Previous Water events, workshops and tours
Browse this page for presentations available for download from our past events, including:
The WSUD Elements Series (2007- present)
The Regional Issues Series (2007- present) and
Other events, tours and presentations.
REGIONAL ISSUES 2007-2008
A flexible event series that provides networking and knowledge sharing opportunities for regional stakeholders on current issues. |
Held |
R1 |
Pasha June 2007 Storm Review
Council and Catchment Management Authority staff from Gosford, Wyong, Cessnock, Newcastle and Port Stephens LGAs presented on the performance of their stormwater systems during the 2007 June long weekend storms. Contact us to request a CD of the presentations. |
Sept, 2007
Lake Macquarie |
| R2 |
Constructed Wetlands and Stormwater Harvesting
Wyong Council hosted a tour of various constructed wetland systems in the Porter's Creek Catchment. A range of staff from Wyong Council were on hand to discuss design, construction and maintenance of constructed wetlands. Stormwater harvesting to protect the SEPP 14 Porter's Creek wetland and reduce potable water demand in the LGA were covered. HCCREMS provided an overview of the hydrological indeces from the 'WSUD for Catchments above Wetlands' planning documents.
Contact us to request handouts. |
Dec, 2007
Wyong |
| R3 |
Managing Pollution in Coastal Lakes and Confined Estuaries
Dr Peter Scanes, NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, provided an overview of developments in our understanding of confined estuaries and coastal lakes based on extensive research of these systems in NSW. Participants discussed how Dr Scanes' work, including recent modelling of the Great Lakes system, might inform their own decisions as to how to monitor and manage coastal lakes in their area.
Dr P.Scanes: Understanding Coastal Lakes & their catchments
Abstract
(18kB pdf)
Complete presentation (Warning-5.4Mb pdf)
See also: E3-Great Lakes Case Study (from Planning Workshops, above). |
March,
2008
Gorokan |
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Natural Asset Management for Local Government - Urban Creeks
Newcastle, Fairfield and Kurringgai Councils provided case studies on how they manage urban creeks under their care and control - as part of the regional FOCUS on NATURAL ASSETS project. |
April 2010
Newcastle |
| R4 |
Maintaining Constructed Wetlands - field trip - Wyong, NSW
A range of
council staff from various department met to discuss how to address asset maintenance and renewal issues, associated with constructed wetland maintenance. Hosted by staff from Wyong Council. |
June 2010
Wyong |
Other PAST EVENTS in our region |
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The Quest for Integrated Urban Water Solutions
Two evening seminars were held to present findings from a major, multi-year ARC research program conducted by Newcastle University with the support of Hunter Councils and others. The evenings were hosted by the Newcastle Chapter of the Society for Sustainability & Environmental Engineering.
Presentations by research practitioners on:
- The Drought Security Benefits of Decentralised and Centralised Storage
- The Kotara Roof To Creek Rainwater Tank Retrofit Project
- Communities of expectations: implementing change in urban planning
- Urban Water Demand at the Allotment Scale
- UrbanCycle: A Cluster Scale Simulation Tool
- Water Quality and Public Health Considerations for Domestic Rainwater Tanks
- The Triple Bottom Line: Multi-criterion Decision Analysis
- Multi-criterion Optimization of Water Supply Decisions
- The Challenges Facing Integrated Urban Water Management
Summaries of the research program's publications and PhDs (PDF 0.2Mb).
For more information on the research program and its findings, please contact Prof George Kuczera, School of Engineering, Newcastle University. |
Sept 9 & 23,
2008
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Water Harvesting and Reuse (3.7 Mb PDF).
Presentation by Hugh Cross, Regional Sustainability Program, at the Hunter Valley Gardens, as part of 'Contemporary Practices in Sportsfield Development' Seminar.
Related Handout material includes this Briefing Note on the State and Federal Guidelines for Stormwater harvesting and reuse - August 2008 (PDF 0.9Mb) |
Aug,
2008 |
Sustaining the Hunter - Water, Hydrology and Water Management (3.8 Mb PDF).
Presentation by Hugh Cross, Regional Urban Water Program, at the Tom Farrell Insitute, University of Newcastle as part of 'Sustaining the Hunter - the River and its Communities'.
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Nov, 2007
Newcastle |
WSUD for Catchments above Wetlands
The Authors of the report of the same title presented on the documents background and rationale. You can download the final 'Water Above Wetlands' report from our publications page. |
Mar 2007
Wyong |
Local Water Utilities Workshops No 1 & 2
HCCREMS facilitated these 2 workshops to support knowledge sharing between the Councils in our region that are “Local Water Utilities”. Representatives from DEUS, HCCREMS and Hunter New England Population Health presented and sought feedback on the programs and tools available to assist LWUs to prepare Integrated Water Management Plans. A workshop summary is available to participant Councils via our Clearinghouse (password required). |
Feb 2007 & Dec 2006
Muswell-brook |
Sandy Soils Field Day
A tour and on-site presentations of greenfield developments (residential and industrial); and one retrofit residential stormwater system in the Port Stephens LGA. Showcases a range of WSUD approaches suited to sandy areas.
Download the tour case studies of Fern Bay Seaside Village, Kinross Business Park, Wahgunyah Road and Worimi Drive from urbanwater.info. |
Sept 06
Port Stephens |
Wallarah Peninsula Field Day
A tour and presentation by Sinclair Knight-Mertz on design and implementation issues for the WSUD components of the ecologically sensitive 'Murray's Beach' greenfield development on the shores of Lake Macquarie.
Contact us to request a copy of the presentation by SKM. |
Aug 06
Lake Macquarie |
Waste Water Forum
Regional Re-use of Treated Sewage Effluent (1.5 Mb PDF).
Presentation by Hugh Cross, Regional Urban Water Program, which overviews the state of play with regards to the reuse of treated sewage effluent in the Hunter Central Rivers region.
Contact us to request the presentation by URS on findings from their project: Assessing Demand for Alternative Water Schemes and Landscape Water Savings for Parks, Ovals and Golf Courses.
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Aug 06
Maitland
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