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 […]
Category Archives: WSUD
Water Sensitive Urban Design
Wharf St smart park now online
The ribbon has officially been cut and the turtles have been released at the Wharf Street Basin Next Generation Community Park in Cannington, and the City of Canning‘s first smart […]
WSUD + Lego = BRICK-GAME ON!
What do you do for fun in an office full of hydrologists, environmental planners, engineers and a (now) Lego Master? Stage a Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Lego challenge of […]
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 […]
WSUD in the City: green infrastructure is thriving in Perth
Given there isn’t too much space for rain to infiltrate into the ground directly in a cityscape, and trees generally have limited space to grow, green infrastructure needs to be […]
Connecting with the community – how to get people on board with WSUD
A recent article in a local Perth newspaper high-lighted the concerns some members of a local Coodanup community had regarding the upgrade of some traditional drainage infrastructure into a proposed […]
New WAter Ways Bus Tour – WSUD in the City
Perth Stadium is the home of many of Western Australia’s hopes (Fremantle), dreams (Scorchers), failures (Glory) and successes (West Coast). What probably isn’t apparent to the 60,000 that regularly flock […]
‘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, […]
THIS is why we need good drainage
On a recent trip over east, one our Urbaqua staff members had a bit of a shock when trying to get to a cool Sydney inner west hipster restaurant – […]
Wharf Street Basin – A Next Generation Community Park
Urbaqua has assisted the City of Canning in their successful application for Federal Government funding as part of the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. The project includes redevelopment of the […]
