Cate Fennell, YIPWEA (NSW) Ambassador Email: Cate.Fennell@parkes.nsw.gov.au The YIPWEA NSW Committee would like to introduce our Ambassador, Cate Fennell. Cate is currently working as a Cadet Engineer in the Works Team at Parkes Shire Council, while studying at the University of South Queensland. Since a young age she has shown interest in Civil works and
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IPWEA NSW Emerging Technologies Conference was held for the 2nd year last week at the InterContinental Hotel Sydney. Hosted by Michael Pascoe, Finance Commentator, the program showcased new technologies within the public infrastructure sector. Minister Paul Fletcher MP opened the conference with a thought provoking speech dedicated to ensuring the industry growth is managed and
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The Roads and Transport Directorate in collaboration with Local Government NSW hosted the Local Roads Congress and Congress Dinner on Monday 4th June. Delegates who attended the event adopted a communique calling for the development of a sustainable and more equitable funding model to look after roads, target road safety and open up local road
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Christina Suarez a year 11 student from Randwick Girls’ High School is working on building the sydney metro. Christina is only 15 years old but is currently doing a Civil Construction Certificate II through TAFE and a traineeship with construction company John Holland. She is going to spend 8 hours every Wednesday at the Sydney
Read MoreCate Fennell, an undergraduate studying Bachelor of Engineering majoring in Civil, is pushing for change when it comes to gender equality in the workplace. After trying several different careers, she was lured into the Mining boom and worked as a confined space sentry where she was reminded of her passion for technical fields. After
Read MoreIPWEA (NSW) is pleased to announce our inaugural Empowering Women in STEM Congress, to be held on 18-19 October at the Australian National Maritime Museum. This Congress aim is to establish and promote the outstanding contribution woman make to the engineering, scientific and technological communities that improve and evolve our society. This event not only
Read MoreYou have heard the jargons. Internet of things. Virtual reality. Automation. Robotics. Smart cities. However, with all these emerging innovations promising to reduce the cost of our assets, which technologies should you invest in? How do you integrate the new technologies into your existing infrastructure? How do companies reduce the associated risk of failure or
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News Release March 2017 NSW Government embraces Pocket Sally Pocket Sally is a young lady with a growing reputation in the engineering and construction business. She has important friends, and gets around! Pocket Sally represents a commitment by the infrastructure and engineering industries in New South Wales to encouraged young women and men to consider
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Newly appointed Minister for Local Government The Hon Gabrielle Upton MP will be giving an opening address at IPWEA NSW Regional Forum at Genia McCaffery Centre for Sustainability in North Sydney on Monday 3rd April 2017. IPWEA NSW Regional Forums are an extensive one day conference program delivered to public works practitioners and industry experts
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NSW Local Government Workforce Strategy 2016-2020 was launched by Minister Toole this morning at the LGNSW Annual Conference. IPWEA NSW division has strongly supported this Strategy and is very proud to be a partner of LGNSW. Please Click Here to view the full LG Workforce Strategy Document.
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