A team from Purdue University in Indiana, United States has developed “smart concrete” to reduce repair works on roads while implementing condition monitoring. Purdue civil engineering professor Luna Lu and her students assessed important questions of when and why concrete is most susceptible to damage. “Traffic jams caused by infrastructure repairs have wasted four billion […]
Deniliquin Freighters CEO Vicki Meyer has been appointed to the Infrastructure Australia in one of a range of changes at that organisation. Federal transport and infrastructure minister Barnaby Joyce announced six other new members and a new chairman along with flagging a revised Statement of Expectations (SoE) “to guide the future direction of the key advisory […]
The board of Melbourne Water has announced the appointment of Dr Nerina Di Lorenzo as the utility’s next managing director, and the first ever woman to hold the role in the company’s history. Dr Di Lorenzo joined Melbourne Water in July 2019 as the executive general manager of service delivery and has played a critical role in […]
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has appointed a lead trade export manager to steer the industry’s strategic export market diversification and expansion plans as they recover from the impacts of COVID and geopolitical tensions. The appointment comes following the announcement of an $888,000 grant in July from the Australian Government […]
Coles Group Limited has announced a number of changes to the executive leadership team that will take effect over the next five months. Chief Executive, Commercial & Express Leah Weckert, currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will be appointed Chief Executive, Commercial & Express, and will assume the role in April 2022. Ms Weckert joined Coles […]
Well known outback truckie Danyelle Haigh has just welcomed her dream truck as she gets set to start her next adventure in the Northern Territory. Haigh, who runs Murranji Water Drilling with her husband Anthony Haigh, and travels to some of the most remote locations around Australia with their two sons, seven-year-old Heath and two-year-old […]
Transport Women Australia Limited (TWAL) and Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific have announced the winners of the 2021 Driving the Difference scholarships. The six winners are Sharon Robertson (Greyhound Resources), Melissa Barry (Border Crane Consultants), Melira Lister (FreightPlus, logistics manager), Melissa Riley (West Tankers), and Carina Wrigley (Don Watson Transport). All were chosen from […]
SA-based truckie and current Miss Ink Australia, Blayze Williams, is among seven finalists hoping to secure a position on the Women in Trucking Australia (WiTA) board. The WiTA board has six directors, five of which are board elected and one which is elected by WiTA Members. The remaining spot will be up for election at […]
Cummins Inc has announced that Steph Disher has been named Vice President – Cummins Filtration. The appointment was effective 15 November. Disher entered Cummins as Director of Finance for the South Pacific region in Australia in 2013. Before long her leadership capability was recognised resulting in her serving as the Director of Operations for the […]
Optometry Victoria South Australia (OV/SA) has announced its new CEO, Ms Ilsa Hampton, after what the organisation described as an intense recruitment process. Hampton is an experienced health sector leader, holding senior executive and leadership roles in aged care and social and community services. She was most recently CEO at membership organisation Meaningful Ageing Australia, […]