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WQRA students graduate with honours
January 5, 2012
WQRA congratulates its 2011 Honours Scholarship recipients, who have all graduated with first class honours
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WQRA panel to debate 'Pathogen X'
January 3, 2012
WQRA will be holding a special workshop at Ozwater'12: 'What's Bugging you? The Emergence of Pathogen X'
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Fungi in drinking water
December 20, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: Evidence on the potential health risks from fungi in drinking water has been reviewed
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Tularaemia in Australia
December 20, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: Two cases of the rare infection tularaemia were recently identified by health authorities
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Water quality and extreme events
December 20, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: Experts from around the world provided insights into extreme events at a recent symposium
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WQRA Programs Update 2010-11
December 19, 2011
WQRA's Annual Programs Update: 2010-11 has been released to the WQRA website
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WQRA Research Blueprint Workshops
November 21, 2011
Members are invited to attend workshops for WQRA's Research Blueprint
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Prof Dennis Mulcahy honoured
November 19, 2011
WQRA congratulates Prof Dennis Mulcahy, who has received the 2011 Premier's Water Medal
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Water quality monitoring spotlighted
November 18, 2011
WQRA will be talking about water quality monitoring at an upcoming ISSNIP 2011 workshop
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WQRA Research Blueprint Consultation
November 14, 2011
WQRA senior staff are travelling around Australia
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Looking at regional research
November 4, 2011
University of Ballarat & GWMWater research forum coming up
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Help set WQRA's research directions
October 31, 2011
WQRA is calling for input into its Research Blueprint: 2012-2016
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AGM: Talking water quality
October 30, 2011
WQRA spotlights national and international issues in water quality
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Australian Drinking Water Guidelines out
October 29, 2011
The new Australian Drinking Water Guidelines have been released
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WQRA Directors elected
October 28, 2011
Results of WQRA Director elections were announced at the WQRA AGM
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Members gather in Victoria
October 20, 2011
The story of City West Water and a look at MT-PCR
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WQRA student wins AWA award
October 20, 2011
Congratulations to RMIT student Ana Martins
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National Water Week
October 16, 2011
National Water Week highlights care for catchments
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James Cameron to head NWC
October 13, 2011
WQRA congratulates James Cameron on his appointment as CEO of the National Water Commission
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Productivity Commission report out
October 13, 2011
The Government has released the final report of the Productivity Commission's inquiry into urban water
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Members gather in SA
October 12, 2011
WQRA members gathered at UniSA's Mawson Lakes Campus in October
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Election for WQRA Directors
October 5, 2011
Nominations are in for WQRA Director roles
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2010-11 in review
October 4, 2011
The WQRA Annual Report for 2010-11 is available online
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Tularemia linked to wells in Norway
September 28, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: Investigators in Norway have linked a tularemia upsurge to private water wells
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Health targets for waterborne disease
September 28, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: Tolerable risk level for waterborne disease debated
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Update on rabbit Cryptosporidium
September 28, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: Researchers in the UK have published findings on the 'rabbit genotype' of Cryptosporidium
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Notice of WQRA AGM
September 28, 2011
Join research and industry leaders at the WQRA AGM
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Recycled water: health risk assessment
September 28, 2011
Assessing the health risks of recycled water using bioanalytical techniques: upcoming WQRA and NWC workshop
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WQRA Director nominations
September 20, 2011
The WQRA AGM is approaching, and it is nomination time
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WQRA AGM: Save the date
September 13, 2011
Join colleagues from all over Australia, and hear from global leaders
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Spotlight on urban water R&D
September 5, 2011
WQRA highlights new developments in the urban water R&D landscape
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Members gather in Darwin
September 1, 2011
WQRA members from all around Australia gathered in Darwin in August
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WQRA: planning to succeed
August 29, 2011
The 2011-12 WQRA Business Plan is available for members to view
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Water reuse and national validation
August 5, 2011
National validation framework for water reuse schemes: draft roadmap out
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Climate change & water quality
August 3, 2011
Researchers and leaders from water utilities and universities from around Australia and overseas gathered in Adelaide in August to discuss climate change and water quality.
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Source protection & perception
July 22, 2011
Blair Nancarrow, the Director of Syme & Nancarrow Water is presenting on at the AWA Catchment Management Conference in August
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Ozwater'12 is coming
July 13, 2011
The AWA is gearing up for Ozwater'12 from 8-10 May, 2012.
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Stabilisation Ponds
July 10, 2011
The IWA's 9th Specialist Group Conference on Waste Stabilisation Ponds will be held from 1-4 August, 2011.
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Safe Drinking Water Act for SA
June 28, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: The South Australian Parliament has passed an Act to bring uniformity to drinking water regulations
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IPR for Western Australia?
June 28, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: WA may fast-track adoption of indirect poatble reuse of recycled water to supplement Perth water
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Recreational water exposures
June 28, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: US researchers have published a new study of recreational water exposures
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CWQRC Disinfection By-Products Workshop
April 21, 2011
The Curtin Water Quality Research Centre is holding a one day workshop on disinfection by-products on Tuesday 17th May 2011. The focus of the workshop will be on emerging issues in disinfection by-products research and the way forward.
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AWA Contaminants of Concern in Water
April 21, 2011
The AWA Contaminants of Concern in Water Specialty Conference is being held in Syndey on the 8th and 9th of November 2011.
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Urban water research brokers - A forum for cooperation
April 21, 2011
Australia's Urban Water R&D Brokers are progressing opportunities for a cooperative and efficient national approach to urban water research investment and management. The broader urban water community will have an opportunity to hear more about...
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Centre of Excellence Invests in Australia's Water Quality
March 30, 2011
The need for a national framework for water recycling has been highlighted as a priority for the water industry in a recent funding announcement by the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence.
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Mosquito-borne diseases in Australia
March 24, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: Floods and heavy rainfall have triggered an increase in mosquito-borne viral diseases
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Desalination decision for Israel
March 24, 2011
The Israeli Ministry of Health to require water providers to supplement desalinated water with magnesium
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Ostersund boil water ends
March 24, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: The boil water order issued in Sweden's Ostersund after a waterborne cryptosporidiosis outbreak has ended
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Water, sanitation and hygiene
March 24, 2011
HEALTHSTREAM: International researchers have called for action on water, sanitation and hygiene
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Funding Call - Vic Smart Water Fund
March 3, 2011
The Victorian Smart Water Fund launched its Open Innovation Stream Funding call on 3rd of March 2011
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The report of the George River Water Quality Panel now released
October 12, 2010
The report of the George River Water Quality Panel now released...
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Health Stream Article - Issue 59 - WA Catchment Access Inquiry
September 21, 2010
The West Australian Legislative Council Standing Committee on Public Administration has completed an Inquiry into Recreation Activities within Public Drinking Water Source Areas.
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