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PEECE NEWS
November 2011 5th AGM held for PEECE Consulting -
see Chairman John Wearne's
Report
October 2011 - PEECE Director Peter
Syson has been selected to present a paper titled 'Linear Infrastructure and
Biodiversity' to the 1st World Congress of Biodiversity 2012 in Xian in China.
The paper explores the habitat and
biodiversity issues associated with a variety of linear infrastructure including
roads, pipelines and electricity corridors. Peter's experience in roads
and pipeline planning and construction permits a unique perspective and is
particularly relevant to today's expansive resource and public infrastructure
investment.
August 2011 - PEECE Director Phil
Hawley presented a paper titled 'Sustainability
in Highway Engineering: an Australian Perspective' to the International
Public Works Conference at Canberra ACT. The paper was adapted from similar
material that Phil presented to the JPCD in Changchun, China in September 2010.
Phil also presented a paper titled
'Process Benchmarking in Dubbo City Council, Australia', to the 2009
International Public Works Conference in Melbourne Vic. The paper was
co-authored with fellow PEECE Director Steve O’Rourke and Ian Bailey, Manager
Works Services at Dubbo City Council. The paper was subsequently submitted to
and published by the prestigious 'Proceedings of the Institution of Civil
Engineers'. It was published in December 2010 in Volume 163, Issue ME4.
Further details about this paper can be found
here.
November 2010 4th AGM held for PEECE Consulting -
see Chairman John Wearne's
Report
April 2010 -
PEECE signs historic
agreement to
collaborate with the Jilin Provincial Communications Department (JPCD) to foster
technical exchanges between the two countries and to collaborate in highway
engineering research.
Peter Rufford, PEECE's Executive Director and
Leng Xichen, JPCD's Chief Engineer witnessed by members of both organisations.
November 2009 - 3rd AGM held for
PEECE Consulting - see Chairman John Wearne's
Report
Extract from Tenterfield Star, April
2009 - Tenterfield Shire Council engaged PEECE to consider
the feasibility of a heavy vehicle bypass.
Six options, three on each of the western and eastern sides of town, were
considered in the study and these were presented in two meetings for business
owners and the public at the end of April 2009.
After Mr. Rufford, of PEECE, concluded the presentation of the options, he opened the floor
to questions. Concerns ranged from the potential economic impact of the bypass
on businesses in the main street, the proximity to St Joseph’s Primary School,
impact on residents in the streets of the preferred options. However, residents
of Tenterfield was also considered enough of a tourist destination in itself to
counter the potential loss of custom through Rouse Street. Further, it was
acknowledged that only heavy traffic would be encouraged to use the bypass,
thereby, allowing the town centre to thrive in its absence.
Right: Peter Rufford of PEECE and Toby Smith, Tenterfield Mayor
November 2008 - 2nd AGM held for
PEECE Consulting - see the Chairman's
Report
November 2007 - Inaugural AGM for PEECE
Consulting - see Chairman John Wearne's
Report
March 2007 - PEECE visited China -
read more
September 2006 - The six consultants
established a limited liability company called PEECE Pty Ltd with six shares in
September 2006. They invited John
Wearne AM to chair the new company.
PEECE presents at the IPWEA NSW Division Annual
Conference 2005
In May 2005, Steve O'Rourke, Phil Hawley and Peter
Rufford presented a
paper on Regional Transport Plans at the the Institute of
Public Works Engineering Australia (NSW Division).
The paper highlighted the role that Regional Transport Plans can play in
assisting Councils identify their regional infrastructure priorities and
identifying the cost sharing arrangements needed to fund them.
The paper drew on the experience gained in the preparation of a number
of RTPs for regional groupings of Councils across Australia.
The planning process provided a framework for Councils to work together
with their local industries to make the strongest case for funding from State
and Commonwealth Governments.
However there are benefits other than making a case for additional funding.
The process assists Councils deliver regional outcomes by establishing
the linkages between transport infrastructure and regional economic
development. The co-operation
required for the plan is a positive outcome that better equips individual
Councils to allocate priorities within their own local areas.
PEECE Consulting
Establishes Internet Presence in April 2005
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