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? |
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| 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 |
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| Environmental Flows Session 1 - Nicholls Theatre |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch |
| Tours and/or Workshops |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch |
| Policy Session - Bradman Theatre |
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| 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 |
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| Regulated Rivers - Menzies Theatre |
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| 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 |
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| Priority Setting - Nicholls Theatre |
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| 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 |
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| 15.00 - 15.30 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15.30 - 16.30 | Farewell and Closing Ceremony |