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๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐•๐ˆ๐‚ ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Please join us on 18 March at RMIT University in Melbourne for an informative technical prese...
02/03/2026

๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐•๐ˆ๐‚ ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Please join us on 18 March at RMIT University in Melbourne for an informative technical presentation titled - "๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐‚๐Œ'๐ฌ".

๐Ÿ“… Date: Wednesday, 18 March 2026
๐Ÿ•” Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
๐Ÿ“ Location: RMIT, Melbourne, VIC
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register Here - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/concrete-performance-with-scm-s-2560

This seminar will explore how supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are being used to enhance concrete performance while supporting lower-carbon outcomes. The session will examine the impact of SCMs on strength development, durability, workability and long-term performance, alongside practical considerations such as material availability, mix design, curing and construction practices

๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธPresenters:
Professor Sujeeva Setunge, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation, STEM College
Rish Satsangi, Materials Solutions & Innovation Manager, Heidelberg Materials

๐ŸคSponsor:
SmartCrete CRC

๐Ÿ™ŒSupported by:
CIA NEXGen and CIA Women in Concrete

๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ˆ๐‚ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Join us on Monday 16 March at 2:00 PM to celebrate International Women's Day and the 2026 theme o...
02/03/2026

๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ˆ๐‚ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Join us on Monday 16 March at 2:00 PM to celebrate International Women's Day and the 2026 theme of Give to Gain, the Women in Concrete Network is proud to present this webinar, that focuses on the power of mentorship.

CIA Women in Concrete - ๐ˆ๐–๐ƒ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง - ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ

๐Ÿ“…REGISTER NOW! (๐‘ญ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ฌ) - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/women-in-concrete-iwd-give-to-gain---the-power-of-mentorship-2587

Hosted by the Women in Concrete Committee Chair, Isabella Janssen O'Brien, the webinar features two inspiring speakers โ€“ Karen Surmon from Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) who will explore how the mentoring relationship benefits both mentors and mentees and Ana Guzman, Regional Manager SA at WSP Australia will discuss how her career has benefited from various mentoring relationships and how she now โ€˜gives to gainโ€™ as the Mentor and being able to pass on that knowledge and support to those rising in the ranks.

Hosted by - CIA Women in Concrete

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค'๐ฌ ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐’๐– ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Join us on Thursday, 5 March at the NEX โ€“ Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre for a t...
01/03/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค'๐ฌ ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐’๐– ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Join us on Thursday, 5 March at the NEX โ€“ Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre for a technical seminar, as we explore the future of AI at "๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž 2026".

๐Ÿ“… Date: Thursday, 5 March 2026
๐Ÿ•” Time: 2:30pm - 6:00pm
๐Ÿ“ Location: NEX - Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre, Newcastle
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฐ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘น ๐‘ต๐‘ถ๐‘พ! - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/concrete-intelligence-2026-2530

Join leading engineers, researchers, and industry professionals as we explore how AI is transforming the technical foundations of concrete construction. From predictive mix design to structural optimization, this forum highlights the intelligence driving the next era of engineering excellence.

๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธPresenters -
Tanya Stephenson, Finance & Business Growth Specialist, Citrinex
Justin Stephenson, Project Manger, 24/7 Engineering
Carlo Garofali, Special Counsel, McCullough Robertson

๐ŸคSponsors -
CitrineX and Structural Concrete Industries

๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค'๐ฌ ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐’๐– ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Please join us on 5 March at the NEX โ€“ Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre for a tech...
23/02/2026

๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค'๐ฌ ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐’๐– ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Please join us on 5 March at the NEX โ€“ Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre for a technical seminar centered on AI, titled "๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž 2026."

๐Ÿ“… Date: Thursday, 5 March 2026
๐Ÿ•” Time: 2:30pm - 6:00pm
๐Ÿ“ Location: NEX - Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre, Newcastle
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register Here - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/concrete-intelligence-2026-2530

Join leading engineers, researchers, and industry professionals as we explore how AI is transforming the technical foundations of concrete construction. From predictive mix design to structural optimization, this forum highlights the intelligence driving the next era of engineering excellence.

๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธPresenters -
Tanya Stephenson, Finance & Business Growth Specialist, Citrinex
Justin Stephenson, Project Manger, 24/7 Engineering
Carlo Garofali, Special Counsel, McCullough Robertson

๐ŸคSponsors -
CitrineX and Structural Concrete Industries

Last week, CIA VIC hosted its first Industry Breakfast of the year at the Melbourne Bowls Club, bringing together indust...
23/02/2026

Last week, CIA VIC hosted its first Industry Breakfast of the year at the Melbourne Bowls Club, bringing together industry professionals to explore 3D Concrete Printing: From Lab to Site.

A sincere thank you to our expert presenters - Dr Nan Zhang, Ash Quiddington, Edward Bond, Garreth Handke, and Christian Willmett for sharing their knowledge, project insights, and practical experiences. Your contributions made the morning both informative and inspiring, and also ensured the event was a great success! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ™

We also appreciate the support from CIA NEXGen and CIA Women in Concrete in bringing this event together.

๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š'๐’ ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‘๐Ž๐€๐ƒ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐– - ๐’๐ž๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š.Be part of the final leg of...
22/02/2026

๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š'๐’ ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‘๐Ž๐€๐ƒ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐– - ๐’๐ž๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š.

Be part of the final leg of our national seminar on โ€œSeismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Australiaโ€ happening this week in cities near you. The presentations will focus on the provisions of AS 1170.4 and AS 3600, offering a detailed overview of the accepted design procedures under each standard, as well as a summary of recent and forthcoming updates.

๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Presenters:
Scott Menegon
Emeritus Professor John L Wilson

Seats are filling quickly - ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฐ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘น ๐‘ต๐‘ถ๐‘พ ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’”๐’‘๐’๐’•!๐ŸŒ-
๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž: Monday, 23 February - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/seismic-design-of-reinforced-concrete-buildings-in-australia-2548
๐€๐๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐๐ž: Tuesday, 24 February - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/seismic-design-of-reinforced-concrete-buildings-in-australia-2549
๐๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ก: Thursday, 26 February - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/seismic-design-of-reinforced-concrete-buildings-in-australia-2550

๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐–๐€ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - Join us on 19 March for a fun and relaxed networking evening at the "2026 ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฌ" e...
18/02/2026

๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐–๐€ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - Join us on 19 March for a fun and relaxed networking evening at the "2026 ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฌ" event, taking place at the Leederville Sporting Club in Perth.

๐Ÿ“… Date: Thursday, 19 March 2026
๐Ÿ•” Time: 5:00pm - 8:30pm
๐Ÿ“ Location: Leederville Sporting Club Inc, Perth
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘น๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/2026-barefoot-lawn-bowls-2533

Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the CIA WA Barefoot Bowls Night at Leederville Lawn Bowls Club โ€“ Perthโ€™s top spot for fun, networking, and a little friendly competition! This event is open to everyone in Perthโ€™s concrete industry, from CIA members to industry colleagues, and is the perfect way to connect with peers in a relaxed and enjoyable setting.

Sponsored By - Marine & Civil Maintenance (MCM)

Supported By - CIA Women in Concrete and National Association of Women in Construction

๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐–'๐’ ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐’๐– ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Be there tomorrow, 19 February, at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club in Sydney for a seminar featu...
17/02/2026

๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐–'๐’ ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐’๐– ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Be there tomorrow, 19 February, at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club in Sydney for a seminar featuring an engaging and forward-looking discussion on "๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง: ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  100+ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ".

Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and connect with industry peers - reserve your seat now!
๐Ÿ“… Date: Thursday, 19 February 2026
๐Ÿ•” Time: 3:00pm - 6:30pm
๐Ÿ“ Location: Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, Sydney
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register NOW - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/service-life-design-meeting-100-year-asset-targets-2526

The session will focus on the principles of Performance-Based Service Life Design as a critical tool for meeting these unprecedented targets. We will discuss the high-level topics essential for asset owners, designers, contractors, and academics, including risk management, specification clarity, and quality assurance.

๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธPresenters -
Dinesh Dineshharan, Design Development Senior Manager, Sydney Water
Carlo Garofali, McCullough Robertson
Frank Papworth, Director, BCRC
Anton Aldred, Technical Service Director, Cementaid International Group

๐ŸคSponsors -
Sika, Laby Building, CEMENTAID GROUP and BCRC - Durability Consultants

๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐’๐– ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Join us on 5 March at the NEX โ€“ Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre for an AI-focused te...
17/02/2026

๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐๐’๐– ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ - Join us on 5 March at the NEX โ€“ Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre for an AI-focused technical seminar on "๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž 2026".

๐Ÿ“… Date: Thursday, 5 March 2026
๐Ÿ•” Time: 2:30pm - 6:00pm
๐Ÿ“ Location: NEX - Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre, Newcastle
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register Here - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/concrete-intelligence-2026-2530

Join leading engineers, researchers, and industry professionals as we explore how AI is transforming the technical foundations of concrete construction. From predictive mix design to structural optimization, this forum highlights the intelligence driving the next era of engineering excellence.

๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธPresenters -
Tanya Stephenson, Finance & Business Growth Specialist, Citrinex
Justin Stephenson, Project Manger, 24/7 Engineering
Carlo Garofali, Special Counsel, McCullough Robertson

๐ŸคSponsors -
CitrineX and Structural Concrete Industries

๐“๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ'๐ฌ ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐•๐ˆ๐‚ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - Please join us tomorrow at the City of Melbourne Bowls Club for one of the most highly antici...
17/02/2026

๐“๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ'๐ฌ ๐‚๐ˆ๐€ ๐•๐ˆ๐‚ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - Please join us tomorrow at the City of Melbourne Bowls Club for one of the most highly anticipated events on the calendar - the ๐‘ช๐‘ฐ๐‘จ ๐‘ฝ๐‘ฐ๐‘ช ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’…๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’š ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’‡๐’‚๐’”๐’•: 3๐‘ซ ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’•๐’† ๐‘ท๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ: ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’ƒ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’•๐’†.

This is your opportunity to connect with industry leaders and innovators as we explore how 3D concrete printing is moving from research to real-world application - places are limited, so register now.

๐Ÿ“… Date: Wednesday, 18 February 2026
๐Ÿ•” Time: 8:00am - 11:00am
๐Ÿ“ Location: City of Melbourne Bowls Club, Melbourne
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register Now! - https://concreteinstitute.com.au/professional-development/upcoming-events/cia-vic-industry-breakfast-3d-concrete-printing-from-lab-to-site-2559

๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’” -
Dr Nan Zhang, Swinburne University
Ash Quiddington, Oasis Building Group and Dune Technologies
Edward Bond, Robert Bird Group
Garreth Handke & Christian Willmett, Heidelberg Materials

Supported By -
CIA NEXGen and CIA Women in Concrete

What a fantastic way to kick off 2026! Our ๐‘ช๐‘ฐ๐‘จ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’”โ€™ ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’‡๐’‚๐’”๐’• set the foundation for a big year ahead, with a ful...
16/02/2026

What a fantastic way to kick off 2026! Our ๐‘ช๐‘ฐ๐‘จ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’”โ€™ ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’‡๐’‚๐’”๐’• set the foundation for a big year ahead, with a full room and strong turnout from across the industry.

A huge thank you to Patrick Seares from Westport, whose presentation really hit the mark. Insightful, engaging, practical and the feedback from attendees was outstanding.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the great energy in the room. Your support and engagement are what make these events so valuable. Weโ€™re looking forward to seeing you at many more CIA events across the year.

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