Clearwater events and news

Dear Clearwater Newsletter Subscriber,

Clearwater is committed to continuity of capacity building through training and events during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have already held several well attended online events and have a site tour and Hot Topics workshop coming up in July.

Clearwater welcomes Petra Katona into the team as the Metro Program Lead and would like to acknowledge the wonderful work of Kat Hawkins and Vahn Mixap who have both moved to other positions within Melbourne Water.

Training and Events: New online events listed. Don't miss out - secure your place today!

Join an online site tour of the Alma Park Stormwater Harvesting project on 14 July.
Register for an upcoming Hot Topics workshop on strengthening cross-sector collaboration on 28 July. The event will showcase successful examples of Victorian urban planning and water management collaboration (get in fast for early bird registration).

News and Resource highlights: View further news and resource items below

Read insights on leadership during a pandemic from an IWC leadership scholar
Explore the Green Factor building assessment tool and Australian Urban Observatory liveability planning platform
Find out how risk perceptions reduces innovation in the water sector
See CRC for Water Sensitive Cities Fishermans Bend collaborative planning case study

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training and events

Alma Park Stormwater Harvesting Online Site Visit

14 July 2020
Where: Online - Zoom

Overview: Join Alastair McHarg (Senior Project Manager), Sam Innes from City of Port Phillip, Gary Walsh from E2Design and Clearwater...

Hot Topics: Strengthening cross-sector collaboration for sustainable, resilient & liveable outcomes

28 July 2020
Where: Online - Zoom

Overview To address the challenges faced by urban, regional and rural communities in Victoria we need individuals and organisations...

news

	Water Leader Scholarships 2020/21 03 July 2020 Clearwater and the International WaterCentre (IWC) are partnering to offer two scholarships for Victorian applicants; one full...			New height limit planning controls for developments on the Yarra River 25 June 2020 The Victorian Government has introduced permanet planning controls to limit height of new developments on the Yarra River. The...
	eWater changes to MUSIC and launch of MUSICX 21 May 2020 IN May eWater launched an upgraded version of MUSIC ( Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation). MUSIC is...			Study shows that risk perception in water industry reduces innovation 17 June 2020 A new University of Melbourne study has shown that water-planning experts have vastly differing risk perceptions, which may...
	Update on Melbourne Urban Stormwater Institutional Arrangements Review 26 May 2020 DELWP, MAV and Melbourne Water held a joint workshop 13 March 2020 to explore potential options for flood and stormwater management....			Melbourne Water leading COVID-19 sewage testing project 29 June 2020 Melbourne Water is leading an innovative project COVID-19 sewage sampling project to help inform policy makers and health...
	Leadership during a pandemic: Insights from a Water Leader scholar 30 June 2020 Kate Berg, Senior Sustainability Officer Climate Change Adaptation from City of Melbourne, was one of the 2019/2020 Clearwater...			The need for nature in a pandemic 26 May 2020 Accessing high quality greenspace (at a safe distance from others) for physical and mental health is more important than ever...