Southern Highlands Community Hospice

February 02, 2015: The application for construction of the Southern Highlands Community Hospice is now before Councillors for a final decision scheduled to be made in 2015.  The 10-bedroom facility will be a benchmark for the nation as the first purpose-built community Hospice in Australia.  NCE has worked on providing the stormwater and water quality management for the...

All-girls school MLC providing year 6 students with an Engineering edge

December 12, 2014: On Wednesday the 21 May, 2014 I was invited to speak to the Year 6 class at MLC School Sydney about my experiences as an Engineer.  The school provides a bridge building activity for the Year 6 girls, where in groups of two they are to research and design a bridge over several weeks for...

Inspiring the Young to Stay Interested in Maths and Science

October 10, 2014: On Tuesday 26th November I did a presentation at my primary school, Orange Grove Public School in Leichhardt.  My presentation was about maths, science and engineering to around 60 students aged between eight and ten years old. I arranged the visit after reading the President’s Column ‘The Key to the Future’ by John Nichols in...