Conference Program
On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee, we are delighted to announce the release the 2018 Stormwater Victoria Conference Program.
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For more information about each session, please click on the titles of each presentation to download the abstract.
Conference Program: Wednesday 6th June
8.00 am |
Conference Registration |
| 9.00 am |
Welcome to Delegates
Ann Pugh and Andrew Thomas
Conference Chair, Stormwater Victoria
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| 9.05 am |
Opening Address
Chris Beardshaw
President, Stormwater Victoria |
9.15 am |
Keynote Presentation
Leadership to Deliver Water Sensitive Communities: The Case for a New Mindset
Dr Andre Taylor
Leadership Specialist and Facilitator, International WaterCentre, University of New South Wales Business School and Monash University |
| 10.00 am |
Keynote Presentation
Retrosuburbia: A Bottom Up Alternative Pathway to Water Sensitive Communities
David Holmgren
Permaculture Co-Originator, Holmgren Design |
| 10.45 am |
Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition Visits |
12.20 pm |
Lunch and Trade Exhibition Visits |
1.20 pm -
1.50 pm |
IWM in Practice: Lessons and Learnings from Enhancing Our Dandenong Creek Program
Sarah Watkins, Melbourne Water |
Kingston Stormwater Quality in-lieu Contribution Scheme
Dr Jeremy Cheesman, Marsden Jacob Associates and Emily Boucher, Kingston City Council |
Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Examples Supporting Integrated Water Management (IWM) across Australia and New Zealand
Russell Martin and Emma Hendy, Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec |
1.55 pm -
2.25 pm |
Embracing Collaboration for Better Solutions – A Case Study for Flood Mitigation in Arden-Macaulay
Penny Ball, City of Melbourne |
Does Current WSUD Policy Setting Help to Lessen Urban Heat Island Effect?
Jane McArthur, E2DesignLab |
Corridors of Concrete: The Benefits of Naturalising Urban Streams Across Melbourne
Dr Dominic Blackham, Alluvium Consulting |
2.30 pm -
3.00 pm |
Ballarat City Integrated Water Management Plan: Collaborating to Drive Real Community Outcomes
Celeste Morgan, E2DesignLab and John Frjelda, Central Highlands Water |
What is the Economic Value of Urban Heat Island Mitigation from WSUD?
Kym Whiteoak, RMCG
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A New Method for Protecting Urbanising Waterways: Urban Streamflow Impact Assessment
Dr Geoff Vietz, Streamology Pty Ltd |
| 3.00 pm |
Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition Visits |
3.30 pm -
4.00 pm |
Proactively Maintaining and Renewing Casey’s WSUD Assets
Nausheen Obaid and Daniel Fokkens, City of Casey |
Innovative Wastewater Management Solutions
Peter O’Brien, Mornington Peninsula Shire and Jon Theobald, South East Water |
Dobson Creek Disconnection Project Evaluation
Matthew Potter, Knox City Council |
4.05 pm -
4.35 pm |
Permeable Pavement – What’s the Concrete Evidence?
Candance Jordan, City of Melbourne and Dr Dale Browne, E2DesignLab |
Better Best Practice Notes – Stormwater and Beyond
Sheridan Blunt, Loci Environment & Place Inc. |
Passively Irrigated Street Trees: Leaping the Hype Cycle
Gary Walsh, E2DesignLab |
7.00 pm -
11.00 pm |
Stormwater Victoria Awards for Excellence Dinner |
Conference Program: Thursday 7th June
8.00 am |
Conference Registration |
| 9.00 am |
Welcome to Day 2
Ann Pugh and Andrew Thomas
Conference Chair, Stormwater Victoria |
9.10 am |
Councillor Amanda Stone (Invited)
Yarra City Council
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| 10.00 am |
Stormwater Victoria - Open Forum |
| 10.45 am |
Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition Visits |
12.25 pm |
Lunch and Trade Exhibition Visits |
1.20 pm -
1.50 pm |
The Influence of Stormwater Infiltration on Groundwater Pollutant Transport
Amir Behroozi, University of Melbourne |
Building a Water Sensitive Municipality @ Moreland
Vaughn Grey¸ Moreland City Council |
Fairbairn Park Pavilion Project: The Design and Construction of a Hydraulically “Disconnected” Drainage System
Nick Andrewes, Engeny Water Management |
1.55 pm -
2.25 pm |
Embedding Successful WSUD Asset Management Practices
Jamie Comley, Jamie Comley Consulting |
Greening the Greyfields – A Pilot Study for Melbourne
Scott Dunn, Engeny Water Management |
Retrofitting Tree-based Infiltration Trenches to Support Stormwater Reduction and Street Tree Transpiration
Jasmine Thom, University of Melbourne |
2.30 pm -
3.00 pm |
From Little Things, Big Errors May Grow – A Look at the Importance of QA
Peter Woodman and Rushira Kanakaratne, GHD
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Managing Pollution in Stormwater Networks – A Decision Support Tool
Stephen Marshall, Bio2Lab |
Stormwater Harvesting Storage Management to Achieve Sustainable Landscapes at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens
Geoff Connellan, G&M Connellan Consultants and Peter Symes, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria |
3.00 pm
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Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition Visits |
2.30 pm -
3.00 pm
3.30 pm -
4.00 pm |
Trial and Assessment of Options for Soil Moisture Recharge
Kate Berg, City of Melbourne |
Strategic Investment in Runoff Management: The Feasibility of Stormwater/Runoff Management Actions (FOSMA) Decision Support Tool
Birgit Jordan and Bronwen Hutchinson, Melbourne Water |
Urban Stream Restoration for Ecology and Community – The Upper Stony Creek Story
Stuart Cleven, Alluvium Consulting Australia and Glenn Berrill, Thompson Berrill Landscape Design |
4.05 pm -
4.35 pm |
Coomoora Road Reserve Stormwater Harvesting Project
Hugh Williamson, Optimal Stormwater |
Are We Serious About Integrated Water Management?
Leigh Holmes, Spiire |
Sediment-sensitive Stormwater Management: Understanding the Urban Coarse Sediment Regime to Prevent Stream Degradation
Kathy Russell, University of Melbourne |
| 4:40 pm |
Conference Acknowledgements, Thanks and Prize Draw
Close of 2018 Stormwater Victoria Conference
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*Please note: Program content and format may be subject to change.
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Conference Secretariat
For all Conference enquiries, please contact
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on +61 2 9744 5252.
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