Field Trips will be held on Wednesday 24th May.
FT1: Green Square Flood Risk Management and Johnstons Creek Channel Rehabilitation - Departs at 3.00pm and returns approximately 5.30pm
Visit two inner city locations and see examples of integrating flood management with the urban and natural environment. At Green Square, see how flood risk is being managed in one of Australia’s largest urban renewal areas. This will include information about the design and construction of the Green Square Trunk Drain, which was delivered in partnership by the City of Sydney and Sydney Water to reduce flood risk around Green Square Town Centre. At Johnstons Creek, see how ecological benefits have been integrated into the renewal of a concrete drainage channel in a tidal environment using nature based solutions. This will include an overview of how the design provides habitat for estuarine aquatic flora and fauna while maintaining the hydraulic capacity of the drainage channel.
FT2: Physical modelling, alive and well in Manly Vale Long Tour - Departs at 1.15pm and returns approximately 5.30pm
For over 60 years Manly Hydraulics Laboratory and the Water Research Laboratory have led physical hydraulic modelling in Australia. Spanning dams, hydraulics, ecohydraulics, stormwater, coastal, groundwater and more, the two labs provide an invaluable service to Australia’s water engineering and scientific community. This tour of both laboratories will present current projects and the unique benefits and challenges provided by physical hydraulic modelling.
FT3: Sydney Harbour Tour - Departs at 3.00pm and returns approximately 5.30pm
Climb aboard a harbour cruise to sail around one of the world’s most scenic harbours, taking in iconic sights such as the Harbour Bridge, Opera House and the historically and scientifically important Fort Denison. Fort Denison is the site of Australia’s oldest tidal recording facility and most important for Southern Hemisphere sea level research. Dr Phil Watson, one of the world’s leading sea level rise experts and NSW Government’s Principal Coastal Specialist will discuss Fort Denison’s amazing history, its fundamental role in global sea level research and what we have learned from over a century of continuous tide gauge recordings to facilitate strategic planning and coastal design outcomes.