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 6th Annual NSW Water Industry Engineers and Operators Conference and Exhibition
Tamworth 28 & 29 March 2012
Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre (TRECC), Greg Norman Drive, Tamworth
Conference Goals
- Distribution of the latest "operational" technical and research based information through platform and poster presentations.
- Update of knowledge and skills plus network development by operations staff through interaction with fellow Water Industry employees.
- Provision of opportunities to view and discuss the latest advances in technical equipment and systems with suppliers and trade consultants.
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Preliminary Program (as of
14-Feb-2012)
Tuesday 27 March 2012
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Conference venue closed for exhibition set up |
| 1.00pm |
Trade Sites and Registration Desk Open for Trade Exhibitors |
| 2.00pm |
Site Tour
Westdale Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| 4:00pm |
Registration Desk Open for Delegates |
| 5.00-6.30pm |
Welcome Reception - Drinks and Nibbles |
| 6.30pm |
Venue Closed |
Wednesday 28 March 2012
| 8.15am |
Registration Desk Opens |
| 8.45am |
Trade Exhibitors Meeting |
| 9.00am |
Conference Opening Session
Welcome Representative from NSW Water Directorate
Opening Address
Associate Professor John Hamilton - James Cook University
Enhanced interactive training options for the water industry
Keynote Address
Mr Jon Dee - Do Something, Go Tap Campaign
Trade Display Opening |
| 10.20am |
Trade Exhibition Viewing, Competition & Morning Tea |
| 11.30am |
Technical Paper Session 1
WIOA Report
Mr Colin Davies - Measuring & Control Equipment P/L
Asset & operations management – integrated solutions for effective low cost monitoring
Mr Danny Roberts - Port Macquarie Hastings Council
Water quality - don’t rest on your laurels |
| 12.30pm |
Lunch |
| 1.30pm |
Technical Paper Session 2
Mr Steve Sullivan and Mr Jamie Hunt - Tamworth Regional Council
Westdale wastewater treatment plant augmentation and reuse farm
Mr Murray Thompson - Murray Thompson Water Services P/L
Towards compliance with the NSW Public Health Act 2010 - a drinking water MOU with NSW Health
Mr Dan Spooner - Parsons Brinckerhoff
Managing wet weather flows at sewage treatment plants - case studies |
| 2.30pm |
Trade Exhibition Viewing, Competition & Afternoon Tea |
| 4.00pm |
Technical Paper Session 3
Mr Mike Young - Aer-Force
A Typical Aeration Upgrade- Considerations and outcomes
Ms Jillian Busch - Aqualift Potable Diving
How well do you know your water storage tanks? Managing the evidence trail
Mr Matt Gittoes - Coffs Harbour City Council
Solutions to operational problems |
| 5:00pm |
End Paper Sessions - Day 1 |
| 6.30pm |
Pre Dinner Savouries & Drinks |
| 7.30pm |
Meet the Trade Dinner
Entertainment by Clint Paddison |
| 11.00pm |
Close of Day One |
Thursday 29 March 2012
| 8.30am |
Registration Desk Open |
| 8.45am |
Trade Exhibition Open |
| 9.00am |
Technical Paper Session 4
Mr Matthew Lakey - Clean TeQ Limited
Chisholm Institute’s bold new water operators training centre
Mr Marcus Boyd - Toowoomba Regional Council
Toowoomba 2011 from drought to flood (Best Operator Paper Queensland 2011)
Ms Susan Peisley - Government Skills Australia
National certification framework |
| 10.00am |
Trade Exhibition Viewing, Competition & Morning Tea |
| 11.40am |
Technical Paper Session 5
Mr Michael Summerell - Junee Shire Council
The biodiversity at the Junee waste water treatment and effluent reuse facility
Mr Heysen Dennis - Aqualift Pacific
TRAC(K)-ing down your problem, rope access solution |
| 12.20pm |
Lunch |
| 1.00pm |
Judging of Operator Poster Papers in Poster Area |
| 2.00pm |
Technical Paper session 6
Mr Glenn Clifford - Dubbo Regional Council
The new Dubbo STP upgrade
Mr Cameron Patrick - ActewAGL
Historical analysis of filter performance at ActewAGL’s water treatment plants - where do we stand with the new 2011 ADWG filter turbidity targets? |
| 2.40pm |
Trade Exhibition Viewing, Competition & Afternoon Tea |
| 3.40pm |
Technical Paper Session 7
Mr Lalji Rathod - Kempsey Shire Council
Desludging West Kempsey STP effluent ponds
Mr Nathan Bakewell - Midcoast Water
Optimisation of Forster WWTP
Mr Jason Ip - Riverina Water County Council
Riserless bore pumping system - new generation of ground water bores |
| 5:00pm |
Close of Paper Sessions |
| 6.30pm |
Pre Dinner Savouries & Drinks
Announcement of all trade competition winners |
| 7.30pm |
Conference Dinner and Award Presentations
plus Entertainment |
| 11.30pm |
Close of Conference |
 NSW Operator of the Year Award
Nominations are open for the 2012 NSW Operator of the Year,
sponsored by the Water Directorate the winner will be announced at the WIOA NSW conference in Tamworth.
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Last updated on
14-Feb-2012
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