Water Aid’s third-annual analysis of the world’s toilets, ‘Out of Order’ will be released ahead of World Toilet Day, revealing the worst destinations for women to find toilets. Globally, one in three people still have nowhere decent to go to the toilet, and demonstrates how women and girls bear the brunt of this global crisis. For more than 1.1 billion […]
An innovative pilot program as part of a joint venture between Horizon Power and Landcorp has launched for residents to reduce their power bills and give them greater control over their energy usage is underway in Broome North. Minister for Energy, Ben Wyatt, said the program involved installing Smart Sun household energy packages through an incentive scheme to existing Broome […]
The Water and Renewable Energy Nexus Project (WREN) has enabled renewable energy for almost half the power at Rottnest Island in Western Australia. The partnership between Hydro Tasmania, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) significantly reduces the island’s dependence on diesel generation. Hydro Tasmania’s Hybrid Energy Solutions team has installed a 600 kilowatt (kW) […]
The Final Report of the Legislative Council Select Committee on TasWater Ownership has concluded that there is no crisis in the provision of Tasmania’s water and sewerage services. TasWater says the Select Committee report appears to provide a reasonable balance of the submissions made by interested parties. It says the Committee has accurately reported the Corporation’s detailed evidence and has […]
The Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) NSW celebrated individual excellence in the industry at its annual 2017 CCF NSW President’s Gala Ball. The coveted President’s Award – one of 15 Awards presented – was won by Gary Rogers from Coastwide Civil for his years of commitment to CCF NSW and the civil industry. CCF NSW Chief Executive Officer, David Castledine, said […]
TasWater has released its Annual Report for 2016-17, showing the strong progress the corporation is making to enhance water and sewerage services for Tasmanians. TasWater Chairman, Miles Hampton, said in the last year the company had delivered nearly $104 million in capital improvements. “This investment has been recognised nationally with TasWater identified as investing more per household on infrastructure than […]
DP Energy has appointed preferred suppliers to develop stage one of its Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park, which will be Australia’s largest hybrid renewable power station. The power station will be fuelled by a combination of wind and solar power, with wind-energy leader Vestas selected as the preferred supplier for the wind turbines, and engineering firm Downer the solar energy […]
The ACCC has released its quarterly National Broadband Network Wholesale Market Indicators Report for the period ending 30 September 2017. The ACCC said competition is increasing as more access seekers have built sufficient scale to directly connect with the NBN at more points of interconnection (POIs). ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, said this report provides a clear indication of the level […]
Impact Investment Group’s $32 million Swan Hill Solar Farm located in northern Victoria has reached financial close that once complete will have a total generating capacity of approximately 19 megawatts. Herbert Smith Freehills advised on all aspects of the transaction including the project financing, procurement, connection, off take, property, planning and environment. Herbert Smith Freehills partner Jon Evans said, “Achieving […]
Water Corporation is utilising virtual reality technology to simulate how water and wastewater infrastructure will function prior to construction. Traditionally, design drawings are reviewed in a two-dimensional format, however, Water Corporation now converts designs into three-dimensional virtual reality. The corporation recently used virtual reality to allow operators at its Northam office to experience in 3D the design of wastewater recycling […]
Telstra has agreed to offer remedies to around 42,000 customers as compensation for promoting and offering various National Broadband Network (NBN) speed plans that specified maximum speeds that could not be achieved in real-world conditions. Between September 2015 and November 2017, Telstra offered internet services through both its Telstra and Belong brands, advertising a range of different speed plans. This […]
Following the release of the Global Nutrition Report, WaterAid has warned world leaders hoping to tackle the global malnutrition crisis that they must not neglect the vital bedrock of water, sanitation and hygiene. The Global Nutrition Report, released at the Global Nutrition Summit in Milan, includes a strong call to action for sectors including agriculture, health, rural development and water, […]
An Australian energy services group has been awarded the $3 million contract for the civil construction scope on the Mt Isa Compressor Station as part of the Northern Gas Pipeline Project (NGP) for Jemena. Valmec has signed a key Memorandum of Understanding (MoU” with the project site’s traditional owners to support its project delivery strategy which will see Valmec work […]
Ausgrid has secured the purchase of the nation’s largest digital metering provider from AGL. Ausgrid’s purchase of Active Stream is the first significant investment the company has made following the 1 December 2016 transaction, which saw ownership of Ausgrid now subject to a long-term lease. Active Stream was established in 2015 to install digital meters ahead of the Power of […]
Murray Irrigation Limited (MIL) has announced all of its Board directors have agreed to resign at the company’s Annual General Meeting on 28 November 2017. MIL Board Chairman, Bruce Simpson, announced the decision in a statement sent to all MIL shareholders. The announcement follows an independent two-part report which highlighted poor behaviour and dysfunction had built up over many years […]
The ACCC has begun a public inquiry into whether NBN wholesale service standard levels are appropriate, and will consider whether regulation is necessary to improve customer experiences. The inquiry will focus on the ability to enforce appropriate service standard levels at a wholesale level, including redress arrangements when consumers seek compensation at a retail level when those wholesale standards are […]
A NSW water utility has taken out two top awards at the Australian Service Excellence Awards held in Sydney in late October 2017. The Australian Service Excellence Awards are Australia’s premier customer service awards event hosted by the Customer Service Institute of Australia. The team at Sydney Water took out the most coveted prize, the Best of the Best award, […]
SA Water has achieved a zero per cent gender pay gap in 2017 after successfully implementing a diversity and inclusion strategy. With Australia’s gender pay gap sitting at 15.3 per cent, SA Water’s zero per cent gap is all the more remarkable, in the male-dominated water industry, often considered nontraditional for female workers. Commenting on his organisation’s pay parity, SA […]
TasNetworks’ Annual Report 2016 – 17 has been tabled in Parliament, recording an after-tax profit of $93.9 million and returns to government and owners of $176.2 million. TasNetworks CEO, Lance Balcombe, said the report is a strong result in only the business’ third year of operation. “Hitting our financial targets is a key measure of company performance. Despite a reduction […]
Australia Pacific LNG has made an agreement with Origin Energy to supply a further 41 petajoules (PJ) of gas to the east coast gas market. The gas sales agreement will cover around two-thirds of the gas supply shortfall forecast for 2018, boosting Australia Pacific LNG’s domestic contracted gas supply for 2018 to more than 186 PJ, or almost 30 per […]
The Ixom 2017 Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia competition was conducted on 18th October 2017 in the Brisbane Street Mall in Launceston, Tasmania, where the community of Launceston helped determine the best tasting tap water in Australia Over 150 participants sampled the water from five states, and it was a sample from Queensland’s Mt Kynoch Water Treatment Plant that […]
The contract to deliver the engineering, procurement and construction of the Kennedy Energy Park in Queensland has been awarded to a consortium. A consortium between Vestas and Quanta Services has won the contract and is expecting to have the park in operation by the end of 2018. The partnership has announced the final details of a project that will help […]
The Water Industry Operator Association of Australia (WIOA) has just appointed its seventh Life Member in 44 years of operation. Newest Life Member, Peter Tolsher from North East Water talks about his 16 years of service with WIOA and highlights the importance of recognition and the sharing of information in the water industry. A s part of WIOA’s various organisational goals, it strives to […]
A Northern Territory water utility has been awarded the Australian Water Association (AWA) Program Innovation award for the Darwin Community Leak Program. Power and Water’s Living Water Smart program was launched in response to a finding that leaks contribute to about 12 per cent of water use in Darwin homes, with around one in eight homes having an average leak […]
Power and Water has outlined its $215 million annual capital program for the Northern Territory’s power and water supply at the Northern Territory Major Projects conference. Power and Water Regions and Remote Operations General Manager, David Coucill, told the conference that the corporation’s capital works program is designed to ensure continued delivery of safe and reliable water and electricity services […]
Horizon Power has been named one of the most innovative electricity companies in the nation in a Deloitte report for Energy Networks Australia for its Fault Call Analyser which remotely detects, and helps operators investigate, issues with power supply. The Innovation in Electricity Networks report assessed the level of innovation in 17 electricity network businesses in Australia with Horizon […]
An Australian energy company has been awarded the contract to supply and install NSW’s largest grid support battery energy storage system at West Dapto. MPower was awarded the contract to design, build and install a one megawatt hour battery energy storage system at the site of our future West Dapto Zone Substation. Endeavour Energy General Manager Asset Management, Ty Christopher, […]
A $15 million upgrade of WaterNSW’s five metropolitan dams is set to take place, with works to electrical assets to make sites safer, more community friendly and meet contemporary standards. Downer Group has won the tender to begin the next phase of upgrades on the Upper Nepean System, which includes replacing overhead wiring and putting it underground. Significant work will […]
Water Corporation and its community partners in the Kimberley have been announced as finalists in the prestigious Banksia Sustainability Awards in the category of Indigenous Leadership for Sustainability. Together with Mamabulanjin Aboriginal Corporation, Wunan and Lions Club Broome, Water Corporation has helped create projects that benefit local communities across the Kimberley. Water Corporation North West Regional Manager, Rino Trolio, said […]
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