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Welcome to the latest update from the Clearwater team. |
| | | training and events |  | Tuesday 8 October 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. Click here for more information or to register now |  | Friday 25 October 2013 Do you need tools that can help identify the costs and benefits for IWCM projects within your organisation? How do you gain buy-in for your IWCM projects that may have high liveability benefits for the community in the long-term, but may not be the cheapest option in the short-term? The latest Hot Topics, delivered in partnership with Melbourne Water brings together industry experts and peer presenters to share the latest research, approaches, and tools in this area and get those winning ideas off the ground! Click here for more information or to register now |  | 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. Click here for more information or to register now |  | Thursday 14 November 2013 Join Clearwater and the City of Melbourne on this new tour which features an impressive variety of (mostly retrofit) Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and Integrated Water Management (IWM) project sites throughout the Melbourne CBD. Click here for more information or to register now |  | Tuesday 3 December 2013 This highly recommended tour, led by Alan West, provides a valuable opportunity to view an impressive variety of established raingardens, as well as an award-winning stormwater harvesting system implemented in an old industrial estate. The City of Kingston has been a leader in retrofitting Water Sensitive Urban Design projects for over ten years and has built expertise in design, construction, community consultation and maintenance. Click here for more information or to register now |
| | news |  | 30 September 2013 The program for the 8th International Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference on the Gold Coast is taking shape, with a list of accepted presentations now available on the conference website. With some great keynote speakers, the conference is looking like it will provide a great mix of ideas and initiatives to inspire us all... Click for full story |  | 30 September 2013 melbournewater.com.au has a new look, better content and more interactive data. Online information and services are easier to find and use.The website receives 8,000 - 10,000 visits a day, making it one of the most visited Government websites in Victoria. Most users come to find our water storage and rainfall and river level data.
... Click for full story |  | 19 September 2013 In February 2013, the Department of Health released a discussion paper to seek feedback on the Review of the public health regulatory framework for alternative water supplies in Victoria: Supporting the safe use of sewage, greywater and stormwater. Feedback from the review is now available on the Department of Health's website.... Click for full story |
| | resources |  | 25 September 2013 The Clayton South Wetland is a great example of integrated water cycle management and how collaboration can achieve better outcomes and multiple benefits for the community. Melbourne Water was planning to upgrade the existing retarding basin to relieve flooding to local properties and saw an opportunity to incorporate multiple integrated water management systems.
... Click for full story |  | 19 September 2013 This report establishes the foundation for ongoing research by the CRC in linking urban water management and urban liveability.The study commenced through the Science-Policy Partnership for Water Sensitive Cities, a joint initiative of Monash University's then Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (now Monash Water for Liveability Centre) and Victoria's Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).
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