People and policy

Household decarbonisation’s role in the energy transition

Electrification and renewable gas advocates often hold opposing views on gas use decarbonisation in the home.
The Australian Pipeliner sat down with Jordan McCollum, National Policy Manager, APGA, to discuss a new study showing that this difference in opinion may come down to a simple difference in how household decarbonisation costs are calculated. Read More
The new APGA Board elected at this year's convention.

Meet this year’s board

As tradition goes, the annual general meeting at the APGA Convention and Exhibition was held on the last day, with members voting for who they want to lead the industry. Read More
CRC Evans

CRC Evans takes unique approach to hydrogen service weld design

The development and qualification of welding procedures for hydrogen service presents a number of technical challenges, which need to be explored as pipelines are increasingly used as a method to transport hydrogen. At the 2023 APGA Convention, Dr Robin Gordon discussed these challenges on behalf of CRC Evans.
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Savcor

Gas and energy policy

In this column, Jordan McCollum, National Policy Manager at APGA says that Victoria’s new gas connection ban – politics is winning against physics and prices at the cost of future energy consumers. But why would the Victorian Government pursue the misleading narrative of electrification being cheaper for households than renewable gas? Read More
Pipe Tek

Pipeline integrity simplified on show at APGA Exhibition

Have you ever seen the results of an intelligent pipeline pig that can collect five different data sets in the one pass? APGA Convention and Exhibition Major Sponsor Pipe Tek will be demonstrating how you can simplify your pipeline integrity and maintenance at booth #56 and #57 during the event, aiming to save you time and money.
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ERIAS Group

Shaping the women of tomorrow

ERIAS Group’s Julie Crawford, Melanie Brown, and Luci David share their career experiences and how the APGA women’s leadership program has shaped them as leaders and inspired future trailblazers.
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Emissions reduction

Emissions reduction process needs to change

By Jordan McCollum, National Policy Manager, APGA. The months since the Federal Election has seen the pace of legislative change around energy and emissions policy ramp to record pace. But key shortcomings in ongoing reforms mean energy users ultimately have few decarbonisation pathways beyond electrification or a radical change in their business model. 
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Reinforcing gender stereotypes

By Margaret Gayen on behalf of the APGA WPF Advocacy Committee Women are irrational. Men pay on dates. Girls are just naturally better at caring. Boys like cars. Most of us would agree that the first two of these statements are problematic, but how many of us would casually accept the last two?
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