Week of Events
Australian Water Association – Connected by Water Conference 2024
The inaugural Connected by Water conference will bring together a national and international audience to sustainable water management in the West. The bi-annual Young Water Professionals Conference is combined with Connected by Water, offering a unique opportunity for our YWPs to reach a broader audience. This cross-sector national conference will connect not only our water colleagues,…
Parks Week Australia
Parks Week is about hundreds of organisations across Australia and New Zealand holding events to celebrate the vital role parks play in creating liveable cities and thriving communities. Parks Week 2024 will focus on the how spending time in our parks and open spaces positively influences our wellbeing.
Site Tour – Woodman Point WRRF and Hazer Hydrogen Demonstration Plant
Site Tour – Woodman Point WRRF and Hazer Hydrogen Demonstration Plant
Connected by Water - Pre event Site Tours Site Tour Two - Woodman Point WRRF and Hazer Hydrogen Demonstration Plant Water Corporation’s Woodman Point Resource Recovery Facility is Perth’s largest, treating up to 180 megalitres per day through an advanced activated sludge process. The facility is also currently undergoing an upgrade to include thermal hydrolysis…
Site Tour – Wetlands of Boorloo (Perth) Walking Tour
Site Tour – Wetlands of Boorloo (Perth) Walking Tour
Connected by Water Pre-event Site Tours Site Tour Three – Wetlands of Boorloo (Perth) Walking Tour Join Jason Barrow, proud Noongar man with Danjoo Koorliny, Nandi Chinna, researcher, poet and author of Swamp; walking the wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain, Sarah Hill – Manager Parks at City of Vincent, and Winsome MacLaurin, lead for…
Site Tour – Water Corporation’s Advanced Water Recycling Plant and Water Research & Innovation Precinct
Site Tour – Water Corporation’s Advanced Water Recycling Plant and Water Research & Innovation Precinct
Connected by Water - Pre event site tours Site Tour One - Water Corporation’s Advanced Water Recycling Plant and Water Research & Innovation Precinct Water Corporation’s Advanced Water Recycling Plant is leading the way in advancing Australia’s perceptions and acceptance of treating used water to turn it into high quality drinking water. This innovative scheme…
Workshop: Integrating eDNA into bioassessment and monitoring of subterranean fauna in Western Australia
Workshop: Integrating eDNA into bioassessment and monitoring of subterranean fauna in Western Australia
What will the future look like? Resource companies in Western Australia are mandated to assess and monitor groundwater biodiversity as part of the State’s Environmental Protection Agency legislative requirements. However, current groundwater survey techniques rely on traditional taxonomy and DNA sequencing of individual specimens, which are time-consuming, expensive and biased towards common taxa. The ARC…
National WSUD Compliance Network – February Meeting
National WSUD Compliance Network – February Meeting
This is the third meeting of the National WSUD Compliance Network. The Network is looking at improving WSUD compliance in Australia by regularly bringing together a range of experienced and diverse stakeholders. This meeting will look to dive deeper into the materials of the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework. This meeting will go for 90 minutes…
PIA PLANET Online │ Environmental Impact Assessment in WA – EPA assessment and EPBC Act
PIA PLANET Online │ Environmental Impact Assessment in WA – EPA assessment and EPBC Act
The WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is the peak environmental agency in WA and is responsible for carrying our environment impact assessments (EIA) of significant proposals, many of which are planning proposals or have significant planning implications: for example, the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, Kemerton Power Station, Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant, Smiths Beach Project, Yallingup…
Waterwise Verge and Garden Workshop
Waterwise Verge and Garden Workshop
Come and join us for a hands-on community workshop to understand ways to create a waterwise, climate resilient garden. The City is hosting a family-friendly Waterwise Verge and Garden Workshop to show what is really involved in creating a sustainable waterwise garden. As a fusion of entertainment and environmental education, this fast-paced and engaging ‘performance’…
