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Water Research Australia (WaterRA) invites you to explore a groundbreaking international webinar series on PFAS (per- and polyfluo...
Water Research Australia has released Issue 113 of its highly regarded Health Stream publication, providing vital insights into wa...
Karen Rouse, former Chief Executive Officer, departed Water Research Australia on 29 October 2024, after eight years of transforma...
Industry professionals now have access to a new Water Research Australia factsheet, "Enhancing Wastewater Treatment and Reducing...
Water Research Australia is pleased to announce the release of new research, Scalable Approaches for Microbial Viability and Treat...
Water Research Australia (WaterRA) is delighted to announce the appointment of new and returning Directors to its Board. This y...
Water Research Australia participated in the 2024 AMR Solutions Summit hosted by CRC SAAFE in Adelaide this September. Held at...
An exciting new opportunity has emerged with Water Research Australia for a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our team....
Water Research Australia (WaterRA) has successfully secured $482,473 in funding from the National Emergency Management Authority f...
Water Research Australia (WaterRA) is pleased to share news of the newly funded Green Oxygen for Wastewater Treatment project, le...
Water Research Australia is excited to announce the launch of a major international collaboration to tackle one of the water indus...
Explore the rapid advancements in wastewater-based surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic with the Global Water Research Coalit...
Water Research Australia is excited to announce that Australia's premier scientific and technical conference on water research a...
Are you ready to make an impact? Water Research Australia is pleased to announce the beginning of this year's search for an enthus...
Conventional media filtration is one of the most widely used methods for removing pathogens and solids from water, serving as a c...
Are you ready to make an impact? Nominations to join Water Research Australia’s Board of Directors will open on August 19th....
The latest edition of Health Stream, Water Research Australia's public health bulletin, is now available for download to all membe...
Space-based Earth observation plays a crucial role in various fields such as disaster mitigation, agriculture, meteorology, and mi...
Nominations are open for the state-based Research and Development Excellence Awards offered by the Australian Water Association....
Water Research Australia (WaterRA) is excited to announce our involvement in the newly-funded ARC Industrial Transformation Resear...
The alarming rise of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) due to the extensive use of antibi...
Water Research Australia is thrilled to announce the addition of two new staff to the BIG Team, bringing valuable expertise to th...
The unprecedented 2019-20 bushfire season in Australia highlighted the urgent need for improved tools to assess water quality risk...
Cyanobacterial blooms are a global water quality concern that affects drinking water, recreational areas, and irrigation systems....
Ensuring the safety of our drinking water is a critical aspect of public health, with disinfection playing a pivotal role in safeg...
Water Research Australia proudly hosted another successful ‘Know Your Neighbour’ (KYN) event at the National Measurement Insti...
In a landmark stride towards advancing water treatment validation processes, the Australian WaterVal initiative marked a historic...
Water Research Australia is thrilled to announce that Port Macquarie Hastings Council has become the newest member of our BIG Team...
Water Research Australia is delighted to announce Beca HunterH2O has joined the BIG Team. Beca HunterH2O, the Australian water...
A groundbreaking collaboration involving 23 project partners from various sectors of the water industry across seven states and te...
At the recent 'Know Your Neighbour' event in Melbourne, Water Research Australia CEO Karen Rouse presented the prestigious Nancy M...
Water Research Australia successfully held a 'Know Your Neighbour' (KYN) event in Melbourne, on 19th March, showcasing its commitm...
Are you passionate about shaping the future of water management in Australia? Water Research Australia invites you to play a pi...
The Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC) has announced a five-part webinar series in collaboration with the US Environmental Pro...
Water Research Australia is excited to announce we will be hosting several sessions at OZWATER’24 in Melbourne. Held over thr...
Angel Chyi En We University of Melbourne, Greater Western Water & Melbourne Water Angel has had a paper published in the J...
Water Research Australia is delighted to announce the University of Sydney has joined the BIG Team. The University of Sydney st...
Last month, Water Research Australia’s Research Team conducted a series of productive Roadmaps to Research workshops with our I...
Water Research Australia is pleased to announce that Fiona Smith has been elected to the WaterRA Board. Fiona is Executive Mana...
We were delighted to host our AGM on Wednesday 8th November with attendees from across our BIG Team of members and partners. Th...
Water Research Australia’s ESG Statement encapsulates our commitment to environmental conservation, social responsibility, and r...
We’re pleased to share our 2022-23 Annual Report, a comprehensive account of our journey at WaterRA over the past year. Our...
We are delighted to announce that Water Research Australia received an iMIS Great Things Award. This recognition was earned for ou...
The 8th ANZ Cyanobacteria Workshop was held at Monash University from Tuesday 26th to Wednesday 27th September 2023....
Water Research Australia seeks to include the voices of indigenous Australians in our organisation and in our research as we striv...
Water Research Australia is delighted to announce Mount Barker District Council (MBDC) has joined the BIG Team. MBDC, which ser...
For a decade now, the Australian Water School has been at the forefront of providing exceptional professional development and trai...
Minh Duc Nguyen, PhD Candidate Deakin University & Barwon Water The IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater...
The official bid for the Scaling Green Hydrogen Cooperative Research Centre (SGH CRC), which is aiming to become the largest singl...
The Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (FBRR) has been implemented around the world as best practice, recommending that water treatmen...
Water Research Australia PhD candidate Kala Senathirajah recently travelled to Paris, France to take part in the UNEP Intergovernm...
Water Research Australia is sad to advise that well-known and respected water industry researcher and mentor, Denis Mulcahy, passe...
Congratulations to Water Research Australia PhD candidate Minh Duc Nguyen from Deakin University for being awarded the National...
Two factsheets have been produced by the Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC) that provide an overview of the key information on...
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...
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...
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...
The COVID-19 pandemic saw the water industry rapidly increase its capacity and capability in monitoring wastewater for the most op...
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 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...
Cleaning Australian Waterways through Nutrient Recovery and Emerging Contaminant Removal Using Advanced Bio-Remediation Stipen...
We are so excited to announce Fiona Kerr, founder and director of the NeuroTech Institute, will be presenting at Next water 2023....
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...
With the compelling vision of “Sustainable and productive land and waterscapes enabling indigenous economic participation and de...
Congratulations to Water Research Australia PhD candidate Minh Duc Nguyen from Deakin University for being awarded the Student W...
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...
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...
Water Research Australia PhD candidate Minh Duc Nguyen has been awarded International Student of the Year (Regional) at the 2021-2...
The new Water Research Australia website is now live! Located at the same address – www.waterra.com.au – our new website incl...
Water Research Australia PhD candidate Kaili Li shares her experience presenting her research at the recent IWA World Water Congre...
Almost one year ago Water Research Australia proudly launched ECHIDNA — Emerging Chemical Database of National Awareness — exc...
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...
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...
Water Research Australia (WaterRA) and the Australian Water Association (AWA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to e...
Water Research Australia is delighted to announce Alluvium has joined the BIG Team. With offices across most of Australia, Allu...
Water Research Australia PhD candidate Sharif Hossain has had his second research paper published. ‘Development and Compa...
UK Water Industry Research published two reports in July which may be of interest to WaterRA members. Report Title: Impact of d...
Water Research Australia was a proud sponsor of the 13th IWA Specialist Conference on Wastewater Ponds and Algal Technologies....
Our Whole Water program of research is set to expand! The research program for Whole Water, focussed across two main challenge...
Water Research Australia's research and innovation conference, Next Water, will return in 2023 to address what’s NOW and what’...
Water Research Australia's Research Manager Marlene Hsu presented on our Extreme Events research at the 2022 ACT Water Matters Con...
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...
A $50 million Federal Government grant through the Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centres Program, together with $106.5 million...
WaterRA’s Value of Research Project was created to ensure members derive maximum value from their investment in research, and th...
The Federal Government this month awarded $34.5 million to a new partnership to improve the resilience and profitability of Austra...
Following on from the successes of the Mekong node of the ColoSSoS program, WaterRA entered into another project with the Australi...
As leaders in collaborative water research, Water Research Australia supports innovation in the sector through long-term sponsorsh...
A WaterRA BIG Team congratulations to Mariah Sampson who has been presented with this year’s Nancy Millis Memorial Award....
Water Research Australia's BIG Team members continue to meet monthly in a Wastewater-based Epidemiology Community of Practice for...
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...
Water Research Australia PhD candidate and 2021 Nancy Millis Award recipient, Kaili Li, has had her first research paper published...
Water Research Australia is pleased to announce that Dr Daniel Hoefel has filled the casual vacancy on the WaterRA Board that occu...
The 7th Australian and New Zealand Cyanobacteria Workshop, hosted by WaterRA, was held online on 29-30 September 2021. Australi...
Testing wastewater to detect the virus causing COVID-19 is the key priority of the ColoSSoS Project. The Australia-wide collaborat...
The 6th Australian and New Zealand Cyanobacterial Workshop was held at the UNSW Kensington Campus, Sydney, on 25-26 September 2018...
