Mar 16, 2020 | General
The Asset Management Council Board has been continually monitoring the evolving situation with the Coronavirus outbreak in Australia. The latest advice as of Friday 13th March was that Asset Management Council gatherings could ‘proceed as planned’ for the time being as all gatherings are less than 500.
However, with the ongoing uncertainty and rapid escalation of COVID-19 over the last few days, the Board has decided to suspend all face-to-face elements of Chapter Technical Meetings until the end of March 2020 and to do what we can to assist in social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Mar 6, 2020 | WiAM News
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. To celebrate, let’s take a look at our top three AMCouncil webinars broadcasted throughout recent times by our Women in Asset Management special interest group (WiAM). We hope you enjoy them.
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Mar 4, 2020 | Government Community of Practice News
Infrastructure Australia has released its Infrastructure Priority List for 2020, with board chair, Julieanne Alroe, stating it features thirty-seven new proposals. Ms Alroe notes the wide range of sectors covered include water, energy, health, waste and transport.
The Priority List is supported by the evidence raised from the 2019 Infrastructure Audit, and submissions from government departments, industry and the community.
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Mar 3, 2020 | Transport News
For trains, wear and tear on rail and wheels are par for the course. Rail and wheels deteriorate due to wear, plastic deformation and fatigue. Rail-wheel deterioration, if ignored, can cause safety issues with the train and its passengers, risk of derailment, and also affect the lifecycle of the asset. It makes sense for rail infrastructure owners and train companies to develop integrated economic decision-making for operational and maintenance strategies.
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Mar 2, 2020 | Chapter News
The Canberra chapter began the year with a case study presentation by Wayne Francisco from GHD, and the AGM. Wayne had the challenging project of introducing asset management to MTA Bridges and Tunnels in New York City. This journey began in 2007 and is still ongoing, but Wayne highlighted a number of hurdles and traps that organisations can encounter on the way to achieving a mature asset management system, not the least of these is what to do when the company has a change of management and the inevitable restructure.
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Mar 2, 2020 | Defence News
One of Australia’s most famous assets is about to undergo an upgrade. The CSIRO Parkes radio telescope, known to many of us as The Dish, will get a new receiver, meaning it will significantly increase the amount of sky it can see at any given time.
The Dish is no stranger to Aussie legend. Back in 1969, our radio telescope was responsible for those images we see of the astronauts from Apollo 11 walking on the moon. Decades later, in 2000, the Dish was thrust into the spotlight again, with Working Dog Productions highlighting its important role in relaying those steps onto the moon’s surface to a new generation through the dramatised movie adaptation, appropriately named The Dish.
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