Date
12th – 13th July, 2010
Venue
Stamford Plaza
Brisbane
Cnr Edward & Market Street
Outline
The conference will be a platform for Government and Industry sector professionals to discuss causes, effects and solutions that relate to population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change and urban design. The Conference will examine the prerequisites for a “Healthy City”.
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Date Options
Cairns: Thursday 18 March, Sebel Cairns – 17 Abbott Street
Toowoomba: Thursday 18 March, Burke & Wills Hotel -  554 Ruthven Street
Townsville: Thursday 25 March, Holiday Inn – 344 Flinders Mall
Rockhampton: Thursday 25 March, Travelodge Rockhamtpon – 86 Victoria Parade
Brisbane: Thursday 15 April, Christie Conference Centre – 320 Adelaide St, Brisbane.
Bundaber: Thursday 15 April, [...]

Principles and Practice of Bank Erosion Assessment and Treatment
Australian Rivers Institute
Date
28th March – 1st April 2010
Venue
Sine Cera Rainforest Retreat
Byron Hinterland
Northern NSW
Outline
Back by poplular demand following its inaugural run in 2009, participants have another opportunity to learn from one of the world’s foremost experts in river bank stability assessment, Dr Andrew Simon.  During this 4 day [...]

Date
Thursday 11 March 2010
Time
7am – 9am
Venue
Urban Hotel
Parklands Room
345 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane
Outline
Josh Hinwood, AECOM on ‘Parks Design (Southport Parklands)’
The redevelopment of the parklands will incorporate world-class design in its high quality spaces and create a more natural landscape for family activities, cultural events and active recreation by its incorporation of environmentally sustainable design, ensuring energy efficiency [...]

Date
8-11 March 2010
Where
Caloundra
Outline
Workshop 1 focuses on urban subdivisions and covers topics including the theory of soil conservation, erosion and sediment control products and practices, restoration ecology and revegetation.
Workshop 2 provides an understanding of the key technical and management issues relating to erosion and sediment control in the urban environment in South East Queensland. It also [...]

Technical Session
Date
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Time
5.30pm
Outline
Using live examples from South East Queensland, this workshop will show how GIS tools such as waterRIDE can be used in both a planning and real-time context, to derive key flood intelligence from readily available flooding and GIS datasets.
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Date
Monday 15 February 2010
Time
5.00pm – 7.00pm
Outline
The Sustainable PlanningAct 2009 replaced the Integrated Planning Act 1997 on 18 December 2009.  Unlike its predecessor, much of the operational detail for the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 is contained in regulation and statutory guidelines.  This seminar will discuss how the Regulation and Guidelines fit together and the implications for [...]

Date
Thursday 18 February 2010
Time
7.00am – 9.00am
Outline
Come along to discuss how AS 4970-2009 Protection of Trees on Development Sites will influence your role in developments.  Find out how the Sustainable Planning Act (SPA) impacts on your Development Applications.  And explore Policy 3.5 Scenic Amenity from the SEQ Regional Plan 2009-2031, as it affects our Urban Areas.
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Date
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Time
8.30am – 5.30pm
Outline
This free workshop, as part of the EcoForum Conference in Sydney, will explore issues and strategies to coordinate and advance national grassroots campaigns for sustainable water management.
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