The editorial policy of Engineers Australia’s Civil Engineering College seeks to widen the usefulness of the Australian Journal of Civil Engineering (AJCE) by encouraging the publication of a greater variety of contributions to the science and practice of civil engineering.Contributions of original papers on research, development and professional achievements in all areas of civil engineering are encouraged. Areas catered for in this journal include transportation; construction; water engineering; coastal and oceans; ports and harbours; geotechnical engineering; tunnelling; mining engineering; infrastructure and building; management and leadership; risk and reliability; planning and policy; heritage sustainability; and life cycle asset management.