Upcoming Events

Sep
24
Thu
2015
2015 Stormwater Queensland Annual General Meeting @ BMT WBM
Sep 24 @ 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
2015 Stormwater Queensland Annual General Meeting @ BMT WBM | Brisbane | Queensland | Australia

The 2015 Annual General Meeting of Stormwater Queensland will be held on Thursday, 24th September 2015.

Nominations for a position on the Management Committee of Stormwater Queensland will be open 21 days prior to the AGM. If you wish to register your interest in joining the Committee for 2015 – 2016 please contact the Association Secretariat on (02) 9744 5252 or email siaqadmin@stormwater.asn.au

Aug
29
Mon
2016
Stormwater 2016 National Conference @ Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa
Aug 29 – Sep 2 all-day
Stormwater 2016 National Conference @ Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | Australia

Stormwater Australia invites you to attend STORMWATER 2016, the 4th National Conference convened by Stormwater Australia, to be held from Monday, 29th August to Friday, 2nd September, 2016 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.

In 2009, the United Nations reported that more than half the world’s population lived in urban centres. This proportion is set to increase to 66% by 2050, when it is estimated that city dwellers will live and share their neighbourhoods with an additional 2.5 billion people.

As our cities grow and evolve, it is imperative that we manage our resource and our natural resources to ensure they continue to provide clean, healthy environments for ourselves and the next generation. Access to adequate supplies of safe and fit-for-purpose water will be increasingly important to meet the needs of a growing population, while the responsible management of runoff from both increasing sprawl and density in existing urban areas will be needed to increase our resilience to natural disasters such as flood and heat waves, and to avoid further environmental and social degradation.

The modern stormwater industry seeks to balance traditional issues with emerging priorities which are being placed on our infrastructure. Practitioners are experienced in working at the coal face, often pragmatically dealing with issues in a complex environment where policy requirements are often unclear, but the demand for good outcomes and multiple benefits are not. The growing need to work in multidisciplinary teams, to lead and influence, to understand and assimilate different points of view and technical requirements, will be core skills required in the future.

Challenge and change brings opportunity. Fiscal constraints are an ever present reality. New and emerging technologies are developed to provide technical solutions. Increasingly we are seeing new business models that empower greater choice. Increasingly we are looking to solve nexus issues around water, energy and food. In an increasingly connected world, information has a new currency to support decision making and engagement with community. As economies around the world transition to make better use of all this knowledge, there is potential to develop new markets and trade opportunities.

The ‘Rising to the Challenge’ Conference will reach out beyond our core industry practitioners to engage with a broader group of committed and talented people who will all need to work together to develop the solutions of the future. Stormwater Australia invites you and your colleagues from all disciplines and experiences to participate in what we anticipate to be an exciting and engaging Conference that builds upon earlier successes, inspires participants and provide opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing.

For all enquiries and registrations please visit – www.stormwater2016.com.au

Sep
29
Thu
2016
2016 Annual General Meeting @ BMT WBM
Sep 29 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2016 Annual General Meeting @ BMT WBM | Brisbane City | Queensland | Australia

Stormwater Queensland will hold its Annual General Meeting for all members on Thursday, 29th September, 2016 at BMT WBM, Level 8, 200 Creek Street, Brisbane from 3.00 pm until 4.00 pm.

Please click on the links below to display the documents related to the 2016 Annual General Meeting.

  • To view the Minutes from the 2015 Annual General Meeting, click here
  • To view the Notice of the 2016 Stormwater Queensland AGM and Proxy Form, click here

If you are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting, it would be appreciated if you could provide us with your proxy in order to ensure a quorum of members. A current list of committee members can be found on the Committee page of the website, however you are able to give your proxy to anyone who is a current financial member of Stormwater Queensland. Click here to download a proxy form

Nominations for positions management committee for 2016/17 are now closed.  To view the nominations received please visit the AGM page.

For further information please contact the Association Secretariat at admin@stormwaterqueensland.asn.au or phone (07) 3211 4686.

Oct
11
Wed
2017
Stormwater QLD & IECA State Conference – 50 Shades of Blue, Green & Brown @ Pullman Brisbane, King George Square
Oct 11 – Oct 13 all-day
Stormwater QLD & IECA State Conference - 50 Shades of Blue, Green & Brown @ Pullman Brisbane, King George Square | Brisbane City | Queensland | Australia

Effective land and water management requires a holistic approach across catchments and the development cycle. But it also throws up challenges – grey areas – that require new or different ways of thinking.

For that reason, Stormwater Queensland (SQ) and the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Australasia have come together for a joint conference in 2017 to recognise the common values and purpose they share in effective land, stormwater and waterway management:

All soil and water professionals are invited to join us in beautiful Brisbane in October 2017. The conference will bring together practitioners, academics, suppliers, asset owners and students in a common forum to engage, collaborate, discuss and dive headfirst into the grey areas of land and water management.

With so many established concepts and approaches for land and water management, this conference will explore the grey areas, the subtleties that exist within those approaches that can trip us up or mean the difference between success and failure. We’ll look at emerging technologies, established approaches, and will never discount embracing the old ways; what can we learn from past mistakes and how can we work smarter to manage our land and water resources?

This conference aims to celebrate our successes, explore new challenges, encourage better integration of soil and water management, and promote engineering and science as complimentary disciplines.

This conference effectively unites two organisations that are in the business of managing stormwater quality and quantity at various stages of development, from design to construction and on to operation.

The conference will include keynote speakers, plenary sessions, open discussion forums, panel sessions, technical workshops, exhibitions and a comprehensive social program.

With SQ and IECA coming together for this conference, it is sure to be a fun, vibrant, thought-provoking event that will expand delegates’ thinking and knowledge while challenging them to investigate the nuanced grey areas of land and water management.

We look forward to seeing you in Brisbane in October 2017!

Avoid disappointment and register today HERE

Oct
12
Thu
2017
Stormwater Queensland 2017 Annual General Meeting @ Pullman Brisbane
Oct 12 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Stormwater Queensland 2017 Annual General Meeting @ Pullman Brisbane | Brisbane City | Queensland | Australia

Stormwater Queensland will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 12 October 2017 at 12.30pm at the Pullman Brisbane King George Square (Kennedy Room), Ann & Roma Streets, Brisbane.

The AGM papers can be downloaded here;

SQ 2017 AGM Notice and Papers

If you are not able to attend the AGM, please exercise your voting rights by returning the completed Proxy Form.

Members are invited to consider nominating for a position on the Stormwater  Queensland 2017-2018 Management Committee.  Stormwater Queensland are seeking committee members that are eager and enthusiastic to advance the stormwater industry and who want to play an active role in setting the direction of the Association and its activities. Participation on the Committee is also of personal benefit, providing professional development and networking opportunities. The nomination form is attached – please be sure to include a 100 word professional profile and statement on what you believe you can add to the committee.  Note: Nominations close COBThursday, 28  September 2017.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Stormwater Queensland Secretariat contacts.

Oct
25
Thu
2018
Stormwater Queensland 2018 Annual General Meeting @ AECOM, Level 8
Oct 25 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Stormwater Queensland 2018 Annual General Meeting @ AECOM, Level 8 | Fortitude Valley | Queensland | Australia

Stormwater Queensland will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on;

Thursday 25 October 2018 at 1pm at AECOM, Level 8, 540 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley, QLD.

The AGM papers can be downloaded here;

If you are not able to attend the AGM, please exercise your voting rights by returning the completed Proxy Form.

Members are invited to consider nominating for a position on the Stormwater  Queensland 2018-2019 Management Committee.  Stormwater Queensland are seeking committee members that are eager and enthusiastic to advance the stormwater industry and who want to play an active role in setting the direction of the Association and its activities. Participation on the Committee is also of personal benefit, providing professional development and networking opportunities. The nomination form is attached – please be sure to include a 100 word professional profile and statement on what you believe you can add to the committee.  Note: Nominations close Thursday, 11  October 2018 at 1pm.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Stormwater Queensland Secretariat contacts.

Oct
22
Thu
2020
Annual General Meeting 2020
Oct 22 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm

Stormwater Queensland will hold its 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 22 October 2020 from 12.30pm – 1.15pm via Zoom. Please register your participation via the link below. In accordance with the Rules of the Association, the relevant documents will be emailed to all members and published on the Association’s website here. Members unable to attend the meeting may exercise their right to vote via a Proxy. All members voting and issuing proxies must be financial members of Stormwater Queensland.

Stormwater Queensland is an Incorporated, not-for-profit Association established in 1996. Stormwater Queensland aims to be the leading association for the promotion and advancement of stormwater management.

As part of the AGM process, all financial members of Stormwater Queensland will be invited to nominate for either a position on the Executive Committee or as an Ordinary Committee member for the 2020-2021 year. Stormwater Queensland is seeking committee members who are eager and enthusiastic to advance the stormwater industry and who want to play an active role in setting the direction of the Association and its activities. Participation on the committee is also of personal benefit, providing professional development and networking opportunities. A Nomination Form can be found here.

If you have queries regarding the AGM, participation on the Management Committee, or the nomination process, please feel welcome to contact SQ via admin@stormwaterqueensland.asn.au

Mar
29
Tue
2022
franc.sydney 2022 @ Dockside Darling Harbour
Mar 29 – Mar 30 all-day
franc.sydney 2022 @ Dockside Darling Harbour

franc.sydney 2022 is powered by Stormwater NSW and is all about challenging the rationality of current practices and perceptions of urban stormwater and its management. It is a community of individuals and organisations who are, in some way, connected to or effected by urban stormwater and are passionate about changing the way the industry operates to become more future-focused, resilient, adaptive and connected.

The stormwater industry has, for decades, tried to shift the balance between vested interests and the greater good, but it has become clear that it can’t do this alone. So franc.sydney 2022 brings together individuals from beyond stormwater to tackle this issue together. Our members include professionals, scientists, academics, researchers and advocates that recognise the need for change, the need to put the long-term prosperity of the health of our waterways, emissions and sustainable development above short-term political and financial interests. Most importantly, we bring these people together to help us all speak with one voice.

And it all begins by having ‘franc’ discussions.

This conference has a total of seventeen (17) guest speakers (up from the traditional four), and will include a range of new topics including:

  • How to develop resilient communities.
  • The relationship between the environment and human health.
  • Finding ways to help protect our aquatic environment and conserve biodiversity; and

Conversations between scientists, planners, hydrologists, environmentalists and academics to ensure we are all on the ‘same page’ going forward.

Franc.Sydney has also moved to become a hybrid event giving everyone the opportunity to be a part of franc either in person or from the comfort of your own home. In-person and virtual registrations are exchangeable at the rate you paid (early bird, standard) if you are to change your mind closer to the date.

Oct
27
Thu
2022
2022 Stormwater Queensland Sustainability Summit @ Owen J. Wordsworth (OJW) Conference Venue
Oct 27 all-day
2022 Stormwater Queensland Sustainability Summit @ Owen J. Wordsworth (OJW) Conference Venue

We would like to invite you to join us for the 2022 Stormwater Queensland Sustainability Summit.

The Summit program will include one day of plenary sessions, presentation of our annual awards and a fun social evening event.  The Summit will feature a co-located trade exhibition, providing an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest in product innovation.

Stormwater Queensland has proven to be leaders in providing high quality professional development for urban water, through their annual conferences and technical events.  The 2022 Summit will be a step forward from our usual content with greater focus on new ideas, panel discussions, current research and innovation to both inspire and enable our industry towards a sustainable future.

Who should attend?

The primary audience for this event includes industry professionals such as engineers, asset managers, researchers, landscape architects, sustainability managers, knowledge transfer specialists, policy development practitioners, politicians, and advisors from Government agencies, Non-government agencies, Consultants, Research and development organisations, Regional NRM Bodies and Industry.

Oct
4
Wed
2023
Stormwater Queensland 2023 Annual General Meeting
Oct 4 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Stormwater Queensland 2023 Annual General Meeting

Stormwater Queensland Committee nominations are now open and will close at 11.00 am on Wednesday, 20th September 2023 for the 2023 Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, 4th October 2023 from 11.00 am to 11.30 am via Zoom.

All financial members of Stormwater Queensland are invited to nominate for either a position on the Executive Committee or as an Ordinary Committee member for the 2023-2024 year. Stormwater Queensland is seeking committee members who are eager and enthusiastic to advance the stormwater industry and who want to play an active role in setting the direction of the Association and its activities. Participation on the committee is also of personal benefit, providing professional development and networking opportunities. Learn more and download AGM documentation here.