Tech
Tours



Delegates will have a choice of two Tech Tours to select upon registering.

Both Tech Tours will take place on Tuesday 29 March from 3pm - 5:30pm. Buses will be arranged to/from each tour. Please register at 2:30pm at Highfields Cultural Centre.

Wagners CFT Facility tour

Starting in 2002, Wagners CFT manufactured composite fibre material for the civil engineering construction industry. Committed to manufacturing quality products that deliver smart outcomes for their customers, benefits include a large range of products in colours to suit aesthetic needs, full in-house design capability, prefabrication and on-site installation.

Using a unique pull-winding process, Wagners CFT products will not rust, rot or corrode. Their unique composites combination ensures superior strength to weight ratio, cost-effective and durable solutions for civil engineers, especially when facing environmentally sensitive and challenging terrain. They are credited with manufacturing and installing the world’s first composite road bridge in a public road network and the first clip-on pedestrian walkway/cycleway onto an existing bridge.

Join us for this exclusive tour of Wagners CFT facility on
Tuesday 29 March.

Toowoomba Regional Council Principal Depot

In 2016, Toowoomba Regional Council embarked on a 4 year project delivery journey to develop its new $67M regional scale principal depot. The new depot replaces several aging facilities inherited through the 2008 amalgamation of eight local Councils, and is located on a 68Ha site in the emerging Charlton Wellcamp industrial precinct. 

The new depot allows for the colocation of over 500 staff and is home to Council’s Construction & Maintenance teams, Water Infrastructure, Fleet & Logistics, Parks & Recreation, Property Services, Stores and Procurement, the safety team and the parks nursery, as well as a colocated SES facility.

Sustainabilty is supported through a 200kW solar system and 400kW of battery storage for energy, as well as a 750kL rainwater tank for harvesting rainwater for irrigation and other non-potable uses. Council's new principal depot was completed in 2020 and represents a significant investment into the local economy providing modern workplace facilities.

The Toowoomba Principal Depot was recognised as the winner of the IPWEAQ 2021 Excellence Awards for projects over $20 Million. Please join us on a tour of this facility.