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| 9.00am - 4.00pm |
Media Filters seminar click here for more information |
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Conference venue closed for exhibition set up |
| 12.00 pm |
Booths and Registration Desk Open for Trade Exhibitors |
| 2.30 - 4.00 pm |
Tour of Calala Water Treatment Plant & Australian Equine & Livestock Events Centre |
| 4:00pm |
Registration Desk Open for Delegates |
| 5.00 - 6.30 pm |
Welcome Reception – Drinks and Nibbles |
| 6.30 pm |
Venue closed |
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| Wednesday 1st April, 2009 |
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| 8.15 am |
Registration Desk Opens |
| 8.45 am |
Trade Exhibitors Meeting |
| 9.00 am |
Conference Opening
Welcome: Cr James Treloar, Mayor of Tamworth Regional Council
Opening Address: Mr Chris Davis, Commissioner - National Water Commission, “The Challenge of Skills for Water Operations Across Australia”
Keynote Address : Mr David Sheehan, Program Manager - Drinking Water Regulation, DHS Victoria - “Development of Competency-Based Standards for Water Treatment Operators”
Mr George Wall, Executive Officer WIOA, - “Towards Operator Certification”
Trade Display Opening: Mr Ron Bergmeier, WIOA |
| 10.20 am |
Trade Exhibition Viewing, Competition & Morning Tea |
| 11.20 am |
Technical Paper Session 1:
WIOA Report: Ms Cynthia Lim – WIOA Operations Manager
Mr Des Grevell (Storm Plastics)
- “Reactive Soils can be Vicious”
Mr John Day (Goulburn Valley Water)
- “Be Careful What You Wish For - Implementing A Filter Inspection Program” |
| 12.20 pm |
Lunch |
| 1.20 pm |
Technical Paper Session 2:
Mr Robert Kelso (Australian Metering Solutions Pty Ltd)
- “Water Management in Real Time - Know Exactly the "When, Where, Why" of your Water Consumption”
Mr Craig Griggs (Kingborough Council, Tas)
- “Case Study Bio Augmentation of Dru Point Wastewater Lagoon at Margate”
Mr Chris McLaughlan (BioRemedy)
- “Septicity Occurrence & Mitigation Within Wastewater Transfer Systems”
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| 2.20 pm |
Trade Exhibition Viewing, Competition & Afternoon Tea |
| 4.00 pm |
Technical Paper Session 3 :
Mr Chris Keogh (Armidale Dumaresq CC)
- “Dealing with Taste and Odour Problems Arising from Algal Blooms in a Raw Water Reservoir”
Mr Paul Thompson (Hunter Water Australia)
- “ Investigation into Alternative Methods of Treating an Algae Contaminated Water Supply”
Mr Andrew Boeren (Bricon Pty Ltd)
- “Design and Construction of an Ozonation Facility at an Existing Water Treatment Plant” |
| 5:00 pm |
End Paper Sessions - Day 1 |
| 6.30 pm |
Pre Dinner Savouries & Drinks |
| 7.30 pm |
Meet the Trade" Dinner & Entertainment - Ronnie Burns |
| 10.30 pm |
End Day One |
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Thursday 2nd April, 2009 |
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| 8.45 am |
Registration Desk Opens & Trade Exhibition Open |
| 9.20 am |
Technical Paper Session 4:
Mr Gordon King (B2P Australia)
"Practical Issues in Commissioning a Simple Storm Water Harvesting System for Water Quality"
Mr Steve Weatherstone (Streamline Learning)
- “CCTV inspection of sewers and stormwater drains, training of operators and managers and the Conduit Inspection Reporting Code of Aust”
Mr Sam Magill (Aqualift Pacific)
- “Condition Assessment Techniques for Water Storage Tanks” |
| 10.00 am |
Trade Display Inspections, Competition plus morning tea |
| 11.20 am |
Technical Paper Session 5:
Mr Peter Outrim (Riverina Water County Council)
- “Tarcutta WTP - Iron & Manganese Removal”
Mr Adrian Cameron (Tamworth Regional Council)
- “Well, Well, Well - Drift Well Recommissioning: An Operators Perspective" |
| 12.00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1.00 pm |
Technical Paper session 6: Dedicated to Training Issues
Ms Prue Madsen (Government Skills Australia)
- “Water Training Package, Highlights of 2008-2009”
Mr Wayne Morling (Government Skills Australia)
- “National Learning Resources for the Water Industry”
Open Discussion Forum/Q&A on Training Issues
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| 2.30 pm |
Trade Exhibition Viewing, Competition & Afternoon Tea |
| 4.20 pm |
Technical Paper Session 7:
Mr Lindsay Walsh (MidCoast Water)
- “Denitirification Problems After Upgrade of the Old Bar STP”
Mr Rex Humphreys (North East Water, Vic)
- “Implementation of Temporary Water Filtration at Bright”
Mr Carey Reynolds (Tomorrow Today Strategic Engineering)
- “Pressure Sewerage: an Operators Perspective” |
| 5:00 pm |
Close of Paper Sessions |
| 6.30 pm |
Pre Dinner Savouries & Drinks
Announcement of all trade competition winners |
| 7.30 pm |
Conference Dinner and Award Presentations
Entertainment – Rachel Berger |
| 11.30 pm |
End of Conference |
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