Events
This page lists events relevant to the Queensland Water Industry.
Water Connections 2013
We kick off our regional conferences and semi-finals for the Best of the Best Water Taste Test in Gympie on 21 February 2013.
Details of all our events and Water Connections Week are available in the table below. We look forward to seeing you when we'll be visiting your region.
| Date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 21 February |
Gympie |
South-East Queensland Mini-Conference and Regional Taste Test |
| 17/18 April | Toowoomba | South West Queensland Mini-Conference and Regional Taste Test |
| 29 April | Mount Isa | Day 1 Water Connections Week |
| 30 April | Cloncurry | Day 2 Water Connections Week |
| 30 April | McKinlay | Day 2 Water Connections Week |
| 1 May | Richmond | Day 3 Water Connections Week |
| 1 May | Flinders | Day 3 Water Connections Week |
| 2 May | Charters Towers | Day 4 Water Connections Week |
| 3 May | Townsville | Day 5 Water Connections Week, North Queensland Mini-Conference and Regional Taste Test |
| 15 May | Cooktown | Far North Queensland Mini-Conference and Regional Taste Test (linked to IPWEAQ Branch Conference) |
| 5-6 June | Gold Coast | Water Industry Operators Association Workshop/ Conference |
| 27 June | Longreach | Western Queensland Mini-Conference and Regional Taste Test (linked to IPWEAQ Branch Conference) |
| 1 August |
Rockhampton | Central Queensland Mini-Conference and Regional Taste Test |
| 25 Aug - 1 Sept | NZ Study Tour | Study Tour jointly hosted by qldwater and LGAQ |
| October | Cairns | Taste Test grand final, LGAQ State Conference |
Other water-related events
March 2013
- 5 to 7 March 2013 - AWA Water Education / Efficiency / Skills Conference
Sydney Australia
Visit www.awa.asn.au for more information
May 2013
- 7 to 9 May 2013 - Ozwater '13 Conference
Perth Australia
Visit www.ozwater.org for more information on Australia's International Water Conference and Exhibition -
15 to 17 May 2013 - IPWEAQ North Queensland Branch Conference
Cooktown
Visit www.ipwea.org.au for more information
June 2013
- 27 to 29 June 2013 - IPWEAQ Central Queensland Branch Conference
Longreach
Visit www.ipwea.org.au for more information
October 2013
- 8 to 11 October 2013 - IPWEAQ State Conference
Cairns
Visit www.ipwea.org.au for more information - 21 to 24 October 2013 - LGAQ State Conference
Cairns Convention Centre
Visit www.lgaq.asn.au for more information
Documents about Events
LOGOV 2012 - Registrations now open! - Release Date 16-Jul-2012: - Registrations are now open for LOGOV Expo 2012 - Queensland largest Civil Engineering and Local Government Market, being held at Caboolture on 10 and 11 October 2012. | (822KB)
eFlash #195 - 21 March 2013 - Release Date 21-Mar-2013: - 1. Call for Papers - qldwater Regional Conferences. | 2. Draft Practice Note for WS&S Condition Assessment. | 3. IPWEAQ State Conference & Excellence Awards (including qldwater awards). | (15KB)
Call for Papers - IPWEAQ 2012 State Conference - Release Date 06-Dec-2011: - IPWEAQ invites synopses from practitioners within and associated with local government and the public works industry to share your achievements and knowledge with your peers by presenting a paper at the 2012 IPWEAQ State Conference to be held at Sheldon, Brisbane from 2-5 October.
Full information is available on the attached flyer. (204KB)
DERM DWQMP Support Program workshops - Release Date 15-Nov-2011: - Desription of aim and function of DERM DWQMP support Program workshops in December 2011. (164KB)
DERM Flyer - DWQMP workshops - Release Date 15-Nov-2011: - Flyer advertising DERM workshops in December 2011 to assist small and medium service providers in developing their Drinking Water Quality Management Plans. (198KB)
National Certification Framework for Operators of Potable Water Treatment Facilities - Release Date 22-Sep-2011: - Queensland workshops announced – National Certification Framework for Operators of Potable Water Treatment Facilities
As announced in e-flash #133, the National Water Commission has contracted Government Skills Australia to undertake a study and provide recommendations on a national certification framework for potable water treatment plant operators.
Along with the briefing planned for the qldwater Technical Reference Group Meeting on 21 October, three more sessions have been announced for T (536KB)
AWA Contaminants of Concern in Water Conference - Call for Papers - Release Date 08-Aug-2011: - The Australian Water Association (AWA) is hosting the Contaminants of Concern in Water Specialty Conference in Sydney on 8-9 November 2011 and is calling for papers. See attached brochure for more details. (988KB)
IPWEAQ Powers and Responsibilities of the Local Government - Water - Release Date 08-Aug-2011: - Register now for the program to be conducted in Townsville on 30 August 2011. Contact Christine Warne at IPWEAQ - cwarne@ipweaq.asn.au or see attached brochure for more details (1038KB)
e Flash #123 - 14 June 2011 - Release Date 14-Jun-2011: - 1. Drinking Water Quality Management Plans - DERM Workshops. | 2. Greentape Reduction Project. | (30KB)
e Flash #122 - 8 June 2011 - Release Date 08-Jun-2011: - 1. SWIM Training Sessions. | 2. Dial Before You Dig Incident Reporting Tool (DIRT) Presentation. | (31KB)
e Flash # 117 - 10 May 2011 - Release Date 10-May-2011: - 1. qldwater Queensland Operators Awards. | (27KB)
Normanton May 2011 Registration Form - Release Date 01-Apr-2011: - Information and registration form for the Water mini-conference in Normanton on Firday 13th May 2011. (1006KB)
Roma water mini-conference May 2011 - Release Date 01-Apr-2011: - Information and registration form for water miniconference in Roma on 9th May 2011. (1010KB)
Water Taste Test Flyer - Release Date 10-Jan-2011: - Flyer and rules about the inaugural Best of the West - Water Taste Test in May 2011. (2145KB)
e Flash #86 - 7 June 2010 - Release Date 07-Jun-2010: - 1. Urban Demand Management Guidelines. | 2. Water Industry Operators' Awards. | 3. WIOA Workshop, Rockhampton 23,24 June 2010. | 4. SWIM Queensland WSP 09-10 Annual Data Reporting - coming soon. | 5. Water Conference Stanthorpe. | (36KB)
DWQMP Workshop Agenda - Release Date 15-Nov-2011: - Agenda for December workshops in DERM Drinking Water Quality Management Plan support program. (38KB)