IPWEAQ UPDATES
CQ BRANCH CONFERENCE From the 19 to 21 April 2021, we welcomed 142 delegates to the town of Maryborough. The event kicked off with the Welcome Function at the Brolga Theatre and Convention Centre, overlooking the tranquil Mary River.
Thank you to our host council, Fraser Coast Regional Council, represented by Rob Hazzard, Executive Manager Capital Delivery, who delivered the keynote presentation on “Boundary Road Extension Project - A new urban transport link, 40 years in the making”. The project will provide a new four lane, two-way road to help cater for the proposed population of 150,000 in Hervey Bay within the next 20 years.
Our Branch Conference dinner, generously sponsored by Tipec, was one to be remembered! Following a home cooked meal at Susan River Homestead, delegates enjoyed a special presentation by Guy McLean, better known as The Horseman from Susan River. Guy’s mixture of bush poetry, horsemanship and interaction was a crowd pleaser, whether you are from the bush or
100
the city. Mark Lamont (IPWEAQ’s Director Information & Resources and Excellence Awards Master of Ceremonies), ran the greatly anticipated Rural Aid auction. Thank you to Leading Roles for donating a sport-fishing trip hosted by Leading Roles Principal, Mark Ogston. Congratulations to Thomas Haslett from SuperSealing on the win!
Our events are successful because of the organisations that support and sponsor IPWEAQ. Thank you to our conference sponsors, Dileigh Consulting Engineers, Tipec, JAC Civil, Leading Roles, GBA Consulting Engineers, Project Delivery Managers and Shepherd. A special thank you to our exhibitors for offering delegates an opportunity to hear about and experience what is available to improve local communities. We appreciate the raffle prizes that exhibitors donated for our raffle alongside the auction, allowing us to raise over $1,650 for Rural Aid.
ENGINEERING FOR PUBLIC WORKS | JUNE 2021
We were also delighted to present gifts to members who had achieved an IPWEAQ membership milestone during the last 12 months. Congratulations to Davendra Naidu and Rob Hazzard (5 Years) and Stuart Harvey and Geoffrey Tweddell (10 Years).
