< Previous10 : WATERLINES : ISSUE 3 2017Thanks to a unique collaboration between QIT Plus and HydroNET Australia, the best available forecast and real time Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) weather information (including both gridded and area aggregated radar rainfall data where available) is now easily available in the Guardian Control Centre software.Benefits of gridded rainfall dataThe standard method of measuring rainfall is with rain gauges. A large number of rain gauges are required to adequately capture the spatial distribution of rainfall. Insight into this spatial distribution is key to fully understand and predict where (flash) floods or other weather-related events are occurring or can be expected. Rain gauges alone also provide no real insight into forecast rainfall distribution. With gridded data from radars and weather models, rainfall information is available between gauges, providing a more complete understanding of the weather event and catchment response.The following weather information is now available via the HydroNET-Guardian module:• For areas with Australian radar coverage: rainfall sum for any time period (examples: the last hour, 24 hours, 3 days, week, month) per 1x1km grid or aggregated to your own defined catchments or regions.• For all areas in Australia: forecast rainfall sum based on the BoM ADFD model for any period up to 5 days ahead per 5x5km grid or aggregated to your own defined catchments or regions.Contact Brian Jackson brian.jackson@watertech.com.au +61 3 8526 0800“We are very happy to enhance the Guardian Control Centre with real-time radar rainfall and weather forecast information. This new module enables emergency managers to further improve their response before, during and after weather related disasters.”Chris Madsen, CEO QITPlus WATERLINES : ISSUE 3 2017 : 11New Perth Office OpenedBig news for Water Technology in Western Australia is the opening of, our new office in Subiaco. The excellent new office, with increased space, is welcomed by local staff and will allow further growth in our WA presence.We are also growing the team in WA, and are looking for a Surface Water Engineer. Let us know if that could be you.Conference Season The last few months have seen a number of Water Technology staff attend and present at conferences across Australia. The Coastal and Environment team have presented in Cairns, Airlie Beach and Perth talking about Large Scale Aquaculture in Northern Australia, Coastal Hazard Assessments, the design of an innovative Boat Ramp, Monitoring Estuaries for Environmental Flows and Foreshore Protection. As well as great project locations, the conference locations are pretty good too. Big Fish Hotel: Percy the Perch visitAfter our recent sponsorship of the Glenelg Hopkins CMA Big Fish Hotel Project, we had a great morning tea with Percy the Perch (Lucy Cameron) and Adam Bester. The Big Fish Hotel Project is creating native fish habitat in the Merri River, Warrnambool, Victoria. We are looking forward to being able to visit the hotel once it is installed later this year.NEWSNew staff:This edition we welcome Oliver Nickson to our team.Staff Profile — Tony McAlisterAs Water Technology’s newest Director, Tony brings 35 years of Australian and International water engineering expertise (technical, managerial and leadership) to the firm. Joining the team at Water Technology has seen him connect with a dynamic, Australian owned, firm which shares his passion for teamwork, cooperation, professional integrity and innovation.Tony has a primary skill set that revolves around urban and receiving water management, both quantity and quality. He has been heavily involved in the world renowned South East Queensland Healthy Waterways movement, now rebadged as Healthy Land and Water, since its inception in the mid 1990’s. He has also been instrumental in the advancement of the water sensitive urban design discipline in Australia and is currently working on several significant and potentially ‘disruptive’ urban water related projects in South East Queensland.Tony lives in Brisbane with his wife and three children. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, cycling with his mates, bush walking, music and cooking. Contact usMELBOURNE (Head Office) 15 Business Park Drive Notting Hill VIC 3168 +61 3 8526 0800WANGARATTA 40 Rowan Street Wangaratta VIC 3677 +61 3 5721 2650BRISBANE Level 3, 43 Peel Street South Brisbane QLD 4101 +61 7 3105 146GEELONG 51 Little Fyans Street Geelong VIC 3220 +61 4 5801 5664ADELAIDE 1/198 Greenhill Road Eastwood SA 5063 +61 8 8378 8000 +61 8 8357 8988GIPPSLAND 154 Macleod Street Bairnsdale VIC 3875 +61 3 5152 5833PERTH Ground Floor, 430 Roberts Road Subiaco WA 6904 +61 8 6555 0105WIMMERA PO Box 584 Stawell VIC 3380 +61 4 3851 0240EMAIL: info@watertech.com.au HydroNET: hydronet@watertech.com.auNext >