March 2013 Eng-Zone: Engineers Australia Sydney Division's e-newsletter sent to you monthly with news and details of activities around Engineers Australia.
_____________________ IMPORTANT NOTICE Please note from April 2013 Engineers Australia Sydney Division will be sending out the new format EA SYDNEY e-newsletter to our members and stakeholders. EngZone March 2013 will be the last EngZone sent to you. We look forward to reach you via EA SYDNEY e-news during the 3rd week of April with improved format and content. To find out more please contact the Division via email on Sydney@engineersaustralia.org.au
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Our Engineering Heritage I recently spent an enjoyable day on the banks of the Hawkesbury River retracing the path of the original Sydney to Newcastle road, originally called “The Great North Road”. For those interested in Engineering Heritage, walking and the Australian bush it’s a fascinating and beautiful discovery. The first road to Newcastle was built between 1826 and 1836 by convict labour and there’s a ten kilometre abandoned and well preserved relict located north of the Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry. It contains the oldest mainland bridge in Australia at Devines Hill built in 1830 (beating the three Lennox Bridges: Glenbrook 1833, Lansvale 1836 and Parramatta 1839). The 1820’s was a turbulent time in Engineering with revolutionary changes created from the work in England of Thomas Telford on pavement construction and drainage, and John McAdam in Scotland on pavement matrix and both these avant-garde theories were put into practice on this site for the first time in Australia. Leading the design was Major Thomas Mitchell with his assistant Lieutenant Percy Simpson as Construction Engineer, along with their construction force of 350 recalcitrant convicts (who didn’t want to be there). In the pecking order of convicts the bad were sent to the road gangs with the worst in iron chains (current employees in the road construction industry are pleased that employment conditions have since improved in New South Wales). Read more... John Nichols BE(Civil) CPEng FIEAust Engineers Australia Sydney Division President 2013
NEWS Winning Engineers Take Centrestage for Awards Launch at Powerhouse Museum Engineering Excellence Awards Sydney 2013 (EEAS) was launched at the Powerhouse Museum in February, in conjunction with the opening of an interactive exhibit of last years' award winning entries. Powerhouse Museum Director, Dr Dawn Casey launched the award program and exhibition in front of 160 representatives of the many and diverse fields of engineering. Click here to learn more about the launch event and see photos! Would you like to be part of a chartered interview panel? Do you have at least five years Professional work experience? have current financial membership at the level of CPEng and registration on the NPER or NETR or NEAR? You are invited to register as an Interviewer for those candidates seeking to become Chartered. This activity would also count towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). For further information or to register, please contact David Zhao 02 9410 5615 or dzhao@engineersaustralia.org.au
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Discover Engineering at ANSTO The Discover Engineering Day program presents an opportunity for students to be exposed to engineering as an industry and as a profession. It is a fun and interactive day where students can learn about what a career in engineering is all about. Students will also be given the opportunity to meet with the engineering faculties from universities in Sydney and gain a great insight into what their future might hold as an ENGINEER. The next Discover Engineering Day will be held at ANSTO on Tuesday 26 March. View details here...
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