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Storytelling – sharing our vision for the future I had the privilege of attending the EEA Engineering Leadership Residential course in October, along with a variety of talented and passionate engineering professionals from across Australia. We were led by an enthusiastic team of facilitators and motivated by a selection of eminent engineering leaders. But it was often the personal stories of both success and failure that inspired us all to stand up, have a go, and continue to meet the challenges of our engineering and leadership careers. As engineers we must be able to effectively communicate our vision, our message, our engineering solutions to community, government and industry. While relating a story of historical events can be helpful, being able to create a narrative to express a vision of a better future can be transformational. My encouragement is for all engineers to learn the art of storytelling, and to make the most of technology to do so. As someone who’s often observed the world through a camera lens I’m well aware that a picture is worth a thousand words – so then how much more powerful are videos for communicating our message? Engineers Australia’s Strategic Plan (20102015) expresses “our preferred future” in the context of engagement and trust from our community – where our community will look to our members to create engineering solutions for a sustainable future, and where EA will ensure that the standards for engineering practice are world-class. To achieve this vision for our future we must continue to evolve our structure and organisation, enable improved collaboration, improved engagement with politicians and government,

improved communication of our message through a variety of media channels – and all ensuring an appropriate focus at a national, state and local level. Engineers Australia is working towards making the organisation more relevant, more agile, better attuned to the diversity of engineering, and better able to translate worthy ideas into effective outcomes. The future of engineering in Australia is also reliant on attracting the next generation of engineers. STEM skills and qualifications are needed, which cover Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – and the importance of English subjects cannot be overemphasised. Existing programmes aimed at attracting school students to a career in engineering include Discover Engineering Days, a Summer School and Autumn School, EngQuest and Neighbourhood Engineers linking engineers with schools, the Great Engineering Challenge, amongst others. Ongoing promotion, support and participation in these programmes is critical. Be prepared to get involved, tell your story, and help create the vision needed for our future. Brendyn Williams BE(Civil)(Hons) MIEAust FIPWEA President, Engineers Australia Sydney Division

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It was welcoming to see the State Infrastructure Strategy report released by Nick Greiner from Infrastructure New South Wales. The report proposes a 20 year program, costing $30 billion, to improve the infrastructure of NSW, and to those who know how desperate the condition of our state’s infrastructure has become this was viewed with bated breath. As one example, currently we have the M4 Motorway dumping its payload into a suburban street (Parramatta Road) and the M5 as occupying the top of the morning radio hit parade of traffic jams. When we speak of carbon foot print, the biggest contributor in Sydney is jammed traffic idling engines, time, petrol and diesel in an elongated car park. It’s imperative that these two motorways are unclogged – and from an engineering point of view it’s not difficult. No modern city in the world would tolerate a motorway dumping its traffic into a street – and the M4 was never designed to do that, it was just never finished. The title of the State Infrastructure Strategy 2012 – 2032 is “First things first” and in that respect it’s addressing the issues which have the greatest priority. It proposes a $10 billion project over 10 years called WestConnex which fundamentally connects the M4 and M5 while picking up egress from Sydney airport and Port Botany. In addition to metropolitan road transport the report also covers regional NSW with a $300 million “Bridges for the Bush” program, State rail, harbour and airport infrastructure, and State energy, water and social infrastructure. New South Wales is choking from its malnourished infrastructure, and if we’re to remain the Premier State then it’s essential that we free up the congestion, conclude the talking and just get on with it. John Nichols BE (Civil), CPEng, FIEAust Deputy President, Engineers Australia Sydney Division

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2012 PNR Medal Recipient It is with great privilege to announce the recipient of the global player in the oil and gas services engineering 2012 Peter Nicol Russel Medal is Dr John Grill, HonFIEAust industry. Grill’s stalwart determination, outstanding CPEng EngExec. The PNR Medal is the most prestigious leadership and entrepreneurial abilities is held in high award made by the Institution of Engineers Australia. First esteem by his colleagues and professional bodies having awarded in 1923, it perpetuates the memory of Sir Peter been named Engineers Australia’s Professional Engineer Nicol Russell, a Sydney industrialist during the latter half of the year in 2009, Engineers Australia’s Top 100of the 19th century, who made major donations to the Australia’s Most Influential Engineers in 2012 and ranked in cause of engineering in Australia. The award is presented Australia’s top 20 Richest Individuals. annually to a Fellow of the Institution who has made a John Grill is a leading advocate for a strong leadership notable contribution to the science and/or practice of hub and the sharing of knowledge across the broad engineering in Australia. The recipient represents to range of Australian Industries having recently donated $20 both the engineering profession and to the engineering million to the University of Sydney for a world first project community the high technical, professional and community Leadership Centre. Dr Grill stated: “My vision is to create service standards of engineering. a world class centre which will attract senior executives Dr John Grill, Founder and former Chief Executive across a broad range of industries from both the private Officer (1971-2012), of the Global Energy and Resources and public sectors who will gain the skills to effectively Giant, WorleyParsons has been and continues to be an deliver large projects bringing benefits to all.” Dr John Grill, HonFIEAust CPEng influential and respected figure in the engineering industry A press release touted Grill’s $20 million donation as EngExec. demonstrated by his exemplary enthusiasm and generous the largest single gift ever given by a living Australian to contributions to the knowledge base of the engineering an Australian university. Hats off to Grill for his generosity – profession, active participation in professional societies, contribution to the particularly the impact the course will have on the future success of projects. welfare of the global community by engineering works, ongoing support for An extraordinarily modest man and an inspiration to engineers in Australia engineering education. Grill has demonstrated extraordinary Entrepreneurial and in the global environment, Grill supports numerous worthy causes with skills whilst striving to provide benefits to the Australian and global generosity which befits his position in society within the engineering industry community through the provision of resources and an example for others to and without. John Grill has been a major supporter of the Clunies Ross aspire towards. Award which recognises excellence in the delivery of new technology and Dr Grill has experienced the diversity of the engineering industry having its commercial applications, the Warren Centre at the University of Sydney commenced his engineering career as a construction engineer for ESSO which studies ‘Professional Performance, Innovation and Risk’ aiming to Australia in 1968, supervising construction of the offshore facilities in Bass improve the performance of engineers in practice, competencies and ethics Strait before moving on to becoming a principal of a small consulting to reduce litigation, and a committed member of the Board of Governors of firm, Wholohan Grill and Partners. John Grill took on the leadership role in Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). 1971 which was to be the forerunner of a global empire. Wholohan Grill Dr Grill has indisputably worked diligently in investing vast amounts of acquired Worley Engineering in 1987 and Parsons E&C Corporation in time, energy and resources for the benefaction of the engineering profession 2004 which formed the current multi-billion dollar business, WorleyParsons. and the improvement of community wellbeing without seeking recognition. WorleyParsons is a fantastic success story in anyone’s language. Whilst Dr John Grill is without a doubt, a most worthy recipient of the Peter Nicol Australia had failed to develop a global oil or gas company, Grill’s Russel Award. inspirational leadership quickly lead WorleyParsons to emerge as a serious

Young Engineers Young Engineers Australia, Sydney Division (YEAS) held about YEAS at a YEAS and UNSW joint talk on the Water its Election of Office Bearers for 2013 on Tuesday 9 Cube by Tristram Carfrae in 2009. In 2010 I joined the October. The result is a strong new team of volunteers YEAS committee taking on the role of UNSW Campus ready to take YEAS into 2013 with enthusiasm and Coordinator and the 2010 Great Engineering Challenge purpose! Coordinator. It is a pleasure to introduce the 2013 executive Over the past three years YEAS has provided me with committee: numerous opportunities for professional development • Hannah Mahony-Hayes (Chair) and networking through attending YEAS events and • Samuel Green (Vice Chair) engaging within the committee. I highly encourage • Derek Cheung (Secretary) anyone with a bright idea for an event and anyone • Marco Stankovic (Treasurer) looking to extend their skills set to get involved in the • Nathan Hanley (YEA Sydney Division YEAS committee in 2013. Representative) Since the Election of Office Bearers, YEAS has • Sami Booyachi (AEW Representative) held its Annual Planning day where we set our goals • Ivona Maric (Communications) and calendar for 2013. Amongst our plans is a Mathew Tildesley will continue in his role as YEA National CPEng Workshop to answer your questions on the Hannah Mahony-Hayes Representative and Patrick James holds Immediate Past new Chartership Program, and the 2013 Leadership Chair. Reception. For more information on up-coming events, I’m excited to be taking up the role of Chair for 2013 and to be working in particular events in the New Year, make sure you keep an eye on the YEAS with an enthusiastic group of volunteers, who have been valuable members website. of the committee over the past year. On behalf of the new committee I would Hannah Mahony-Hayes, like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Chair Pat James and the YEAS Chair 2012 committee for their hard work over the past 12 months. I would also like YEAS represents the interests of all Engineers Australia students and to thank Sydney Division for their support throughout the year. graduate members aged 35 and under. As the new Chair I feel I should briefly introduce myself. I am a If you are interested in getting involved or learning more about YEAS, Sydneysider and I completed my Civil Engineering with Architecture Degree please email our secretary Derek Cheung at yeasyd@engineersaustralia. at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) last year. I currently work at org.au. For upcoming YEAS events please visit our website at http://syd. Arup as a Structural Engineer in their Building Structures group. I learnt youngengineers.com.au. engineers sydney NOVEMBER 2012 3

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Electrical & ITEE branch half day seminar – Cyber Security The Electrical and ITEE Engineering Branch of Sydney Division organised its yearly half day seminar on Wednesday 10 October at Sydney Division Auditorium in Chatswood. The topic was on “Cyber Security”, an important subject impacting on individuals, businesses and governments. Parallel with the Internet and the telecommunications technology becoming more and more sophisticated revolutionising the way we conduct business and our personal lives by obliterating distances and providing rich sources of information at our finger tips to allow us to achieve our tasks faster and more economically, is the increasing threat of computer viruses and hacking, which could destroy our telecommunications and computer based systems that we have now become very dependent on. A panel of five expert speakers presented at the seminar covering a wide range of related topics such as: • Information warfare and the sometimes blurring lines between cybercrime and cyber warfare and the serious risks of interconnected

networks (cloud); • The Australian & International Standards guidelines on cyber security techniques; • How, through better Planning, Preparing, Responding and Recovering (PPRR), organisations become more resilient to malicious and nonmalicious anomalies when around 90% of these anomalies occur due to software upgrades and human errors; and • The types of threats in relation to Product Vulnerabilities, System Misconfiguration, Insider Threats and Social Engineering and the fundamental issue of trustworthiness. All attendees were impressed with the topics and the quality of presentations and have expressed their appreciation to the organiser. Amal Hanna, CPEng FIEAust SMIEEE, National Assessor Engineers Australia – Event organiser

(l-r): Professor Vijay Varadharajan FIEE, FIEAust, FBCS, FACS, FIMA; John Snare, MEngSc; Allan Sangster, MIEAust, CPEng; Amal Hanna, CPEng FIEAust; Geoff Rhodes; Dr Jodi Steel, CSM; Jurgen Opfer, MTCP, MAIPIO, MIEEE; and Gohulan Markandoo, MIEAust, CPEng, Chair Electrical and IT Engineering Branch, Sydney Division.

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WIE eminent speakers breakfast “Leadership in the 21st Century” Women in Engineering (WIE) Sydney Division held its annual Eminent Speakers Breakfast on 11 October at Shangri-la Hotel, Sydney. Approximately 190 attendees braved the rain and cold morning to hear from three guest speakers on the style of leadership in the early 21st century environment. Shelley Roberts, Executive Director Aviation Services at Sydney Airport, started the talk on “command and control” models of leadership moving towards a collaborative style. She associated leadership with having a toolbox and skill sets needed to solve problems depending on the situation. Leaders need to understand the problem and the operating environment. She emphasised on knowing when and how to get help and explained the Conscious Competent Ladder where she learnt to move from WIE Scholarship 2012 winners Susan Botross and Haarsha Raha (1st and 2nd from left) with Gillian Pak (WIE Committee) “unconsciously incompetent” and Brendyn Williams (EA Sydney Division President). to “unconsciously competent”. In a situation where there is a difference in opinions, she would judge if it was due to a difference in leadership style or balance between family and career and she advised to be in the moment principle and would take action accordingly. She advised that leaders need and enjoy what you are doing at the time. She observed that working women to set strategic context so that their followers can understand the issues or do give up a lot in their lives but the rewards were significant. “Put in the hard problems that they are trying to solve. Lastly she advised the attendants to effort” is definitely her call as she said that you never know where you’ll end “raise your hand” and try something different because “you never know until up. you’ve tried”. The Industry Blueprint of Successful In-house Professional Women’s The second speaker was Irene Scott who is the NSW Bridge Manager Programs was launched by Julie Mikhail, chair of WIE Sydney Division. at SMEC. She elaborated on her five secrets for successful leaders: Self The Sydney WIE Student Scholarship Awards were presented to Haarsha leadership, where leaders know their strength and weaknesses; having Raha and Susan Botross from UTS by Sydney Division President, Brendyn strong and passionate goals, which she referred to as “goosebump” goals; Williams. The scholarship recipients will act as Student Ambassadors developing characteristics for success, such as integrity, trustworthiness, representing the female engineering student body for 2013. courage and persistence, being energetic and being an expert in one thing The Eminent Speakers Breakfast was proudly sponsored by Abigroup as and finally focussing on other people. the Platinum Sponsor and WorleyParsons as a Gold Sponsor for the event. Carolyn McNally, the Deputy Director General, Planning & Programs Jade Gan, Transport for NSW, told her story on how she started off as a geneticist in Vice Chair, Women in Engineering Sydney Division a lab to her current role in government. With five children, she had to strike

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Strategic planning workshop with National President David Hood Sydney Division was delighted to have National President David Hood and incoming 2013 National President Marlene Kanga with them on Monday 29 October to be part of its strategic workshop to plan the future for 2013. The workshop brought together the Chairs of the Divisions Panels, Technical Societies and Special Interest Groups. Incoming President of Sydney Division John Nichols facilitated the workshop and encouraged the participants to be “loud and proud” about being engineers and think outside the square about the activities that the Division should be part of and new initiatives for engaging the community and promoting the benefits that engineers make to the economic and social wellbeing of the nation. The workshop outcomes will be developed into action plans by the Division Committee over the coming months. Steve Finlay, Director of Sydney Division

David Hood, National President; Marlene Kanga, National Deputy President; Brendyn Williams, Sydney Division President; John Nichols, Sydney Division Deputy President and the Chairs of the Divisions Panels, Technical Societies and Special Interest Groups.

CELM Sydney mentoring program In the Year of Engineering Leadership, CELM Sydney made a commitment to create and implement an elite mentoring program aimed at senior managers to assist them in their professional development and to give them opportunities to learn from the expertise of others. Following a successful pilot in 2011, CELM Sydney launched its new mentoring program for engineering leaders on the Thursday, 1 March. The program was designed to develop leadership skills for engineering managers and to help foster collaboration between managers across engineering disciplines. The 2012 program drew to a very successful conclusion on 6 September with its mentor-mentee pairs and the Mentoring Committee meeting for a program review and feedback session to gauge success and ensure lesson are passed on to the planned 2013 program. There was universal agreement that all participants, and the Committee, had both enjoyed the program and learned career-benefiting lessons from their involvement. Contact Jon Lee at sydneycelm@engineersaustralia.org.au for further details. James Phillis, Chair, CELM Sydney

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Dubbo & Central West Country Groups of Regional Engineers

END OF YEAR DINNER Date:

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Location: Cattleman’s Country Motor Inn Restaurant, 8 Whylandra Street, Dubbo Visitors Welcome: Please feel free to invite your friends, colleagues, partners and children to our events. They are welcome. Gueset Speaker: Cobbora Holding Company will speak about the Cobbora Coal Mine Project located 22km south west of Dunedoo and 70km from Dubbo. The project is currently on public exhibition by NSW Planning and Infrastructure until 16/11/2012. Cost: $25.00 per person subsidised by Engineers Australia. RSVP: Stewart McLeod, Dubbo Group Chair

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Thorium Reactors – Advantages & Challenges by Dr John Harries, Australian Nuclear Association Date:

Wednesday 28th November

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Location: Engineers Australia Auditorium, Ground Floor, 8 Thomas St, Chatswood Dr John Harries is a physicist who had extensive experience with ANSTO on the physics of nuclear reactors, radioactive waste management, the environmental effects of mining, environmental management and nuclear policy issues. His talk will examine the history of thorium reactors, discuss reasons why there are so few of them in the world today, and look at proposed new designs and prototypes now being built. For further information, contact Dr Don Higson higsond@bigpond. net.au

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To end the year off in style, Women in Engineering (WIE) Sydney Division invite you to attend our Christmas High Tea, proudly sponsored by Abigroup. Take the afternoon off and enjoy this most English of traditions in the relaxed surroundings of the Swissotel Sydney, enjoy the time out before the Christmas rush with an afternoon of indulgence.

When Friday 7th December 2012 2.00pm – 4.00pm Where Swissotel Sydney, 68 Market Street, Sydney Information and Registration Registration: Click here Cost $35 for EA members, $40 for non-EA members RSVP 30 November 2012

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Mechanical Branch Heliostat Solar Design Harricks Auditorium 18:00 to 20:00 Contact: Andrew Lowe Email: AndrewLowe@ShelstonIP.com Cost: Free

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Riverina Regional Group Site visit during concrete buttress construction works on the Hume Dam Outside main gate Hume Dam, south east of Albury, NSW 10:00 start Contact: Ian Davies Email: iandav@optusnet.com.au Cost: Free

Mon 19 Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka Ocean Swimming Pools Harricks Auditorium 18:00 – 20:00 Contact: Kamal Fernando Email: chapter_secretary@ieslnsw.org Cost: Free

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Site Visit to St Mary’s WRP St Mary’s WRP Penrith Hawkesbury-Nepean Modelling Presentation University of Western Sydney

Wed 21 Engineers Australia National Office AS/NZS 3003:2011 Workshop Harricks Auditorium 09:30 to 16:30 Contact: Emily Yiannakis Email: eyiannakis@engineersaustralia Cost: Members $100, Non Members $150 Tues 20 Centre for Eng. Leadership and Management Who Said Underground Infrastructure is Boring? Harricks Auditorium 17:30 to 19:00 Contact: James Phillis Email: James.Phillis@opus.com.au Cost: Free Mon 26 Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering The Western NSW Solar PV Project, The Largest Solar Energy Project in the Southern Hemisphere Harricks Auditorium 18:00 to 20:00 Contact: Matthew Guy Email: matthew.guy@sita.com.au Cost:SSEE/EA members Free, Nonmembers $10 Wed 28 Nuclear Engineering Panel Thorium Reactors – Advantages and Challenges Harricks Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Don Higson Email: higsond@bigpond.net.au Cost: Free Thurs 29

Central West Group Cadia Valley Operations Site Tour and Impacts of WHS Act Masterclass Orange 12:45 start Contact: Stephen Martin Email: steve.martin@ghd.com Cost: Free

DECEMBER Mon 3 Engineers Australia Sydney Division Sydney Division AGM Harricks Auditorium 17:30 for 18:00 Contact: Steve Finlay Email: Sydney@engineersaustralia. org.au Cost: Free Wed 5

Society of Fire Safety Evacuation of People with Disabilities Harricks Auditorium 16:00 to 18:00 Contact: Sandro Razzi Email: srazzi@rawfire.com.au Cost: SFS/EA Member $20, Nonmembers $30

Mon 10 Bovill Risk and Insurance Consultants (BRIC) Professional Indemnity CPD Seminar 2012 Harricks Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Patrick Beaumont Email: patrickb@bric.com.au Cost: Free Wed 12 Risk Engineering Society – NSW Chapter AGM and Technical Presentation Harricks Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Ruben Welschen Email: RubenW@scottlister.com Cost: To be advised

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Delivering the North West Rail Link The Economics of Nuclear Power Detailing of Reinforcement in Concrete Structures Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel (COPEP) Half-day Seminar – 20 August 2012

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View video streams of following Sydney events and over 500 more covering all areas of engineering at: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/webcasts/ mediavisionz • Communicating with Fire and Rescue NSW • Leadership and Management – Are they the same in today’s business world? Are you a talker or a doer? • Wartsila After-treatment Solutions for NOx and SOx Emissions from Shipping • The Economics of Nuclear Power