EVENT DETAILS

Roads Australia Forum (Melbourne)

Tuesday March 24th 2009, 8:30am till 3:30pm National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3000 Member Price: AUD$ 275.00 Non-Member Price: AUD$ 297.00 Table Price: AUD$ 1,760.00

The Roads Australia Forum is the premier networking event on the roads industry calendar. Over a full day meeting with sit down lunch, participants are briefed on the national state of play by the industry's key decision makers.

The meeting will be attended by CEO's and senior executives from over 80 companies and industry associations. Recent Forum meetings have been oversubscribed and it is advisable to book early.  

Agenda

8.30am Members Arrive

9.00am Business and Industry Economic Outlook (Mr Adrian Hart - BIS Shrapnel)

9.30am Road Funding and Financing - New Challenges in a changes global environment.

A panel of speakers will deliver the unique perspectives of their sectors:

  • ROAD OWNERS - Ms Sam Hogg, Treasurer, Transurban Click Here
  • CONTRACTORS - Mr Scott Alison, MD Asset Development, Abigroup
  • RACV - Mr Brian Negus, GM Public Policy, RACV Click Here
  • BANKING AND FINANCE - Mr Brad Vann, Managing Partner, Clayton Utz
  • CHAIR - Mr Marko Misko, Partner Clayton Utz

10.15am Morning Tea

10.30am Road Funding and Financing (Mr Marko Misko, Partner Clayton Utz)

11.00am Peninsula Link and SEITA (Mr Ken Mathers, CEO SEITA) Click Here

12noon Pre Luncheon Drinks and Lunch (The Hon Tim Pallas Minister for Roads and Ports)  View Presentation

2.00pm VicRoads Presentation (Mr Gary Liddle, CEO, VicRoads)

2.30pm What should the Priorities be for the Victorian Network?

Panel members with clear opinions give their perspective about the priorities for the network:

  • Mr Brian Negus, GM Public Policy, RACV Click Here
  • Mr Philip Lovel, Chief Executive, Victorian Transport Association Click Here
  • CHAIR: Mr Ken Mathers, CEO SEITA

3.30pm Close

Sponsor

This event is proudly sponsored by VicRoads and SEITA.

VIC Roadsseita

ATTENDEES

Do you want to view the Attendance Listing?  Click Here

Companies represented were:

  •  Abigroup
  • ABN Acciona Infrastructuras
  • Altus Traffic
  • ARRB Group
  • Arups
  • Aurecon
  • Australian Asphalt Pavements Association
  • Avery Dennison Reflective Products Division
  • Baulderstone
  • Benefits Consulting
  • BIS Shrapnel
  • BMD Group
  • Boral
  • Capire Consulting Group
  • Cardinia Shire Council
  • Cardno
  • Caterpillar
  • Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia
  • City of Greater Dandenong
  • City of Port Philip
  • Civil Contractors Federation
  • Clayton Utz
  • Coates
  • Coffey Geotechnics
  • ConnectEast
  • Currie & Brown
  • Cut and Fill Pty Ltd
  • Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
  • Ernst & Young
  • ETM Search & Selection
  • Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd
  • GHD
  • Holman Webb
  • Hyder Consulting
  • Integrated Management Information Systems Pty Ltd
  • ITS Australia
  • John Holland Group Pty Ltd
  • Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
  • Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd
  • Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
  • Macedon Ranges Shire Council
  • Marsh Pty Ltd
  • Meinhardt Infrastructure & Environment Pty Ltd
  • Nagambie Mining Limited
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Pioneer Road Services Pty Ltd
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Queensland Main Roads
  • RACV
  • Roadmarking Industry Association of Australia
  • Route One Publishing
  • SEITA
  • Sinclair Knight Merz
  • SMEC
  • Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond Pty Ltd
  • Transfield Services Australia Pty Ltd
  • Transport Certification Australia Limited
  • Transport Workers Union Vic/Tas Branch
  • Transurban Ltd
  • URBIS
  • URS Australia Pty Ltd
  • VicRoads
  • Victoria University ILSCM

the hon tim pallas mp, minister for roads

Minister Tim PallasAs Minister for Roads and Ports, Mr Pallas oversees Victoria's extensive roads network, road safety initiatives, our world-class ports and the implementation of The Victorian Transport Plan. He also has responsibility for logistics and marine issues.

The Minister is the Victorian representative on the Australian Transport Council – the peak body for Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Governments to coordinate and integrate transport and road policy issues.

Minister Pallas, Member for Tarneit, has taken up the new portfolio of Roads and Ports in the Victorian State Government. Before his election to Parliament, he was Chief of Staff to the Premier of Victoria, a position he held since October 1999 (after serving as Chief of Staff during Premier Bracks’ period as Leader of Opposition from March to October 1999).

Minister Pallas has also worked across a number of senior roles within the trade union movement, including Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). He previously worked in the Federated Storeman and Packers Union and its successor organisation, the National Union of Workers, as an Assistant General Secretary. He also served as the National Industrial Officer at the Federal Firefighters Union.

 

 

 

 

 

If you wish to make any special requests, modify or cancel your booking please contact Roads Australia directly.