Australian Society For Limnology

Program

Sunday 5th February

6.30 - 8.00 Welcome drinks at Crowne Plaza                                                                                 

Monday 6th February

8.45 - 10.00 Opening Keynote - Bradman Theatre

Stuart Bunn -
Commissioner of the National Water Commission
John Williams - Former NSW Commissioner for Natural Resources

10.00 - 10.30 Morning Tea Break
10.30 - 12.30 Floods Session 1 - Bradman Theatre
  Jacky Croke     #003
Erosion and Deposition during the January 2011 Lockyer Flood, SE Queensland.
Chris Thompson      #004
Geomorphic impact of the January 2011 flood on Murphys Creek, southeast Queensland
Philip Marren     #005
Erosion and Channel Changes on Corryong Creek, NE Victoria Following Drought-Ending Floods: Implications for Channel and Riparian Vegetation Management
Peter Sandercock     #006
Extending the history of major floods: an assessment of the palaeoflood record of the Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Simon Treadwell     #100
Resilience of river rehabilitation works on the Loddon River: Surviving the big flood?  

10.30 - 12.30 Snowy Session - Menzies Theatre
  Jane Roberts     #007
Restoring flows but missing some variability: environmental releases from Jindabyne and Tantangara Dams
Paul Wilson     
The history of the Snowy River restoration program in Victoria
Rex Candy and Sean Phillipson
Delivering a major integrated stream restoration program: the Snowy River
Rianda Mills      #008
Assessing Hydraulic and Geomorphological Threats on the Snowy River Floodplain
James Rennie      #009
Implications of Sea Level Rise on the Hydrodynamic Behaviour and Ecological Functions of the Snowy River Estuary
  Environmental Flows Session 1 - Nicholls Theatre

Peter Bacon     #010
Estimating flow requirements and meeting landholder expectations for Crooked Creek, Warren, NSW
Sophie Findlay      #011
Extracting base flow to substitute for potable water use – how much is too much for urban stream health?
Anna Lucas     #012
Assessment of the effectiveness of flushing flows, Upper Yarra River, Victoria
Martin Hillemacher      #013
Impact of Meander Reinstatement on Environmental Flow Compliance for the Latrobe River
John Spencer    
The Australian Riverscape Classifier (AURICL). A tool for generating regional to continental scale river classifications
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 15.00 General Session - Bradman Theatre
  Tanzi Smith     #014
Lessons learned from developing the Mary River Threatened Species Recovery Plan – a first under the EPBC Act
Jesse Barrett     #015
Investigation Into Risk Of Large Wood Reinstatement In The Glenelg River, SW Victoria
Jessica Halstead-Smith     #016
THE DIGHTS FALLS WEIR AND FISHWAY REPLACEMENT PROJECT: Managing in-stream construction during floods
Geoff Vietz     #017
Another reason urban streams are stuffed: geomorphic history, challenges and opportunities
13.30 - 15.00 Fire Session - Menzies Theatre
  Chris Hepplewhite     #018
Eight years after wildfire: does river regulation impact the recovery of aquatic ecosystems?
Dominic Blackham     #019
Fire, flood and fluvial geomorphology: the impact of bushfires on a tributary of the Yarra River
Steve Hamilton      #020
Efficacy of the Index of Stream Condition method to measure riparian vegetation response to the Black Saturday fires
13.30 - 15.00 Policy Session  - Nicholls Theatre
  Jonathon Howard     #021
Extremes in justice: how arguments are framed by conservation and farmer groups when attempting to influence water policy
Jenny Bellamy      #022
Blurring boundaries and building bridges: Challenges of managing across borders in the Lake Eyre Basin
Kiely McFarlane      #023
Opportunities for engagement and innovation: Experiences of transitional approaches to stream management in Auckland
David Higgitt      #024
Managing for Extremes: Reframing Flood Mitigation in Asian Cities
15.00 - 15.30 Afternoon Tea
15.30 - 17.30 Speed dating session
See papers # 100 - # 107
17.30 - 19.30 Poster Session
See papers # 200 - # 207


Tuesday 7th February

8.45 - 10.00      
Opening Keynote - Bradman Theatre

Andrew Simon -
Cardno-ENTRIX, USA
Ian Rutherfurd - Assc. Professor, School of Resource Management and Geography
10.00 - 10.30   
Morning Tea
10.30 - 12.30     
Floods Session 2 - Bradman Theatre
  Ben Tate      #027
Cleaning out the Creeks
Mike Saynor     #028
Hydrogeomorphic effects of the 2007 extreme flood on the East Alligator River, NT: impacts on ecotourism operations
Wayne Erskine      #029
Managing for extremes: potential impacts of large geophysical events on Ranger Uranium Mine, N.T.
Veronica Lanigan     #030
Flood Recovery Management within North Eastern Victoria
following the 2010 Flood Events
Ross Hardie     #031
Can riparian revegetation limit the scale and extent of flood related stream erosion in Victoria, Australia?
Ross Ackland     #032
Blending satellite observations to provide automated monitoring of flood events
10.30 - 12.30 Water Quality Session
  Ian Wright      #033
Coal mine ‘dewatering’ of saline wastewater into NSW streams and rivers: a growing headache for water pollution regulators
Michael Cheetham     #034
Monosulfidic Sediments in the Wakool River, Southern Australia: A preliminary investigation.
Patrick Maiden     #035
Aquatic ecosystem tolerance to total dissolved solids (TDS) in the Upper Murrumbidgee River
Ray de Groot and David Scammell     #036
Partnering with Pump Owners and Land Managers to Reduce Nutrient and Sediment Input into the Murray River
James Patterson     #037
Implementing diffuse pollution management actions: lessons from case studies in South East Queensland
Lorraine Hardwick     #038
Managing Cold Water Pollution in NSW
10.30 - 12.30 Sediment Session
  Andrew Simon     #039
Effectiveness of Engineered Log Jams in Reducing Streambank Erosion to the Great Barrier Reef: An Example from the O’Connell River, Queensland, Australia
Andrew Brooks     #040
Sediment budget modelling: if we get the processes and rates wrong the resultant management actions will be wrong too
Kirstie Fryirs     #041
Tracing sediment supply to a colmation layer in the upper Hunter River using X-ray diffractometry: implications for catchment-scale sediment management.
Scott Wilkinson     #042
Mean-annual sediment loads and ambient concentrations: Two sides of the same coin or different kettles of fish?
Christopher Dwyer     #043
Managing Turbidity in the Upper Murrumbidgee River for Multiple Outcomes.
Tim Ralph     #044
Sediment, organic matter and nutrient supply to an Australian floodplain wetland and implications for management.
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

Tours and/or Workshops

13.30 - 16.30 Interactive Seminar
Effective Stakeholder Engagement and Evaluation using Narrative Techniques
Siwan Lovett, Australian River Restoration Centre

SKM Field Trip
Actions for Clean Water Tour of the Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment
Chris Dwyer - Sinclair Knight Merz

ACT Field Trip
ACT actions for securing water supply and aquatic ecosystems
Fiona Dyer
19.00 - 23.00 Conference Gala Dinner

Wednesday 8th February

8.45 - 10.00 Opening Keynote

Siwan Lovett -
Director, Australian River Restoration Centre
The Human Impact of Managing for Extremes
Nick Marsh - Representative from National Water Commission
Investigating low flows for improved water planning and management
10.00 - 10.30 Morning Tea Break
10.30 - 12.30 Environmental Flows 2 - Bradman Theatre
(Session dedicated to the memory of Professor Richard Norris)
  Greg Fletcher     #046
Pipe Dreams and the Reality for the Wimmera River, Western Victoria.
Lizzie Pope     #047
Maximising Environmental Benefits with Limited and Variable Water – The Challenge for the Snowy Montane Rivers
Matt Bowler     #048
The Heart Morass Restoration Project.
Michael Stewardson     #049
Monitoring and Evaluating Environmental Flows at the Basin-Scale: A Science and Management Challenge
Geoff Hocking     #050  
Opportunities and challenges for the Victorian Environmental Water Holder
Simon Treadwell    #051
The use of an ecological risk based approach to optimise the benefits of environmental water in western Victoria
10.30 - 12.30 Murray Session - Menzies Theatre
  Jamie Kaye     #052
A drought stricken Murray River Floodplain; considerations of potential impacts on fish habitat associated with the environmental watering of the Lindsay Mullaroo floodplain
Ben Dyer     #053
Damming for the Environment - The Environmental Works and Measures Program
Lyndsey Vivian     #054
The response of a degraded Murray River floodplain wetland to extreme drought and flood
Paul Sureda     #055
Environmental Works on a Landscape Scale – The Koondrook-Perricoota Experience
Tony Crawford     #056
Restoring the River Murray With Recycled Logs
Heather Peachey      #057
From an idea to a watering regime - the Hattah Lakes environmental works case study
10.30 - 12.30 Vegetation Session - Nicholls Theatre
  Lori Gould     #058
Monitoring and Evaluation of a Riparian Project in New South Wales – Boorowa River Recovery Case Study
Rick James     #059
The practical application of stream management principles at the property level: the Ulonga Station Property Environment Plan
Morag Stewart     #060
Does restoring riparian vegetation affect nutrient and sediment retention in agricultural streams?
Julian Martin     #061
Hydraulic implications associated with the placement of timber snags in a developing anabranch
Anna Zsoldos     #062
Managing Waterways in Fire-Affected Communities: lessons learned from the 2009 fires
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
  Policy Session - Bradman Theatre
  Sandra Brizga      #063
Next-generation ICM – encompassing extremes
Darren Ryder      #064
Defining and using ‘best available science': a policy conundrum for aquatic ecosystem management
Sarina Loo     #065
A flexible management approach to deal with climatic variability
Angus Curry     #066
Challenges for Delivering Large Waterways Rehabilitation Programs
  Regulated Rivers - Menzies Theatre
  Robyn Watts     #067
Sustainable dam planning and operations: reflections on innovative international practices
Hugo Bowman      #068
Operating Lake Victoria storage (western NSW) to establish a foreshore resilient to extreme conditions by establishing a self-sustaining bio-physical system
Andrew Briggs     #069
Performance of fish habitat works
Kathy Russell     #075
Broad Scale Assessment of Bank Slumping Risk in the Chowilla Floodplain, South Australia
  Priority Setting - Nicholls Theatre
  Scott Morath      #070
Quantifying the benefits of on-ground works in the Upper Goulburn Catchment
James Grove      #071
Dishing the dirt: a GIS approach to prioritizing in-stream works in the Melbourne Water region.
Clayton Miller      #072
Using geomorphology in river management: Linking policy with on-the-ground actions through applications of the River Styles framework in NSW
Avijeet Ramchurn     #073
Predicting the impact of future activities and processes in the Upper Wimmera catchment in Victoria
15.00 - 15.30 Afternoon Tea
15.30 - 16.30 Farewell and Closing Ceremony