AITPM & IPWEA SA Lawn Bowls Championship
Friday 28 March 2025
Time 4.00pm - 8.30pm ACDT (Adel.)
Format In-Person Social Event
Location Adelaide Bowling Club, Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town (Kaurna Country)
Capacity 30 pax
Tickets
| AITPM Members | $27.50 |
| AITPM Student Members | $27.50 |
| AITPM Government and Corporate Subscribers | 20% off non-member |
| Non Members | $66.00 |
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Registrations
Registrations are now closed.
Should you wish to be added to the waitlist, please contact the team at AITPM.
About this event
After ARUP’s triumphant victory in the 2024 Lawn Bowls Championship, where they claimed the prestigious "Be Engineering Championship Pennant," the stage was set for an even bigger spectacle in 2025. The greens were alive with competition, camaraderie, and the warm glow of summer twilight but the SA Emerging Professionals knew they could aim higher.
This year, we’re raising the stakes and partnering with a like-minded organisation, IPWEA, to deliver a truly next-level event: the 2025 AITPM & IPWEA SA Lawn Bowls Championship! Designed to bring together the brightest emerging professionals in a night of friendly competition, networking, and fun.
What’s at stake?
The legendary blue and gold "AITPM SA Lawn Bowls Championship Be Engineering Solutions Trophy." But more than that, it’s about fostering connections, embracing friendly competition, and crowning a new champion—or perhaps witnessing ARUP defend their title in spectacular fashion.
Pre-Event Technical Presentations
Before the competition kicks off, join us for an insightful technical presentation from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Presentations including:
- Transforming Jetty Road Project - James Arnold, Tonkin Engineering
James has been the project and engineering lead for the ‘Transforming Jetty Road Project’ with the City of Holdfast Bay. As the technical presenter for the AITPM Lawn Bowls event, James will be discussing the ‘Transforming Jetty Road Project’ in terms of the process that has been undertaken thus far. From master planning to the engineering design and all the way through to consultation for Jetty Road, James will be speaking toward the collaborative process between Tonkin and Council that has resulted in one of the most ambitious streetscape projects for the State.
- Greening our City - Bill Zhang and Amber Barnes, Be Engineering
City of Adelaide’s public realm greening project is a multi-year program to support a net increase in street trees annually, aligned to heat island data within Council’s Integrated Climate Strategy 2030 and City Plan 2036. This program will integrate greening outcomes into existing infrastructure renewal and upgrades to provide shade and cool areas where people move around and use the city, such as footpaths, outdoor dining, events, sports, main streets and retail destinations. The presentation by Bill and Amber will focus on the road safety and infrastructure challenges in achieving City of Adelaide’s target of 40% canopy cover in the streets and parks by 2035. In line with these priorities, the review and assessment of tree planting locations has targeted areas throughout the CBD with the most significant heat island effects and lowest levels of existing canopy cover. The selection of locations specifically has been constrained by; available streetscape space, the presence of underground services and potential impacts to parking and general traffic flow in these locations. Accordingly, each design has ensured minimal impact to sight lines, while ensuring the maintenance of routine turn paths for road users. The inclusion of trees within the road reserve have additionally minimised the loss of net parking spaces, in most cases acting as a mechanism to upgrade informal parking spaces to those compliant with Australian Standards but not without it’s challenges.
The presentation by Bill and Amber will focus on the road safety and infrastructure challenges in achieving City of Adelaide’s target of 40% canopy cover in the streets and parks by 2035
Welcoming Our Sponsors
We’re excited to welcome our new sponsors, Ario and Tonkin Engineering!
Attendees will have the unique opportunity to test drive Ario’s three-wheeled electric scooters, packed with cutting-edge technology, including remote operations for a safer, smarter ride. Don't miss your chance to experience the next generation of e-scooters firsthand!
Tonkin Engineering joins us in supporting this premier event, reinforcing their commitment to the engineering and transport community.
We’re bigger, we’re better, and we’re ready to roll. Will you be part of the action? Stay tuned for all the details and prepare to bowl your way to glory in 2025.
Registrations close Wednesday 26 March 2025
For more information please contact the team at AITPM.
Presenters
James Arnold | Tonkin Engineering
James has eight years’ experience as a professional Civil Engineer in local government, road and traffic engineering, road safety, lighting, and project management. In particular, he is passionate about road safety, active transport, urban planning, and traffic management. He has a long association with the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management, and in 2023 he was appointed as a director of the organisation. More recently James has taken on the role of State Branch President aspiring to meet the expectations of the SA Branch and it’s members
Bill Zhang | Be Engineering
Bill has over 26 years of extensive experience working in both state and local governments and the private sector in South Australia. Bill’s knowledge and professional experience extends to almost every facet of engineering including strategic planning, feasibility, concept and detailed design, project management, contract management and cost management. Bill has been a senior team member and project lead on numerous South Australian high-profile major projects including North-South Corridor Master Planning, South Road Superway, Southern Expressway Duplication and Northern Connector. Bill enjoys seeing projects come to life from conception to completion and feels enormous satisfaction and a great sense of achievement when projects are successfully delivered.
Amber Barnes | Be Engineering
Amber has more than 20 years of experience working in traffic engineering, transport planning and road safety for both State and Local Governments in South Australia. Amber offers services in integrated transport planning, traffic management, crash investigations, Speed Limit assessments, and Non-standard treatments and parking management. She has also prepared and reviewed the traffic aspects of development applications and traffic control plans and provided expert witness testimony for traffic control device disputes. Amber aims to provide clients with clear advice and offer safe, intuitive and innovative solutions that comply with local standards and follow international best practice.
Join the AITPM members from these organisations who have already registered including:
| Organisation | State |
|---|---|
| HDS Australia Pty Ltd | SA |
| Tonkin | SA |
| Tonkin | SA |
| Amber Barnes Consulting | SA |
| Be Engineering Solutions | SA |
| Consultant / BE Engineering | SA |
| Tonkin | SA |
| Be Engineering | SA |
| Arup | SA |
| Tonkin Engineering | SA |
| Tiersman Consulting | SA |
| City of Port Adelaide Enfield | SA |
| City of Salisbury | SA |
| HDS Australia | SA |
| City of Tea Tree Gully | SA |
| Clarity Consult | SA |
| Arup | SA |
| Arup | SA |
| Arup | SA |
| City of Onkaparinga | SA |
| BE Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd | SA |
