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Dear Clearwater Newsletter Subscriber,
Welcome to the latest update from the Clearwater team. |
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Clearwater offers a number of tailored events that underpin the principles of sustainable urban water management and are designed to specifically meet the individual needs of your organisation. Workshops include: Understanding Water Sensitive Cities for Council, Maintenance of Street-scale WSUD Assets, Maintenance of Wetlands and other specialised training and workshops.
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Tuesday 27 August 2013
This popular workshop provides practical guidance on the design and construction of raingardens and biofilters. The workshop covers site analysis, design, materials selection, construction and maintenance to ensure project success. Practical class exercises give participants a deeper understanding of best practice design and effective project management.
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Thursday 26 September 2013
The tour highlights an array of WSUD stormwater treatment measures and harvesting systems across the City of Stonnington & Port Phillip. Council experts and design consultants will be onsite to provide insights into the development and management of each project, discussing challenges, learnings and outcomes from concept to completion.
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Wednesday 30 October 2013
This one day training course will introduce you to the concepts of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and water sensitive cities, focusing on the WSUD approach to stormwater management.
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29 July 2013
We are excited to announce a few new starters to join the Clearwater team...
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30 July 2013
The Victorian government is investing $7 million over the next four years to protect water quality in the Yarra River (the Yarra) and Port Phillip Bay (the Bay), including addressing litter hotspots.
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16 July 2013
blueprint2013 outlines "approaches to urban stormwater management that can be adopted today to commence the transition of our cities to Water Sensitive Cities".
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29 July 2013
A number of councils are in the stages of planning, developing and/or implementing Integrated Water Management Strategies within their municipality. We thought we would share a few council projects and programs in Melbourne's south east region...
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30 July 2013
There are a number of ways to have your say on Melbourne's Water Futuredraft strategy...
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17 May 2013
Banyule City Council's $6 million Stormwater Harvesting Project captures, treats, and stores stormwater underground to irrigate parks with more sustainable water to benefit the environment and the community.
While sport, recreation and open spaces are important for community health, wellbeing and connection to nature, they account for Council's biggest use of potable water. During times of drought, water restrictions had a significant impact on these areas...
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19 June 2013
In this talk, Professor Tony Wong from the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, outlines his vision of a sustainable city that uses water in a practical and aesthetically pleasing way. He suggests a "a new paradigm for design of urban environments that blends creativity with technical and scientific rigour"...
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28 February 2013
Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is one of Melbourne's major tourist attractions selling fresh food, delicacies, clothing and gifts. A great 19th century architectural example, it is located above Melbourne's first cemetery. With daily food handling and sanitation activities, QVM is one of the top 200 water-using-businesses within metropolitan Melbourne...
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