Stormwater Victoria is offering a pre-conference workshop on Monday, 1 June 2026. You can register for this independently of the conference, or add it to your registration at the time of booking.
Understanding and applying Victoria's stormwater
planning requirements
Half-Day Workshop
This workshop will provide an in depth understanding of planning reforms and how to meet stormwater objectives, DEECA stormwater policy reform priorities, tools to demonstrate compliance and practical solutions.
This workshop is designed to help planners, engineers, and sustainability officers to understand the relationship between urban development and water management.
The scope will cover planning controls for different develop types, updates associated with the recent housing
statement reforms and GED, practical examples and case studies, resources to support industry practice. We will also discuss the importance of stormwater management in construction and operational phase of urban development
Attendees should bring their own laptop.
Presenters
Sara Lloyd
Group Lead, Living lands and Waters, E2Designlab
Sara is widely recognised across industry for her contribution to driving change across urban water
management practices. Prior to the introduction of Amendment VC154 Sara facilitated industry consultation and feedback on the proposed policy changes and today continues to support industry to embed the urban design and IWMsolutions into development.
Kate Matthews
Associate Planner, Tract Consultants
Kate is an Associate planner at Tract Consultants, having previously worked in statutory and strategic
planning roles in local and state government. She brings a strong working knowledge of stormwater policy implementation through the planning system, 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 DEECA working on urban water programs to support the
government's objectives for resilient and liveable cities and towns. The program recognises the importance of managing stormwater for greener environments and healthier waterways.
Registration
Member
$450
Non-Member
$550
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Key Dates
Call for Abstracts Closes
Friday, 9 January 2026
Early Bird Registration Closes
Friday, 20 March 2026
Standard Registration Closes
Monday, 25 May 2026
Workshops
Monday 1 June 2026
Conference Dates
Tuesday 2 - Wednesday 3 June 2026
Technical Tour
Thursday 4 June 2026
Conference Secretariat
GEMS Event Management Australia
ABN 30 615 654 629
Contact us
For all registration and accommodation inquiries call 02 9744 5252 or email registration@gemsevents.com.au
