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Welcome to the February 2022 edition of Stormcast!
We have packed this edition with the latest news and events from both Stormwater Queensland and Stormwater NSW to give you a broad insight into our industry and association across the nation.
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WEBINAR: FUTURE HYDROLOGIC TARGETS FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT QUEENSLAND
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Healthy freshwater streams rely on may factors that are strongly influenced by hydrology and not related to water quality. The Healthy Land & Water Blueprint for Improving Waterway Management (2020) advocates for a change to the SPP to introduce new targets such as flow controls to reduce detrimental impacts from urban flow increases.
Tony Weber, one of the authors of the blueprint, will discuss why such targets are needed to protect Queensland’s waterways. He will also review the development and application of hydrological targets for stormwater, currently taking place in other states and how such targets can be assessed.
Carl Tippler will also cover ecological requirements of streams and their links to hydrology, along with some case study examples.
This 1-hour webinar is hosted by Stormwater Queensland and will include presentations from Tony and Carl, followed by Q&A with attendees.
Cost $10 – Proof of CPD will be provided to attendees upon request to Stormwater Queensland.
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WEBINAR: ARE LEVEES A REASONABLE METHOD OF PROTECTION?
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The recent January flooding in Maryborough, saw the failure of a temporary flood barrier, that caused a change in the emergency management of the township. Designing, constructing and maintaining levees are important to ensure they can be used as a means of flood protection. We have brought together a panel of international (Netherlands) and local (Queensland) professionals, to get a glimpse into their experiences and then open the floor to your questions.
This 1-hour webinar, hosted by Stormwater Queensland, will include presentations from Dion Jones, Christian Huising and Brendan Wallace, followed by a Q&A with attendees.
Cost $15 – Proof of CPD will be provided to attendees upon request to Stormwater Queensland.
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WEBINAR: WESTERN SYDNEY AIRPORT DRAINAGE NETWORK
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One of Australia’s most significant infrastructure projects in decades, the Western Sydney Airport (WSA), will be an international and domestic airport with two runways, a terminal and airport facilities at the ultimate development stage.
This webinar will feature presentations by Robert Peterson (Associate Technical Director @Arcadis Australia Pacific) and Yuna Chen (Technical Director at Aurecon), describing the stormwater management strategy of the WSA site and the design challenges to meet the specific airport operational requirements.
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WEBINAR: EMBODIED CARBON EMISSIONS – A NEW CRITERIA NEEDED FOR PIPE MATERIAL SELECTION IN SEQ
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This presentation seeks to disrupt the current method of selecting a pipe where only constructability, durability and cost are considered. New criteria, embodied carbon and operational energy, must be considered in order to reduce the environmental impact of pipeline, sewerage and drainage projects. This presentation uses a method of calculating embodied carbon emissions of approved materials, rather than proposing new materials. Therefore, this tool can be used to reduce carbon emissions immediately, at a critical time for climate change and contributes to an analysis, that will assist water utilities in South-East Queensland (SEQ) to make informed decisions about which approved pipe materials have the least embodied carbon emissions.
This 1-hour webinar is hosted by Stormwater Queensland and will include presentations, followed by Q&A with attendees.
Cost $10 – Proof of CPD will be provided to attendees upon request to Stormwater Queensland.
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FRANC.SYDNEY EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION CLOSES SOON
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Early Bird Registration for Franc.Sydney will close on Tuesday 15 February 2022.
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.
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FREE WEBINAR: KEEPING OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER – MENTAL HEALTH IN THE STORMWATER INDUSTRY
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Do you find the your work is affecting your mental health? Was that 20th drainage re-design one too many? Do you feel as though your clients still don’t care about water quality outcomes, even in 2022?
Come along to this panel discussion to hear from some diverse voices who’ve been there and seen that. This event aims to proactively review the pressures of mental health, uniquely to stormwater professionals, and how we can work together to overcome them as an industry.
This free 1-hour webinar is hosted by Stormwater Queensland and will include presentations, followed by Q&A with attendees.
Proof of CPD will be provided to attendees upon request to Stormwater Queensland.
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EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS LINKEDIN GROUP
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Stormwater Queensland members in the first ten years of their career are invited to join the Stormwater Queensland Early Career Professional group on LinkedIn. Our management committee was inspired to create this group to increase engagement of our early career professionals and provide a platform for them to get more involved and discuss industry topics in an audience of their peers.
Early Career Professionals who are Stormwater Queensland Members will be able to join this group and benefit in several ways:
• Provide a bigger voice and exposure for early professionals through interviews and member profiles.
• Contribute to newsletters or LinkedIn posts – tell us your project wins and news!
• Expand their network with others in the industry – connect with likeminded professionals.
• Participate in discussion forums and polls on hot topics impacting the industry; and
• Helpful links and tools for Early Career Professionals.
Anyone who identifies as ‘Early Career’ or emerging in this industry is welcome to join this group. We also value the inputs of our experienced members and we hope to organise events and forums where we can come together learn from each other.
Join the group and share what sort of events you would like to see in 2022!
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Have you thought about becoming a member of Stormwater Queensland or Stormwater New South Wales?
Benefits of a membership include:
- Discounted registration fees to conferences, workshops, technical tours and social functions
- Access to all webinar recordings and materials
- Access to Conference Papers delivered at Stormwater Conferences across the country
- Opportunities to network with industry practitioners representing local government, state government, manufacturers, consultants and other relevant stakeholders
- Support the stormwater industry, improve stormwater management practice and contribute to the organisation that represents your stormwater interests.
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