Upcoming Events

Jul
15
Wed
2015
Stormwater Queensland Conference 2015
Jul 15 – Jul 17 all-day
Stormwater Queensland Conference 2015 @ Queensland | Australia

Visit the Conference Website, please click here.

On behalf of the Conference Committee, we are pleased to announce that the 2015 Stormwater Queensland Conference will be held on Wednesday, 15th and Thursday, 16th July, with a Technical Tour to be held on Friday, 17th July. The two-day Conference will be held at The Armitage Centre, Empire Theatre in Toowoomba.

In recent years, more sustainable water management has been a key focus of the ‘Garden City’. In 2009, the city’s water supply was at an all-time low of 7.7%, leading to major water restrictions, a proposed (and subsequently rejected) indirect potable re-use scheme, and the construction of a $187 Million pipeline from Wivenhoe Dam. In January 2011, however, the city and surrounding areas were devastated by flash flooding.

With significant growth predicted in the region, Toowoomba Regional Council is committed to managing its water cycle more sustainably, including the extreme events. Council’s goals are to “plan and deliver safe and effective stormwater management outcomes and a flood resilient region” and “advance water use efficiency and water cycle innovation throughout the region” (Toowoomba Regional Council Corporate Plan, 2014-19).

This Conference provides a unique opportunity to bring together the best and brightest minds within the stormwater industry in Queensland (and beyond) to share and gain knowledge, experience and expertise – and build strong collaborative partnerships.

As in past years, we aim to build a strong conference program that will provide an opportunity for delegates to learn from the experience of others on a broad range of topics, and continue to provide these stormwater professionals with an insight into the key factors that have resulted in successful urban water management projects across Queensland.

If you would like to receive further information about the 2015 Stormwater Queensland Conference, please contact GEMS Event Management on +61 2 9744 5252.

 

Aug
31
Mon
2015
2015 Stormwater Queensland August Winter School @ Alliance Francaise de Brisbane
Aug 31 – Sep 4 all-day
2015 Stormwater Queensland August Winter School @ Alliance Francaise de Brisbane | West End | Queensland | Australia

On behalf of Stormwater Queensland, we are pleased to announce that we are holding our very first Winter School Program this August.  The Stormwater Queensland August Winter School will feature Workshops conducted by Grant Witheridge (Catchment and Creeks), Jack Mullaly and Andrew O’Neill (Healthy Waterways).  The school will be held over a period of five days and allows you to choose individual daily workshops, which suit your needs and to improve your knowledge and skills in stormwater quantity and quality design.

 

To register for one or more of the workshops, to be held as part of the Stormwater Queensland August Winter School, click here.

 

Workshop Schedule

 

Monday, 31st August Workshop 1 – Application of the Rational Method and Aspects of Piped Drainage Design
Presenter: Grand Witheridge
Tuesday, 1st September Workshop 2 – Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Principles and Concept Design
Presenters: Jack Mullaly and Andrew O’Neill
Wednesday, 2nd September Workshop 3 – Design of Stormwater Outlets and Design of Fauna Sensitive Waterway Crossings
Presenter: Grant Witheridge
Thursday, 3rd September Workshop 4 – Water Sensitive Design (WSUD) Detailed Design
Presenters: Jack Mullaly and Andrew O’Neill
Friday, 4th September Workshop 5 – Treatment of Creek Erosion and Natural Channel Design
Presenter: Grant Witheridge

 

Workshop Outlines

 

The following Workshops will be presented over the five days of the Stormwater Queensland August Winter School:

 

Workshop 1 (Part 1) – Application of the Rational Method

Introduction to the various hydrological methods used to determine design discharge or small to medium catchments. Detailed discussion is provided on the application of the Rational Method and the various procedures as presented within the Queensland Urban Drainage Manual for the determination of time of concentration. It is hoped that the Workshop will also provide students with an update on AR&R attitude to the continued use of the Rational Method in drainage design.

 

Workshop 1 (Part 2) – Aspects of Piped Drainage Design

This workshop has been developed for practitioners who have past experience in stormwater drainage design. Discussion is provided on the reasoning behind many of the design rules used in pipe drainage design. The workshop reviews hydraulic gradeline (HGL) analysis, structure losses, methods to achieve a reduction in pit losses, and the hydraulics of inlet structures.

 

Workshop 2 – Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Principles and Concept Design

This workshop will focus on the application of WSUD to reduce the impact of urbanisation and meet state and LG policy requirements. The workshop will include training on implementing WSUD principles, WSUD concept design and integration. This will include practical exercises in WSUD concept design that can be highly valuable when preparing stormwater management plans.

 

Workshop 3 (Part 1) – Design of Stormwater Outlets

This workshop reviews the design of stormwater outlets, and their integration into various receiving environments, including discussion on aesthetics, headwall design, pubilc safety, inlet and outlet screens, erosion control, maintenance and water quality issues.

 

Workshop 3 (Part 2) – Design of Fauna Sensitive Waterway Crossings

This workshop focuses on the design of various types of waterway/roadway crossings, with the aim of minimising their impact on aquatic and terrestrial fauna passage. The workshop reviews design and rehabilitation of waterway culverts.

 

Workshop 4 – Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Detailed Design

This workshop will focus on the detailed design of wetlands, bioretention and swales. This workshop will include working through a detailed “WS design”, also considering a number of other aspects of stormwater drainage design, that has been included in other Winter School workshops (e.g. outlets, hydraulic calculations, etc).

 

Workshop 5 (Part 1) – Treatment of Creek Erosion

This is a practical-based workshop on the various forms and causes of creek erosion, providing detailed discussion on the selection and application of a wide range of treatment techniques. The primary focus of the workshop is on the use of natural materials, such as vegetation and rock to control creek erosion.

 

Workshop 5 (Part 2) – Natural Channel Design

This workshop introduces the concepts of Natural Channel Design (NCD) for use in the design of drainage channels and the rehabilitation of minor watercourses, within heavily modified catchments. The workshop will also discuss some of the lessons learnt since the release of Brisbane City Council’s NCD Guidelines of 2000.

 

Registration Fees

 

Stormwater Queensland are committed to providing high quality professional development opportunities to our members. As the August Winter School is a new initiative of the Association, Stormwater Queensland have subsidised the Workshop registration fees by more than 50% of their full value.

 

(Fee per Full Day Workshop)
Member  $250.00
Non Member $350.00
Student $50.00

 

Please Note: For Participants wishing to attend multiple Workshops, a 20% discount will be applied.

 

Registration to attend these Workshops includes Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea.

 

Should you have any questions regarding registration, please email registration@gemspl.com.au.

If you would like to know more about the Stormwater Queensland August Winter School, please contact Stormwater Queensland on 1300 721 220.

Nov
26
Thu
2015
Stormwater Quality Offsets Forum @ Gambaro Function Centre
Nov 26 @ 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Stormwater Queensland is committed to provide industry leadership on flexible and innovative pathways for stormwater quality management permitted by the State Planning Policy. These pathways include (but are not limited to) stormwater quality offsets. To ensure that we represent the interests of our members in our activities, we will facilitate a forum to discuss this topic.

 

Presenters include:
  • Dr Andrew O’Neill, Healthy Waterways
  • Elissa McConaghy, Moreton Bay Regional Council
  • Josie Raftery, Toowoomba Regional Council
  • Kym Whiteoack, RMCG
  • Tony Costantini, Planfuture (representing Port of Brisbane)

 

The Forum will be  facilitated by Belinda Chapman from Working Wheel.

 

Speaker Biographies:

 

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Dr Andrew O’Neill, Healthy Waterways
Andrew O’Neill is the Principal Scientist for Healthy Waterways’ Water by Design team. After completing his thesis on the
biogeochemistry of constructed wetlands treating acid mine drainage, Andrew conducted research into the disposal of high level nuclear waste in deep rock aquifers in Sweden, degraded river and lake systems in Indonesia, Canada and the USA and natural wetlands and hot springs in Yellowstone and Kamchatka. Andrew has been responsible for the design and delivery of high profile integrated water policy and water sensitive urban design projects in both the public and private realm, and supports uptake of sustainable urban water management with both Australian and international professionals and students.

 

Elissa McConaghy, Moreton Bay Regional Council

Elissa McConaghy is a Senior Strategic Planner at Moreton Bay Regional Council with over 10 years’ experience in strategic land use and infrastructure planning.  Elissa graduated from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Environment Planning in 2003 and has experience in the fields of development assessment, park and open space planning and design, planning scheme and policy development and infrastructure network planning and charging.  Elissa currently manages Moreton Bay Regional Council’s strategic water program covering total water cycle management, floodplain management, and coastal management.

 

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Josie Raftery, Toowoomba Regional Council
Josie is a Principal Planner of Toowoomba Regional Council’s Strategic Policy and Environment/Infrastructure Charges Coordination team.    She has tertiary qualifications in land use planning, ecological sciences, social sciences, cultural studies and applied (geological) sciences.  Josie’s experience includes str ategic infrastructure network and land use planning, open space planning, environmental planning and development of sustainable infrastructure programs.

She is passionate about the future, understanding the bigger picture and planning based on good evidence.  Her approach to planning is aims to build communities by breaking down silos and finding better ways to communicate expertise.

In her current role, Josie is focussed on the planning and design of public infrastructure for multiple uses to deliver efficiency and better urban design.  This includes her focus on the integration of stormwater management with public open space considering the range of values and expectations placed on Toowoomba’s local creeks.

Kym Whiteoak, RMCG

Kym Whiteoak is a Senior Economist with RMCG with expertise in the economic assessment of water quality offsets and the cost-effectiveness of water quality improvement actions.  Kym is currently assisting a Victorian water business design, assess and implement a water quality offset, and has assisted many councils and water businesses compare the cost-effectiveness of different stormwater management options as part of integrated water management plans.

 

Tony Costantini, Planfuture (Representing Port of Brisbane)
Tony is a natural resource management specialist with expertise in delivery of regional natural resource management programmes, landscape restoration, engagement, forest ecology, geomorphology, soil conservation and intensive agricultural production systems.  He has specialist training in business governance, economics, procurement and project management.  As Principal of Planfuture, Tony works with clients to integrate natural asset solutions into business strategic and operational plans.  Examples include use of nutrient offsets in the planning and delivery of sewage treatment plant upgrades, trialling offsite stormwater management treatment, designing and delivering marine and terrestrial offsets and designing and delivering landscape restoration works.

 

Emma O’Neill, Ipswich City Council

Emma O’Neill is the Coordinator (Integrated Water Management) at Ipswich City Council.

Emma has a background in environmental management and planning and in 2015 completed the International Water Centre’s Water Leadership Program as a recipient of the Healthy Waterways Erosion and Sediment Control Leadership scholarship.

Recently Emma project managed (in conjunction with consultants BMTWBM) the development of a robust and transparent framework to guide the use of funds collected under Council’s stormwater quality offsets scheme.

Prior to her role at ICC Emma worked in the Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand dealing with complex water management challenges including assessment of impacts of oil exploration on receiving environments, review of urban stormwater management programs, and highly contentious water allocation projects.

 

Sally Boer, Stormwater Queensland

Sally is a Director of E2Desinglab with 15 years of experience as an urban water management practitioner spanning both research and consultancy. She is well-versed in water sensitive urban design and aquatic ecosystem remediation and with a background in freshwater ecology her passion is in collaborative and integrated planning and design processes which deliver healthy built and natural environments. In her role as Vice President,Sally will be representing the members of Stormwater Queensland in presenting a summation of the draft position statement for discussion and feed back.

 

 

This forum will provide the opportunity to develop a common appreciation of associated issues, complexities and future planned activities.

 

A draft position statement is to be prepared by Stormwater Queensland to stimulate the discussion (to be distributed to our members in a later email). The draft position statement will be finalised based on outcomes of the forum and then used as a platform to represent our members in collaboratively working with State and Local governments and Healthy Waterways Pty Ltd, towards the development of an appropriate regulatory framework and guidelines.

 

Forum Objectives:
  1. To improve understanding of innovative pathways for stormwater quality management including but not limited to offsets.
  2. To improve understanding of current and future planned activities to innovate pathways for stormwater quality management including by not limited to offsets.
  3. To augment the development of the Stormwater Queensland position statement on innovative pathways for stormwater quality management including but not limited to offsets.

 

An expert panel from a broad cross section of the industry has been convened for this event to provide different perspectives on the policy. The panellists will be announced shortly.
To register your place for the Stormwater Quality Offsets Forum, visit https://www.secureregistrations.com/SQNOV2015/.
Online registration will close on Monday, 23rd November, 2015.

 

REGISTRATION FEES
Member 
$190.00
Non Member
$230.00
Student
$120.00
 

 

Registration Fees include afternoon tea for all delegates, as well as a ticket to attend the Stormwater Queensland End of Year Drinks. For catering purposes, if you are attending the End of Year Drinks, please ensure you RSVP for this social function on your online registration form.

 

Should you have any questions regarding registration, please email registration@gemspl.com.au.
 

 

Apr
14
Thu
2016
‘Local Governments Role in Managing Erosion and Sediment Control’ Seminar @ Riverlife
Apr 14 @ 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

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On behalf of Stormwater Queensland and the International Erosion Control Association Australasia, we are pleased to announce that registration is now available for the ‘Local Governments Role in Managing Erosion and Sediment Control’ Seminar to be held on Thursday, 14th April, 2016 from 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm at Riverlife Brisbane.

Seminar Focus

The implementation and management of erosion and sediment controls on Queensland urban development construction sites has been historically poor with studies undertaken by Healthy Waterways indicating up to 95% of sites are not compliant. Local governments can play a vital role in the management of erosion and sediment control from the development application process through to regulation on the ground. Although there is improvement by some local governments, in general the approach is very ‘hands off’ resulting in poor site management and water quality outcomes.

In contrast many Council’s in New Zealand including Auckland Regional Council adopt a very different ‘hands on’ approach with no cost to Council. This forum will include a panel session, discussion and a presentation from Michael Parsonson from Southern Skies Environmental who has been involved with erosion and sediment control policy in Auckland. The discussions will provide insight into alternative strategies that could be adopted by local governments to provide a greater level of protection to waterways.

Registrations for this Seminar is now closed. 

 

Seminar Panelists

Michael has over 18 years environmental management experience, gained from geotechnical consultancy, consents and compliance, project management and team management roles at the Auckland Regional Council, and as a director of SouthernSkies Environmental Limited.  Michael’s experience covers the assessment and preparation of permits and approvals under regional and district plans, policy and plan development, expert witness services, site auditing, development of best practice guidelines for practitioners, peer reviewing, and construction environmental training.  This breadth of experience in regulatory, technical, planning, political interface, team management and programme management roles assists in the delivery of all his projects.  Michael is also a certified and experienced independent hearings commissioner.

Leon is an Engineer with 16 years experience in the fields of urban stormwater management, water sensitive urban design, erosion and sediment control and floodplain management. Leon started his own business in 2014 and has provided ESC auditing for major clients including developments by Stockland and LendLease as well as providing policy and auditing advice for Local and State Government. Prior to this Leon ran the ESC compliance program for Sunshine Coast Council and played a key part in the Council achieving the Ministers Grand Prize at the Healthy Waterways Awards in 2009. Leon is an acknowledged expert in the field of integrated water management, having held a position on the Scientific Expert Panel of Healthy Waterways and being an acknowledged contributor to a number of key industry guidelines on the topic.

Kel has been working as an environmental professional for over fifteen years with ten years’ experience in the construction industry. During this time he has been involved on both the Client and Contractor side of the fence on a large number of construction projects ranging from electrical substations to high pressure gas pipelines and large-scale dams. Kel has spent the last 5 years working in the CSG industry primarily as the Corporate Environmental Advisor for Soil and Erosion at one of the major CSG companies. As the start of 2016, Kel started work with Ipswich City Council as their specialist for everything related to erosion and sediment control. The main goal for the role is to improve the level of compliance on construction projects in the area through a combination of education and enforcement.

Terry is a Principal Environmental Engineer with over 13 years direct experience in the area of soil and water management. His professional experience includes ESC, stormwater management, contaminated land, acid sulfate soil investigations, project management and delivery of specialist training. Terry is currently employed as ESC Technical Services Manager for O2 and has previously held roles within both private industry and Local Government. This experience has provided him with a comprehensive understanding of the entire development process from the initial project conception, design and construction phases and subsequent final delivery. Terry has gained a high level appreciation of the challenges, constraints and impacts associated with application, monitoring, training and compliance with ESC requirements for both clients and contractors.

During his time with O2, Terry has specialised in erosion and sediment control, and has been responsible for the planning, design, supervision, auditing and management of ESC aspects on some of Queensland’s largest infrastructure projects. Terry holds the internationally recognized qualifications of Certified Practitioner in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS). In addition, Terry is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ).

Terry regularly presents a range of ESC training courses in accordance with IECA (2008) and has trained over 1,000 people in QLD, NSW, NT and TAS. He has been invited by Griffith University to sessional lecture Engineering Design and has previously presented ESC training at Sydney TAFE.

Mr Mark Gibson is an experienced engineer with over 20 years’ experience in local government and private industry. He is a specialist in stormwater quality and quantity management, erosion and sediment control, waterway health enhancement and water policy and planning. Mark has completed a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and a Graduate Diploma in Integrated Water Management. He is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland and a Member of Engineers Australia and Stormwater Queensland. Mark has most recently been involved in reviewing and updating the Brisbane City Council’s hazard assessments, standards and requirements for Erosion and Sediment Control plans and programs. Mark has worked as a Principal Engineer in with Brisbane City Council for the past four years as well as being the Director of MRG Water Consulting Pty Ltd. Mark has extensive industry knowledge of the design and use of Erosion and Sediment Control measures for residential and industrial construction sites.

Coops Drainage and Civil has been operating in South East Queensland for the past 30 years with projects ranging from problematic drainage solutions to large scale subdivisions and inter-regional infrastructure.

Coops Drainage and Civil has experience in the construction of full subdivision projects, storm water drainage, large pump stations, trunk sewer reticulation and trunk water reticulation projects. This experience includes bulk earthworks, detailed earthworks, road works and pavement, vacuum sewer, recycled water, structural concrete, box culverts, and pipeline testing with NATA Accreditation.

 

 

To download a map of Riverlife and suggested transport options, please click below:

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If you would like to continue in the discussion on Local Government’s Role in Managing ESC and further explore the reasons behind poor compliance of ESC in urban development in Qld, IECA are hosting drinks and BBQ after the seminar at Riverlife. You will also have the opportunity for further discussions with Michael Parsonson from New Zealand in regards to alternative policy and regulation strategies. To register your attendance at this event, please click on the following link http://www.austieca.com.au/events/event/lets-talk-dirt

If you have any questions relating to this Seminar, please do not hesitate to contact Lilly Barker at GEMS Event Management on +61 2 9744 5252 or via email lbarker@gemspl.com.au.

 

Jun
21
Tue
2016
New National Protocol for the Evaluation of Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices – Update Session @ The Greek Club
Jun 21 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Stormwater Queensland in conjunction with Stormwater Australia are hosting an update session on the New National Protocol for the Evaluation of Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices will be held at The Greek Club from 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm on Tuesday, 21st June.

Background

There are statewide provisions for stormwater quality management in the State Planning Policy, and many local governments also have stormwater quality provisions within their planning scheme.

Over the past several years there has been concern over the lack of a clear framework to verify the performance claims for proprietary stormwater products, also known as stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID).  This has become a point of tension in the development assessment process.

Over the past two years Stormwater Australia has been developing a Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices Evaluation Protocol (SQIDEP).  The protocol developed this far has a particular focus on providing guidance on field testing requirements, collection, analysis and presentation of data, and ensuring the process is both technically competent and sufficiently independent to support confidence in the outcomes.

The draft SQIDEP can be downloaded by clicking the link below or alternatively please cut and past the following link into your web browser:

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Stormwater Queensland in conjunction with Stormwater Australia will be hosting a public event  providing an update on the SQID Protocol,   This event will comprise of a general information session and open to a broad cross section of stakeholders and interest groups including manufacturers and vendors of products. Local government officers, consultants and other relevant stakeholders are also invited to attend in order to understand the basics of the protocol.  This event will be held from 1.30 pm until 3.00 pm on the afternoon of Tuesday, 21st June, 2016.

Cost:  

Free Registration is provided to members of Stormwater Queensland Members.  Registration for non members is $65 per person.

To register your place for the SQID Update Session, click on the button below, which will take you to the online registration form.

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Online registration will close on Friday, 17th June

Should you have any questions regarding registration, please email registration@gemspl.com.au.

If you would like to know more about the SQID Update Session, please contact Stormwater Queensland on 1300 721 220.

Jul
5
Tue
2016
2016 Stormwater Queensland Winter School @ The Landing at Dockside
Jul 5 – Jul 6 all-day
2016 Stormwater Queensland Winter School  @ The Landing at Dockside | Kangaroo Point | Queensland | Australia

Following the success of our inaugural 2015 Winter School, Stormwater Queensland is proud to be hosting our second Winter School, providing ongoing professional development opportunities for the industry.

This year’s Winter School will include a Full Day Technical Tour, showcasing several innovative ‘real world’ projects within Ipswich City. By popular demand, Grant Witheridge will also present an Advanced Erosion and Sediment Control Workshop.

This year’s Winter School will coincide with our Stormwater Queensland Awards for Excellence (held on Thursday, 7th at Dockside) to assist with industry professionals travelling from across the state.

This Winter School is targeted at staff from all areas of the stormwater industry including civil engineers, environmental engineers, hydrological and hydraulic engineers, urban designers, urban planners and local government officers.

To register for the Technical tour, Workshop or both, click on  the below button, which will take you to the Online Registration Form.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Tuesday, 5th July 

Technical Tour of Ipswich – Includes a fish passage project, flood mitigation works , and multi-functional stormwater projects.

Presenters –Adam Berry, and Paul Smith Ipswich Council, Paul Dubowski, BMT WBM and David Sexton, Engeny

Wednesday, 6th July 

Workshop – Advanced Erosion and Sediment Control Training

Presenter: Grant Witheridge, Catchments and Creeks Pty Ltd

Thursday, 7th July

2016 Stormwater Queensland Awards Presentation Luncheon

To find out more about the Stormwater Queensland Awards Presentation Luncheon, please click here

TECHNICAL TOUR  – 5th July

The Technical Tour will be a fantastic opportunity to experience first-hand, a very broad range of catchment management projects and to hear about the challenges and solutions related to each project.This tour will also provide participants with the chance to learn directly from the practitioners involved in bringing the projects to fruition, with plenty of opportunities for questions, debate and discussion.Sites to be featured on this Technical Tour include:

  • Redbank Plains Recreational Reserve Integrated Urban Stormwater Project: This recently constructed project includes a flood detention basin (providing 90 000m3 of flood storage) and stormwater harvesting wetland
  • Berry’s Weir Fish Passage: Currently being constructed (with completion expected before the tour) to provide fish passage through this identified high priority barrier on the Bremer River.
  • Jim Donald Parklands Multi-functional Stormwater Project: Currently being constructed (with completion expected before the tour), this project will comprise a multi-functional asset that provides flood mitigation, stormwater quality improvement, stormwater harvesting, new irrigated sports fields and open space integration within the surrounding area.
  • Thagoona Flood Mitigation Works: Developed in response to devastating floods in 2008 and 2011 and subsequent detailed planning, works including a large earthen levee, drainage channel, culverts and an upgraded rail bridge to the south of the area.

ADVANCED EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL WORKSHOP – 6th July

Presented by Grant Witheridge, this workshop will include two elements:

  • Development of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans: Focusing on the preparation of ESC’s for various construction sites.
  • Sizing Drainage and Sediment Control Measures: Discussing the hydraulic design (sizing) of various drainage and sediment control measures, including detailed discussion on sediment basin design.

The Workshop will include a workbook, practical work activities and catering for morning tea and lunch.

LOCATION AND TIMES

Tuesday, 5th July and Wednesday, 6th July 2016 (9.00 am – 5.00 pm)

The Landing at Dockside – 44 Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point, 4169

REGISTRATION FEES

(Fee Per Full Day Workshop or Technical Tour)
Member  $300.00
Non Member $400.00
Student $50.00

 

If you would like to register for this event, please contact Lilly Barker on +61 2 9744 5252 or via email lbarker@gemspl.com.au

Jul
7
Thu
2016
2016 Stormwater Queensland Awards Presentation Luncheon @ The Landing at Dockside
Jul 7 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Stormwater Queensland are pleased to present the 2016 Awards for Excellence Presentation Luncheon.

The award categories for the 2016 Awards for Excellence are:

  • Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning
  • Excellence in Infrastructure
  • Excellence in Asset Management
  • Excellence in Research and Innovation
  • Excellence in Policy or Education
  • Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design

If you would like to register for this event, please contact Lilly Barker on +61 2 9744 5252 or via email lbarker@gemspl.com.au.

National Awards for Excellence

Under the Awards for Excellence protocol adopted by Stormwater Australia, only the recipients of the State Awards for Excellence will be eligible for the National Excellence Awards. Preceding two years of State award winners (2015 and 2016) will be eligible for the National Awards in 2016. Therefore, entry of a project into a State Excellence Awards is a minimum prerequisite for participation in the National Awards.

The National Awards is held every two years. The next National Awards will be announced at the Stormwater National 2016 Conference in Brisbane, Queensland on Wednesday, 31st August, 2016.

Should you have any questions about the 2016 Stormwater Queensland Awards for Excellence, please contact Event Coordinator, Lilly Barker on +61 2 9744 5252 or via email to lbarker@gemspl.com.au.

Nov
14
Mon
2016
2016 Healthy Waterways Report Card Launch @ Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western
Nov 14 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
2016 Healthy Waterways Report Card Launch @ Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western

The Report Card provides an annual assessment of the pressures facing our waterways, their current environmental condition (A-F grade), and the level of social and economic benefit the waterways provide to local communities (1-5 star rating).

As their organisation transitions into the new entity Healthy Waterways and Catchments, they have leveraged the combined skills and resources of Healthy Waterways and SEQ Catchments to further build upon their holistic monitoring and reporting approach. This includes working with the Council of Mayors to assess the risks to environmental values in each sub catchment. A component of this assessment will be released through the 2016 Report Card, identifying the sub catchments in most need of action to reduce sediment pollution.

To release the results, four launch events will be held simultaneously across South East Queensland.

Central Launch 

Host: Healthy Waterways and Catchments
Venue: Riverlife Centre – Naval Stores, Lower River Terrace, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane

Northern Launch

Host: Unitywater
Venue: Mooloolaba Yacht Club, 33-45 Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba QLD 4557

Western Launch

HostSomerset Regional Council
VenueKilcoy Information Centre, 41 Hope St, next to Yowie Park, Kilcoy, QLD 4515

Southern Launch

HostScenic Rim Regional Council
VenueTamborine Rainforest Skywalk, 333 Geissmann Dr, Mt Tamborine QLD 4272

 

For more information and/or to register your attendance, head over to http://healthywaterways.org/eventscalendar .  You don’t want to miss this one!

Jan
31
Tue
2017
Draft State Planning Policy Forum @ Novotel Brisbane Hotel (Lawson Room)
Jan 31 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Sponsored by;

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Time: 8.30am for a 9.00am start and finishing with lunch from 12.30pm

The commencement of the new Planning Act in mid-2017 has been a driver for the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government & Planning (DILGP) to review how State interests are expressed in the planning system. In November 2016, DILGP released consultation drafts of theState Planning Policy (SPP), the State Development Assessment Provisions and the Planning Regulation. These drafts can be downloaded from this website. The draft SPP includes some important changes to the State interest – water quality. 

The changes associated with the policy are likely to have some noteworthy implications for urban development, communities and the environment.

Stormwater Queensland is hosting a forum to assist in understanding how the Draft SPP proposes to change regulatory requirements for stormwater quality management.

The event is recommended for those involved in urban stormwater planning, policy or development. Submissions on the draft SPP close 10 February 2017 so the Forum is also recommended for any person or organisation considering making a submission on the water quality aspects of the policy.

An expert panel from a broad cross section of the industry has been convened for this event to provide different perspectives on the policy. The panel will include a range of speakers including:

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Mar
30
Thu
2017
Stormwater QLD – Public and Private Assets: What’s the Situation? @ Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (Rooms P3-4 Plaza Level), Cnr Merivale & Glenelg St, South Brisbane
Mar 30 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Sponsored by;

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Time: 8.30am for a 9.00am start (concluding with lunch from 12.30pm)

As part of any development approval, local governments request developers to meet stringent stormwater quality requirements before allowing stormwater to discharge to local receiving waterways or adjoining public stormwater infrastructure. For over a decade now, these requirements have been met by use of various types of proprietary and non-proprietary stormwater treatment devices or systems, including Gross Pollutant Traps, Oil and Silt Arresters, Sediment Fore-Bays, Trash Racks, Litter Baskets, Sediment Ponds, Swales and Bio-Retention Systems, etc. All of these systems need maintenance in order to consistently meet the quality requirements of their design. When reflecting on our efforts in stormwater quality improvement over the last decade, a number of important questions arise, including:

  • Are these systems, both public and privately owned, being maintained according to manufacturer specifications and/or design guidelines?
  • Who is responsible for maintaining these systems? How is local government responsible for publicly owned assets? What obligations do private asset owners have to maintain these assets?
  • What regulatory or incentive frameworks are currently in place to ensure these assets are maintained? What regulatory or incentive frameworks could be considered in the future?
  • How does local government keep a track of these assets? Do they know where they are located? How much data or information do they have?
  • How do they use this data or information? How do they store it? Who is responsible for it?
  • To what extent are systems owned by private entities, other than local governments, being maintained?

Stormwater Queensland is hosting a forum to assist in understanding the management situation for public and privately owned systems and to find answers to the above. The event is recommended for those involved in urban stormwater planning, policy or development, asset management and maintenance. An expert panel from a broad cross section of the industry is being convened for this event to provide different perspectives on this topic.

An expert panel from a broad cross section of the industry has been convened for this event to provide different perspectives on this topic including;

  • Claire McAsh – Senior Environmental Engineer, City of Gold Coast
  • Russell Cadman – WSUD Compliance Officer, Blacktown City Council, NSW
  • Aaron Marmara – Operations Supervisor, Cleanaway
  • Mark Bibby – General Manager, Regen Australia
  • Jack Mullaly – Crazed Founder, Ideanthro

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