Inside Division Office Bearers Leading innovation in engineering Individual award winners announced

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1 Quarterly Newsletter Engineers Australia Victoria Division Volume 44 December 2012 Inside 2013 Division Office Bearers Leading innovation in engineering Individual award winners announced

2 2 Division President Report There has been quite a lot happening since my last article. Contents Division President Report 2 Victoria Division Office Bearers 3 Leading Innovation in Engineering 4 Regional Engineering on Show 5 Driving Change 6 Infrastructure with a 20 plus horizon 7 Highlight Events 8 All About You Chathura Gamage 10 Celebrating Success 11 Snapshot 12 Division Sponsors 2012 Produced by Engineers Australia, Victoria Division Engineering House Level 2, 21 Bedford Street North Melbourne VIC 3051 T E editor@engineersaustralia.org.au W engineersaustralia.org.au/victoria-division All information is correct at time of printing. Please check our website for the most up-to-date listings of events and programs. Our CEO, Mr Stephen Durkin FIEAust, has announced a bold transformation program. It is all about refreshing & repointing Engineers Australia. As part of this new operating model, a reorganisation has already been completed. At Division level we welcome the appointment of Mr Ben Leaver. Ben s role as Executive General Manager, Service Delivery is to coordinate improved member delivery through the Divisions. This will allow for the better use of Division resources to meet the anticipated membership growth. It will also ensure that we have consistent, effective and efficient ways of delivering member services. The highly anticipated launch of the new IT platform for e-chartered went live on the 20th of November. This is the first service delivered by our new Management Information System (MIS). It complements a revised set of competencies which have already been announced. This will benefit members, assessors, mentors, interviewers and our Professional Development Program (PDP) partners, with a much more user friendly system. We are anticipating that, as we move to a National Regulation and Registration system for professional engineers, (and then associates and technologists), we will see a substantial increase in both membership and Chartership (CPEng, CEngT and CEngA). We will also see the launch of a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system called Salesforce. Over time this will be populated with industry information, and will enable us to better service our growing PDP Partners. I look forward to being able to tailor information to manage our industry connections in a far more sophisticated way. There will be resources added to member services, including a centralised Customer Service Centre to handle phone and communications with members. We are seeking to be more member focused, and improve our response times accordingly. We should be able to double our numbers over the next few years. Your profession needs YOUR support to do this. Please go to to see the details on our member website. I passionately believe that we need to grow our membership. That is what the strength campaign is all about. We need to strength-en our membership, strengthen our professionalism, strength-en our influence with decision makers, and strength-en our profile in the community. Work is under way on revitalising our Colleges and Technical Societies. A core purpose of Engineers Australia is to be a Learned Society with key roles in the development and enhancement of the engineering profession. The Learned Society role is what differentiates Engineers Australia from other associations in the same space and is one of the most important sources of benefits to members. The proposed Learned Society framework is aimed at revitalising the Learned Society function of Engineers Australia. This framework is based on making adjustments to the current framework to ensure all elements of Engineers Australia s Learned Society better integrate and collaborate, and duplication is minimised. The framework is intended to deliver member value in terms of enhanced activities within the framework of activities of a Learned Society. Engineers Australia is going through a revitalisation and I believe that is a very good thing! I remember someone wise saying to me once there are three types of people. Those that make things happen, those that watch things happen and those that say What happened?. I would like to think that all our members will be in the first categories, or at least the second. At the risk of repeating myself your profession needs your active support now! As this will be my last article in EV for 2012, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Victoria Division Committee, our Senior Office Bearers and their committees, and last but not least Glenda Graham and her very dedicated staff for the help and support you have all given to me as President in I look forward to working with you all again in To all Victoria Division members - I wish you a very safe and Merry festive season and may 2013 be a happy new year for you and your loved ones. Please, do take extra care on the roads over the festive season. John McIntosh EngExec NPER Division President vicpresident@engineersaustralia.org.au Loud and very Proud Engineer!

3 Quarterly Newsletter Engineers Australia Victoria Division Volume 44 December 2012 Introducing our 2013 Victoria Division Office Bearers Victoria Division received a significant number of nominations for the 2013 Victoria Division Committee. The Division would like to thank all who nominated for a position and also those who cast their vote. The following members were elected to the 2013 Victoria Division Committee. We look forward to an exciting year! Division President John McIntosh EngExec NPER Deputy President Geoff Hayes EngExec Deputy President Norman Tickner Immediate PasT President Paul Collier We would like to thank the 2012 Victoria Division Committee for their significant contribution to the Division: Mr Peter Bowtell Dr Anne Hellstedt MIEAust CAPT Leigh Coutie EngExec Prof Iwona Miliszewska FIEAust Ms Margret Doring Ms Alesha Printz MIEAust Mr Christian Griffith MIEAust CPEng Dr Meredith Rogers FIEAust DEPUTY President Mr John McIntosh Exec NPER DEPUTY President Mr Geoff Hayes EngExec Immediate PAST President Mr Paul Collier Mr Janos Baranyai Mr Peter Bowtell CAPT Leigh Coutie EngExec Ms Margret Doring Mr David Eltringham Dr Mark Gregory FIEAust Mr Wayne Lewis Ms Alesha Printz MIEAust Mr Ross Proud Dr Meredith Rogers FIEAust Mr Tom Sargant Mr Norman Tickner 2013 Victoria Division National Congress Members Mr John McIntosh EngExec Elected Member ( ) Ms Madeleine McManus FIEAust Elected Member ( ) Mr Haris Moraitis MIEAust CPEng Elected Member ( ) 2013 Victoria Division College Board Representatives Civil College Board Christian Griffith MIEAust CPEng ( ) Chemical College Board Dr Leon Prentice MIEAust CPEng ( ) Mechanical College Board COL Nicholas Stanton ( ) We would also like to thank the following outgoing Victoria Division National Congress Members: Mr Norman Tickner Division Committee Nominated Member ( ) Mr David Eltringham Elected Member ( ) Dr Julia Lamborn Environmental College Board Representative Environmental College Board Dr Graeme Moore MIEAust CPEng ( ) Biomedical College Board Mr Paul Junor ( ) Environmental College Board Ms Anuja Rao MIEAust ( ) 2013 Victoria Division Regional Group Chairs Albury Group Mr John Ellwood MIEAust CPEng Ballarat Group Mr Henk de Deugd Bendigo Group Mr Murray Purkiss FIEAust Geelong Group Mr David LeLievre MIEAust CPEng Gippsland Group Mr Trevor Graham MIEAust Goulburn Valley Group Mr Steven Nash MIEAust Greater Dandenong Group Mr Greg Woodruff North East Group Ms Margret Doring South West Group Mr Peter Woodhouse SMIEAust CPEng Sunraysia Group Mr Andrew Seaton- Stewart MIEAust CPEng Upper Murray Group Mr Jeff Baldock MIEAust CPEng Wimmera Group Mr Peter Jackson YEA-V Representative Mr Alex Henderson GRADIEAust National Regional Groups Committee Representative Mr David Eltringham

4 4 Leading Innovation in Engineering ENGINEERS ARE CRITICAL to building Australia for future generations. Earlier this year the Engineers Australia Innovation Taskforce was established to guide the development of a report and policy statement on innovation including R&D in the profession. The report focuses on reviewing Australia s performance in this area and how government policies and programs can be improved to encourage further business investment in innovation in engineering. The Taskforce members are: Dr Marlene Kanga (Chair) Mr Peter Cockbain Hon Ms Maryam Khajeh MIEAust Mr Sam Fernando Mr Patrick McMullan Mr Jeremy Stone MIEAust CPEng Members contributed to the discussion by responding to a range of questions and were invited to make any comments or suggestions about the issues covered in the report. Innovation in engineering is much more than research and development. Innovation involves: Creating or generating new activities, products, processes and services Seeing things from a different perspective Moving outside the existing paradigms Improving existing processes and functions Disseminating new activities or ideas Adopting things that have been successfully tried elsewhere Innovation is extremely important as it is closely related to productivity. In the absence of sustained innovation the rate of growth in labour constrained economies will ultimately fall to zero. Innovation can drive productivity improvement across all industrial sectors. Many industries essential to the economic growth of Australia such as construction, mining, telecommunications and manufacturing, require significant engineering input. By focusing on innovation in industries that depend on engineering, it is possible to increase productivity and contribute to the economic prosperity of Australia. Creativity is seeing what everyone sees and thinking what no-one else has thought of before. Invention is transforming those new thoughts into tangible ideas. Innovation goes even further, including preparedness to mix with the commercial world to turn novel ideas into products (Engineers Australia 2011). To read the full Innovation in Engineering Report (June), please visit Geoff Hayes EngExec Deputy President and Spokesperson for our Innovation Agenda Help us reach out, connect and grow Four months has passed since I launched strength and I m very pleased to update you on our progress. Many engineers are responding to the call to be Loud & Proud, with over 300 members signing up since 1 July, including over 200 at the Grade of Member and 100 Graduates. I am also really pleased that our pipeline for the future, our student members, has grown by a further 1100 individuals. strength Many of these new members have joined as a result of our university and industry presentations - we have presented to over 1000 engineers! This has resulted in a total growth of over 1400 Victoria Division members. Well done to all involved! John McIntosh EngExec NPER Division President leaders board Name of our Member Recruiters Successful Referrals Leader Position Chathura Gamage 3 1st Bruce Adams 2 Equal 2nd Joe Bonett 2 Equal 2nd Michael Durkin 2 Equal 2nd Dorothy Saristavros 2 Equal 2nd Not familiar with strength? strength is a member referral campaign designed to engage all our members to help us grow and make us even stronger. Why strength? I believe a stronger membership base: Strengthens the profile of engineers in this country Strengthens the views and voice of engineers with government Strengthens engineering connections Strengthens learning opportunities Strengthens engagement in engineering activities IAM: The right approach for commercial success. Intellectual assets can account for more than 80% of a company s value. Do you know where your company s value lies? Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) is about taking a holistic approach to the management of your IP assets. It encourages strategic thinking about how a company can use its intangible assets for commercial benefit, whether they are patents, trade marks, trade secrets, brand equity or even the knowledge of staff. It aligns your IP strategy with your business objectives to create value. Watermark Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys give you expert advice on all intellectual property (IP) matters with local knowledge and expertise ensuring safe protection of your intellectual assets. No matter what the field of innovation, we have a team who understand the technology behind it. Melbourne T F Sydney T F Perth T F E mail@watermark.com.au W B

5 Quarterly Newsletter Engineers Australia Victoria Division Volume 44 December 2012 Regional Engineering on Show IN CELEBRATION of the Year of the Regional Engineering Team (YORET), the Geelong Regional Group of Engineers Australia hosted the Regional Engineering on Show on October 2012, with over 60 engineers and their guests in attendance. It aimed to recognise and celebrate the contribution made by regional engineers by showcasing the engineering industry in Geelong. The event kicked off with an Engineering Heritage Marking Ceremony of the Fyansford Bridge. Attendees were then able to mingle on an evening Hyegia Boat Cruise around Corio Bay whilst learning about the Port of Geelong Industry. A guided site tour of the Deakin University Geelong Technology Precinct proved to be most exciting, showing attendees the future of engineering. Attendees were also shown around the Barwon Water Northern Treatment Plant and Cowies Creek Pumping Station. The water engineers on the tour were very impressed by the state-of-the-art facilities. Engineers and their partners enjoyed learning about engineering feats of the past during the Engineering Heritage Tour on Saturday Celebrating our heritage afternoon. These included Geelong Railway Station, Old Geelong Post Office (the location of Geelong s first automated telephone exchange), Ford Discovery Centre, Aerodrome First Geelong Airport, Buckley Falls Flour & Paper Mills, and Pilkington s Glass just to name a few! Congratulations to Mr Leigh Coutie FIEAust CPEng EngExec who won the annual 2012 McCormack Golf Cup! The competition has been in play since 1937! The attendees came together on Saturday night for the YORET Dinner. Professor Bas Baskaran FIEAust, Deakin University, informed the audience about the Engineering Faculty at Deakin s Waurn Ponds Campus and Mr David LeLeivre MIEAust CPEng, Chair, Geelong Regional Group also spoke, giving insight into the engineering heritage of Geelong. On Sunday morning, attendees split up once again to go on a Regional Civil Infrastructure Projects tour of Geelong or on a more lighthearted tour of Kardinia Park, home of the Geelong Cats Football Club! The weekend wrapped up with sunny lunch at Leura Park Winery Estate, with some attendees heading out on a Bellarine Peninsula Railway tour in the afternoon. John McIntosh, the Division President, who attended the weekend, said it reinforced the aspects of engineering leadership in Urban Growth, Innovation and Professionalism. A special thanks to the Geelong Regional Group Committee and our sponsors, Deakin University and Engineering Education Australia, for ensuring the success of this event. David LeLievre MIEAust CPEng Chair Geelong Group Did you know? Our Division President, John McIntosh, Peter Jackson, Chairman of Engineers Australia Wimmera Group made headlines on the front page of The Wimmera Mail-Times! Representatives from Victoria Division toured a number of sites including Wimmera Intermodal Freight Terminal at Dooen and the Grains Innovation Park at Horsham. Mr McIntosh praised these facilities and said they were some of the best he had seen. As part of the Engineering Heritage journey to recognise iconic bridges with a branded Engineering Heritage Marker, members of the local communities in Fyansford and Malmsbury unveiled the latest interpretation panels in October this year. The first was coordinated with the Regional Engineering on Show weekend at Geelong to recognise the early reinforced concrete bridge at Fyansford, 4km west of Geelong. The second, the following weekend, recognised the Melbourne to Bendigo and Echuca Railway on the 150th anniversary of its opening. Recognition of the Fyansford bridge was rightly deserved, as the old bridge was the first Monier arch bridge in Victoria to go into service in late Previous to the rights obtained by a Victorian firm, Monash and Anderson, engineers would construct bridges out of wood or masonry. Whilst the Monier arch was soon replaced by more modern designs, it was in the vanguard of the use of reinforced concrete for road bridges. The old bridge has been maintained over the years by VicRoads and is still in service as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge alongside a newer reinforced concrete bridge which now carries the Hamilton Highway. The heritage recognition ceremony was jointly sponsored by Engineers Australia, VicRoads, and the City of Greater Geelong. On the following weekend a group of locals gathered under the shadow of the mighty bluestone Malmsbury railway viaduct to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Melbourne to Bendigo Railway. The line from Melbourne to Bendigo was one of two initial projects undertaken by the newly formed Victorian Railways in The other line was the Geelong to Ballarat Railway. Both railways were constructed to high British Standards of the day. The construction of the railways was initiated because of the gold rushes at Ballarat, Castlemaine and Bendigo. The railway to Bendigo was almost immediately extended to Echuca, opening up access from the Port of Echuca to the Port of Melbourne. The railway captured the majority of the Murray River trade for Victoria as it was the first railway connection to the river. This heritage recognition ceremony was jointly sponsored by Engineers Australia, Macedon Ranges Shire Council and the Malmsbury Historical Society. Owen Peake Hon Secretary Engineering Heritage Victoria The Fyansford Bridge interpretation panel and marker was unveiled by VicRoads engineer Mario Fantin (left), Engineers Australia Councillor Madeleine McManus and Geelong Mayor John Mitchell.

6 6 Reaching out to schools Engineering a Brighter Future For People With Special Needs An Akorn Educational Services ES@W team from St. Catherine s School spent a week at Victoria University, School of Engineering and Science researching, developing, learning about and programming a picaxe microcontroller in the creation of ited. The project brief given to this team was to create a device that would assist young children with autism and other cognitive disabilities to communicate and learn. Learning about these students and their particular needs from staff at Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, the team then worked closely under the supervision of John Chlond, lecturer at Victoria University over five days developing ited. Victoria University staff then transplanted the mechanism into a specially designed and made teddy bear. ited has the ability to speak for these children when his paw is squeezed. I am hungry is one of the things ited can say, providing his carer a way to communicate her/ his needs. One of the unique features of ited is that his microcontroller can be programmed to enable it to be personalized for the user. In addition to writing a detailed report about their project, the ES@W team also prepared a PowerPoint presentation and a User Manual so staff at DVSDS can program the bear. This is one of the Win-Win-Win projects that our teams have been able to participate in due to the support of Victoria University, DVSDS, Engineers Australia and the relevant schools. Further information on Engineering Schools@Work is available from Georgene Bridgeman: EWB High School Outreach Program Front row: Saoirse holding ited (Diamond Valley Special Developmental School). Middle row: ES@W team from St. Catherine s School Jane, Madeleine, Tess and Georgia. Back row: Georgene Bridgeman, CEO Akorn Educational Services and Vanessa Jackson McRae, Head of Science, St. Catherine s School. Engineers Without Borders High School Outreach Program (HSO) aims to connect and engage Year 9-10 students with the issues of sustainable development and introduces them to engineering problem solving. The program can also be tailored to suit younger students and can be incorporated directly into VELS levels 4-6 Science program. A HSO session usually runs for about three hours and involves three to five EWB volunteers, typically from university levels, delivering presentations and exciting handson workshops educating and engaging students in discussions of issues such as water and sanitation, construction and living green. These activities and presentations provide students with the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of engineering as a profession, as well as raise their awareness of social justice and sustainability issues. This program has been running for the past five years in Victoria and has visited a diverse range of communities. EWB volunteer, Jack Clarke, assists students from Bendigo. Some of the places visited recently include Thomastown, Thornbury, Horsham and Essendon. For more information on EWB s HSO program, please visit

7 Quarterly Newsletter Engineers Australia Victoria Division Volume 44 December 2012 Infrastructure with a 50 year plus horizon At our recent Engineers Australia s Industry Fellows Luncheon, we continued the debate on how engineers can take a lead role to address Victoria s infrastructure challenges. We brought together an expert panel of Tom Fricke, Committee for Melbourne. James Macneil, Consult Australia and Andrew Young, Property Council Australia. Professor John Wilson, Executive Dean of Engineering, Swinburne University and Spokesperson for Engineers Australia s Victorian Infrastructure Report Card, facilitated the panel discussion. John set the scene by providing a snapshot of Engineers Australia s (EA) views on Victoria s current infrastructure procurement and planning. He highlighted EA s recommendation to form Infrastructure Victoria to provide a whole of government and business approach to long term integrated planning of infrastructure. John emphasised the need to plan for our predicted population growth, We need to develop a pipeline of prioritised projects created for the state and we must to develop alternative means for funding infrastructure. John engaged the panel to provide an overview of each of their respective organisations recommendations and current activity to develop an improved Infrastructure outcome. Tom Fricke spoke about The Committee for Melbourne s two year study, Melbourne Beyond Five Million, highlighting the major conclusions relevant to infrastructure: Greater metropolitan Melbourne needs a comprehensive, 50 year strategic plan to guide its growth and development As part of this, options for the overall form and density of the metropolis need to be developed, debated and resolved Melbourne needs a central transport operating agency so that our public transport networks can operate as a single coordinated system A Victorian infrastructure commission should be established to oversee infrastructure planning by various departments, authorities and private providers so as to ensure that the right infrastructure is in place when and where it is needed. We need to secure Melbourne s base load and peak load electricity suppliers Victoria can and should show leadership in innovative funding and financing of our major infrastructure needs. James MacNeil commented that Consult Australia advocates for the creation of Infrastructure Victoria to provide firms with some confidence that their investment in Victoria is supported with long term local opportunity set out in a well-planned infrastructure strategy that is largely free of political interference. Consult Australia believes that the creation of a non-political body to review, prioritise and advocate for infrastructure development across the state will not only help our industry, but will also benefit the state more generally by ensuring spending on infrastructure is targeted most appropriately. James noted that over recent decades, Consult Australia members played a key part in delivering the infrastructure that has helped Melbourne become the world s most liveable city and Victoria enjoys sustained economic success. In addition, these firms have made a significant contribution to the state s export earnings by selling their services overseas. James commented however that these same firms are now facing challenges brought on by reduced infrastructure spend in Victoria and significant competition for resources from the mining boom in Queensland and Western Australia. James noted that Consult Australia believes that Victoria has the opportunity to build on its local track record of successful infrastructure delivery by developing its ability to sell these same services overseas. However, to support this approach, our members need to have the confidence that there will be local demand that justifies investing in resources in Victoria rather than say, in Queensland or Western Australia. Andrew Young referred to the Property Council s paper Securing Victoria s Future, a program to plan, fund and deliver infrastructure. He noted that it is was important to acknowledge the strong grounds in this state for optimism. Victoria has continued population growth and there is substantial capacity in the CBD for growth - from 1990 until 2010 employment in the City of Melbourne has increased from 200,000 jobs to over 500,000 jobs. The state also has a good water supply and access to power. Life in regional and metropolitan areas of Victoria is good. Andrew supported the comments from other panellists, adding weight to Engineers Australia s recommendation for a pipeline of prioritised projects, stating that What Victoria needs is an infrastructure pipeline that is solid, transparent and transcends the short term immediate nature of the political cycle. The biggest deficiency right now is transport. If Victoria is going to remain competitive in the national and global context, an infrastructure pipeline must be established that outlines government priorities, provides investor certainty and more importantly, instils confidence in the private sector to invest. John concluded the panel discussion by reminding the audience that, in 2008 when Sir Rod Eddington released the East West Transport Study, he stated doing nothing is not an option. Nearly five years on and while there has been incremental movement at what he called glacial speed, noting that leadership in planning and funding remain the critical issues Engineers Australia, Committee for Melbourne, Property Council of Australia and Consult Australia provided a clear endorsement for a whole of government and business approach to long term integrated infrastructure, planning and procurement. We know the infrastructure underpins our productivity, liveability and sustainability of our city. We either invest or suffer the consequences. We believe Infrastructure Victoria is a good step forward. It s not the total answer, but we believe it will help in this whole procurement of long term infrastructure for the benefit of all of us. You can view a video of the panel discussion or download copy of the transcript from the EA website. Expert Panel: Tom Fricke, Committee for Melbourne; James Macneil, Consult Australia; and Andrew Young, Property Council Australia.

8 8 Winners Announced for YPE and PE Awards of 2012 Engineers Australia Victoria Division announced Dr Anne Hellsted MIEAust, Practice Leader Applied Research & Sustainability, AECOM and Mr Richard Salter MIEAust CPEng NPER, Associate, Arup as the 2012 Victorian Individual Winners at the Leading Minds and Awards Dinner on Thursday 25 October. Dr Hellstedt has been awarded 2012 Victorian Professional Engineer of the Year. This award is presented to a professional engineer and is judged against specific criteria which considers engineering competence, leadership skills, creativity, innovation and community service to industry, the profession and society. Mr John McIntosh, President, Engineers Australia, Victoria Division said Anne has an outstanding academic background and has bridged effectively into industry to apply that knowledge in the area of sustainable development. Her work in making the sustainability approach accepted as mainstream demonstrates outstanding leadership in her field. The Victorian Young Professional Engineer of the Year award went to Mr Richard Salter. This award seeks to identify, recognise and reward outstanding achievement, eminence in the practice of engineering, and conspicuous service to the profession. Mr Salter is a Chartered Professional Engineer in Engineers Australia s Civil College, and is also a Registered Engineer and a building practitioner with Greenstar accreditation. Graduating from The University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science in 2002, Richard worked with consultancies in Melbourne and Sydney before spending 18 months working in London. He returned to Australia to take up his role with Arup in 2007 where he has enjoyed brief periods working in Singapore and the USA. Mr McIntosh noted that Richard had a depth and breadth of experience beyond others including overseas experience, working on significant world class projects. He is a chartered engineer who presented with a maturity beyond his years. Richard is an outstanding leader and worthy winner tonight. Both recipients have made significant contributions to Victoria s engineering community and are very worthy of this prestigious standing. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing 2011 Award recipients Peter Bowtell and Gavin Chater MIEAust CPEng. Individual Awards will be offered again in 2013, for further information please contact Noel Dos Santos on Celebrating our 2012 Professional Engineer and Young Professional Engineer of the Year Steve Durkin FIEAust, CEO Engineers Australia; Gary Liddle FIEAust, CEO VicRoads and sponsor of these prestigious awards; Richard Salter MIEAust CPEng 2012, Young Victorian Professional Engineer of the Year; Anne Hellstedt MIEAust 2012 Victorian Professional Engineer of the Year; John McIntosh, EngExec NPER, Victoria Division President.

9 Quarterly Newsletter Engineers Australia Victoria Division Volume 44 December 2012 Introducing the leaders of the next generation HOSTED BY THE YOUNG ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA and Women in Engineering, the Leading Minds and Awards Dinner took place on 25 October at The Sebel, Albert Park. Celebrating the outstanding achievement of leading engineers, Gary Liddle, Chief Executive of VicRoads presented the 2012 Professional and Young Engineer of the Year Awards. Providing a celebrity feel to the night, Andrew Morello, winner of The Apprentice TV show, inspired and captivated the audience with his motivating and entertaining insights throughout the evening. The room was packed with both young and senior engineers. Oliver Jones GradIEAust, Chair of YEA-V Committee, delivered an opening speech stating that Young engineers have continually driven the theme of generation and knowledge exchange in all that we do. Whether it is developing our knowledge from senior engineers in the industry or imparting our knowledge and experience to university students or high school students whose current understanding of life as an engineer has most likely been learnt from the Big Bang Theory. On the topic of leadership, Oliver raised the debate on whether there are elements of leadership that can be taught or are there intrinsic characteristics of a person that makes them a natural born leader. This led into the introduction of a fast paced debate on whether Engineers under the age of 30 are not yet qualified for leadership positions. Leading the debate that age is no barrier to leadership, Gary Liddle from VicRoads led the team of senior engineers along with Peter Bowtell and Madeleine McManus. The opposing view from the young engineers was put forward from a team led by Darren Paul, Clare Dixon and Monita Broughton. The night provided an opportunity for everyone to get involved with the seniors narrowly winning the vote. A new event for Engineers Australia, everyone agreed the night had been a huge success and we would like to thank our Individual Awards sponsor, VicRoads, for their long standing support and our event sponsor GTA Consultants. Experienced Engineers Debating Team: Peter Bowtell, Gary Liddle FIEAust, Madeleine McManus FIEAust. Young Engineers Debating Team: Clare Dixon, Darren Paul MIEAust CPEng, Monita Broughton MIEAust.

10 10 All About You Chathura Gamage MIEAUST CPENG Chathura Gamage is an overseas qualified engineer working in regional Victoria. He is a Loud and Proud member who was recently became Chartered, and currently sits on top of our strength leaders board with the most successful member referrals. Did you always want to be an engineer? When I was in primary school and people asked what my ambition was, I would always say engineer. but I didn t yet know which discipline. In year 11 at school I realised I really wanted to be a civil engineer. If you weren t an engineer, what would you be doing? Most probably auto mechanic. Name one of the most exciting projects you have worked on? In the time period of I had the opportunity to work on a large-scale development in Dubai called Discovery Gardens. Being a civil engineer under the project management team, I engaged all the project mangement works. The project was a fast track project and the main targets were quality control and the handing over correct dates as per original scope. It was a tremendous experience working with such a big project with in limited time frame. What prompted you to become a member of EA and what are the main benefits for you? As a member of Engineers Australia, there are many opportunities to develop competencies related to the profession. EA hosts hundreds of events throughout each year which are all valuable opportunities for networking and caring as well as professional development. Favourite engineering feat: Everything with information technology. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Listening to music, reading books. 3 words to best describe you: Enthusiastic, energetic and trustworthy. What inspires you? Involvement with new technology. I always like to learn something new. What makes you laugh? My kids always make me laugh when they do funny things. Favourite quote: Be punctual and trustworthy. Favourite movie: Armageddon. Call for members to get involved in the Chartered Engineer Challenge To continue my rally cry for members of Engineers Australia to be Loud and Proud, I would like to create another tipping point! I am calling all our Chartered Engineers to participate in our Chartered Engineer Challenge. Participating in the challenge is quite straight forward. All I ask of our Chartered Members is to introduce themselves as a Chartered Engineer. I ask you to follow my lead: Every time I introduce myself, I say...hello, I am John McIntosh, Chartered Fellow. Every time I am asked what I do, I say... I am a Chartered Engineer. Every time I introduce a Chartered Member I say this is XXX XXX, Chartered Engineer, Every time someone views my LinkedIn profile they see I am. EngExec. I am keen to hear about the reaction you receive by at vicpresident@ engineersaustralia.org.au. To encourage you to be Loud and Proud, I will reward the Chartered Member with the best Chartered Challenge story to a private dinner with me and our 2012 Professional and Young Professional Engineers of the Year. I hope to see you take on this challenge and I look forward to your feedback. John McIntosh EngExec, Division President. Grow with us At Rio Tinto, we mine and manage the Earth s resources. We re passionate about our people resources too. We encourage support, and provide our people with the tools they need to fulfil their potential. With billions of dollars of expansion projects in progress or ready to begin across Australia, now is the perfect time to grow your career with us. We are seeking motivated people who have experience in the following fields: Mine Engineers - AUS001XA Geotechnical Engineers - AUS001XB Reliability Engineers - AUS001X1 Electrical Engineers - PIL008SL For more information and to apply, visit quoting one of the above reference numbers.

11 Quarterly Newsletter Engineers Australia Victoria Division Volume 44 December 2012 Celebrating Celebrating Membership Achievement echartered system successfully launched echartered, EA s new online application and assessment system for chartered membership and registration is now open for enrolment. Within the first week of launching, over 1000 candidates have commenced their echartered journey. Engineers Australia CEO Stephen Durkin said: I am very excited to announce the launch of echartered. echartered reflects our commitment to growing the uptake and prominence of Chartered as a foundation of excellence across the engineering profession. Our launch represents a major milestone in member service delivery for Engineers Australia with feedback from employers being that echartered is a world-class program. echartered delivers great efficiencies and enhancements to the member experience, with submission, verification and assessment 3 Simple Ways to be a Loud & Proud member Chartered Fellows Chartered Members Graduate Members Student Members These are your levels of EA Membership Professional Technologist Associate MIEAust CPEng GradIEAust StudIEAust now carried out on-line. Feedback from members during our pilot phase and now since implementation has confirmed that the web-based interface is intuitive and easy to use. Members at the grade of graduate or higher who are not yet Chartered can enrol now using their membership number and password. Non-members must be Stage 1 competent with Engineers Australia and request access. A new web portal has been established to support echartered, with a host of resources including an eguide, online tutorials, and examples of engineering competency claims. More information: engineersaustralia.org.au/echarteredportal 1. Update your LinkedIn profile with your postnominals 2. Update your signature with your postnominals 3. Update your business cards with your postnominals TFIAAust CPEngT TMIEAust CPEngT GradTIEAust StudTIEAust AA AMIEAust CPEngA GradAIEAust StudAIEAust SKM - RenewS their national PDP agreement Santo Rizzuto MIEAust, SKM CEO and Managing Director (centre), recently renewed the SKM Professional Development Partnership with Engineers Australia. The agreement was signed with Engineers Australia CEO Stephen Durkin, FIEAust and Victoria Division President John McIntosh EngExec NPER. Success Engineers Australia, Victoria Division would like to congratulate the following members who have recently gained Fellowship, Chartered status and Eng Exec Congratulations to Fellow members Dr Guy Littlefair FIEAust Mr Geoffrey Hurst Mr William Layton Mr Sean Treweek FIEAust Dr Sam Fragomeni Mr Ross Proud Mr Geoff Hurst Congratulations to Chartered members Mr Renny Oliver MIEAust CPEng Mr Manpreet Singh MIEAust CPEng Miss Trudi Carter MIEAust CPEng Mr Stephen Moran MIEAust CPEng Mr Colin Craney MIEAust CPEng Mr Sergey Khmelevskiy MIEAust CPEng Mr David Huggett MIEAust CPEng Mr Brett Capron MIEAust CPEng Mr Murali Mangalath MIEAust CPEng Mr Aaron Poole MIEAust CPEng Mrs Louisa Pang MIEAust CPEng Mr Geoffrey Hughes MIEAust CPEng Mr Shu -Hao Wu MIEAust CPEng Mr Noritomo Maruo MIEAust CPEng Mr Gangadhar Kumbar MIEAust CPEng Mr Adam Gifford MIEAust CPEng Mr George Liarakos Dr John Smith MIEAust CPEng Mr Bruce Clayton MIEAust CPEng Mr Robert McKenzie MIEAust CPEng Mr Andrew McIntosh MIEAust CPEng Ms Annie Tchung MIEAust CPEng Mr Harry Roberts Mr Martin Clenick MIEAust CPEng Mr David Harrison MIEAust CPEng Mr Aouss Al-Twaijry MIEAust CPEng Mr Bernhard Resenberger MIEAust CPEng Mr Patrick Reed MIEAust CPEng Congratulations to Engineering Executive members Mr Stephen Camerlengo MIEAust EngExec MIEAust CPEng Mr Edward Walker EngExec

12 12 Snapshot... out and about at Engineers Australia Member Meet Up, 27 September 2012 Past Presidents Annual Luncheon, 4 October 2012 Quarterly Newsletter Engineers Australia Victoria Division Volume 44 December 2012 Leading Minds & Awards Dinner, 25 October 2012 Leading Minds & Awards Dinner, 25 October 2012 Industry Fellows Luncheon, 19 September 2012 Members Regional Engineering Meet Up, 27 on June Show, October, Geelong Connect with us on LinkedIn