NATIONAL WATER WEEK 
October 18-24, 2009
SECURING OUR WATER FUTURE
Water is the link between all living things and this year, as a part of National Water Week celebrations, the Hastings will celebrate its natural environment.
Securing Our Water Future is the theme of this year's event and with this focus, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council will host several community events that look at the water cycle, the link between a healthy environment and all living things and an integrated approach to conservation - from riparian land restoration to clean catchments, water and energy efficiency and recycling waste.
During Water Week, Council hopes to develop a greater community understanding of the relationship between the environment, life and the impact small changes can have on the long-term sustainability of biodiversity and natural resources.
Planned activities aim to evoke thought about how we use our environment and the impact, or 'footprint', we are leaving behind. Conservation encompasses many areas but all efforts to reduce, re-use, recycle, reclaim will ultimately have a global impact on the environment.
Aquasculpture 2009
Friday, 16 October-19 October, 10am-4pm @ Rydges Riverside Room
An exhibition of small sculptures and maquettes will be held at Rydges Riverside Room on the first weekend of Water Week. It will be open to the public from 16 October to 19 October from 10am to 4pm, with an exhibition opening on Saturday 17 October between 5pm and 7pm.
Contact: Jenny Hooper, 6584 4534.
2010 Osmosis - WaterAid Calendar Launch
Monday, October 19 @ The Glasshouse, 5pm - 6pm, Ground Floor Regional Gallery
2010 Osmosis - WaterAid Calendar Launch and announcement of the winners of the 2009 Osmosis Spirit of Water Photography, Poetry and Art competition. All money raised from the sale of the calendar will go toward WaterAid Australia projects delivering clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene education to developing communities in the Asia and pacific region.
Contact: Kim Freeman, Water Supply Projects Officer, 6581 8241 or 0431 567 127, or Krissa Wilkinson on 0429 854 733.
12th NSW Engineers-Operators AWA Regional Conference
Monday, October 19 @ The Glasshouse, 6pm, Level 3 Foyer & Exhibition Area
Monday is the opening of the 12th NSW Engineers-Operators Australian Water Association Regional Conference. For water industry professionals, the conference will feature keynote speakers including Chris Davis from the Institute for Sustainable Futures UTS, and Rod Naylor, CEO of Veolia Water.
Themed 'The Waves of Change' (Water Reform and Climate Change Impacts in Regional NSW), the conference will include a comprehensive list of discussion areas including management strategies in sewer systems; enzymic hydrolysis; the future of sludge management; ultra-filtration technology and recycled water
Contact: Murray Thompson, Water Supply Manager, 6581 8563 or 0418 652 611 or Fiona Conlon, Water Engineer, 6581 8534 or 0407 413 843.
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council WaterWise Preschool Education Program launch with Whizzy the Waterdrop
Tuesday, October 20 @ St Joseph's Preschool, (Burgess Close) 10.15am
Council's WaterWise Preschool Education Program teaching preschoolers about the water cycle, why we need water and water saving habits will be launched with special guest Whizzy the Waterdrop at St Joseph's Preschool, Port Macquarie. Teachers at the school have worked collaboratively with Council during the development of the program.
Contact: Tracey Fairhurst, Communications Officer, 6581 8028 or 0409 523074.
12th NSW Engineers-Operators AWA Regional Conference
Tuesday, October 20 @ The Glasshouse, 8am-4.30pm, Level 3 Foyer & Exhibition Area
The program will conclude with a tour of the Port Macquarie-Reclaimed Water Treatment Plant and The Little Brewing Company (5.30pm-7pm) with the Conference. Dinner to follow at 7pm at The Glasshouse.
12th NSW Engineers-Operators AWA Regional Conference
Wednesday, October 21 @ The Glasshouse, 9am-2.30pm, Level 3 Foyer & Exhibition Area
The program will include a presentation by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council engineer Clayton Miechel who will discuss the operation of the Port Macquarie Wastewater Treatment Plant.
AWA-WaterAid Charity Golf Day
Thursday, October 22 @ Emerald Downs Golf Course, 8am-1pm
The nine-hole event will raise money for WaterAid projects which deliver clean water, sanitation and hygiene education to developing communities in Asia and the Pacific regions.
Contact: Kim Freeman, Water Supply Projects Officer, 6581 8241 or 0431 567 127
