Tuesday, 26th August IPWEA International Public Works Conference 2025

Featuring talks from: 

The Hon. (Chris) Christopher Minns, Premier of New South Wales, Govt of New South Wales

Prof Arnold Dix, Barrister, Scientist & Professor of Engineering

The benefits of addressing the impact of light pollution on our skies, wildlife and humans - Prof Fred Watson AM

• Optimising Urban Lighting: The Safe Use of Adaptive Dimming for Sustainable Cities - Jiri Heider and Paul Brown
• Lessons Learned from Deploying Smart Poles - Keith Henry

Automated: Relighting sports fields with LEDs and smart controls - Richard Cuthbert, Automated

IPWEA Asset Management Update will be run from 11:30 PM to 12:00 PM. 

• The MidCoast Road Strategy - Joining The Dots Along The Centreline - Robert J Scott

• Randwick City Council Outdoor Living Classrooms: Play, Learn, Explore, Preserve - Tatiana Castro-Cerneaz and Brock Iacoviello
• Unlocking Regional Freight Efficiency: A Risk-Based Approach to Upgrading The Bucketts Way - Robert Scott
• NSW Government Women in Construction Program - Margot Brassil

• Transforming Utility Planning: Before You Dig Australia's GIS-Based Digital Utility Portal - Mell Greenall
• Using advanced technology to transform Auckland Transport’s Road Network Landslide Resilience - Chris Armstrong
• Harnessing Video Analytics to Deliver Vision Zero: A Data-Driven Approach to Intersection Safety - Jason Deller

Asset Management for Green Infrastructure - Jacqui Balston, IPWEA Director of Sustainability

• Using Sustainable Construction Materials for Local Government Infrastructure Works - Nandini Mehta
• Recycled rubber and road pavements in Sydney - Vincent Ogu

Featuring a talk from: 

The Hon. Chris Bishop, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, RMA Reform, Sport and Recreation, National Party, New Zealand

Next Energy Lighting: Relighting pedestrian crossings under the revised Australian Standard - Paul Gowans, Next Energy Lighting

• Lighting the Way Forward: How SMART Solar Street Lighting is Surpassing Grid Power - Lachlan Bruce
• Designing for Extremes: Cyclone-Resilient Solar Street Lighting in Karratha, WA - David Wilson
• From Streetlights to Smart Cities: How Edge AI and Zhaga Sensors are Powering Tomorrow’s Infrastructure - Nathan McCarthy

• Development of a capital works prioritisation tool - Morgan Spruce
• iWORCS The Solution - An Inter-Agency Works Coordination Platform - Nabil Issa

• Sustainably Delivering Key Infrastructure on an A-Class Reserve - Rottnest Island - Martin Marerwa
• Beyond Silos: The Challenge and Opportunity of Place-Based Practice in Local Government - Anneke Polkamp

• LGA Asset Management tools - Drone, Scanners & AI - Hemant Jadhav
• Inspecting Wollongong City Council's Road Network with AI - Passively - Gordon Sterling

• “Revolutionising Road Infrastructure: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Pavement Recycling and Stabilisation for Resilient Local Communities” - Tanja Conners
• Nature-Based Solutions as a Sustainable Approach to Wastewater Treatment - Christopher Walker

• Public Open Space Management System for Floodlighting & Other Functions - Henk M de Graaf

Featuring a Smart Controls Panel Discussion with presentations from: 

• Michael Hagar, Itron

• Dillon Bliss-Henaghan, Schreder

• Claus Oustrup, Felicity

Panel members from Itron, Schreder and Felicity will discuss different aspects of deploying smart lighting controls and then open the floor to questions. With metering reform recognising smart controls expected over the coming months, there could not be a better time to hear directly from the experts.

• Who said governance in asset data and information management is not cool? - Erin Goetz
• Developing Fit for Purpose Asset Information Strategy – Case Study on GMB Water - Renuke RR Ranaweera
• How to gain buy-in for asset management across all levels of a business - Keith Wilks

• Economic Growth does not happen without Infrastructure - Troy Anderson
• Engineer Registration: Navigating the Harmonisation Highway! - David Hallett

• Utilising technology developments from major infrastructure projects to improve Local Government project delivery - Scott Carne
• Smart Assets, Stronger Communities: Integrating Technology for Disaster-Ready Councils - Justin Fischer
• AI-Driven Road Asset Management: A Case Study for the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning - Carmen Huynh

• Carbon, where to begin from an operational perspective - Rebecca Harris
• MidCoast Council’s Journey Towards Net Zero: A Regional Roadmap to 2040 - Robert J Scott
• Development of a Selection Framework for Slag/Lime Binders used in Pavement Stabilisation - Scott Young

Upper Deck - The Squire's Landing

Northern end of the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay W, The Rocks NSW 2000