Record attendance at the first HVIA Member Forums for 2025 is a great indication of the value of the in-person meetings and networking opportunity, Chief Executive Officer Todd Hacking told attendees in his CEO Report.
On Wednesday last week, the HVIA Victorian Member Forum, hosted by CMV in Derrimut, saw over 50 professional and technical HVIA members come together to discuss key advocacy, regulatory, technical and policy issues impacting our industry.
It follows on from record attendances at Member Forums held in Queensland and New South Wales the previous week, indicating that HVIA members are more engaged in key industry developments than ever before.
“My goal in providing a CEO report is to try and outline whole of organisational matters that might be of interest,” he added.
“I start by saying that 2025 is HVIA’s 10th anniversary and to mark the occasion we are planning a special celebration at the end of the year. The Gala Dinner is on December 4 and we are trying to break 400 attendees for the first time, so please put it in your diary and try to make it as we celebrate industry and showcase the award worthy initiatives and young apprentices of 2025.
“Our first decade can be summed up by respecting the legacy and foundation of the CVIAQ but also by deliberately seeking to expand and service a new cohort of members. It is a balancing act but one I hope we are getting right, more often than not.”
To this end, Todd informed members that in December, the staff and board met to undertake the next iteration of the HVIA Strategic Plan 2025-2028.
“This included a review of our Purpose and Vision as well as the Strategic Goals that we pursue as we strive to continue to service our members to the highest standard. This work will be shared shortly and will be embedded throughout the organisation,” he said.
“As I write this report, the RBA has cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points and there is talk of an election just around the corner. HVIA has sent our Election Priorities Document to all 226 members of the Australian parliament.”
With just over 80 days to go until the 2025 Brisbane Truck Show, Todd informed members that a lot of focus is shifting towards the show “as we shift progressively from planning to operations”.
“The BTS Preview Magazine, designed and executed in-house, provides 160 pages of glamorous insights into what is likely to be on display at the BTS. Whilst deliberately a tease, we will continue to drip feed out exciting developments as they come to hand.”
Lastly, Todd told members that HVIA – based on great work through HVIA’s LITE committee – had submitted an application to the SA Government for funding for a project to provide educational resources to help the industry understand emissions reporting obligations, including some case studies on how to reduce emissions across the heavy vehicle supply chain.