Evolution Charity Cup 2019

BRS would like to congratulate all the participants involved in this year’s Evolution Charity Cup for helping to raise a massive $100k for the Mark Hughes Foundation to help tackle brain cancer.

The corporate tag-team style surfing competition was held at Dixon Park Beach in conjunction with this year’s Surfest.  The event was run by the Mark Hughes Foundation to help raise money for brain cancer research, heighten awareness, and support brain cancer patients and their families.

The competition included 16-teams of four surfers from local Newcastle businesses. Our ‘BRS Wave Riders’ team was made up of Joe Myson, Ben Miller, Peter McCallum, and Nick Whitton.

The event provided a great opportunity for our team to compete against some pro-surfers, network with the other local businesses, and most importantly be part of the team effort of fundraising. With the help of our supporters, we were able to raise a total of $1,162.90 to go towards the Foundation.

We would like to congratulate Lake Macquarie City Council for winning the competition, and to Kentan Machinery for raising the most funds.

We would also like to thank everyone who donated to this worthy cause, as each donation goes a long way in helping to support those affected by brain cancer.

We are proud to be a supporter of the Mark Hughes Foundation and of all the other causes we support. You can find out more about these on our Making a Difference page.

Women in Surveying 2019

The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 Women’s Week. Representing only three per cent of the entire profession, there are currently only 29 Female Registered Surveyors within New South Wales. The event aimed to help address the lack of diversity within the profession, and to help encourage young girls and women to consider a career in surveying.

Female senior high school students were invited to join Consulting Surveying firms from around New South Wales for a day in Sydney to develop a better understanding of the surveying profession.

The students and volunteer surveyors started off the day by visiting the recently opened Hyde Park ANZAC Memorial. The Memorial features the historic soil collection memorial program which was collected by public volunteers, and NSW state and commercial surveyors.

During the lunch, BRS hosted and shared a table with five of the students. This allowed our surveying team the opportunity to discuss with students the integral role surveying plays in any spatial process or project. They were also able to provide advice regarding surveying as a possible career option.

Following from lunch, a panel of representatives from the University of Newcastle, University of NSW, University of Southern Queensland, and TAFE outlined the various study pathways leading to the surveying profession.

The event was a great opportunity to highlight the importance of gender diversity within the profession, and to help encourage young girls and women to consider pursuing a career in surveying.

Below: BRS’ Managing Director Glenn Barker, our surveying team, and students pictured at lunch.