Roads Australia
A lunch with David Anderson
115 industry representatives from 44 companies attended the ARF luncheon with David Anderson, Chief Executive of VicRoads.
The John Shaw Road Transport Medal is awarded by the Australian Road Forum for meritorious contributions to the Roads of Australia. The award has a long history and is recognized as one of the most significant achievements in Australian Road Transport.
This year’s winners were Mr. Dick Wharton and Dr. John Oliver. The selection committee, which comprises previous recipients of the award, decided to recognise two medallists this year – they were unable to separate Dick and John.
David awarded the medal to Dr John Oliver during the luncheon.
115 Guests enjoyed this luncheon and were able mingle with colleagues and meet new ones. 44 various road related industries were represented:
AAPA
Abigroup
ARRB
Australian Construction Products
Baulderstone Hornibrook
Blake Dawson Waldron
Boral
CCAA
CityLink
CityWide Service Solutions
Connect East
Connell Wagner
FBT Operations
GHD
Hobsons Bay City Council
Hyder Consulting
ITS Australia
KBR
Leighton Contractors
Macquarie Bank
Maunsell
Parsons Brinckerhoff
PB Hyder
Pioneer Road Services
SEITA
Shell
Skilled
SMEC
Thiess John Holland
Transfield Services
Transurban
VicRoads
Victorian Transport Association
William Adams
Australia's prestigious Road Transport Award
The John Shaw Road Transport Award is granted by the Australian Road Federation for meritorious contributions to the Roads of Australia.
The award has a long history and is recognized as one of the most significant achievements in the Australian Roads Sector.
Recent recipients of the award have been:
- Peter Balfe, VicRoads
- Neil Doyle, Queensland Main Roads
- Rod Payze, Department of Transport SA
- John Bethune, AAPA
- Maurie Benveniste, Transport SA
- Tom Wilmot, Director, Stabilisation Services Ltd
- Geoff Youdale, Consultant, formerly with NSW RTA
- Robin Underwood
- Erik Finger, Chairman Queensland Motorways
- John Gilbert Marsh
- J McIntyre
- Arthur Sims
- Dr EJ Dickinson
- Keith Johinke
- DH Aitken
2005 John Shaw Award Winner
Dr John Oliver has been the Chief Scientist with ARRB Group since 1987. He began his career at ARRB in 1969 after coming to Australia from Great Britain. He is being recognized today for his work with bitumen. His interest in bitumen began when he was studying for his PhD at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
John has played a leading role in the development of
During his career John has promoted the development of expertise in road authorities and the asphalt industry in various ways including:
Publishing over 150 papers in this field
Presenting papers and lecturing in Australia and international Symposia
Consulting to Australian and overseas governments and the World Bank
Serving as an international coordinator for the US SHRP, as member and Chair on Australian Standards, TRB and OECD committees
Being on the editorial board of several international journals including Road Materials and Applied Asphalt Technology.
Supervising Phd and Masters students at the University of Technology Malaysia and RMIT (Melbourne) and examining PhD at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and has been a visiting Professor at UTM
He work has received national and international recognition, including, for example, an award from US TRB for his work on bitumen hardening.
This record of achievement places John among that handful of contributors who have made a real difference to our industry and our nation. Tonight we recognise that contribution through the award to John of the 2005 John Shaw Medal.
David Anderson Chief Executive, VicRoads David Anderson was appointed as VicRoads Chief Executive by the Government on 9 October 2001. VicRoads is a Victorian Government Statutory Corporation responsible for the management and development of Victoria’s principal road network and its use. This role also encompasses vehicle registration, drivers’ licensing, and road safety strategies. David has been involved in the management of roads and road use in Victoria for many years, and has also worked in related areas in the UK and USA. He has also been active at the National level representing Victoria in many negotiations and collaborative arrangements with the other States and the Federal Government. He is currently Chairman of the Australian Chapter of the Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia and a Member of the Council of AUSTROADS, the Association of Australasian Road and Traffic Authorities. He was recently appointed as Australia’s First Delegate to the World Road Association. David has qualifications in Civil Engineering, a Master of Science in Transportation, and a Master of Business Administration. In 2000 he was awarded the Public Service Medal for his work in the development of Victoria’s road safety co-ordination arrangements.
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