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CLIMATE CHANGE EVENTS – AUSTRALIA

Enviro 2008

5–7 May 2008, Melbourne

Registrations are now open for the Enviro 08 Conference and Exhibition to be held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.

For more information and to register see the Enviro 08 website.

NSW climate change forums

April–August 2008, New South Wales

The NSW Local Government and Shires Association is organising a series of regional climate change workshops across New South Wales as part of their Climate Change Action Pack.

These workshops will examine climate change science and predicted impacts, government policy, risk assessment, liability, health, infrastructure and community education.

Elected members and staff from all levels of council are invited to attend.

The first two workshops in the series were held in Lismore and Dubbo, and both received a high level of attendance from a range of stakeholders and positive feedback on presentations.

Representatives from ICLEI Oceania’s CCP Australia program will be presenting at each of the forthcoming workshops to provide background on the organisation and CCP program, more detailed information on the CCP Adaptation Pilot program and outline future directions for CCP.

Workshops have been scheduled for the following locations and dates:

Newcastle, 29 April
Kempsey, 30 April
North Sydney, 13 May
Moree, 5 August (tbc)
Albury, 19 August
Batemans Bay, 21 August
Cowra, 26 August (tbc).

For more information, visit the LGSA website or contact Denise Anderson, Ph: +61 (0)2 9242 4128.

To register contact Kylie Stark, Ph: +61 (0)2 9242 4062.

WATER EVENTS

NSW Department of Water and Energy (DWE) workshops on private recycled water scheme guidelines

May and June 2008, New South Wales

In August 2007 the New South Wales Government released Management of Private Recycled Water Schemes guidelines, dealing with the approval process for private recycled water schemes.

The Department of Water and Energy (DWE) will hold free workshops about the guidelines in May and June 2008 across New South Wales.

The workshops have been planned to support the release of the new guidelines to encourage the safe and sustainable use of recycled water in the state.

For more information and to register for the free workshops please visit the Water for Life website.

“Getting to know Groundwater and Surface Water” Training Workshop

7–9 May 2008, Perth

The Centre for Groundwater Studies is holding a three-day course on 7–9 May 2008 in Perth to provide practical training in hydrology to non-specialists.

The course will cover a wide range of topics including the importance of groundwater, surface water and groundwater behaviour and hydrological process, data collection, monitoring and water management policy.

The course includes practical site visits and field demonstrations. The content will be aimed at a range of professionals including managers, planners, policy officers and natural resource management staff.

Visit the Centre for Groundwater Studies website for more information.

Stormwater engineering training by Department of Water

8–9 May 2008, Perth

Engineering Education Australia is holding a two-day training session on 8–9 May 2008 in Perth for source control Water Sensitive Urban Design.

The Stormwater Management (source control) course is aimed at engineers and will cover design procedures, case study illustrations and an introduction to design software.

Water Campaign™ contacts may like to recommend this course to their engineering staff as a way of encouraging the uptake of Water Sensitive Urban Design in council.

More information about the workshop including course content, cost and registration forms may be obtained from Ann Ellis, Ph: +61 (0)8 9326 9777.

Local Government and Shires Association of NSW 2008 Water Management Conference

13–15 August 2008, Ballina

The Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (LGSA) Water Management Conference is an annual event providing local government with a broad range of information on water management and issues associated with water supply and sewerage services provided by local water utilities.

The conference presents an opportunity for councillors, local government professionals, government representatives and the broader industry to tackle key water management issues and discuss emerging issues in the water portfolio from a local government perspective.

The LGSA 2008 Water Management Conference will be co-hosted by Ballina Shire Council and Rous Water in Ballina on 13–15 August 2008.

For further information see the LGSA website.

Can ICLEI Oceania publicise your event?

If you have an event that you'd like promoted in the ICLEI Oceania Bulletin, please contact Milly Harris, Communications Officer, Ph: +61 (0)3 9660 2246.

We will endeavour to include details of all events forwarded to us, however consideration must be given to the relevance of events and the limited space available.

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