Upcoming Events

Aug
6
Wed
2014
2014 Stormwater Queensland Conference @ RACV Noosa Resort
Aug 6 – Aug 10 all-day
Oct
13
Mon
2014
Stormwater 2014
Oct 13 – Oct 17 all-day
Stormwater 2014

All details are available at the conference website.

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

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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
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

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!

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

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.

Aug
30
Wed
2023
Webinar: Ecological Approach to Bioretention Systems
Aug 30 @ 12:30 pm
Webinar: Ecological Approach to Bioretention Systems

Bioretention systems (also called biofiltration systems, biofilters, bioretention basins, bioretention systems, bioswales and raingardens) are one of the most commonly applies asset types to assist urban areas in Queensland and elsewhere to be more ‘water sensitive’.

In this webinar, Logan City Council’s WSUD Technical Officer, Jonas Larsen will explain, in true multidisciplinary fashion, the usefulness of ecological theory and other biological processes in improving the establishment and performance of bioretention systems.

This webinar will include a short (approximately 20-minute) presentation, followed by Q&A with attendees. Proof of CPD can be provided to attendees upon request.

Nov
1
Wed
2023
2023 IECA Australasia Conference @ Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas
Nov 1 @ 9:00 am – Nov 3 @ 5:00 pm
2023 IECA Australasia Conference @ Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas

Save the Date for the 2023 IECA Australasia Conference 1 – 3 November, 2023 at Noosa. This conference will feature regional training, an expo hall to catch up on the latest in erosion control and stormwater management products and networking opportunities for industry professionals. Hosted by IECA Australasia, with Stormwater Queensland as a supporting partner, the conference will be a key industry event in the region.