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Joint AUSNED Water Summit – Resilient Urban Delta’s and Floodplains – Brisbane 4 November
/1 Comment/in News /by EditorCombining joint insights and experiences on Resilient Urban Deltas and Floodplains, a pooled Australian-Queensland and Dutch group of colleagues will engage in a half day workshop to identify key factors and future needs that mainstream these water management issues into the critical resilience building agenda sought by Cities around the world.
400th year anniversary triggers Dutch Royal Visit to Australia
/2 Comments/in News /by EditorIn the spirit of Australian-Dutch collaboration, celebration of the 400th anniversary of Dirk Hartog’s landing in Western Australia sees a week of engagement and knowledge-sharing activity for the Dutch Royal couple, for a trade mission of Dutch businesses and a mix of Australian officials and professionals across multiple states.
Piet Filet on Brisbane radio discussing the World Water Congress and the Flood CoP Charette
/0 Comments/in News /by adminPiet Filet appeared on 612 ABC Radio’s breakfast program with Spencer Howson on 13 October. He discussed how the Flood Community of Practice came together for the Design Charette and how it was used to discuss new ideas for flood and drought management in South East Queensland. Read more about what Piet discussed and to listen […]
Group collaboration develops visual delights – SEQWaterFutures charrette in action
/2 Comments/in News, Workshop /by EditorActive participation through 4 working groups was a feature of this SEQ WaterFutures charrette. And nothing like a mix of pictures to highlight the effort in action and ideas generated.
RiverCity views inspire SEQWaterFutures charrette
/0 Comments/in News, Uncategorized /by EditorMotivation to think of creative insights with a collective efforts at the SEQWaterFutures charrette was inspired by expansive Briosbane river views.
Meet the SEQ WaterFutures facilitators of the upcoming planning charrette
/0 Comments/in News /by EditorThe upcoming SEQ WaterFutures workshop – in early August – will be lead by an international team of facilitators form the USA and the Netherlands. Their experience is eagerly welcomed as we embark on an ambitious approach to better understanding the adaption and resilience options and what this can offer for South east Queensland.
What is a Charrette?
/0 Comments/in News /by EditorIn August we have a multi day workshop called a Planning Charrette. So where does this term come from?
Two years of topics, shared experiences and discussion leads to a SEQ WaterFutures workshop
/1 Comment/in News /by EditorOver that last 2 years our Flood Community of Practice collective has worked together on a range of topics. In August we will initiate an ambitious and creative design based workshop to further develop and utilise this collective experience and knowledge in developing options for future South East Queensland flood resilience and adaption initiatives.
“Hacking” into the Queensland Climate Change Policy
/0 Comments/in Workshop /by EditorThirty participants came together to seek solutions and suggestions to make the Queensland Climate Policy better direct doable actions by all parts of the community
Insights on resilience and flooding in 2016 Queensland Budget
/0 Comments/in News /by EditorThis week the annual Queensland Budget was tabled. Among the suite of documents, there is a series described as Service Delivery Statements for each Department – and they make for some interesting reading as they flag the highlights and focus for the year ahead. In issues related to flood risk management, the Department of, Local […]