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AWA@AustralianWater23 May 2024

AWA CEO Corinne Cheeseman joined a panel convened by the World Bank on Water Security for Resilient, Liveable Cities at the World Water Forum in Bali. With over 18,000 attendees, this 10th World Water Forum is a premier event for global collaboration on water challenges.

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This National Water Week, we’re celebrating the educators helping communities see why Water is Life – from the systems that protect public health to the waterways that sustain ecosystems and connections to Country. Read more: hubs.la/Q04BdRGH0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Water is life: education programs connecting communities with water

Discover how Australia’s water education programs connect communities with water, inspire conservation and build water literacy.

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This week’s water community updates highlight recycled water for agriculture, upgrades for growing communities and practical ways to improve water efficiency. Read about these stories and more: hubs.la/Q04BdVVw0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Week in water: updates from across the community

Celebrate National Water Week and track the latest water sector news, from recycled water and digital meters to water efficiency and catchment protection.

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 16

From South East Queensland to Vietnam, water professionals are sharing lessons on protecting critical infrastructure, communicating with customers and restoring essential services during extreme weather. Read more: hubs.la/Q04zZtkL0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Building water resilience through shared lessons from Australia and Vietnam

Australian and Vietnamese water utilities share lessons on climate resilience, disaster preparedness and protecting communities as extreme weather worsens.

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 14

For Traditional Owner Trevor Meldrum, caring for Country means following the connections between land, rivers and sea, and supporting local people to sustain restoration over decades. Read more: hubs.la/Q04zyX8d0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Looking after Country means looking at the whole system

Trevor Meldrum shows how Traditional Knowledge and community-led restoration connect catchments, waterways and coastal ecosystems across Cape York.

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 12

This week’s water community updates highlight smarter monitoring, new uses for wastewater resources and upgrades to essential water supplies. Read here: hubs.la/Q04zyV2b0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Week in water: updates from across the community

Discover this week’s water updates, from digital meters and local infrastructure upgrades to wastewater algae research and water security across Australia.

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 9

Researchers from UNSW have developed a framework to assess the trade-offs between green hydrogen production and irrigated agriculture under thousands of possible future scenarios. Read here: hubs.la/Q04yR-mY0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

How can Australia balance water demands as new industries emerge?

UNSW researcher Lydia Zhang explores how climate affects water allocation as green hydrogen and other emerging industries compete for freshwater.

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 8

Tom Overall shares how understanding local hydrology and working closely with First Peoples, landholders and community partners helped shape the restoration of 2,500-hectare wetland in South Australia. Read here: bit.ly/4hznd8V #AustralianWaterAssociation

Restoring wetlands at scale through infrastructure, culture and collaboration

See how the award-winning Lake Hawdon North project is restoring wetland habitat through drainage infrastructure and community partnerships.

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 7

With the Productivity Commission’s fourth assessment handed to government, The Hon Karlene Maywald and Amy Dysart explore what needs to happen next. At the heart of delivery is trust. Read more: hubs.la/Q04zflsx0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 6

This week’s water community updates highlight recycled water supplies, changing river conditions and new opportunities to enjoy our reservoirs. Read here: bit.ly/4hn8i2X #AustralianWaterAssociation

Week in water: updates from across the community

This week in water: WELS review, recycled water projects, Murray River research and community initiatives supporting water security and healthier waterways

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 6

Ben McMaster, AECOM’s Water Business Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, joins us to discuss planning for uncertainty and building long-term water resilience. Listen to the latest podcast episode here: bit.ly/4iYz5nA #AustralianWaterAssociation

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 2

Meet AWA’s 2026–27 Victorian Branch and Young Water Professionals committees, and discover what’s planned for the year ahead, from water security and circular water to mentoring and professional development. Read here: hubs.la/Q04yHdTX0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Meet the people leading Victoria’s water community in 2026–27

Meet AWA Victoria’s 2026–27 Branch and Young Water Professionals committees and explore the events, mentoring and sector conversations planned for 2026–27.

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AWA@AustralianWaterOct 1

Headlines about AI’s water use can obscure important questions: where the water comes from, how much is needed and what happens during drought? Here, Dr M. Reza Hosseini examines the implications for Australia’s water supplies. Read here: hubs.la/Q04yHchk0 #AWA

What AI data centres really mean for Australia's water supply

AI data centres use little water nationally, but local demand can strain supplies. Dr M. Reza Hosseini examines cooling choices, planning and transparency.

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AWA@AustralianWaterSep 29

Danielle Francis, Manager Customer and Policy at the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), is advancing purified recycled water for drinking and leading WSAA’s All Options on the Table initiative. Read here: hubs.la/Q04y5Nqj0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Danielle Francis on building Australia’s water resilience

Danielle Francis explains why purified recycled water belongs in open discussions about Australia’s future water supplies, resilience, and community trust.

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AWA@AustralianWaterSep 28

This week’s water community updates highlight essential services, infrastructure renewal, sector leadership and community monitoring of waterway health. Read about these stories and more: hubs.la/Q04y5MQb0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Week in water: updates from across the water community

This week in water: pipe renewals, customer input into pricing, frog monitoring and cyanobacteria research, alongside leadership and service updates.

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AWA@AustralianWaterSep 28

Our new podcast series is here. In the first episode, Neil Gordon from Schneider Electric joins the Australian Water Association to discuss future-ready asset management and infrastructure renewal. Listen here: hubs.la/Q04ypbGb0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

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AWA@AustralianWaterSep 24

2026 Young Water Professional of the Year Declan Clausen shared five principles for creating change, even when authority is limited and conditions are imperfect. Read more: hubs.la/Q04y0kdw0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Declan Clausen on turning good ideas into lasting action

Declan Clausen shares five leadership principles to help water professionals build trust, navigate imperfect systems and turn strong ideas into action now.

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AWA@AustralianWaterSep 22

A 20-year collaboration between CSIRO and Water Corporation is helping shift the management of Naegleria fowleri from reactive monitoring towards predictive action. Read more: hubs.la/Q04y0jLv0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Getting ahead of the risk through predictive pathogen management

CSIRO and Water Corporation use predictive pathogen research to identify Naegleria fowleri risks earlier and better protect public drinking water supplies.

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AWA@AustralianWaterSep 22

Voices from the Bush 2026, held in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) on Arrernte Country, gathered First Peoples and water professionals to explore practical approaches to water security, equity and sustainability. Read here: hubs.la/Q04xX3yG0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Stronger together: Voices from the Bush turns commitment into action

Voices from the Bush 2026 brought First Peoples and water leaders together to advance water justice, shared decision-making and practical, lasting change.

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AWA@AustralianWaterSep 21

This week’s water community updates highlight safe drinking water access, major infrastructure investment, community connection and emerging treatment technology. Read about these stories and more: hubs.la/Q04xX3gg0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Week in water: updates from across the community

This week in water, remote services, infrastructure upgrades, water security, wastewater innovation, community access and future skills.

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AWA@AustralianWaterSep 17

Griffith University has partnered with Suntory Oceania in a $1 million, three-year research program examining how altered rainfall patterns, floods and prolonged droughts are affecting waterways. Read more: hubs.la/Q04xCvc90 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Griffith and Suntory unite to safeguard waterways

Griffith University and Suntory Oceania partner to research climate risks and develop practical ways to safeguard Australia's river and wetland ecosystems.

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