The national Final was held in Toowoomba in October. The winners of each of the Ixom Best Tasting Tap Water competitions held in the various States were pitted against one another with the community of Toowoomba invited to taste the samples and cast their vote. More than 150 residents of the Toowoomba community joined the […]
The 2018 WIOA operators tour of New Zealand began in Wellington and comprised visits to 11 water and wastewater treatment plants over 5 days, followed by attendance at the WIOG annual conference in Palmerston North. In all 15 representatives from 5 Australian States made it the largest group to date. The WIOG conference was well […]
WIOA Talks (webinars) provide members from all over the country the opportunity to get together to hear the latest updates and share knowledge and experiences – and all from the comfort of their own desk! In 2018, a total of 9 webinars were delivered covering a wide range of general interest and technical topics. The information […]
In 2017, Individual membership of the association increased by 97 (4.5%) to a total of 2,229 members, Utility Corporate Members remained steady at 66 organisations and Corporate Member numbers increased by 16 (3.8%) to 435. The Associate Corporate member numbers reduced by 84 (6.1%) to 1,301 predominately due to the enforcement of the constituted maximum […]
The Network Operator Development Program has been established to identify, mentor and develop future leaders in the Network Operations field across the Victorian Water Industry. The program was instigated by WIOA members Mick Mahoney from Wannon Water and Mike Rankin from Water Training Australia who bought the concept to WIOA. Following an initial meeting with […]
At the Victorian Conference in Bendigo, WIOA presented Peter Tolsher our highest individual award, Life Membership. In receiving the award, Peter became the seventh Life Member of the Association and it was pleasing that five of the other six living Life Members were able to be present to congratulate him. In his time as a […]
In 2018, WIOA conducted operationally focused conferences in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and for the first time in South Australia. A total of 3,269 attendees from all states in Australia as well as a from overseas participated in the technical sessions or the exhibitions. WIOA also conducted a Water Industry Safety Event (WISE) that was hosted […]
Reaching the 4,000 member mark was an exciting achievement and further growth above this level in 2018 to 4,239 indicates that there is a growing exposure and acceptance of why the association exists and what it does. We trust that all existing members will continue to spread the word about the benefits of membership to […]
The WIOA website is critical for the association to be able provide current information to our members and stakeholders. The site was made over in recent years and has become much more user and device friendly. We have plans to further develop the content and functionality of the site during 2019 to include access to […]
WIOA is pleased to announced the 2018 NSW conference program, and is now accepting registrations for this event to be held in Tamworth on Wednesday 11 April & Thursday 12 April 2018 You can check out the program and download the Delegate Registration Form from the NSW Conference section of this site.