Low Volume Roads Workshops Where it all began 2019
What happened in 1999? 2019 • Helen Clark becomes the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand • Lance Armstrong ”wins” his first Tour de France • Two boys 17 and 18 years old go on a rampage at Bugger! Columbine High School on April 20th Killing 13 • The Millennium Dome opens in London • The famous Toyota Hilux Bugger TV Commercial goes to air on New Zealand television for the very first time
And the first Low Volume Roads Workshop 2019 • Held right here at the Ascot Hotel – and the main reason we are back again 20 years later • Organised by Southland District, who with a large network of over 5000km of road realised the importance of low volume roads. • Apart from Janice was anyone else here at the first workshop?
Workshop Locations 2019 • 1999 Invercargill • 2001 Rotorua • 2003 Christchurch • 2005 Palmerston North • 2007 Nelson • 2009 Napier • 2011 Queenstown • 2013 Rotorua • 2015 Christchurch • 2017 Tauranga
2001 - Rotorua 2019 • A local committee including Opus, Rotorua District and others • At the end of the workshop it was stated just how much work it had been to organise – Looking for volunteers to run again in 2003 • Ian Stenberg from Beca and REAAA stood up and offered to take responsibility for the event under the REAAA umbrella and we are still there today • The reason for our ongoing success – engaging professional organisors!!!
Organising Committee Members 2019 • • Ian Marshall Ross Anthony • • Janice Brass Chris Scott • • Robert Douglas Steve Browning • • Simon Hunt Tony Hodges • • Bryan Pidwerbesky Danny Shayler • • Jim McNeill Blair Cochran • • Neil Bennett Theuns Henning • Rob Napier • Mark Chamberlain • Brendan Bisley
Highlights – International Key Note Speakers 2019
Memorable topics – Gravel “Sweet Spot” - 2007 2019 • Phil Paige-Green • Same chart raised again in 2017
Memorable topics – Unsealed Road Management - 2009 2019 • Gerrie van Zyl
Memorable topics – Gravel Road Management - 2011 2019 • Ken Skorseth
Memorable topics – Collaboration - 2013 2019 • Timo Saarenketo
Memorable topics – Dust Management - 2017 2019 • David Jones
Memorable trips – Snow Farm - Cardrona 2019 And snow affecting travel to the workshop – drive from Christchurch via Dunedin and Alexandra
Memorable Dinners 2019 • Mission Estate Winery – Napier • Earnslaw & Walter Peak Station – Queenstown • Casino Evening – Rotorua • Race Night - Tauranga Not so Memorable • Quiz Night - Christchurch
Memorable Presenters 2019 • Swampy Marshall – Fulton Hogan • Lee Wright – Selwyn District Council - Road Safety • Ken Skorseth – South Dakota Local Transportation Assistance Program • Natalie Jackson – Demographics Ltd • David Jones – University of California • James McCallum – Southland DC young presenter - drones
Loyal Sponsors 2019 • NZTA • Fulton Hogan • Walk‘N’Roll – Paul Herbison And of course loyal attendees
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