Rising to the infrastructure challenge
Julie Mann has lived in the vibrant, rural town of Sorell in Tasmania for 15 years.
A 25-minute drive from Hobart, Sorell is one of...
Aiming high: how one young engineering leader is achieving her career goals
Young leader Jo O’Brien has achieved several goals and milestones in her civil engineering career.
Glenorchy’s transformative journey in asset management
In the time that Patrick Marshall delivered his presentation at the IPWC 2024 conference in May, the $1 billion in assets he manages for...
Why education will be the path to success in 2021
IPWEA says there has never been a more important time for professionals who deliver public works services to undertake training
A word from the Auto Expert
Back in the days when John Cadogan was a television presenter and reporter on national current affairs programs, he would always be introduced as...
There is a difference between education and training
Education is defined by Merriam-Webster as the process of gaining knowledge, skill, and development from study or training. Training, on the other hand, is defined by...
Insight and predictions from Infrastructure Australia CEO Romilly Madew
When Romilly Madew took on the top job at Infrastructure Australia (IA) in April 2019, Australia’s economy was relatively stable, if sluggish, and federal...
Why IPWEA is building education pathways in Asset Management
How the IPWEA is building new education pathways for members to better work in local government settings
IPWEA CEO David Jenkins: The many benefits of hiring fully accredited staff
It goes without saying that properly trained staff can improve the productivity of any organisation. However, when it comes to public works, the benefits of assembling a trained workforce extend far beyond simply ‘getting the...
Accounting for assets
Tanya Garost started her professional career as an accountant and had been working in Canada’s local government sector for around five years when changes...
