CQU Bundaberg recently (Aug 9) hosted 2006 Queensland Professional Engineer Of The Year David Starr, who addressed 30 members of the Burnett Local Group of Engineers Australia.

Mr Starr spoke on 'Leadership lessons from Shackleton's Endurance Antarctic Expedition', relating examples from the expedition to the building and leading of teams in the workplace.

Guest speaker David Starr with Desirae Kirby from CQU

The presentation used copies of the images and film footage taken on the expedition to demonstrate the challenges faced by Shackleton and his men.

Burnett Local Group Chairman Desirae Kirby, a CQU staff member, said that "we were delighted to host a speaker of Mr Starr's calibre at CQU".

"Our members thoroughly enjoyed his inspiring and thought-provoking presentation".

Mr Starr is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Golder Associates in Brisbane. He has 35 years' experience in a range of international projects and is currently working on the Brisbane North-South Bypass tunnel.

Also in attendance at the evening were some prospective engineering students from Shalom College. The students came along to speak about their experiences at a recent Engineering Link program.

Samantha Green from Main Roads with Shalom College student Brenton Dahl at the campus event