Oct 27, 2019 | Power News
The nuclear disasters in Chernobyl and Fukushima are fresh in the minds of many Australians. Geographically distant, yet the images that splashed across our television screens caused a groundswell of close, collective horror. Even now, some thirty years since Chernobyl, and Fukushima, almost a decade, public fear over nuclear power plants and reactors remain high.
The Commonwealth of Australia currently bans nuclear energy and has done since 19981. Recently, however, submissions were invited for an inquiry into the consideration of future nuclear energy generations in Australia.
What does the inquiry mean for asset management in the energy sector?
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Oct 24, 2019 | General
We are pleased to have Mark Mackenzie representing AMCouncil at the Year in Infrastructure conference in Singapore. Mark will be contributing to a panel discusion today at 1.30pm. We look forward to hearing more about it!
Oct 14, 2019 | General
One of the most excellent aspects of a conference is the networking opportunities, and the chance to glimpse a broader understanding of how a role similar to yours fits in different organisations and industries.
At our recent Asset Management in Government Symposium, I was able to chat with John Pryor, Asset Manager Zoos Victoria. I found asset management within a zoo environment to be fascinating, given that many of the zoo’s assets are live beings, going far beyond a common understanding of physical assets, such as buildings, electricity cables and tram networks.
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Oct 11, 2019 | Transport News
Melbourne’s underground transport network is a creeping network. For those of us above-ground, we take little notice that, when standing in the CBD, there is so much going on beneath the surface. Because we give nary a second thought to the network underfoot, equally forgivable is the fact that most of us probably don’t know the half of what is involved with tunnelling itself.
So, is there more to making a tunnel than burrowing? You betcha there is!
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Oct 9, 2019 | Government Community of Practice News
During the Asset Management Council’s recent Asset Management in Government Symposium, held on Friday 4th October at the Pan Pacific Melbourne on the picturesque South Wharf, there were key themes that sprang from each speaker. Read on to learn more about the day and the speakers’ themes.
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