Queensland’s waterways are being impacted by excessive volumes of sediment with the majority coming from man-made disturbances such as land clearing and associated in-stream erosion as well as building and construction sites. This excessive deposition of sediment impacts the natural environment through the loss of habitat, ecosystems etc., and through increased concentrations of nutrients […]
Stormwater Queensland has today launched the 2019 Awards for Excellence. Designed to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievement in our industry, the awards cover 6 categories and will be presented at a gala dinner in October in Cairns.
Stormwater Queensland President, Peter Worth, encouraged all members to submit an entry, “In Queensland we have a history […]
You may recall that Stormwater Queensland recently prepared a submission on behalf of our members on the draft Implementation Guidance for Off-site Urban Stormwater Management, published by the Department of Environment and Science (DES). The submission is now available on our website here.
Stormwater Queensland will now use the submission as a platform for further […]
Stormwater Queensland has released its Position Statement for Stormwater Quality Asset Management.
Stormwater Queensland is committed to providing industry leadership on best practice stormwater management. This Position Statement sets out Stormwater Queensland’s stance on the operation and maintenance of stormwater quality assets, including vegetated stormwater assets (e.g. bioretention, wetlands) and non-vegetated structural assets (e.g. gross […]
In Queensland, stormwater quality offsets provide a mechanism whereby local governments collect voluntary payments from developers in lieu of complying with legislated stormwater quality management objectives on site. These local governments are subsequently responsible for utilising these funds to implement stormwater solutions that achieve a better or equivalent outcome external to
the site.
To augment the […]
Stormwater Queensland is currently coordinating a centralised survey in relation to the current status of stormwater quality offset implementation at various Councils within Queensland. Stormwater Queensland is requesting this information from all Queensland Councils where the State Planning Policy “Post construction phase – stormwater management design objectives” apply. It is intended that this will […]
The Gold Coast is home to some of the best waterways in the world. Stormwater treatment devices are integrated throughout the city to help protect these waterways, and the appropriate function (and associated performance) of these devices is highly dependent on these assets being appropriately maintained. Clare McAsh is a Senior Environmental Engineer with […]
On behalf of its members, Stormwater Queensland has provided the Department of the Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) with a submission on the Draft Implementation Guidance for Off-site Urban Stormwater Management (AKA stormwater offsets). The submission is available for download here.
Expressions of Interest for Stormwater Queensland’s 2018 Sub-Committees are now being accepted and we invite all members to consider applying for service on one of the following:
Membership & Advocacy Sub-Committee
Responsible for identifying members benefits, scholarships, recruitment activities, maintaining membership records and trends; and
Preparation of Position statements, coordinating member surveys, advocating for members […]
The Draft State Planning Policy (SPP) was released by the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning (DILGP) for public consultation from November 2016 to February 2017. On 31 January 2017, Stormwater Queensland organised a forum to discuss the draft SPP and subsequently requested feedback from the industry. Videos and presentations from the forum […]
