In this month’s edition of Infrastructure Magazine, I’ve written an article that examines how some of the challenges across our industry can be addressed through procurement reform. Because COVID-19 has now dominated the economic narrative for three years, the temptation …
I was pleased to attend an important national address in Canberra yesterday by the Hon. Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. The Minister’s comments around building more resilient transport infrastructure were very timely, coming …
Nominations are now open for our industry’s most prestigious individual award – the 2023 John Shaw Medal. If you know someone whose work in transport has had an enduring impact for our industry and the community, it’s time to put …
RA is saddened by the passing of Arvo Tinni AM, a previous winner of the John Shaw Medal and a true pioneer of modern road construction technique. Arvo Tinni spent his working life in the pursuit of excellence. His body …
The RA Board determined the Chair and Deputy Chair roles for the five RA Policy Streams for 2023 at its meeting on 25 November. With Aneetha de Silva’s election as RA President, the Board agreed to name incoming RA Vice …
It’s been a historic week as RA elected Aneetha de Silva as its first woman President and welcomed a new Board leadership group at our AGM in Sydney. I am greatly looking forward to working with Aneetha and the RA Board as we …
Recently members of the RA team were fortunate enough to get an up-close look at the southern hemisphere’s largest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in operation when we visited the West Gate Tunnel Project. This massive project will deliver a vital …
Recently, RA CEO Michael Kilgariff joined James Scotland on an episode of the AI Group’s podcast Supply Circles, for a conversation around freight transport. The discussion touches on economics, the challenge of dealing with multiple jurisdictions, how we can understand …
It was my pleasure to welcome Peter Frazer OAM, President of the SARAH Group to the RA office this week. Peter was here to thank RA and our members for supporting National Road Safety Week as a Principal Partner. With …
Expressions of Interest are being sought from senior leaders within RA’s membership for the role of Deputy Chair of our Sustainability Policy Stream, following Jay Stricker stepping away from the role recently. RA takes this opportunity to thank Jay for …