Tuesday, 14th August 9th Australian Stream Management Conference 2018
Conference Registration open
Keynote Session
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Plenary Session: Valuing Rivers
Coffee Break
Environmental flows
- Flows, habitat, connectivity and cooperation: recovering native fish in northern Victoria - Phil Slessar
- Environmental response of reconnecting billabongs along the Yarra River - Sarah Heard
- Warrego Hydrology: what is, what was and what might have been. - Paul Frazier
- Toorale environmental water delivery project: A case study in loaves and fishes - Amanda Shipp
- Are target based approaches appropriate for managing environmental water? - Saideepa Kumar
Water Quality
- The Presence of Illicit Compounds in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River System - Jason K Reynolds
- Heavy metal contamination of water column from a coal mine waste water discharge resulting in mobilisation of metal contaminants to riparian vegetation. Wollangambe River, Blue Mountains Australia. - Nakia Belmer
- A web-based interface to visualize and model spatio-temporal variability of stream water quality - Danlu Guo
- Data versus desktop: an assessment of the severity of cold water pollution in the Swampy Plains and Murray Rivers below Khancoban Dam - Elizabeth Pope
- Planning for future wastewater discharges to streams in urban-growth areas, Tasmania - Bonnie Bonneville
Priority Setting
- Benefits and challenges of incorporating spatially-explicit quantitative modelling and action prioritisation in Melbourne Water’s Healthy Waterways Strategy - Christopher J Walsh
- Multi site environmental water planning in South Australia using ewater source - Claire Sims
- Using Aquatic Habitat Mapping to prioritise on-ground investment - Bruce J Christie
- Urban Streamflow Evaluation and Amelioration Method: A New Approach for Waterway Protection and Rehabilitation - Geoff Vietz
- Prioritising Kayak Access on the Yarra River - Chris Dwyer
Great Barrier Reef
- Innovative solutions to alluvial gully remediation: a case study from the Great Barrier Reef catchments - Lynise Wearne
- A comparison of methods for measuring water quality improvements from gully rehabilitation in Great Barrier Reef catchments - Andrew P Brooks
- Addressing gully erosion in the Great Barrier Reef catchments: priorities and progress - Scott N Wilkinson
Lunch
Field Trip 1: North West Bay River Catchment Tour - Summit to sea
Bus departs at 12:30pm from corner Campbell St and Davey St (side of the Hotel alongside the restaurant Tasman) Google maps here
Please ensure you have appropriate weather proof clothing, suitable shoes and a high-vis vest if you are attending either of the field trips.
Field Trip 2: Hobart Rivulet Tour - Urban Stream Management
Bus departs at 12:30pm from corner Campbell St and Davey St (side of the Hotel alongside the restaurant Tasman) Google maps here
Please ensure you have appropriate weather proof clothing, suitable shoes and a high-vis vest if you are attending either of the field trips.
Workshop: Legal rights for rivers: could it (should it?) happen in Australia?
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Welcome Overview of legal rights for rivers (Dr Erin O’Donnell) |
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Guest speakers - Rawiri Tinirau (NZ) – Legal rights for the Whanganui River (15 minutes) - Dr Avril Horne (Aus) – Environmental water management and legal rights (15 minutes) |
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Audience questions |
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Afternoon tea |
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Small group discussion: how could legal rights work in the Australian context? Each group tackles a specific river catchment, focusing on the following questions: - What is the subject of the rights? (river, basin, catchment) - What are the important values of the river? - What rights and powers should the river person have? (water rights, property rights, other specific powers) - What sort of organisation should represent the river? (guardians, funding) - How will all stakeholders be represented? (Indigenous people, irrigators, wider community, environment) - How would the balance between competition and collaboration be managed? Example Australian river catchments: - Murrumbidgee River (NSW) - Kati-Thanda Lake Eyre (SA) - Derwent River (Tasmania) - Margaret River (WA) - Martuwarra/Fitzroy River (WA) - Other suggestions from participants, based on local knowledge Participants will receive: (1) a map (2) a brief description of their catchments to guide their discussions. |
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Whole group discussion |
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Workshop close |
Ferry departs Brooke Street Pier, Hobart
(Allow 7 – 10 mints to walk to Brooke St Pier Ferry terminal from Grand Chancellor Hotel - get walking directions here)
Time: 6:20PM Boarding commences
Conference Dinner at MONA
Keynote Presentation by Kirsha Kaechele