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…
NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support…
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…
UDIA WA Breakfast – What’s Next for the Perth & Peel @3.5M Sub Regional Frameworks? Delivering on the Ground.
Crown Perth , AustraliaThe final Perth and Peel @ 3.5million land use planning and infrastructure frameworks were recently released by the State Government. The frameworks define the urban form for the Perth and Peel regions for the next 30 years, limiting unplanned growth and encouraging greater housing diversity to meet our changing community needs. The frameworks, together with…
Schools Tree Day
Each year, around 3,000 preschools, kindergartens, primary and high schools across Australia take part in Schools Tree Day. Students nationwide have learnt how to dig in for the environment and have fun getting grubby planting over 470,000 native seedlings, trees, shrubs, edibles and flowers. More than 2,800 other nature-care activities were registered (projects such as…
National Tree Day
Planet Ark recently celebrated 22 years of National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day - Australia's largest community tree-planting and nature care event. Tree Day is an opportunity to do something positive for your local environment and community and to reconnect with nature. National Tree Day started in 1996 and since then more than 4…
UWA Environment Seminar – Wastewater treatment, disposal and non-potable reuse via aquifer infiltration
Simmonds Lecture Theatre, University of Western AustraliaThe analysis of TWW infiltration sites with long-term operational data will be presented providing evidence that with appropriate wastewater treatment, recharge volume and aquifer characteristics, contaminants may be substantially attenuated via aquifers. Click here for more information
