Speakers

Amy Singh

Human Resources Manager Sydney

Ngaire Richards

Principal Heritage Consultant / Archaeologist Heritage Now

Will Wright

Managing Director Newcastle

Troy McClelland

Geotechnical Engineer Newcastle

Alastair Hirsh

Geotechnical Engineer Canberra

Joshua Bendit

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Stephen Jackson

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Arash Afzali

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Dave Evans

Laboratory Quality Manager Shared Services

Nathan Godina

Geotechnical Engineer Macarthur

Emily Benjamin

Engineering Geologist Sydney

Lucinda Lau

Engineering Geologist Sydney

Jean-Christo Pyper

Engineering Geologist Sydney

Andrew McIntyre

Geotechnical Engineer Melbourne

Rhys McMillan

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Jun Yan

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Jeremy Hill

Senior Geophysicist Sydney

Joel James-Hall

Environmental Engineer Sydney

Dan Martin

Geotechnical Engineer Cairns

John Morrison

Laboratory Business Manager Shared Services

Nathan Woodward

Soil Technician Sydney Environmental

Kate Fulham

Geotechnical Engineer Newcastle

Claire Corthier

Senior Hydrogeologist Sydney

Huw Smith

Engineering Geologist Macarthur

Dana Wilson

Environmental Engineer Newcastle

Adam Teoh

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Nizam Ahamed

Environmental Scientist Sydney

Caito Todd

Geotechnical Engineer Newcastle

Craig Trimbur

Victorian Region Environmental Services Melbourne

Cho Sum Yip

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Sally Peacock

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Huy Tran

Environmental Scientist Sydney

Sam Ferguson

Environmental Scientist Sydney

Shahin Falahati

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

John Russell

Environmental Scientist Sydney

Zihan Wang

Graduate Environmental Engineer Sydney

Chris Lo

Laboratory Trainer Shared Services

Grant Russell

Environmental Scientist Macarthur

Kliment Loleski

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Mark Sofronov

Health and Safety Business Partner Shared Services

Robert Thomson

Engineering Geologist Brisbane

Simon Rosam

Laboratory Manager Macarthur

Kevin Spicer

Laboratory Manager Wollongong

Shae Harry

Laboratory Manager Sunshine Coast

Nerilee Edwards

Environmental Scientist Sydney

Matt Blackert

Environmental Engineer Newcastle

Stephen Fityus

Geotechnical Engineer Newcastle

Stephen Kelly

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Sean Goodall

Geotechnical Engineer Newcastle

Peter Hunt

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Chase Benson

Geotechnical Engineer Newcastle

Alex Gibson

Geotechnical Engineer Sydney

Program

Categories:

Stages

Auditorium

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

11:00 PM

Conference registration

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Acknowledgement of Country

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

Trusted Advisor (Auditorium)

8:50 AM - 9:25 AM

Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone – The gift (project) that keeps on giving

9:30 AM - 9:55 AM

Troy McClelland

Coefficient of Restitution – Field Testing

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

Robert Thomson

Morning Tea

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM

Acton Waterfront Estate

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

Alastair Hirsh

Update on Austroads 2024 Pavement Design Guide

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Stephen Jackson

Rhodes Pumpout Test (why doesn’t WaterNSW like my 12-level drained basement)

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM

Joshua Bendit

Geotechnical Instrumentation for Swelling Potential in Deep Excavations in Bringelly Shale – SSTOM Case Study, Challenges and Opportunities

12:30 PM - 12:55 PM

Arash Afzali

Lunch

12:55 PM - 1:45 PM

Level 1 New Initiatives

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM

Geotechnical Insights for the Silver City Energy Storage Facility: Deep Borehole Investigation at Broken Hill

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

To Be or not to Be – A review of the new Earthquake Loading Standard

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM

Andrew McIntyre

Site sub-soil classification using natural site period in accordance with AS1170.4-2024

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM

Afternoon Tea & Group Photo

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

MASW data acquisition (Demonstration at the Womens College carpark)

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Dinner and Awards Night

6:30 PM - 11:30 PM

CPC Dry Teaching Lab

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

11:00 PM

Conference registration

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

How much is too much B(a)P?

9:30 AM - 9:55 AM

Joel James-Hall

How to Dig a Bucket Load of Test Locations

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

Nathan Woodward

Morning Tea

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM

Balancing Major Urban Growth and Groundwater Protection: the case of Cumbalum Precinct B

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

Claire Corthier

A rocky road to becoming a trusted advisor

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Dana Wilson

The Southern Pathway Break – A Case Study of How Douglas’ Team Work is Making the Client’s Dream Work!

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM

Nizam Ahamed

Practical Applications of Tech and AI Into Our Workflows

12:30 PM - 12:55 PM

Craig Trimbur

Lunch

12:55 PM - 1:45 PM

The Mulch Gate Eras

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM

Huy Tran

Gipps Street: Advising a Recreational Landfill Development

2:15 PM - 2:40 PM

Sam Ferguson

Leveraging trust and breaking our mould

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM

Landfill and potentially explosive advice

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM

Grant Russell

Afternoon Tea & Group Photo

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

MASW data acquisition (Demonstration at the Womens College carpark)

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Dinner and Awards Night

6:30 PM - 11:30 PM

CPC Seminar Rooms 1.1 and 1.3

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

11:00 PM

Conference registration

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Acidic, but non Acid Sulfate Soils

9:30 AM - 9:55 AM

Dan Martin

Maintaining client trust when you don’t trust yourself

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

Kate Fulham

Morning Tea

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM

Farm Dam Rectification Advice – When One Thing Leads to Another

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

Huw Smith

Lessons from Earthworks and Their Missteps in Design and Construction

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Adam Teoh

A Difficult Site with a Difficult Client‘s Agent

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM

Caito Todd

The path to becoming a Trusted Advisor

12:30 PM - 12:55 PM

Lunch

12:55 PM - 1:45 PM

All Geo to Auditorium for Level 1 New Initiatives

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM

Rock-Solid Support: The Art of Underpinning a Soldier Pile Wall

2:15 PM - 2:40 PM

Shahin Falahati

Slope Risk Assessments and Stabilisation

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM

Peter Hartcliff

Delivering Complete Design Package as Trusted (Designers) Advisors

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM

Kliment Loleski

Afternoon Tea & Group Photo

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

MASW data acquisition (Demonstration at the Womens College carpark)

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Dinner and Awards Night

6:30 PM - 11:30 PM

CPC Seminar Rooms 1.2 and 1.4

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

11:00 PM

Conference registration

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

LM and 21C roles + Q&A

9:30 AM - 10:25 AM

John Morrison

Morning Tea

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM

Recording training activities

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

Chris Lo

Coal Washery Testing

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Kevin Spicer

HR - Hypotheticals

12:00 PM - 12:55 PM

Amy Singh

Lunch

12:55 PM - 1:45 PM

Lab to Auditorium for Level 1 New Initiatives

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM

New Avenza app for mapping Level 1 stripping inspections

2:15 PM - 2:40 PM

Simon Rosam

Upscoping and signatories - succession planning

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM

Chris Lo

Safety - Injury management

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM

Mark Sofronov

Afternoon Tea & Group Photo

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

MASW data acquisition (Demonstration at the Womens College carpark)

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Dinner and Awards Night

6:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Tech Seminar 2025

Amy Singh

Ngaire Richards

Will Wright

Troy McClelland

Alastair Hirsh

Joshua Bendit

Stephen Jackson

Arash Afzali

Dave Evans

Nathan Godina

Emily Benjamin

Lucinda Lau

Jean-Christo Pyper

Andrew McIntyre

Rhys McMillan

Jun Yan

Jeremy Hill

Joel James-Hall

Dan Martin

John Morrison

Nathan Woodward

Kate Fulham

Claire Corthier

Huw Smith

Dana Wilson

Adam Teoh

Nizam Ahamed

Caito Todd

Craig Trimbur

Cho Sum Yip

Sally Peacock

Huy Tran

Sam Ferguson

Shahin Falahati

John Russell

Zihan Wang

Chris Lo

Grant Russell

Kliment Loleski

Mark Sofronov

Robert Thomson

Simon Rosam

Kevin Spicer

Shae Harry

Nerilee Edwards

Matt Blackert

Stephen Fityus

Stephen Kelly

Sean Goodall

Peter Hunt

Chase Benson

Alex Gibson

Program

Choose date

Categories:

Auditorium

Conference registration

Acknowledgement of Country

Trusted Advisor (Auditorium)

Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone – The gift (project) that keeps on giving

Coefficient of Restitution – Field Testing

Morning Tea

Acton Waterfront Estate

Update on Austroads 2024 Pavement Design Guide

Rhodes Pumpout Test (why doesn’t WaterNSW like my 12-level drained basement)

Geotechnical Instrumentation for Swelling Potential in Deep Excavations in Bringelly Shale – SSTOM Case Study, Challenges and Opportunities

Lunch

Level 1 New Initiatives

Geotechnical Insights for the Silver City Energy Storage Facility: Deep Borehole Investigation at Broken Hill

To Be or not to Be – A review of the new Earthquake Loading Standard

Site sub-soil classification using natural site period in accordance with AS1170.4-2024

Afternoon Tea & Group Photo

MASW data acquisition (Demonstration at the Womens College carpark)

Dinner and Awards Night

CPC Dry Teaching Lab

Conference registration

How much is too much B(a)P?

How to Dig a Bucket Load of Test Locations

Morning Tea