As leaders in collaborative water research, Water Research Australia supports innovation in the sector through long-term sponsorship of both the national and state-based Research and Development Excellence Awards offered by the Australian Water Association.

WaterRA  would like to congratulate South East Water, Greater Western Water and Intelligent Water Networks on thier Australian-first technology – The Next Step in Biosolids Innovation Transforming Local Circular Economies – that recently won the R&D Excellence Award at the Victorian Water Awards.

WaterRA’s sponsorship of the R&D Excellence Award will continue for the next three years, recognising research and development that has made a significant contribution to the water sector.

WaterRA would like to recognise all the R&D Excellence Award winners from around the country, and look forward to awarding of the national R&D Excellence Award at the Ozwater’22 conference in Brisbane.

“Research is the core of what we do and the foundation for innovation and growth in the sector,” WaterRA CEO Karen Rouse said. “We are delighted to be able to recognise the outstanding research that will take place across Australia now and into the future.”