The Review of urban water quality regulation in Australia report sets out three reform options to ensure Australia’s water sector maintains its strong record in delivering safe drinking water to our towns and cities. The report finds that Australia’s urban …
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Floating Land is one of Australia’s leading Green Art events. Re-engaging the community with nature, exploring environmental and cultural matters through art has sparked the imagination of artists, writers, performers, musicians, photographers, academics and scientists. In 2011 Floating Land is …
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The Big Thirst – The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water takes readers on a journey – from the wet moons of Saturn to the water-obsessed hotels of Las Vegas, where dolphins swim in the desert, and from a …
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The draft report from the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australia’s Urban Water Sector was released on 13 April 2011. Written submissions are invited by Wednesday 18 May 2011. In undertaking the inquiry, the Commission is tasked with identifying opportunities for …
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The National Water Commission has released four reports that look at water pricing options and opportunities for greater competition. For further information see the Media Release and the reports Reviews of pricing reform, Externality pricing, Competition in the urban water …
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Sydney’s desalination project was named desalination plant of the year at the Global Water Summit 2011 in Berlin. In a Media Release Sydney Water Managing Director Kerry Schott said Sydney’s desalination project won the award because it was delivered on …
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Cities can only exist because of the highly developed systems which underlie them, ensuring that energy, clean water and so on are moved efficiently from producer to user, and that waste is removed. The urgent need to make the way …
The National Water Commission has called for Australian governments to consider new directions to reinvigorate the way we manage water in cities and towns. To encourage discussion and provide a platform for change, the Commission has released a major report, …
The Australian Water Association (AWA) Ozwater ’11 Conference will address the wide ranging issues that face the water industry today. These include major national water reforms, climate change and its impacts, technological advances and the challenges of human resources to …
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The National Water Commission has developed a new Integrated Resource Planning model for water planners around Australia. This web-based tool can be applied to any urban water supply in Australia. A series of manuals is also available to guide practitioners, …
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