Erosion and Sediment Control Conference OUR ENVIRONMENT Regain, Maintain, Sustain 21st-24th June 2009 Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre - AUCKLAND www.nziht.co.nz/erosion     Awards for Environmental Excellence 2009 Finalists: Wilton Colleries Road Slip Remediation Hiway Stabilizers Environmental Ltd   Karuah to Bulahdelah Pacific Highway Upgrade Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd Roads & Traffic Authority NSW   Coopernook to Herons Creek Pacific Highway Upgrade NSW Roads and Traffic Authority Parsons Brinckerhoff Thiess  Northern Gateway Toll Road Project NZ Transport Agency Fulton Hogan Leighton Contractors URS Tonkin and Taylor Boffa Miskell The winner will be announced at the Conference dinner. Monday 22 June.                                       Welcome to the Australasian website for the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), a group that serves as a global resource for environmental education and exchange of information.  The IECA leads and unifies those people worldwide who share a common responsibility for the prevention and control of soil erosion and its by-product, sediment pollution.  For information about erosion and sediment control professionals, our Products and Services Directory provides a complete listing of industry categories and the practitioners within them.  You might be surprised to see just how extensive an industry it really is!  A separate membership listing is an invaluable aid for all our members to keep in touch.  As well as Australasian issues, people and organizations, we have useful links to other sites around the world.  Some of these include information on significant conferences and other events.  Staying up to date is vital in this rapidly evolving area, so making the most of courses and other educational opportunities is vital.  We are very interested in your feedback – about this site, about the erosion control industry, and about environmental issues generally, so please do contact us.