PortTALK

Jason sits down with Dr Vinolia Salesi, Director of Civil Aviation for the Kingdom of Tonga as she shares her personal journey from her roots in Tonga to earning a PhD in Aviation Managment, and her vision for Pacific aviation.

This week Jason sat down with Sinead Redmond, Head of Infrastructure Delivery at GeelongPort. They discussed Sinead's career, the challenges of moving from Ireland to regional Australia, and exciting developments for GeelongPort.

This week Jason catches up with Ports Australia CEO Mike Gallacher. Jason and Mike discuss Mike's early life, his career in the police force and politics, and his lifelong dedication to service. They also discuss what Mike likes best about the Ports industry, as well as the challenges faced by the Ports sector in Australia in the coming decades.

For our first episode of Port Talk, Jason Sprott (Executive Director, Ports & Airports at NTRO) catches up with Samantha Leighton. Sam was the Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs at the Australian Airports Association. Jason and Sam discuss her early life, how she started her career, the challenges and opportunities for the airports sector, and Sam's upcoming move to Saudi Arabia to head up compliance at King Abdulaziz International Airport.

Coming this week … the first episode of NTRO’s new podcast series for the airports and ports industries PortTALK. PortTALK is about Australian ports and airports and the people behind the industry, who shaped it into what it is today.

NTRO’s Jason Sprott talks with the people behind airports and ports. Airports executive Sam Leighton is our first guest.

Our roads are Australia’s biggest national asset. If we had to rebuild our road network from scratch, it would cost around $300 billion to replace Australia's 800,000km of roads. The Australian Road Research Board's road asset performance leader Nigel Powers joins host Guy Hand to discuss how governments can best optimise their road network.

New technology can play a major role in making the journey of freight around our nation easier. Blockchain, innovative, sustainable power sources for trucks, and proper collection and sharing of data have the potential to revolutionise and disrupt the freight and logistics industry for the better. Dr Elnaz (Elli) Irannezhad from the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) is an expert in this area and joins Guy Hand to discuss.

There's a lot of science behind - or underneath - the road you drive on. Host Michael Caltabiano and pavement engineering expert Dr Michael Moffatt unpack some of the basics of what makes a road in this conversation on pavement design 101.

Australia's Best Practice Guides, launched in 2020, are a vital tool for the nation, helping local government manage its road and bridge assets. The Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) 's Nigel Powers joins host Guy Hand on this podcast to discuss the Federal Government-funded guides, which cover sealed roads, unsealed roads, road materials and bridge management

What does the future of Australian mobility look like? ARRB chief executive officer Michael Caltabiano and former Roads Australia chief executive Ian Webb join Guy Hand on this podcast to discuss issues like how we will be moving from point A to point B in years to come, how users should be charged for roads, and why government needs to get moving on future mobility solutions.