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The Australian Government has confirmed $4.5 million for a new Central Queensland Regional Water Assessment.

Rainfall is currently well below average in the Fitzroy Basin region. For a region prone to dry spells, climate change and water security are very real concerns.

The Australian Government has committed an additional $26.5 million to help progress an $88.2 million water supply pipeline project in Mount Morgan in central Queensland.

The Australian Government has committed $3 million to co-fund a detailed business case to investigate building NSW’s first regional industrial advanced water treatment plant.

We are all united by our need for safe and reliable water for drinking, growing our food and more.

A national hydrogeological inventory that maps out Australia's major groundwater-bearing basins and geological provinces has just been released.

Over the past three years, Australia has experienced extensive rainfall and floods. But the weather event that caused these conditions – La Niña – is officially over. Climate forecasters are now monitoring what will happen next, advising a return to drier times due to an El Niño event.

Have you ever wondered what inspires someone to take up a role in science, or even a science career with the public service?

Before she retired, we sat down with our now former Branch Head of the Science Program, Dr Carol Grossman, to answer these questions and many more.

With drier times forecast and the irrigation season upon us, the completion of the Werribee Irrigation District Modernisation project, stage 4, has come at the perfect time for local residents.

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.