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July 2026 VicWater Update
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July 2026
This week is NAIDOC Week and I know many of our members will be running events and activities as part of our sector’s ongoing commitment to working in partnership with Traditional Owners…
July 2026
IWN was delighted to award Sofia Viana Lopez the IWN Water Innovation Award for Level 3 Water Engineering at Monash University recently.
July 2026
The 2026 Census is coming, and how our workforce describes what they do will directly shape how the water sector is represented in national data.
July 2026
The strength of our sector is reflected in its people and the relationships they build, which really supports their collective impact. Some updates on recent activities are below…
Recent Posts
- Yarra Valley Water awards nearly $180,000 to community projects across Melbourne’s north and east
- A sprinkling of colour with new Frankston recycled water mural
- Clearwater – Upcoming Training
- 10,000 native plants to take root across Gippsland
- Observership program building the next generation of regional leaders
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VicWater Safety Executive Group (SEG)
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Yarra Valley Water to restore land biodiversity to support habitat for critically endangered species
Yarra Valley Water is creating over 35 hectares of new habitat for the critically endangered Helmeted Honeyeater and lowland Leadbeater’s Possum at its Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment [...]









