Engineers in the spotlight for journalism awards

The engineers of Australia and the National Press Club are looking to highlight the best works in news of the last year that have focused on engineering.

The announcement:

The National Press Club of Australia is proud to announce the Engineers Australia Journalism Award for 2012 is now open and calls for entries.  Sponsored by Engineers Australia, the aim of the award is to widen understanding and raise the profile of Engineering as a profession, and encourage the media to acknowledge the role of engineering and its diversity in key areas such as education, the environment, health, infrastructure, research and development and trade.

National Press Club Vice President, Ken Randall said, “Awareness of the vital role of engineers in our society has grown strongly in recent years, for many reasons, particularly those associated with the need for urgent action on climate change, water policy and infrastructure development.”