We provide opportunities for public works professionals working in local government in Victoria to enhance their technical and managerial skills.
Our latest news:
2024 MEFV Overseas Study Tour Report
Two representatives from Local Government in Victoria were awarded the 2024 MEFV overseas study tour Scholarship to travel to the USA and Canada and attend the Public Works Conference in Atlanta, Georgia (PWX2024). Prior to travelling, the Awardees arranged site visits to eleven (11) organisations across the states of California, North Carolina and Illinois USA and the Province of Ontario,…
American Public Works Engineers visit to Victoria
The MEFV in partnership with the Chicago Chapter of the American Public Works Association was pleased to support the visit of two Chicago public works engineers to Victoria in May 2024. • Jackie Dearborn, Manager Grounds, Rigging and Transportation at the Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois. • Dan Dinges, Director of Public Works at the Village of Bartlett, Illinois Their…
2023 Overseas Study Tour
Study Tour reports by the two participants of the 2023 MEFV Study Tour to USA and Canada have been completed and are available in the Reports section of this website. A summary of the reports by Anita Johnstone and Evan Nisbit follow – Reimagining Public Space 2023 and beyond. Anita Johnstone, Manager City Assets and Presentation, Bayside City Council. The…
Opportunities we provide:
Sponsored national and international study tours
Scholarships to attend technical conferences
Financial assistance towards further learning
Recognition of Victorian municipal engineering leaders
Showcasing reports by study tour recipients on their topic of research
The study tour was an amazing opportunity to travel across the US and Canada, build networks and learn about my chosen topic. A real career highlight, it expanded my thinking and created opportunities to share insights and continue to build networks back in Melbourne. I’ll always be grateful for the opportunity.
The overseas study tour was a once-in-a-career chance to meet with and learn from many municipal engineers working in my area of interest across the United States and Canada. It was an outstanding experience; the effort paid off in terms of professional growth as well as in the lessons brought back to Victoria to benefit local government at home.
The study tour is a career changing opportunity to provide a fascinating perspective of how public works is approached in a completely different context. I encourage everyone to seek out the chance to forge more industry connections and bring back learnings to benefit the local public works community
An invaluable opportunity for anyone looking to learn what other cities/government agencies are doing to deliver public works – as there’s often no need to ‘reinvent the wheel’! I encourage anyone looking to build their knowledge and meet great people along the way to participate.
I encourage you to apply for the scholarship for the study tour. Your field of interest is likely to be of wider interest to the sector and what you bring back will benefit our communities here. On a personal level you’ll find the preparation for the tour challenging and during your expedition you’ll have a great time and make bonds with your team mates that will last and be very strong.
In the spirit of reconciliation the Municipal Engineering Foundation Victoria acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.