NEWS AND UPDATES
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 [...]
Women in engineering lead the way at Melbourne Water
For International Women in Engineering Day on Sunday, 23 June, Melbourne Water showcases three women engineers making significant contributions to their industry. "An engineer is interested in a process [...]
Water industry partnership to reduce carbon emissions
Southern Rural Water and Wannon Water have joined forces to reduce carbon emissions in the Victorian water industry. Under the partnership agreement, Wannon Water will trade 3,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units [...]
Yarra Valley Water launches one of Australia’s first recycled water offset programs
Yarra Valley Water is partnering with major infrastructure delivery organisations to reduce the impact of using drinking water in construction through a new water offset program. A pilot is [...]
Barwon Water commits more than $350,000 to Moorabool catchment restoration program
Barwon Water has committed $353,600 to support the Moorabool Catchment Restoration Program (MCRP), a collaborative initiative aimed at enhancing water quality and riverside vegetation within the Moorabool River catchment. [...]
Major upgrade completed to secure inner-city water supply
Works to replace a 146-year-old water main to help future-proof water supply for Carlton, North Melbourne and Melbourne CBD have been completed. Greater Western Water (GWW) installed the 3.5km [...]
