OCTOBER 2014 Edition Snippets, news items or other information can be sent to [email protected] AROUND THE TRAPS LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for the 16th WIOA Water Infrastructure Group/Endress + Hauser Victorian Charity Golf Day to be held on Sunday 19th October at the Euroa Golf Club. This has been our main charity fundraising event for many years and we need your support to make it a success. The day is a great way to network with others in the water industry, stretch the legs and have some fun at the same time. You don’t have to be a regular golfer to play and we have plenty of golf sets available if you don’t have your own. It is only $35 to participate which includes green fees, lunch and some drinks. Corporate members wishing to sponsor the day, please contact the office. Get a car load together and register to play at www.wioa.org.au/GolfDay.htm RESERVE THE DATE – The 2015 WIOA AGM and Weekend Seminar will be held at Club Mulwala on Saturday 28 February & Sunday 1 March 2015. The event is free to the first 50 WIOA financial members who register. If the last few years are an indication, the weekend will include some great presentations and heaps of fun. Keep your eye out for registrations to open via the website. A reminder that the second book in WIOA’s wastewater series, the Practical Guide to the Operation and Optimisation of Activated Sludge Wastewater Plants is now available. The 188 page book is bursting with all the information an activated sludge treatment plant operator would need and costs just $44 (including GST) plus postage. An order form can be downloaded from the website at www.wioa.org.au/publications/ The challenge to the WIOA Committee to participate in the ALS ICE Bucket Challenge continued in September with Marcus Boyd from Toowoomba being the next to step up and cop a drenching. Marcus took the concept a step further than usual by offering to have a bucket tipped on his head for every $50 raised for the Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia. As a result of $531 being raised, Marcus had the pleasure of wearing 10 buckets of ice filled water. To keep the Challenge rolling along, Marcus has nominated qldwater CEO Dave Cameron, Shane Bandiera from Cassowary Coast RC and John Paulger from Toowoomba RC to participate. You can enjoy watching all the videos by Googling WIOA Ice Bucket Challenge or on the WIOA YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/WIOAAustralia. Stay tuned to see future soakings as the other challenges are completed. The Bureau of Meteorology has recently released its second Climate and Water Outlook video. The video covers rainfall, streamflow and temperature for the next three months and beyond. More information at www.bom.gov.au/climate/outlooks/#/overview/video EVENTS The NSW Advisory Committee was excited that 62 people attended the recent Water Interest Day held in Port Macquarie. The program included an encore presentation of his award winning NSW conference paper on fluoride addition by Terry Randall from Port Macquarie Hastings Council and Tony Higson from Evoqua Water Technologies provided a chlorine handling and safety refresher session. After lunch, the attendees toured either the Port Macquarie STP or Rosewood Fluoride dosing facility. The Call for Papers for the 2015 NSW WIOA Conference closes on Wednesday 20th October. Share your experiences with other operational staff by doing a platform or poster paper in Orange next year. The abstract submission details are available at www.wioaconferences.org.au/documents/NSW2015_CallForPapers.pdf The Tasmanian Advisory Committee is conducting a Wastewater Interest Day on Wednesday 22nd October at the Oatlands Town Hall. The day is supported by TasWater and will incorporate presentations on operating and optimising lagoon based WWTP’s, some discussion about wastewater sampling and test results, followed by a Q&A session on site at the Oatlands WWTP. For more information and to register, visit www.wioa.org.au/seminars/TasOatlands2014.htm The Victorian Advisory Committee is conducting a Water Interest Day on Wednesday 29th October at the Wurdee Boluc WTP, Geelong with the support of Barwon Water and AECOM. The day will include presentations on the Wurdee Boluc filters upgrade program, WTP risk assessments and efficiency studies, followed by a tour of the site. For more information on the program and to register, visit the WIOA website www.wioa.org.au/seminars/VicWurdeeBoluc2014.htm The NSW Advisory Committee is also conducting a Wastewater Interest Day on Thursday 13th November at the Young Town Hall. Ian Johnson from Paradox Ignited will present his story of survival following an industrial accident. WIOA appreciates Ian making himself available to attend the event in his old home town. The day will also include presentations on the local water and energy nexus project and a presentation from McBerns who are sponsoring the day. To register, visit the WIOA website www.wioa.org.au/seminars/NSWYoung2014.htm The Queensland Advisory Committee is conducting an Interest Day on Wednesday 19th November at the Tugun Desalination Plant. More information including the program for the day will be provided in due course. To register, visit the WIOA website www.wioa.org.au/seminars/QldDesal2014.htm WIOA AWARDS 2015 A reminder to members that applications are being accepted for the Problem Accepted, Solution Supplied (PASS) Award with the annual winner receiving an all expenses paid spot on the WIOA tour to New Zealand in May to the value of $2,000 courtesy of sponsor Aqualift Project delivery. Applications close at the end of February 2015. Entry forms are on the website at www.wioa.org.au/awards/pass.htm Royce Water Technologies are once again putting up a fantastic $1000 travel voucher for one lucky WIOA financial member. Ensure you are in the draw to win by paying your 2015 membership fee early. TRAINING COURSES In order to inform Members, WIOA lists any water industry training providers on the WIOA website. For more information visit the website: www.wioa.org.au/operator_resources/TrainingCourses.htm The next IWES courses covering the Principles of Wastewater Treatment and the Design and Operation of Membrane Systems in Municipal, Mining and Industrial Applications will be held in Perth throughout the week of 1014 November 2014. The full program, including venue details and speaker profiles is available at www.iwes.com.au/main.php?page=event_details&event_id=44&menu=iwes_perth_2014 The National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCED) advises that Dr Graeme Pearce from the UK will be visiting Australia in February 2015 and a UF/MF training course is being planned for Perth from 35 February in WA and from 911 February in Brisbane. More information to follow. POSITIONS VACANT For information on these positions visit www.wioa.org.au/positions/index.htm The positions vacant section of our website currently has positions for a Water & Sewer Operator, Storage Operator and a Helping Hand. To utilise this FREE job advertisement service, please email your advert to [email protected] PEOPLE & CORPORATE MEMBER NEWS A number of new companies have recently joined WIOA as Corporate Members. Details on companies including Vent Master Valves, Toxfree, Loop Organics, 360 Engineering, Smart Lock, Water Services Australia and Envirotech Water Solutions are available from the WIOA website. COMING EVENTS � � � � � � 19 October – Victorian Charity Golf Day, Euroa Golf Club 20 October NSW Call for Papers Closes 22 October – Tasmanian Wastewater Interest Day, Oatlands 29 October – Victorian Water Interest Day, Wurdee Buloc WTP, Geelong 13 November – NSW Wastewater Interest Day, Young 19 November – Qld Water Interest Day, Tugun desalination plant, Gold Coast 2015 EVENTS � � � � � � 28 February – PASS Award applications close 28 February & 1 March – WIOA Weekend Seminar & AGM, Club Mulwala 25 & 26 March – 9th Annual WIOA NSW Water Industry Operations Conference & Exhibition, Orange 3 & 4 June – 40th Annual WIOA QLD Water Industry Operations Conference & Exhibition, Toowoomba 20 July Kwatye Applications close 2 & 3 September – 78th Annual WIOA Vic Water Industry Operations Conference & Exhibition, Bendigo Become a friend of WIOA on FACEBOOK and follow us on TWITTER KEEP YOUR CONTACT DETAILS UP TO DATE. 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