Congratulations to the 2016 Fellows of the Peter Cullen Trust
Seventeen leaders in water and environment graduated from the 2016 Science to Policy Leadership program on Thursday 17 November 2016 in Canberra. These new Fellows of the Peter Cullen Trust included our own Principal Hydrologist, Dr. Phillip Jordan. Phillip said, “the Peter Cullen Trust program was one of the most challenging and exciting things that […]
RORB Training in Melbourne, 7 and 8 December 2016
The University of Melbourne is pleased to announce applications are now open for the Monte Carlo Design Flood Estimation Using RORB. This course provides the tools and knowledge to allow practising flood hydrologists to apply the joint probability techniques for design flood estimation, as documented in the recent revision of Australian Rainfall and Runoff. To apply […]
ArcGIS tool for creating RORB models now available for free download
Recently, HARC have been working with Spatial Vision and Melbourne Water to produce a RORB plug-in for ArcGIS called ArcRORB. The software allows ArcGIS users to draw a RORB catchment file and export it in the correct format within a GIS environment. Similar to the MapInfo plug-in MiRORB, it is anticipated that this will improve […]
2015-16 Snapshot
HARC have summarised our highlights from the last year in our 2015-16 snapshot: HARC_Snapshot_2015-16
Presentations at the Australian National Committee on Large Dams Conference
Four members of the HARC team will be presenting at the workshop and conference of the Australian National Committee on Large Dams from 17 to 19 October in Adelaide. Peter Hill, HARC’s Principal Hydrologist is leading the revision of the ANCOLD Guidelines on Acceptable Flood Capacity. Peter said that “This is a major update of […]
Keeping Melbourne’s suburbs safe during extreme rainfall
Melbourne Water manages more than 200 retarding basins spread across the Greater Melbourne area. These retarding basins provide an important function during most rainfall events by mitigating flooding in downstream areas. Many of these retarding basins also act as a recreational resource for the community, and some hold water permanently to support biodiversity in our […]
