At the recent meeting of the Stormwater Australia Directors, held on 14th July 2022, Queensland’s own Cath Thrupp was elected as the new President. Cath replaces Alan Hoban who announced that he would resign as President at mid-year but stay on the Stormwater Board until the end of 2022.
Cath has 20+ years’ experience in […]
On Thursday 4th August, 63 of our members registered for our first hybrid event of 2022, discussing the past, present and future of our stormwater industry in Queensland. Panelists Himanthi Mendis, David Simpson, Brad Dalrymple, Ben Penhallurick and Courtney Henderson, were led through a facilitated discussion by Katie Fletcher.
Where have we come in the […]
Stormwater Queensland have decided to amend the eligibility for projects that may be submitted for an award to include the period in which we did not have an awards series, due to the restrictions from COVID-19. Therefore, for the 2022 Awards of Excellence, all projects completed between 5th August 2019 to 5th August 2022 […]
Stormwater Queensland membership renewals are due by 30th June 2022, however we have added some new membership types that may be of interest.
New Graduate Membership
Stormwater Queensland has added a new membership category for graduate membership. It is for up to three years work experience following graduation. The annual graduate membership rate has been set at […]
Did you work on a great project but you don’t think it’s good enough to win a Stormwater Queensland award?
Don’t sell yourself short! The biggest obstacle to winning an award is taking the initiative to fill out the form. Nothing comes to the one who waits. Toot your own horn. Read these FAQs to help you find the […]
Brisbane recently hosted OzWater’22, the Australian Water Association’s national conference. Stormwater Queensland President, Katie Fletcher, attended the event and reports her key takeaways:
With over 1,000 delegates, the OzWater’22 conference was a great opportunity to learn about the other parts of water, namely potable water and wastewater. Historically, the content at Australian Water Association events […]
Welcome to the March 2022 edition of Stormcast!
We have packed this edition with the latest news and events from both Stormwater Queensland and Stormwater NSW to give you a broad insight into our industry and association across the nation.
EVENTS
NEW DATE FOR WEBINAR: EMBODIED CARBON EMISSIONS
This presentation seeks to disrupt the current method of selecting a pipe […]
In order to promote better succession planning and to reduce the workload on our existing committee, Stormwater Queensland is calling for expressions of interest from Stormwater Queensland members to join our committee as the Shadow Treasurer.
Responsibilities would include supporting the Treasurer to meet the position description.
This may include:
Assistance to prepare monthly financial reports […]
By Katie Fletcher, President of Stormwater Queensland
March 2022 has seen an incredible amount of rain falling in the South East Queensland (SEQ) catchments and sadly, loss of life, houses and property for many. I’d like to echo the sentiments of Stormwater Australia’s recent post and send condolences to all those affected.
This has been referred […]
