SPEAKERS
Session 1
The rehabilitation of old Wallaville Bridge
Suzanne Brown
Bundaberg Regional Council
Suzanne is a civil engineer that graduated from Central Queensland University in Rockhampton in 1993. The majority of her engineering experience has been with the state government in the Department of Transport and Main Roads. In 2019 she changed to local government and works in the Engineering Services section of Bundaberg Regional Council. She has a particular interest in asset management and rehabilitation of road and drainage infrastructure.
Gravel Pit Optimisation Using QGIS
Rhys Alcorn
McMurtrie Consulting Engineers
Rhys is a Civil Engineer with 12 years’ experience in civil construction and engineering. Having worked for both Local Governments and civil contractors, he has a solid understanding of project management and civil construction.
He has managed multiple Flood Damage events for the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), Barcaldine Regional Council (BRC) and is currently servicing North Burnett Regional Council with their DRFA program.
Dealing with defects
Matt Bradbury
McCullough Robertson
Matt is an infrastructure, construction and engineering lawyer who has advised on civil, building, mechanical, mining and structural projects in each state and territorial jurisdiction of Australia and throughout South East Asia. Matt advises on all aspects of construction, infrastructure and major engineering projects to successfully deliver their projects. He advises clients on risk mitigation and administration of contracts so as to avoid disputes. As a construction law specialist, Matt’s technical knowledge and experience has resulted in him being regularly engaged as a speaker on construction law for both client workshops and industry conferences.
Alex Power
McCullough Robertson
Alex is a Special Counsel in McCullough Robertson’s Construction & Infrastructure team. He has been guiding construction and infrastructure clients in the areas of litigation and dispute resolution for over 17 years. He is known for his attention to detail, technical ability and advocacy which deliver strong outcomes in contentious matters.
Session 2
Investigation and Development of a Contemporary Pavement Design Procedure for Rockhampton Regional Council
Grant Vaughan
Rockhampton Regional Council
Grant has been working and studying in roles relevant to Civil Engineering since completing High School in 1989, accumulating over 30 years of knowledge and experience in various disciplines. He has been employed in his current role as Civil Design Coordinator at Rockhampton Regional Council since 2008.
Grant commenced his career as a Cadet Hydrographer with the Queensland Water Resources Commission in 1990, before working for 5 years in different roles as a Soiltester.
In 1996, he commenced work as a Civil Technician with engineering consultants Arup in their Brisbane office. In 1999, he commenced work as a Civil Designer with Rockhampton City Council, continuing in similar roles until appointed to a management role in November 2008.
Fraser Coast Water Grid - Integrating Learnings for a Wider Queensland Proposal
Josh Lawrence
Stantec
Josh is a civil engineer in 3 years' experience in infrastructure, water and flooding engineering. He has developed his skillsets through working in both public and private sectors over a 3 year period in the UK, having graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2020. Emigrating to Australia to now work for Stantec, Josh thrives on exposing himself to new environments and challenges.
Josh's off-field passion for team sport has instilled strong organisational and communicative skillsets, developing a conscientious character. He is a keen writer, keeping friends and family in the UK updated through a blog.
Jesper Jensen
IPWEA-QNT
Jesper is a civil/structural engineer with 30 years’ experience in local government, consulting, technical management and building/concrete products manufacturing.
In addition to his stakeholder engagement and business development responsibilities, Jesper is also IPWEA-QNT’s technical lead and is the Project Manager of many of our Working Groups and Committees.
Session 3
Making Better Use of Flood Models
Adam Berry
Synergy Solutions
Adam is a past local government employee (14 years) and now runs a specialist flood risk and disaster management consultancy drawing on his past LG role and technical experience. Adam's passion is turning flood data into something useble in the disaster management, land use planning, operational and community awareness spaces.
Shooting for the Stars: Unsealed Roads Service Levels
Justin Fischer
SHEPHERD
Justin is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer with over 20 years’ practical experience in Local Government.
His areas of expertise include asset management and project management – specifically the planning, design, and delivery of civil infrastructure projects.
Transforming knowledge into shared treasure
Frances Nelligan
Stantec
As a country kid who grew up on a farm alongside a thousand sheep, Frances has a strong affinity with our regional Queensland communities and dedicates herself to understanding the challenges and opportunities that they face. She is a proud advocate for living and working in regional Australia.
Local Buy's New Civil Construction Arrangements
Jeremy Walker Local Buy
Jeremy’s experience in local government, membership based organisations and not-for-profits, as well as private and public organisations, provides him with the knowledge and skills to build ongoing valuable relationships with councils. Jeremy is here to help councils access and leverage the full value of Local Buy procurement services and technology in order to maximise the benefit for their operations and communities
Debbie Spann
Local Buy
Debbie has been in the construction industry for over 21 years within Local, Federal and Private Industry.
During this time, she has had some amazing opportunities to Project and Contract Manage a variety of high value and complex projects including Roads, Landfill construction, Utility Scale Solar farms, Automated waste, Foreshore developments, Streetscapes, Sporting facilities and even a museum, just to name a few. She was responsible from inception to handover, hence, gaining extensive knowledge of the whole of project life cycle and requirements.
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