A water sensitive future for Melbourne

Date: Monday 6 April
Time: 6 - 7 pm
Venue: Monash University, Clayton campus, Building 25

For

Community, Monash students and staff

Format

Public lecture

Overview

An emerging challenge for urban communities is to design for resilience against the impact of climate change whilst accommodating a growing population. Of particular importance is the sustainable management of water resources and protection of water environments.

Melbourne has an international reputation in water sensitive urban design and aquatic ecosystem protection. With works on the desalination plant and Sugarloaf Interconnector pipeline underway, the development of enabling policies, and governance and servicing models for a more diverse water supply strategy is required.

Urban stormwater is a readily available, underutilised and potentially cost effective resource. The management of urban stormwater brings multiple benefits. There are opportunities for developing integrated urban design solutions employing stormwater as an important water supply source and as a solution to several problems challenging our City.

Join Tony Wong for an enlightening lecture on the potential for a water sensitive future for Melbourne through the innovative management of urban stormwater which provides long-term benefits to the community.

Presented by

• Professor Tony Wong, EDAW and Monash University

About the speaker

Tony Wong is a Principal of the global design firm EDAW. He has an international reputation for linking research and practice in sustainable urban water management. His expertise has been gained through consulting, research, and academia. He has published over 100 journal articles, including UNESCO book chapters.

Tony provides advice to governments and industry on sustainable water management. He is a member of the Urban Water Advisory Group to the Australian Government’s National Water Commission and served on the Prime Minister’s Science Engineering and Innovation Council’s working group on Water for Cities in 2006-2007. In 2008, Tony was appointed Honorary Professor at Monash University.

To book

Bookings are essential. Complete the registration form to reserve your space.

Getting there

Use this opportunity to leave the car at home:

• Take the bus, train or tram. Visit the Metlink website or call 131 638 for directions.
• Take the shuttle bus. Monash has free shuttle buses for staff and students.
• Ride. Cycling 5km or less the bike is faster than a car. You can also combine cycling with train travel to get anywhere in Melbourne.
• Walk. Everyone needs at least 30 minutes exercise a day.