NEWS AND UPDATES
IWN Hackathon – 20 September 2024
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 [...]
Barwon Water welcomes funding for the Oxygen for Wastewater Project
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 [...]
Applications for the 2025 Peter Cullen Trust Leadership Program are now open
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 [...]
Cyber protection and smishing
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 [...]
Gippsland Water invests in Gippsland’s future
Gippsland Water is helping students kick start their careers locally with its annual Summer Internship Program. Applications are now open for the initiative, which is one [...]
Melbourne Water handles six Olympic swimming pools of contaminated water from chemical fire
The fallout from the Derrimut chemical fire continues as Melbourne Water has received and continues treating 12 million litres of contaminated firewater at its Western Treatment Plant (WTP): the [...]
Choose Tap’s Refiller program celebrates 250th cafe milestone
Yarra Valley Water is encouraging cafes to join the Refiller movement, offering free tap water refills to thirsty Melburnians - and do their bit to [...]
VicWater Annual Conference 2024 – Program Spotlight
Take a look at some of our program highlights that will feature at the Annual Conference this September. Corporate Sustainability Panel: Technical realism and organisational change [...]
VicWater Annual Conference 2024 – Spotlight on Dr Katrina Wruck
Dr. Katrina Wruck will present a high-level, digestible literature review on the latest advancements in PFAS removal and destruction from water and biosolids. Katrina's presentation will cover current adsorption and [...]
IWN Conference: Taking place this month on 29th July!
The IWN Members Conference is less than a month away. Registrations are filling fast - with over 130 delegates registered, so please register ASAP if you are intending to [...]
IWA Plenary Session & SIG Meetings – July 2024
Register now for the IWA Plenary Session and SIG Meetings this July. Thursday 18 July - online 9am - July Plenary Session 10am - July SIG Meetings [...]
Understanding IP insurance
Understanding IP insurance - And why it’s important to make sure you keep yours updated What is IP insurance? IP stands for ‘income protection’. Like the name suggests, if you [...]
