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NEW AMBASSADOR:
josh flanders
MEMBER PROFILE
Meet Josh Flanders, a Graduate Civil Engineer at Cairns Regional Council and second IPWEAQ Ambassador appointment. Engineering for Public Works (EPW) spoke with Josh recently and are pleased to share this interview so you can get to know this impressive Young IPWEAQ member a little better. EPW: Please tell us about yourself, where you’re from, your interests and what makes you tick. Josh: I was born and raised in Cairns in Far North Queensland (FNQ). I am currently 22 years of age and have just finished my university degree last year. I have a strong interest for engineering problem solving and love learning new skills. What motivates me is the aforementioned problem solving and striving to be the best I can be to complete work to the highest possible quality. I don’t like to disappoint and always like being occupied. My most recent new skills acquired include unicycle riding and solving a Rubik’s cube in less than 20 seconds. I can also juggle and am now learning to somehow combine these three skills together all at once!
Living on an acreage I love the outdoors. I am an avid mountain biker and regularly ride mountain bike trails and cycle ways throughout both Cairns and Townsville. I am also an active member of the Cairns Ultimate Frisbee Club and the Cairns Squash Rackets Association playing both sports every week. EPW: Please provide us with a short professional biography. Josh: Going to school in the
Engineering for Public Works | June 2018
beautiful city of Cairns I quickly developed interests for physics, mathematics, and engineering (which was actually a subject at my school). After finishing high school and graduating with an OP 2 I had no doubts about what I was going to study at university. I undertook my first year of engineering at James Cook University (JCU) in Cairns where the problem solving topic of statics appealed to me the most. After this first year, I applied for and successfully received a
