ACLCA Events Program

ACLCA Victoria is proud to present a series of three half-day short courses on topics of site characterisation and remediation to be hosted by EnviroLogek Technologies (http://www.envirologek.com/).  The courses will be presented by Lowell Kessel,  Principal at EnviroLogek, and specialist in marketing and business strategy for emerging technology and engineering companies in Australia, North and South America.

All courses will be presented at  Karstens at CQ, 123 Queens Street, Melbourne (http://www.karstensatcq.com.au/). 

Rates (per one half-day course):
ACLCA members: $200 (incl GST) pp
Non-members:  $300 (incl GST) pp

The courses are aimed at intermediate to advanced level professionals specialising in groundwater characterisation and remediation.

The second course will be:
- Advanced Site Characterisation Design and Technology, 11 August 2010, 3pm to 7pm.
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The final course will be held as follows:
- Soil Vapour Treatment Design and Technology Review, 25 August 2010, 3pm to 7pm

The Challenges of Dioxin Remediation - an Environmental Auditor's Perspective hosted by Ken Mival, URS Australia.   This session will be held at Karstens at CQ, 123 Queens Street, Melbourne (http://www.karstensatcq.com.au/).  Ken Mival is a Senior Principal with URS Australia and an Engineering Geologist with 40 years experience in geotechnical and environmental engineering, and has worked in Africa, UK, New Zealand, Singapore and PNG.

Ken will talk about the challenges faced by the Environmental Auditor when auditing the remediation of extensive dioxin contamination of sludges and soils at the former Dandenong Sewage Treatment Plant (DTP) on behalf of Melbourne Water.  The former DTP occupies approximately 180 hectares of mainly industrial land in Dandenong South, alongside Eastlink.  With the completion of Eastlink the land is strategically placed for commercial industrial development now proceeding as an eco-industrial park.  Pollution by dioxins that spread around the site in the 1980s meant that appropriate management of the contaminated soils and sludges was essential before this could start.  Remediation has been underway since early 2006 and is nearing completion with the last of the dioxins already removed from the development areas.  The very large number of dioxin analyses required has transformed the analytical landscape in Melbourne from no laboratories undertaking dioxin analysis, to many being able to offer it at prices well below those of 10 years ago.  Ken will give an overview as to the key decisions taken by Melbourne Water, EPA, the assessment consultant and the audit team, what issues were taken into consideration and how they were resolved to put the remediation into effect.

This is a free event for ACLCA members, however, you will need to register to attend.  Click here to register.

Light refreshments will be provided after the session.

ACLCA Victoria is proud to present a series of three half-day short courses on topics of site characterisation and remediation to be hosted by EnviroLogek Technologies (http://www.envirologek.com/).  The courses will be presented by Lowell Kessel,  Principal at EnviroLogek, and specialist in marketing and business strategy for emerging technology and engineering companies in Australia, North and South America.

All courses will be presented at  Karstens at CQ, 123 Queens Street, Melbourne (http://www.karstensatcq.com.au/). 

Rates (per one half-day course):
ACLCA members: $200 (incl GST) pp
Non-members:  $300 (incl GST) pp 

The courses are aimed at intermediate to advanced level professionals specialising in groundwater characterisation and remediation.

Click here for further information.
Click here to register.

ACLCA Annual General Meeting, 5.00pm (for 5.30pm start)

Parsons Brinckerhoff
Level 15, 28 Freshwater Place
Southbank

ACLCA Annual General Meeting After-Party, from 6.30pm

PJ O'Briens
Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct
Southbank

Cost to attend is $35.00 (incl. GST) per person.

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Vapour Intrusion - International Perspectives And Lessons Learned a short course offered by ACLCA Vic and presented by Todd McAlary and Greg Davis on Monday 30 August 2010 at Karstens at CQ, 123 Queens Street, Melbourne http://www.karstensatcq.com.au/.

Vapour Intrusion to indoor air is often the exposure pathway of greatest concern for human health risks at sites with volatile organic compounds in soil and groundwater. This course will provide valuable information to help environmental professionals assess and manage such risks, and learn from two decades of practical international experience.

Todd McAlary is the Practice Leader for Vapor Intrusion Services at Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. He has been a member of the US EPA's Expert Panel on Vapor Intrusion since 2000.  Dr Greg Davis leads a multidisciplinary group at CSIRO in Perth and specializes in research on groundwater quality science and the urban water environment.

Rates:
ACLCA members - $330
ALGA members - $385 (ALGA members must contact Louisa Nicholls in order to obtain the ALGA-members rate - aclcavic@ozemail.com.au)
Non-members - $440

Please register prior to Mon. 23th August 2010.  Attendance is limited to 55 people, so please register early to avoid disappointment.

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ACLCA will re-run the 3-day OHS Awareness course from 8 to 10 September 2010.  The course will be delivered by Rose Nechwatal, CFMEU and incorporate the Construction (OH&S Induction) Card (previously known as the Red Card) training.  The course will be presented at the CFMEU Training Facility, 500 Swanston St, Carlton South.  The cost to attend for ACLCA members is $720.00 (incl. GST) per person - or early bird rate of $670.00 (incl. GST) for those registering before Friday 20th August 2010. Cost for non-members is $750.00 (incl. GST) per person.  This includes the cost for the Construction (OH&S Induction) Card.  Participants at each course will be limited to about 15-20.  Whilst morning tea and refreshments will be provided, participants will be responsible for purchasing their own lunch in Carlton.  

This OHSA course has been specifically prepared for the Victorian legislative and regulatory setting.  Participants from other states are welcome to attend, but should bear in mind that the course content, whilst broadly applicable, will not specifically address the legislative and regulatory requirements of other states.

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ACLCA Victoria is proud to present a 4-day short course on Landfill and Ground Gas Investigation, Risk Assessment and Remediation.  The course will be presented by Steve Wilson and Geoff Card, who have been successfully presenting this and similar courses for many years in the UK.

The course will be held on Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th September 2010 at Karstens at CQ, 123 Queens Street, Melbourne (http://www.karstensatcq.com.au/).

Rates for ACLCA members are:
-  ACLCA Member standard                 $1,700 (incl GST) per person
* ACLCA members are consulting firms with practice in contaminated land management

 Rates for non-members are:
-  Non-Member standard                     $2,000 (incl GST) per person

The course is aimed at intermediate to advanced level professionals specialising in landfill gas assessment and management. Ground gas in general and Landfill gas in particular has become a major concern in Australia as a result of recent incidents where landfill gas has migrated from landfill sites and into houses.  ACLCA Victoria recognises a skills gap in geo environmental professionals with respect to assessing the risks posed by landfill and ground gases.  The proposed course will address this issue by providing a series of training workshops covering ground investigation, risk assessment and remediation related to landfill and ground gases.
 

* Steve Wilson  is the Technical Director of EPG Ltd, Warrington, UK
* Geoff Card  is a Chairman of Card Geotechnics Ltd, Aldershot, UK

Both presenters have been intensely involved in all aspects of landfill and ground gas investigations, risk assessments and remediation for a number of decades and are the main authors of landfill and ground gas guidelines in the UK over many years and most recently authored the "Ground Gas Handbook" (Whittles Publishing, 2009). Steve and Geoff have provided training courses on landfill and ground gas issues to consultants, regulators, councils, university students and other stakeholders for a number of years in the UK. Steve and Geoff can be considered as two of the main experts on landfill and ground gas issues in the UK.

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ACLCA will re-run the 3-day OHS Awareness course from 17 to 19 November 2010.  The course will be delivered by Rose Nechwatal, CFMEU and incorporate the Construction (OH&S Induction) Card (previously known as the Red Card) training.  The course will be presented at the CFMEU Training Facility, 500 Swanston St, Carlton South.  The cost to attend for ACLCA members is $720.00 (incl. GST) per person - or early bird rate of $670.00 (incl. GST) for those registering before Friday 28th May 2010. Cost for non-members is $750.00 (incl. GST) per person.  This includes the cost for the Construction (OH&S Induction) Card.  Participants at each course will be limited to about 15-20.  Whilst morning tea and refreshments will be provided, participants will be responsible for purchasing their own lunch in Carlton.  

This OHSA course has been specifically prepared for the Victorian legislative and regulatory setting.  Participants from other states are welcome to attend, but should bear in mind that the course content, whilst broadly applicable, will not specifically address the legislative and regulatory requirements of other states.

Click here to register.