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October 2025
My favourite time on the VicWater calendar each year is our Annual Conference, which took place last month at Park Hyatt Melbourne with over 200 delegates in attendance.
October 2025
Carbon Offsets Project
September has been a busy month for the Carbon Offsets project with three major achievements having been made.
October 2025
Last month I had the pleasure of facilitating a panel at the VicWater Annual Conference on the very broad topic of Innovating the Customer Experience. My first thought was, “I know nothing about customer experience!” but I promptly said yes anyway, because being out of my comfort zone is something I have been trying on…
October 2025
Hi and welcome to the IWN October Update
After a busy few weeks with the VicWater Conference, project launches and developing new opportunities, we are gearing up for some exciting events just around the corner, here’s a snapshot of what’s been happening and how you can get involved.
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Funding to Investigate More Resilient Water Connections
Member for Ballarat, Catherine King and Member for Ripon, Martha Haylett have announced $600,000 in joint funding for Central Highlands Water’s Forest Hill Water Supply Connection [...]
Local schools take action on water efficiency as dry conditions continue
As drier than usual conditions continue, more schools across Victoria are now actively monitoring and reducing their water use thanks to the Schools Water Efficiency Program (SWEP). Since [...]
Floating Wetlands Show Promise in Cutting Lagoon Emissions
Wastewater treatment plants are an essential part of modern life — but they also produce greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous [...]
Annual Conference 2025 – Spotlight on – Innovating the Customer Experience
Spotlight on the Customer Experience Panel Session Innovative technologies provide opportunities to enhance the customer experience in the water sector through smarter interactions, data-driven insights, more streamlined [...]
2025 Challenge Open For Submissions
The 2025 Water Minister’s Climate Innovation Challenge is currently open for submissions. The 2025 Challenge was officially launched by the Hon Gayle Tierney MP, Minister for [...]
Keeping your money safe online: 5 tips from Vision Super
In April 2025, several of Australia’s leading super funds were subject to a cyber security attack which saw members’ accounts being compromised. Vision Super was not [...]
New basin under construction to secure water supply
Construction is underway on a new 50-megalitre treated water basin at Gippsland Water’s Clarkes Road site. Gippsland Water recently awarded an $8.3M contract for the construction [...]
Growing Geelong’s recycled water network
A university campus will be irrigated with 100 million litres of recycled water each year, under an extension of Geelong’s recycled water network. Works are underway [...]
More trees for more schools in 2025
Greater Western Water (GWW) has delivered 3,552 trees to 89 schools in partnership with the Victorian Government, through the More Trees for a Cooler Greener West [...]
Annual Conference 2025 – Spotlight on – Circular Economy Interactive Session
Spotlight on Circular Economy Interactive Session: Designing Out Waste Together We’re taking ‘better together’ to the next level in this interactive session led by circular advocate Jodie Bricout [...]
IWN Members Conference Dinner 2025
We are excited to introduce an all new format for the IWN Conference Dinner! This year’s Conference Dinner is open to ALL conference attendees, providing the opportunity to [...]
Greater Western Water’s grants to support 28 community groups to thrive
Greater Western Water's (GWW) Thriving Communities Grants and Sponsorship program is supporting 28 community groups to help make community projects, events and activities happen in 2025/26. [...]


