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Site Tour – Woodman Point WRRF and Hazer Hydrogen Demonstration Plant
Site Tour – Woodman Point WRRF and Hazer Hydrogen Demonstration Plant
Connected by Water - Pre event Site Tours Site Tour Two - Woodman Point WRRF and Hazer Hydrogen Demonstration Plant Water Corporation’s Woodman Point Resource Recovery Facility is Perth’s largest, treating up to 180 megalitres per day through an advanced activated sludge process. The facility is also currently undergoing an upgrade to include thermal hydrolysis…
Site Tour – Wetlands of Boorloo (Perth) Walking Tour
Site Tour – Wetlands of Boorloo (Perth) Walking Tour
Connected by Water Pre-event Site Tours Site Tour Three – Wetlands of Boorloo (Perth) Walking Tour Join Jason Barrow, proud Noongar man with Danjoo Koorliny, Nandi Chinna, researcher, poet and author of Swamp; walking the wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain, Sarah Hill – Manager Parks at City of Vincent, and Winsome MacLaurin, lead for…
Site Tour – Water Corporation’s Advanced Water Recycling Plant and Water Research & Innovation Precinct
Site Tour – Water Corporation’s Advanced Water Recycling Plant and Water Research & Innovation Precinct
Connected by Water - Pre event site tours Site Tour One - Water Corporation’s Advanced Water Recycling Plant and Water Research & Innovation Precinct Water Corporation’s Advanced Water Recycling Plant is leading the way in advancing Australia’s perceptions and acceptance of treating used water to turn it into high quality drinking water. This innovative scheme…
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Australian Water Association – Connected by Water Conference 2024
The inaugural Connected by Water conference will bring together a national and international audience to sustainable water management in the West. The bi-annual Young Water Professionals Conference is combined with Connected by Water, offering a unique opportunity for our YWPs to reach a broader audience. This cross-sector national conference will connect not only our water colleagues,…
Workshop: Integrating eDNA into bioassessment and monitoring of subterranean fauna in Western Australia
Workshop: Integrating eDNA into bioassessment and monitoring of subterranean fauna in Western Australia
What will the future look like? Resource companies in Western Australia are mandated to assess and monitor groundwater biodiversity as part of the State’s Environmental Protection Agency legislative requirements. However, current groundwater survey techniques rely on traditional taxonomy and DNA sequencing of individual specimens, which are time-consuming, expensive and biased towards common taxa. The ARC…
National WSUD Compliance Network – February Meeting
National WSUD Compliance Network – February Meeting
This is the third meeting of the National WSUD Compliance Network. The Network is looking at improving WSUD compliance in Australia by regularly bringing together a range of experienced and diverse stakeholders. This meeting will look to dive deeper into the materials of the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework. This meeting will go for 90 minutes…
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PIA PLANET Online │ Environmental Impact Assessment in WA – EPA assessment and EPBC Act
PIA PLANET Online │ Environmental Impact Assessment in WA – EPA assessment and EPBC Act
The WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is the peak environmental agency in WA and is responsible for carrying our environment impact assessments (EIA) of significant proposals, many of which are planning proposals or have significant planning implications: for example, the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, Kemerton Power Station, Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant, Smiths Beach Project, Yallingup…
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Parks Week Australia
Parks Week is about hundreds of organisations across Australia and New Zealand holding events to celebrate the vital role parks play in creating liveable cities and thriving communities. Parks Week 2024 will focus on the how spending time in our parks and open spaces positively influences our wellbeing.
Waterwise Verge and Garden Workshop
Waterwise Verge and Garden Workshop
Come and join us for a hands-on community workshop to understand ways to create a waterwise, climate resilient garden. The City is hosting a family-friendly Waterwise Verge and Garden Workshop to show what is really involved in creating a sustainable waterwise garden. As a fusion of entertainment and environmental education, this fast-paced and engaging ‘performance’…
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Bunuru Festival 2024 │ Bunuru Summit Culture
2024 we celebrate the Resilience, Survival and Strength of Aboriginal people through Culture. This movement of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people walking together to create a better future for us all. Aboriginal lead and managed directive and guided by wirin (spirit), we are on a journey of caring for everything and everyone through shifting cultural, social,…
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Bunuru Festival 2024 │ Djinda Mereny Dinner Under the Stars
Bunuru Festival 2024 │ Djinda Mereny Dinner Under the Stars
2024 we celebrate the Resilience, Survival and Strength of Aboriginal people through Culture. This movement of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people walking together to create a better future for us all. Aboriginal lead and managed directive and guided by wirin (spirit), we are on a journey of caring for everything and everyone through shifting cultural, social,…
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National SeaWeek Australia
SeaWeek is Australia’s major national public awareness campaign to focus community awareness, provide information and encourage an appreciation of the sea. SeaWeek gives us a fantastic opportunity to promote educational issues of relevance to the marine environment. SeaWeek events are organised and run by environmental and marine educators across the country. Australia is a marine nation. We have one of…
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2024 Climate Investor Forum & Gala Dinner
The 2024 Climate Investor Forum at the MCG, will once again showcase World Class Investment Ready companies covering nine key climate solution sectors The Climate Zeitgeist is here. Capital providers are the catalysts for the transition of our global economy to Net Zero. Entrepreneurs are leading actors in transforming global ecological challenges into economic opportunities while developing…
2024 Blue Solutions Summit
2024 Blue Solutions Summit
Ocean Lovers Alliance presents the 2024 Blue Solutions Summit a feature event of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. The ocean is our most important asset and largest opportunity. It's central to the economy, human livelihoods and all life on earth. Consumer purchasing power is trending towards purpose lead brands and businesses. A business, industry and…
Home Water Efficiency Workshop – Victoria Park
Home Water Efficiency Workshop – Victoria Park
Want to learn how you can reduce your water use at home to conserve Perth’s water sources and keep your bills down? This workshop is designed to empower residents with the knowledge they need to interpret water bills and reduce water use in the home. The content in this workshop will be presented in two…
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Water Sensitive SA │ Constructed Wetland Maintenance Workshop
Learn about the science and function of constructed wetlands, and be guided through the application of Water Sensitive SA's Inspection and Maintenance Guidelines - Wetlands, before putting it all into practice undertaking a field assessment of the beautiful First Creek wetlands. You will also have a chance to test the theory against your own case…
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World Water Day
Sustainable Development Goal 6 is crystal clear: water for all by 2030. By definition, this means leaving no one behind. But today, billions of people are still living without safe water – their households, schools, workplaces, farms and factories struggling to survive and thrive. Marginalized groups – women, children, refugees, indigenous peoples, disabled people and many…
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National Eucalypt Day
National Eucalypt Day is Australia’s biggest annual celebration of eucalypts held every year to celebrate and promote Australia’s eucalypts and what they mean to our lives and hearts. As part of this celebration we set out an annual challenge decided by popular vote: which species will be THE eucalypt of the year? There are over…
Home Water Efficiency Workshop – Serpentine Jarrahdale
Home Water Efficiency Workshop – Serpentine Jarrahdale
Want to learn how you can reduce your water use at home to conserve Perth’s water sources and keep your bills down? Learn tips to save water at home in this informative workshop on home water efficiency. This workshop is designed to empower residents with the knowledge they need to interpret water bills and reduce…
Home Water Efficiency – Ellenbrook
Home Water Efficiency – Ellenbrook
Want to learn how you can reduce your water use at home to conserve Perth’s water sources and keep your bills down? Learn tips to save water at home in this informative workshop on home water efficiency. This workshop is designed to empower residents with the knowledge they need to interpret water bills and reduce…
Earth Hour
Earth Hour
Since our beginnings in 2007, Earth Hour has been known for the “lights off” moment, with individuals from around the globe switching off their lights to show symbolic support for the planet and to raise awareness of the environmental issues affecting it. More than 15 years later, we are now at a tipping point with…
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Bunuru Festival │ Meeka Moorart Full Moon Ceremony
Bunuru Festival │ Meeka Moorart Full Moon Ceremony
2024 we celebrate the Resilience, Survival and Strength of Aboriginal people through Culture. This movement of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people walking together to create a better future for us all. Aboriginal lead and managed directive and guided by wirin (spirit), we are on a journey of caring for everything and everyone through shifting cultural, social,…
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EIANZ 2024 │ Nature Positive Cities Symposium
The benefits of Nature Positive Cities can be far-reaching for the economy, health, social wellbeing and biodiversity. Urban environments designed with nature front of mind have been shown to lead to increased property values, a reduction in crime, better social inclusion, and improved mental and physical wellbeing. They can also reduce air pollution, make spaces…
NWW Training Series – WSUD for greenfield development in sandy soils
NWW Training Series – WSUD for greenfield development in sandy soils
Optimising water sensitive urban design outcomes in Perth and Peel - NWW training sessions for 2024 Context is critical - using site context to guide WSUD solutions Recent State Planning Policies (SPP), particularly the Design WA suite and draft Planning for Water SPP, emphasise the importance of responding to site context as part of…
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Webinar Stormwater Fundamentals Series │ Pipe Design
Webinar Stormwater Fundamentals Series │ Pipe Design
This is the third of the sessions in the ‘Stormwater Fundamental’ series in 2024, focussing on Pipe Design. In this session, you will learn the theory behind pipe design with a brief introduction to pipe friction losses and pit head losses. We will then dive into some worked examples where we connect theory to practical…
WSCA Seminar Series 2024 │ Engaging local government decision makers
WSCA Seminar Series 2024 │ Engaging local government decision makers
Each month, Water Sensitive Cities Australia (WSCA) will deliver a webinar about their projects that focus on mainstreaming water sensitive cities practices. Each session will include a presentation from a WSC expert, followed by an opportunity to ask questions. The session recording will be available on the WSC website following the event. Engaging local government decision makers This project is designing…
