"Roads play a vital role in Australia's economy and our communities. They support all aspects of our society. As users and planners, designers and advisers on some of Australia's major road projects and systems, Aurecon values and supports Roads Australia's efforts in raising issues that are crucial to communities and industries across Australia."
Tony Barry, Chief Business Development Officer - Aurecon
"Boral was a member of the foundation Board of Roads Australia. We are pleased that it is now a true national peak body for the road sector that advances issues important to Australia."
Murray Read, Divisional Managing Director - Boral Construction Materials
"Transurban served on the original Roads Australia Board as Vice-President. In 2007 we accepted the IRF Global Achievement Award in the USA for Roads Australia. Roads Australia has been a great achievement for the industry."
Ken Daley, Executive Vice President, International Development - Transurban
"Altus Traffic is a nationally trusted, specialist provider of traffic management, traffic control and traffic management planning Australia wide. Roads Australia provides us with an excellent vehicle to keep in touch with the industry and our peers, and to represent the interests of our diverse industry members."
Steve O'Dwyer, CEO - Altus Traffic
"AAPA is the national peak body for Australia's asphalt pavement industry. Roads Australia enables us to achieve the goals of our industry and government members."
John Lambert, Chief Executive Officer - AAPA
BMD derive a significant component of its income from delivering complex road infrastructure all around Australia under a variety of delivery methods. BMD are excited to be part of Roads Australia - a forum which allows industry to collaboratively shape the future.
Dale Gilbert, General Manager - BMD
"Durham is a supplier of drainage products, is a successful family owned business. I too belong to an industry association that is owned by its members, not a commercial operator. Roads Australia helps us stay in touch with the key players in government and industry."
Charles Durham, Director - Durham
"Roads Australia provides an excellent networking forum for the most influential players in our strong infrastructure industry. WesTrac and Caterpillar are both proud supporters of Roads as you help provide the foundations for Australia's road infrastrastructure future."
Darren Tasker, Chief Operating Officer - WesTrac
“The Victorian Transport Association (over 800 freight and logistic member companies) joined Roads Australia to influence the road building industry. We are the users and it means safety and productivity are key issues. Roads Australia has considerable influence with all Governments and we support their activities.”
Philip Lovel AM, Chief Executive Officer - VTA
“Roads Australia's strength comes from being a body that represents the industry, and not a lobby group or only representing one part of the indsutry. With membership covering road authorities, contractors, consultants, suppliers and related organisations, SMEC is pleased to be an active member of RA."
Dan Reeve, General Manager Transport - SMEC
"The Roadmarking Industry Association of Australia is proud that our membership with Roads Australia aligns us with individuals and organisations who are also committed to facilitating safer roads for all Australians."
Peter Thurston, CEO - Roadmarking Industry Association of Australia
"Transfield Services is one of the 10 companies that established Roads Australia and we're proud to be ongoing supporters of Roads Australia as the peak-body for the discussion and awareness of industry issues."
Dr Peter Goode, Managing Director and CEO - Transfield Services
"Austroads is the association of Australian and New Zealand road transport and traffic authorities and aims to improve road and road transport outcomes. Roads Austrlaia significantly enhances our partnership with industry stakeholders. As Austroads Chair, I serve on the Roads Australia Board."
Gary Liddle, Chairman - Austroads
"Roads Australia is not just concerned with construction. Its agenda specifically includes road transport, including the interface with other modes. This is critical if we are to solve major policy issues which Roads Australia has identified, especially road congestion."
Paul Low, Deputy Director General - Queensland Transport
"Roads Australia provides Clayton Utz with opportunities to better understand the challenges faced by key stakeholders in the roads industry and to share our thoughts with other Roads Australia members on best practice models for the funding, planning, procurement, delivery and maintenance of roads."
Doug Jones, Head of Construction & Major Projects - Clayton Utz
"Being a member of Roads Australia provides real opportunities for DIER to collaborate with the roads community across the nation by building links and sharing of information to better serve the community."
Peter Todd, General Manager, Roads and Traffic - Tasmanian Dept of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources (DIER)
"We consider that RA provides a unique platform from where exceptional value added interactions can be developed. Acciona, global leader in innovative road construction and concessions around the globe, feels proud of being a member of the organization that will draw the future of transport communication in Australia.”
Fernando Fajardo, Executive Director - Acciona Infrastructure
"URS has rapidly grown into the largest engineering design firm globally. We value the opportunities Roads Australia provides us to exchange information, innovations and industry best practice."
Tim Gosbell, Senior Principal - Asia Pacific Transport Business Leader, URS
"The Australian Constructors Association (ACA) member companies have a combined annual revenue in excess of $AUD 40 billion and collectively employ over 86,000 people in their Australian and international operations. Roads Australia is an important forum to advance significant industry issues that affect ACA members."
Jim Barrett, Executive Director - ACA
Sustainable land transport infrastructure is critical to the Australian economy and is a significant part of our business. pitt&sherry is delighted with the policy access and networking opportunities that Roads Australia provides the industry.
David Coe, Director - Pitt & Sherry
"As a supplier of specialised products to the road industry, ACP gets great value from the networking opportunities that Roads Australia provides. No other industry association or network within the industry has Roads Australia's coverage or bona fides."
Leigh Brown, General Manager - Australian Construction Products
"Cardno has joined Roads Australia to enable us to contribute more effectively to an industry which is becoming an important market sector for our growing company."
Andrew Buckley, Managing Director, Cardno
“UC provides validation tools and services for facility and infrastructure Design & Construction. UC leverages real-time graphic technologies to help teams continually answer “are you building the right thing” (validation), with increasing tools to answer “are you building it right” (verification). This integrates with UC’s Innovation services, such as rapid 3D prototyping and Visioning outputs for clearly delivering project messages. “
Samantha Goddard, Director - Urban Circus
Opus International Consultants values the forum that Roads Australia provides to interact with other key sector stakeholders. We share a common interest in developing and maintaining a sustainable road transport system.
Melvyn Maylin, Managing Director Australia - Opus
"At SKILLED we make it our business to know what infrastructure projects are coming up and how they will affect our clients. Being a member of Roads Australia allows us to keep up with the industry trends and prospects and to make sure we have the right people ready for our clients when they need them."
Joseph Caporale, CEO - SKILLED
RA provides a unique and highly valued perspective on key aspects of the national transport reform agenda. It is undoubtedly the country's foremost roads peak industry group comprising government and industry members as partners in advancing road related issues. I am proud to be an active member of the Board.
Alan Tesch, National Transport Reform Coordinator
"Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond are committed to deliver independent planning, programming, dispute resolution and financial analysis services to road projects across the nation. TBH are proud to be members of Roads Australia."
Phil Lee, Managing Director - Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond
"Both Roads Australia and OHL are committed to delivering the best transport solutions for communities - OHL as an international contractor positioned 7th worldwide, providing and operating transport infrastructure, and RA providing the appropriate framework for industry sector engagement and collaboration."
Ana Lopez-Tulloch, Commercial Country Manager - Obrascon Huarte Lain, S.A.
“Coffey is committed to improving infrastructure outcomes through our technical geosciences services. Being an active member of Roads Australia gives us the platform to also help solve the wider planning, policy and maintenance issues with the industry.”
John Douglas, Managing Director - Coffey International Ltd
"KBR is pleased to be a member of Roads Australia. We believe it provides a valuable forum for the discussion of road transport issues, and keeps us in touch with what is happening across the country in the road transport industry.”
Colin Elliott, President Infrastructure Asia Pacific, KBR
"The future of our road network will be about developing sustainable, economical and socially responsible solutions. Arup enjoys working with Roads Australia to make this future a reality now."
Ben Schnitzerling, NSW Infrastructure Leader, Australasia Highway Engineering Practice Leader - Arup
"We value the industry linkages Roads Australia provides with major players, particularly in the road sector."
Ian Luck, Managing Director - Baulderstone
"Roads Australia is a not for profit organisation, owned by its members, and represents the ultimate interests of all sectors of the transport industry."
Nick Miller, Managing Director - Fulton Hogan
"CCAA is the peak body for the heavy construction materials industry, covering almost $6 billion in annual production. Like most of the other major players who together make up wider road industry, we are also active members of Roads Australia."
Ken Slattery, CEO, Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia (CCAA)
"BIS Shrapnel is delighted to be a regular contributor at Roads Australia events, sharing our thinking with other RA members about recent trends and prospects for infrastructure in Australia. RA is the peak body for road transport stakeholders. At RA events, we know we are talking with the most important people in the Australian roads industry."
Adrian Hart, Senior Economist - BIS Shrapnel
"Ernst & Young has and continues to assist Government and the private sector deliver critical Australian roads projects through innovative approaches to procurement and financing. Our participation in Roads Australia affords the opportunity to engage with all key players on strategy, policy, operational and technical issues."
Bill Banks, Project Finance Advisory Oceania Leader and Oceania Infrastructure Leader - Ernst & Young
"At GHD we work with our partners in a whole-of-life cycle management approach to constructing, operating and maintaining roads. It is no surprise that we strongly endorse Roads Australia's role in promoting this nationally."
Rob Gilmore, Global Business Stream Leader - Roads & Highways - GHD
"Parsons Brinckerhoff is proud to be a member of Roads Australia, an industry association with great credibility and coverage."
Jim Mantle, Managing Director - Parsons Brinckerhoff
"Roads Australia represents all stakeholders in the road industry as equal partners. The organisation facilitates flow of information, knowledge and news to and between all members. Macmahon is delighted to participate in this organisation and contribute to excellence in transport infrastructure throughout Australia."
Colin Taylor, WA State Manager - Macmahon
"As one of the foundation members, AECOM (formerly Maunsell) saw the need for an industry body which could mobilise all stakeholders in the advancement of our national economy and Roads Australia is having a significant impact in achieving this objective."
Ed Rogers, Industry Director - Transport Infrastructure - AECOM
"Aon provides risk financing and risk management solutions to more Australian roads projects than any other insurance broker. Roads Australia provides us with valuable insight into issues confronting the Australian roads industry."
Steve Nevett, CEO - Aon Australia
"Roads Australia provides an opportunity for BrisConnections, as the owner and operator of one of Brisbane's newest transport infrastructure projects in the rapidly growing South East Queensland region, to stay in touch with other service providers in the sector, and to maintain a voice in the national forum representing the interests of the industry."
Ray Wilson, CEO - BrisConnections
"Roads Australia provides a critical platform for government and industry cooperation on road transport issues. The NSW Department of Transport is proud to support the work of Roads Australia and values the role it plays in facilitating partnerships across the road and transport industries"
Mr Les Wielinga, Director General - Transport for NSW
"The networking opportunities afforded to attendees at Roads Australia Functions is invaluable, contributing to a collegiate approach to the strengthening of the road construction sector"
Claude Cullino, Chief Executive Officer - CCF Victoria
"As a market leading supplier of tolling and ITS technologies all around the world, Kapsch is proud to have joined Roads Australia - not only to share in the wealth of industry knowledge that sits within the membership, but to show our commitment to the local industry in Australia."
Soren Tellegen, Managing Director - Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
As Victoria's roads authority, VicRoads is pleased to be aligned with a national organisation that shares our vision of innovation to build and manage a safe, efficient transport network for all road users.
Gary Liddle, Chief Executive - VicRoads
"ConnectEast believes that Roads Australia provides a valuable forum for the exchange of ideas and development of policy. Innovation and investment in the roads sector is essential to address the challenges of population growth and to maintain Australia's economic and lifestyle advantages."
Dennis Cliche, Managing Director - ConnectEast
"Shell has been a member of Roads Australia for over fifty years and has served on the Board most of that time. We have been pleased to see the Roads Australia evolve into Australia's national peak body for roads."
Andrew Smith, Vice President Downstream - Shell Australia
"McConnell Dowell has built a reputation as a creative engineering & construction company partnering along side our clients and business partners to deliver the right solution on the transport infrastructure projects we build throughout Australia. We are pleased to be a member of Roads Australia.
David Robinson, CEO - McConnell Dowell
"We recently joined Roads Australia, not simply because of the obvious networking opportunities, but because we are committed to being an active member of the roads infrastructure industry."
Wain Lawrence, Managing Director, Infrastructure Asia Pacific - Hatch
"As a major player in the roads sector across Australia, Thiess was one of the earliest members of Roads Australia. It gives government and the private sector the opportunity to discuss issues that affect us all. Congratulations on your success and we look forward to our ongoing involvement.”
Bruce Munro, Managing Director - Thiess Pty Ltd
"Leighton Contractors is delighted to be a member of Roads Australia. Roads Australia is the peak body for the roads sector, bringing together the Government agencies and industry to enhance the development of road infrastructure in Australia."
Brett Smythe, Road Business Manager - Leighton Contractors
"Roads Australia is one of the few industry associations at the 'big end of town' that worked fully with the union movement before the change of government."
Tony Sheldon, Federal Secretary - Transport Workers Union
"Roads Australia is the national peak body for road transport stakeholders. Its membership facilitates the convergence of a wide range of industry views and expertise on transport and infrastructure issues. Roads Australia has a key role to play in the future of Australian transport, and ARRB is proud to support its activities."
Gerard Waldron, Managing Director - ARRB
Construction is the foundation for industry, the community and the future. Responsibility goes with that; we have to care about our workers and the environment. We have to get it right, so we train our staff, network with the best and work collaboratively. Roads Australia provides us the opportunity to do this.
Ian Tarbottom, Group Managing Director - York Civil
"The credibility of an industry organisation depends on who it represents, where its income goes and what it stands for. I serve on the Roads Australia Board and I know it passes all the tests."
Ken Mathers, CEO - Linking Melbourne Authority
"Being a member of Roads Australia allows our company to be part of the strong communication forum needed between Governments, Industry contractors, suppliers and all stakeholders in all states. Healthy debate needs to continue and Roads Australia provides for this."
Paul Wise, Director Engineering - Reed Group
"GHD is pleased to continue to support Roads Australia, which offers us the opportunity to engage with leaders in the transport sector, discuss and debate current issues and be a proactive part of an organisation whose membership is charged with securing the success of Australia's transport future."
Des Whybird, Chairman - GHD
"At MWH we have set our Vision to "build a better world" and when roads are the best solution for our clients, we value the forums Roads Australia create for us on a National scale".
David Bell, National Transportation Leader - MWH Australia
"At Komatsu everything we do comes down to one thing: providing industry with the equipment and service they need to succeed. In establishing a national umbrella body for the industry and backing it with member service, Roads Australia is doing the same."
Sean Taylor, Managing Director - Komatsu Australia
"Roads Australia functions provide opportunities for participants to develop nationally coherent positions on a broad range of issues related to the road construction and maintenance sector."
Chris White, National Chief Executive, CCF
"In a very short time, Roads Australia has established itself as the peak industry body for the road sector in Australia. Meinhardt Infrastructure and Environment is pleased to provide our support to this collaboration of respected industry stakeholders".
Michael White, Director Infrastructure and Environment - Meinhardt
"Roads Australia gives Hyder Consulting the opportunity to share ideas and collaborate with over fifty industry partners within the transport sector. This is particularly important in todays fast moving world."
Greg Steele, Managing Director - Australasia
"Roads Australia provides Bouygues with an excellent networking and discussion forum on the Australian Road Construction Sector."
Mr Laurent Peguret, Managing Director - Bouygues Travaux Publics
"Roads Australia has cemented itself in Australia as a leading forum for stakeholders to engage across the road and transport sectors. The Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland supports Roads Australia's mission to focus on nation wide policy issues and advancement of Australia's road transport network."
Graham Fraine, Deputy Director General (Policy and Planning) - QTMR
"Roads Australia provides Aquenta with access to a network of organisations working in the road industry. The formal and informal opportunities provided by Roads Australia to discuss common issues and future opportunities is invaluable."
Bob McCallum, Managing Director - Aquenta Consulting
“SKM is Australia's leading firm of consulting engineers and the first to join Roads Australia. I am proud to be a Roads Australia Vice President.”
Tim Boyle, Chief Operating Officer - SKM
"John Holland is pleased to work with our Industry Partners through Roads Australia to mutually enhance our reputations as we collectively develop, design and deliver the road infrastructure Australia requires."
Jeff Price, Strategic Development Director - John Holland Pty Ltd
"In times when significant investment in infrastructure is a necessity, Roads Australia provides a forum to examine and debate innovation in delivery methods, especially in relation to private sector finance. PwC is a global leader in innovation and is proud to be involved with Roads Australia".
Mario D'Elia, Partner - PricewaterhouseCoopers
"Roads Australia effectively brings together the road sector in a unifying manner that makes it relevant and effective. Your organisation is invaluable because you are shaping the future, today."
Lieven van Broekhoven, Worldwide Sales & Marketing Manager - Caterpillar Paving Products
"Abigroup is a foundation member of Roads Australia. The significance of the roads sector to the Australian economy continues to grow, and roads Australia continues to be an effective voice for the sector."
David Jurd, Managing Director - Abigroup
"Membership of Roads Australia, provides Cut and Fill with an essential forum to participate in shaping the future direction of our industry. We look forward to an ongoing association with a shared commitment to the advancement of Australia’s road network."
Rod Watson, General Manager - Cut and Fill


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Ian Webb and the RA Cookies
Tuesday January 31st 2012
RA Board Dinner with Minister Conlon (Adelaide) BY INVITATION. RA Members will enjoy an industry leaders' dinner with Minister Conlon, the RA Board and senior managers from DPTI. Proudly sponsored by GHD.
Tuesday January 31st 2012
POLICY Capacity Chapter meeting (Melbourne) The first Capacity Chapter meeting for 2012 will be hosted by VicRoads and focus on procurement and managed motorways. For more information please contact Donna Findlay on donna@roads.org.au
Friday February 24th 2012
POLICY Sustainability Chapter meeting (Sydney) The first Sustainability Chapter meeting for 2012 is approaching and the guest speaker is Susanna Zammataro, Deputy Director General & Environment Expert for the International Road Federation. Register now.
Tuesday February 28th 2012
2012 Roads Australia Roads Summit More information coming soon
Wednesday May 30th 2012
Roads Australia was launched by the Federal Minister for Roads in 2005 as Australia’s new national peak body for stakeholders in the road transport sector. Membership identifies participants as the principal players in Australia’s road system.
Roads Australia includes all of the major construction, engineering, paving and road operating companies in Australia, together with road authorities and industry peak bodies such as motoring associations, local government and unions. Members meet every six months as a college of industry leaders. Roads Australia also holds regular networking events throughout Australia for the industry at large. Roads Australia is not for profit and non-political, but it does stand for the industry’s common interest in what’s good for Australia.
Roads Australia Members receive an exclusive email newsletter 'Roads Australia Insider' which keeps them up to date about industry news. Perhaps you have an announcement that you would like Roads Australia members to know about or maybe you just learned something special, If so, please contact us.