Museum of Water
‘Life, death and all the washing up in between.’ The Guardian What water will you keep? A vial of tears, melted ice from Antarctica and a plastic bottle of billabong…
Funding for waterwise verges
Verges form important greenspaces in our communities, helping with urban cooling and creating ecological corridors through our streetscapes. For endorsed Waterwise Councils offering ratepayers a rebate or incentive to create…
Stormwater WA Supports Organic Filter Media Workshop
The purpose of the research has been to investigate the effectiveness of infiltration systems containing organic filter media. The research has led to an understanding of the specific mechanisms that…
IPWEA South West Branch Professional Development Forum – Creating Great Public Spaces
Quality Hotel Lord Forrest, 20 Symmons Street, BunburyJosh Byrne, Director, Josh Byrne & Associates, and Gardening Australia TV Presenter is delighted to present to our members and guests about what makes a great public space, providing ideas…
NWW Training – Introduction to stormwater management practices
Department of Water 168 St George's Tce, Perth, AustraliaStormwater management that incorporates WSUD principles is a key component of achieving better urban water management. This session will outline the principles of better stormwater management and provide guidance on…
IPWEA – WA City Super Day Sustainability: Make it green
Crown Perth, AustraliaThe Super Day Theme – Sustainability: make it green – revolves around all things sustainable within the public works sector. Members of the Institute, professionals and academics working in the…
Singapore PUB Overseas Seed Fund for Water Technologies – Closes 18/3/17
The Public Utilities Board (PUB) is Singapore’s national water agency, and the Overseas Seed Fund on Water Technologies aims to solicit breakthrough ideas to develop proof-of-concept for disruptive water technologies…
Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize (ASJWP) – Closing 20/3/17
The ASJWP is an annual water science competition for high school students aged 15 - 20, and is a key part of the AWA National Awards program. The winner of…
IPWEA-WA State Conference: The changing Face of Public Works
The Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, WA, AustraliaThe Conference Theme – The Changing Face of Public Works – revolves around the evolution of traditional methods vs current methods and the ever evolving new technologies and trends, and…
NWW Bus Tour: Hartfield Park Managed Aquifer Recharge – Foothills Water Proofing Project
Hartfield Park Kalamunda (Bus will depart and return to DoW, Perth)Addressing the pressures on increased water scarcity has been at the heart of research into supplementing natural groundwater resources. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is a process that uses waste water…
