In the lead-up to World Asset Management Day, the Asset Management Council brings news of asset management achievements from all over the world. This month we’re focussing on East Lothian, a council area in Scotland, just west of Edinburgh, and the public corporation, Scottish Water.
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In accordance with Section 31 of its Constitution, an election is to be held for the Board of Directors of the Asset Management Council, for the term 2020 – 2023. One member of the current Board of Directors is to retire at the AMCouncil 2020 Annual General Meeting and is eligible to stand for re-election for the ensuing three-year term.
News announced mid-December of an incoming Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). Commencing in February 2020, Ms Rachel Noble PSM will become the first woman to lead the ASD, a major intelligence agency in Australia.
The ASD is the government agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence, support to military operations, and cyber and information security. Its purpose is to defend Australia’s national interests from global threats by leveraging technology to inform, protect and disrupt1.
Construction is at flying pace at Brisbane Airport, with a new milestone reached earlier in December: the completion of the concrete taxiways for the new runway.
For an infrastructure project of this size, planning and preparation is critical. Site preparation on the Brisbane River delta began more than five years ago, with land clearing, and consolidating the soil with sand, a crucial element as the soggy site had the consistency of toothpaste1.