Events

There is various sponsorship opportunities for the Golf Day.

• Provision of a prize/prizes to Sponsor an individual hole. This will give your company naming rights for the hole and you will be required to provide prizes for nearest to the pin, longest drive or even a novelty event such as drive and chip or longest drive. You can be creative – name your event (and provide prizes). You can also place your company banner on the hole (banner provided by you).
• General Sponsorship for the day will entitle your company to full recognition of your support. This financial support will provide for a pre game sausage sizzle for all players and a drink cart to provide refreshments during the day.
• Provide Company promotional handouts for participants. This can be balls with your company logo, caps, T-shirts etc to be included in the registration bags.
• Prizes for individual and team events. Contributions for use on the day as prizes would be appreciated.

For queries relating to sponsorship opportunities please contact Dan Collison on GOLFDAY@PWINSW.ORG.AU or through the button below.

PWI welcomes our corporate members who are active in country rail areas or projects to sponsor a Country Meeting. Sponsorship is by providing a venue, facilities and light refreshments after the meeting. There is no additional sponsorship charge. PWI will organise a representative to liaise with your company in coordinating the Country Meeting and will email the membership to gain attendance. PWI will also provide the necessary templates to coordinate the meeting i.e agenda, attendance sheet, presentation and the like if required.
For further information about presenting at one of the sessions, please contact Luke Pleasance LPleasance@ARTC.com.au

Country Meetings for 24/25 are:

11th December 2024 – held in Newcastle
22^nd May 2025 – held in Dubbo
04^th September 2025 – held in Newcastle

Five Technical Meetings are held each year (see Events page for dates). Corporate members have the opportunity to sponsor Technical Meetings for a cost of $1,500 ex GST. Sponsorship includes advertising to the membership, presentation of a technical paper and excellent networking opportunities during light food and refreshments after the presentation.

For any queries relating to sponsorship of Technical Meetings please contact us on MEETINGS@PWINSW.ORG.AU or through the button below.

Technical Meetings for 2025 are:

06th February 2025 – Lycopodium (Special General Meeting)
10th April 2025 – TBC
26th June 2025 Joint with RTAA – WSP
14th August 2025 – AGM – Arcadis
20th November 2025 – TBC

Each year PWI seeks corporate sponsorship of our Winter Dinner (June). Members and their partners are encouraged to attend with numbers of between 200-250 on the night. Sponsorship includes:

• One corporate table (representatives, guests, clients – PWI membership not applicable).
• Adversed sponsor on all invitations to members; Adversed sponsor on Table Menu Cards and Program;
• Acknowledgement in the May newsletter leading up to the event;
  5-10 minute presentation of your choosing (i.e video, promotional, speech etc)
• Wrap up including adversing in the August newsletter.

PWI will organise all event details, with your inclusion, prior to any adversing material going to the wider PWI membership. Entertainment is provided for this event. Sponsorship cost is $15,000 incl GST.

For any queries relating to sponsorship of the Winter Dinner please contact Natalie-eve Gambell on INFO@PWINSW.ORG.AU or through the button below.

We are thrilled to announce the introduction of the PWI Lunch and Learn sessions, an innovative platform where learning and lunching come together.  Sessions are inclusive and open to everyone in the railway community, so if you’re interested in infrastructure, be sure to join us.

These sessions are a unique opportunity to delve into the intricacies of infrastructure projects, and setting the stage for continuous learning and professional growth.

Lunch and Learn sessions will be held online every two months on MS-Teams, so keep an eye on your emails and the PWI calendar.

For any queries relating to sponsorship of Lunch and Learn Sessions please contact us on Rob.Macdonald@arcinfra.com

2024 Confirmed Lunch and Learn Sessions:
March 20, 2024: ‘METRONET Rail project’ Rob Keenan from Laing O’Rourke
May 15, 2024: ‘Exploring Turnouts RPS’ with Mike Hickey and Malcolm Kerr
July 17th 2024: New Switch Grinding Technology Mark White
September 11th 2024: ‘Normanby Car Wash’ with Degnan
November 13th 2024: ‘Auckland Metro Flood Recovery’ with Kiwi Rail

2025 TBC Lunch and Learn Sessions:
January 15th 2025: ‘Repoint Switch System’ with Prof Roger Dixon
February 12th 2025: ‘OHW Presentation – TBC’ with Louis Petroulis
March 12th 2025: ‘Sustaining Sleepers Strategy’ with Darren Sharp

The Annual PWI Executive Breakfast held in May, at a central Sydney location brings industry leaders to build connection over breakfast.
Starting with a stand-up networking over coffee, we then move in to a seated breakfast featuring a topical and thoughtful keynote address to our industry and a brief panel discussion afterwards. This event is popular with our members and early bookings are recommended to avoid missing out.

Contacts: Rebecca Want & Patrick Mann

The PWI NSW hosts a number of industry events throughout the year, with our signature event being the Annual Convention (typically held in October each year). This event is seen as a great opportunity for all of our members to get together with industry friends and colleagues from all over the State, and spend the day learning, networking, and sharing knowledge. This one-day annual event typically hosts 300+ delegates and is designed to appeal to all levels and parts of the industry – blue and white collar contractors, consultants, suppliers, and operators/maintainers. The Convention Themes are planned to stimulate conversations around relevant industry topics, and the program consists of keynote addresses from notable industry leaders including State Ministers and Executives, presentation papers (technical and non-technical), and panel sessions. The Convention also includes a seated 3-course lunch and a post-convention networking event. For more information, please contact us at info@pwinsw.org.au.

The Annual PWI Awards Night is typically held in February each year, and is a great way to kick off the calendar year. It allows our industry to celebrate the successes of our members through the presentation of several awards that showcase members’ achievements, and recognise their skills and dedication to excellence. The Awards categories are:
• Young Achiever Award;
• Alan Barham Maintenance Award;
• Ken Erickson Innovation Award;
• Welders Award;
• Steve Maxwell Platelaying Award (major, minor and platelaying categories);
• Electrical Safety and Quality Award; and
• Design Award (major and minor categories).

For more information on the awards, including the judging criteria, please go to our Awards page. If you would like more information on the Awards Night, please contact us at info@pwinsw.org.au.

Site Visits are organised for the purpose of introducing our members to projects or processes that they may not be privy to in their own role. The goal is that we share knowledge and experiences from passionate people and explore project sites to witness the extraordinary work rail professionals from all disciplines do. From large-scale infrastructure projects to operations and maintenance systems, the site visits are varied and interesting and a must attend in the PWI NSW Calendar.

We are always on the lookout for inspiration for the site visits, so if you have something cool you would like to showcase to a bunch of rail industry professionals, just get in contact with Regina Wootton Regina.Wootton@jhg.com.au to organise a potential visit.