FROM THE CEO
MY POCKET OF POTENTIAL
At the Australian Constructors Association’s Foundations and Frontiers conference this month, I had 90 seconds to name the “pocket of potential” I’m most excited about for the next 12 months.
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Jonathan Cartledge | CEO, Consult Australia
ADVOCATING FOR YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS
Stronger across the Tasman
New alignment agreement signed
Consult Australia and ACE New Zealand have formalised a closer trans-Tasman relationship, signing a new alignment agreement to strengthen collaboration on the issues shaping consulting, design and engineering businesses in both nations.
The contract is changing
Are we ready?
Consult Australia members have spent years asking government clients to change the way they contract. Now more clients are adopting NEC4, and the next move is ours.
Net zero is everyone’s job
Closing infrastructure’s carbon skills gap
Australia has policies to decarbonise infrastructure and half the workforce is on board. Now, we must engage the other half, says Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council CEO Alison Scotland.
PEOPLE & MOVEMENTS
A search is underway for Denita Wawn’s successor after almost a decade leading the national association.
The appointment follows a year as Acting Chief Executive and more than 25 years in the property sector.
CEO Adam Copp secures another three-year term as Simon Rowell joins as Chief of Planning and Insights.
The new studio builds on the firm’s Queensland presence and follows its Melbourne expansion in 2025.
The deal adds around 200 specialists and grows Stantec’s Australian environmental services team to nearly 450.
As Australia and New Zealand Desalination Technical Leader, Sean McCagh is strengthening Arup’s response to growing water security and climate resilience challenges.
Interested in joining the Consult Australia Board?
Nominations are now open for three positions on the Consult Australia Board of Directors, offering members an opportunity to help shape the organisation’s direction over the next three years.
How do we build engineering experience?
What does it take to turn today’s emerging professionals into the people who will lead tomorrow’s biggest infrastructure projects? FutureNet offers a wider view of what’s possible.
Stop analysis paralysis. Start scaling success.
Australian Constructors Association CEO Peter Colacino reflects on a central challenge from Foundations and Frontiers 2026: Australia’s construction industry already knows what works. The task now is to scale it.
New ACIF template sets clear expectations
The Australian Construction Industry Forum has released a new Code of Conduct Policy Template to help organisations in the construction industry to establish clear expectations for behaviour, accountability and workplace conduct.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ...
What’s coming down the NSW pipeline?
The NSW Government is preparing to open the second tranche of Gateway to Innovate and the Infrastructure Pipeline provides visibility of major projects.
Towards Net Zero Competition
AIRAH’s $10,000 cash prize for the inaugural David Norman Sustainability Award celebrates rising stars and honours the contribution of an exceptional building services engineer.
Infrastructure Sustainability Council Awards
For the first time five regional celebrations will held across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Submissions close 21 September 2026.
Aurecon advances reconciliation
Aurecon’s new Reconciliation Action Plan targets First Nations representation of 1% of its Australian workforce and annual spend beyond $3.7 million by FY28.
GHD backs women in property
Nine women from GHD have been selected for the Property Council of Australia’s FY27 500 Women in Property program.
Engineering excellence on show
Engineers Australia’s 2026 Excellence Awards head around the country from 9–18 September, celebrating standout engineering people and projects before the national awards.
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