Wastewater treatment modelling and simulation Workshop – free
Water Corporation 629 Newcastle St, Leederville, WA, AustraliaWater Corporation will be hosting Imre Takacs and Andy Shaw, well-known wastewater treatment modelling and simulation practitioners for a free workshop next Friday, 24 November. Both have contributed significantly to international publications and the development of standard modelling practice. The workshop will focus on the use of simulation packages such as GPS-X, BioWin, SUMO, etc.…
IPWEA WA Public Works Training Week
The Rise, MaylandsMembers of the Institute, professionals and academics working the public works engineering space are invited to submit expressions of interest to present a teaching paper at the 2017 Public Works Training Week. All papers and presentations must contain a teaching element with handouts/notes for distribution to the delegates. The Public Works Training Week is aimed…
EIA Practitioners Training Course
Cliftons Perth Parmelia House191 St George's Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaThis two-day course will be facilitated by Dr Angus Morrison-Saunders, and will provide all practitioners with valuable insight into the latest practice and approaches for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia. With the EPA’s new guidelines and procedures framework now being in place since late 2016, it is perfect timing for new and experienced practitioners…
Lunch Forum: Water Corporation’s Southern Seawater Desalination Plant: The Production of Drinking Water from Seawater
City of Bayswater 61 Broun Ave, Morley, WA, AustraliaThis presentation will explore: Reasons for building the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant AND Explanation of the desalination process i.e. production of drinking water from seawater. More
WA YWP End of Year Social Event & City Farm Tour
Perth City Farm 1 City Farm Place, East Perth, WA, AustraliaThe WA Young Water Professionals invite you to join them in celebrating the end of 2017 with a tour of Perth City Farm, followed by social drinks and nibbles. Perth City Farm is a not-for-profit urban community garden and the tour will focus on the sustainability and water management practices employed at the site. More
Subdivisional Land Management
City of Armadale 7 Orchard Ave,, AustraliaSubdivision of land from open ground to finished lots in a cost effective and timely manner is affected by many factors. Important among these is the relationship between the developer, consultant and the local government. This full day workshop will cover all aspects of subdivisional development including an outline of the theory and general processes…
$60m to encourage Smart Farming Partnerships
Closes: 21 December 2017 The National Landcare Program's new Smart Farming Partnerships is offering multi-year grants of between $250,000 and $4 million to put in place new and innovative sustainable land management practices, which protect and improve the condition of soils, vegetation and biodiversity. More
2018 WA Wetland Management Conference
The Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre 184 Hope Rd, Bibra Lake, WA, AustraliaThe primary objective of the Conference is to provide an annual opportunity for the exchange of information and ideas with a focus on the latest developments about how to effectively manage and restore wetlands. Past conferences have attracted 160 people including community conservation volunteers, landowners, local and State Government officers and private sector environmental officers…
WSUD 2018 & Hydropolis 2018: Creating Water Sensitive Communities
Crown Towers Perth, AustraliaWSUD 2018 & Hydropolis 2018 invites leaders across industry, government, research and community sectors to share their knowledge, experience and ideas to create water sensitive, liveable urban communities of the future. Together, the following seven conference themes facilitate the creation of enduring water sensitive communities: Thinking big picture Creating an enabling environment Hitting the ground…
NWW Speaker Series: State of knowledge of non-market values of water sensitive systems and practices: potential of benefit transfer
The Atrium, Department of Water and Environmental RegulationWater sensitive systems and practices provide multiple indirect benefits such as environmental and ecological services. However, due to a lack of information on the monetized value of these services many of these services are not considered during investment decision making. The compilation and synthesis of existing non-market valuation estimates of the monetary value of water…
