IAH NSW Meeting 9 April 2019: Brendan Dimech and Dr Andrew Frost (Bureau of Meteorology)

IAH NSW is pleased to announce that our next meeting on Tuesday 9 April 2019 features talks by Brendan Dimech and Dr Andrew Frost (Bureau of Meteorology). A presentation on […]

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IAH NSW Meeting and AGM 12 February 2019: Dr Richard Evans

IAH NSW is pleased to announce that our next meeting features a talk by Dr Richard Evans, Principal Hydrogeologist at Jacobs, entitled Hydrogeological basics and lessons learnt from tunneling in […]

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IAH NSW Meeting 27 November 2018: Dr Jennifer Stauber, NCGRT Distinguished Lecture Series

IAH NSW is pleased to announce that our next meeting features the 2018 NCGRT Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Dr Jennifer Stauber, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Land & Water, entitled […]

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IAH NSW Regional Meeting and IAH/DPI Field Trip: 13 and 14 November 2018

IAH NSW is pleased to announce that this year’s regional meeting will be held in Mildura, with the following proposed itinerary: Tuesday 13 November 5.30pm:  Presentation by Asitha Katupitiya (Director – […]

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IAH NSW Meeting 21 May 2018: 2018 Darcy Lecture, Professor Masaki Hayashi

IAH NSW is pleased to announce that our next meeting features the 2018 Darcy Lecture by Professor Masaki Hayashi, Professor in the Department of Geoscience at the University of Calgary. […]

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IAHWA – June Technical Presentation

Transformation of Geophysical properties into Hydrogeological and Engineering parameters The Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG) is hosting Geoff Pettifer from GDH  (also an IAHWA member) for a technical presentation with all IAH members welcome to attend. When: Thursday […]

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IAHWA – May Technical Presentation – Hydrogeology of the West Canning Basin

Influence of Conceptual Model Uncertainty on Recharge Processes for the Wallal Aquifer System in the West Canning Basin When                   20th May 2015, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Where                  Fortescue Centre, Level 3/87 […]

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2015 Darcy Lecture in Victoria – What Happens in the Pore, No Longer Stays in the Pore: Opportunities Limitations for Porous Media Characterisation and Process Quantification Using X-ray Tomography

Abstract: During this presentation, you will receive an overview of the current state of imaging of porous media systems—and processes taking place within them—using x-ray tomography, a technique that allows […]

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Victorian IAH Branch December Presentation and Christmas Function

  Salinity in the Murray-Darling Basin: mirage or sleeping dragon? Abstract The salinity threat posed to land and water resources in the Murray-Darling Basin was at the forefront of water […]

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The use and abuse of the precautionary principle

The NSW Protection of the Environment Administration Act (PEAA) 1991, provides the following definition of the Precautionary Principle (PP): “If there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, lack […]

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McEllhiney Lecture – Keeping the Pump Primed: Aquifer Sustainability

How will your groundwater resources fare in the future and how will that affect your business? How can we ensure the sustainability of our aquifers through sound science? How should […]

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High resolution seismic for gold and base metal exploration

The WA Branch of the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists is hosting a CHANGED Tech Night presented by Greg Turner of HiSeis. When: Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 Time: Registration from […]

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Future Advances in Groundwater Modelling — FEFLOW 6.2 Sneak Preview

June 13 2013, 5:30 pm Melbourne Hotel, corner of Hay and Milligan Streets Join IAH and DHI for socializing and a technical talk. Fabien Cornaton will introduce the beta-version of […]

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Recharging potable aquifers of the Great Artesian Basin using treated coal seam gas water

Santos GLNG Project is a pioneering project to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas for export to global markets, representing a major investment in a cleaner energy […]

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Landfill gas effects on groundwater

In the United States, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are commonly monitored at landfill sites because they are indicators of impacts on groundwater .  Groundwater impacts at landfills can result from […]

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Fault Seal Analyses – Common practices, a recent research and a case study

Bozkurt Ciftci from the CSIRO will present a free evening lecture on fault seals. This event is jointly sponsored by IAH and The Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA). Date […]

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Groundwater Modelling Techniques in Geothermal Areas: Expanding Model Capabilities through Customization

 The WA Branch will hold its first technical meeting of 2013 on Wednesday 20 February at the Balmoral Hotel, 901 Albany Highway, Victoria Park WA.  The event will start at […]

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An Improved Time-Series Approach for Estimating Groundwater Recharge from Groundwater Level Fluctuations

Dr. Mark Cuthbert from National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) presented his work on  “an improved time-series approach for estimating groundwater recharge from groundwater level fluctuations” in an […]

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IAH Victorian Chapter Christmas Party and Progress of the Murray Darling Basin Plan – Victoria’s Perspective Presentation

The Murray Darling Basin Plan will see the biggest changes to water management in the Basin since Federation. The Basin Plan aims to deliver a “healthy working basin” in which […]

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Mineral sequestration of carbon dioxide in basalt: a pre-injection overview of the CarbFix project

This entry is a cross-post for the Geological Society of Australia.  The talk is likely to be of great interest to hydrogeologists! The GSA-WA Division is hosting a talk on […]

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Groundwater investigations in palaeovalleys in WA – implications for the mining industry and the environment

The IAH invite all members to attend a jointly sponsored (AIG, GSA, ASEG, AusIMM and IAH) presentation of findings of investigations in to unravelling the hidden groundwater resources of the […]

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Groundwater investigations in palaeovalleys in WA – implications for the mining industry and the environment

The IAH invite all members to attend a jointly sponsored (AIG, GSA, ASEG, AusIMM and IAH) presentation of findings of investigations in to unravelling the hidden groundwater resources of the Paterson and […]

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Call for abstracts: 2013 IAH Congress

The 40th International Congress of the IAH will be hosted in Perth between 15 and 20 September, 2013. Themed ‘Solving the Groundwater Challenges of the 21st Century’, the 2013 Congress […]

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Centrifugal multi-stage pumps for harsh downhole environments

The IAH invite all members and interested parties to attend a presentation designed to provide a high level introduction to  centrifugal pumping technologies, detailing a number of specific case studies where deployment […]

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Groundwater Issues Associated with Coal Seam Gas Development

A forum exploring groundwater issues associated with CSG development and ways that they can be managed. Tuesday 21 August 2012 5.30pm meet and greet for 6pm start (refreshments provided) Fritz […]

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Sustainability of groundwater usage in northern China – insights from hydrogeochemistry

Northern China is one of the most densely populated and agriculturally productive regions of the world, but also one of its driest and most water-stressed. The productivity of this region […]

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Groundwater catchment characterisation; Bundaberg integrated hydrogeology/ hydrogeophysics investigation

The Australian Society of Exploration Geophysics together with the IAH invite all members to attend a presentation of the findings from a catchment characterisation investigation into the Bundaberg Irrigation Area. More specifically, Geoff […]

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Something Old, Something New; Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia

The Australia Drilling Industry Association (ADIA), together with the IAH invite all members to attend “Something Old, Something New”, the launching of the 3rd edition of “Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores […]

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NT Branch Seminar: Groundwater development and management in northern Australia

Groundwater is the principal water supply source for most enterprises across Northern Australia. Towns, remote communities, mines and irrigation enterprises obtain the majority of their water supplies from groundwater. Ensuring […]

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Reconciling geochemical and physical tracers of groundwater-stream interactions

Calculations of groundwater inflows to streams, assuming that groundwater and surface runoff are the two major reservoirs, using environmental tracers (e.g., Cl or Rn) and physical techniques based on analysing […]

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Gascoyne River Alluvial Aquifer; Groundwater Management and Tools

The horticultural industry has been operating adjacent to the Gascoyne River dating back to the late 1920’s. Harvested produce from the region is diverse, ranging from bananas, mangoes and avocados through to  […]

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Groundwater Regulation and Mining in Victoria

Once a mineral resource has been identified considerations turn to technical constraints, economic feasibility and environmental and regulatory approvals to advance the project. Extractive industries often encounter groundwater as one […]

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Artificial groundwater tracing in conceptualising groundwater systems

Presented by Hamid R. Jahani, Senior Hydrogeologist, Department of Water Artificial groundwater tracing is one of the best available methods to directly determine the inter-connectivity of water resources. However, a […]

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