A low carbon future for WA
The long-awaited Western Australian Climate Policy was released earlier this week; it sets out the State Government’s plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and a climate-resilient, […]
Category Archives: planning
Hydropolis 2020
Stormwater WA‘s annual showpiece, the Hydropolis conference (10-11 November 2020), was finally held (in person!) after a number of COVID and other-related delays. The conference’s theme ‘Water Sensitive Stormwater is […]
Masters of WSUD: New WAter Ways masterclass series starting soon
Always wanted to become a Master of WSUD? Well now’s your chance: New WAter Ways have announced their first Masterclass series taking place in the first half of 2020. These […]
National Water Week: ‘It’s time to change the world’
If you didn’t know it already, we’re nearing the end of National Water Week 2019! It happens every October to build awareness of water environments and resources, and to remind […]
Will your house flood? Floodplain management in Perth
When people think of Perth they tend not to think of flooding like that which happened in Brisbane in January 2011. However, many Perthites do live in and around the […]
‘Sponge Cities’ and urban drainage design in Ancient China
Come along and hear about ingenuity in water management and drainage design on Water Industry Night 2019! It is an international water journey through time and off the beaten track, […]
Serpentine-Jarrahdale officially puts its roots down on its trees
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. (famous Chinese proverb). Late last year, the Council of the Shire of Serpentine […]
OMG! IMG shows promise in removing nutrients from groundwater
The Department of Water (DoW) are constantly on the look out for effective ways to reduce nutrient inputs into groundwater systems and waterways. Using funding provided by the State Government’s Swan […]
UNDO-ing stormwater in WA!
There have been many exciting developments afoot recently in Western Australia’s Department of Water. The first of which was the official launch of the Department’s UNDO tool: Urban Nutrient Decision Outcomes. The […]
#stormwater16
Essential Environmental partner and all round expert hydrologist Helen Brookes will be presenting at Stormwater Australia‘s 4th National Conference: STORMWATER 2016, to be held between 29th August – 2nd September […]
