Asset Management Fundamentals - Virtual Classroom
2026-08-13 09:00 - 2026-08-14 13:00, 2026-09-14 09:00 - 2026-09-15 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This training course run over two half-days, each from 9am until 1pm AEST (Melbourne time) and delivered in a live interactive online setting, offers a thorough overview of asset management. The purpose of the Asset Management Fundamentals program is to understand the fundamentals of asset management and how they can provide benefits to the organisation.
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Course learning objectives:

Define asset management within the context of ISO 5500x suite, the Asset Management Landscape and AMBoK
Identify the principles that underpin asset management
Identify available asset management tools and techniques that are applicable within organisational context
Identify opportunities to apply these learnings to improve individual and organisational performance.

Course materials provided in conjunction with online course:

Asset Management Fundamentals Workbook: covering the modules and learnings on the course
Living Asset Management, by J Lafria and J Hardwick: whilst touched-upon during the course, this book focuses on the subject of people and the need for good leadership and strategies for developing a high performance culture which ensures excellence in asset management. Click here for more information on Living Asset Management.
Asset Management Council Framework Book: Defines the strategic concepts of which the AM Council’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBoK) comprises.
AMBoK Publication 001; Companion Guide to ISO 55001

The Online Exam
To recognise and quantify your learning, an online exam is initiated on the day of the course. Should you choose to take and complete the exam, pass the exam, and agree to comply with a Code of Ethics, you will be certified as a Certified Associate in Asset Management (CAAM) – enabling you to offer evidence to your current and future employers of your personal asset management capability and present them with the knowledge that you have a deeper understanding of asset management related topics and issues. Your CAAM is a great step towards furthering your career in asset management.
Course flyer available for download here.

Brisbane - Site Visit to Aurizon Rail Welding Facility (Yeerongpilly)
2026-08-18 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | 740 Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly QLD, 740 Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly, QLD, 4105, Australia
Join the Asset Management Council (Brisbane Chapter) for a technical site visit to Aurizon’s Rail Welding Facility at Yeerongpilly. This compact but critical operation produces long welded rail for construction and renewal programs across Aurizon Network, Queensland Rail and other rail operators.
The visit will commence with a site safety induction, followed by a guided tour led by Andrew Kumar, Site Manager. Participants will gain insight into the rail welding process and the facility’s role in supporting safe and reliable rail operations.
The session will also feature an asset management presentation by Sanjna Reddy (Asset Manager – Rail, Aurizon), covering how rail renewals are prioritised based on wear, fatigue and asset condition. This data-driven process enables Aurizon to identify and plan approximately 100 km of rail renewals each year. During the tour, Peter Hermann (Principal Engineer, Aurizon) will provide additional insights into rail performance, degradation mechanisms and renewal strategies.
Attendance is limited to 20 participants, with attendees split into two groups rotating between the facility tour and presentation/discussion session.
PPE Requirements
Participants must bring and wear:

Safety boots
Long-sleeve high-visibility shirt
Long pants
Safety glasses

Networking Lunch
Following the formal site visit, participants are invited to join an informal networking lunch at Café Bliss on Riverside, located just three minutes from the facility. This provides an opportunity to continue discussions with fellow asset management professionals and Aurizon representatives in a relaxed setting.
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AMCouncil Maintenance & Reliability Symposium 2026 (Sydney)
2026-08-27 08:30 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Maintenance for Resilience📅 Thursday 27 August 2026 | 📍 Sydney Masonic Centre
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Maintenance for Resilience
This year’s theme, Maintenance for Resilience, will explore how effective maintenance and reliability practices can strengthen organisational resilience, improve asset performance and support continuity in an increasingly complex operating environment.
At the centre of the symposium is the question:
How do maintenance and reliability practitioners keep critical assets safe, reliable and productive when assets are ageing, systems are increasingly connected, data is imperfect and disruption is becoming normal?
The symposium will bring together maintenance and reliability practitioners, asset managers, infrastructure operators, digital specialists, operational technology professionals and resilience leaders to explore the changing role of maintenance in asset-intensive organisations.
Across the day, presentations and case studies will take a practical look at some of the challenges currently facing maintenance and reliability teams, including:

maintaining ageing assets already under pressure
developing effective asset tactics and maintenance plans
designing maintenance readiness into new and greenfield infrastructure
using AI to create automation and reliability value
ensuring spares and supply chains support operational resilience
managing system disruption and energy dependency.

Through technical presentations, practical case studies and industry discussion, the symposium will examine how maintenance is evolving beyond traditional asset care to become a critical enabler of safety, productivity, operational continuity and organisational resilience.
Join us in Sydney for a day of technical learning, practical insight and professional connection.

Keynote: Keeping the Fleet Moving: Maintenance Trade-offs for Ageing Rolling stock
A deep dive examining:

how maintenance teams keep ageing fleets safe, reliable and available under operational and financial pressures
how short-term operational decisions can create longer-term reliability risks
how practitioners can defend essential maintenance interventions

Shane Day is the Asset Management and RAMS Discipline Manager for Downer Rail & Transit Systems, leading a multidisciplinary team of asset management, reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) specialists across major rail and transit programs. He has extensive experience across asset management, maintenance operations, reliability engineering and through-life support, with a strong focus on applying data-driven analysis to improve asset performance, operational outcomes and whole-of-life value. A passionate advocate for modern asset management practices, Shane specialises in ISO 55001-aligned asset management, reliability analysis, maintenance strategy development, root cause analysis and asset performance improvement. Throughout his career, he has supported the delivery of major rolling stock, light rail and infrastructure projects, helping organisations bridge the gap between engineering, maintenance and operations to achieve sustainable performance improvements. His approach combines practical operational experience with strategic asset management leadership, ensuring investment and maintenance decisions are evidence-based, risk-informed and focused on delivering measurable business outcomes.

Ready for Takeoff: Effective Spares Management for Operational Resilience at Brisbane Airport
This presentation will share Brisbane Airport’s journey in improving its approach to spare parts management. Presented as a practical case study, it will explore where the journey began, the lessons learned along the way, where the organisation is today, and the next steps towards achieving better practice.
The session will provide practical insights for others looking to strengthen their own spares management processes and improve asset support outcomes.

Mitchell O’Shea is a Reliability Engineer at Brisbane Airport Corporation with eight years of industry experience across water, mining, oil and gas, and aviation. With a background spanning consulting and site-based operations, he brings practical insight into asset reliability, maintenance strategy and operational performance in complex infrastructure environments. Mitchell’s work focuses on improving operational resilience through applied reliability practices, data-informed decision-making and stakeholder collaboration aligned with operational needs. His cross-industry experience enables him to apply lessons learned from diverse asset environments to drive safer and more reliable outcomes.

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Melbourne - Asset Fair Value to AASB 13: bridging a gap between finance and asset managers
2026-08-27 12:00 - 13:15 (Australia/Melbourne) | Level 10 / 550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Asset managers and finance teams have differing commitments in the management of assets for their organisation. Asset valuations require an understanding of both perspectives to form a unique perspective that is of interest to investors, owners, tax authorities and others.
Valuations for financial reporting are required to meet AASB 13 and they in turn are derived from Valuation Standards. Valuation professionals are obliged to comply first with their industry standards and then with accounting standards. While valuations are generally understood by most the detail is complex and often leads to misunderstanding and confusion.
The presentation seeks to inform and align asset managers understanding of the language and rational of valuations.
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Ben has spent over 20 years valuing and assessing balance sheet assets from a broad range of industries. Ben’s career commenced in manufacturing with Ford, then progressed to eCommerce, Asset Trading, Financing and Consulting with valuation a core discipline. He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers, Certified Practicing Valuer with the Australian Property Institute, Member of the Asset Management Council and has completed a Master of Business Administrations (Executive), Master of Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (Mech) and Grad Dip of Finance & Investment at key stages in his career.

Webinar - Tauranga City's Wedge Model: Getting Asset Information Right the First Time and Building In-house Capability
2026-09-01 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on how Tauranga City Council’s City Water team used the Wedge Model to get asset data right first time and build in-house capability. It sets clear asset information requirements, embeds ISO 19650-aligned ways of working in live projects, and transfers knowledge through shadow consulting so the council team can lead without ongoing external support.
The work improved handover readiness and reduced information chasing and rework. The delivery milestone was a digital twin water network pilot (March 2025) bringing together GIS, hydraulic modelling and SCADA to support day-to-day operational decisions.
Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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Juan Martinez brings a unique blend of experience from both the private consultancy sector and local government, offering deep insights into the operational and strategic challenges faced on each side. In his current role as Digital Engineering Lead at City Waters, Juan has developed and implemented an Information Management framework aligned with ISO principles, driving the adoption of digital engineering practices across infrastructure projects. His leadership is rooted in a strong commitment to sustainability and systems efficiency. Juan is an active contributor to the water industry, regularly speaking at national conferences and playing a key role in the development of data standards for water assets. He is currently one of the four national BIM in NZ advisors, and an active collaborator within WaterNZ SWIG Digital Engineering and AI Forum AEC working groups. His collaborative approach and strategic thinking have earned him recognition as a valued voice in the digital transformation of infrastructure delivery. Juan is known for his ability to build strong relationships across all organizational levels — from frontline operators to senior executives — creating trust and alignment in complex initiatives. He brings a systems-thinking lens to every challenge, recognizing interdependencies and long-term impacts. His collaborative attitude fosters cross-functional engagement, ensuring that digital engineering solutions are not only technically sound but widely supported and successfully adopted.

Asem Zabin is an Executive Advisor with GHD, leading the Data & AI Advisory business across the Asia Pacific region. He specialises in asset management, digital transformation, information management, and data-driven decision making for infrastructure-intensive organisations. Over the past 15 years, Asem has helped public and private sector clients improve asset performance, strengthen organisational capability, and deliver innovative asset management solutions. He is a recipient of the 2024 ACE New Zealand Futurespace Award, the 2025 ACE New Zealand Special Gold Award, and the 2026 Āpōpō Supreme Project Award for excellence in infrastructure asset management. He is currently completing a PhD focused on ontology engineering and information management for infrastructure assets, with a research interest in improving the quality, accessibility, and governance of asset information.

Webinar - Remote monitoring of plants utilising intuitive Ecosystems
2026-09-02 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This webinar will explore how maintenance and condition-monitoring technologies can be integrated into a centralised platform, providing streamlined data access and real-time push notifications through an intuitive web portal and mobile app.
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Mark Ciechanowicz is the Industrial Lifetime Solutions Manager – Pacific at Schaeffler Australia. He has more than 30 years of experience in reliability, including vibration analysis, infrared thermography, electric motor testing and tribology services. His experience also includes condition-monitoring product development and service management.

Webinar - Resilience at Scale: Transforming the Essential Energy Network through Composite Pole Transition
2026-09-08 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on how, by transitioning to composite poles, Essential Energy is building a stronger, more resilient network that reduces outages, shortens restoration times, and delivers safer, more reliable electricity for the customers and communities we serve, when they need it most.
Managing 1.4 million poles and replacing more than 9,000 end-of-life assets each year, Essential Energy is future-proofing one of Australia’s largest distribution networks.
An ageing timber pole fleet, constrained supply and escalating climate risk drove a decisive transition to composite poles. With one in five poles in bushfire-prone areas, composite materials strengthen resilience, improve survivability, reduce outages and accelerate restoration, thereby safeguarding customer outcomes and network reliability.
Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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Deepak Pais is the Manager Engineering – Network Standards at Essential Energy. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia with 24 years of experience in Asset Management and Engineering across electricity and manufacturing sectors. Deepak is responsible for Essential Energy’s design, construction and maintenance standards, asset failure investigations, material testing, quality assurance and material supply contracts. He has delivered on industry leading initiatives on new material technologies and standards that have improved network safety, reliability and value for money outcomes for customers. Recognised in the industry for his technical and commercial acumen, Deepak’s work has contributed to network hardening and resilience to better manage climate change impacts. Deepak actively contributes to several industry committees like CIGRE, Standards Australia, Energy Networks Association and has served as the Chair of the Distribution Industry Working Group. He is also an educator having trained many industry professionals over the last 14 years in a range of electrical engineering topics. He has been the recipient of ‘Award for Excellence in Teaching and Professional Training’ on two occasions recognising his contributions to quality Engineering education that focuses on industry best practice.

Webinar - Closing the Gaps: A Decade of Measurable Asset Management Improvement at EnergyAustralia
2026-09-15 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on EnergyAustralia’s Asset Management System maturity journey from 2016 to 2025.
In 2016, EnergyAustralia identified significant deficiencies in its Asset Management System through its first fleet wide Asset Management Review. In 2025, a comprehensive AS/ISO 55001-aligned Asset Management Maturity Assessment demonstrated measurable uplift: 4 major gaps fully closed, 10 materially progressed, and only 1 legacy gap outstanding.
In the time between the two assessments, a sustained program of design, implementation, and optimisation of Asset Management artifacts, processes and procedures have been implemented. The implementation of the mature Asset Management System has required consistent effort, heavy stakeholder engagement, regular leadership alignment and involvement, and a lot of passion and enthusiasm from the team.
Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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April Jewell is the Asset Management Systems Lead at EnergyAustralia

Webinar - Transforming Infrastructure Decision Making: Aqwest's Strategic Decommissioning and Infrastructure Prioritisation Framework
2026-09-22 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on how Aqwest, in partnership with BetterAIM, developed a transparent, corporate-objective-aligned decision framework to address increasing climate risk, ageing infrastructure and uncertainty around which assets should be renewed, retained or decommissioned within the Bunbury Water Supply Scheme.
The co-designed methodology integrates weighted strategic objectives, risk and benefit scoring, and pre- and post-mitigant analysis to prioritise activities across the entire scheme. The framework transformed reactive project listings into structured, evidence-based infrastructure governance.
The framework has reshaped the Strategic Asset Plan and long-term water strategy, strengthened Board confidence, and is being embedded more broadly within the organisation. It represents a significant innovation in infrastructure planning under uncertainty.
Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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Cameron Jessup is the Regional Director – Queensland / Technical Director – Water Services Advisory at BetterAIM.

Webinar - SA Power Network's High-resolution Cost-effective AI Model for Lightning and Vegetation Risks in Power Grids
2026-10-06 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on a machine learning framework developed to quantify the probability of asset failure caused by lightning and vegetation. By integrating geospatial datasets and satellite remote sensing sources, the model produces dynamic risk profiles and provides the means for SA Power Networks to move towards more predictive risk mitigation.
Key aspects include:

Granular Precision: Assess individual asset risk by fusing crowdsourced and satellite data.
Scalable Design: Easily extends to new failure modes and data sources with minimal incremental cost.
Actionable Impact: Optimises maintenance and targets capital investment using frequent 16-day monitoring cycles.

Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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Artur Sokolovsky works across machine learning, data engineering and data strategy, contributing to enterprise ML initiatives and helping to build and maintain Python and Snowflake pipelines for Asset Risk Monetisation, Computer Vision and internal LLM integrations. He has supported the deployment of a dedicated Snowflake Datalab environment and helped establish and facilitate research collaborations with international academic institutions. Artur also works closely with engineering and business teams to encourage internal data adoption and strengthen cross-functional alignment. Beyond his technical work, Artur is actively involved in workplace culture and mentorship initiatives, including contributing to internal peer-recognition programs and assisting with Computer Vision technical challenges for high school STEM outreach.

Asset Management Fundamentals - Virtual Classroom
2026-10-12 09:00 - 2026-10-13 13:00, 2026-11-12 09:00 - 2026-11-13 13:00, 2026-12-07 09:00 - 2026-12-08 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This training course run over two half-days, each from 9am until 1pm AEDT (Melbourne time) and delivered in a live interactive online setting, offers a thorough overview of asset management. The purpose of the Asset Management Fundamentals program is to understand the fundamentals of asset management and how they can provide benefits to the organisation.
Click here to register

Course learning objectives:

Define asset management within the context of ISO 5500x suite, the Asset Management Landscape and AMBoK
Identify the principles that underpin asset management
Identify available asset management tools and techniques that are applicable within organisational context
Identify opportunities to apply these learnings to improve individual and organisational performance.

Course materials provided in conjunction with online course:

Asset Management Fundamentals Workbook: covering the modules and learnings on the course
Living Asset Management, by J Lafria and J Hardwick: whilst touched-upon during the course, this book focuses on the subject of people and the need for good leadership and strategies for developing a high performance culture which ensures excellence in asset management. Click here for more information on Living Asset Management.
Asset Management Council Framework Book: Defines the strategic concepts of which the AM Council’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBoK) comprises.
AMBoK Publication 001; Companion Guide to ISO 55001

The Online Exam
To recognise and quantify your learning, an online exam is initiated on the day of the course. Should you choose to take and complete the exam, pass the exam, and agree to comply with a Code of Ethics, you will be certified as a Certified Associate in Asset Management (CAAM) – enabling you to offer evidence to your current and future employers of your personal asset management capability and present them with the knowledge that you have a deeper understanding of asset management related topics and issues. Your CAAM is a great step towards furthering your career in asset management.
Course flyer available for download here.

Webinar - Embedding Sustainability into Water Corporation's Asset Management Practices
2026-10-27 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on how Water Corporation has embedded sustainability into asset management decision-making throughout the asset lifecycle by integrating sustainability requirements across project planning, design and delivery using a new Sustainable Assets Guideline and Option Assessment tool.
The sustainability outcomes outlined in the guideline are aligned to Corporate and Asset Management Objectives, ESG Strategy and the Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Rating Scheme. This approach integrates early materiality assessment, option assessment, risk/opportunity management with measurable targets which is now applied to all Water Corporation major projects.
This approach has resulted in quadruple bottom line outcomes and improved decision quality delivering enhanced sustainability value to our customers and communities.
Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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Georgina Hurst is the Principal – Performance and Forecasting in the Asset Strategy Business Unit for Water Corporation.

Webinar - TasWater's Sewer Regional Master Plans
2026-11-10 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on how the Sewer Regional Master Plans establish a coordinated, long-term strategy for Tasmania’s sewerage systems to 2070.
A slide-based format has been adopted to present complex technical information in a clear, accessible, and enduring way. Supported by detailed engineering reports and calculations, the plans focus on the information needs of internal and external stakeholders and provide explicit direction to the project delivery, operations, renewals, and development teams.
This approach ensures strategic intent, future concepts, and risk-based decisions are visible, shareable, and retained beyond individual roles or traditional report-based documents.
Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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Jason Carter is a Specialist Planning Engineer at TasWater.

Webinar - Monash University's Asset Data Capture Project
2026-11-17 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on how Monash University’s Buildings and Property has delivered a multistage project to strengthen asset information governance and unify fragmented building services asset registers into a single, standards-based campus-wide register.
Guided by the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF) requirements, the project established clear asset information requirements (guardrails), standardised data models, and consistent processes for internal teams and external service providers.
Implementation was supported through targeted training, pilot programs, and streamlined data acquisition and consolidation activities. The resulting asset register provides a reliable foundation for whole-of-life, evidence-based decision-making, enhancing compliance, risk management, planning capability, and overall portfolio performance management.
Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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Jasreen Dhillon is a Senior Manager, Strategic Asset Planning and Reporting, with Monash University.

Webinar - Transgrid's Gorilla Robot Delivers Smarter and Safer Solutions
2026-11-24 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This presentation will focus on how Transgrid deployed Gorilla Mk1, an innovative conductor-stringing robot by Crest Robotics, to address the complexity and high risks associated with installing high voltage transmission line conductors above roads and overhead lines.
Traditionally, these activities require extensive temporary works, including guard structures and safety nets, heavy plant, traffic control and exposure to working at significant heights. The Gorilla Mk1 system utilises a “cradle-block” configuration to ensure controlled conductor installation, ensuring the conductor remains safely above roadways or other obstacles.
Through strong collaboration between Asset Management, Infrastructure Delivery and Crest Robotics, Transgrid embedded this innovation into standard practice, transforming a high-risk, labour-intensive activity into a safer, engineered and repeatable solution that delivers sustained safety and lifecycle value.
Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards.
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Charles Kurniawan is the Director of Asset Management at Transgrid.
