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An important part of water infrastructure projects is ensuring environmental impact is carefully managed. This can be done through many ways and is driven by an environmental impact assessment completed in the initial stages of a project.

Six apprentices from the Rookwood Weir project have completed a skills-based initiative to produce 2 beautiful cubby houses for Queensland families in need.

The Australian Government has committed $3.7 million to progress to the next stage of the Coliban Regional Rural Modernisation project in Victoria. This next stage will include the development of a detailed business case. 

Stage 1 of the new Dungowan pipeline has been finished. Helping to save 2.2 megalitres (ML) in water losses every day, almost the same amount of water as an Olympic swimming pool.

This Science Week, quench your thirst for water science knowledge with our handy glossary! You can use this glossary to familiarise yourself with some of the more common terms that can be found in research reports and factsheets from our National Water Grid Science Program. 

Reduced water loss, future-proofed supply, improved access and greater reliability are all benefits set to flow in Yuendumu and Milingimbi.

Following the recent ‘Working together for better water in the bush’ forum, our officials accepted 3 very important gifts from central Australian community members.

People from across Australia came together in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) last week to share, listen and work together to improve access to safe and reliable water in First Nations remote communities, homelands and outstations.

The Australian Government has committed more than $170 million in funding for the construction of two important projects in Tasmania.

The nearly completed Rookwood Weir in Central Queensland will allocate a further 6000 megalitres of water for productive irrigation use.