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The Water Authority of Fiji, in partnership with the Pacific Water and Wastewater Association, Ministry of Public Works, Meteorolo...

Water Research Australia would like to congratulate students in our Research Leadership Program that have recently had their work...

Water Research Australia is seeking a candidate to undertake a PhD project at Monash University, Melbourne. If you have an inte...

Posted on Categories News, RLP Tags contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), Greater Western Water, Melbourne Water, Nancy Millis Award, RLP, University of Melbourne
A WaterRA BIG Team congratulations to Angel Chyi En We who has been presented with this year’s Nancy Millis Memorial Award. U...

Water Research Australia's premier scientific and technical conference on research and innovation – Next Water 2023 – combined...

Australia’s premier scientific and technical conference on research and innovation, Next Water 2023, will begin in two weeks! Jo...

Posted on Categories Events, News, Next Water Tags irrigation, R&D, SIMPaCT, Sydney Water, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Western Sydney University
Next Water delegates have the exclusive opportunity to see Australia’s largest smart blue-green infrastructure R&D project i...

Water Research Australia’s Research Leadership Program is excited to announce that our popular Data Science for Water Profession...

The special early bird ticket offer for Next Water ’23 will end on Tuesday 31st January! Join us at Australia’s leading scient...

We are excited to announce Prof Alan Duffy, Director of the Space Technology and Industry Institute at Swinburne University in Mel...

Water Research Australia has commenced 2023 with the addition of two new Directors to its Board. A new Industry (Utility) Direc...

Posted on Categories Events, News, Next Water Tags COVID-19, NEXTWATER, pathogens, wastewater surveillance
The COVID-19 pandemic saw the water industry rapidly increase its capacity and capability in monitoring wastewater for the most op...

An exciting new opportunity has emerged with Water Research Australia for an enthusiastic Research Manager to join our team....

The special early bird ticket offer for Next Water '23 has been extended! Join us at Australia's leading scientific and technical...

Water Research Australia is delighted to welcome two new staff to our BIG Team. Sandra Henville has joined the Research Team on...

Posted on Categories Events, News, Next Water Tags circular economy, Melbourne Water, Monash University, NEXTWATER, UNSW, Veolia
Water Research Australia is excited to announce Prof John Thwaites will be presenting at Next Water 2023. A global expert on de...

Water Research Australia has launched the preliminary program for Australia's leading scientific and technical conference on res...

Posted on Categories News, RLP Tags Barwon Water, Central Highlands Water, Federation University, Greater Western Water, PhD, RLP
Cleaning Australian Waterways through Nutrient Recovery and Emerging Contaminant Removal Using Advanced Bio-Remediation Stipen...

The deadline for abstract submissions for WaterMicro23 has been extended to 14 December. WaterMicro23 is the world’s leading...

Posted on Categories Events, News, Next Water
We are so excited to announce Fiona Kerr, founder and director of the NeuroTech Institute, will be presenting at Next water 2023....

Posted on Categories News, Research Tags agriculture, climate change, dams, drought, Griffith University, Project 1133, reserviors, Spotlight on Science, streamflow, water quality
Lakes and reservoirs are essential for water supply for humans and agriculture, and have an important role in flow regulation, bio...

Water Research Australia PhD Candidate Sarah Aucote has been awarded the Student Water Prize at the AWA's SA Gala Dinner & A...

Join our Research Team online for our 6-monthly Project Update Meeting to be held on Thursday 1st December 2022 at 12:30pm (Sydn...

Posted on Categories CRC Bid, News Tags EPIC CRC, events, Indigenous participation, reconciliation, webinar
With the compelling vision of “Sustainable and productive land and waterscapes enabling indigenous economic participation and de...

Posted on Categories News, RLP Tags Barwon Water, Deakin University, Melbourne Water, Nancy Millis Award, net zero, PhD students, Research and Development Excellence Award, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland
Congratulations to Water Research Australia PhD candidate Minh Duc Nguyen from Deakin University for being awarded the Student W...

Water Research Australia is the proud event host of WaterMicro23, working alongside the International Water Association to bring t...

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The Sydney Water Innovation Festival 2022 (#SWIF22) creates a safe and inclusive space for industry, government, academia, local c...

Early bird registration is now open for Next Water '23 taking place in Sydney from 22-23 February 2023. Australia's leading sci...

Posted on Categories News, Research Tags drinking water, Griffith University, microplastics, recycled water
Microplastics have been reported in marine and freshwater ecosystems as well as wastewater effluents worldwide, but much less is k...

Water Research Australia's Research Leadership Program has opened applications for the 2023 Nancy Millis Memorial Award and the 20...

Posted on Categories Governance, News
Water Research Australia is seeking to appoint a new Independent Director to our Board. This position is reflective of WaterRA...

We were delighted to host our AGM on Wednesday 13th October with attendees from across our BIG Team of members and partners. Th...

As announced at our Annual General Meeting, non-executive director Steven Porter from Northern Territory’s Power and Water, step...

Posted on Categories News, RLP Tags Barwon Water, Deakin University, Nancy Millis Award, PhD students, RLP
Water Research Australia PhD candidate Minh Duc Nguyen has been awarded International Student of the Year (Regional) at the 2021-2...

Water Research Australia is driven by passionate and highly-skilled members of our BIG Team who sit on the Board of Directors. Ou...

Water Research Australia PhD candidate Kaili Li shares her experience presenting her research at the recent IWA World Water Congre...

Posted on Categories News, Research Tags CHASM, contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), database, ECHIDNA, industry, Requests for Funding (RFFs), stormwater
Almost one year ago Water Research Australia proudly launched ECHIDNA — Emerging Chemical Database of National Awareness — exc...

Posted on Categories News, Research Tags Ballina Shire Council, data analysis, Dupont, Gippsland Water, Hunter Water, membrane, NSW Health, Permeate Partners, research project, South East Water, SUEZ, Sydney Water, University of Wollongong
The Water Research Australia project team have selected the University of Wollongong to deliver research project that will review...

Our GM Research Services Jacqueline Frizenschaf had the pleasure of co-chairing the "Prevention and Management of Taste & Odou...

Posted on Categories Members, News Tags industry, Macquarie University, monitoring research, School of Natural Sciences, water security, welcome
Water Research Australia is delighted to announce Macquarie University has joined the BIG Team. Macquarie has joined as a Researc...

We are pleased to announce Water Research Australia Project 1136 Application of sustainable hydrogen economy based AOP for removal...

Posted on Categories News, Staff Tags chemistry, identification, industry, microbiology, PhD, research providers, Research Team, The University of Sydney, WaterNSW, welcome
Water Research Australia is pleased to announce that Dr Heather Lacey has joined us on secondment from WaterNSW as a Senior Resear...

Water Research Australia (WaterRA) and the Australian Water Association (AWA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to e...

Posted on Categories Members, News Tags advice, Alluvium, analysis, engineering, practical solutions, rural catchments, science, urban catchments, welcome
Water Research Australia is delighted to announce Alluvium has joined the BIG Team. With offices across most of Australia, Allu...

Posted on Categories News, RLP Tags chloramination, PhD, PhD students, research paper, SA Water, University of South Australia, Water Journal
Water Research Australia PhD candidate Sharif Hossain has had his second research paper published. ‘Development and Compa...

Posted on Categories News Tags customer, developing technologies, drinking water, monitoring research, research report, service, service optimisation, UK Water Industry Research, UKWIR
UK Water Industry Research published two reports in July which may be of interest to WaterRA members. Report Title: Impact of d...

Nominations are open for the state-based Research and Development Excellence Awards offered by the Australian Water Association....

Posted on Categories Events, News Tags algae, algae-based treatment, award, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), international, International Water Association, IWA, IWA Specialist Conference, microalgal cultures, Portugal, research, resource recovery, University of Porto, University of Slovenia, wastewater, wastewater treatment
Water Research Australia was a proud sponsor of the 13th IWA Specialist Conference on Wastewater Ponds and Algal Technologies....

Posted on Categories COI Whole Water, Community of Interest, News Tags hydrogen economy, net zero, whole water
Our Whole Water program of research is set to expand! The research program for Whole Water, focussed across two main challenge...

Posted on Categories News, Staff Tags CRC Water Quality & Treatment, Membrane Treatment, monitoring research, Research Services, Water Corporation, welcome, Western Australia’s Water Corporation
Water Research Australia is pleased to announce that Dr Stacey Hamilton has joined us on secondment from Western Australia’s Wat...

Posted on Categories Events, News Tags 2023, conference, innovation, NEXTWATER, research, research opportunities, save the date, Sydney, water industry
Water Research Australia's research and innovation conference, Next Water, will return in 2023 to address what’s NOW and what’...

Posted on Categories News, Research Tags ACT Water Matters Conference, environment, Extreme Events, Extreme Events research, human livelihoods
Water Research Australia's Research Manager Marlene Hsu presented on our Extreme Events research at the 2022 ACT Water Matters Con...

Posted on Categories Members, News Tags award, Barry Inglis Medal, measurement, Metrology, National Measurement Institute, National Science Week, NMI Prize, People’s Choice Award
The Barry Inglis Medal and NMI Prize are annual awards presented by the National Measurement Institute (NMI). The awards recognis...

Posted on Categories COI Whole Water, Community of Interest, News Tags carbon neutral, whole water, WSAA
Water Research Australia is working together with WSAA to create Knowledge Roadmaps for carbon neutral utilities, as part of our W...

Water Research Australia would like to inform our BIG Team that Dr Kelly Hill is leaving the organisation on Friday 1st July, 2022...

A WaterRA BIG Team congratulations to our Research Manager, Dr Arash Zamyadi, for successfully completing The Peter Cullen Water a...

Posted on Categories News Tags basin hubs, collaboration, Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centres Program, economic impact, Goondiwindi, grant, Griffith, irrigation, Loxton, Mildura, Murray Darling Basin, One Basin CRC, technology, University of Melbourne
A $50 million Federal Government grant through the Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centres Program, together with $106.5 million...

Posted on Categories News, Research Tags featured workforce, good practice guide, innovation, research project, value of research
WaterRA’s Value of Research Project was created to ensure members derive maximum value from their investment in research, and th...

Posted on Categories News, Research Tags AMR, antimicrobial, antimicrobial resistance, Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), CRC SAAFE, funding, Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, UniSA, water quality
The Federal Government this month awarded $34.5 million to a new partnership to improve the resilience and profitability of Austra...

Posted on Categories News, Research Tags analysis, analysis protocols, Australian Water Association, ColoSSoS, international, Mekong, SA Water, wastewater, wastewater monitoring, Water Authority of Fiji
Following on from the successes of the Mekong node of the ColoSSoS program, WaterRA entered into another project with the Australi...

Posted on Categories News Tags Greater Western Water, Intelligent Water Networks, Ozwater'22, R&D Excellence Award, South East Water, Victorian Water Awards
As leaders in collaborative water research, Water Research Australia supports innovation in the sector through long-term sponsorsh...

Posted on Categories News, RLP Tags Barwon River, Barwon Water, catchment, Deakin University, East-Barwon River Restoration, Nancy Millis Award, PhD, PhD students, water supply catchment
A WaterRA BIG Team congratulations to Mariah Sampson who has been presented with this year’s Nancy Millis Memorial Award....

Posted on Categories News Tags Australian Water Association, COVID-19, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, epidemiology, international, knowledge transfer, Monash University, SARS-CoV-2, Victorian Department of Health, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI), wastewater, wastewater surveillance, WBE Community of Practice
Water Research Australia's BIG Team members continue to meet monthly in a Wastewater-based Epidemiology Community of Practice for...

Posted on Categories News, RLP Tags Melbourne Water, PhD, PhD students, research papers, Urban Water Journal, Victoria University, Water Sensitive Urban Design, WSUD
Water Research Australia PhD candidate Samira Rashetnia has had her first research paper published. ‘A scoping review on...

Water Research Australia would like to congratulate Huan Liu, whose research won the NSW Student Water Prize at this year’s NSW...

Posted on Categories News, RLP Tags Icon Water, Nancy Millis Award, PhD students, research papers, RLP, University of Queensland
Water Research Australia PhD candidate and 2021 Nancy Millis Award recipient, Kaili Li, has had her first research paper published...

Posted on Categories Governance, News Tags AWQC, Griffith University, Power and Water, SA Water, Strategic Advisory Committee, Sydney Water, Victoria University, WaterRA Board
Water Research Australia is pleased to announce that Dr Daniel Hoefel has filled the casual vacancy on the WaterRA Board that occu...

Posted on Categories COI Algal Innovation, News
The 7th Australian and New Zealand Cyanobacteria Workshop, hosted by WaterRA, was held online on 29-30 September 2021. Australi...

Posted on Categories Press Release
Testing wastewater to detect the virus causing COVID-19 is the key priority of the ColoSSoS Project. The Australia-wide collaborat...

Posted on Categories COI Algal Innovation, News
The 6th Australian and New Zealand Cyanobacterial Workshop was held at the UNSW Kensington Campus, Sydney, on 25-26 September 2018...