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Date: 15 August 2000
Author: IPWEA - Peter Croft

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Professional Development
At its recent meeting the Professional Development Committee endorsed the strategy of providing in-house programs to members and other practitioners. Programs that are particularly suited to in-house delivery include:
- Contract Administration and Contract Law
- Project Management
- Powers and Duties (Local Government Law)
- Risk Management and/or Environmental Due Diligence
- Road Safety Audits
- Advanced Asset Management

Publicly advertised courses are also available and provided in Sydney and throughout regional New South Wales. Click Here for details and dates of these courses or contact Suzanna Barnes-Gillard on 8267 3006.

Technical courses are presented by Regional Training Co-ordinators
Steve McElroy - Northern Ph: 0412 136 680) and
Ross Hayward - Southern (0408 716 152).

NSW Conference 2001
The dates for the IPWEA (NSW Division) Annual Conference 2001 are 28-31 October 2001. The Conference will be held in Port Macquarie.

21st Century Supervisor
The second conference of Works Officers (Supervisors) in New South Wales will be held at Orange on 23/24 November 2000.

The Call for Papers has closed and the final program is currently being put together. There will be Keynote Speakers, and papers to be presented include the topics of Safety, Performance, the Pivotal Role of the Works Officer, Recycling for Roads, Water Management, and presentations will be made from regional groups.

Nominations for the IPWEA/Pro Visual OHS Safety Implementation Award 2000 close on 30th September, and the presentation will be made at the Conference dinner on Thursday 23 November. The Award, which will recognise new safety initiatives from Works Officers, presents a high quality trophy plus valuable equipment from BSA Instruments for use by the winning Council. Entry forms can be obtained from Suzanna Barnes-Gillard on 8267 3006.

More details of the Conference are shown on the Institute's website.Click Here

Local Government Road Safety Project
Community road safety was the winner when a record number of delegates attended the Road Safety and Traffic Management Stream at New Horizons - the IPWEA (NSW Division) Annual Conference.

Feedback from conference delegates emphasised the valuable opportunity afforded to learn more about road safety and safe and efficient traffic management from a range of professional perspectives including education, injury management and engineering.

Planning and evaluation were a significant focus for the stream. A presentation on road safety planning emphasised the need for ongoing monitoring to ensure that a council wide road safety strategic plan is well implemented. Evaluation was the focus for papers on local 'speed' and 'pedestrian safety' projects and a report on the 50km/h Urban Speed Limit Initiative which now involves more than 100 councils across NSW.

Delegates heard about some road safety and traffic management issues associated with the upcoming Olympics and had a glimpse of some potential intelligent transport system contributions to future safety and management outcomes.

The New Horizons Conference CD ROM includes most conference papers and is available for a nominal fee from the IPWEA office. For more information regarding the IPWEA/RTA Local Government Road Safety Project contact Julie Edwards ph: 02 8267 3012

Water Directorate
The Overview of the 1996 Australian Drinking Water Guidelines was issued in early May 2000 to member councils. We are certain that the document will assist water managers and will fulfil its objective of making councils aware of the full implications of implementing the NHMRC 1996 Drinking Water Guidelines.

A workshop was held in mid May with DLWC to clarify issues and to provide feedback on the draft Section 64 Developer Charges Guidelines. A good collection of comments from across the state was submitted to the DLWC and the comments can be viewed on our web site Water Directorate

In conjunction with the Best Practice Award to be presented at the 2001 IPWEA Annual Conference, the Water Directorate is continually seeking details of innovative water and wastewater engineering projects to publicise and promote. The database provides a further opportunity to share industry knowledge. This advice should not be limited to major projects and we welcome any practical advice and solutions to small and large problems that could be helpful to others in the same situation.

For more information about any of the Water Directorate's activities please contact Gary Mitchell or ph: (02) 8267 3010

For further information

Contact	:	Peter Croft - IPWEA
Phone	:	+61 2 9267 6677
Email	:	pcroft@ipwea.org.au