BDAQ Logo up for review - have your say!

Good Morning Sunny Coast Members

The subject of the BDAQ Logo was discussed at the BDAQ Management Council Meeting held over this last weekend.

It was decided to put it back to the members.

At our next meeting we will have a vote for:

1. Leave the logo in it’s current form
2. Refresh the current logo or
3. Change it all together

Please attend Branch Meeting at Lifestyle Windows 14^th March to have your say.

Results of the vote are to be passed on the Management Council no later than

Friday 30^th March.

Kind Regards

Bev Jorgensen

BDAQ WHS TRAINING ROADSHOW

BDAQ Technical Committee Breakfast - Join us!

Only three days to go until the BDAQ technical committee breakfast at Victoria Park Golf Club this Friday at 8.00am.

The good news is that you are invited. It’s not just for committee.

The really big news is that our guest speaker will be Ian Jennings, General Manager of the Building Services Authority. Ian has first-hand knowledge of how the building industry is going and where it is headed. His role is to monitor BSA licensees to ensure that they remain financially viable so he should know the real state of the industry. Ian also knows about the current position and future direction of national licencing.

This is a not-to-be-missed event and at just $50 it is probably the best value breakfast you will ever experience.

We do need to know in the next twenty-four hours if you and your friends will be coming so please let us know as soon as you are able.

Kind Regard,

The BDAQ Team

BDAQ State Conference

Sustainable Building Design - A New Paradigm

Friday 19 August to Sunday 21 August 2011

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Merivale Street, South Brisbane

Results of April AGM

Thank you to all those that have stood up to represent their local BDAQ region. Here are the results from April voting:

President: Paul Hindes
Vice President: Bob Kain
Treasurer: Ray Trinder
Secretary: Brett Grimley
Assistant Secretary: Daniel Horton
Event Co-ordinator: Ian Gorton
SSC Delegate: Beverley Jorgensen
Delegates: Dick Zwart and Cameron Lincoln

Thank you and I look forward to working with you all for the next year.

BDAQ Head Office Blog

Congratulations to the BDAQ Head Office for setting up a new blog:


http://buildingdesignersqld.blogspot.com/


There is also a link to the current BDAQ TV advertising. I would be interested in comments.

BDAQ Press Release

BDAQ Executive

A MESSAGE FROM BDAQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Welcome to 2011. What a start to the year it has been for Queensland.

With most areas out of danger and flood waters receding at varying rates, we are now in the clean-up and rebuild mode from what has been described as possibly the worst natural disaster in Australia’s history.

This will be a long and sometimes difficult process. Politicians are not willing to put a dollar figure on the damage but all agree that it will be a lot of money.

President Greg Pershouse sent a message to members last week and offered support to any who have suffered. I want to reiterate that if you need any assistance whatsoever as a result of the flooding, please contact Greg or the office.

I also want to thank those who were concerned about the office when Strathpine made it to the news reports last week.

Although low parts of Strathpine, Petrie and Lawnton suffered some inundation and roads in and out were cut, the office is high enough and out of danger. Although most staff could not get to work on Wednesday and Kerrianne had water halfway up her driveway, all our homes and families are safe.

Members have enquired about how BDAQ can assist in the clean-up and repair program. We will be monitoring the situation and will be available to help where possible.

Our experience from past events including Cyclone Larry and the Victorian bushfires, is that our offers of organised and managed building design services even when offered as a free service have not been required.

Following Cyclone Larry and the Mackay and Townsville floods, we found that most of the work was repair or rebuild of existing and plans were not required. These events resulted in little work for local building designers as insurance companies managed most of what was required.
This current crisis, of course is much more widespread and we will be monitoring the situation but state vice-president, Arthur Martin, lives and works in Dalby and designs for most of western Queensland. He is in touch with some of the worst affected areas and advises:

"As far as work goes, the military forces have moved in on the Darling Downs and surrounding areas and have set up assessment camps. They have a fleet of Engineers and Technical people on the ground to sort things out. Everything, I mean everything is being directed through them. There may be something we can do later, but right now it would be wasting our time."

In the meantime, if any member is struggling with flooding, has flood related workflow, staff or equipment issues or has been impacted in any way, please contact us. BDAQ as a community is ready to assist in any way we can.

There are ample building and flood clean-up inspection and advice agencies already operating and BDAQ is not inclined add to the list but if branches and/or members want to get involved on a local level they should contact the relevant local authority to offer assistance.

Russell

BDAQ President

Letter from BDAQ President

14th January 2011

During this time of crisis in Queensland, I trust you, your family and your friends are safe and well.

For those of you who have suffered loss, our thoughts are with you. If you have lost property and have damaged businesses and homes, we are with you in spirit as you rebuild.

I was heartened by the number of emails and phone calls that we received here in Bundaberg frommembers around the State checking on our welfare, when our city was experiencing its flood emergency last week.

Should there be anything we can do to assist, please contact me at greg@designgp.com.au. or Head Office admin@bdaq.com.au

Regional communities throughout Central and South West Queensland have been inundated with flood waters during the past month, with many areas suffering inundation for a second time.

I watched in dismay the devastation of the flash flooding in Toowoomba and the resulting chaos and loss of life and property in the Lockyer Valley.

Brisbane and Ipswich are now confronted with the devastation encountered by our country members.

The ramifications of this disaster will be felt throughout the community for a very long time.

The effect on our businesses, farms, schools, roads and transport will be profound. Queenslanders are famous in the way we respond to adversity.

Let’s congratulate the magnificent effort of our Emergency Services personnel and the volunteer organisations that have combined to assist Queensland.

If you are not already volunteering, I would ask that you assist, where possible, in helping others in your area towards a speedy recovery, particularly fellow BDAQ members.

Greg Pershouse

PRESIDENT

To All BDAQ Members