Upcoming Events
Expressions of interest for organisations, community groups and schools to host an event for the 2015 Connect to Your Creek Week are open now. Register your interest now!
The aim of Connect to Your Creek Week (held between 21-29 March 2015) is to improve waterway health by increasing community stewardship of local waterways so people value and care for their local creek. By connecting people to their creek in a fun and engaging way, we hope to increase community awareness and inspire action to protect our precious waterways.
Stormwater Queensland encourages our members to host and/ or participate in community event for Connect to Your Creek Week between 21-29 March 2015. Examples of events could include tree plantings, kayaking tours, litter cleanups, guided walks, documentary screenings, field trips, science talks or workshops.
Stormwater Queensland’s Brad Dalrymple said “Stormwater Queensland are currently planning our own event for Connect to Your Creek Week, and we’ll provide more details shortly.”
Hear the stories people are sharing about their special creek.
Members will cycle around the Brisbane River – stopping off at a few interesting spots on route. Free event, with brekky afterwards.
Further details to be provided soon.
This one day bioretention design course provides training to enable better design and assessment of bioretention systems. The course compliments the Bioretention Technical Design Guidelines and covers advancements since publication of the guidelines.
By the end of this course participants will:
- be familiar with the design method for bioretention systems detailed in the Bioretention Technical Design Guidelines.
- have an appreciation of the science behind why and how bioretention systems work.
- be aware of and learn to apply urban design principles for bioretention systems.
- understand how to troubleshoot poorly functioning bioretention systems.
- understand common design mistakes and what to look for when reviewing or assessing designs for bioretention systems.
Presenters:
This course will be presented by Sally Boer (e2designlab) and Jack Mullaly (Healthy Waterways).
Who should attend?
Practitioners seeking a working understanding of bioretention system processes, assessment and design, including engineers, landscape architects, ecologists, planners and environmental scientists.
*Click here for further details and registration. Discount registration is available to Stormwater Queensland members.
