It is Friday 4^th October at Pan Pacific Melbourne, a beautiful venue on South Wharf. The Asset Management Council is holding the annual Asset Management in Government Symposium. Delegates number over 130, with attendees from across the nation in both government departments and the private sector. The room is buzzing with anticipation. People mingle; some make new introductions, others reconnect.

The AMCouncil Melbourne Chapter welcomed a delegation from China as part of their visit to Melbourne on Thursday afternoon, 20^th September, who were interested in learning more about the Australian government and the Asset Management systems that are used within the three different levels of government.

We have much to learn from the Chinese with regard to Asset Management. Thank you to Nick Phillips for presenting on the Victorian AMAF framework. We hope our ISO TC251 delegates can continue this relationship when they visit China in May next year.

The AMCouncil Melbourne Chapter welcomed a delegation from Jakarta Province in Indonesia as part of their visit to Melbourne on Friday afternoon, 3rd August, who were seeking information sharing in asset management.

 Registrations are now open for AMPEAK21. Take advantage of the early bird offer before 31st January to save $$$. AMPEAK is a world leading asset management conference featuring a range of exhibits, case studies and technical content from all industries. www.ampeak.com.au 

Thank you to all who nominated to join the AMCouncil Melbourne Chapter Committee. We are delighted to announce the Melbourne Chapter Committee for 2020 as follows: 

• Dave Alexander (Chair)
• Andrew Sarah (Deputy Chair)
• Sean Reeves (Secretary)

General Committee:

Only a short two-minute walk from Asset Management Council’s office lays the Oakleigh Railway Station, the latest station to get the go-ahead from the Victorian government for an upgrade.

Asset management is everywhere, but it’s exciting to see it so close to home.

Great presentations in our Melbourne session last Thursday as Sean Reeves spoke to intelligent asset management and how asset management is more than just data collection. 

This is your opportunity to participate in a survey which will inform Victorian Government support for the adoption of BIM and Digital Technology in Victoria. To find out how, read on:

Infrastructure Victoria’s Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy is to be released on Wednesday 9^th December and will be available to access on that date from www.infrastructurevictoria.com.au  

An overview of the Draft Strategy will be provided by Infrastructure Victoria CEO Michel Masson, Deputy CEO Jonathan Spear and Manager. Strategy and Policy, Llewellyn Reynders on Wednesday 9^th December between 1pm to 2pm including a live Q&A.  All invited to register here: Registration (gotowebinar.com)

The Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria, has a current position available for a Senior Asset Planning Officer, Property and Asset Services based in their Melbourne office. For further information on the role, visit here. Closing date is 4 July 2018.

Congratulations to the winners of our AMPEAK leaderboard for accumulating the most points on the virtual platform during AMPEAK 2021. An Uber Eats giftcard is on it's way to each of the following:

AMCouncil December e-news is out now, the last one for 2018, packed with all the latest and greating AMCouncil happenings and news from the past month, including links to fantastic articles on:

- Sydney Trains Asset Management System & ISO 55001:2014;

Would you like to know how - from people that have already developed one?

If your answer is Yes then participate in our seminars running this September and October. The seminars will be run over 2 days in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney and will show you how to develop a Strategic Asset Management Plan and how to develop the supporting Asset Management Plans.

Most often, maintenance and upgrade work is dirty work.

In 2020, Coliban Water completed possibly the dirtiest of upgrades. The Heathcote Sewer Scheme Project was designed to provide reticulated sewerage services to properties still using septic tanks. Residents and business owners in the Heathcote area now have a safer and more environmentally friendly way to manage wastewater¹.

The Gippsland Basin Joint Venture West Barracouta project is up and running, delivering gas to eastern Australia.

The largest proven yet undeveloped gas field off the coast of south-eastern Australia received a $400 million investment¹ and will now curb the potential gas shortage that had been projected for the eastern states as early as two years from now.

The Victorian government announced a large injection of maintenance funding for every Victorian government school. 

Mr James Merlino, the Minister for Education, made the annoucement on Monday 2^nd September, stating that each government school will receive a share of $515 million. The boost of funding will ensure the existing 36,000 school buildings¹are upgraded to provide school children a safe and modern learning environment. 

A heavy vehicle convoy as heavy as a jumbo jet has made a slow 200km long journey from the Latrobe Valley to the Port in Melbourne. Carrying a spare generator from the Loy Yang Power Station to a ship in port at Melbourne (where it will be transported to Germany for maintenance), the convoy travelled by road in the dea of night at 15-20km/hour over 3 nights.

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