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Celebrating Engineering Excellence: Tasmania’s 2019 Professional Engineer and Young Engineer of the Year Award Winners

On 20 August, Engineers Australia announced the 2019 Tasmanian Engineer of the Year award winners at the Pursuit of Engineering Excellence Reception, held at Government House.

Showcasing Tasmania’s STEM activities during National Science Week

July and August saw a focus on STEM activities and engaging Tasmania’s future engineers, with a series of events held in the lead-up to and during National Science Week.

Let’s talk workforce: supporting the development of a capable engineering workforce for Tasmania

Ensuring that Tasmania has a competent, sustainable and diverse engineering workforce is a fundamental element of Engineers Australia’s purpose. Staff and office bearers are investing considerable effort in achieving this, with 2019 seeing the progression of several ongoing initiatives and the successful launch of a number of new programs.

Regional Engineering Showcase: exploring and celebrating regional engineering

This November Engineers Australia and the Bendigo Regional Group are excited to celebrate regional engineering at the Regional Engineering Showcase.

Chartered for Academics: Supporting RMIT Academics to become Chartered Engineers

Since developing the Chartered for Academics Pathway agreement between Engineers Australia and RMIT at the start of the year, more than 20 engineering academics have become Chartered Engineers or Chartered Engineering Executives.

The legacy of the WA Centenary Gala dinner

On Thursday 1 August we marked 100 years of Engineers Australia at Optus Stadium, Perth. During this momentous occasion we also celebrated local engineers through the announcement of the 2019 Engineer of the Year - WA award winners.

Leadership according to latest Craig Gilbert Leadership Award recipient An Lam

Flinders University student An Lam is the latest recipient of the Craig Gibert Leadership Award, with the award presented at the recent Honourable Sir Eric Neal Address. What does leadership in engineering mean to the final year mechanical and biomedical engineering student?

Diversity and the Shape of our Future

The Engineering Gender Diversity Awards were handed out at the Engineers Australia Future Shapers Gala at Brisbane’s Sofitel Ballroom on Friday 13th September.

Registration of engineers: the time is now - South Australia

In August, Engineers Australia successfully supported the passage of the Professional Engineers Registration Bill through the Victorian Parliament. What does this mean for our Victorian colleagues, and what are we doing to secure better recognition for the value of engineering services across the country?

Celebrating engineering achievements at the 2019 Honourable Sir Eric Neal Address

Held on Friday 20 September, the gala dinner held in the esteem of the Honourable Sir Eric Neal, past Governor of South Australia and Chancellor of Flinders University, was an opportunity to celebrate both Engineers Australia’s centenary and engineering leadership.

Perth’s Engineering Heritage Walking Tour Guide

Engineering Heritage Western Australia have been busy designing an Engineering Heritage Walking Tour of Perth CBD and surrounding areas led by committee member Karen Riddette. While many other historical guides to Perth often focus on the architectural aspects and political histories of our great city, this project seeks to tell the stories of our engineers, focusing on engineering achievements and the engineers who made them happen, at times with significant personal sacrifice.