Central Queensland
Kindly hosted by Central Highlands Regional Council, Emerald, 12 April 2012
Venue: Emerald Town Hall
A BIG thank you to our sponsors who help us keep the costs low and supports us in our quest to find the best tasting tap water in Queensland:
Silver Sponsors
Draft Conference Program
| 10.00 | Registration and Morning Tea on arrival | |
| 10.30 |
Welcome and introduction by Dave Cameron, qldwater |
Judging Best of the Best Water Taste Test Central Taste Test Semi Final |
| 11.15 | George Lech, Key Account Manager, Orica Australia | Water Treatment 101 and case study on taste and odour following bush fires. |
| 11.30 | Peter McTaggart, SunWater Project Manager, Connors River Dam and Michael Grosser, Partner, Holding Redlich | An overview of the Connors River Dam project to date with a focus on the ECI contracting model used and lessons learned from the collaborative process undertaken during 2011. |
| 12.00 | Short coffee break | |
| 12.15 | David Karrol, Central Highlands Regional Council | Water Management from a New Zealand perspective |
| 12.45 | Ian Heiner DERM | Coal Seam Gas and Water |
| 1.15 | Lunch provided | |
| 2.00 | Charles Lemckert- Smartwater Research Centre | Overview of Rural and Regional Water Security project. |
| 2.30 | Bevan Smith, Senior Project Officer, Community Water Education and Research, DERM | Water Literacy - Reading between the lines |
| 3.00 | Shane Grimstone, Client Relationship Manager, Local Buy | Good procurement practices |
| 3.15 | TRG Session | Open forum to discuss any technical issues with panel members available to answer questions |
| 3.45 | Closing, feedback and final comments | |
| 4.00 | Networking drinks |
Download the 2012 Water Taste Test Entry Form here.
Taste Test entry information
Eligible water service providers (qldwater members) for the Central Regional final include Banana Shire Council, Central Highlands Regional Council, Gladstone Regional Council, Gladstone Area Water Board, Isaac Regional Council, Rockhampton Regional Council and Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council.
Central Queensland Legislation and Training Workshop – Emerald 11 April
To coincide with the Water Conference, a Legislation and SWIM Training one day workshop is taking place at the Emerald Town Hall on the Wednesday 11 April.
Topics covered are: water treatment, water distribution and supply, customer retail services, reporting and compliance, SWIM data basics for operators, SWIM Local overview.
Presenters: Dr Rob Fearon, Dr David Scheltinga and Michelle Hill.
This training has been specifically developed for an operator and field staff audience, however all water service provider employees are welcome if they believe they would benefit from the training. The registration fee for the training day will be $150 per participant to recover costs.
Download the agenda for the Training Day here.
Please contact Michelle Hill mhill@qldwater.com.au with the number of participants attending and an invoice will be forwarded through to you or phone Michelle for more information on 07 3632 6853.