Research & project concept

An informal white paper related to the NSW government's plan to introduce a desalination plant at Kurnell. It investigates other ways of adding 500M/l per day to the potable water supply and comes up with a great idea - it seems at first glance like a crazy first pass but when you think about it the plan (called a "floating flexi-weir" (FFW) at sea level) proves that this amount of water is in reality only a small amount that can be achieved quite easily. All you have to do is start thinking outside the square.

In response to Queensland flash floods 2011. Concept document. Key elements of a flash flood diversion plan (FFDP). A very rudimentary drawing but addresses key elements of the plan. Damage of flash flooding is related directly to the course of and huge speed of a temporary water flow. Therefore a FFDP does not seek to stop flooding but to ameliorate risk by changing the watercourse. Here we look at a small hamlet on the banks of a creek subject to flash flooding.

When the NSW State Government recently asked for submissions to their new State Plan, a couple of young tech writers (and one not so young) had a brief brain storming session. They did this because the younger ones felt that this was a rare opportunity for them to have some input. The older one agreed to go along for the ride. This is what they came up with. The style was borrowed from the State Plan draft document to make it more believable.

Regional development - structure of state govt NSW2

A template for a marketing research proposal by the researcher to the decision maker. This example document outlines what activities will be undertaken in the research project and includes purpose, types of study, definition of the target population and sample size, sample design, technique and data collection method, potential managerial benefits of the proposed study, proposed cost structure for the total project, profile of the researcher and company, optional dummy table of projected results and closing notes.

This internal memo style business case is designed for a low cost intra-department proposal. International project planning document.

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REGIONAL DEVT STATE GOVT STRUCTURE3.vsd

This concept plan takes the original concept plan issued by the NSW Government Planning Dept for investigating the desalination plant proposal and modifies it to widen the views of risk and impact and uses the result as a submission to the Commonwealth government. It includes an ethical statement and new concepts related to capture of sewage water outfall and redirection of stormwater outfall, including a high level water recycling flow diagram, a multi-purpose water treatment plant (MWTP) and a floating flexi-weir (FFW) at sea level. International planning document.

A meeting has been planned to discuss the project with the Minister. The minister doesnt have time to read the 300 page project document prior to the meeting. A briefing document will make it a lot easier for the minister to understand key elements of the project document. International planning document.

Strategic concept exploration. The basic elements of the new building standard proposed for the 1974 flood plain for Brisbane (or Ipswich etc.) - diagram and 9 key elements. Brisbane River. Flood prone 2011. Insurance premiums, new rules. New building codes. The key problem at present is the use of old flood periods without taking into account recent changes caused by global warming. The mayor of Brisbane is still talking about Brisbane River as being a 1/100 year flood plain and therefore says that a levee in Brisbane is unnecessary (let the next generation pay).