Founded on big and ambitious goals, our industry continues to embrace a leadership role in driving positive outcomes for our community and planet. With the vision and desire to shape a sustainable water future, we’ve set more bold targets to contribute to contemporary challenges and we’re brimming with ideas and energetic talent.
Bringing solutions to life always requires challenges and constraints to be tackled and opportunities seized. Equally important priorities can often conflict.
Our collective and individual efforts towards these goals must carefully balance our core fundamentals, our big-picture vision and current context like cost-of-living pressures, workforce challenges, and evolving community expectations.
How do we get this balance right? Where will we need to innovate to achieve our goals while balancing practical realities? Where will collaboration be key to our success? What role can our communities play?
QWater’24 will explore how the water industry is tackling the most topical issues. The challenges are big, the ambitions are bold, but innovating and collaborating is what the water industry does best. Let’s share our stories and experience and collectively drive towards a more sustainable water future.
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Organisations can get involved by sponsoring or exhibiting at QWater'24.
Want to find out more? Submit an enquiry now and a member of our team will reach out:
Conference & Exhibition
| Dates & Times |
Thursday, 31 October: 8:00am - 5:30pm AEST |
| Venue |
Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort |
| Address | 270 Ocean Drive, Twin Waters, QLD, 4564 |
Conference Dinner
| Date | Thursday, 31 October 2024 |
| Time | 6:30pm - 9:30pm AEST |
| Venue |
Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort |
| Address | 270 Ocean Drive, Twin Waters, QLD, 4564 |
| Cost | Included in a full Conference registration Members $160 | Non-Members $225 [available as an add on to a one day registration] |
Walking Tour on Country
| Date | Thursday, 31 October 2024 |
| Time | 7:00am - 8:00am AEST |
| Collection Point | Arrivals Lounge, Convention Centre, Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort 270 Ocean Drive, Twin Waters, QLD, 4564 |
| Cost | Free for Conference delegates [available as an add on to a conference registration] |
| Details |
Join us before the Conference commences for a walk on country, led by Lyndon Davis, Kabi Kabi. |
Site Tour - Unitywater's Wetland tour, Blue Heart Sunshine Coast
| Date | Friday, 1 November 2024 |
| Time | 1:30pm - 4:00pm AEST |
| Collection Point | Arrivals Lounge, Convention Centre, Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort 270 Ocean Drive, Twin Waters, QLD, 4564 |
| Cost | Member $25 | Non-Member $35 [available as an add on to a conference registration] |
| Details |
Join us to explore the Yandina Creek Wetlands, a vital part of the Blue Heart Sunshine Coast. Owned and managed by Unitywater, these wetlands play a crucial role in enhancing water quality within the Maroochy River Catchment by filtering out nutrients and sediments. |
Registration
Registrations are now closed. For any enquiries, please contact events@awa.asn.au.
If you wish to find out more about AWA's membership benefits, contact membership@awa.asn.au.
| Registration Type | Member | Concession Member | Non-Member |
| Early Bird Full Registration (available until 10 October) All day catering, Conference Dinner on Thursday and Breakfast on Friday |
$801.00 | $571.82 | $1,125.00 |
|
Early Bird Thursday Only Registration (available until 10 October) |
$531.00 | $379.07 | $747.00 |
| Early Bird Friday Only Registration (available until 10 October) Breakfast, Morning tea, Lunch and Closing Drinks on Friday Optional add on for Conference Dinner |
$468.00 | $334.10 | $657.00 |
| Early Bird Full Registration + 1 Year AWA Membership (available until 10 October) All day catering, Conference Dinner on Thursday and Breakfast on Friday |
N/A | N/A | $1,026.00 |
| Standard Full Registration All day catering, Conference Dinner on Thursday and Breakfast on Friday |
$890.00 | $667.50 | $1,250.00 |
|
Standard Thursday Only Registration (available until 10 October) |
$590.00 | $442.50 | $830.00 |
| Standard Friday Only Registration (available until 10 October) Breakfast, Morning tea, Lunch and Closing Drinks on Friday Optional add on for Conference Dinner |
$520.00 | $390.00 | $730.00 |
| Standard Full Registration + 1 Year AWA Membership All day catering, Conference Dinner on Thursday and Breakfast on Friday |
N/A | N/A | $1,140.00 |
*Early bird rates are available until 10 October 2024, Concession Member rates apply to AWA Concession Members (students, retirees and YWPs under the age of 25), Optional Site Tours are not included in Conference Registration and can be added at additional cost.
Accommodation
Discounted accommodation rates are available at Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort on Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 October. To book, please call or email the Hotel directly and quote the 'AWA' event QWater in October to receive the group rate P: 1800 072 277 (0900 – 1700 AEST) E: H1644@accor.com.
Rates are room only for single occupancy and do not include breakfast. Breakfast will be provided as part of Conference catering on Friday 1 November. Discount rates will be available until 28 September or sold out. From 28 September, pending availability, the Hotel will quote best available rates. Please note these discounted rates are fully pre paid at time of booking and once booked no changes or cancellations will be permitted.
For more information please contact:
EVENT:
Kylie Pinwill, Member Engagement Manager | Ph: 0417 274 876 | E: kpinwill@awa.asn.au
Elyse Gradwell, Events Manager | P: 02 9467 8414 | E: egradwell@awa.asn.au
EXHIBITION:
Michael Silber, Exhibition and Events Manager | P: 02 9467 8428 | E: msilber@awa.asn.au
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Troy Waite, Partnerships and Sponsorships Manager | P: 02 9467 8426 | E: twaite@awa.asn.au