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Environmental Health events, training and webinars

The Environmental Health Directorate hosts a range of educational programs including webinars, workshops and seminars to support environmental health professionals, industry and health professionals to enforce or comply with a range of environmental health legislation and to manage environmental health risks.

Upcoming webinars, seminars and workshops

Register to attend upcoming environmental health webinars, seminars and workshops.

Date Topic Location Registration
24 February 2026

Environmental health webinar series, 9am to 11am. Includes updates on:

  • Environmental health workforce
 Online Not yet available
March 2026 Regional mosquito management course (3 days)  To be confirmed  Not yet available
1 April 2026  Algal bloom and sewage spill masterclass (1 day) Perth Not yet available
June 2026 - to be confirmed Annual CLAG mosquito management forum (1 day) To be confirmed  Not yet available
4 August 2026 

Environmental health webinar series, 9am to 11am (2 hours):

  • HACCP and Food Safety Plans
 Online Not yet available
September 2026 - dates to be confirmed 5 day mosquito management course Online Not yet available
27th October 2026

Environmental health webinar series, 9am to 12pm (3 hours) 

  • Emergency management and environmental health
 Online Not yet available

Find out about events

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Library of webinar recordings

Explore our library of environmental health webinars below.

Asbestos

The following webinars are available on asbestos management.

Topic Presentation
Asbestos contamination Guidelines for the assessment, remediation and management of asbestos contaminated sites workshop – 26 November 2021 (external site)
  1. Prevention of asbestos contaminated sites (external site)
  2. Asbestos contaminated soils – WorkSafe WA (external site)
  3. Contaminated sites guidelines and asbestos contaminated sites – DWER (external site)
  4. Assessment and management of asbestos contaminated sites – DOH (external site)
  5. Management of asbestos in parklands and reserves (external site)
Fire damaged asbestos in local government Management of fire damaged asbestos in local government (external site)
Chemical hazards and pesticides

The following webinars are available on skin penetration including body art, piercing and beauty therapy procedures.

Topic Presentation Further resources
Meth smoke houses Methylamphetamine contamination update (external site) Illict drug contamination
Emergency management and environmental health
Topic Presentation
Overview of WA emergency management arrangements  Emergency management arrangements in WA (external site) | PowerPoint (PDF 5MB)
Roles and responsibilities
Risk communication
Emergency relief and evacuation  

Emergency Management Webinar YouTube – 29 October 2024 (external site) inlcudes webinars on:

  • Overview of Emergency Relief and Support - Emergency Accommodation (Department of Communities)
  • Emergency Evacuation Centre Public Health Considerations Guideline (EHD)
Environmental health risks

 
Local government case studies

 

Useful resources

 

Environmental Health Workforce

The following webinars are available on Environmental Health workforce matters.

Topic Presentation Further resources
Environmental Health Professional Review Board WA Environmental Health Professional Review Board – November 2021 (external site) Learn more.
Environmental Health Workforce Capacity Environmental Health Workforce Planning and Capability Development – November 2021 (external site)  
Food

The following webinars are available on food safety matters.

Topic Presentation Further resources
Food Safety Management Tools  Food Safety Management Tools for EH practitioners (external site) Learn more. 
Food Safety Culture Food safety culture – March 2021 (external site)  
Food labelling Food Safety Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) – March 2022: Learn more.
Food Safety Management Systems  Food Safety Management Systems - November 2022 (external site)  
Food Safety Food safety webinar (external site)
  • Foodborne illness outbreak investigations
  • Meat safety auditing
  • WA Food business risk profiling guide
  
Horticulture Standards - Berries, leafy vegetables and melons Horticulture Standards - Berries, leafy vegetables and melons - November 2022 (external site)
  • For EH Practitioners
  • For industry
Legionella control
Topic Presentation 
 Roles and responsibilities
 Air handling regulations
 Risk management
 Legionnaires' disease investigation
 Hospitals and healthcare

 

Mosquito Entomology

The following webinars are available on mosquito management and surveillance.

Topic Presentation Further resources
Mosquito-borne disease surveillance Enhanced mosquito-borne disease surveillance - July 2023 (external site)  
Atlas of Medical Entomology Refresher on using the Atlas of Medical Entomology (external site) Learn more (external site).
CLAG forum 2024 Refer to the mosquito management playlist (external site) to view all webinars.
  1. 2023-24 season wrap-up and upcoming 2024-25 season (external site)
  2. Northern surveillance (external site)
  3. Southern surveillance (external site)
  4. Fun laboratory perspective of medical entomology (external site)
  5. Stage 5A Public health Act (external site)
  6. MBD reports and enhanced surveillance surveys (external site)
  7. Kununurra Ross River virus cluster (external site)
  8. Developments in arbovirus surveillance (external site)
  9. JEV surveillance update (external site)
  10. City of bayswater - drone program (external site)
  11. Karnup urban development and mosquito breeding (external site)
  12. Piara nature reserve mosquito management strategy (external site)
  13. Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley (external site)
  14. Shire of Ashburton mosquito management program (external site)
  15. Geographe CLAG update (external site)
  16. Peel CLAG update (external site)
  17. CLAG funding 2024-25 (external site)
  18. Implementation of CLAG review recommendations (external site)
 Refer to CLAG 
Public Health Act administration
Topic Presentation    Further resources
 Overview  Overview of the Public Health Act 2016 (external site)  Learn more.
 Staged implementation  Staged implementation of the Public Health Act 2016 (external site)  Learn more. 
 Reporting requirements  Reporting requirements for local government under the Public Health Act 2016 (external site)  Learn more. 
 Authorised officers  Designation of authorised officers (external site)  Learn more. 

Public health planning

The following presentation is available on public health planning.

Topic Presentation Further resources
Public health planning What is local government's role in public health? (external site) Learn more.
Skin penetration

The following webinars are available on skin penetration including body art, piercing and beauty therapy procedures. 

Topic Presentation
Skin penetration  Trends in the skin penetration industry (external site) 

Wastewater

The following presentations are available on wastewater matters.

Topic Presentation
Basic plumbing overview
Water
Topic Presentation 
 Recycled water Recycled water webinar  
   

Last reviewed: 18-03-2025
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Environmental Health Directorate

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