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 […]

Tim Craig joins HARC

We’re pleased to welcome Tim Craig as a full-time member of the HARC team. Tim has worked as a project engineer and at the Waterway and Ecosystem Research Group (WERG) through the University of Melbourne, where Tim investigated the effect of stormwater source control measures have on impervious runoff.

HARC to review changes to water savings rules for irrigation upgrade

HARC has been engaged by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning to provide independent reviews of proposed improvements to water savings calculations made by the Goulburn-Murray Water Connections Project.  We are pleased to be making an important contribution to the Connections Project.

James Woolley joins HARC

We’re pleased to welcome James Woolley as a full-time member of the HARC team.  James started working with us in December as a vacation student, and has now made the transition to a full-time role.  James is a graduate of the University of Adelaide and has experience with a range of modelling packages including Tuflow […]

Nasreen Mohal joins HARC

We’re proud to announce that Nasreen Mohal has recently joined HARC as a Senior Flood Modeller. Nasreen has 10 years experience in a range of hydraulic and coastal modelling projects.  She is an experienced 2D and 3D modeller, with extensive familiarity with MIKE and Deltares software. Nasreen’s arrival brings the HARC team to nine full-time staff, allowing […]