National Local Roads and Transport Congress 2008

Program: Congress

Subject to change: Last updated 23 May 2008

Arrival: Sunday 15 June 2008

Time Presentation
5:00 - 7:00 pm Welcome Reception and Exibition Opening (registration opens)

Day 1: Monday 16 June 2008

Time Theme
9:00 - 9:05 am Open
ALGA Chief Executive
Adrian Beresford-Wylie
9:05 - 9:10 am Indigenous welcome
9:10 - 9:20 am Welcome address
Mayor Eric Bott
9:20 - 9:40 am ALGA President's address
Cr Paul Bell AM
9:40 - 10:00 am Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Mr Anthony Albanese (invited)
10:00 - 10:30 am Keynote address
Tim Fischer
10:30 - 11:00 am Morning tea
11:00 - 11:30 am Road Pricing + Future Directions
National Transportation Commission

Nick Dimopoulos CEO
11:30 - 12:00 pm Implications of IAP for councils
Transport Certification Australia

Chris Koniditsiotis CEO
12:00 - 12:30 pm Austroads
Chairman Alan Tesch
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 pm Road Transport + Local Government
Panelists:

- Geoff Ansen
- Stewart St Clair
- Simon Skazlic
- Stewart McLeod
Alternative
1:30 - 3:00 pm
PR Workshop
Crispin Hull
3:00 - 3:30 pm Afternoon tea
3:30 - 4:00 pm The Otback Highway
Patrick Hill
4:00 - 4:30 pm Infrastructure Australia TBC
4:30 - 5:00 pm The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Chris Baker
5:00 - 5:10 pm Thank you
ALGA President, Paul Bell AM
7:00 - 11:00 pm Congress Dinner
at the Shepparton Showgrounds

Day 2: Tuesday 17 June 2008

Time Theme
9:00 - 9:30 am Star Rating Country Highways for Safety
Peter Daly
9:30 - 10:00 am Disability Standards Review
Sharon Kennord, Allan Consulting
10:00 - 10:30 am Logistics
Australian Logistics Council

Hal Morris CEO
10:30 - 11:00 am Morning tea
11:00 - 11:30 am Leader of The Nationals
Warren Truss
11:30 - 12:30 pm Council Transport Needs
Panelists:
- Lachlan McDonald
- Peter Herriott
- Mathew Nelson
Alternative
11:00 - 12:30 pm
PR Workshop
Crispin Hull
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 pm Sustainable Transport Futures - The New Zealand Experience
Geoff Swainson
Manager Development and Infrastructure
Local Government New Zealand
2:00 - 2:30 pm Qld Flooding – local government experience
Cr Kerry Hayes
2:30 - 3:00 pm Road Safety
Ross Gregory
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
Alternative
1:30 - 3:00 pm
PR Workshop
Crispin Hull
3:00 - 3:30 pm Afternoon tea
3:30 - 4:00 pm STEP Program
Gannawarra Shire Council

Steven Walsh
4:00 - 4:30 pm Thank you and Close
ALGA President, Paul Bell AM
 
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