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.
Effective civil construction and landscape establishment of bioretention systems and wetlands is required to minimise costs and timeframes and realise the benefits of these systems. This one day course provides detailed step-by-step guidance on the construction and establishment of bioretention systems and stormwater wetlands in order to address the key issues faced during on-ground delivery.
By the end of this course participants will:
- have an appreciation of the importance of construction phase sediment and erosion control practices, and their relationship with operational phase stormwater management systems.
- have an understanding of specifications and materials.
- be introduced to construction methods for vegetated stormwater management systems.
- understand the requirements for successful vegetation establishment.
- understand the issues associated with asset handover.
- be provided with checklists and protocols that will inform construction, establishment and asset handover.
Presenters:
This course will be presented by Jason Sonneman (DesignFlow) and Jack Mullaly (Healthy Waterways).
Who should attend?
Those involved in the design, construction and establishment of vegetated stormwater management systems, including site supervisors, compliance officers, civil and landscape contractors, and civil and landscape consultants.
*Click here for further details and registration. Discount registration is available to Stormwater Queensland members.
Vegetated Stormwater Assets require maintenance in order to deliver their stormwater management benefits. Maintaining vegetated stormwater assets doesn’t have to be difficult. This one day course provides detailed guidance on how to maintain bioretention systems and constructed wetlands as easily and cost effectively as possible.
By the end of this course participants will:
- be aware of the activities required to maintain bioretention systems and constructed stormwater wetlands.
- have an appreciation of the cost of maintaining bioretention systems and constructed stormwater wetlands.
- understand how bioretention design affects long term maintenance requirements, and how to design for low long term maintenance.
- be inspired by simple ways to rectify underperforming vegetated stormwater assets.
Presenters:
This course is presented by Jack Mullaly (Healthy Waterways)
Who should attend?
Those involved in designing and maintaining vegetated stormwater assets, including civil and landscape designers, development assessment officers, stormwater asset managers and maintenance coordinators.
*Click here for further details and registration. Discount registration is available to Stormwater Queensland members.
The ASCE Australia Section will be holding a Master Class in Brisbane on the Principles of Streambank Analysis and application of the Bank Stability and Toe-Erosion Model (BSTEM). It will be presented by Dr Andrew Simon.
The master class will be held in the Cardno Training Room, Level 11, Green Square North Tower, 515 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley on Monday 25 May 2015.
Please click here for the attached flyer that describes the Master Class Program.
Dr Andrew Simon is a geomorphologist with 30 years of experience in mechanistic analysis of unstable-channel systems, streambank erosion, cohesive-sediment entrainment, the role of riparian vegetation, “reference” sediment-transport rates, and river restoration, working on projects throughout the United States, in Queensland, NSW, New Zealand and elsewhere around the globe.
He has advised that the mathematics is cursory and is used to understand the processes. The master class works for non-engineers as well. He has received excellent reviews from managers, biologists and landscape architects alike.
It is open to all who would like to attend the Master Class
Registrations are open until Thursday 21 May 2015. Don’t miss your opportunity to attend. To Register click here.
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.
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
Healthy Waterways invites you to attend the 2015 Report Card launch on: Thursday 22 October 2015 at 11.30am to 12.30pm.
This year, Healthy Waterways has evolved the Monitoring Program and Report Card to assess the benefits the community receives from our waterways, and the actions they undertake to protect and improve waterway health.
This holistic approach to reporting will provide the insight and information to drive best-practice waterway management to achieve environmental outcomes and enhance the community’s quality of life.
The Report Card launch is a culmination of 12 months of scientific monitoring throughout the region, with results independently assessed and verified by apanel of scientific experts.
The launch is held simultaneously in four locations across South East Queensland: For more details click through to the Report Card – Launch invitation
Register to attend your local launch before Friday 16 October to reportcard@healthywaterways.org nominating your launch location.
