Engineering South Australia, December 2011

ENGINEERING SOUTH AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2011 www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sa

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INAUGURAL ENGINEERING HERITAGE SA CONFERENCE

CONTENTS President’s Message

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Group Updates

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Industry News

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Division Updates

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Member Profile

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Upcoming Events

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DIVISION EXECUTIVE President Gerry Doyle MIEAust CPEng Deputy President John Olson RFD FIEAust CPEng EngExec FAICD Immediate Past President Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd FIEAust EngExec Executive Director Caroline Argent Deputy Director Sarah Carey Produced By Engineers Australia South Australia Division Level 11, 108 King William Street Adelaide South Australia 5000 tel 08 8202 7100 fax 08 8211 7702 www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sa

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As part of the second month-long "About Time: South Australia's History Festival", Engineering Heritage SA will present a half-day conference on Thursday 3rd May 2012.

Originally conceived as an opportunity to present stories from the everpopular "Engineering A City" booklet in more depth, the scope of the content has been expanded to encompass the engineering heritage of the entire state in the Year of the Regional Engineering Team. With this broader base, we intend that the conference will become a regular feature of the annual "About Time" Festival.

The conference will be of interest to engineers, other professionals, and members of the public. Bookings will be available through the "About Time" website (http://www.abouttime.sa.gov.au/) in the new year.

Richard Venus Chair, Engineering Heritage Australia - South Australia Engineers Australia South Australia Division Footnote: In what was regrettably the last episode of the iconic "Postcards" program on Sunday 20th November, we were nevertheless delighted to see that host Keith Conlon had chosen to include an excerpt from last year's "Engineering A City" segment from the more than 3000 stories they have presented in the last 16 years -- a clear demonstration of the widespread interest in our engineering heritage!

GEN2X - WHAT I WISH I KNEW THEN Companies, industries, colleges, age groups and genders were all represented at the annual Women in Engineering, Young Engineers Australia - South Australia and Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management Gen2X event. Held Wednesday 26th October 2011 Gen2X provided an informal forum for the exchange of ideas and information between prominent members, young professionals and engineering students. The speakers included: Kevin Yerrell MIEAust CPEng, Asia Pacific Technical Sector Leader, KBR; Michelle Clanahan MIEAust, Senior Water Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff; and Daryll Pain FIEAust CPEng, Senior Civil/Structural Engineer, SKM. Each of the speakers imparted a unique and informative viewpoint and we would like to thank them for joining us for a remarkable evening.

All the South Australia Division groups involved would also like to thank the sponsor for the night, KBR, for their generous involvement and support.

MECHANICAL BRANCH COMMITTEE UPDATE The Engineers Australia South Australia Division would like to announce the new Mechanical Branch Committee, appointed at the 2011 Mechanical Branch Annual Group Meeting on Tuesday 8th November 2011.

• Chair • Committee Member Doug Gillott FIEAust CPEng Penelope Gibson MIEAust • Deputy Chair • Committee Member Raimond Sils MIEAust CPEng Graham Wren FIEAust CPEng • Committee Member Gordan Lesicar FIEAust • Committee Member CPEng Robert Riva MIEAust CPEng • Committee Member • Committee Member Gabriel Pizani MIEAust Dragan Zlatkovic MIEAust CPEng • Committee Member • Committee Member Byron Martin MIEAust CPEng Simon Tildesley MIMechE • Committee Member FIEAust CPEng Aida Stabile MIEAust CPEng For more information about getting involved with your local Branch or Special Interest Group contact the South Australia Division via sa@engineersaustralia.org.au or by calling 08 8202 7100.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Why get involved with Engineers Australia? This is a question I asked myself a few years ago and reflected on it again as I sat down to write this my first message as President of the South Australian Division. In pondering this question I thought a lot about what Engineers Australia does and what I thought it should be doing. A few years ago, my thoughts were that Engineers Australia is the peak member body for all Engineers and members of the Engineering Team. This implies that Engineers Australia is there to advocate for the profession and provide opportunities for Continuing Professional Development and to maintain the Body of Engineering Knowledge.

Wanting to be involved in my profession and wanting to ensure that engineering will be a viable and valued career for my children and their children is why I decided to get involved. Through my involvement I found that Engineers Australia does a whole lot more than just advocating and training. Engineers Australia has provided me with the opportunity to engage with eminent engineers not only in my discipline of Civil Engineering but also across the whole spectrum. It has given me the opportunity to develop my leadership skills and to take on challenges which have in turn developed my engineering career. I have jumped in and got involved and in doing so I have found that you get out so much more when you actively participate. So as I start in my year as President of the South Australian Division, I encourage you to look at what Engineers Australia can do for you and how you would like to start to get involved in your profession. Engineering is a great career, one that can take you wherever you want to go.

I started my engineering journey quite probably from birth. I am the son of a civil engineer and I often say that I grew up “on-site”. While that isn’t entirely true a lot of my early memories are very heavily related to infrastructure engineering and the projects that my father was working on. I was born in Hong Kong and whilst I have no memory of it the project of the time was the Mass Transit Railway in Hong Kong. We moved from there to Ireland, where I started school and about the only lasting memory of that time is that I was really bad at Gaelic language classes. We then moved to Australia for 2 years before moving to Singapore for the Singapore MRT Project.

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In Singapore I learnt a lot of the lessons that have helped me over the years and while at the time I was a young kid more interested in running around and playing sport, I look back on that time as the formative years in my life. It was in Singapore that I developed the determination to succeed and found the Singaporean schooling system (which at the time was very competitive) to be the place that taught me about pushing beyond the barriers. I lived in Singapore during the time when Lee Kwan Yew was Prime Minister of Singapore.

Again, with the benefit of hindsight, I look back on what Lee Kwan Yew was doing in Singapore and see that it has impacted my thinking and how I approach a lot of things. Lee Kwan Yew had a vision for Singapore and he was determined to ensure that Singapore achieved that vision. Lee’s vision took Singapore from a developing country to one of the most developed countries in the world. He did it in a country with limited resource, where people and their work ethic were the greatest asset. Lee invested heavily in the infrastructure of Singapore and as a child I was privileged to see some great projects occurring.

A few weeks ago I was relieved to read reports of our new Premier, Jay Weatherill, saying he would invest in infrastructure over maintaining the AAA credit rating. In my opinion this is a positive thing in that the vision for South Australia needs to be alive and it needs to be kept moving by sensible investment in the backbone of that vision, which is infrastructure. I hope that the Premier’s statement will result in the emergence of a vision for our state and as an engineer I hope that engineers can play a key role in shaping and delivering that vision.

ngineers Australia’s andforward groups, as as I colleges am looking to well representing you all in this role as Division President. I am confident it will be a ectronic direct mail (EDM) or similar applications . busy, challenging but very enjoyable year with a lot of opportunities to be involved in growing the engineering profession in South Australia.

In the first half of next year there are three significant

events that I ask you to note, 22nd February 2012 is our Sir Eric Neal Address (see enclosed flyer further Approved call to action icons include: on in the newsletter), 3rd May 2012 is the Engineering Heritage SA Conference and 31st May 2012 is the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference (visit www.elc.org.au for more details).

Please keep an eye on the website for the most up to date event information or contact the Division office via FIND OUT MORE FIND OUT MORE or by calling 08 8202 7100. sa@engineersaustralia.org.au

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KBR’S DR OLIVIA THORNE IS PROTECTING OUR FUTURE In 2005, Olivia Thorne was named one of Australia’s 30 most inspiring young engineers by Engineers Australia. Six years later, Olivia has her PhD from Cambridge University’s Centre for Sustainable Development, numerous awards and academic accolades to her name and has joined global engineering and construction company KBR as Water Resources Engineer and APAC Sustainability Coordinator.

Specialising in climate change impact assessment for water resources, Olivia joins the growing team of sustainability specialists developing inhouse sustainability tools to complement KBR’s climate change adaptation methodology.

Included in her duties is the maintenance of KBR’s Carbon Assessment Tool (CAT). KBR-CAT uses a detailed set of spreadsheets to assess the carbon emissions and embodied energy associated with the construction and ongoing operation of infrastructure projects. The tool can be used to meet legislative reporting requirements for activities under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 and other associated legislation.

“With our in-house KBR-CAT tool, combined with the knowledge of our Sustainability Team, we can help clients include considerations of the carbon footprint of their projects during the concept design phase, which helps them develop carbon neutral solutions and meet reporting requirements,” says Olivia.

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Olivia’s PhD research provided her with a strong knowledge of climate change, in particular undertaking impact assessments that incorporate considerations of the uncertainty that is inherent in climate change science.

“I’m currently preparing a guideline for climate change scenario selection and the incorporation of climate change assessments into flood studies, which will complement KBR’s Climate Change Adaptation methodology,” says Olivia.

“KBR has successfully applied our range of sustainability services to realise projectspecific goals in mining, transport, building and water management industries thanks to KBR-CAT and our in-house methodology, which is creating a positive legacy for future generations.”

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2011 INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND STUDY IDENTIFYING NEEDS The Resources & Energy Sector Infrastructure Council (RESIC), a partnership between private sector and government, was established to develop infrastructure solutions and policy recommendations to meet the future requirements of the resource and energy sectors.

RESIC engaged Parsons Brinckerhoff to undertake the 2011 Infrastructure Demand Study with the aim of identifying the strategic infrastructure needs for the sector for the next 10 years and beyond.

The study aims to: •

Gather specific data from the resource and energy sectors to more accurately forecast infrastructure requirements and identify common infrastructure needs and potential roadblocks to development.

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Undertake analysis of all information – from online surveys, scenario planning workshops, face to face interviews and industry knowledge – to derive specific recommendations.

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Manage and distribute the information through a spatially enabled mapping platform, publicly available via the department of Primary Industries and Resources of South Australia (PIRSA) South Australia Resources Information Geoserver (SARIG) Internet site.

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Make recommendations to ensure the survey and spatial mapping process is a robust and repeatable tool that can provide ongoing data collection and analysis.

To date the study has involved an extensive engagement and consultation process with industry, analysis of the vast amount of information gathered from the survey process and industry engagement activities, and development of recommendations for solutions to meet the infrastructure requirements for the resources and energy sector in South Australia.

This project is nearing completion with the final report being finalised in November 2011. Key themes resulting from the study relate to issues such as electricity supply, water availability and shared infrastructure solutions.

The final report is anticipated to be available on the PIRSA website in December.

If you would like more information or would like to discuss how you might contribute to the 2011 Infrastructure Demand Study please contact Joe Mastrangelo, Director RESIC, on telephone 8226 5059 or e-mail joe.mastrangelo@sa.gov.au Justin Nottage Team Manager Global Mining Business Parsons Brinckerhoff

ENGINEERING A BETTER SOCIETY Held at the National Wine Centre of Australia, Wednesday 26th October 2011, the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management (CELM) and Young Engineers Australia South Australia (YEA-SA) hosted their third seminar – ‘Engineering a Better Society’.

This topic offered participants the opportunity to discuss how, as engineering leaders, we can influence beyond the industry to better our environment and our society.

Guest speaker Professor Peter Dowd FIEAust FREng FRSA FTSE spoke about the Group of Eight Engineering Deans and Associates and how the members need to work on collaborating together to enhance the nation’s social, economic and environmental well-being. Great discussions were held with the assistance of Managing Director Kym Williams of Business and Risk Solutions; this included the responsibilities and challenges engineers face in modern society.

Left to Right: Division President Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd FIEAust EngExec, Prof Peter Dowd FIEAust FREng FRSA FTSE and Kym Williams of Business and Risk Solutions

Keep an eye on our events listing www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sa/events for information on the final seminar in the lead up to the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference, ‘Engineering Leadership in Industry’.

Sharryn Fensom Events Coordinator Engineers Australia South Australia Division

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COULD YOU HELP IN AN EMERGENCY? When a serious disaster or emergency occurs, engineers provide much needed skills and knowledge required to address the situation. These events can range from natural disasters, fire, flooding, significant weather events and earthquake, to terrorist attacks, IT failures and disruption of essential services.

Engineering volunteers can join the response and/or recovery efforts to assist in the effective management of emergencies.

The Engineering Functional Service (EFS) is one of thirteen functional services that support the state during emergency or disaster. Each of the functional services will support the control agency as required during an emergency event.

In the aftermath of a significant event the time taken to respond and conduct engineering assessments will dictate the time it takes to begin recovery. If the EFS have access to professional engineers that are willing to volunteer their time and experience in times of need we can reduce the time taken to initiate recovery and begin the process of rebuilding the community.

Contact the Engineering Functional Service on 08 7424 2576, or Engineers Australia, through Member Relationship Coordinator Nathan Jones, via njones@engineersaustralia.org.au for more information. Please download the registration form via http://tinyurl.com/7lm2e6o to register directly.

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MEMBER PROFILE Phil Castles CPEng Why did you decide to become an engineer?

My goal in High School was to eventually take over my father’s farm, however with having four sons Dad sold up to pay for our education. Still wanting to be involved with farming I enrolled to do Agricultural Engineering, switched to Mining in second year and ended up finishing the Civil Engineering course.

What do you like the most about the engineering profession?

Interacting with interesting people from a wide range of roles in society.

What project(s) are you working on now?

The design and construction of a stormwater capture and re-use project and Community Wastewater Management Systems in townships throughout South Australia to collect, treat wastewater and re-use the reclaimed water.

What do you see as one of the biggest issues facing the engineering profession?

Providing leadership and vision for dealing with future engineering challenges.

For instance, providing solutions to prepare society for the inevitable impact of the aspects of a changing climate which cannot be prevented.

What are your hobbies?

I enjoy reading, hiking, sailing and have a keen interest in the challenges of computer and internet security.

in a University course – project management including managing budgets and contracts - come to mind.

What do you think you will be doing five years from now?

Still enjoying my work while at the same time being involved with my grandchildren in their early years of school life.

If you could have worked on any engineering project, throughout history, what would you choose?

The Chunnel between England and France, while it was being built it was the most expensive construction project ever conceived. The engineering, logistical and safety challenges would have been fascinating.

Tunnelling has always fascinated me since my early engineering days being involved with the design and construction of major trunk sewers under Melbourne.

What is your motto?

Live life to the full, one day at a time.

Who would you most like to meet?

My great grandfather. He was a pioneer who, along with his 12 sons, cleared the mallee scrub to grow grain crops near Mystic Park, Victoria by rolling the bush down using 5 draft horses pulling a large boiler off an old steam locomotive. I hear he was an interesting character.

What advice would you provide to someone interested in becoming an engineer?

To make time to job shadow a few senior engineers to get a realistic and broader appreciation of the role including aspects of engineering that are not covered

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UPCOMING NEWS AND EVENTS The 2010-2011 Year in Review for the South Australia Division, released at the recent Annual Division Meeting (ADM), is now available online at www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sa under the Resources section.

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This booklet highlights many of the major events that occurred during the year, the activities of many of our groups, provides an update on the final membership figures for 2010-2011 and more.

2010 - 2011 A Year In Review

For any enquiries about the Year in Review please contact the South Australia Division via sa@engineersaustralia.org.au or by calling 08 8202 7100.

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Save The Date Friday 21st September 2012 2012 South Australian Engineering Excellence Awards The South Australian Engineering Excellence Awards program will be launched in early 2012, with project registrations due Friday 25th May 2012. If you have a project to show off why not get in touch? The Awards culminate in the presentation dinner which will be held on Friday 21st September 2012. The dinner was a huge night with over 350 attendees in 2011, so mark it in your diary now!

More information can be obtained by contacting the Events Coordinator Sharryn Fensom via: Email: sfensom@engineersaustralia.org.au Phone: 08 8202 7140.

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT The Engineers Australia South Australia Division will be closed from 5.00pm Thursday 22nd December 2010 and will re-open 9.00am Monday 9th January 2011.

Should you require any information during this time please call the Engineers Australia National Office on 1300 653 113.

On behalf of all of us at the South Australia Division Merry Christmas to all and we hope to see you in the new year!

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