Water Industry Alliance Chair, Judith Bradsen, has announced that current CEO, Andy Roberts, accepted the position of CEO at a South Australian water management company. Mr Roberts will commence in his role as Micromet Water Management’s new CEO in May 2016. Water management company, Micromet, provides irrigation management services, operates using using cellular network based communication such as remote solar-powered data acquisition, and is […]
Inspections are currently underway at AGL’s Liddell Power Station (NSW) after a recent external boiler tube leak. AGL is conducting inspections on all four boiler units at Liddell and, if required, will conduct repairs. However, this will result in outages over two months. Currently, units one and four are out of service and undergoing repairs, while units two and three […]
APA Group has announced it will acquire the remaining 50 per cent of the Diamantina Power Station project (DPS) from its project partner AGL for $151million. DPS is a large scale gas fired power station that owns and operates two separate power facilities with shared infrastructure; the 242MW combined cycle gas turbine Diamantina Power Station and the adjacent 60MW open […]
Minister for Communications, Mitch Fifield, announced that residents in Redcliffe Peninsula (QLD) will be the first in Australia to receive nbn’s cable broadband service, when the network goes live in June 2016. The announcement follows a successful test of hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) in Redcliffe, which achieved wholesale network speeds of up to 100Mbps download and 40Mbps upload, with an average […]
Chevron has celebrated the first shipment of liquefied natural gas from its Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The first shipment will be sent to Chubu Electric Power, in Japan. Chevron Midstream and Development, Executive Vice President, Mike Wirth, said, “Departure of the first cargo from the Gorgon Project is a key milestone in our commitment to […]
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has released a draft determination outlining the prices that Sydney Water is allowed to charge customers from July 2016 to June 2020. IPART said its proposed prices will see Sydney Water customers saving around $100 a year on their water bills due to reduced operating expenditure, reduced capital expenditure and lower financing costs. […]
A Queensland water company has become the first distributor and retailer in South-East Queensland to be awarded the international food safety certification, ISO 22000, for its high quality drinking water. Independent global auditor DQS CFS has approved the ISO 22000 certification for Unitywater, which supplies water to more than 296,000 customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. The certification, valid […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft determination on nbn’s revenue controls for the 2014−2015 period, with the ACCC determining that nbn’s prices did not exceed maximum regulated prices. The ACCC is required to make annual determinations on nbn’s revenue controls in accordance with the Long Term Revenue Constraint Methodology (the LTRCM), which is set out […]
Monadelphous KT (MKT) has filed a claim against DDG Fortescue River (DDG FR) to the Supreme Court of Western Australia over work MKT carried out on the Fortescue River Gas Pipeline project. The claim relates to works completed by MKT for the joint venture in relation to the Fortescue River Gas Pipeline project that reached practical completion in March 2015. […]
Wingecarribee Shire (NSW) is seeking a sewer treatment assistant operator who will assist in the allocated duties within the Sewer Treatment Headworks including associated inspections, maintenance and renewal works. The council is looking for a person with a Certificate III in Water Operations (Sewage Treatment) who has demonstrated experience in sewage treatment process and maintenance, repair/maintenance and sewage treatment facilities […]
SA Water has appointed a new CEO to head the company after current CEO, John Ringham, departs in July 2016. SA Water Chairman, Lew Owens, announced Roch Cheroux, current Chief Executive of SUEZ South-East Asia, as SA Water’s new CEO. Mr Owens said Mr Cheroux’s extensive water industry experience, understanding of the South Australian and international water sector, and stakeholder […]
Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, Lisa Neville, and Member for Buninyong, Geoff Howard, have announced the contractor selected to design and build the mini hydro-electric power station at Lal Lal Reservoir. Tamar Hydro has been awarded the contract for the hydro-electric power station, located south-east of Ballarat, following a tender process run by Central Highlands Water. Victorian […]
The former CEO of Western Power has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TransGrid. TransGrid has appointed Paul Italiano as its new CEO, effective from mid-2016. Having recently completed its 99 year lease transaction from a State Owned Corporation to private ownership, TransGrid is focused on providing a safe, reliable and efficient electricity transmission and related […]
Western Power has completed a project to move 6.5km of powerlines underground, as part of restoration efforts following the January 2016 bushfire in Waroona, Western Australia. More than 300 Western Power employees worked on rebuilding the network after the fire destroyed almost 950 poles and approximately 50km of powerlines. Western Power’s Asset Operations Executive Manager, Dave Fyfe, said the Waroona […]
WA Water Corporation has appointed two new board members and a new deputy chairman to play a critical role in leading the corporation. WA Water Minister, Mia Davies, has welcomed the appointment of David Rowe and Nicole Lockwood to the Water Corporation board. Michael Hollett, who joined the board in 2012, has also been appointed deputy chairman. Mr Rowe is […]
An engineering and construction company has secured a two year national panel contract with Ericsson for nbn fixed wireless network capacity upgrades. Decmil Group has secured the contract which includes the design, supply, installation, commissioning and integration of hardware and software in relation to nbn’s fixed wireless network capacity expansion. The contract will be undertaken by the wireless division of […]
The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association are seeking members of the utility industry to review the new Pipeline Engineer Competency Standards. The competency standards create a framework to enable understanding, assessment and documentation of competency for pipeline engineers and are developed by panels of industry experts. The standard will assist companies in assessing whether their pipeline engineers meet the description […]
APA Group has made a cash offer to takeover the Ethane Pipeline Income Fund (EPX) which owns the Moomba to Sydney Ethane Pipeline. APA currently owns 6.08 per cent of EPX securities and the offer is for all securities that APA does not already own. The Ethane Pipeline Income Fund owns the Moomba to Sydney Ethane Pipeline and is externally managed […]
Australia has a new energy retailer aiming to help consumers use more renewable energy and reduce their power consumption. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and SBCVC have backed a $5million Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund investment into new retailer, Mojo Power. ARENA CEO, Ivor Frischknecht, said Mojo Power was a home-grown Australian business and the world’s first energy retailer, […]
Coliban Water has announced a $3million upgrade to the Bridgewater and Laanecoorie water treatment plants, which supply water to towns in the Loddon Supply System. The major upgrades aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the treatment plants and Laurie Curran Water has been awarded the contracts for both plants. The Bridgewater Plant supplies the towns of Bridgewater and […]
Arc faults have been a hot topic in the electrical industry for more than a decade with much of the discussion centred on aging oil-based medium voltage switchgear and the increased risk that they pose. While the risk of an arc fault still exists in modern medium voltage switchgear, both the likelihood and the damage they can cause are greatly […]
nbn has begun construction of the broadband network in Rockhampton and Orange, while Rocherlea and Newham has made the switch to the network. Residents in parts of Rocherlea and Newham in Tasmania can experience the broadband network this week. An additional 2500 homes and businesses in the suburbs are now covered by the nbn network in Rocherlea and Newham, with […]
nbn has begun construction of the broadband network in Rockhampton and Orange, while Rocherlea and Newham has made the switch to the network. Residents in parts of Rocherlea and Newham in Tasmania can experience the broadband network this week. An additional 2500 homes and businesses in the suburbs are now covered by the nbn network in Rocherlea and Newham, with […]
Water from Goulburn Valley Water’s Marysville Treatment Plant has recently been awarded second place at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting in the USA. The news comes as WIOA invites NSW participants to enter the latest 2016 NSW IXOM Water Taste Test. After taking home the top prize for the 2015 Ixom Victorian Water Taste Test and the 2015 Ixom […]
Australia’s leading conference for improving tools, techniques and defences in the SCADA landscape is being held in Melbourne from 24-25 May 2016. SCADA 2016 will bring together a cross-industry selection of SCADA professionals, to discuss the investment and implementation of leading SCADA and process control systems in order to meet evolving business dynamics, produce improvements in business processes, and enhance […]
Jemena has announced the opening of the Eastern Gas Pipeline (EGP) expansion, which connects gas from Victoria’s Gippsland Basin to the east coast market. The expansion has increased capacity of the pipeline by 20 per cent, and will provide for the growing demand for natural gas on Australia’s east coast. The EGP is a 797km pipeline transporting gas from Victoria’s […]
The Queensland Government has announced the appointment of an industry expert to work with landholders and industry to develop the newest irrigated cropping districts in Queensland. Queensland Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Leanne Donaldson, as part of a $500,000 investment, has announced the appointment of Dr Lance Pendergast to work with landholders and industry in the Flinders and Gilbert catchments. […]
The Australian Government has released a consultation paper as part of its work to establish a register of foreign ownership of water access entitlements. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, and Treasurer, Scott Morrison, released the consultation paper. Minister Joyce said the register would give greater oversight of the ownership of Australian water assets, […]
nbn has responded to a report which estimated a future value of the National Broadband Network from 2015 to 2030, with nbn stating that the values are not accurate. The Infrastructure Australia report, Modelling of potential policy reforms, drew on information contained in nbn-related reports including the 2013 strategic review, the 2010 implementation study, the 2014 cost-benefit analysis volumes one […]
Hunter Water has stepped up the campaign to reduce the amount of wet wipes in sewers after removing a one-tonne ‘fatberg’ of wet wipes and sewage from a sewer pipe in Eleebana, New South Wales. The combination of wet wipes and sewage created a blockage in the pipes that required a crane to remove half of it. A crew from Hunter Water removed the […]
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