June 2022
- Another flowing win: Programmed partnering with South East Water
Tuesday June 7, 2022 - Programmed wins major Woodside contract
Tuesday June 7, 2022
April 2022
March 2022
- Federal Budget 2022-23: energy security, water infrastructure in focus
Wednesday March 30, 2022 - $28 million contract awarded for Mt Kynoch Water Treatment Plant upgrade
Wednesday March 30, 2022 - Transform the way you work with digital switchgear
Wednesday March 23, 2022 - Cherry Creek chemical spill clean-up to last weeks
Friday March 18, 2022 - $483 million for Urannah Dam build
Friday March 18, 2022 - Queensland’s wind boom: Australia’s biggest wind farm underway
Friday March 18, 2022 - Industry leaders welcome commitment to energy employment
Friday March 11, 2022 - ENA releases Energy Vision: Australia’s power grids are becoming smarter
Friday March 11, 2022 - Edge Underground: bringing innovation to microtunnelling
Wednesday March 9, 2022 - SA Water begins Kangaroo Island desalination plant construction
Wednesday March 9, 2022 - Australia-Germany hydrogen initiative funding round open
Wednesday March 9, 2022 - Iota wins landmark digital water meter and IoT platform contract
Thursday March 3, 2022 - ARENA invests $22.8m in hydrogen electric vehicle fuel station
Wednesday March 2, 2022
February 2022
- Hunter Water investing $20 million in Toronto upgrade
Wednesday February 23, 2022 - AEMO appoints new EGM of System Designs
Wednesday February 23, 2022 - Melbourne utility completes $34 million sewer upgrade
Wednesday February 23, 2022 - Cairns microgrid research hub shaping Queensland energy
Wednesday February 23, 2022 - Early closure proposed for Australia’s largest coal-fired power station
Thursday February 17, 2022 - ACCC: gas prices and fears of supply shortfall rise
Thursday February 17, 2022 - $15 million investment in SA water supply project
Wednesday February 16, 2022 - Geotechnical testing underway for potential hydro at Borumba Dam
Wednesday February 16, 2022 - VIC Government to investigate electricity network reforms after 2021 outages
Wednesday February 16, 2022 - Clean energy campaign debuts
Thursday February 10, 2022 - Essential Energy obtains three year accreditation for Asset Management System
Thursday February 10, 2022 - SA Water to install new pipes at Willamulka
Thursday February 10, 2022 - $600 million to rebuild Paradise Dam
Wednesday February 9, 2022 - New sewage treatment plant unveiled at Longford
Wednesday February 9, 2022 - Kurri Kurri power plant granted environmental approval
Wednesday February 9, 2022 - Perth’s new $4 million water pipeline completed
Wednesday February 9, 2022 - SA Water installs 800m of PVC water main at Woodside
Tuesday February 1, 2022 - Hunter Water using innovative technology to restore water mains
Tuesday February 1, 2022
January 2022
- Coliban Water in final phase of digital meter rollout
Monday January 31, 2022 - EnergyConnect set to employ hundreds of local businesses
Monday January 31, 2022 - First wind turbine blades arrive for Kaban Green Power Hub
Friday January 28, 2022 - ACCC: Mereenie gas field partners allowed joint market arrangements
Friday January 28, 2022 - Essential Energy’s Australian-first survey to introduce SAPS
Thursday January 27, 2022 - $32.54 million QLD water efficiency project completed
Thursday January 27, 2022 - WSAA releases new water and sewerage codes for regional NSW
Tuesday January 25, 2022 - Melbourne water utilities unite to save water
Tuesday January 25, 2022 - Barwon Water to begin borefield pumping test
Friday January 21, 2022 - Australia’s best tasting tap water winner announced
Friday January 21, 2022 - Tackling inflow and infiltration
Friday January 21, 2022 - CEFC commits $37 million to new solar farm
Thursday January 20, 2022 - Transgrid’s EnergyConnect project reaches major milestone
Thursday January 20, 2022 - Seqwater comments on temporary taste changes in QLD tap water
Wednesday January 19, 2022 - Overhauling water supply for a climate-vulnerable community
Thursday January 13, 2022 - Journey to net zero well underway in regional WA
Wednesday January 12, 2022 - Victoria-NSW Interconnector begins smart tech installation
Tuesday January 11, 2022 - Powerlink connects QLD solar farm to the grid
Tuesday January 11, 2022 - Energy industry’s customer engagement in the spotlight
Tuesday January 11, 2022 - Melbourne water utility appoints new General Manager
Monday January 10, 2022 - Extra water quality safeguards installed for regional Tasmania
Monday January 10, 2022 - Tenders close for $29 million Don Irrigation Scheme
Friday January 7, 2022 - SA Water’s Bolivar Wastewater Plant upgrade makes company history
Friday January 7, 2022 - Catchment management authority integrates with Melbourne Water
Friday January 7, 2022 - Potential Bowen Basin gas pipeline outlined
Friday January 7, 2022
December 2021
- Happy Holidays from the Utility team
Thursday December 23, 2021 - Interflow and Raedlinger Primus Line celebrate Exclusivity Agreement
Wednesday December 22, 2021 - How experts are using innovative technology to solve water loss
Wednesday December 22, 2021 - Top stories of 2021
Monday December 20, 2021 - AER launches new vulnerability strategy for consultation
Monday December 20, 2021 - New two-year DER initiative for ACT
Monday December 20, 2021 - NT awards $45 million Darwin-Katherine battery tender
Friday December 17, 2021 - New Central Coast pipeline delivering significant benefits
Friday December 17, 2021 - Cost of supplying electricity to households reaches eight-year low
Wednesday December 15, 2021 - NBN Co reveals 100% renewable target
Wednesday December 15, 2021 - WaterNSW seeks private renewable energy investments
Tuesday December 14, 2021 - Western Sydney’s new high-tech water plant
Tuesday December 14, 2021 - Tesla backs Queensland battery project
Tuesday December 14, 2021 - AEMO’s Draft Integrated System Plan for 2022 released
Tuesday December 14, 2021 - WA completes two new water treatment plants
Tuesday December 14, 2021 - AEMO outlines NEM engineering framework
Friday December 10, 2021 - Yarra Valley Water finishes $80m sewer upgrade
Friday December 10, 2021 - Hydro Tasmania contacts AER amid access dispute
Friday December 10, 2021 - Australia’s biggest battery now in operation
Friday December 10, 2021 - Tasmania’s top drinking water named
Wednesday December 8, 2021 - Ballarat Sewer Build Stage 1 complete
Wednesday December 8, 2021 - Five locations announced for possible offshore greenhouse gas storage
Wednesday December 8, 2021 - AEMO reports no gas shortfalls for 2021-22 summer
Wednesday December 8, 2021 - Melbourne’s 2022 water outlook: desalination plant to stabilise levels
Tuesday December 7, 2021 - Australian Energy Council appoints new Chair
Tuesday December 7, 2021 - NSW regions to share $40 million in water infrastructure funding
Friday December 3, 2021 - $5.5 millon underwater survey tender awarded for Marinus Link
Friday December 3, 2021 - $8.6 million in funding for pilot Distributed Energy Resources project
Thursday December 2, 2021 - Energy Networks Australia appoints new chair and directors
Thursday December 2, 2021 - Flinders River 110,000ML tender now open
Wednesday December 1, 2021 - AGL breaks ground on $180 million battery
Wednesday December 1, 2021
November 2021
- Three new bills introduced to support offshore electricity
Tuesday November 30, 2021 - SA Water to install 8,000 metres of new water main
Tuesday November 30, 2021 - Interflow appoints new Managing Director
Monday November 29, 2021 - $45 million wastewater plant upgrades completed
Friday November 26, 2021 - Future gas infrastructure plans released
Friday November 26, 2021 - Water Corporation’s largest ever solar installation complete
Friday November 26, 2021 - Victoria invests $40 million in offshore wind projects
Wednesday November 24, 2021 - National solar standard updated as industry booms
Wednesday November 24, 2021 - $5 million in funding for water security research
Tuesday November 23, 2021 - VIC-NSW Interconnector Stockdill substation works complete
Tuesday November 23, 2021 - The worldwide implications of water loss
Monday November 22, 2021 - Interflow’s 85th birthday
Wednesday November 17, 2021 - Melbourne Water appoints new Managing Director
Wednesday November 17, 2021 - 2021 best tasting tap water winners announced
Wednesday November 17, 2021 - 2021 best tasting tap water in Australia to be unveiled
Monday November 15, 2021 - Australia passes major solar industry milestone
Monday November 15, 2021 - Major utility appoints managing director for second term
Friday November 12, 2021 - $200 million Melbourne sewer upgrade contract awarded
Friday November 12, 2021 - NBN Co upgrading 200,000 premises with faster broadband
Thursday November 11, 2021 - Energy Queensland opens EOI for battery supplier panel
Thursday November 11, 2021 - Future Fuels Fund outlines EV uptake strategy
Wednesday November 10, 2021 - Funding announced for Portarlington water reclamation plant
Wednesday November 10, 2021 - $33 million Tasmanian sewage plant upgrade in final stages
Wednesday November 10, 2021 - Five major Marinus Link jobs open for applicants
Tuesday November 9, 2021 - Works begin on water main installation in Redbanks
Tuesday November 9, 2021 - SA power network reaches world-first milestone
Tuesday November 9, 2021 - Energy Network Industry Innovation Awards announced
Tuesday November 9, 2021 - Western Downs solar farm officially on the grid
Friday November 5, 2021 - Wivenhoe Power Station overhaul completed
Friday November 5, 2021 - Gentrack delivers strategic transformation project for Trustpower
Thursday November 4, 2021 - $2.1 million Townsville pipeline contract awarded
Wednesday November 3, 2021 - 14 AUS and NZ water utilities unite to reduce emissions
Wednesday November 3, 2021 - First tender released for Haughton Pipeline Stage 2
Monday November 1, 2021 - WA winner of Australian Water Association Awards announced
Monday November 1, 2021
October 2021
- Ergon Energy and Energex looking to hire 40 new field members
Friday October 29, 2021 - Final route for 55km Tamworth pipeline announced
Friday October 29, 2021 - EnergyConnect awards contracts for early works
Thursday October 28, 2021 - Global Smart Grid partnership launches
Thursday October 28, 2021 - Sharyn County: becoming a trusted partner through open communication
Thursday October 28, 2021 - Electricity distribution utility named in top 100 innovative companies
Wednesday October 27, 2021 - CEO appointed for major gas infrastructure business
Wednesday October 27, 2021 - Sustainability driving innovation in switchgear development
Wednesday October 27, 2021 - Federal Government outlines plan for net zero by 2050
Wednesday October 27, 2021 - Synchronous condensers installed to boost SA network
Tuesday October 26, 2021 - Contract awarded for Mt Kynoch Water Treatment Plant upgrade
Tuesday October 26, 2021 - New national renewable gas reforms
Monday October 25, 2021 - WA’s new water wise research hub
Monday October 25, 2021 - Global team of experts to deliver Australia-Asia PowerLink
Thursday October 21, 2021 - Mount Morgan water solution business case tenders closing
Thursday October 21, 2021 - Contract for WA’s biggest ever battery awarded
Thursday October 21, 2021 - Industry celebrates National Water Week
Wednesday October 20, 2021 - Pipeline Association appoints first female president
Wednesday October 20, 2021 - Melbourne Water awarded place in Most Innovative Companies list
Monday October 18, 2021 - Desal plant location chosen for Eyre Peninsula
Monday October 18, 2021 - Pride in Water becomes a WSAA network
Friday October 15, 2021 - Transgrid announces future Energy Vision
Wednesday October 13, 2021 - Kangaroo Island desalination plant pipeline underway
Wednesday October 13, 2021 - Water leaders walk, run and ride to support WaterAid
Tuesday October 12, 2021 - Regional councils to be powered by organic waste
Tuesday October 12, 2021 - VIC Government releases warmer climate water strategy
Tuesday October 12, 2021 - WaterNSW chair steps down
Tuesday October 12, 2021 - $3.5B Marinus Link Interconnector reaches major milestone
Friday October 8, 2021 - Gippsland Water Factory to install 2,000 solar panels
Friday October 8, 2021 - TAS water treatment plant upgrades progress quickly
Thursday October 7, 2021 - SA’s COVID-19 wastewater sampling program goes global
Thursday October 7, 2021 - Sydney Water’s Innovation Festival is almost here
Wednesday October 6, 2021 - 2021 Australian energy statistics revealed
Wednesday October 6, 2021 - NT releases electricity system plan to cut emissions in half
Wednesday October 6, 2021 - New energy think-tank: the time to electrify is now
Tuesday October 5, 2021 - Port Kembla gas-fired station awarded $30 million
Tuesday October 5, 2021 - DBYD launches new digital delivery platform
Monday October 4, 2021 - $1.6 million for VIC water business cases
Monday October 4, 2021 - Tasmanian water pipeline receives $5 million in funding
Friday October 1, 2021 - Melbourne Water appoints new board members
Friday October 1, 2021
September 2021
- Grid-scale battery in Broken Hill gains approval
Wednesday September 29, 2021 - Melbourne water utility among first in the world to sign Net Zero pledge
Wednesday September 29, 2021 - Sydney Water’s Innovation Festival is coming this October
Wednesday September 29, 2021 - NT, CSIRO and partners join forces to reduce emissions
Wednesday September 29, 2021 - Golden Pipeline upgrade open for consultation
Wednesday September 29, 2021 - $50 million in funding to boost microgrid projects
Monday September 27, 2021 - $3.7 million for two QLD water infrastructure business cases
Monday September 27, 2021 - Joint 5G project to boost powerline inspection safety
Monday September 27, 2021 - Sydney Water, Interflow and Metrocorp win the NSW Excellence in Concrete Award
Wednesday September 22, 2021 - Sydney Water reveals new chairman
Friday September 17, 2021 - New water market reforms in Victoria
Friday September 17, 2021 - Organisations needed to deliver First Nations metering program
Wednesday September 15, 2021 - NT releases Strategic Water Plan Paper for feedback
Wednesday September 15, 2021 - AGL installs 33kW of solar, 54kWh of batteries in rural SA
Tuesday September 14, 2021 - 2021 Energy Network Award finalists revealed
Tuesday September 14, 2021 - WA reveals $750 million Climate Action Fund in state budget
Friday September 10, 2021 - WaterNSW welcomes IPART determinations
Friday September 10, 2021 - North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority to relocate
Tuesday September 7, 2021 - WSAA calls for quick action on IA water recommendations
Monday September 6, 2021 - Origin Energy partners with Eneos to study hydrogen supply
Monday September 6, 2021 - Offshore energy legislation announced
Friday September 3, 2021 - New leak detection technology comes to Australia
Friday September 3, 2021 - EOI released for potential NFP 5MW solar farm
Friday September 3, 2021 - Bacchus Marsh $20 million water and sewer upgrades complete
Friday September 3, 2021 - VIC rooftop solar export capacity rises
Thursday September 2, 2021 - WA Gov calls for Federal support after farmers left out of water funding
Thursday September 2, 2021 - Renewable tender auction to deliver $1 billion investment and 2,000 jobs
Wednesday September 1, 2021
August 2021
- NERA supports world-first robotic camera device
Monday August 30, 2021 - Smoke testing to identify weaknesses in Tas sewers
Monday August 30, 2021 - New water usage app for regional customers
Friday August 27, 2021 - AusNet Services’ cloud, data and AI collaboration
Friday August 27, 2021 - WSAA launches customer support framework
Thursday August 26, 2021 - Monash creates ‘tool box’ to support microgrid uptake
Thursday August 26, 2021 - Jemena announces Australian-first green finance framework
Wednesday August 25, 2021 - Partnership established for five Tasmanian irrigation schemes
Wednesday August 25, 2021 - 47,000 metres of new water main for SA
Monday August 23, 2021 - $1.48 billion investment in Murray Darling Basin off-farm infrastructure
Monday August 23, 2021 - TBM named after Olympian tunnelling under Yarra
Thursday August 19, 2021 - WA secures $20 million for water infrastructure projects
Thursday August 19, 2021 - Chimney Saddle Water Treatment Plant upgrade
Wednesday August 18, 2021 - Melbourne water to open field service supplier tender
Wednesday August 18, 2021 - Snowy Hydro addresses Kurri Kurri Power Station feedback
Wednesday August 18, 2021 - Solar reforms finalised by AEMC
Monday August 16, 2021 - $90 million in new water projects for SA
Monday August 16, 2021 - Petroleum Regulations open for community feedback
Thursday August 12, 2021 - $20 million to fund four TAS water projects
Thursday August 12, 2021 - New infrastructure needed to meet renewable transition
Wednesday August 11, 2021 - IPCC climate report urges drastic action
Wednesday August 11, 2021 - Tenders called for Borumba Pumped Hydro
Wednesday August 11, 2021 - Industry responds to VIC Government’s Gas Roadmap
Tuesday August 10, 2021 - NSW’s Lower-Hunter water security plan
Monday August 9, 2021 - Geelong joint renewable project launches Request for Proposal
Thursday August 5, 2021 - $1.4 million stormwater upgrade for Byron Bay
Thursday August 5, 2021 - Planning approved for new desalination plant in Belmont
Wednesday August 4, 2021 - $25 million Albany to Denmark pipeline completed
Wednesday August 4, 2021 - HumeLink progresses to the next regulatory step
Tuesday August 3, 2021 - Water Corporation triples value of Aboriginal contracts
Tuesday August 3, 2021
July 2021
- Lilyvale substation $28 million project underway
Friday July 30, 2021 - Satellite technology used to monitor dams
Friday July 30, 2021 - $25.6 million to fund 20 microgrid studies
Wednesday July 28, 2021 - Milestone for Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant
Wednesday July 28, 2021 - Barwon community panel creates future water plan
Tuesday July 27, 2021 - Senex Energy signs new seven-year gas deal
Tuesday July 27, 2021 - TransGrid CEO steps down
Tuesday July 27, 2021 - Embankment dam overhaul for Lake Cargelligo
Monday July 26, 2021 - Major Hobart pipeline receives $3 million upgrade
Monday July 26, 2021 - Once-a-decade Coliban Main Channel inspection
Wednesday July 21, 2021 - WSAA Young Utility Leaders 2021/22 announced
Wednesday July 21, 2021 - VIC-NSW Interconnector overhaul past halfway mark
Wednesday July 21, 2021 - $1.5 million pipeline stage 2 complete
Tuesday July 20, 2021 - Queensland-NSW Interconnector upgrade reaches milestone
Tuesday July 20, 2021 - Power and Water’s power pole repair solution
Friday July 16, 2021 - New tech identifying water losses in Tas
Friday July 16, 2021 - Regulator takes action at pumps without accurate meters
Wednesday July 14, 2021 - Two infrastructure solutions being considered for Darwin’s future water supply
Wednesday July 14, 2021 - World’s largest renewable energy hub to be located in WA
Wednesday July 14, 2021 - Seven new community power hubs for Victoria
Tuesday July 13, 2021 - Upgraded Dial Before You Dig service now live
Tuesday July 13, 2021 - AGL plans to mothball one Torrens B unit
Thursday July 8, 2021 - Herdsman Lake chosen for pollutant traps trial
Thursday July 8, 2021 - Powerlink study highlights key to system strength
Tuesday July 6, 2021 - Pacific Hydro, Hornsdale issued $1.6 million in penalties
Monday July 5, 2021 - Wivenhoe Pumped Storage Hydro $14 million upgrade
Monday July 5, 2021 - AGL undertakes a demerger amid losses
Friday July 2, 2021 - Bundamba Wastewater Treatment Plant $30m upgrade
Friday July 2, 2021
June 2021
- Vale Chloe Munro AO
Wednesday June 30, 2021 - Melbourne’s new $22 million water pipeline
Monday June 28, 2021 - Mount Gambier water sites powered with solar
Monday June 28, 2021 - VIC requests gas transition feedback
Monday June 28, 2021 - Finalists for CEC awards announced
Thursday June 17, 2021 - $2.4 million upgrade begins on Hobart water pipeline
Thursday June 17, 2021 - Innovation program launched to boost SMEs in energy supply chain
Thursday June 10, 2021 - Melbourne Water creek restoration projects win landscape award
Thursday June 10, 2021 - New President elected for Energy Efficiency Council
Friday June 4, 2021 - Sydney Water wins big at Global Water Awards
Friday June 4, 2021
May 2021
- ElectraNet and Downer begin construction of $300 million Eyre Peninsula Link
Friday May 28, 2021 - Macquarie Point STP relocation enters next stage
Friday May 28, 2021 - Victorian Budget invests in energy and water initiatives
Wednesday May 26, 2021 - Wonder dog sniffs out hard to spot weeds
Wednesday May 26, 2021 - South East Water unveils 7-star energy rated Ecorevo precinct
Wednesday May 19, 2021 - TransGrid relaunches Lumea to focus on clean energy transition
Wednesday May 19, 2021 - $14.3 million pipeline Murrumbateman complete
Tuesday May 18, 2021 - Western Power prepares for CEPU strike impacts
Tuesday May 18, 2021