Media Releases
24 November 2011
Bushlight India Project is Australia's top 2011 engineering achievement
At the 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards dinner, the Bushlight India Project was awarded the highest honour by winning the Sir William Hudson Award for engineering excellence. This gala event was hosted by Engineers Australia’s National President, Merv Lindsay, at the Great Hall of Parliament House Canberra on Wednesday 23 November.
24 November 2011
Australia's engineering team members honoured with national awards
At the 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards dinner at the Great Hall of Parliament House Canberra last night, Wednesday 23 November, three members of Australia’s engineering team were honoured with individual awards.
24 November 2011
Seven finalists announced for the Australian Construction Achievement Award 2012
Seven projects have been selected as outstanding examples of construction excellence to compete for the Australian Construction Achievement Award 2012 (ACAA 2012).
17 November 2011
Victorian transport infrastructure proposals are a welcome strategic approach
The submission to Infrastructure Australia by the Victorian Government to support the development of strategic and integrated transport infrastructure systems has been welcomed by Engineers Australia (EA).
8 November 2011
Lead organisation for Australia's engineering team welcomes Senate Committee's focus on skills and infrastructure
The announcement of the terms of reference, by the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee, for addressing issues around the shortage of engineering and related employment skills for Australia’s infrastructure development, has been welcomed by Engineers Australia.
26 October 2011
Yallourn Power Station attains national engineering heritage significance
The Yallourn power station development, that was constructed over a period of 40 years and operated for 65 years until 1989, was declared today as an engineering heritage national landmark by Engineers Australia.
21 October 2011
6,600 year-old Aboriginal project acclaimed by engineers
The engineering expertise of the Gunditjmarra people, who developed and managed the hydraulics required to farm and harvest fish in south-western Victoria for 6,600 years, was celebrated at Tyrendarra today as an engineering heritage national landmark by Engineers Australia.
6 October 2011
Engineering expertise is a priority for Defence procurement
In a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Defence Procurement, Engineers Australia has reaffirmed concerns about risks associated with inadequate assessments of engineering and technical aspects of defence procurements.
15 September 2011
Floodplain management should shift to the state government
Engineers Australia Queensland Division's submission in response to the Queensland Flood Commission of Inquiry Interim Report, has included the recommendation that leadership with flood management should become the primary responsibility of the state government rather than local authorities
18 August 2011
Australia's medical technology management needs a re-think
Concerns about the implications for Australia's health system of current medical technology management practices are the focus of a discussion paper released today by Engineers Australia.
2 August 2011
Flood inquiry recommendations are the right directions for safer communities
The facts that have lead to many recommendations around engineering issues by the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry, have been welcomed by Engineers Australia as a sound and practical basis for the contribution of the engineering profession for management of future flood events.
31 July 2011
Engineering graduates still well short of meeting demand
The release of a report today by Engineers Australia has confirmed that the numbers of new graduates moving into Australia's engineering team has grown much slower than the demand, and that the growth in the number of new professional engineers in the last two years has now only returned to the numbers in 2004.
24 June 2011
Water engineering in a changing world to be the focus of international congress - Brisbane 27 June
Around 800 Australian and international water engineering experts will come together in Brisbane for a week from next Monday 27 June to address the central roles of hydraulic engineering, hydrology and water resources in our changing world.
25 May 2011
More efforts needed to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematical literacy of students
The Queensland Division of Engineers Australia is calling for more attention on teaching science, mathematics and engineering concepts in ways that will excite interest and motivate young children to pursue secondary and tertiary studies and then pursue careers in engineering and technology.
20 May 2011
Melbourne's West Gate Freeway upgrade is the winner of the 2011 Australian Construction Achievement Award
The upgrade of the West Gate Freeway in Melbourne, by the West Gate Freeway Alliance, was chosen over six other Australia-wide finalists as the most outstanding example of construction excellence at the 2011 Australian Construction Achievement Award in Melbourne last night, Thursday 19 May.
3 May 2011
Infrastructure NSW is the well overdue reform priority
The announcement of the establishment of Infrastructure NSW, and the appointment of Mr Nick Greiner as Chairman, has been welcomed by Engineers Australia as the well overdue reform priority to finally develop the long-term vision and plan to address the average to poor condition of infrastructure sectors across New South Wales.
29 April 2011
Moves on better transport and land use planning needed for Victoria now
With the federal government increasingly linking funding commitments to evidence of long-term land use and transport planning, Engineers Australia's Victoria Division has released today recommendations through the publication Towards a more livable future for Victoria - Choosing a sustainable land use and transport path.
10 March 2011
Tasmania Infrastucture Council
The appointment of Mr Philip Clark AM as Chairman of the Tasmanian Infrastructure Advisory Council has been welcomed by Engineers Australia as a strong and timely commitment by the Tasmanian Government to drive better outcomes for the State’s infrastructure challenges.
23 February 2011
Engineers welcome next step in a national freight strategy
The release of the draft National Freight Strategy has been welcomed by Engineers Australia as another very timely move for addressing nationally significant infrastructure priorities.
22 February 2011
Engineering leaders call for rejection of proposal to close the Australian Learning & Teaching Council
The proposal by the federal government to close the Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC) from the end of 2011, as part of cost savings to support rebuilding following the Queensland floods, has drawn concerns about the impacts on addressing the growing professional engineering skills shortage across Australia.
7 January 2011
National Ports Strategy is a well-founded approach
The release today of the National Ports Strategy has been welcomed by Engineers Australia as the fundamental move to counter growing restrictions on the crucial capacity of Australia's ports infrastructure
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