Congratulations to all of the winners of the Spirit of Australia Awards that celebrate the Australian spirit of mateship. Australians are renowned to come together to provide unconditional help and support each other during times of need. It is this compassion and kindness that we want to recognise and we encourage you to share your stories and submit nominations to acknowledge someone who has supported those during challenging times.

More Information and all the winners are listed on the Spirit of Australia Page.

Congratulations to the operators of the Woolpunda WTP who were awarded the Ixom 2020 Best Tasting Tap Water in South Australia, it is the second time in the last three years they have tasted victory.

The team from SA Water has won the award in 2018.  They competed in the Grand Final against samples from Morgan WTP and Berri WTP.

The plant serves a large distribution network supplying a sparsely populated area including the towns Wunkar and Mantung, as well as country lands, through a network of around 240 km of water mains.

These communities can now celebrate after being acknowledged as having the best tasting tap water in SA.

The 2020 title of the Ixom Australia’s Best Tasting Tap Water will continue in 2020 with state championships throughout the year, culminating in the national title that will be conducted later in 2020.

The PASS (Problem Accepted Solution Supplied) Award received 11 entries this year, all entries will be published in the 2020 pass booklet that will be distributed to members.

The 2020 winner was Scott Kitwood from Gippsland Water for his innovative – Environmental Lagoon Monitoring Attachment “ELMA”

Consider entering for this award – applications are open for your chance to win a place on the WIOA tour to NZ. More information

 

Congratulations to all of our members who nominated for positions on the WIOA Executive and General Committee that were elected on Tuesday 21 April 2020.

Heidi Josipovic from Albury City Council was again voted in for her second term as President of WIOA and will be again well supported by Mark Samblebe from MBS Water who was elected as Vice President.

Former  WIOA staff member Kathy Northcott was the only newly elected member to the General Committee.

Outgoing committee members in Lindsay Walsh, Sally Shepherd and Mark Abela were thanked for their contributions to the association.

2020 Committee members

The 2020 WIOA Annual General Meeting will be held online – broadcasting to all Members on Tuesday 21 April 2020.

Interested Members can access the meeting via an online facility by registering by 20 April 2020. Instructions for use will be forwarded to those who register early in the week of the AGM.

Registration is essential