NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
QLD News
11April
Risk To Remediation: crcCARE Autumn
When and where: 13-17 May 2024 at Newcastle This 5 day course on Contaminated
QLD News
08April
ACLCA – Student presentation at
Dear Members ACLCA Executive Committee and Early Career Professionals Subcommittee (ECPSc) are looking at new
QLD News
27March
27th March 2024 Brisbane Women
ACLCA Qld was excited to hold the next event focusing on Women in Contaminated Land
QLD News
27March
27th March 2024 Regional Women
ACLCA Qld Regional Subcommittee were excited to hold the Women in Contaminated Land Industry Breakfast,
NSW News
13March
EnHealth guidance documents released
The Department of Health and Aged care has recently released the following guidance documents: "The
QLD News
07March
ECPs Sponsorship to present at
Dear Early Career Professionals and members Once again, ACLCA is putting the spotlight on the
VIC News
14February
Seminar Presentation Opportunity – Early
SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS NOW! - CLOSES END APRIL (Tues 30 April 2024) ACLCA is excited to
NSW News
14February
Annual ACLCA NSW 2-day WHS
We are pleased to confirm the dates for our annual 2-day WHS training course are
QLD News
23January
crc CARE 2 day February
Dear Members crcCARE is organising a 2-day Workshop - Faster, Better, Cheaper: Risk-Based Investigation and
QLD News
12December
Winner 2023 Damien Morris Award
Thank you to all that attended the ACLCA member Xmas Party last Thursday evening. It
VIC News
12December
ACLCA Victoria – Monthly Newsletters
Newsletter updates and event campaigns are sent out to subscribers from each member company every
QLD News
29November
2024 ACLCA Member Bimonthly Networking
ACLCA Qld Member Bi-Monthly Networking Meetings provide an opportunity for presentations workshops and forums on
QLD News
13November
ACLCA Qld October 2023 news
Welcome to ACLCA Qld October e-newsletter. ACLCA PRESIDENT BLURB: HELEN JONES (WSP) 2023 is rapidly
QLD News
06November
ACLCA ECP Presentation EcoForum October
Congratulations to each of the ACLCA Early Career Professionals that were selected to represent their
WA News
03November
WA ACLCA QUIZ NIGHT
ACLCA WA Quiz Night – Wednesday 15th of November 2023 – the Melbourne Hotel ACLCA WA
WA News
29October
Paul Turner Awards and WA
ACLCA and ALGA are pleased to bring back the Paul Turner Award for 2023. The Paul Turner Award night
NSW News
27October
2024 social event & workshop
We are very pleased to confirm the dates of some exciting events for 2024, including
NSW News
26October
NSW government passes legislation to
The NSW Government has passed legislation to improve the management of contaminated land across the
QLD News
17October
A Day in the Life
Rebecca Schofield - JBS&G Project Consultant My name is Rebecca and I work for JBS&G
NSW News
10October
Notification of ACLCA NSW AGM
The ACLCA NSW Annual General Meeting is being held on Tuesday 31st October at The
NSW News
28September
Upcoming events in October &
We are currently finalising details for some exciting events for members, the full details of
NSW News
28September
NSW EPA seeking feedback
NSW EPA is progressing their review of the form and structure of the resource recovery
QLD News
19September
A Day in the Life
ACLCA Early Career Professional Subcommittee have introduced a new monthly series of 'A Day in
VIC News
07September
2023 Guideline Updates
May 2023 The new Victorian legislation regarding the classification of PFAS impacted soil for offsite
WA News
23August
CRCCare Webinar
CRCCare Webinar - Mission Accomplished on PFAS or more work to do? (more…)
WA News
22August
September Member Presentation
ACLCA Monthly Meeting – Online Presentation hosted by Stantec – Wednesday 13th of September 2023
VIC News
04August
Congratulations to Sophia Giarrusso –
SEMINAR PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITY - EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS It is with great pleasure that we announce
NSW News
03August
2023 Achiever Award results
Wednesday 26th July was the presentation evening for our annual Achiever Award and we were
QLD News
30July
27th July 2023 CPD Module
ACLCA Qld held CPD Module 4: Fill Logging Workshop presented by Louise Cartwright (Epic Environmental)
WA News
19July
DWER moves to wa.gov.au
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) is working with the Office of Digital
WA News
18July
August Member Presentation
ACLCA Monthly Meeting – Face to Face Meeting hosted by JBS&G – Wednesday 9 of August
NSW News
18July
2023 Achiever Award – details
One of our most important annual events, the ACLCA NSW 2023 Achiever Award Presentation evening
WA News
18July
ACLCA WA WHS Training –
The course will be delivered by Steve Brazil, National Health, Safety and Environment Manager for
QLD News
15July
2023 ACLCA Qld Chapter AGM
Thank you to all members who attended at the ACLCA Qld Chapter AGM. It was
QLD News
15July
EOI ACLCA QLD Mentoring Program
ACLCA Continuing Professional Development Subcommittee (CPDSc) continue to look at strategies to support ACLCA CLM
QLD News
15July
A Day in the Life
ACLCA Early Career Professional Subcommittee have introduced a new monthly series of 'A Day in
WA News
17June
Executive Officer Role
ACLCA are seeking a motivated person to join our team at WA ACLCA (more…)
WA News
02June
ECP Opportunity EcoForm/sustRem 2023
This year’s EcoForum/sustRem 2023 will include a dedicated ACLCA Early Career Professional (ECP) session. WA
WA News
02June
Schedule of Meetings 2023
WA provisional schedule of meeting dates for 2023 (more…)
NSW News
01June
2023 Achiever Award
We are very pleased to announce that submissions are now open for one of the
NSW News
23May
Release of PFOS Default Guideline
The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has just released
VIC News
14May
Call for Sub Committee Volunteers
Our Sub Committees need member support! ACLCA currently has eleven Sub Committees, which target specific aspects
VIC News
01April
ACLCA Funded Research Projects
ACLCA Victoria regularly funds industry based research projects. If you know of a project that
VIC News
14January
Photo Competition
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QLD News
01January
2023 Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
One of the core values and aims of ACLCA is to provide relevant, topical and
QLD News
01December
2022 Recipient – Damien Morris
Dear Members, Thank you to all who attended the ACLCA Christmas Party on 1 December
NSW News
15November
Annual General Meeting
ACLCA NSW is holding it's Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 30th November, followed by a FREE trivia
QLD News
11September
ACLCA Early Career Professionals Sponsorship
Each State ACLCA was represented by our Early Career Professionals (ECP) to present at a
NSW News
03September
International CleanUp Conference
ACLCA Early Career Professionals Panel: The challenges of attracting and retaining site contamination professionals, at
NSW News
02September
EnviSMART meeting on the topic
The Environmental Science Meeting for Australian Research Teams (EnviSMART) is a national online forum held
NSW News
01September
The Australian Sustainable Business Group
This workshop complements the previous Waste Workshop: A Focus on Contaminated Soils moving into details
NSW News
11July
ACLCA NSW 2022 Achiever Award
Wednesday 29th June was the presentation evening for our annual Achiever Award and we were very
QLD News
27May
Cancellation Policy – Eftpos Facilities
ACLCA Qld Cancellation Policy was updated an endorsed on the 9th May 2022. Cancellation Policy: Invoices < $150.00
NSW News
11March
NSW EPA is seeking new
Site Auditor Accreditation Panel Vacancies Nominations are being sought for the following positions: a representative
NSW News
11March
NSW EPA Practice Note for
NSW EPA has just finalised and released it’s new practice note for preparing environmental management
NSW News
11March
NSW EPA seeking feedback on
The Recovered Soil Order and Exemption is being proposed to facilitate the reuse of processed
NSW News
11March
UTS Contaminated Site Assessment, Remediation
Module A: Ground Rules for Contaminated Sites runs from 2nd - 4th March, and the program
WA News
27September
DWER News – Contaminated Soils
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) advises that it no longer requires hard
WA News
27September
DWER News – ANZECC &
From: Contaminated Sites [mailto:contaminated.sites@dwer.wa.gov.au] The ANZECC and ARMCANZ (2000) Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water
WA News
27September
ACLCA EVENT – Report Writing
This half-day masterclass, to be presented by Kyra Reznikov of Finlaysons, will work through legal and contractual
QLD News
27September
CPD records research – ACLCA
CPD records research. On request, ACLCA Executive Officer, Jennifer Ingham will be able to research
NSW News
27August
ACLCA NSW 2021 Young Achiever
Wednesday 28th July was the (virtual) presentation day for our Young Achiever Award and we
NSW News
27July
ACLCA – National Chairperson
ACLCA NSW would like to thank Andrew Kohlrusch (GHD) for his service to ACLCA as
NSW News
27February
Free Social Event for Members!
ACLCA NSW started off the year with a free social event for members in February
NSW News
27September
ACLCA NSW emails
ACLCA NSW has recently changed to a different email provider and can now expand our
NSW News
26September
NSW EPA Seeking Feedback on
The NSW EPA is reviewing the Sampling Design Guidelines for contaminated land and is seeking feedback. Further
NSW News
11August
ACLCA NSW Young Achiever Award
Our ACLCA NSW Young Achiever Award presentations were held on Wednesday 29th July, in a new online
NSW News
11July
NSW EPA Guidelines Updated
NSW EPA has advised that some minor amendments to two NSW EPA Contaminated Land Guidelines
NSW News
11May
PFAS NEMP 2.0
Version 2 of the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (PFAS NEMP 2.0) has now been
NSW News
11April
Updated Guidelines for Consultants Reporting
The Guidelines for Consultants Reporting on Contaminated Land form part of a series of statutory
NSW News
10April
ACLCA NSW response to COVID-19
NSW Health response and company responses to the spread of COVID-19 are rapidly evolving. Businesses
NSW News
02October
NSW EPA is seeking feedback
Consultants reporting on contaminated land: Contaminated Land Guidelines; and Assessment and management of hazardous ground
NSW News
01October
Consultation on Draft of Version
The PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) was published in February 2018 following agreement by all Australian
NSW News
11September
NSW EPA – UPSS Stakeholder
On 1 September 2019, the regulation of underground petroleum storage systems (UPSS) in NSW will
NSW News
11April
Consultation of draft of version
The PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) was published in February 2018 following agreement by
NSW News
27September
2018 Changes to the EP&A
In November 2017 the NSW Government passed legislation to update the Environmental Planning and Assessment
NSW News
30July
New Contaminated Land Notification Form
The NSW EPA has recently approved an updated Contaminated Land Notification Form (‘Section 60’ form). The
NSW News
01July
ANZECC Guideline Update
It is understood that The Australian New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality
UPCOMING EVENTS
NSW Events
30April
ACLCA NSW April Technical Seminar
We are very pleased to confirm the date of our April technical seminar for members - Tuesday 30th April. John Ewing (GHD) will be giving the following presentation: Navigating Challenges in Contaminated Land Fieldwork: A Practical Guide for Environmental Consultants (or Planning for the Inevitable When Conducting Field Work in Remote Locations with No Mobile Signal).
VIC Events
07May
CPD Module 4: Introduction to Soil Logging
The objective of this module is to provide an introduction to soil logging to Australian and USCS standards via both theory and practical (hands-on) sessions and provide confidence and calibration to field staff completing intrusive assessments.
QLD Events
08May
8th May 2024 Acid Sulphate Soils Workshop
ACLCA will be holding Series 2 Acid Sulphate Soils Workshop on Wednesday 8th May 2024 Who should attend: The workshop is for contaminated land professionals who have attended the ACLCA Module 1 ASS workshop or have a minimum of four […]
SA Events
15May
ECP CleanUp 2024 – Abstracts Forum and Presentations
ECPs encouraged to submit an Abstract for an opportunity to win free registration to CleanUp 2024 conference.
QLD Events
22May
22nd – 23rd MAY 2024 – 2 DAY WHS TRAINING FOR CLM PRACTITIONERS
ACLCA QLD is holding a 2-Day Work Health and Safety training course on 22nd and 23rd May 2024, specifically targeted to working on contaminated land projects and providing attendees with relevant examples and case studies relating to working in this […]
NSW Events
24May
ACLCA NSW Half Day Report Writing Workshop
We are running our annual Report Writing Workshop presented by Amy Valentine (WSP) on Friday 24th May 2024 - bookings are now open!
NSW Events
30May
ACLCA NSW May Technical Seminar
We are very pleased to confirm the date of our May technical seminar for members - Thursday 30th May.
QLD Events
30May
30th May 2024 CPD Module 3a: Phase 2 Site Assessments (Interpretation and Reporting) Workshop
CPD Module 3a: Phase 2 Site Assessments (Interpretation and Reporting) Introduction and Module Overview The objective of this Module is to provide a functional overview of the Environmental Site Assessment process. Main topics to be covered as summarised below. Introduction […]
VIC Events
30May
ECP Seminar Presentations
ACLCA will provide a stage for ECPs to present in front of their CLM industry peers. Great topics, prizes and networking!
QLD Events
20June
20th June 2024 CPD Module 3b: CSM and DQOs aspects of the design process
This workshop is booked out for in person attendance. Online registrations available ACLCA Qld will be running foundation training in 2024 on Environmental Site Assessment geared towards graduates and new entries into the industry and CPD Module Workshops targeted to […]
VIC Events
20June
EnviroDrinks
A social networking event for members of Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA), Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) and Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association (ACLCA Victoria).
NSW Events
27June
ACLCA NSW Achiever Award 2024
We are pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the ACLCA NSW Achiever Award 2024!
SA Events
18July
Vapour Attenuation Factors: A local empirical dataset
An EPA presentation on this empirical dataset.
QLD Events
24July
24th July 2024 ACLCA CPD Module 4: Fill Logging Workshop
Presenters: Louise Cartwright (Epic Environmental) and Kylie Hailes (JBS&G) Who should attend: Early Career Professionals Course Content The description and classification of fill material is an essential skill for contaminated site investigations. This 3 hour workshop will focus on identifying […]
NSW Events
31July
ACLCA NSW July Technical Seminar
We are very pleased to confirm the date of our July technical seminar for members - Wednesday 31st July.
QLD Events
22August
2024 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Modules
One of the core values and aims of ACLCA is to provide relevant, topical and up-to-date training and professional development to its members, so that individuals within member companies can and will maintain and improve the technical and professional standards […]
NSW Events
29August
ACLCA NSW August Technical Seminar
We are very pleased to confirm the date of our August technical seminar for members - Thursday 29th August.
NSW Events
25September
ACLCA NSW September Technical Seminar
We are very pleased to confirm the date of our September technical seminar for members - Wednesday 25th September.
NSW Events
29October
ACLCA NSW October Technical Seminar
We are very pleased to confirm the date of our October technical seminar for members - Tuesday 29th October.
NSW Events
27November
ACLCA NSW November Technical Seminar
We are very pleased to confirm the date of our November technical seminar for members - Wednesday 27th November.
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY
Why not consider involvement with your local ACLCA branch and support the association to improve our industry.
At ACLCA we know that better connected, better informed land management practitioners turn obstacles into opportunities.
We facilitate better contaminated land outcomes for the community, the environment and business through the promotion of world-class, best practice assessment and remediation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
ACLCA acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples