STATE JUDGES

Daryl Mcilvena

Starting as an apprentice carpenter in 1961, Daryl has achieved more than 51 years experience in the construction industry, before retiring in 2012. He is widely respected in the industry for his broad industry knowledge and aptitude, gained from his detailed and varied construction experience across all industry sectors, both in Australia and overseas. He is an immediate instigator of knowledge transfer, and related very well with both clients and employees. His excellent communications skills are founded on his intrinsic and astute understanding of human relations, coupled with his foremost concerns for health and safety, and building quality.

Major civic projects overseen by Daryl in his lengthy career include his role as Construction Manager for the massive Melbourne Airport International Terminal redevelopment and the Qantas Melbourne Domestic terminal, as well as key hospital projects at the Alfred Hospital, Ballarat Base Hospital and Sunshine Hospital, and numerous high rise apartment towers in the city and city fringe.

In early 2000 Daryl transferred to Indonesia as General Manager — Construction with German construction giant Bilfinger Berger, managing the Indonesian Construction Division during his two year posting. His extensive construction knowledge proved invaluable in establishing the local office as a most reputable and quality builder. As well as his wide-ranging construction experience, Daryl was also highly valued for his input in the review and analysis of tenders, as well as safety, workcover, quality assurance, defects and environmental issues.

Kelvin Oldridge

Kelvin is a Principal of KO Construction Law Pty Ltd. Kelvin has more than 16 years experience in advising and acting for clients in construction law related to civil engineering, infrastructure, commercial and large scale domestic developments as a partner in National Australian Law Firm. He also has over 11 years project management experience including single and multi-storey domestic, commercial and industrial projects in Melbourne. Additionally he has worked on large scale projects in a project management capacity such as Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs London, the Westminster and Chelsea Hospital, and the London Underground’s Jubilee Line Extension Project.

Kelvin has a Bachelor of Building from RMIT, a Bachelor of Laws (University of London) and a Graduate Diploma of Corporate Governance (Chartered Secretaries Australia).

Carmel Peterson

Carmel is a Construction OHS Advisor and Lead Auditor who joined the Master Builders Association of Victoria in 2019. With 20 years’ experience in Occupational Health and Safety, Carmel has specialised in safety management of commercial, industrial and residential building and construction.

Carmel has tertiary qualifications in Training & Assessment, Occupation Health & Safety and Lead Auditing along with many years working across the construction industry both in Victoria and Queensland.

Carmel represents Master Builders Victoria on several stakeholder forums to assist and advise in the development of industry guidance material in the areas of OHS.

Lawrence Reddaway

Lawrence Reddaway has worked as a consulting engineer in UK, Vietnam and, especially, in Australia.

He has also worked in government and for a building contractor. He advises on fire safety and building regulatory matters, including as an expert in disputes over defective construction.

He was with IrwinConsult, based in Melbourne, from 1976 to 1995; and was a director for seven years. In that role he was involved in many significant projects, principally in Victoria.

Richard Sutterby

Richard is a very experienced building professional having worked in the building and engineering industries for more than 40 years. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and a Master of Business Administration from Monash University.

Richard commenced his career as a planning engineer in a government organization before he became a project engineer in various mining projects throughout Australia and Papua New Guinea with Rio.

Richard entered the Victorian building industry in 1985 with J.C. Taylor and Sons as General Manager. The company undertook a wide variety of projects in addition to running a separate mechanical services division.

Richard joined Kane Constructions in 2000 and became a director in 2008. Richard has been a pragmatic and solutions-focused leader and a firm believer in the benefits of a collaborative team environment. As a Project Director, Richard’s priority was to drive delivery excellence to ensure projects were consistently completed to the exacting standards of clients. His extensive industry knowledge combined with his strong track record in the delivery of major projects brought a robust leadership capability and a ‘safe pair of hands’.

Richard has been active in industry and professional organisations throughout his career.

Don Wilkinson

Don has over 45 years experience in the construction industry in Australia and overseas and has worked with both Contractors and Client side organisations.

With a background in Civil Engineering, Don’s early construction experience was on Resource and Manufacturing projects within the Aluminium Industry working on Alumina Refineries, Aluminium Smelters and Aluminium Fabrication plants.

His move into the Building Industry saw his involvement with the Floodlights, Corporate Suites and Dining Rooms at the MCG in the early 80s, then returning in the late 80s for the Redevelopment of the Great Southern Stand, working with the Client organisation.

Don returned again to the MCG in the late 90s to work on the feasibility study for the MCG Northern Stand Redevelopment and working through the entire project, to completion in 2006, post-Commonwealth Games. Contractor experience has included as a Project Design Manager, Project Manager on major retail and two and a half years as State Manager of Fletcher Constructions.

Sylvia Hadjiantoniou

Sylvia is a strategic leader with expertise in infrastructure advisory, project planning and delivery. Her breadth and depth of experience spans across the commercial, residential, health and education sectors. She has a unique mix of public and private sector experience in the delivery of High Value High Risk Infrastructure Projects. She has established innovative partnerships with government and the private sector and led programs that have improved access to health, education, social infrastructure and housing. Sylvia holds an EMBA, a Bachelor of Commerce and has attained a Building Practitioner Licence from the Victorian Building Authority. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute Company Directors and a Non-Executive Director of Peninsula Health and McCormack Housing.

As for excellence in health and safety winner I have been chasing this with judges of this category and am yet to receive a definite response, I have advised them I require this information by the 18th at the latest so I can provide with the YBOTY & MBOTY.

Joe Hastie

Joe has been involved as a Master Builders Victoria Judge for over 10 years and continues in the industry with over 30 years experience in construction, delivering projects across multiple disciplines. These include schools, aged care, retirement villages, community centres, hotels, high-rise apartment developments, commercial offices, retail department stores, shopping centres, boutique and ‘high street’ retail stores, sports & recreation facilities, streetscapes, landscapes and Industrial projects.

He is firmly focused on Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality outcomes within the life cycle of every development. With extensive liaison with clients, consultants, and subcontractors, he is able to guide projects to be completed on time, on budget and to the right standards.

Joe is GSAP, Environmental Management CertIV qualified and holds Masters qualifications in Sustainable Practices.