Water Sensitive Cities Speaker Series Talk Drainage for Liveability – greening our drains for a Water Sensitive City
The Atrium, Department of Water and Environmental RegulationDrainage for Liveability was launched by the Water Corporation and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation as a collaborative program 18 months ago and was driven by a shared vision of Perth as a Water Sensitive City. Working with interested community groups, local authorities and the development industry, the aim of the program is…
Green Building Day 2018
Brookfield Place , Perth Ground Floor, Brookfield Place Tower 2, 123 St Georges Tce, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaTechnologies, innovation, mega trends, how are they shaping our future? How are we anticipating change and planning the transformation of our built environment and our communities? This year’s theme ‘Shaping the Future State’ will explore the strategies in place to design and build our cities and communities in upcoming years, and assess the pathways to…
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas. It is caused primarily by human activities and climatic variations. Desertification does not refer to the expansion of existing deserts. It occurs because dryland ecosystems, which cover over one third of the world‘s land area, are extremely vulnerable to overexploitation and inappropriate…
WA 2018 Water Industry Breakfast
Pan Pacific Perth, 207 Adelaide Terrace , AustraliaThe Panel will explore the opportunities available to us in Perth to transition to a water smart city through policy settings, design and planning policy and codes, and other transformative approaches available such as champions pursuing this developmental approach. Register here
AWA WA Sundowner
Cheeky Sparrow Wolf Lane, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaThe next AWA monthly sundowner event will held on Wednesday 20 June. The AWA will host regular and informal networking events in the form of after-work Sundowner drinks. Each month we will have an interesting topic for discussion and the opportunity to meet and catch up with other AWA members. Events are free, with a…
Parks & Leisure Australia WA State Conference
The Esplanade Hotel, FremantleThe 2018 Parks & Leisure Australia (WA) State Conference will be held on the 21st and 22nd of June at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle. This Conference only comes around every two years and is the largest scale professional development event on the PLA WA calendar. One you won't want to miss. This year we…
New WAter Ways Bus Tour – Greenfield and retrofit WSUD 2018
Harrisdale, Byford & Haynes , AustraliaNew WAter Ways is conducting a bus tour south east of Perth this June. This water sensitive urban design bus tour is an opportunity to visit various sites in the City of Armadale and the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale and learn firsthand about WSUD greenfield and retrofit sites. If you are involved in local and/or state…
Water Industry Night – Championing Your Why
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage 140 William Street, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaDo you have a message, a cause or an approach that you would like to clearly articulate for the purpose of engaging with or influencing others? Hear from Doug Aberle about how you can inspire others and pass the passion on. Doug will explain the importance of being clear about your ‘why’ and how to…
Closing Date for Smart Cities and Suburbs Program Round 2 Applications
The $50 million Smart Cities and Suburbs Program is supporting the delivery of innovative smart city projects that improve the livability, productivity and sustainability of cities and towns across Australia. Round Two open for applications On 2 May the Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, announced the opening of a…
Australian Rainfall and Runoff Workshop
Mantra on Murray, PerthAustralian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) is a national guideline for flood risk estimation. ARR provides guidance and datasets to produce accurate and consistent flood studies and mapping to ensure communities, infrastructure and the environment can withstand the impact of extreme rainfall, flooding and storm surge. During this two-day course expert facilitators will provide an introduction…
