Natalie Lincoln
Principal Coach, Incredible People
Leading Mates and Managing Expectations: The Reality of Supervision
Step into the real world of supervision - where you’re suddenly leading mates, managing long-standing personalities, and trying to lift standards without damaging relationships.
This practical, no-fluff keynote gives new and emerging supervisors a clear toolkit they can use immediately: setting and holding the standard, checking outcomes without micromanaging, and having fast, factual conversations that keep crews safe, accountable, and working well together.
Expect relatable stories, simple frameworks, and a commitment-to-action that turns insight into results.
About the presenter:
Natalie Lincolne is Principal Coach and Director of Incredible People (a WALGA Preferred Supplier for leadership development) and experienced supporting local government works teams. With 30+ years in leadership and organisational development and HR consulting, she’s known for an engaging, practical style that gives participants tools and actions they can use immediately with their team.
Learn more at www.incrediblepeople.com.au
Graham Henderson
Pathway Towards Low Carbon Sustainable Road Surfaces
The presentation examines the range of strategies available to Local Government Organisations to reduce carbon emissions associated with the use of bituminous products. It will explore how informed decision-making, and the prioritisation of treatments can deliver long-term financial and environmental benefits, ensuring more sustainable asset management outcomes.
Key themes include the reuse and recycling of existing pavements, the application of life cycle assessment methodologies to evaluate environmental impacts, and the identification of practical pathways to achieve measurable carbon reduction targets.
The presentation will conclude with guidance on upcoming AfPA courses, where participants can further develop their knowledge through detailed technical content and hands-on insights into practical pavement applications.
www.afpa.asn.au
Terry Melrose
Wellbeing Tips - Empowering men and communities to take responsibility for their wellbeing and health.
Looks at a variety of issues including physical, mental and social aspects of our health and wellbeing. A light hearted session identifying some of the things men do, or don't do! Also includes some simple tools and tips to help get the balance right.
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Rowan Barkey – AQF Level 5 Consulting Arborist, Perth Arbor Services Pty Ltd
If Trees Could Talk
Through real-world examples from over 15 years in arboriculture, Rowan explores how trees record their history through scars, growth patterns, decay, and response to their environment. The presentation demonstrates how arborists interpret these clues to better understand tree health, risk, resilience, and the impact of human activity, offering a fresh perspective on the stories every tree has to tell.
Mike Kenny BE, CPEng, MIE (Aust.), SMIEEE, MITE
Supporting Fiji Road Authority’s Major Infrastructure Rollout
Join Mike Kenny as he shares how the Fiji Roads Authority transitioned from manual traffic counting to automated, remote traffic data delivery. This talk follows the project from initial scoping and planning through to installation and live deployment, showing how FRA now collects, monitors and visualises traffic activity with greater efficiency and significantly less manual effort. Learn how temporary traffic counters, VM-I real-time magnetometers and the ATLYST cloud-based analytics platform are helping FRA access reliable network insights, support infrastructure planning, store information securely and share findings more easily across project stakeholders.