Clearwater News and Events

Welcome to the Winter edition of Clearwater's eNewsletter!

Clearwater is pleased to invite you to register for upcoming training. Our popular Construction Hold Points - Bio-retention Systems & Wetlands Systems courses are running on the 2nd and 4th of September. There are still places available, so get in quickly!

The indispensable Understanding and Applying Victoria's Stormwater Planning Requirements is running in November, and registration is now open. Please read on for more training opportunities with our partners EEA and IPWEA.

News and resource highlights - see below for more:

  • In May 2024, obligations relating to the management of urban stormwater were set for councils in the Obligations of Managers of Land or Infrastructure (Urban stormwater management and On-site wastewater management) (the OMLI). Read all about these in the new FAQs prepared by DEECA and the EPA.
  • Catch up on everything you need to know about platypus and how monitoring platypus can help save our rivers, in a recording of a national webinar earlier this year.
  • Explore DCCEEW's draft National Water Reform Framework.
  • If you need an Olympics fix to get through until the Paralympics - read about how Paris cleaned up the Seine.

For more news visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn to be be updated on upcoming events and online resources.

training and events
Construction Hold Points Training - Bio-retention Systems (Online) September 2024
02 September 2024
Where: Online - Zoom

Course Overview: Clearwater and Melbourne Water developed this training course to help local government improve their skills...

Construction Hold Points Training - Wetlands Systems (Online) September 2024
04 September 2024
Where: Online - Zoom

Course overview: Clearwater and Melbourne Water developed this training course to help local government improve their skills...

EEA partnered delivery: Construction Hold Points for Water Sensitive Urban Design
15 October 2024 to 17 October 2024
Where: Online

Partnered Delivery Clearwater and Engineers Australia Education Program (EEA) are running a partnership delivery of Clearwater’s...

IPWEA partnered delivery: Stormwater Management Foundations
16 October 2024 to 06 November 2024
Where: Online

Partnered Delivery The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia and Clearwater have partnered to provide a Stormwater...

Understanding and Applying Victoria's Stormwater Planning Requirements (Online) November 2024
13 November 2024
Where: Online - Zoom

Course overview: The Victorian Government expanded state wide stormwater planning controls in October 2018 to help protect our...

news
WSAA Strategy Launch
30 July 2024

The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), Australia's peak body representing the urban water industry, has released...

DCCEEW's draft National Water Reform - Outcomes Framework released
05 July 2024

DCCEEW has released a draft National Water Reform – Outcomes Framework, outlining the proposed details for a future National...

Stormwater harvesting opportunities in Melbourne’s West - watch this space!
04 July 2024

Greater Western Water (GWW) have recently completed their first price submission (2024-2028). Notably, the final decision includes...

Yoorrook Justice Commission update: land, sky and waters
29 July 2024

The Yoorrook Justice Commission was established to "look into both past and ongoing injustices experienced by First Peoples in...

City of Whittlesea's Integrated Water Management Guidelines v1.1
18 July 2024

The City of Whittlesea have released their first Integrated Water Management Guidelines. These have been compiled for the development...

How did Paris clean up the Seine for the Olympics?
31 July 2024

Much of Australia, and the world, is caught up with Olympics fever this July and August. This Olympics, there is some particularly...

resources
Factsheets And Tools: Obligations of managers of land or infrastructure (Urban stormwater management) May 2024: FAQs
14 August 2024

In May 2024, the Obligations of managers of land or infrastructure (Urban stormwater management and On-site wastewater management)...

Video Gallery: Can the platypus save our rivers Lessons from across Australia
16 January 2024

The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a truly unique animal that is fascinating to scientists and nature enthusiasts alike....

Publications And Reports: Green-blue infrastructure manual: design consultant’s guide
01 January 2019

With E2DesignLab, the City of Stonnington compiled a guide for contractors and consultants to design assets that both increase...

industry events
ALDE 2024 conference

19 August 2024

Lorne, Victoria (Mantra Lorne)

Stormwater Victoria: Awards for Excellence 2024 Winners - Project Summary Presentation Webinar

27 August 2024

Teams Webinar

Statewide Stormwater Provisions in the Planning Scheme (PIA PLANET online)

29 August 2024

Online - Zoom

World Green Infrastructure Congress 2024

03 September 2024

Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, New Zealand

VicWater Annual Conference

10 September 2024

The Langham, Melbourne

WSCA webinar: Building community water literacy

13 September 2024

online

WEFTEC 2024 - 97th Annual Technical Exhibition & Conference

05 October 2024

New Orleans, USA

SET 2024, Stormwater Australia's National Conference

08 October 2024

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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