give priority to nominations that address these important topics.  This is not to exclude other study topics of choice that has been a successful feature of the program in the past and particularly if the topic is important and has specific application to municipal engineers.

These scholarships provide for the selected recipients to attend the APWA Congress in Denver, Colorado, USA from 18^th to 21^st September 2011 followed by a further two weeks study on an itinerary prepared by the study tour group that may include USA, Canada and UK.  The Foundation will provide grants of $10,000 to each engineer selected.

Closing Date

The closing date for scholarships is Friday 4^th February 2011 and applications are to be forwarded to the MEF Secretary by email to mefvic@ozemail.com.au.

Further Details

Requests for conditions and specifications and all other enquiries regarding scholarships should be made to the Secretary, Municipal Engineering Foundation Victoria, Telephone (03) 9699 1599 Fax (03) 9682 8977, (PO Box 5175, South Melbourne  3205).  E-mail: mefvic@ozemail.com.au or are available on the MEF Vic website at www.mefvic.org.au.

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The receipients of the Municipal Engineering Foundation Study Tour Awards for 2010 were recognised at the Awards Recognition Luncheon on Friday 9th July 2010.   Held at the picturesque Green Acres Golf Course the event attracted some 60 supporters (most of which are IPWEAvic members) to wish the awardees well.  WHK Melbourne part sponsored the event and Damien Smith gave a presentation relating to wealth management.

The selected members will travel to USA, Canada and UK during August to attend the APWA Congress in Boston, Ma and then research topics of interest to engineering within local government in Victoria. Reports on this research will be published on this website on completion of the study tour.  Details of scholarship recipients are:

• Senaviratna Abeykoon, Manager Infrastructure Assets, Strathbogie Shire Council
• Paula Gardiner, Manager Capital Works, Colac Otway Shire Council
• Philip Jeffrey, Executive Manager Assets & Projects, Moorabool Shire Council
• Raj Manihar, Environmental Coordinator, Baw Baw Shire Council

The study participants leave Australia in 3 weeks supervised by an MEFvic Trustee.  We wish them a sucessful tour and look forward to reading their study reports and findings upon return to Australia.

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View the media release for the 2010 IPWEAvic Awards for Excellence here.

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Take a look at the photo gallery of the 2010 IPWEAvic Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner held on 13 May 2010.

Access photo gallery here.

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Shire of Campaspe has engaged with its community to establish a star-rating system for its local road network that defines service levels and prioritises maintenance tasks.  An article explaining the challenges, methodology, community engagement process, star rating model and cost of service published in the Public Works Engineering Journal won Jon Aujard, the Assets and Planning Executive Manager at the Shire of Campaspe, the Best Journal Paper Award at the IPWEAvic Awards for Excellence.

Visit the dedicated Awards for Excellence website for further details and to view other finalisits in ths category http://www.ipwea.com/awards2010/

Read the full media release MEDIA RELEASE30May2010

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