How can the water sector become more resilient in the face of extreme weather? 10 Aug The devastating bushfires that raged along the east coast of Australia in 2019 and 2020 brought the issue of fire and land management into … Read more
Virtual Bushfire Recovery Hackathon 9 Jul The Australian Water Association Victoria Bushfire Recovery Hackathon kicked off in style, now with 56 participants in nine teams tackling six … Read more
Water infrastructure investment to boost jobs in Victoria 26 May The Victorian Government will invest $48.4 million in water infrastructure and environmental works, with irrigation, water security and … Read more
Here’s what two utilities learnt from dealing with disasters 25 May The effects of climate change and ageing infrastructure have made emergency situations more commonplace, but managing the impact of major … Read more
Utility reservoir modelling provides bushfire barrier 13 May Australian water utilities have been quick to share learnings from the 2019-20 bushfire season, which put drinking water catchment risks in the … Read more
How Kangaroo Island's water infrastructure came back from catastrophic fires 15 Apr The summer of 2019/20 was extreme. Here, Michael Webber looks back on the fires that raged across South Australia's Kangaroo Island, and the … Read more
