Free to Attend

AusJet Education Hub

Two days of panel discussions and safety sessions on the future of our workforce, leadership and culture in the industry.

October 28–29, 2026

Sydney Showground

About the Program

Two Days, Built Around Real Conversations

Learn from Industry Experts and gain practical insights through the FREE Education Hub, sponsored by Contract Resources proudly part of Cleanaway.

Across two days, the AUSJET Education Hub brings operators, business owners and industry leaders together for presentations, panel discussions and safety sessions, with plenty of time on the show floor with exhibitors and outside at the Live Demo Arena seeing equipment in action.

Day One starts with coffee and networking, then turns to the next generation of our workforce with a NextGen presentation and panel. The morning continues with a talk on productivity and industry challenges, a session on targeted high-pressure water cleaning using Contract Resources’ flash tank cleaning rig, and a session on building a structured capability pipeline. After lunch there is a safety session on jetting asbestos pipes, live demonstrations, and networking drinks with the Innovation Safety Awards winner announcement.

Day Two opens with the Women in Our Industry Breakfast, followed by the NextGen vs the Old Guard panel and the Guy Jellicoe Scholarship presentation. The rest of the day is for live demonstrations and exhibitors, wrapping up with the Tradies Toolbox Sausage Sizzle and the conference close.

Aqua Prep operator in a green blasting helmet and protective gear water blasting a concrete structure over the water — Aqua Prep

Opening cut through a concrete wall exposing steel reinforcement, by Hitech Industrial Services — Hitech Industrial Services

Contract Resources crew talking in front of a Contract Resources vacuum truck — Contract Resources proudly part of Cleanaway

Two HLW Group workers beside a grease trap waste truck at a treatment facility — HLW Group

KOR tracked robotic cleaning unit fitted with high-pressure jetting nozzles — KOR

Stainless steel pipework and blue pump on Nano Bubble Technologies treatment equipment — Nano Bubble Technologies

Education Hub Program

Times, sessions and speakers are subject to change.

Tuesday October 27, 5pm: General Meeting and AGM, Novotel Sydney Olympic Park

Day 1 Program: Wednesday October 28

8:00am – 9:00am
Coffee and Networking
9:00am – 9:15am
WelcomePeter Bradford & Peter Jones
9:15am – 9:45am
Transforming the NextGen in ConstructionLauren Fahey, Executive Director, Nex Gen Construction
9:45am – 10:15am
Panel: Safer, Smarter, Skilled: Building the Next Generation of Industry ProfessionalsFacilitator: Lauren Fahey, Executive Director, Nex Gen ConstructionReece McCrystal, KOR (Chair, NextGen Committee)Andrew Bates, Den-Jet (NextGen Committee)
10:15am – 11:00am
Morning Tea / Visit Exhibitors
11:00am – 11:45am
Productivity, Innovation and Construction Industry ChallengesPeter Colacino, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Constructors Association
11:45am – 12:15pm
Targeted High-Pressure Water CleaningUsing Contract Resources’ flash tank cleaning rig
12:15pm – 1:00pm
Structured Capability PipelineJames Moohan, EMBA Vertical Horizons
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Lunch / Visit Exhibitors
1:45pm – 2:15pm
Drain Cleaning Safety: Jetting Asbestos PipesEthan Leeds, Trainright
2:15pm – 4:30pm
Visit Live Demos and Exhibitors
20-minute live demonstrations:
- 2:15pmBlastOne
- 2:35pmBucher Municipal
- 2:55pmHammelmann Australia
- 3:15pmKOR Equipment Solutions
- 3:35pmWOMA Australia
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Networking Drinks and Innovation Safety Awards

Day 2 Program: Thursday October 29

8:00am – 9:30am
Women in Our Industry BreakfastPanel: See her. Be her. Trailblazing journeysFacilitator: Lorraine DuffyChloe Van Praet, Trainright; Billie Dowds, Aqua Prep; Alice Haddon, Chief Fluid Systems
9:30am – 9:45am
WelcomePeter Bradford
9:45am – 10:15am
Panel: NextGen vs the Old GuardBill Kelly, Ian Blevin
10:15am – 11:00am
Morning Tea / Exhibition Floor
10:45am – 11:00am
Guy Jellicoe Scholarship Presentation
11:00am – 1:30pm
Visit Live Demos and Exhibitors
20-minute live demonstrations:
- 11:00amWOMA Australia
- 11:20amKOR Equipment Solutions
- 11:40amHammelmann Australia
- 12:00pmBucher Municipal
- 12:20pmBlastOne
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Tradies Toolbox Sausage Sizzle and Visit Exhibitors
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Conference CloseMC Peter Bradford