2019 Conference Program

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Conference Program - Wednesday, 2nd October 2019

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7:30 am – 8:30 am	Conference Registration – Tea and Coffee on Arrival Foyer & Meeting Rooms 3 – 5
Ballroom 1 & 2
8:30 am – 8:40 am	Conference Welcome and Housekeeping
8:40 am – 8:45 am	Welcome to Country Gudju-gudju Seith Fourmile
8:45 am – 8:50 am	Official Opening Address Cr Bob Manning OAM, Mayor, Cairns Regional Council
8:50 am – 9:00 am	Presidents’ Welcome Peter Worth, Stormwater Queensland Kyle Robson, IECA Australasia
9:00 am – 9:45am	Keynote Presentation: Towards protecting the Great Barrier Reef from land-based pollution Dr Frederieke Kroon, Australian Institute of Marine Science
9:45 am – 10:30 am	Keynote Presentation: Engineering with empathy: combining the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ for greater social outcomes Katie Fletcher, Arup
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition Foyer & Meeting Rooms 3 – 5
11:00 am – 11:30 am	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
	Managing Expectations and Outcomes on the Path to Successful Revegetation Mark Woods, NSW Roads and Maritime Services, Wayne Walshe, Pacific Complete	Ocean Plastic – The Pressures and Solutions That (almost) No-One is Talking About Brad Dalrympe, Ocean Protect	Waterways as Social Assets: Filling the Gap in Waterway Design Guidelines Katie Fletcher, Teneale Jeffrey, Tom (M) Brown, Marnina Tozer, Arup
5-minute room change

11:35 am – 12:05 pm	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
11:35 am – 12:05 pm	Tathra Wildfire: Erosion Impact Assessment and Use of the Collector App to Guide Community Response David Thompson, NSW Soil Conservation Service	Looking Forward: Considering Climate Change and Variability in Managing the Great Barrier Reef Lisa Walpole, Alluvium Consulting, University of Queensland, Dr Wade Hadwen, Australian Rivers Insitute, Griffith University, Tony Weber, Alluvium Consulting	ARR2016 vs ARR1987 Design Flow Estimation: Correlation with Anecdotal Evidence and Implications for Mitigation Measures Netsanet Shiferaw, Garry Lambourne, BMT
5-minute room change
12:10 pm – 12:40 pm	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
12:10 pm – 12:40 pm	Rain and A Muddy Footprint: Recipe for a Sleepless Night Sarah Wilson, Lendlease, IECA	Assessing the Impact of Urban Development and On-Site Stormwater Detention on Regional Hydrology Dr Rodney Ronalds, Prof Hong Zhang, Griffith University	Rewards, Awards, Challenges & Trade-offs: The water Quality Offsets journey Ben Walker, Ipswich City Council
12:40 pm – 1:20 pm	Lunch and Trade Exhibition Foyer & Meeting Rooms 3 – 5
1:20 pm – 1:50 pm	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
1:20 pm – 1:50 pm	Enhancing the Ability of the Agricultural Landscape to Remove Nitrogen: Lessons Learnt Dr Mark Bayley, Damian McCann, Australian Wetlands Consulting	Adaptive Asset Management: A Pathway to Better Stormwater Management Ben Penhallurick, Dr Wade Hadwen, Renew Solutions Pty Ltd	Lessons Learnt from Constructing an Integrated Waterway Corridor Daniel Niven, Martin Roushani, Ryan Llewelyn, Premise
5-minute room change
1:55 pm – 2:25 pm	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
1:55 pm – 2:25 pm	Erosion and Dust Control - A Discussion Around Standards and Specifications Daniel Grundy, GRT	Co-Design: The Art of Connecting Community to Creek Adrian Crocetti,Glenn Browning, Healthy Land and Water	IECA Environmental Awards for Excellence Finalists Project Presentations TBA
5-minute room change

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
	The Use of Ecotain (Plantago Lanceolata) to Reduce Water-Borne Pollutants in Amenity Areas Dr Glenn Judson, Dr Alan Stewart, Pgg Wrightson Turf - Duraveg	Sustainability in Bridge Construction Kieran Metcalfe, Amy-Lee Conroy, Hari Corliss, Lendlease	Stormwater Queensland Awards for Excellence Finalists Project Presentations TBA
3:00 pm – 3:25 pm	Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition Foyer & Meeting Rooms 3 – 5
Ballroom 1 & 2
3:25 pm – 5:00 pm	Panel Discussion: Stormwater Management State Policy and Guidance – Current and Future Directions Facilitated by Brad Dalrymple Panellists: Kyle Robson, Topo Paul Dubowski, BMT Jim Fewing, Department of Environment and Science Tony Weber, Alluvium
5:00 pm	Close of Day 1
6:30 pm – 11:00 pm	Conference Dinner and Awards for Excellence Waterfront Terrace, Hilton Cairns Pre-Dinner Drinks from 6:30pm, seated at 7pm

Conference Program - Thursday, 3rd October 2019

7:00 am – 8:00 am	IECA Annual General Meeting
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Conference Registration – Tea and Coffee on Arrival Foyer & Meeting Rooms 3 – 5
Ballroom 1 & 2
9:00 am – 9:10 am	Welcome to Day 2
9:10 am – 9:15 am	Plenary Address
9:15 am – 10:00 am	Keynote Presentation: The Nature of Reef Stressors Dr Charlie Veron, Coral Reef Research
10:00 am – 10:30 am	Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition Foyer & Meeting Rooms 3 – 5
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
	Collaboration to the Rescue Phase 2 John Gunn, Earth Environmental	A Review of the Effectiveness of Catchment Scale Stormwater Management Strategy in Urbanised Cities Niloo Tara, University of Queensland	SHOTS SESSION: Let’s Get Mudded: A Young Professionals Guide to Working on a Construction Site. Shonelle Gleeson-Willey, Moss Environmental Pty Ltd
5-minute room change
11:05am – 11:35 am	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2
	Soil Amelioration: The Effective Way Paul Clarke, Brent Krogh, Jo Austin, Paul Clarke & Associates	Implication of Urban Baseflow on Stormwater Management Dylan Cain, Stephanie Brown, Dr Peter Breen, E2Designlab
5-minute room change
11:40 am – 12:10 pm	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
	Scientists, Innovation and The Community - An Urban Coastal Collaboration Fit for a Reef Dr Lynne Powell, Cairns Regional Council	To be Confirmed	The Goulburn Broken CMA's Innovative Water Control Room - Turning Data into Information and Knowledge Brian Jackson, Water Technology
5-minute room change

12:15 pm – 12:45 pm

Ballroom 1

Ballroom 2

Meeting Room 6

Erosion and Sediment Control and Urban Stormwater Capacity

Adrian Crocetti, Healthy Land and Water

Probabilistic Categorisation of Storm Temporal Patterns for Runoff Modelling

Evan O'Brien, Andrew Barker, CDM Smith

Rebuilding Soil Health Naturally Complimenting Soil Biology Providing a Long Term Self-Sustaining Outcome.

Peter Carmichael, Paul Storer, Hercules Strydom, EnviroStraw Pty Ltd

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch and Trade Exhibition

Foyer & Meeting Rooms 3 – 5

12:55 pm – 1:25 pm

Stormwater Queensland Annual General Meeting

Meeting Room 6

1:30 pm –2:00 pm	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Meeting Room 6
	Self-Cleaning Detention Basins - Serious Savings and a Lighter Hand on the Sediment Budget Jason Cooper, Wollongong City Council	Can Flood Models Inform Waterway Stability? Rick Dennis, Allan & Dennis	SHOTS SESSION: Exploring New Tools to Communicate Live Data and Encourage Community Participation in Stormwater Management Dr Jason Holdsworth, James Cook University, Helen Cook, Cairns Regional Council
5-minute room change
2:05 pm –2:35 pm	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2
	Benefits of Early Contractor Involvement in Stormwater Project Delivery where Environmental Performance Determines the Contractor. Simon Cathcart, Heb Construction Ltd	Combining Stormwater Treatment and Frog Conservation Objectives in a Wetland within an Industrial Catchment Angela Ganley, Hume City Council
5-minute room change

2:35 pm – 3:05pm

Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition

Foyer & Meeting Rooms 3 – 5

3:05 pm – 4:05 pm

Ballroom 1

Ballroom 2

SHOTS SESSION:

Getting Your Floc On

Michael Frankcombe, Emm Consulting

SHOTS SESSION:

Flood Forecasting – Evolution Beyond the Flood Gauge

Adam Berry, Synergy Solutions, Sophia Buchanan, Innovyze

5-minute room change

Ballroom 1
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm	Conference Wrap Up, Acknowledgements and Exhibitor Passport Prizes
4:30 pm	Close of Conference

Disclaimer

All Conference activities and schedules are subject to change without notice. For any questions about the Conference schedule please contact GEMS Event Management on +61 2 9744 5252
Session attendance is on first come, first served basis, except for the Field Tour and Reef Tour which are subject to pre-registration

Definitions

SHOTS – Short Hits of Training: SHOTS are an alternative to pre-conference workshops to allow delegates training opportunities within the Conference Program. SHOTS will offer technical teaching content in a workshop setting to allow delegates to get their fill of technical content and learn new skills in a teaching environment.