President’s Newsletter: May 2025

Build your Knowledge, Build your Network

Dear Colleagues,

I trust your 2025 is going smoothly now census date has well passed and we are midway through Semester 1. The Board and local organising committees have been working hard to ensure our Space Planning Workshop in June 2025 and Annual Conference in September 2025 build on the successes of previous events. We are also finalising the new 2025-27 strategic plan and will circulate the plan prior to the end of June 2025.

Our annual benchmarking process has now closed and the data submitted continues to be of a high standard, and I thank all institutions for their continued support in this very important and valuable data set. The benchmark data will be provided to our partner ARUP who will again be developing the TEFMA Benchmark Insights publication. We are aiming to present the final version at the Brisbane TEFMA Conference in September, which is a few months earlier than previous editions.

Scholarships and Awards

Applications for the 2025 Scholarships and Clever Campus Awards opened late March and will close on 2 June 2025. If you haven’t had a chance to review the Scholarship and Awards on offer, I strongly encourage you to visit the website and consider submitting an application. We have added an additional Award this year – Sustainability Award - which is proudly sponsored by Schneider. As a reminder, the tables below outline the TEFMA scholarship and award opportunities:

The winners will be announced at the Clever Campus Awards and Gala Dinner in Brisbane on 17 September 2025.

Publications

Since the last newsletter, we published the TEFMA / ACTS Scope 3 Emissions Guideline on 15 April 2025 on the TEFMA Community Forum. My thanks go to all the SIG members involved and to BECA who facilitated the project. This is the first sector specific Scope 3 emissions publication produced, and we envisage that it will undergo a refresh in the next 2-3 years. A dedicated webinar on the Guideline is scheduled for 21 July 2025, so keep an eye out for the communications on the webinar.

Through the strategic planning process, the Board will be considering the next guideline/publication topic and schedule the refresh of our existing Guidelines.

Upcoming Activities

Monthly Webinars
TEFMA’s monthly webinar programme continues to be very popular, which is a credit to all members. Details of upcoming Webinars are provided below and you can register here:

Events

TEFMA continues to provide a variety of informative and engaging events in 2025 with the opportunity to collaborate with your peers and those that contribute strongly to our sector. Communications have been released for the following events, so I encourage you to register to ‘Build your Knowledge and Build your Network’!

New Business Partners

If you have not done so recently, we encourage our member institutions to view information on the TEFMA Business Partners list on the website here to understand how they can assist you with the goals and objectives of your institutions. I am delighted to welcome the following new TEFMA Business Partners:

Ecoglo International - NZ | Ecoglo International - Specialise in advanced photoluminescent technology – designing and manufacturing visibly better egress products and exit signage that are largely self-sufficient for energy. We harvest sunlight and recycle artificial light. Our products are engineered and built to last for decades. Ecoglo technology can be seen in high-profile buildings and facilities ranging from the MCG, to the Burj Khalifa, and New York City transit.
CERTECH Pty Ltd - www.certech.com.au - CERTECH is an Australian company that takes pride in its ability to manufacture and distribute critical connectivity solutions that help businesses thrive. Our solutions are designed for the Australian market and are verified by industry experts to ensure their effectiveness. We are also deeply committed to environmental responsibility and only work with partners who share our values.
Space Counts - Optimising Educational Spaces - Space Counts - With a wealth of experience, Space Counts has been serving universities and institutions for the past seven years. Our longstanding commitment to excellence and innovation positions us as a trusted partner in optimising spatial strategies for academic success.
AssetLink Services Pty Ltd - Assetlink - Integrated Facilities Services - Assetlink Website - a multidisciplinary facilities management organisation that is able to deliver integrated facility services that assist businesses manage their assets, operations and carry out major and minor projects.
Educology - educology.com.au - Educology helps solve campus infrastructure problems for universities, TAFEs and schools, from strategic planning, campus space forecasting, functional brief writing, accommodation scheduling, stakeholder engagement, workplace strategy and post occupancy evaluation.

TEFMA Community

Please remember to view the TEFMA Community portal with the aim of fostering a culture of collaboration through sharing and engaging with the resources available in the library. The information is intended to generate discussion, build relationships with peers and learn from one another.

Should you wish to contact TEFMA, please email info@tefma.com.

Kind Regards,

Shane Jennings
Acting TEFMA President

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