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Cessation of GHD Partnership
Recently EWB Australia (EWB) has learned that one of it’s corporate partners, engineering firm GHD, is a consultant engineer to the Adani Mining Carmichael coalmine project in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland. GHD has a public commitment to sustainable...
Stronger from the inside – supporting locally-led engineering sectors.
“Culture and family are really important in Timor-Leste” explains Francisco Guterres Dos Reis. “One special tradition is when a family decides to build a house. All the families from the grandfather and the grandmother come to help. This is a celebration of our roots,...
Register now to vote in EWB Board elections
Following a record number of applicants this year, nine candidates have been nominated, representing a diverse and complementary set of skills.Review the nominees&#; applications and cast your vote by June th.(Please note only paid EWB members are eligible to...
EWB Australia welcome the Top End to our nationwide league of chapters
“After working in developing countries for some time, I came to the Northern Territory to work as a water engineer. I discovered that in some aspects this region has many similarities with some of the places I've worked. I realised that the local knowledge of...
Election of four Board Members on Sunday June 17th – do you know someone who should apply?
Board elections are held annually, so it's time to elect members to the Board. You can consider nominating to the Board to share your experience and skills, and you can identify and encourage others to nominate for the Board. This meeting is called, in accordance...
EWB Australia appoints new CEO
With over years experience in community development in Australia and overseas, Ms. Loudon has held program management and leadership roles with Australian Volunteers International, EarthWatch Institute, and United Way Australia, and served as National Director Sri...
Shaping the Future of Engineering-EWB Annual Report 2017 Out Now
Our Annual Report / celebrates our incredible community and unique Humanitarian Engineering ecosystem shaping the skills of a new generation of engineers, and helping to redefine engineering as a community-centred profession.Our cross-sector collaboration with a wide...
Seeking applications for the role of CEO
Engineers Without Borders Australia is seeking applications for the role of CEO. As the leader of a dynamic innovative non-profit with years at the forefront of humanitarian engineering, the CEO will drive transformational change for communities in need, in Australia...
Making an Impact Summit – it’s the taking part that counts!
We were incredibly inspired by the creativity and professionalism of all the presentations, and recognize the hard work put in by everyone who participated put into it. It was great to meet so many enthusiastic students, academics and practitioners, and share stellar...
Appointment of EWB-Australia Acting CEO
Message from Gavin Blakey, Chair of the EWB-Australia BoardPete Baynard-Smith has made the personal decision to step down from the role of CEO of Engineers Without Borders Australia, at the end of . Pete has played an important role in working with our partners...
ATEC* Biodigester success covered by Reuters
The crew met with ATEC* customers to see just how the biodigester is improving day to day life in the household by removing the indoor pollution and labour associated with woodfuel cooking, whilst supplying organic fertilizer for crops. Watch now.The ATEC* biodigester...
EWB appoints Shane Kennelly as its first Indigenous Board Director
Mr Shane Kennelly, Managing Director of Kennelly Constructions and First People Recruitment Solutions, is a proud Bundjalung man with over years of experience in senior executive positions, leading and building sustainable growth for businesses across the Defence,...
Two awards for EWB Sanitation in Challenging Environments Team at NZWater Conference
"Their call to action was notice for all engineers in the industry."Winning the ProjectMax Young Authors of the Year award and the Hynds Presentation of the Year, both Katrina Bukauskas (centre left) and Andrew Koolhof (centre right) presented on...
IIX & ATEC* raise Series-A investment
ATEC Biodigesters (ATEC), an Australian-Cambodian Social Enterprise has raised US$700k, in a Series-A equity round to expand its operations in Cambodia as well as explore other international opportunities in the Household waste-to-energy market. The investment was...
Sam Perkins appointed as EWB Australia’s new Director of Education & Research
With experience in the academic, humanitarian and private sectors, Sam brings a diverse set of skills, knowledge and experience to the EWB team, which will be pivotal for the continued advancement of EWB&#;s Education and Research work."I have a long-term and...
Australian Senator Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Ambassador Peter Doyle visit Lafaek Water Project
The Lafaek Water Project is funded by a DFAT Innovation Exchange Google Grant, and was formally opened on the rd May . Although still in test phase, Senator Wong and Ambassador Doyle were able to drink the potable water produced by the water treatment technology...
Now seeking businesses for pro-bono support to exciting community projects
EWB Connect are seeking businesses who would be interested in providing pro bono support for the following:Perth, Western AustraliaMasterplan for happiness, healing and cultureQuantity Surveying and Land Surveying services for the Masterplan development stage of an...
Launch of Lafaek Water Social Enterprise Project, Timor Leste
Currently in Timor Leste there is a no reliable regulated water supply, and typically drinking water is either imported bottled water or must be drawn from wells, bores and springs, and then boiled to make it safe for consumption. “Ensuring the...
EWB International Program Mid-Year Report 2016/2017
EWB continues to concentrate its work on key thematic areas, with a focus on capacity building, the use of appropriate technology, and strengthening the technical and education sectors in the areas in which we work. EWB is currently facilitating projects focused on...
This National Volunteer Week, a special thank you from Pete, EWB Australia CEO.
"From East to West, North to South; across exec roles, in schools, with digital access, corporate galvanising, university chapter leadership and work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders – the list goes on. You all go above and beyond, and we are...
