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Social Programs & Field Trips
Social Functions |
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| Welcome Reception |
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Tuesday 23 February |
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5:00pm to 7:00pm |
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Indigo Restaurant, Mingara Centre |
| Dress Code: |
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Smart Casual |
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One ticket is included in all full registrations. Additional tickets cost $55 |
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| We invite you to attend the Conference Welcome Reception which will be held on the evening of Tuesday 23 February in Indigo Restaurant at the Mingara Centre. Enjoy drinks and canapés while acquainting yourself with colleagues both past and present. |
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| Conference Dinner |
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Thursday 25 February |
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7.00pm – 11.00pm |
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Australian Reptile Park, Gosford |
| Dress Code: |
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Smart Casual |
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$120 |
| Transfers: |
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A shuttle bus will be available from conference hotels |
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Enjoy a balmy summer evening at the Australian Reptile Park for the 50th Anniversary Jungle themed Dinner. Start your evening with pre dinner drinks on the verandah while keepers introduce you to koalas, possums and the giant python. Savour a scrumptious three course dinner and wine in the outdoor marquee amidst an evening of exciting jungle entertainment guaranteed to keep everybody enthralled. This is an opportunity for you to relax with friends new and old and meet the park’s resident reptiles. This truly is an evening not to be missed!
Field trips
Delegates have the choice of two field trip variations. Field trip one focuses on various flood affected sites where flood mitigation works have been performed or actions taken to effectively manage the floodplain, whilst taking in breathtaking views of picturesque parts of the beautiful Central Coast.
Field Trip two is a brand new concept comprising of a special in-house field trip which will allow delegates to participate in a workshop that simulates a typical flood with poor floodplain risk management information available to manage a flood event; followed by an identical flood with well informed, good floodplain risk management. At the end of the workshop the outcomes of the emergency management of each flood will be compared highlighting the benefits and importance of good floodplain risk management. |
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| Field Trip 1- Gosford |
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Wednesday 24 February 2010 |
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1.30pm – 5.00pm |
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Bus Trip off site |
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| This field trip will allow delegates to visit various sites of the Gosford area stretching from Lisarow to Umina Beach and back along the coast via the areas pristine beaches. Delegates will view numerous creeks, rivers, lagoons, beaches and other waterways that have made Gosford one of the most topical Councils with respect to the diversity of flooding problems. The tour will also take in a variety of flood mitigation works which have alleviated flooding problems including rock lined, revegetated and widened channels; and also creeks choked with vegetation which have been returned to semi-natural open riparian corridors through the application of environmentally friendly methods. |
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| Field Trip 2 - A virtual real life view on the importance of proper Floodplain Risk Management |
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Wednesday 24 February 2010 |
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1.30pm – 5.00pm |
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The Showroom, Mingara Centre |
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Inclusive in Registration |
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| All delegates take an interest or are involved in some way with Floodplain Risk Management; whether it be planning, designing or constructing works, collecting and reporting data, emergency management or setting development controls and policies/regulations. However the benefit is not realised until it is viewed or read about when a flood event occurs. This brand new concept style workshop will provide delegates with the opportunity to work through the exercise of Floodplain Risk Management (FRM) from the initial recording of data through to the SES response in a typical flood event. The field trip is designed to take participants through a flood scenario where little or no FRM has been implemented. This is followed by the same scenario where appropriate FRM has been applied to the floodplain. Delegates will be encouraged to be involved in making decisions as part of the management of the floodplain and also the emergency management operations during the flood event. |
