AWA

AWA CEO Corinne Cheeseman joined a panel convened by the World Bank on Water Security for Resilient, Liveable Cities at the World Water Forum in Bali. With over 18,000 attendees, this 10th World Water Forum is a premier event for global collaboration on water challenges.

At the 17th Pacific Water and Wastewater Association Conference in Tahiti, Pacific utilities, development partners and water professionals explored what makes capability development effective. Read more: hubs.la/Q04CfGHj0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

A First Peoples career pathways pilot is showing what can happen when community connections and practical training lead to real employment opportunities ✨ Read more about the pilot and hear from the trainees: hubs.la/Q04CfGxb0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

This week’s water community updates highlight habitat restoration, digital leak detection, research into algal bloom risks and progress on regional water supplies. Read about these stories and more: hubs.la/Q04CfyLM0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

What would you prioritise if you were shaping a city’s water future? At Melbourne Water’s Future Water Story, participants explore that question together. Read more: hubs.la/Q04BdV5M0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

This National Water Week, we’re sharing how SA Water’s Anangu Water Wisdom program brings Water is Life into focus through two-way learning. Read how the program connects water literacy with caring for community and Country: hubs.la/Q04BdTrR0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

This National Water Week, we’re celebrating the educators helping communities see why Water is Life – from the systems that protect public health to the waterways that sustain ecosystems and connections to Country. Read more: hubs.la/Q04BdRGH0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

This week’s water community updates highlight recycled water for agriculture, upgrades for growing communities and practical ways to improve water efficiency. Read about these stories and more: hubs.la/Q04BdVVw0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

From South East Queensland to Vietnam, water professionals are sharing lessons on protecting critical infrastructure, communicating with customers and restoring essential services during extreme weather. Read more: hubs.la/Q04zZtkL0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

For Traditional Owner Trevor Meldrum, caring for Country means following the connections between land, rivers and sea, and supporting local people to sustain restoration over decades. Read more: hubs.la/Q04zyX8d0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

This week’s water community updates highlight smarter monitoring, new uses for wastewater resources and upgrades to essential water supplies. Read here: hubs.la/Q04zyV2b0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Researchers from UNSW have developed a framework to assess the trade-offs between green hydrogen production and irrigated agriculture under thousands of possible future scenarios. Read here: hubs.la/Q04yR-mY0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Tom Overall shares how understanding local hydrology and working closely with First Peoples, landholders and community partners helped shape the restoration of 2,500-hectare wetland in South Australia. Read here: bit.ly/4hznd8V #AustralianWaterAssociation

With the Productivity Commission’s fourth assessment handed to government, The Hon Karlene Maywald and Amy Dysart explore what needs to happen next. At the heart of delivery is trust. Read more: hubs.la/Q04zflsx0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

This week’s water community updates highlight recycled water supplies, changing river conditions and new opportunities to enjoy our reservoirs. Read here: bit.ly/4hn8i2X #AustralianWaterAssociation

Ben McMaster, AECOM’s Water Business Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, joins us to discuss planning for uncertainty and building long-term water resilience. Listen to the latest podcast episode here: bit.ly/4iYz5nA #AustralianWaterAssociation

Meet AWA’s 2026–27 Victorian Branch and Young Water Professionals committees, and discover what’s planned for the year ahead, from water security and circular water to mentoring and professional development. Read here: hubs.la/Q04yHdTX0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Headlines about AI’s water use can obscure important questions: where the water comes from, how much is needed and what happens during drought? Here, Dr M. Reza Hosseini examines the implications for Australia’s water supplies. Read here: hubs.la/Q04yHchk0 #AWA

Danielle Francis, Manager Customer and Policy at the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), is advancing purified recycled water for drinking and leading WSAA’s All Options on the Table initiative. Read here: hubs.la/Q04y5Nqj0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

This week’s water community updates highlight essential services, infrastructure renewal, sector leadership and community monitoring of waterway health. Read about these stories and more: hubs.la/Q04y5MQb0 #AustralianWaterAssociation

Our new podcast series is here. In the first episode, Neil Gordon from Schneider Electric joins the Australian Water Association to discuss future-ready asset management and infrastructure renewal. Listen here: hubs.la/Q04ypbGb0 #AustralianWaterAssociation