Date: 3rd Apr, 2025 - 3rd Apr, 2025

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Venue: Webinar

Address: Zoom

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria/ RBMS

Phone: 0297445252

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Urban waterways are essential to the health and vitality of cities, providing ecological, social, and economic benefits. However, these waterways often face significant challenges, including pollution and habitat destruction due to excess stormwater.  There is no easy way to protect waterways and their values by maintaining the status quo, and therefore we need to think of new and innovative approaches to solve this problem.  In this combined Stormwater Victoria and River Basin Management Society webinar we will consider what it means to have a healthy urban waterway and how can we achieve this.  Our presenters will discuss emerging ideas for stormwater management and successful case studies that go beyond minimum requirements. The reality of how to protect and restore urban waterways will also be presented by asset managers, providing insights into the long-term benefits and challenges.

Participants will gain valuable knowledge on:

• Successful case studies of urban waterway protection projects.
• Using RBMS science to guide development.
• The benefits of healthy urban waterways.
• Practical tools and techniques for implementation.

Don't miss this opportunity to work together to transform urban waterways into thriving, sustainable assets for future generations.

Presenters:

Geoff Vietz

Founder and Senior Research Fellow - Streamology

Dr Geoff Vietz is the Founder, Director and Principal Scientist at Streamology, a consulting company focused on informed management of water and waterways. Previously a Senior Research Fellow with the University of Melbourne, Geoff specialised in urban waterways and stormwater runoff, and now puts that science into practice. His specialities are waterway geomorphology, urban stormwater, hydraulics, monitoring, waterway management and environmental flows in both rural and urban streams. More recently he was instrumental in the development of the award-winning methods, the Urban Streamflow Impact Assessment (USIA) and the Method for regional stormwater Prioritisation (MrsP). Geoff lives in Bright, Victoria.

Rhys Coleman

Waterways and Wetland Research Manager, Melbourne Water

For the past 29 years Rhys has worked at Melbourne Water with a focus on waterway and wetland research and strategic management planning. Early roles involved the coordination of waterways environmental monitoring and investigations programs for the Greater Melbourne area, followed by the development and implementation of river health management strategies and waterway restoration plans. In his current role, Rhys is the Waterways and Wetlands Research Manager. This involves the facilitation and co-ordination of waterway management research programs that address strategic research gaps across urban stormwater management, aquatic biodiversity conservation, environmental flows, streamside vegetation management, management of estuaries and bays and the protection of public health. He has participated in several collaborative research projects as an industry partner with various universities and government agencies, including Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage projects, Cooperative Research Centres, and is the co-research coordinator for two major research initiatives with The University of Melbourne – the Melbourne Waterway Research-Practice Partnership and RMIT University – the Aquatic Pollution Prevention Partnership (A3P). Rhys’ technical background is in freshwater ecology.

Al Danger

Senior Waterways Asset Manager – Service Enablement, Melbourne Water

Dr Al Danger is a Senior Waterways Asset Manager at Melbourne Water focussing on developing and delivering optimised programs for broad scale monitoring and evaluation of aquatic dependent life in Melbourne’s waterways and wetlands.  Al works closely with Melbourne Waters’ research partners to translate the latest findings into meaningful improvement of waterway and wetland management, that ultimately benefits waterway health.  He recently presented at the Australian Stream Management Conference on the application of eDNA to vertebrate biodiversity assessment. 

Date: 25th Feb, 2025 - 25th Feb, 2025

Time: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Venue: BECA Event Space, Melbourne Quarter Tower

Address: Level 23, 695 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008

Organiser: GEMS Event Management

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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SOLD OUT - Join us on the evening of Tuesday, 25 February 2025 for the first Stormwater Victoria Seminar of 2025! In partnership with Floodplain Management Australia (FMA), the 2024 Climate Change Update to ARR Seminar will be held at the BECA Event Space, Melbourne Quarter Tower from 5:00pm - 8:30pm. Registration will be open from 4.30 pm.

This will be a technical workshop regarding the 2024 climate change update to the Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR v4.2) guideline. The workshop will include a formal presentation by Monique Retallick, a modelling specialist with practical experience with the climate change methodology and Mark Babister, an ARR editor, where they will discuss the climate change updates.

 

The release of ARR v4.2 marks a significant shift in how climate change impacts are modeled, particularly in relation to rainfall and losses. This technical workshop will guide you through the updates, offering critical insights and practical advice on how to apply the new methodologies in real-world scenarios.

 

A panel discussion will follow up the ARR v4.2 climate change presentation. The panellists will include Melbourne Water and other local government representatives, and the aim of the discussion will be climate change guidelines applications and challenges in Victoria. Confirmed panellists include Dr. Sina Akram, Principal Flood Modelling Lead at Melbourne Water and Alex Simmons, Founder and Director at SWM Consulting Pty Ltd.

Date: 2nd Sep, 2024 - 2nd Jun, 2024

Time: 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams

Address: Unit 15/118 Queens Road

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 0297445252

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The Annual General Meeting of Stormwater Victoria will be held on Monday, 2nd September at 12.00 noon AEST.  Attendance at the meeting is available to all financial members of Stormwater Victoria.

Date: 27th Aug, 2024

Time: 12:00 pm

Venue: Teams Webinar

Description:

Date: 18th Jul, 2024 - 18th Jul, 2024

Time: 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Venue: The Wine House

Address: 133 Queens Bridge St, Southbank VIC 3006

Organiser: GEMS Event Management

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Melbourne Water has been supporting development with drainage schemes for decades, but have they evolved effectively alongside the industry knowledge base, technology, innovation, and overall need?

Stormwater Victoria and ALDE are teaming up to bring our members an evening of productive discussion on how we can work together to improve drainage schemes including the planning and delivery of integrated water management. The session is intended to be interactive, whereby you, our valued members will share experiences and test ideas around existing implementation frameworks (such as DSS’s, PSP’s and DCP’s), their current effectiveness and potential future role in supporting the delivery of IWM outcomes.

Featuring a panel of industry experts in engineering, planning, law and economics, we will discuss the most pressing challenges of implementing IWM strategies in the modern development context. We will collectively brainstorm how we can work together to influence and improve existing regulatory processes and better support the delivery of Victoria’s Housing Statement: The Decade Ahead 2024-2034. 

 

Event Details

Date: Thursday, 18 July 2024

Time: 4.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Location: Wine House

133 Queens Bridge Street, Southbank VIC 3006

Registration fee: $40 per person. Registration fee includes drinks and canapes.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a member-only event for current, financial members of either Stormwater Victoria or ALDE. Tickets are limited to only 100 places, so register early to secure your spot!

If you are not a member, follow the association links below to gain more information on how to sign up for membership.

 

Panellists

Aaron Dowling

 Associate Engineer, e2designlab

 

Aaron is a Civil Engineer with 14 years’ experience in integrated water management, strategy development and WSUD design gathered during his career spanning across the public and private sector. He is passionate about the design and implementation of innovative water servicing solutions that deliver high value community outcomes while protecting and enhancing the natural environment.

His strong technical and strategic capabilities have been developed from broad exposure to development industry standards and practices, including the creation, review and delivery of Melbourne Water Development Services Schemes (DSS’s). Through this, he has gained a strong appreciation of the challenges and complexity of drainage system design, implementation and opportunities to incorporate integrated outcomes within the Scheme framework. He has developed tools, authored guidelines and manuals and delivered training to support industry in designing and delivering WSUD and IWM solutions. Leveraging these qualities, he has also led the delivery of numerous major IWM Plans and WSUD masterplans across Victoria, incorporating adaptive IWM pathway planning approaches.

 

 

Kate Matthews

Principal Partner, Tract Consulting

 

Kate is a Principal Planner at Tract Consultants with over 15 years of experience in statutory and strategic planning in government and consultant roles, largely focused on greenfields and major infrastructure planning. This experience has provided her with a strong practical understanding of working across and with technical disciplines, particularly engineering.

Kate has a specific interest in planning for Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM) through her exposure to stormwater management policy, modelling and asset design through her previous roles at Melbourne Water and Cardno. She currently delivers training on the planning scheme requirements for stormwater quality through Clearwater and PLANET (Planning Institute of Australia).

 

Jeremy Cheeseman

Director, Marsden Jacob Associates 

 

Jeremy is a Director at Marsden Jacob Associates. He is an experienced environmental and resource economist, specialising in water and the environment, and in urban and rural water infrastructure funding and financing.

Jeremy works with governments, water businesses and Councils across Australia stormwater advising on infrastructure financing and funding mechanisms, and governance reforms to support financing and funding of stormwater investments that support communities and the environment.   Among other things he:

• Was a member of the Victorian Stormwater Ministerial Advisory Committee in 2018 that led to amendments to planning and development controls for improving stormwater management, strengthened the links between water management and urban planning, and supported the development of funding and financing mechanisms for stormwater in Victoria.
• Led the development of the Victorian approach to urban stormwater offsets, which has now been rolled out across around 12 Victorian Councils, and the Victorian water quality offsets framework for regulated water businesses.
• Works with regulated water businesses across Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and South Australia to gain funding for discretionary stormwater investments through their customer facing price submissions.
• Has advised Victorian, South Australian, and Queensland State Governments on governance and regulatory reforms that could support improved stormwater investment outcomes and funding, as part of integrated water planning.

 

John Cicero

Partner, Best Hoop Lawyers

 

John joined Best Hooper in 1993, bringing to the firm expertise and experience acquired in a legal career which commenced in 1976.

John appears regularly as an advocate in all planning jurisdictions and has particular expertise in the areas of major projects, greenfields and brownfields sites, local government, environmental, property development and liquor licensing. He advises on projects of all scales across Victoria.

He is a fellow of VPELA, a former President of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) and has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide (from 2016 – 2024) as one of only a small handful of “preeminent” lawyers in the planning and environment. In 2024 he was recognised as the Best Lawyer in Australia for Land Use and Zoning Law by Best Lawyers.

Date: 6th Jun, 2024

Time:

Venue: San Remo

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

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Join in the Stormwater Victoria Conference Technical Tour on Thursday, 6 June to visit exciting stormwater infrastructure around San Remo! The bus tour will include a picnic lunch. Stops on the tour are focused on showcasing the unique regional stormwater challenges and solutions around San Remo. The tour itinerary is in the process of being finalised. However, confirmed locations include:

 The Cape Wonthaggi – Winner of the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2021, the Cape development integrates stormwater infrastructure into its design to promote amenity. The Cape’s mission is environmental sustainability, and the stormwater infrastructure is a key component of achieving its sustainability goals. The tour will visit the development’s stormwater infrastructure and learn about how it is functioning.

 Western Port Seagrass Partnership mangrove plantings – The Western Port Seagrass Partnership is a not-for-profit organisation that acts as advocates and champions for Western Port by promoting positive partnership actions across agencies, councils, businesses, private property holders, and the regional community. The partnership has been undertaking sea grass and mangrove planting for more than 10 years with the goal of better understanding how to protect the unique ecosystem of Western Port. The exact stop for the tour is still being finalised. Recent mangrove plantings have occurred in Western Port near Grantville and Lang Lang South.

 Bass Coast Shire Council manages drainage and stormwater around San Remo. Stormwater locations of interest to be included in the technical tour are currently being finalised with Council.

Technical Tour Fee

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird Member: $220.00

Early Bird Non-Member: $270.00

Early Bird Student: $140.00

Standard Registration

Standard Member: $270.00

Standard Non-Member: $320.00

Standard Student: $160.00

Date: 4th Jun, 2024 - 6th Jun, 2024

Time:

Venue: Silverwater Resort

Address: 17 Potters Hill Rd, San Remo VIC 3925

Organiser: Gems Event Management

Phone: (02) 9744 5252

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REGISTER HERE: Registration Form (eventsair.com)

The Conference Organising Committee invite you to join us at the 2024 Stormwater Victoria Conference, with the theme of 'Advocacy, Adaptation and Action'.  The conference will be held at the Silverwater Resort, San Remo on Tuesday, 4 and Wednesday, 5 June 2024, with an optional Workshop Day planned for Monday, 3 June and optional Technical Tour planned for Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Stormwater Victoria recognises the need to continue growing and developing leadership within the stormwater and water industry to drive positive changes towards sustainable water management now and for the future. We have big challenges ahead of us and are optimistic that together we can achieve sustainable forms of water management.

DEECA’s Regulatory Priorities 21-22, states that Victoria’s natural environment is a “dynamic system, constantly undergoing and responding to change in the short and longer-term”.

Population growth, the corresponding increase in human activities, and climate change continue to be the driving factors for environmental pressures. This is particularly relevant with the Bureau of Meteorology having just declared that both an El Nino event and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole are active, increasing the severity of rainfall deficiencies, fire danger and extreme temperatures. This follows hot on the heels of some of the worst flooding in the state’s history.

By working collaboratively, advocating for resilience, and adapting to change we can ensure that communities can better prepare for and respond to the complex challenges posed by climate change and urban development. This will allow us to safeguard both the environment and public health.

In this spirit, we are excited to introduce our 2024 Conference streams with you and look forward to exploring them together:

Imagine - Advocating for a Sustainable Future

The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Adapting to Uncertain Times 

Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now - Taking Action

Full Circle – Designing to Maintaining and Operating

We look forward to having you join us in San Remo in June 2024.

Alison Rickard

Conference Convenor

2024 Stormwater Victoria Conference

Engineers Australia CPD points can be claimed for attending the 2024 Stormwater Victoria Conference, Pre-Conference Workshops and Technical Tour.

A certificate of attendance will be emailed to all attendees post-conference with confirmation of the number of points you can claim.

Presenters at the 2024 Stormwater Victoria Conference may also be able to claim hours for the preparation and presentation of their paper.

More information on CPD Requirements with Engineers Australia can be found here. https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/membership/cpd-requirements

Date: 4th Jun, 2024

Time:

Venue: Silverwater Resort

Address: 17 Potters Hill Rd, San Remo VIC 3925

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Stormwater Victoria are thrilled to announce that submissions for the highly anticipated Victorian Awards for Excellence at this year's Stormwater Victoria Conference in San Remo are officially OPEN!Start your submission by clicking here. 

If you or someone you know has made outstanding contributions in the field, now is the time to step into the spotlight! We're on the lookout for innovators and game-changers who have left a substantial mark in the industry.

With a variety of categories spanning innovation, leadership, and excellence, there's a perfect spot for every star in our community. Whether you're a creative powerhouse, or a visionary leader, we want to celebrate YOU!

You can now enter for any of the following six categories:

The Awards Session is set to be an exciting end to Day 1 of the Conference, where talents collide, and inspiration ignites. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, 4 June and get ready for an unforgettable Awards Ceremony!

Submissions are due by 11:59pm on Wednesday, 20 March 2024. Don't miss your chance to submit! View the Awards Entry Kit here

 

Date: 3rd Jun, 2024

Time:

Venue: Silverwater Resort

Address: 17 Potters Hill Rd, San Remo VIC 3925

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This full-day workshop covers all aspects of Operations and Maintenance for all types of stormwater treatment measures. These Guidelines, produced by Stormwater NSW, have become the industry standard and reference document for the maintenance of stormwater assets across the country. The Workshop is aimed at Maintenance Managers and Cleaning Contractors, as well as Council staff involved in the sizing, siting and approval of stormwater treatment measures.   

Workshop Overview 

The workshop is aimed at Maintenance Managers and Cleaning Contractors, as well as Council staff involved in the sizing, siting and approval of stormwater treatment measures.   

The workshop focuses on the O+M Guidelines, produced by Stormwater NSW, that will become the industry standard and reference document for the Maintenance of Stormwater assets. 

The Training Covers: 

• The origin and evolution of these new Guidelines 

• Some of the standard terms that everyone need to know 

• Explanation of the format and contents of the Guideline 

• How Councils and How Cleaning Contractors will use these Guidelines 

• Planning and budgeting for Maintenance – what Councils need to know 

• Monitoring of devices – tools, Data Sheets, Cleaning Specs, practical field demonstration & explanation 

• Regular Cleaning and Comprehensive Cleaning – measure by measure 

• Dewatering & Decanting, new devices, Reporting format and content 

• Rectifications, auditing, upgrades & decommissioning 

• Tricks of the trade (so everyone gets a better outcome) 

• One Page Cleaning Specs for all proprietary treatment measures 

• Questions and Answers for everything stormwater 

This popular training exposes the myths and problems of the past, and presents a logical and practical way to get the best from Stormwater Treatment Devices.  Whilst not aimed at consultants and DA engineers, it certainly contains a lot of very helpful content in the selection, sizing and siting of devices for long term reliable solutions. 

Presenter  

Murray Powell 

The presenter for this workshop will be Murray Powell, who is Vice President of Stormwater NSW, one of the document authors, and General Manager of Optimal Stormwater who is one of the leaders in design/construction/auditing/rectification of stormwater treatment devices. 

Cost 

The cost of the full day workshop includes morning tea and lunch.  A copy of the Guidelines will be provided electronically for all attendees. 

Stormwater VIC and Partner Member: $595 

Non Member: $795 

For More Information: https://gems.eventsair.com/2024-stormwater-victoria-conference/

Date: 3rd Jun, 2024

Time:

Venue: Silverwater Resort

Address: 17 Potters Hill Rd, San Remo VIC 3925

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This course is designed for practitioners who are involved in the planning, design and/or approval of drainage and Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) projects and covers the basic principles of WSUD.  

Experienced engineers use them as a refresher, graduate engineers attend to understand the drainage basics, and often people from other backgrounds (landscape architects, environmental scientists, managers and planners) attend to further their understanding of drainage, WSUD design and the RORB software. 

Presenter  

Val Mag & Michael Mag 
Stormy Water Solutions was founded in 2003 by Valerie Mag after 12 years with the Melbourne Water Corporation and 3 years with Ecological Engineering Pty Ltd. As a recognised leader in her field, Valerie has successfully run the Stormy Water Solutions for 20-years.  

In 2016, after 2-years at the Melbourne Water Corporation, Valerie’s son Michael joined the company. Today, Michael is the technical expert within Stormy Water Solutions. He is an accomplished flood hydrologic and hydraulic modeller who ensures robust and transparent engineering solutions.  

Together, the Stormy Water Solutions team have extensive knowledge in hydrological and environmental engineering services and use this to help the public and private sectors with their stormwater needs. 

Cost 

The cost of the full day workshop includes morning tea and lunch.  A copy of the Guidelines will be provided electronically for all attendees. 

Stormwater VIC and Partner Member: $695 

Non Member: $795 

For More Information: https://gems.eventsair.com/2024-stormwater-victoria-conference/

Date: 1st May, 2024 - 1st May, 2024

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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To view the Webinar Recording, please visit this link

Melbourne Water have released a new version of their MUSIC Modelling Guideline (available at Guidelines | Melbourne Water) with updates covering information gaps and advancements in both science and industry since the last edition.

Come and hear from Melbourne Water and consultants E2Designlab, who will be sharing what has changed in this update and why, including a Q&A.

This session is brought to you by Stormwater Victoria and Clearwater.

To register, please click this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/75f40f08-19b1-4cde-8551-8b61983af53b@5872759d-2fc4-43da-9e95-202e170a5ea2 

 

ater research and technical innovations into policy, strategy, and action to protect our waterways.

Dr Dale Browne

Associate Director, E2DesignLab

Dale is an expert in the modelling and design of water sensitive urban design systems. His experience is extensive across both the development and application of practical applied models for stormwater and waterway management. 

Dale is an experienced communicator and has been training the Victorian stormwater industry in the use of MUSIC for many years, combining his enthusiasm for the principles of WSUD with a pragmatic user perspective.

Dale applies his expertise in water sensitive urban design (WSUD) and integrated water management to deliver innovative solutions for managing urban water. 

These range from stormwater reuse for households to integrated designs for simultaneous mitigation of flooding, management of hydrology for environmental protection, stormwater treatment and stormwater reuse to improve landscape and recreational amenity.

Olivia Blair-Holt

Environmental Water Planner, Melbourne Water

Olivia is an environmental engineer with a background in IWM strategy and design across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

In the stormwater team at Melbourne Water, Olivia is focused on the challenge of translating stormwater research and technical innovations into policy, strategy, and action to protect our waterways.

Date: 15th Feb, 2024 - 15th Feb, 2024

Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Venue: Keeley Park

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

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Join fellow stormies on a tour of the Keeley Park High Flow Bioretention System and GPTs in Clayton South, hosted by Alan West, Principal Environment Officer from the City of Kingston, and experienced designers from Ocean Protect.

 

This unique project involved the installation of a high-flow (Filterra®) bioretention system during 2022 and was landscaped in 2023. This system treats stormwater runoff from a 28-hectare catchment and is understood to be the first of its kind in Australia to use a high-flow system for stormwater harvesting and reuse (to irrigate sports fields).

 

Council originally installed a (170 m²) traditional bioretention system in 2016 to act as a combined retarding basin, however, it didn’t perform as intended. The preferred solution involved constructing a smaller (51m²) Filterra® System in combination with a separate flood storage basin.

 

Date

Thursday, 15 February 2024

Time

11.00 am - 12:00 pm

Venue

Keeley Park Main Road, Clayton South 3169

Date: 7th Dec, 2023 - 7th Dec, 2023

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Venue: Moonee Ponds Creek

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Description:

Join fellow colleagues on a tour of Moonee Ponds Creek in Oak Park, Strathmore to see the remarkable transformation of a 360m concrete-lined section of the Creek, which is now more than 50 % complete.

The project involved:

• removing concrete walls along both sides of the creek and replacing these with rockwork
• covering the concrete base of the channel with rockwork to create a meandering creek, to slow down flows and give it a more ‘natural’ look and feel
• planting 43,000 native trees and shrubs
• creating new shared paths and a new bridge 
• constructing a pond and terracing near Oak Park Reserve.

Rachel Lopes, the Chain of Ponds Collaboration Project Lead will be accompanied by Neil Featonby from Melbourne Water and Frank Kinnersley from the Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek / Moonee Bicycle Users Group. Visitors will learn how the project had come about, the co-design involved, and the challenges of giving the creek a more natural look and feel.

Registration Fees

Member & Non-Member - Complimentary Registration

Important notes:

PPE is required to enter the site (hi-vis vest and closed in shoes)

We suggest bringing along a water bottle and a hat.

Rachel Lopes Chain of Ponds Collaboration Project Lead Rachel is an environmental scientist and has a passion for connecting communities to their waterway. She enjoys the challenge of working in multi-stakeholder environments and with an ‘appreciative’ mindset, focusing on strengths, abilities and energy of partners for enduring solutions.
Neil Featonby Reimagining Your Creek, Melbourne Water Neil Featonby developed and leads the Reimagining Your Creek program for Melbourne Water, which has recently won several awards for excellence in infrastructure and landscape architecture. Neil is a marine biologist who specialised in shark research, but now spends his time transforming underground drains and concrete channels into urban waterways and parks. He’s passionate about using urban design concepts and principles to connect people to water in highly urbanised areas, and tailor unique experiences with nature that improve mental and physical health.
Frank Kinnersley Moonee Ponds Creek Frank is a retired mechanical engineer, Friend of Moonee Ponds Creek and recognised by cycling organisations across the country and state for his contribution to cycling. He has been instrumental in achieving better outcomes for cyclists and has actively contributed to the Reimagining Moonee Ponds Creek project, making several suggestions and improvements to the path design.

Date: 28th Nov, 2023 - 28th Nov, 2023

Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Venue:

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Description:

The new benchmark for stormwater management in Victoria requires new collaborations, new approaches, new technologies, and ultimately, new end uses for significant volumes of stormwater. Building on the Stormwater Flow

Targets series held in 2023, this webinar will start to explore potential end uses for stormwater, drawing on expertise and case studies from across Victoria and Australia.

Priya Van Ryn Environmental Water Planner, Melbourne Water Presentation: Shifting Urban Runoff from a Waterway Risk to an Environmental Benefit. Priya’s works at Melbourne Water as an Environmental Water Resource Planner. In this role, Priya collaborates on IWM projects that have potential to return water to the environment. Priya is passionate about protecting local waterways and working for positive outcomes for urbanising landscapes.
Jamie Lynch Planning Engineer, Yarra Valley Water Presentation: Kalkallo Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse Scheme Jamie is a Civil Engineer in Yarra Valley Water’s Treatment Plant Growth Planning Team. Jamie has spent over 10 years in the water industry with a broad range of experience across the whole asset lifecycle, including Integrated Water Management. Strategic Asset Planning, Asset Management and construction. Jamie is responsible for the strategic planning and functional design of new treatment plant infrastructure, which includes the upgrade and re-commissioning of YVWs Kalkallo Stormwater Treatment Plant.
Martin Haege Principal Environmental Engineer, Premise Presentation: Orange Stormwater to Potable: Building Urban Water Supply Diversity Martin is a Principal Environmental Engineer at Premise and is based in Orange, NSW. With more than three decades of experience in consulting, he has collaborated with a wide range of private sector and government clients to develop and implement innovative solutions. Martin worked with Orange City Council to develop the first large scale stormwater harvesting scheme in Australia which intentionally harvests stormwater for addition to drinking water supplies. He remains involved with the ongoing operation and monitoring of the scheme and has developed a significant working knowledge of the issues associated with stormwater harvesting relating to risk management, water quality management and hydrological impacts.
Alan Davidson Senior Associate, Integrated Water, Spiire Presentation: Centralised Roof Water Harvesting to Provide Stormwater Volume Reduction and Potable Water Supply Diversity Alan is an Associate Integrated Water engineer with over 14 years’ experience, primarily in the fields of flood risk, hydrology, hydraulics, urban water and waterway management. His career has spanned a range of geographical locations and environments, including Scotland, Papa New Guinea, North Queensland and Victoria. Alan’s involvement in a diverse range of projects, such as waterway diversion and rehabilitation design, large rural and urban flood studies and urban stormwater management has allowed him to develop a solid and broad understanding of water science and engineering.
Brad Clingin Asset Planning Manager, Wannon Water Brad is an engineer with a Masters in Integrated Water Management. Brad has worked in the water sector with both Wannon Water and Corangamite CMA since 2013. Brad is passionate about agencies working together to achieve great outcomes for IWM, vibrant communities and healthy waterways.

Date: 23rd Nov, 2023 - 23rd Nov, 2023

Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Venue: The Imperial Hotel

Address: 2-8 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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Description:

Stormwater Victoria, in conjunction with Clearwater, are pleased to extend an invitation for our members and their guests to join us for the 2023 End of Year Drinks to be held on Thursday, 23rd November. This will be a great opportunity to get our Victoria stormies together and celebrate the year that has been and share our ideas for the year ahead.

We hope that you can join us at The Imperial Hotel on the 23rd of November.

Date: 22nd Aug, 2023 - 22nd Aug, 2023

Time: 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Venue: Online

Address: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84351882835?pwd=bmw0TUNxa1QrQ3djLzlYd0tFdlpzQT09

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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The 2023 Annual General Meeting of Stormwater Victoria was held via zoom on Tuesday, 22nd August, 2023 at 12.00 pm.  All participants were required to register in advance of the AGM. AGM notices and Nomination Forms will be distributed to the membership on the 1st July.  Nominations for a position on the Board of Management for 2023/2024 will close on Tuesday, 25th August at 5pm.

 

 

 

Date: 3rd Aug, 2023 - 3rd Aug, 2023

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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This must-attend Webinar explains why Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) on construction and building sites is as important as WSUD to protect environmental values and deliver sustainable development outcomes. We all know the General Environmental Duty (GED) puts the onus on individuals and business to prevent environmental harm before it occurs but what does this look like as practical on-ground ESC solutions? Hear from experts drawn from research and industry on the latest advancements in ESC policy and best practice from across Australia and how these apply in the Victorian context. This Webinar is the first of a two-part awareness-raising and knowledge-sharing initiative of the ESC Industry in partnership with Stormwater Victoria. The second part will be a full-day ESC Industry Forum to be held in Melbourne on the 24th August (further details coming shortly). Registration closes Wednesday, 2nd August 2023.

Date: 6th Jun, 2023 - 8th Jun, 2023

Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Venue: Mercure Ballarat

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Date: 16th May, 2023 - 16th May, 2023

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online

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Description:

The Victorian Urban Drainage Manual (VUDM) is a much anticipated Stormwater Victoria initiative aimed at consolidating the industry’s knowledge, guidelines and standards on drainage design in to a single “How to” guide in an effort to provide some much needed clarity and support to stormwater professionals in Victoria. This will be an all-encompassing document allowing surface water professionals to follow a step by step drainage design regardless of project size, anywhere in Victoria. It will provide users the relevant drainage requirements including calculating hydrographs, designing conveyance and detention infrastructure and all things WSUD.

We are now well underway with the Framework development but we need your help.

Come along and have your say, ask your questions, provide your expert input and be part of the birth of the first state wide manual in drainage.

Date: 27th Apr, 2023 - 27th Apr, 2023

Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Venue: Knox Club

Address: 480 Boronia Rd, Wantirna South, VIC, 3152

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Stormwater Victoria invites you to attend the long awaited Operations and Maintenance Manual Workshop will be held on Thursday, 27 April, 2023. This full day workshop focuses on the Operations and Maintenance Guidelines, produced by Stormwater Victoria, that have become the industry standard and reference document for the maintenance of stormwater assets across the country.

The Workshop is aimed at Maintenance Managers and Cleaning Contractors, as well as Council staff involved in the sizing, siting and approval of stormwater treatment measures.  

Spaces are limited, so register today to avoid disappointment.

 

Registration Fees

Member Registration with Manual - $595.00

Member Registration Only (2nd person) $495.00

Non Member Registration with Manual - $795.00

Non Member Registration Only - $695.00

Please note: Registration fees include full day catering.

Time

8:30am - 4:00pm

Venue

Knox Club

480 Boronia Rd, Wantirna South

Presenter

Murray Powell

Optimal Stormwater/Stormwater NSW

Date: 20th Apr, 2023 - 20th Apr, 2023

Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Venue: Online

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Description:

This is a Member ONLY Meeting to discuss the key aspects of the inquiry and gather feedback from our members to help inform the Stormwater Victoria submission.

The Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee will investigate Victoria’s preparedness for, and response to Victoria’s major flooding event of October 2022. The Committee are seeking submissions, and have invited Stormwater Victoria to express their views via a submission. As part of Stormwater Victoria’s core role in policy and advocacy, the Association we will be making a submission on behalf of our membership and we are seeking input from our members in developing our submission.

The inquiry will look into the flood event as a whole and the areas affected, and consider factors such as what caused or contributed to the Flood Event; emergency services; government policy; flood mitigation strategies; the Flemington Racecourse flood wall; and the Victoria planning framework. 

Key aspects we are invited to comment on include the implementation and effectiveness of the 2016 Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy in relation to the flood event, and the implications for future planning decisions, including how the Victorian planning framework can ensure climate mitigation is considered in future planning decisions. Further information on the scope is available at : https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/floodinquiry

Date: 4th Apr, 2023 - 4th Apr, 2023

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online

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Date: 15th Mar, 2023 - 15th Mar, 2023

Time: 7:30 am - 9:30 am

Venue: The Victoria Hotel

Address: 215 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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Date: 23rd Feb, 2023 - 23rd Feb, 2023

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online

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Date: 13th Dec, 2022 - 13th Dec, 2022

Time: 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Venue: The Wharf Hotel

Address: Southbank

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Date: 22nd Nov, 2022 - 22nd Nov, 2022

Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Venue: Knox Club

Address: 480 Boronia Road

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Description:

Stormwater Victoria is pleased to make available to stormwater stakeholders across the state, the 'Guidelines for the Maintenance of Stormwater Treatment Measures'.  This program provides cleaning and maintenance guidelines for your stormwater assets.  The manual can be purchased as a standalone document or can be purchased in conjunction with a full day training workshop. The workshop is aimed at maintenance managers and cleaning contractors, as well as council staff involved in the sizing, siting and approval of stormwater treatment measures.  These guidelines have become the industry standard, and reference document, for the maintenance of stormwater assets.

The next training session will be held on Tuesday, 22nd November 2022 at the Knox Club.  If you plan to register for the workshop, spaces are strictly limited to a maximum of 25 attendees. 

Date: 17th Oct, 2022 - 17th Oct, 2022

Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Venue: City of Melbourne Bowls Club

Address: Flagstaff Gardens

Organiser: Clearwater / Stormwater Victoria

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Description:

It's been a long time between drinks!

Clearwater and Stormwater Victoria are hosting this networking event for practitioners involved in stormwater management and Integrated Water Management (IWM). We call it 'Water Drinks' but don't despair - wine and beer are available. This popular event is an opportunity to connect with colleagues in the industry and to share ideas, experience and perspectives in an informal environment. 

Please arrive at the Flagstaff Gardens Bowls Club from 5.30pm onwards for a short presentations and networking activity at 6.15pm

Inclusions

Cocktail snacks and a drink voucher (beer or wine)

RSVP

Wednesday 12 October

Date: 9th Aug, 2022 - 9th Aug, 2022

Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Venue: Online

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Description:

To celebrate our recent award winners and learn more about some of the award winning projects, Stormwater Victoria have confirmed the following presentations:

Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning

Project: Prioritising IWM Opportunities in Inner Melbourne

Engeny Water Management and Yarra City Council

Presenter: Scott Dunn, Engeny Water Management

Excellence in Policy or Education

Project: Drainage System Design and Water Sensitive Urban Design Training Courses

Stormy Water Solutions

Presenter: Val Mag, Stormy Water Solutions

Excellence in Asset Management

Project: Optimization, Improvement, Capacity Building and Education on the Maintenance of the City of Casey Stormwater Treatment Assets

Optimal Stormwater and the City of Casey

Presenter: Mirna Moslmani, Optimal Stormwater

Excellence in Infrastructure

Project: A Coastal Wetland - The First Coastal Bioinfiltration Basin on the Mornington Peninsula

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Rye Community Group Alliance, Engeny Water Management, Melbourne Water and DELWP

Presenter: Chris Lyne, Mornington Peninsula Shire

The program will allow for presentations and audience questions

Date: 6th Jun, 2022 - 8th Jun, 2022

Time: 5:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Venue: Novotel Geelong

Address: 10-14 Eastern Beach Road

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Description:

Stormwater Victoria will be holding their 2022 Conference at the Novotel Geelong from the 6th - 8th June, 2022.  For further information please visit the Conference website at:  https://gems.eventsair.com/stormwater-victoria-conference-2022/

Date: 10th May, 2022 - 24th May, 2022

Time:

Venue: Online

Organiser: Clearwater

Phone: 9679 7711

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Description:

Clearwater is excited to announce a second delivery of IWM in practice in partnership with the International WaterCentre (IWC).

The online session series (10, 17, 24 May) led by Dr. Brian S. McIntosh from the IWC will focus on translating principles into practice and explore how leadership can play a key role in enabling IWM solutions to come to life.

DELWP will provide and update on the progress of Water for Victoria IWM Forums, and guest case study presenters will showcase Victorian IWM projects being delivered on ground.

The online training will be followed by an in-person workshop on 12 July to consolidate learnings, access mentor support and network with peers.

Secure your spot now for this stimulating and interactive learning journey.

Further information and registration details can be found on the Clearwater website. https://www.clearwatervic.com.au/events-and-training/

Date: 27th Apr, 2022 - 27th Apr, 2022

Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Venue: To be advised

Address: To be advised

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Stormwater Victoria Guidelines for Maintenance of Stormwater Treatment Measures

Stormwater quality improvement measures are an essential component of our stormwater infrastructure to protect environmental, recreational and economic values of our waterways.  The Guidelines will assist Asset Managers to plan, tender and implement routine maintenance for stormwater treatment measures.  It will also provide guidance to Cleaning Contractors on how to maintain each type of stormwater treatment measure. Concise explanations of maintenance tasks for each stormwater measure are provided.

The manual can be purchased as a standalone document or can be purchased in conjunction with the full-day training workshops.  The next training workshop will be held on Wednesday 27 April, 2022.

Workshop Overview

The workshop is aimed at Maintenance Managers and Cleaning Contractors, as well as Council staff involved in the sizing, siting and approval of stormwater treatment measures.  This is a new course developed by Stormwater NSW

The workshop focuses on the new O+M Guidelines, produced by Stormwater Victoria, that will become the industry standard and reference document for the Maintenance of Stormwater assets.

Topics to be covered include:

• An introduction to the types of treatments, their classifications and purposes
• An introduction to the types of GPTs and their functionality (if you understand how they work, then you’ll understand how this impacts cleaning)
• The reality of monitoring, regular cleaning, and annual/comprehensive cleaning
• Quick coverage of 90% of proprietary devices
• A more detailed focus on the 4 devices that have 90% of the market
• Cleaning specifications for these – to include in tenders, and be used on the ground
• Secondary treatment/Green treatments – in summary only
• Dewatering – a problem for every site
• Field validation of performance, cleaning results
• GPT auditing and WSUD auditing
• Costing – how much should cleaning cost
• Budgeting and bean counters – how to get the money to do it right
• Results, reports and record keeping – why
• Tips for improving device performance – get better bang for your buck

The presenter for this workshop will be Murray Powell, who is secretary of Stormwater NSW, one of the document authors and General Manager of Optimal Stormwater who are one of the leaders in design/construction/auditing/rectification of stormwater treatment devices.

Spaces are limited at these workshops to a maximum of 25 delegates.

To register for the April Workshop or to purchase the manual:  https://gems.eventsair.com/stormwater-vic-operations-and-maintenance-manual-training/omrego/Site/Register.

 

 

Date: 7th Apr, 2022 - 7th Apr, 2022

Time: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Venue: Online - Zoom

Organiser: Clearwater

Phone: 03 9679 7711

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Clearwater is currently taking registrations for Understanding and applying Victoria’s stormwater planning requirements training 7 April

This 5 hour training will give town planners, local government planning and stormwater engineers a practical understanding of Victoria’s stormwater planning requirements. This delivery will focus on regional context and case studies, but is relevant to all practitioners working with the Victoria Planning Provisions. The course is delivered by expert presenters Sara Lloyd [E2 Design Lab] and Kate Matthews [Tract Consulting] in partnership with Mandy Bolton [Senior Policy Advisor] from DELWP.

Register via https://www.clearwatervic.com.au/events-and-training/understanding-and-applying-victorias-stormwater-planning-requirements-20220407.php

Previous course attendee testimonials:

“Thankyou for hosting another session, this training is very helpful for us council planners.”

“Very useful information, presented well with a realistic, pragmatic approach.”

Date: 1st Apr, 2022

Time: 12:00 pm

Venue: Webinar

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Description:

Melbourne Water’s MUSIC Guidelines are currently being reviewed and updated. This session, brought to you by Stormwater Victoria, will provide an opportunity for Melbourne Water along with consultants E2Designlab to share what is being planned for the update and allow members to engage in a Q&A session before circulation of the new guidelines for industry feedback.
The session will be hosted and facilitated by Tracey Pham from the Stormwater Victoria team.

This session for Stormwater Victoria Members will cover:

• Purpose of the update
• What is new
• What is coming
• Implication of updates for the industry

Speaker - Birgit Jordan

Birgit is a Water Management Engineer currently holding a stormwater technical and policy advisory role at Melbourne Water. Drawing upon 30 years’ experience in the private and public water sector in Australia and Germany, Birgit provides expertise across waterway, stormwater, sewage and drinking water management including Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and Integrated Water Management (IWM), from design and construction to capacity building, strategic and catchment planning and policy development.

Speaker - Dale Browne

Speaker - Stephanie Brown

Steph is an environmental engineer who is passionate about catchments and communities and dedicated to the protection of Australian waterways. Steph is known for her breadth of technical skills, strategic thinking, and creative communication style which brings a multidimensional approach to her work. She has worked on numerous award-winning projects, including the Scrubby Creek Catchment Recovery Plan and the Small Creek Transformation. Taking on broad and flexible roles to meet the project needs, her inputs range from purely technical to leading the full delivery of critical communication pieces. Steph has worked on major integrated water management strategies, green infrastructure guidelines, and catchment management studies. Currently studying a Master of Science at the University of Melbourne, she is also researching ecosystem processes in 35 headwater streams across Melbourne.

Registration

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Date: 22nd Mar, 2022 - 24th Mar, 2022

Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Venue: Online

Address: Zoom Meeting

Organiser: Clearwater

Phone: 03 9679 7711

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*New Clearwater training

Does your role require you to work on stormwater bioretention (raingarden) design, approval or project management?

Clearwater’s introductory training will cover the fundamentals of bioretention design, including the function and objectives of these assets, considerations relating to design and asset lifecycle, and the key steps in the bioretention design process.  Suitable for engineers, planners, architects, builders, landscape designers, site supervisors, asset managers, project managers and environment officers.

Secure your spot now for this online course delivered by expert presenters Alex Brown (Spiire Consulting) and Jamie Comley (Jamie Comley Environmental Consulting )

Further information and registration details can be found on the Clearwater website. https://www.clearwatervic.com.au/events-and-training/

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Date: 30th Nov, 2021 - 30th Nov, 2021

Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Venue: Zoom Meeting

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 0297445252

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The Victorian Government has released the draft Central and Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy for consultation. This 10 year strategy outlines a series of directions for how we will meet the water supply shortfall in the future, while ensuring that our communities and environment are liveable and resilient.

400GL per annum generated by stormwater from urban areas throughout Victoria, should be seen as a key contributor to water security and we’ll be advocating for stronger commitments to realise this change in the next 10 years.

As part of Stormwater Victoria’s role to advocate for the stormwater industry, the association will be making a submission on behalf of our membership and we want to hear from you!

We would like to invite you to a MEMBERS ONLY forum to be held on the Tuesday 30th of November. The session will provide a brief technical introduction to the Sustainable Water Strategy, followed by an open discussion about the direction, position and approach that our members would like Stormwater Victoria to adopt.

The purpose of this session is to keep the industry informed on the SWS as well as allowing our members to provide us with feedback to guide our submission.

If you would like to get in touch with us sooner, or cannot attend the session and wish to provide feedback, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Submissions are due on 10th of December.

To register:  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ync_0rOgSg6nQEmhdIen-A

Date: 8th Nov, 2021 - 9th Nov, 2021

Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Venue: Dockside Sydney and Virtual

Address: 2 Wheat Road, Sydney

Organiser: Stormwater NSW in conjunction with Stormwater Queensland, Stormwater Victoria, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Georges Riverkeeper, Cooks River Alliance and the Parramatta River Catchment Group

Phone: GEMS Event Management 02 9744 5252

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Register Now for franc.sydney Stormwater NSW have reimagined their state conference and the inaugural franc.sydney conference will be held at on the 8th and 9th November at Dockside Darling Harbour. With the support of Stormwater Queensland, Stormwater Victoria, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, the Parramatta River Catchment Group, the Cooks River Alliance and the Georges Riverkeeper, this conference aims to join stakeholders in the urban water management sector across multiple disciplines to become more future-focused, resilient, adaptive and connected. Our Keynote Speakers at franc.sydney are: ·       Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, Resilience NSW ·       Gary Jubelin, former NSW Police Detective Chief Inspector ·       Zali Steggall OAM, Independent Federal Member for Warringah ·       Professor Thomas Astell-Burt, University of Wollongong ·       Prof Kenneth Leung, City University of Hong Kong ·       Distinguished Prof Lesley Hughes, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists Invited speakers and panelists include: ·       Rosie Wheen, CEO, WaterAid Australia ·       Chris Quin, Resilient Projects ·       Dr Katherine Dafforn, Macquarie University ·       Professor Holger Maier, The University of Adelaide ·       Associate Professor Gary Sheridan, The University of Melbourne ·       Dr Jocelyn Dela-Cruz, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment ·       Associate Professor Will Glamore, Water Research Laboratory, UNSW ·       Dr Ana Bugnot, The University of Sydney ·       Keysha Milenkovic, Blacktown City Council ·       Prue Tucker, Midcoast Council ·       Dr Britta Denise Hardesty, CSIRO To register to attend or to submit a presentation abstract, visit www.franc.sydney franc.sydney is 'Staying the Course' The inaugural franc.sydney conference will aim to create a place where industry professionals, community members and key stakeholders can come together to collaborate, share knowledge, network and learn together. It will provide an opportunity for attendees to connect, discover and upskill and to be empowered to 'stay the course'. What is franc? Check out our website to find out more about this new initiative at franc.sydney

Date: 23rd Sep, 2021 - 23rd Sep, 2021

Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online, Zoom

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Urbanisation generates a change in land use, as natural landscapes are gradually replaced with impermeable built environment. In Victoria, pavements contribute approximately up to 70% of the impermeable surfaces in urban catchments. The impermeable surfaces impact the hydrological conditions of urban catchments, creating implications for stormwater management. This shift from “naturally-permeable” to “impervious” surfaces results in an increase in the surface run-off during rainfalls, resulting in an increase in flash flooding.

Permeable pavements are among potential solutions to reduce the amount of surface run-off and the risk of flash floods; however, the main barriers in their uptake is their perceived lack of capacity to perform under traffic loads, rate of infiltration, and perceived reduction in permeability over time caused by clogging. This presentation reports on development of a new “waste tyre permeable pavement” developed at The University of Melbourne. The hydro-mechanical performance of a large-scale trial site constructed using different design formulations in the City of Mitcham, South Australia is reported here reflecting on measurements obtained using different set of instrumentation. Some new examples of recent trials in Victoria will also be presented.

This presentation will go through design principles, construction process, mechanical and storm-water management monitoring regime, monitoring results and lessons learnt from this trial.

This webinar is sponsored by Porous Lane.

Date: 31st Aug, 2021 - 31st Aug, 2021

Time: 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Venue: Zoom Meeting

Address: Zoom Meeting

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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The 2021 Annual General Meeting of Stormwater Victoria will be held via zoom on Tuesday, 31st August 2021 at 12.00 pm.  All participants must register in advance of the AGM.  

To register to attend the AGM click on the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ldu-tqz0oGtSdyBm6eLSSk2f-UouzBDfb

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Date: 16th Aug, 2021 - 16th Aug, 2021

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Venue: Online

Address: Zoom

Organiser: Clearwater

Phone: PH: 03 9679 7711

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Melbourne Water and DELWP recently launched City Planning Prioritisation : A review of practices and enablers for multi-stakeholder planning for resilient and liveable cities. This webinar will explore international examples of liveability and resilience from the City Planning Prioritisation report and feature additional speakers from Melbourne Water, Sydney Water and City of Melbourne to share the frameworks and tools they are applying for resilience and IWM. The presentations will be followed by a facilitated Q & A with the panel.

 Register via https://www.clearwatervic.com.au/events-and-training/

Date: 12th Aug, 2021 - 12th Aug, 2021

Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online

Address: Zoom

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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How do we inform planners, stormwater designers and engineers, waterway managers, and decision makers to ensure urban development doesn’t negatively impact waterways?

We need to formalise our approaches because we know that excess stormwater runoff leads to the urban stream syndrome, a worldwide phenomenon that degrades the physical, ecological and social values of waterways.

In addition, wastewater treatment plants can significantly increase discharge to waterways. To address this increase in flow volume, and altered flow pattern, requires evaluation and amelioration of streamflow impacts. Drawing upon non-urban analogues the development of the Urban Streamflow Impact Assessment (USIA) was led by Streamology with CTEnvironmental, Melbourne University and Sydney Water.

USIA enables explicit links to be made between stormwater runoff characteristics and waterway values (social, ecological and geomorphic), through streamflow metrics. USIA has been predominantly applied in the rapidly urbanising western Sydney to inform future development scenarios, including ‘business-as-usual’ relative to ambitious Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD), and includes outputs such as stormwater targets and risk matrices.

USIA can be applied across urbanising and urban catchments to provide explicit input to controls that inform urban planning and drainage design, i.e. what flows to keep out of the waterway. Most recently, the USIA method won the ‘research and innovation’ award with both Stormwater Victoria and Stormwater NSW, and was the runner up at the Stormwater Australia awards.

This webinar is sponsored by Streamology.

Register via https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C7krogjiTz-YIhdGNIHz-g 

Date: 29th Jul, 2021 - 29th Jul, 2021

Time: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Venue: Online

Address: Zoom

Organiser: Clearwater

Phone: PH: 03 8615 5033

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This online training module is relevant design engineers, land development industry, and council staff reviewing waterway designs. Applying best practice design principles in constructed waterway design will ensure your project has quality ecological and urban design outcomes and delivers assets that are sustainable to maintain. Understanding and applying these principles will also ensure quicker design review timelines from Melbourne Water and / or Local Council. The session will introduce all aspects of the Melbourne Water Constructed Waterway Design Manual and include interactive break out discussion groups, case studies and design drawings to illustrate how to effectively review waterway design submissions.

Register via https://www.clearwatervic.com.au/events-and-training/

Date: 14th Apr, 2021 - 14th Apr, 2021

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Venue: City of Melbourne Bowls Club

Address: Flagstaff Gardens, Dudley St, West Melbourne VIC 3003

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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2021 National Awards for Excellence

Social Event

Wednesday14 April 2021

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

City of Melbourne Bowls Club

Flagstaff Gardens, Dudley Street West Melbourne

Stormwater Victoria is pleased to invite you to join us and the Victorian nominees, for a Social Event to coincide with the on-line presentation of the 2021, Stormwater National, Awards for Excellence.

This is a casual event with snacks provided and drinks available for individuals to purchase at bar prices.

Cost is $35 per-person to cover venue booking fee and catering

Booking is essential as numbers are limited!

Date: 13th Apr, 2021 - 16th Apr, 2021

Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Venue: Virtual

Organiser: Stormwater Australia

Phone: +61 2 9744 5252

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New Frontiers for Stormwater: Into the Next Decade

Date: 25th Mar, 2021 - 25th Mar, 2021

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Venue: Online

Address: Zoom Webinar

Organiser: Clearwater

Phone: 03 9679 7267

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Clearwater is currently taking registrations for the launch of the Online Navigator Tool Resource Portal on March 25. The Portal has been developed by The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Clearwater to provide a comprehensive guide to Victoria’s stormwater planning requirements for subdivisions and buildings and works developments. The launch event will introduce supporting checklists and resources and demonstrate how planning system users can generate context specific guidance documents. Register via https://www.clearwatervic.com.au/events-and-training/

Date: 18th Feb, 2021 - 18th Feb, 2021

Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online Zoom

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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This webinar will provide a quick overview of what stormwater offset schemes are, outlines some benefits of setting up a scheme, and introduces out how Victorian Councils can go about setting a stormwater offset scheme up.

The quick overview will then be followed by a 30 minute QA and lessons learned session with people who have led the implementation of stormwater offsets at their Councils: including Kingston City Council, Moonee Valley City Council, Darebin and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

Speaker:

Jeremy Cheesman 

This webinar will provide a quick overview of what stormwater offset schemes are, outlines some benefits of setting up a scheme, and introduces out how Victorian Councils can go about setting a stormwater offset scheme up.

The quick overview will then be followed by a 30 minute QA and lessons learned session with people who have led the implementation of stormwater offsets at their Councils: including Kingston City Council, Moonee Valley City Council, Darebin and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

Sponsored By:

Date: 18th Feb, 2021 - 18th Feb, 2021

Time:

Venue:

Description:

This webinar will provide a quick overview of what stormwater offset schemes are, outlines some benefits of setting up a scheme, and introduces out how Victorian Councils can go about setting a stormwater offset scheme up.

The quick overview will then be followed by a 30 minute QA and lessons learned session with people who have led the implementation of stormwater offsets at their Councils: including Kingston City Council, Moonee Valley City Council, Darebin and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

Webinar 

Recording coming soon 

Presentation 

Victorian Urban Stormwater Offsets Industry Note

Date: 8th Dec, 2020 - 8th Dec, 2020

Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online

Address: Online

Organiser: Stormwater NSW

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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It is well accepted that warmer temperatures lead to greater moisture holding capacity for the atmosphere, resulting in bigger downpours, creating larger design precipitation intensities and possibly less secure flood infrastructure especially in urban areas. What is less appreciated is the importance pre-storm conditions have on urban stormwater infrastructure, especially in locations that contain significant water bodies. This presentation uses four urban case studies from the United States, Australia and Thailand to illustrate the differing impacts of warming on urban flood security. Each of these locations pose unique modelling challenges, given the near-continuous change urban stormwater networks undergo. It is shown that in spite of this change, there is clear evidence that urban flood security is compromised as a result of rise in temperature, a trend that will only worsen as time goes on.

Date: 26th Nov, 2020 - 26th Nov, 2020

Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online

Address: Zoom Webinar

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Registration Fees

Member rates

Full Access - $150
Per Webinar - $50

Non Member Rates

Full Access - $190
Per Webinar - $65

Event Overview

The showcase is capped off with a presentation by Prof. Chris Zevenbergen on Flood Resilience of Urban Systems in The Netherlands. He discusses innovative concepts used to mitigate urban flood and methods to flood-proof building designs that have been trialled in The Netherlands.

Many countries are currently revisiting their flood (disaster) risk management strategy. There is a shift in focus from reacting to and preparing for singular, extreme events to (also) anticipating trends in these type of events. This long-term focus is inherently coupled with large uncertainties about how physical (climate change) and economic conditions will change, what research and innovation will bring, how societal preferences will develop etc. Moreover, long lead times of flood protection infrastructure and city transformations are prompting governments to take a long-term horizon.  Governments are increasingly aware of these implications to be relevant for decisions they make today.

Speaker

 Prof Chris Zevenbergen, Water Engineering Department of IHE Delft

Chris Zevenbergen is professor at the Water Engineering Department of IHE Delft and at the TuDelft, The Netherlands. He is a visiting professor at the Southeast University (SEU) and at the North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (NCWU), China. He has published/edited five books and more than 150 scientific publications in the field of environmental engineering and urban flood management. Currently, he is Head of the Flood Resilience Chair Group (FRG) of IHE Delft. He participates/has participated in various national and international advisory boards of governmental and scientific institutions and programs related to climate adaptation, resilience and urban planning (such as IPCC EM Infra, Rotterdam Climate Proof, Environmental Science Group Wageningen, iBuild,  DLR Future Mega Cities, EPSRC, the Dutch Knowledge for Climate Program).

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Date: 24th Nov, 2020

Time: 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Venue: Online Zoom

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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The EPA recently released the Draft ‘Urban Stormwater Management Guidance’ for industry feedback.                                  The draft guidance includes new performance objectives for stormwater flows and presents a significant shift for how we work together to manage stormwater and protect our waterways. As part of Stormwater Victoria’s core role in policy and advocacy, we will be making a submission on behalf of our membership and we want to hear from you! Submissions are due on 16 December. We would like to invite you to a Member Event to be held on Tuesday, 24th November at 10.30 am. The purpose of this short, informal meeting is to discuss the guidance document so that we can get feedback from our members to  and help to inform the Stormwater Victoria our submission. Stormwater Victoria hosted an online event in May where the EPA provided an update on the BPEM – SV Webinar, 21 May – fast forward to the 35 minute mark for more information. It should be noted that Stormwater Victoria are unable to answer your questions about the development and implementation of the draft guidance but we are interested to hear from you on the changes needed to support our industry in achieving flow standards.  Background This draft guidance is the outcome of the BPEM update, with two key changes: 1.     That it sits under the new regulatory framework and 2.     Introduces new flow standards. Importantly, the draft guidance complements and adds to the state of knowledge established through previous guiding and planning requirements. This means: ·    reduction levels for solids, phosphorous and nitrogen are longstanding and continue to be required to be achieved under the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPPs) ·    level of stormwater flow reduction to achieve will depend on what is reasonably practicable.\ Documents released include: ·    Draft urban stormwater management guidance (publication 1739) ·    Background information consultation guide document (publication 1829) ·    Review of stormwater science (publication 1919)

Date: 19th Nov, 2020 - 19th Nov, 2020

Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Online

Address: Zoom Webinar

Organiser: Stormwater Victoria

Phone: 02 9744 5252

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Registration Fees Member rates Full Access - $150 Per Webinar - $50 Non Member Rates Full Access - $190 Per Webinar - $65 Event Overview For years Portland, Oregon had an incentive program to encourage the use of green roof technology to manage stormwater in the downtown.  In 2018, ecoroofs became a requirement.  Why did Portland move to a requirement instead of an incentive?  And how did they get a requirement approved? In the third week of the showcase, Mindy Brooks presents insights from City of Portland's "Central City 2035". This is the city's comprehensive plan for creating new guiding policies and urban design for the Central City and the Willamette Riverfront area. The session will examine how urban planning and design is used to foster creativity, innovation and productivity. Mindy Brooks Experienced City Planner who has worked at the City of Portland for over 15 years. Speaker Mindy Brooks, City of Portland (USA) Mindy has worked for the City of Portland since 1999, first as an Environmental Technician then as a City Planner.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Washington State University and Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from Portland State University.  She has managed environmental program updates for major comprehensive plans including Airport Futures, a policy and zoning update for the Portland International Airport and surrounding industrial lands, and Central City 2035, a policy and zoning update Portland’s downtown and Willamette River.  In her free time she likes to hike around Mount Rainer and the Goat Rocks wilderness and is an avid skier in the winter. Sponsored By