COVID-19
Finance Issues Steering Committee (FISC)
FISC met 4 June to progress a number of strategic finance projects in relation to accounting standards, the water industry asset valuation and the new Puddle Account contract (which will commence towards the end of 2020). During May, FISC coordinated an industry response to DELWP in relation to revised 2020 Corporate Plan requirements (due to…
Read MoreE-signing: A change you’ll want to keep post-COVID
With many people working from home over the last couple of months, the processes we never thought twice about in the office have had to be adapted to ensure business keeps running smoothly. Document signing, a process which many companies still do physically, has had to be adapted as people work remotely. Thankfully, e-signing programs…
Read MoreAustralia Post suspends Priority Letters service
Australia Post has announced from Monday 1 June 2020, their Priority Letters service will be suspended due to the significant impacts of COVID-19. While they are no longer selling the Priority Letters service to Business & Government customers, Australia Post will continue to accept and process Priority letters until 29 May 2020. Australia Post have…
Read MoreHow is WaterAid working to tackle COVID-19?
All 35 countries where WaterAid works have confirmed cases of COVID-19, with most of them now reporting local transmission, meaning that the virus is passing from person-to-person in-country, rather than just being imported from outside of the country. In the face of this, WaterAid is running digital/social/media hygiene behaviour change campaign in collaboration with the National and…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Mental Health in Regional Areas
Join us 10.30am Friday 8 May for a free webinar focused on rural and regional areas. As parts of Australia are still recovering from drought, floods and bushfires, covid-19 has now added additional stress points. In some cases, water authority field staff may now be spending more time alone as they continue to complete essential service tasks…
Read MoreA Word from the CEO
After two months of being homebound, I have been able to witness the good and the bad of this isolation strategy. For anyone with pre-school or primary-age kids, it’s interesting to say the least. And we have learnt more about our colleagues’ lives since virtually co-existing. But I won’t focus on the challenging aspects of…
Read MoreFinance Issues Steering Committee update
The VicWater Finance Issues Steering Committee (FISC) met 23 April to discuss industry projects such as the 2021 Asset Valuation as well as COVID impacts on corporate planning requirements. The FISC Chair, Steven Waterhouse is leading an industry approach to managing uncertainty in financial forecasts in corporate plans.
Read MoreWater Research Australia leads national collaboration on sewage surveillance to support Australia’s COVID-19 response
Water Research Australia (WaterRA) with the support of the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) is leading an innovative, Australia-wide investigation that aims to integrate reliable results of sewage testing for SARS-CoV-2 with COVID-19 health data on a national basis. The national ‘ColoSSoS Project’ – Collaboration on Sewage Surveillance of SARS-COV-2— will track and monitor…
Read MoreCalix creates webinars to keep sharing know-how
With WFH (Work from home) becoming the new norm, many of us have had to adjust our priorities, our goals, review our business models and most importantly innovate in the way we communicate. Staying true to our core values of inclusion, continuous improvement, and positive impact us create a company we are proud to work…
Read MoreWebinar: Supporting Staff through COVID-19
Join VicWater and Beyond Blue guest speaker Nikky Swanson for our free Webinar: Supporting Staff through COVID-19 on Wednesday 29 April, 10:30 am – 11:00 am In this free session Nikky will share her journey through depression and discuss how you can seek help to support a colleague, friend or family member who may be finding the…
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