PIA Rural, Regional & Remote Conference

Online , Australia

REINVENTION: PLANNING IN A TIME OF CHANGE We live in an era of unprecedented social, environmental, economic, and technological changes – and these changes are reinventing how we plan the future of Australia’s communities. Planning in Australia is in the spotlight more than ever. Planning system change and improvement will be crucial to address the above…

INFFEWS Training │ Valuing the benefits of water sensitive investments using the Benefit

Online , Australia

The first step to funding and financing water sensitive investments is valuing them. You can do this using the INFFEW tools – the Benefit: Cost Analysis Tool and the Value Tool – created by the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities. Benefit: Cost Analysis Tool – This tool compares the benefits of a water sensitive project with…

INFFEWS Training │ Valuing the benefits for water sensitive investments using the Benefit

Online , Australia

Valuing the benefits of water sensitive investments using the Benefit: Cost Analysis Tool and the Value Tool The first step to funding and financing water sensitive investments is valuing them. You can do this using the INFFEW tools – the Benefit: Cost Analysis Tool and the Value Tool – created by the CRC for Water…

Webinar – Stormwater Victoria – Erosion and Sediment Control

Online , Australia

This webinar explains why Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) on construction and building sites is as important as WSUD to protect environmental values and deliver sustainable development outcomes. We all know the General Environmental Duty (GED) puts the onus on individuals and business to prevent environmental harm before it occurs but what does this look…

Public Webinar – Delivering the Murray-Darling Basin Plan

Online , Australia

The Australian Government has heard that you have ideas to help deliver the Murray–Darling Basin Plan in full. The Basin Plan sets the amount of water that can be taken from rivers for industry, agriculture, and community use, while leaving enough to restore and maintain a healthy environment and river system. A public webinar will…

Webinar: The big squeeze. Maintaining the green infrastructure role of estuarine foreshores while adapting to sea-level rise

Online , Australia

A global challenge concerns reconciling population growth and increasing built infrastructure with foreshore ecosystems that are ‘squeezed’ against a rising sea levels, hampering their ability to deliver life-sustaining ecosystem services. This presentation tests established sea-level rise strategies – fortification, accommodation, and retreat – using a city-centre adjacent estuarine case study in Western Australia to understand…