Barwon Water’s services are being delivered by net-zero emissions electricity, with all its facilities now powered by 100 per cent renewables. In a major milestone, the organisation has reached the Victorian water sector’s aim to source all electricity from renewable sources [...]
Yarra Valley Water has been named the top-ranking water company on the prestigious Financial Times Asia-Pacific Climate Leaders list for 2024 – for the second year in a row. The list, compiled by the Financial Times and Statista, showcases the most [...]
Greater Western Water (GWW) customers in Myrniong are benefiting from improved water quality following a $1 million upgrade to their local water filtration plant. The upgrade saw the completion of a new ultraviolet (UV) disinfection unit at the Myrniong Water [...]
Future tradies learned about the installation of a new underground water pipeline that will service 400,000 Melburnians, when Melbourne Water invited a group of Swinburne TAFE plumbing and welding students to visit the Kilsyth to Croydon Water Main Renewal project last month. The Kilsyth [...]
Gippsland Water has safeguarded a key piece of Moe’s water network by planting more than 8,000 native trees and shrubs along Tanjil River near Tanjil South. The project was completed this month and will reduce long-term pump operating costs [...]
South East Water is upgrading an existing wastewater lagoon at the Boneo Water Recycling Plant to manage increased flows during wet weather events. The new emergency storage lagoon will allow the water utility to hold up to 8.9 million litres of wastewater coming [...]
In a first for the Victorian Water Industry, IWN will be conducting a Data and Analytics Hackathon with the problem statement – “How might we use data and analytics to better care for our environment”. The Hackathon consists of teams of water corporation [...]
Barwon Water welcomed $3 million funding announcement on 18 July from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support an innovative project to use pure oxygen to make wastewater treatment more efficient. The oxygen will come as a by-product of hydrogen production at [...]
Applications for the 2025 Peter Cullen Trust Leadership Program are now open The Peter Cullen Trust Leadership Program is a unique and transformative program fostering courageous leaders who will tackle big challenges in water and environment. Applications are invited from [...]
The ATO recently announced they will no longer send any hyperlinks in SMS communications to taxpayers, to help prevent people falling for phishing scams. This highlights the critical role of cybersecurity in combating phishing attacks, which often use unsolicited emails, SMS, and phone [...]