StormCast March 2022

This presentation seeks to disrupt the current method of selecting a pipe where only constructability, durability and cost are considered. This 1-hour webinar is hosted by Stormwater Queensland and will include presentations, followed by Q&A with attendees. Click on the link below to find out more or to register.

The countdown is on to the inaugural franc.sydney Conference. Standard Registration for Franc.sydney closes on Friday 25^th March

Be a part of the conversations we are going to start and come with us on this new and exciting journey.

To view the program: https://www.franc.sydney/program or to register:  https://www.franc.sydney/register-now

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 1 hour free panel discussion to hear from some diverse voices who’ve been there and seen that, followed by a Q&A with attendees. Click on the link below to find out more or to register.

March 2022 has seen an incredible amount of rain falling in the South East Queensland (SEQ) catchments and sadly, loss of life, houses and property for many. Here is a look into Stormwater Queensland President, Katie Fletcher’s personal experiences of the recent flooding in a semi-rural area and how this can be applied to help those in urban areas, who may be subject to flooding more and more in the coming decades.

In order to promote better succession planning and to reduce the workload on our existing committee, Stormwater Queensland is calling for expressions of interest from Stormwater Queensland members to join our committee as the Shadow Treasurer. For more information or to apply, click the link below.

Given recent flooding and storm events in Queensland, this article from February proves timely for helping people to understand the role they play in stormwater management on their own properties.

Stormwater Queensland Secretary, David Simpson, was also a guest speaker on ABC Radio Brisbane’s program ‘Drive’ by Steve Austin on Tuesday 8 February 2022. You can listen to him discuss the issue.

Stormwater NSW recently provided a submission to NSW Marine Estate Management Authority on the Draft Marine Parks Network Management Plan.  The submission is available here.

On 2 March 2022, at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, Kenya, ministers and representatives from 173 countries formally adopted a resolution to start negotiations for a legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution. With the flow of plastic entering the ocean expected to double by 2040, and 80% of ocean plastic being land-based (as stormwater as the major transport mechanism), it is anticipated that improved stormwater management practices will play a key role in the treaty.  Further information on the treaty is available here.