The Victorian Government expanded State-wide stormwater planning controls in October 2018 to help protect our waterways, prevent flooding and divert more rainfall to our gardens and trees rather than letting it disappear down the drain. This is known as ‘integrated water catchment management planning’, and for some it is known as Amendment VC154. Almost every new planning application will now need to treat stormwater on site. This course is designed to help planners understand the integrated links between water and cities, understand the role and scope of the new State controls, and to help planners understand how to receive and assess applications in a way that best achieves our new stormwater objectives.

Designed For

This course is suitable for senior and junior staff as each has a different role to play in implementing Victoria’s progressive new stormwater controls. The course particularly welcomes practitioners that want to become better urban and environmental planners by deepening their stormwater knowledge.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the Victorian context for Statewide stormwater planning controls
• Gain a general understanding of IWCM and stormwater assets, what they look like, how they work, and spatial requirements
• Be able to interpret planning application documentation, including engineering reports, to the level required to be able to assess if planning requirements are met. This relates to the full suite of stormwater controls including cl.19.03-3S, cl. 53.18 and others
• Understand critical concepts such as ‘raingardens’, ‘bioretention systems’ and ‘treat to best practice’ 

Presenters

Sara Lloyd - Director, Environmental Science - E2Designlab
Sara is a highly experienced practitioner in integrated water management, having led the development of keystone projects in the Victorian industry over the last 20 years. Sara draws on reliable science and her industry experience to tackle the complex and often competing technical, economic, environmental and social issues when delivering projects.

Kate Matthews MPIA - Tract Consultants
Kate is a Principal Planner at Tract Consultants, having previously worked in statutory and strategic planning roles in local and state government with a focus on greenfields and major infrastructure projects. She has spent much of her career at the “pointy end” of stormwater policy implementation through the planning system, as well as having
developed a strong working knowledge of stormwater management policy, modelling and asset design through her previous roles at Melbourne Water and Cardno.

Mandy Bolton - Senior Policy Advisor, DEECA
Mandy Bolton is a Senior Policy Advisor within the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) working on urban water programs to support the Government's objectives for resilient and liveable cities and towns under Water
for Victoria. DEECA aims to improve stormwater management and strengthen the links between water management and urban planning; alongside population growth and urban development, to protect the long-term health of urban waterways and bays.

Terms & Conditions

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