If you are missing the water cooler, corridor, lunchroom and café conversations that keep you connected at work, then we would like to invite you to bring your coffee, tea or even just a sociable mood to PIA's virtual Coffee Catch Ups. In this catch up, we will be talking with Professor David Lindenmayer AO, Landscape Ecologist and Conservation…
The Western Australian Branch of the Australian Water Association invites you to attend our annual water industry breakfast, with the Heads of Water in the South West WA. Join us for a topical panel discussion on “Integrated Water Management for the South West Area”. Ministerial Address: The Hon Dave Kelly, MLA, Minister for Water; Forestry;…
WALGA and New WAter Ways have partnered to deliver two upcoming webinars on the Management of Wetlands and Constructed Lakes. Webinar 1: Designing a Water Quality Monitoring Program The first webinar provide information on designing a water quality monitoring program that is tailored to the type of wetland or lake, and the management objectives. New…
If you aren’t accessing free water data you are missing out, as your peers and competitors most likely are. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has large databases of water science data. The collection spans over 100 years and there is comprehensive information from the 1960s to today. The Department of Water and Environmental…
The Australian Water Association is asking: What are the lessons we can take away from some of Victoria’s best examples of water sensitive engagement and design? Find out the answers during an online technical event where a panel of experts from the CRCWSC family will share key lessons learnt in delivering water sensitive city programs,…
Schools Tree Day is a great way to inspire your students to learn about the local environment while playing an active role in their community. Schools Tree Day is traditionally held on the last Friday of July. If this is not an ideal time to plant, Tree Day activities can take place on any date,…
PIA's first dedicated WA Regional Coffee Catch Up on 16 July was great. Lots of members joined and just as many good topics were discussed. The two big takeaways were that the Catch Ups needed to be ongoing and that we should look further at Infrastructure WA’s State Infrastructure Strategy Discussion Paper in a regional context. So…
Preprocessing open data for hydrological and hydraulic modelling using QGIS QGIS offers great tools for preparing data for hydrological and hydraulic modelling. This webinar will demonstrate how QGIS can be used to derive catchments and stream networks from digital elevation models. In addition, the webinar will focus on map design and 2D/3D visualisation of hydrological…
This webinar has a broad appeal and we encourage participation from drinking water supply organisations, from small to large metropolitan and regional suppliers, government land, water, recreation and public health agencies, as well as water industry consultants, contractors and researchers. The webinar is facilitated by AWA Catchment Management Specialist Network Committee and all attendees will…
Over the next 5 years, students and graduates will be among the most affected by COVID-19 and PIA will be doing all it can to support the upcoming generations. To kick things off, the WA Young Planners are hosting an ‘Interstate-International’ Webinar to find out what we can do to mitigate any anticipated difficulties. While…
Mainstreaming Waterwise Masterclass Series 2020 aims to build the capacity of professionals across Western Australia to deliver resilient and liveable cities and towns through integrated place-based planning. Masterclass 4: Communication and influence - 19 August Expert speakers: A/Prof Helen Fordham, Associate Professor, Media and Communications, UWA Helen is an experienced Researcher, Writer, Educator and…
Biodiversity Month is held in September each year and aims to promote the importance of protecting, conserving and improving biodiversity both within Australia and across the world. The Australian Government through the Department is committed to protecting Australia’s unique biodiversity. Most of our broad range of programs and initiatives aim to ensure our important environments…
The CRC for Water Sensitive Cities’ Tools and Products (TAP) team have completed the integration of the Urban Water Cycle module into the WSC Scenario Tool. The launch and the release of this module will include some presentations from experts who have been close to the development of the module. Commercial Manager, Malcolm Eadie will…