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The value of insurance
Ever wonder how your family would cope if the unthinkable was to happen? How would you keep your independence, or protect your family if you weren’t able to work? Hopefully nothing bad does happen, but unfortunately, some lives are interrupted by an accident, illness or premature death, so why not put yourself in a position…
Read MoreCreating Jobs for our Environment
Melbourne Water has created more than 100 new jobs in an exciting initiative aimed at protecting and beautifying the city’s waterways. The new roles stem from the State Government’s $500 million Working for Victoria initiative with the majority of jobs to focus on Melbourne Water’s essential work caring for the city’s waterways and land. Named the Waterway…
Read MoreIWN Update
Tech trial opportunities for IWN members If you’re interested in being part of a trial to inform technology solutions for our sector, check out the opportunities the Intelligent Water Networks (IWN) has available: PumpCheckR – reviewing pump data against the pump curve to drive efficiencies. IWN is looking for two water corporations to share data…
Read MoreWater Scholarships Opportunity
Clearwater in collaboration with The International WaterCentre (IWC) are currently offering two Water Leader Scholarships for professionals interested in joining the next intake of the Water Leadership starting in December 2020, to help emerging leaders develop the abilities they need to exert influence, drive change and advance integrated water management projects. Clearwater is offering two scholarships for Victorian applicants (each…
Read MoreSound familiar?
It doesn’t matter how you do it, just get rid of that stench! I’ve heard it again and again within the waste water industry. Odour control is not core business, so we only pay attention when it’s being a big problem. Unfortunately, just like buying a dirt cheap, low quality engine oil from Super Cheap…
Read MorePossible impacts of any delay in legislated SG increases
Superannuation guarantee, or SG, is the amount your employer has to pay into your super fund on your behalf. The purpose of super is to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the government age pension, so the rate of the SG should be set at a level that will provide enough income to…
Read MoreJuly economic and fiscal update from Pitcher Partners
The Federal Government released its July Economic and Fiscal Update (JEFU) statement, painting a picture that Australia is performing better than many of its OECD equivalent economies. However, the reality is that COVID-19 has had, and will continue to have, a major impact on the domestic economy, unemployment, debt and GDP into the future. To…
Read MoreA Word from the CEO
On 15 July with WSAA we held a director and executive event considering the macro trends affecting our sector. These trends were viewed with the circumstances of COVID-19 and identified using an analysis of the social, technological, environmental, economic and political (STEEP) factors. The environmental scan reports of water corporations across Australia, global trends studies…
Read MoreMap your ideas as Melbourne Water plan for a Waterway Blitz
Melbourne Water are looking for hot-spot locations to collect litter, remove weeds and undertake other amenity improvements. The Waterway Blitz is part of the $500 million State Government Working for Victoria initiative. Melbourne Water has created more than 100 new jobs with the majority of those roles aimed at protecting and beautifying the city’s waterways. This is…
Read MoreLearn from one of Israel’s experts in Cyber Negotiation
The COVID-19 pandemic has been leveraged by cybercriminals around the globe, with the Australian Cyber Security Centre confirming a significant increase in COVID-19 themed malicious cyber activity. Moty Cristal is one of Israel’s leading negotiation experts, specialising in crisis negotiation and complex crisis management for over 20 years. Following a successful career in the industry, he established NEST consulting – a global negotiating…
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