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QWater’17

Friday 3 – Saturday 4 NovemberNovotel Twin Waters Resort

The Water Industry of the Future

Registration Brochure

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Thank you To our generous sponsors

uTIlITy sponsors

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QWater is returning to the picturesque Sunshine Coast, with the two-day conference and exhibition being held at the Novotel Twin Waters Resort. The property, located 5km from the Sunshine Coast Airport and an hour’s drive north of Brisbane, is set in tropical gardens surrounding a central private lagoon with its own sandy beaches. Delegates are invited to bring partners, friends and families to take advantage of the coast’s premier attractions.

SpEakERSWe are pleased to announce QWater’s three keynote speakers below as part of the program, which will also feature 26 technical presentations and for the first time, the QWater Hack.

•Jim Reeves, Director-General, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

•Daniel Gradwell, Senior Economist, ANZ

•travis tobin, CEo, Queensland Farmers Federation

tRaDE ExhiBition

A comprehensive range of 20+ displays from suppliers to the water industry will be on show throughout the conference. Take your time to browse the exhibits during breaks in the proceedings, and come and meet the exhibitors over drinks on Friday evening.

SoCial EvEntS

Meet the Trade Drinks - Exhibition Hall | 5.30pm Friday, 3 November Sponsored by

Mingle with the exhibitors over drinks, included in Full Registration and Friday Registration.

Conference Dinner - Lily’s on the Lagoon | 7.00pm Friday, 3 NovemberSponsored by

The QWater’17 Dinner will be held at the resort’s premium overwater venue with stunning lagoon views. The conference dinner is included with a full delegate registration. Additional dinner tickets can be purchased.

Beach BBQ Dinner - Lagoon Beach | 6.00pm Saturday, 4 November

As QWater’17 draws to a close, relax and celebrate with a BBQ buffet-style dinner served down by the lagoon. Tickets are required and are separate to the registration fee. Partners, families and kids all welcome.

aCCommoDation

The Australian Water Association has arranged discounted bed and breakfast rates at the Novotel Twin Waters Resort. The Accommodation Booking Form is available on the event webpage - www.awa.asn.au/qwater17.

All bookings are to be made directly with the resort. Be sure to book your accommodation early to secure your place.

kiDS’ CluB / ChilD-minDinG

The resort has kids’ club facilities and offers in-room babysitting - Download the kidz Cove flyer. To arrange, please book through the resort directly on 07 5450 9545.

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ConferenCe Program

friday 3 november

9.00am Registration and Trade Exhibition Open

9.30am

Conference open

Welcome from Justin Simonis, Conference Co-ChairWelcome to Country Welcome from Sandra Hall, QLD Branch President, Australian Water Association

9.45amKeynote presentation: Jim Reeves, Director-General, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

10.10amKeynote presentation: ECONOMIC TRENDS IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND

Daniel Gradwell, Senior Economist, ANZ

10.35amHEALTH BASED TARGETS, RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE DIFFICULT TASK OF COMMUNICATING FUTURE OPTIONSMichael Lawrence, Bligh Tanner

11.05am-11.45am morning Tea – Trade exhibition

11.45am regulation and Policy

INTERSTATE HARMONISATION OF UNDERGROUND WATER REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS FOR UNCONVENTIONAL GAS RESOURCES THROUGH STATUTORY WATER PLANS

Sarah Asokendaran, University of Queensland

operational optimisation

LEAN RESOURCE RECOVERY

Peter Donaghy and David Carse, Queensland Urban Utilities

12.15pm QUEENSLAND COAL AND GAS – WATER REGULATION 101

Alyce Nielsen and Alison McKee, HopgoodGanim Lawyers

ENERGY SAVING AND MONITORING STRATEGIES AT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS: CASE STUDY OF OXLEY CREEK STP

Wakib Khan, Queensland Urban Utilities

12.45pm BUBBLE LICENCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON STP OPERATIONS

Dr Sonja Toft, Queensland Urban Utilities

IMPLEMENTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY CHANGES IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Nicholas Collins, Stantec

1.15pm-2.00pm LunCh – Trade exhibition

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2.00pm Advances in Technology

FLOATING ALGAE BIOREACTOR TO AUGMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PONDS

Garry Henderson, KBR

Integrated Water Management

HYDROGEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY-DOUGLAS

Caleb Puszkiewicz, James Cook University

2.30pm UNITYWATER TREATMENT SERVICES PLAN AN ADAPTIVE PATHWAY TO THE FUTURE

Joshua McKenzie, Unitywater and Jasmine Burrows, Stantec

EFFLUENT IRRIGATION SCHEME SUSTAINABILITY: NOT JUST A CASE OF SOIL NUTRIENTS

Jina Lipman, KBR

3.00pm DIGITAL ENGINEERING & BIM SUPPORTING ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT

Toby Maple, AECOM

THE YANDINA WETLANDS – IMPROVING NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS WHILE ALSO REDUCING MAJOR WASTEWATER EXPENDITURE ON THE SUNSHINE COAST

Kylie Crouch, Unitywater and Ed Beling, Intrawater

3.30pm–4.00pm AfTernoon TeA – Trade exhibition

4.00pm Product Advancement

DON’T PANIC! A GUIDE TO SOURCING WATER FOR CONSTRUCTION IN QUEENSLAND

Suzanne Burow, Arup

QWater’17 Hack

The QWater’17 “Hack” – Integrated Water ManagementClick here for more details and to participate in the QWater Hack

4.30pm AWMA SOLUTION TO PREVENTING CATASTROPHIC DECANT GATE FAILURES

Peter Ebenwaldner, AWMA

5.00pm EXTENDING THE LIFE OF CRITICAL ASSETS

Mark Trembath, Primus Line

5.30pm–6.30pm MeeT THe TrAde drInks – Trade exhibition

7.00pm– 10.00pm Conference dinner @ Lily’s on the Lagoon

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ConferenCe Program

Saturday 4 november

8.30am Registration and Trade Exhibition Open

9.00amday one recap & day two Commences

Welcome (day two) from Justin Watts, Conference Co-Chair & Chair of the QLD Branch Program Sub-Committee

9.05amKeynote presentation: THE WATER FOOD NEXUS MOVING FORWARDTravis Tobin, CEO, Queensland Farmers Federation

9.30am

the Workforce of the future

EMBRACING AMBIGUITYKerryn Fewster, Change 2020

10.00amNOW YOU’RE COOKING – HOW A BBQ CREATED A MECHANISM FOR SUCESSSFUL CHANGE

Rob Lynch, Queensland Urban Utilities

10.30am–11.00am morning tea – trade exhibition

11.00am digital technologies

REAL TIME RADAR RAINFALL DATA ACCESS AND USE IN HYDRONET

Brian Jackson, Water Technology

11.30am VALVE AND HYDRANT INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS THE INNOVATION JOURNEYJoanne Luke, Unitywater

12.00pm WATER MAINS FAILURE PREDICTION MODELLINGGagneet Serai, Unitywater

12.30pm–1.15pm Lunch – trade exhibition

1.15pm Procurement

THE 4 C’S OF COLLABORATIVE CONTRACT SUCCESSDavin Shellshear, The Institute of Collaborative Management

1.45pm THE USE OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TO DELIVER YOUR PROJECTS

Brad Cowan, Aqua Projects

2.15pm OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTING IN THE AUS WATER SECTOR

John Davis, Infrastructure Transaction Network

2.15pm-2.45pm afternoon tea – trade exhibition

2.45pm operational optimisation

IMPROVING RELIABILITY AND MINIMISING THE TOTAL LIFE CYCLE COST OF THICKENED SLUDGE PUMPING SYSTEMS

Stephan Langdon, Unitywater

3.15pm BIOGAS GENERATION FOR GRID DISTRIBUTION IN AUSTRALIA

Mitchell Dixon and Slade Wormington, Isle Utilities

3.45pm Conference Closing

6.00pm–10.00pm beach bbQ @ Lagoon beach

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thE ChallEnGE

Australians choose to live in a range of communities – from large cities to small country towns. Building regional resilience is important to maintaining our way of life. Access to safe fresh water, sanitation and hygiene services are necessary to achieving this. With the risk of climate change and extreme weather events, the challenge of water security to our varied communities has never been greater. Integrated Water Management is an approach the water industry can apply to improve water security, thereby enhancing regional resilience.

this year’s theme ‘Regional Resilience’ asks competitors to look into their own cities, towns or communities to solve this problem.You and your team have been selected on a committee to form a 50-year action plan to ensure water security of your region, specifically in times of extreme conditions including droughts and flooding rains. Given the frequency and impact of such events in your region, what key changes to policies, management or cost-effective technology will your team recommend?

for details on how to enter and the judging criteria visit www.awa.asn.au/qwater17Successful teams and individuals invited to the final round will pitch their idea at the 2017 QWater event, which will be assessed by leading water industry leaders.

Entries close 5pm, friday 13 october 2017 (aESt)

QWatER haCk

The Australian Water Association’s QLD Young Water Professionals present a new and exciting event, bringing together bright creative minds to tackle challenges facing the water industry.

Teams and individuals are invited to submit short video entries for selection into the final round ‘Shark Tank’ style event at QWater.

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RegisteR online now at www.awa.asn.au/qwateR17Registrations close at 11.59pm, tuesday 31 october 2017

Full delegate registration includes:

Friday delegate registration includes:

saturday delegate registration includes:

•Attendanceatallconferencesessions

•Satchelandcontents•Allmorning/afternoonteas•Lunches•MeettheTradedrinks•Fridaynightconferencedinner

•AttendanceatFridayconferencesessions

•Satchelandcontents•Morning/afternoonteaonFriday

•LunchonFriday•MeettheTradedrinks

•AttendanceatSaturdayconferencesessions

•Satchelandcontents•MorningteaonSaturday•LunchonSaturday

qwateR RegistRation Fees

eaRlybiRd RegistRationuntil 6 octobeR

standaRd RegistRation7 – 31 octobeR

MeMbeRFullregistration $640 $745

Onedayonly - $305

non-MeMbeRFullregistration $895 $1,010

Onedayonly - $430

studentFullregistration - $485

Onedayonly - $255

social Function tickets

conference dinner (Friday)–one ticket included in a full conference registration

additional tickets (adults only)-$110

beach bbq dinner (saturday)–not included in any registration package. Includes BBQ buffet, dessert and three hour beverage package.

adults-$110

kids (2-12)-$40

kids (12-17)-$65

cancellations

Norefundsareavailable,howeversubstitutedelegatesmaybesent.AllamendmentsmustbemadeinwritingtotheAustralianWaterAssociationviaemail.

oRganiseR / enquiRies

Forinformationregardingtheconference,sponsorshiportradeexhibitionopportunities,pleasecontact:

australian water association | events@awa.asn.au | 02 9436 0055