November 2024 Message from the CEO – Jeremy Irvine
Parking Industry Awards Dinner and National Roads & Traffic Expo wrap
Thank you to the many members and colleagues who joined us for the Parking Industry Awards and National Roads & Traffic Expo last week.
Parking Industry Awards
Hosted by the very funny Jo Stanley, the dinner highlights included winners being announced, recipients of 30-plus years’ service to the industry recognised, and a reflection on the service of the late Michael Moses and Glen Holdsworth.
Congratulations to all our finalists, winners, and long service recipients, and a huge thank you to our sponsors TNS (Dinner Sponsor); Easy Park ANZ (MC Sponsor) Park Aid and Genetec (Pre-Dinner Drinks Sponsor); and CAVU, DESIGNA Australia, First Parking, Kenex Line Marking, Optimise Energy Solutions, Orikan, and UbiPark (Category Sponsors) – both for your support and getting up and having a chat with Jo! We also note with thanks the efforts of the judges whose feedback was that the calibre of applications was exceptional.
We were honoured that Parking Australia Life Member Larry Schneider joined us; Larry presented the Parking Organisation of the Year Award to the City of Perth, and we congratulate the City of Perth team for their win – along with all our finalists and winners.
In the words of a colleague’s post on LinkedIn, the Awards were “an opportunity to nerd out, network, reflect & celebrate” – a sentiment we liked; that and the comment from Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas in his West Australian newspaper column that the Awards were the “Brownlow medal for parking!”.
Photos from the night are on the Parking Australia Facebook page.
National Roads & Traffic Expo
It was great to see so many people at the National Roads & Traffic Expo both chatting with exhibitors and participating in the 15 Parking Australia conference sessions that ran across the two days. Our Emerging Leaders finalist panel was well-received and showed the pride in which members have for their emerging leaders, some of which were new to being on a panel, and all of whom were a credit to themselves and their organisations.
Thank you to all the many speakers who took time from their busy schedules to make conference the success that it was, to all our colleague exhibitors, and for the positive feedback from colleagues on the quality and depth of the presentations and panels across the two days.
Upcoming 2024 events
Our next networking event is in Syndey from 3.30pm on 27 November: Topic: The big picture – where does parking fit in the broader policy and planning landscape? Members are free – click on the link for full details and to register.
This is a panel not to be missed as we consider the topic with a focus on disability inclusion.
The event will be preceded by Parking Australia’s 2024 AGM. Details are via Parking Australia AGM » Parking Australia on the member-only site. We congratulate re-elected Directors Angelique Mentis and Daniel Hitchcock, and welcome Andrew Morse to the Board.
2025 dates – add in your calendar now
We’re excited to announce the schedule for our quarterly industry networking events for 2025, which will be held on a Wednesday from 3.00pm – 6.00pm local time, on the following dates and in the following cities:
26 February: Perth
28 May: Sydney
27 August: Brisbane
26 November: Melbourne (with AGM)
If you’re interested in being either a sponsor (Venue, Major Event, or Networking Session) at Parking Australia events, sponsorship packages are bespoke and developed in collaboration with the firms and are based on a range of factors including for example links to the topic, relevance to the audience/market, and ongoing engagement with members. Sponsor interest is open and can be provided to CEO Jeremy Irvine at any time within the principle of first come, first served.
Engagement
Our member briefing this month includes an advocacy briefing, a new transport minister in Queensland and more news.
Members can read more on these matters and other Parking Australia member news by logging into the member portal.
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