Local Government Engineers' Association
ISBN: 9781742236537
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Year first published: 01 Dec 2019
Pages: 280
Format: Hardback
Few can claim toaffect the lives of every person in every community, but that is the legacy oflocal government engineers. Many saw service in both world wars and later usedthe diverse skills acquired in war in their peacetime council work. Alwaysfascinated by new technology, local government engineers have devised improvedmethods of road and bridge construction, and taken on vital tasks such asproviding reticulated water to rural communities. As well as facing thechallenge of 'droughts and flooding rains', they have designed swimming poolsand airports and been involved in town planning.
This bookcelebrates the first 100 years of the Local Government Engineers' Associationof NSW, a steadfast advocate for both its members and the broadercommunity.