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The Local Government Engineers Field Days




History

The "Engineers Field Days" were initiated to allow Local Government Engineers from throughout the nation to view the most up to date equipment, plant and machinery available in the civil engineering field.

The event had a humble beginning in 1955 when eight companies displayed their equipment at The Spastic Centre, Allambie Heights NSW.

By comparison the 2000 Field Days which were held at Panthers in Penrith, attracted three hundred and forty exhibitors displaying equipment, plant and machinery valued at millions of dollars.

The event, now the largest of its type in the southern hemisphere, has broadened it's reach and now attracts large numbers from federal and state government departments as well as contractors from the private sector. Over ten thousand local government engineers, contractors and trades people attend the three day exhibition.

It has been the policy of the Institute to hold the Field Days at a location where a worthwhile project could be completed over several years at no cost to organisations, e.g. the Spastic Centre, Big Brother Movement, National Fitness Camp, Narrabeen and the Macquarie University Sports Association.

The dynamic working display is an important part of the Field Days, which allows plant and equipment to be viewed in a working environment and at the same time provide works of permanent benefit to the community.

During the lifetime of the Field Day work has been carried out or the event held at the following locations:

1957 - Spastic Centre, Allambie Heights Hostel.
1958 - Big Brother Movement, Cabramatta Farm
1959, 1960, 1961 - Lane Cove National Park
1962 - Remembrance Driveway, Villawood
1963 - Static Display only due to flood rains
1964, 1965 - Captain Cook Memorial Park, Kurnell
1966, 1967, 1968 - National Fitness Camp, Narrabeen
1969, 1970 - Liverpool and District AHI Showground and Sports Complex
1971 - Womens Amateur Sports Council, Terry Hills
1972 - Cabarita Park, Concord (Static Display Only)
1973 - BMI Quarry, Greystanes (Static and Working Demonstration)
1974 to 1979 inclusive - Macquarie University Sports Association
1980 to 1986 - NSW Soccer Federation Headquarters, Parklea
1987, 1988 - State Sports Centre, Homebush
1989 - Sydney Park St Peters
1990 - Sydney Park St Peters
1991 to 2000 - Penrith Panthers
2001 Warwick Farm Racecourse
2002 to 2006 Sydney Showground Homebush
2007- Western Sydney International Dragway

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Future Goals
Proceeds from the event allow the Institute to provide continuing professional development services to its members and to donate funds to the Foundation for the Technical Advancement of Local Government Engineering in New South Wales.
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