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Mining & Resources
Wind energy myths debunked
Australia has many of the world’s best wind resources. With the 20/20 RET and CPRS (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme), the prevalence for wind and the percentage wind contributes to our total energy should be higher. Yet public opposition to wind farms in Australia is enormous. Claims of adverse health impacts and reduced land values have…
21 Sep 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Rail and resource heavyweights come together at Heavy Haul Rail 2012
The 2nd Annual Heavy Haul Rail Conference, which took place on the 28th – 29th August 2012 in Newcastle, saw 220 representatives from across the rail and resource sectors converge on Newcastle to discuss exciting plans for rail infrastructure to support the mining industry in the years to come. Once again, the event was a…
3 Sep 2012, by Informa InsightsPlanning & Design
Summarising Day 1 of BIM 2012
The Building Information Modelling 2012 was held in Sydney recently and we have a brief coverage of each speaker's session on Day 1 of the conference. Jorge Pautasso, BIM Integration Manager, GHD Jorge Pautasso, a GHD Service Line Leader for Structural and Global BIM Integration Manager, started off with an in-depth introduction on BIM. He…
30 Aug 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The key themes and issues of WA Transport 2012 Part 2
Click here to read "The key themes and issues of WA Transport 2012 Part 1". Continued... 4. PLANNING All major infrastructure projects require significant collaboration between various levels of government, the community and infrastructure users. The activities of Main Roads WA, the largest geographically spread road agency in the world, highlight the collaboration and planning…
30 Aug 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The key themes and issues of WA Transport 2012 Part 1
Lloyd’s List DCN and Informa would like to thank all speakers and delegates who participated in the 9th annual Western Australia Transport Summit, that was held on the 21st & 22nd August 2012 in Perth. We were delighted to have Paul Fisher, the Principal Consultant for GHD’s Transportation service group in Western Australia, chair our…
27 Aug 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The role of rail in port of arrival supply chains
The national freight task is growing at a rapid rate. Transporting an increasing volume of imports and exports across the country will put more and more pressure on the nation’s infrastructure and communities. We had the chance to speak with Peter Koning, Technical Director Strategic Planning & Advisory at AECOM and NSW Chapter Chair at…
22 Aug 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
How to prevent failure of hospital security programs
We had the opportunity to ask the lovely Lisa Pryse, President-Elect, IAHSS and President of ODS Healthcare and Chief of Company Police, a few questions prior to her presentation at the 5th annual Hospital & Healthcare Security & Safety Conference. What are the main factors that should be taken into account when designing an effective…
20 Aug 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
GUEST POST: The 6 key outcomes of 2012 Regional Ports Conference – by Conference Chair, Dr Stephen Cahoon, Australian Maritime College
We were delighted to have Dr Stephen Cahoon, the AMC's Deputy Director (Maritime and Logistics Management) chair the 2012 Regional Ports Conference in Perth this June. Dr Cahoon’s experience and industry knowledge was evident throughout the two days. In addition to his primary research interests of seaport and shipping marketing, people-related issues such as human…
6 Aug 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
How do you overcome inequalities for multicultural groups in the healthcare system?
Ethnic populations continue to rise in Australia with 1 in every 4 Australians in 2001 born outside Australia and rising annually. It has been acknowledged and documented that there are disparities in health outcomes for people from CALD backgrounds, and the way that they access and use the health system. There is also a policy…
25 Jul 2012, by Informa InsightsTechnology
New technology initiatives announced at BankTech Summit
BankTech Summit 2012 was held in Sydney recently and it attracted a few media interests especially Suncorp's smart environments initiatives and Eftpos Payments Australia rolling out card security chip technology EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa), and contactless card payment options. Below are some of the outcomes of the Summit in the media: BYOD and virtualisation…
20 Jul 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
What is the future of construction and maintenance of heavy haul rail networks?
The Australian Railway Association is pleased to welcome Craig Goldie, Director of Swietelsky International, to the speaking faculty of Heavy Haul Rail 2012. Craig shared some of his views on the future of construction and maintenance of heavy haul rail networks before he takes to the lectern in Newcastle in August. Moving commodities from pit-to-port…
12 Jul 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Q&A with The Royal Women’s Hospital on effective resource management, mentoring and the importance of clinical governance
We are very happy that Charmayne Thompson, Operations Manager Perioperative Services, The Royal Women's Hospital had some time to spare to answer a few questions for us. She will be speaking at the 4th Annual Operating Theatre Management Conference 2012 in August in Sydney. 1. You have worked as an OR Manager in both private…
11 Jul 2012, by Informa Insights