Engineers Australia Northern Division June Newsletter

June 2011 Newsletter

I'm sure all who attended the recent Engineering Excellence Awards technical presentations would agree that the judges have a really hard task before them in choosing the actual winners. As someone mentioned, Northern Division don't have the quantity of award entrants the southern states have, however, we certainly have the quality. I was certainly impressed with the quality of the entries this year.

The Excellence Awards are just around the corner, in July, and we would like to see as many members as possible come along to help us celebrate our major event of the year where we get to showcase our outstanding projects and our outstanding engineering team members, in the People in Engineering awards.

I attended the 1CER Regiment Waterloo dinner the other night , which was an excellent evening with good company, good food and wine. Talking with a number of Officers at the dinner I gained a better appreciation of the work these people do. This is the year of Humanitarian Engineering and I believe that we should be giving greater recognition to our fellow engineers in the armed forces who are more involved in humanitarian projects, both in Australia and overseas, than most other engineers. Many of these projects are carried out in the very remote and dangerous areas and requires a degree of resourcefulness not usually found in everyday engineering.

The next two months promise to be very busy and exciting. We have National President Merv Lindsay visiting the Territory between the 19th and 24th June, the Excellence Awards at the end of July plus Engineering Week at the start of August. We also have two excellent eminent speakers, Ken Brown and Tony Wong lined up for the end of June. The more members and guests we have at these event the better they are so come along and celebrate with us.

Finally Graduation Congratulations to Keely Quinn, BBus AMMI After many years of studying, delaying and travelling, Keely finally completed her Bachelor of Business through Charles Darwin University. Keely originally started her studies almost 10 years ago through ANU and completed her studies in November 2010.

Keely is a valuable asset to Northern Division and we believe that her bubbly personality, zest for a challenge, along with her “can-do� attitude will provide the Division with some interesting times ahead.

Keely has been with the Division for over a year now and is the Project Officer for Inspiring Australia as well as the Youth Programs Coordinator for the Division.

She is also an Associate member of the Australian Marketing Institute.

Congratulations Keely!

Len Chappell Northern Division President.

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President’s Report Keely Quinn Graduates Science & Engineering Challenge Alice Springs Director’s Report Wanted YEA National Technologist Representative CPD Alice Springs Seminar Ticket Registration for Engineering Excellence Awards Katherine Networking Dinner Opportunity to upskill your Engineering Team Stuart Highway North Marking Ceremony Heritage Expedition to Roper Engineering Excellence Awards Technical Presentations - Engineering Excellence Awards Project Entrants - Darwin and Alice Springs Young Engineers Golf Day Interested in getting involved (advert) Science Week 2011 activities EngQuest turns 10 Dates for your diary

Science and Engineering Challenge Alice Springs The 5th Annual Alice Springs Science and Engineering Challenge was this year held at the impressive newly built Marian Centre at OLSH College. Students from Centralian Senior College, OLSH College, St. Philip's College, Centralian Middle School and Ntaria School competed for the coveted prize of Alice Springs Challenge Champions. The 125 students had a fantastic day designing and constructing feats of engineering such as bridges, catapults, mars buggies, eco habitats and helicopters. A strong selection of 25 volunteers from local businesses and industry helped support and inspire the students throughout the day in each of the activities.

After a tense finish between Centralian Senior College and OLSH College, the final bridge activity proved crucial as OLSH College ran out victors by 70 points. Delegates from major event sponsor Power and Water awarded the Challenge Champions trophy and winning medals to the team from OLSH College for what is now OLSH's third victory in five years, a remarkable achievement!

The Engineers Australia 'Aesthetics Award' for the most outstanding bridge appearance and design went to the bridge team from OLSH College.

The Desert Knowledge Australia 'Endeavour Award' for exceptional team work was awarded to the catapult team from Centralian Middle School.

A great day was had by all and we'd like to thank the students, volunteers and sponsors for making the event so successful. Best wishes now go to the overall Northern Territory Champions Essington Senior School, all the best at the National Grand Challenge, do us proud!

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Director’s Report June has caught us all by surprise I think as it means the year is half over. We have had endless activity this past couple of months incorporating many of our areas of interest. We were delighted to have the National Engineering Heritage meeting in Darwin and thanks to those who helped out with transport to show some of our visitors the interesting engineering heritage sites around Darwin. Prior to the meeting we went to Roper River to place a heritage marker on the remains of the Young Australian; well nearby anyway as we weren’t willing to take on the crocodiles! We had many of the campers interested in the process and of course none of them knew the real significance of this very important part of Australia’s history. Back at Katherine we were able to unveil the Stuart Highway plaque on a piece of the original highway at the Katherine River low level crossing. This plaque had been erected by the Department and we were able to make it official on this occasion. It was followed by a dinner in Katherine where Past President Owen Peake gave a very interesting talk on the places around Katherine that could be recognized. It was great to have Owen back in the NT briefly.

Judging and other Excellence Awards activities have kept everyone very busy. We have had the opportunity to present to Alice Springs members during this process at a dinner at the Alice Springs Convention Centre. The Darwin guests were quite stunned by the minus four temperature that night and having to scrape ice off the car the next morning!

Charles Darwin University industry engagement group meeting provided important information for members regarding the progress of engineering degrees. Keep your eye out for process engineering as a qualification and also the oil and Gas centre. Next year it is time for accreditation again and

we will be calling on you to support this important process.

Congratulations to our new graduates that were presented with their awards in May. Congratulations to Essington International Senior College who were the NT winners of this year’s Science and Engineering Challenge. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College won the Alice Springs event but was unable to top the score for the Top End this year. The location of the Alice Springs event at the new building at OLSH was a perfect venue. No doubt some of our members were involved in the design and building of this impressive hall/gym.

Young engineers have been busy planning for their golf day for which we expect a big turnout. The young women students at CDU held a very successful cocktail party which they hope to emulate in the future. We are encouraging members to go back to school during engineering week to talk to secondary students about what being an engineer is all about. If you would like to participate in this plase let us know. Darwin High School now has the Engineering Centre for Excellence and recently some of our younger members visited a group to talk about their study and careers.

The National President visit has given many people the opportunity to meet with him as well as showcasing some of the important work that is happening around the NT. We value the visits each year from our national president where they can see what is happening in other Divisions.

YEA REPRESENTATIVE The National Committee of Engineering Technologists Australia (NCETA) is seeking nominations for a Young Engineers Australia representative to join their Committee.

If you are interested in applying, please complete the nomination form <link to: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=96ED66C8ABFD-2592-7EFE-564F2762E833&siteName=ieaust> and send to yea@engineersaustralia.org.au by 31 July 2011. For more information please view the Application Guidelines <Link to: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/shadomx/apps/ fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=96ED34CE-DEDC-2D7522C1-EB178C509E4A&siteName=ieaust> or contact yea@engineersaustralia.org.au.

Want to get Chartered!!

Chris Jenkins, Northern Division’s National Assessor is conducting a Chartered Presentation in both Darwin and Alice Spring. The presentations will provide you with important information on becoming Chartered Alice Springs 27th June 5.30pm (CAT Project Offices) To register for these events visit www.engineersaustralia.org.au/northern/events And you can register for either the Darwin or Alice Springs Event

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Engineering Excellence Awards - Get your tickets now!

Engineering Excellence Awards

The President of Engineers Australia Northern Division invites you to attend the 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards Where: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skylineâ&#x20AC;? Marquee Darwin Turf Club When: 6:30pm pre drinks - Thursday 21st July Cost: Members + Partners - $155.00 (inc. GST) Non-Members + Partners - $165.00(inc. GST) Students - $115 (inc. GST) Dress: Black Tie Purchase Tickets at: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/northern/excellenceawards

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Katherine Networking Dinner A member networking dinner was held in Katherine on 24th June. The dinner followed a heritage plaquing ceremony at the “Low Level” on the Stuart Highway . Owen Peake, President of the Heritage Special Interest Group, was visiting from Victoria and gave those who attended the dinner and insight into the importance that the Territory heritage played during the building of the Stuart Highway and Overland Telegraph.

These were the first Katherine events for some time and it is hopeful that there will be more interest from members in the future of events for this region.

Diploma in Project Management Opportunity to Upskill your Engineering Team The Engineering Education Australia (EEA) Project Management Practice Course is a special series of five x two day courses/modules to support the development of Engineering Project Managers.

This comprehensive and practical program is delivered specifically for Engineering Project Managers. It is endorsed and recognised by the Australian Institute of Project Managers (AIPM), Project Management Institute (PMI) and Engineers Australia for Continuing Professional Development. e Module dates: Module 1—Thurs 2 & Fri 3 June Module 2—Thurs 8 & Fri 9 Sept Module 3— Thurs 10 & Fri 11 Nov Module 4— Thurs 2 & Fri 3 Feb 2012 Module 5— TBC

Places are limited so be quick to register. Visit the website www.eeaust.com.au and register today! Please contact Karen or Bronwyn on 8981 4137 or by email.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 2011 Sponsorship opportunities are now available for Engineers Australia Northern Division.

You may wish to sponsor the Engineering Excellence Awards, Youth Programs or other opportunities which are contained in the prospectus For a copy of the sponsorship prospectus, please contact Karen or Kristy on 8981 4137 or email Karen at krelph@engineersaustralia.org.au Or visit the website www.engineersaustralia.org.au

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STUART HIGHWAY NORTH - MARKING CEREMONY the Tropic of Capricorn layby north of Alice Springs and now at the Katherine Low Level. One more ceremony remains to be held to complete the process and that will be at the Tennant There is hardly a better place to Creek Telegraph Station. be in Katherine to see the world Owen Peake go by. There are always fishermen there catching nice size bream and there is constant light traffic across the old Low Level Bridge. On hot days it’s a

Ceremony at Iconic Low Level Crossing

great place to swim.

On Tuesday 24 May a small group gathered at the north abutment of the Low Level bridge to unveil a marker celebrating the engineering heritage of the Stuart Highway North, built during the height of World War II to provide a strategic link to the massive Allied air operations being mounted out of the Top End against the Empire of Japan.

The 1500 km road from Alice Springs to Darwin was built largely by civilians from the great road authorities of the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. There was close co-operation with the military and some road building resources came from US Army Air Force airfield construction units who were furiously building airstrips across the Top End. It was a desperate time for Australia in early 1942 as invasion seemed likely. But as the Stuart Highway construction moved north across the vast expanses of the Northern Territory events elsewhere changed the nature of what was happening in the Top End. The great naval battle at Midway in the north Pacific in June 1942 devastated the Imperial Japanese Navy. Closer to home in New Guinea in August and September the Battle of Milne Bay was won by the Australian defenders and the Japanese were driven back into the sea for the first time in their western Pacific expansion. The mood in the Top End changed from desperate defence to optimistic offense during 1942. The Allies had started on the long and costly road to Tokyo Bay. Just before the ceremony at the Low Level I was thinking about the construction of the “Track” and its connections when out of a clear blue sky came a direct connection to those long-ago events - a pair of 75 Squadron Hornets came thundering out of Tindal and crossed above the Low Level climbing out to the north. The Kittyhawks of this very same squadron had played a vital role in the victory at Milne Bay 69 years earlier!

The epic journey of 75 Squadron, from Milne Bay to Tindal, is another story but the passing of the two fighters was an appropriate prelude to our little ceremony.

The short ceremony was climaxed by Willem Westra van Holthe, Member for Katherine, unveiling the bronze plaque. The plaque is mounted on a large rock on the river bank.

Commemoration of the Stuart Highway story has been marked by three ceremonies to date at the RAAF Gates Darwin,

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YOUNG AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE MARKING CEREMONY Heritage Expedition to the Roper A small group made its way to the Tomato Island boat ramp on the south bank of the Roper River about seven kilometres upstream from Ngukurr on 23 May to erect and unveil an interpretation panel and marker for the steam tug Young Australian, which was wrecked in the river in 1872 whilst engaged on the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line between Adelaide and Darwin.

The group consisted of Bronwyn Russell, Executive Director of Northern Division; Trevor Horman, Chair of the Northern Division Heritage Group; Owen Peake, Chair of Engineering Heritage Australia, visiting from Melbourne and Kezia Purick MLA, Member for Goyder in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly and Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

Also on hand were Eddie Weber from Parks and Wildlife Service NT, and Gordon Atkinson from the NT Department of Construction and Infrastructure.

Karen Relph from Engineers Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Northern Division office also came as far as Mataranka but was sick and was not able to participate in the remainder of the expedition and finished the week in Royal Darwin Hospital.

This was an unusual heritage recognition ceremony in that, on arrival at the site, we selected a site, achieved with Eddie Webberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistance, dug two post holes, mixed the quickset concrete, erected the interpretation panel, placed the concrete and levelled the panel. Apart from forgetting to bring a spirit level, which we were able to borrow from one of the considerable group of fishermen camping at the Tomato Island site, the whole operation went without a hitch.

The interpretation panel and marker were then unveiled by Kezia Purick and Owen Peake during a brief ceremony followed by a picnic lunch. Some of us borrowed a boat and motored 700 metres up-river to look at the wreck. Despite being in the river for 140 years the boiler and steam engine appear to be in remarkably good condition.

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Around the interpretation panel after the unveiling ceremony at the Roper River. From left to right: Trevor Horman, Kezia Purick, Eddie Webber, Gordon Atkinson, Owen Peake and Bronwyn Russell.

Young Australian engine in the Roper River

About the Young Australian and the Overland Telegraph Line The Steam paddle tug Young Australian was purchased by Charles Todd in Adelaide to be used as a tug on the Roper River in the Northern Territory. Todd had experienced considerable difficulties in construction of the Overland Telegraph line during the Top End Wet Season and the project had fallen seriously behind schedule. Todd decided to establish a port at the Telegraph Depot near Roper Bar more than 100 km up the Roper River from the sea. This was successful as materials could be transported from the Depot to the telegraph line north and south from Mataranka. The large and unwieldy cargo ships of the era had great difficulties negotiating the winding tidal river without assistance and the tug overcame this problem. After completion of the telegraph, whilst construction equipment was being recovered from the project, the Young Australian was grounded during a towing mishap and could not be re-floated from a rock bar. The wreck still lies in the river where it grounded. The Young Australian story is a testament to the ingenuity and determination of the builders of the Overland Telegraph which broke down the time for communications between Europe and Australia from months to hours.

Article written by Owen Peake President National Heritage

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2011 Engineering Excellence Awards Entries McArthur River Bridge The McArthur River Bridge provides a vital link between Borroloola and surrounding communities in the Roper Gulf Shire. The project, managed by the Department of Construction and Infrastructure for the Territory Government, was driven by the need for better access across the McArthur River, 670km south-east of Katherine, during the wet season. Prior to the construction of the bridge on Wollogorang Road, residents were often forced to make the hazardous journey across the fastflowing river by boat. There have been a number of vehicles washed off the old crossing, including one fatality. A high level bridge over the McArthur River will improve flood immunity for communities east of the river and significantly reduce the period of isolation during the wet season.

Palmerston Boat Ramp The new Palmerston Boat Ramp and associated infrastructure are excellent recreational facilities that will cater to the growing number of Territorians who fish in Darwin Harbour. Built by the Territory Government in partnership with Macmahon, the four million dollar upgrade is already attracting large numbers of anglers at the weekends during peak fishing periods. These new facilities are also expected to discourage unsafe fishing practices along the Elizabeth River and Channel Island Bridges.

Tiger Brennan Drive The East Arm Port Access Route program is a three staged program aimed at providing better access to the growing East Arm Port and trade development zone as well as improving the overall road network capacity and safety. The Tiger Brennan Drive Extension was the second and largest stage of the program.

As this project was the largest ever road and bridge contract ever undertaken by the Northern Territory Government, an innovative contract model was sought after to ensure the large scope could be delivered within a reasonable timeframe. The Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) procurement model has the benefits of both an alliance style contract and a design and construct contract.

Milestones achieved throughout the project include opening of the Northbound Bridge (14 July 2010) and Southbound Bridge (31 July 2010). The entire project was opened to traffic on 20 December 2010.

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Alice Springs Airport Solar Power Station In 2010, Alice Springs Airport became the first Australian airport to have a large scale (over 100KW) photovoltaic system providing a direct source of renewable energy to its internal grid.

The Solar Power Station now supplies approximately 28% of the airport’s energy needs, reducing its carbon emissions by about 470 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, the equivalent of about 70 Alice Springs households per annum.

Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems are an emerging solar technology that offer greater opportunities for cost reductions in photovoltaic systems.

Bushlight India Project The Bushlight India Project collaboratively developed and demonstrated a highly replicable model for the implementation of sustainable, reliable renewable energy systems for remote village electrification in India.

As part of the project development CAT Projects worked together with an integrated network of project partner organisations representing grassroots NGOs, renewable energy industry leaders, government agencies involved in renewable energy promotion and system development, and private sector rural energy specialists and consultants.

By combining community engagement and education around the nature of energy services and the capacity of these services to meet full livelihoods related energy needs with appropriate technology the Bushlight India Project has provided 95 households, nine commercial establishments and four community buildings with equitable and affordable power.

Indigenous Mothers and Short Term Patient Accommodation In an attempt to provide accommodation to patients and families who require a place to stay locally, whilst receiving treatment at the Royal Darwin Hospital(RDH), the Short Term Patient Accommodation (STPA) will be built. The STPA will provide 50, short-term, rooms to stay in for the families of patients undergoing treatment at RDH within the campus.

Territory Growth Towns Report As part of the Northern Territory Government’s Working Future – Closing the Gap strategy to address indigenous issues, the Service Delivery Co-ordination Unit of Northern Territory Government have identified 20 remote towns to be developed as strategically important (Territory Growth Towns), with the aim of improving service delivery and infrastructure in the 20 growth towns and surrounding areas. 15 of these 20 Growth Towns are under the Council of Australian Governments National Partnership Agreement with the Commonwealth Government.

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Engineering Excellence Awards Technical Presentations - Darwin & Alice Engineering Excellence Awards Technical Presentationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Darwin (sponsored by Darwin City Council) The 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards Technical Presentations were held at Darwin City Council in the Function Room on Wednesday, 8th June. Over 50 guests and members attended the presentations. Even though our numbers of projects are small this year, the quality is extremely high. Two of the projects herald from Alice Springs.

The Technical Presentations were once again proudly supported by Darwin City Council who provided the room and food and beverage. The projects are listed on pages 8 and 9 of the newsletter.

Judges visit and Technical Presentations Alice Springs Convention Centre A dinner was held in the Ghan Foyer at the Alice Springs Convention Centre at the end of May for project entrants for the 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards. The judges were also present following on from the respective site visits.

Over 24 members and guests enjoyed the dinner, and provided an opportunity for Alice Springs members to network and to see the calibre of projects entered by Alice Springs organisations.

Alice Springs projects are also included on pages and 9 of this newsletter.

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To register for the Golf Day visit www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events

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National Science Week Science Week Kicks off in the Northern Territory August 12 Engineers Australia Northern Division (in particular our youth programs officer) in conjunction with CSIRO and Inspiring Australia has been busily organising events for Science Week 2011 in the Northern Territory. The calendar is filling so put these dates in your diary!

Date

Event

Venue

12/08/2011

Menzies School of Health Research Open Day

Menzies School Of Health Darwin

16/08/2011

Simon Pampena Stand up comedian and maths extraordinaire

Darwin Entertainment Centre

17/08/2011

Screening of film “Home”** details below on film

Deckchair Darwin

17/08/2011

Marine Science, People and Saltwter Dreaming in the Northern Territory: A Showcase of NT Marine Search

Northern Australian Research Unit at ANU (Ellengowan Drive) Darwin

18/08/2011

Climate, Energy & Water: Dealing with the Links

ANU/CDU Darwin

19/08/2011

Desert Smart Eco Fair—School Day Fun Run

Olive Pink Botanical Gardens Alice Springs

20 - 21/08/2011

Desert Smart Eco Fair

Olive Pink Botnaical Gardens Alice Springs

**Through visually stunning footage from over 50 countries, all shot from an ariel perspective, Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows us a view most of us have never seen. he shares with us his sense of awe about our planet and his concerns for its health. With this film, Arthus-Bertrand hope to provide a stepping stone to further the call to action to take care of our HOME. HOME is the first film that has been made using ariel-only footage.

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EngQuest Turns Ten

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Engineers Australia remarkable outreach programEngQuest. From humble beginnings as a volunteer-run program in Victoria, EngQuest is now a well recognised national program reaching 44,0000 students. It is arguably the largest primary and middle school outreach program in Australia designed to get young minds excited about engineering.

The success can be attributed to a strategic revamp iinitiated in 2007 by Engineers Australia’s Marketing and Communication team, as well as passionate volunteer engineers who spend countless hours dedicating their time to the program.

A bit of History EngQuest started as a competition-based program in which primary schools undertook engineering tasks in small groups and competed against others in regional, state and national finals. Engineers Australia coordinatored volunteer members to help at the schools and conducted judging.

By 2007 EnQuest was under federal government funding and was being delivered all around Australia. It was reaching 5,000 students per year, but growth had levelled off. Engineers Australia Division staff and volunteers could not sustain the resource demands of the program.

More worrying, the program was losing as many teachers as it was gaining.

Feedback indicated rigid competition timeframes; pressured of competition entry; and yearly changes in tasks were too onerous for teachers. Teachers and students also wanted better information and faster responses when they had technical queries.

New look a hit The new-look EngQuest was launched in 2008 and has been refined each year thereafter. The program was becoming more and more popular each year. Retention rates jumped, satisfaction survey results turned around, volunteer participation rates grew dramatically, and teachers became EngQuest advocates.

EngQuest continues to grow and respond to new initiatives.

This year EngQuest is themed around humanitarian engineering in light of 2011 being marked the Year of Humanitarian Engineering by the organisations.

Students have been asked to become “a team of engineers’ whose job it is to plan a self sustaining community. In this way. Students are able to develop an understanding of the role and effects engineering teams have on communities, technologies and the environment, as well as aiding in the disaster recovery.

Lessons Learned The team behind EngQuest—including web developers, activity education writers, graphic designers, volunteers, Engineers Australia staff and sponsors, all make the program the great program which it is today. Each play separate, yet very important roles and are dedicated to the program because they believe it is educating students with the right insight into this dynamic profession—which will hopefully one day lead to them choosing a career in engineering—helping to lessen the skills shortage within Australia.

www.engquest.org.au

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Australian Engineering Week 1 August - 7 August

Australian Engineering Week in the Northern Territory is a rather low key event due to the public holiday which falls during this week. However, the Division has some interesting activities planned.

Launch of Engineering Week Tuesday, 2nd August 5:30pm ♦

This event is being held at Parliament House and will be hosted by the Hon. Gerry McCarthy, Minister for Transport. Keep an eye out for your personal invitation from the Minister.

Banners and promotion ♦

Banners will once again be erected on Trower Road and Gardens Road to promote Engineering Week.

We ask members to support our Engineering Week activities. You can register online for the heritage bus tour and barbecue by visiting www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events and click on the link.

Heritage Bus Tour and BBQ Qantas Hanger Wednesday, 3rd August 5.30pm ♦

We held this for the first time in 2010. The bus tour will leave the old Qantas Hanger in Parap at 4.30pm and members and their guests will be taken around some very interesting heritage sites (some of which you may not exist) with a commentary by Peter Poole who has a wealth of knowledge on heritage in the Northern Territory.

This will be followed by a barbecue and drinks. The Motor Vehicle Enthusiasts Club

Back to School - Young Engineers ♦

Young Engineers will be visiting their secondary schools and speaking with students about why they chose Engineering as a career. Details are still to be finalised. Keep an eye out further details.

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Date/Time

Host

Event

Venue/Cost/Registration

27th June

Engineers Australia National Assessor

Chartered Presentation

CAT Projects Alice Springs

1st July 12:00 for 12:30 shotgun start

Young Engineers

Golf Day

RAAF golf course

21st July 6.30pm

Engineers Australia

2011 Engineering Excellence Awards

“Skyline Marquee” Darwin Turf Club, Fannie Bay www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ northern/events

1st—7th August 2nd August 5.30pm 3rd August 4.30pm

Engineers Australia

Engineering Week Launch Heritage Bus Tour

12th—21st August

Inspiring Australia/CSIRO/ Engineers Australia (see page 13 of newsletter for details)

12th August 16th August 17th August 18th August 19th August 20th August - 21 August

Parliament House Leave from Qantas Hangar

Science Week Activities

Menzies School of Health Research Open Day Simon Pampena—maths extraordinaire and maths ambassador Deckchair Cinema Screening of “HOME” ANU/CDU Climate, Energy & Water: Dealing with the Links Desert SMART Eco Fair - School Day Fun Run Desert SMART Eco Fair

Menzies School of Health/Charles Darwin University Darwin Entertainment Centre Deckchair Cinema Darwin ANU/CDU Darwin Olive Pink Botanical Gardens Alice Springs Olive Pink Botanical Gardens Alice Springs

18th August

Engineers Australia

Eminent Speaker Paul Grundy

Engineers Australia

9th September

Engineers Australia

Sunchase

Alice Springs

14th October

Engineers Australia/World Solar Sunchase in conjunction with Solar Challenge Car Challenge

Royal Darwin Showgrounds

29th November

Young Engineers

Young Engineers Annual Meeting

TBA

1st December

Engineers Australia

Annual Meeting Christmas Celebrations

Engineers Australia