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Vacuum pressure at the centre of Australia’s first automated waste collection system In an Australian first, Sunshine Coast Council is installing a high-tech pneumatic underground automated waste collection system in the new Maroochydore City Centre. As an alternative to standard kerbside bin collection services, general waste and comingled recyclables generated within the Maroochydore CBD will […]

Wagga Wagga Council to draft Lake Albert water agreement Wagga Wagga City Council in conjunction with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) will prepare a draft agreement to boost the level and quality of water in Lake Albert.  The draft agreement will be presented back to Minister for Water, Property and Housing,

$100 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade underway Stage one of the Loganholme Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) upgrade is underway, the first of more than $100 million in major upgrades which will include an upgrade to the pump station. City of Logan’s largest water treatment facility services around 300,000 residents and is home to Australia’s first

Deep water pumping to 300 metres The town of Collie is situated 200km south-east of Perth within Western Australia’s only coalfield, which boasts two large coal mines. These coal mines are the main source of energy for the local power station, offering a reliable supply of electricity to the region. Following a breakthrough by Crusader

Hydrogen projects proposed in Victoria and NSW Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) has partnered on two bids to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for renewable hydrogen projects in Victoria and NSW. In Victoria, Australian Gas Networks (AGN) – part of AGIG – is partnering with global low-carbon energy company ENGIE to develop a renewable

Aerial pumping and hydraulic platform to aid Gold Coast firefighting A new Combined Aerial Pumping Appliance (CAPA) and Hydraulic Platform (HP) appliance have been added to the Surfers Paradise Fire and Rescue Station to bolster firefighting and rescue capability. Queensland Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Mark Ryan, said the $1.8 million CAPA and the

Sulzer completes acquisition of Swedish water technology company Sulzer has announced it has completed its acquisition of Nordic Water, a leading supplier of water treatment technology, ahead of schedule.   The SEK 1.2 billion (CHF 128 million) transaction offers substantial value creation potential as Sulzer further expands its offering in the water treatment sector. The

Modern and innovative: upgrading the 80 year old Dungog Wastewater Treatment Plant By Eliza Booth, Journalist, Pump Industry magazine In the Hunter Region of New South Wales, along the Williams River, sits the country town of Dungog. The town of just over 2,000 residents is right in the middle of dairy and timber country and

WOMA – Australasia’s leading high-pressure water supplier WOMA – a leading provider of water jetting, vacuum extraction and explosion protection technologies has recently introduced a stable of robust, reliable and technically advanced industrial water jetters to the market. Engineered and manufactured to exacting standards, their units are purpose-built to suit the demands of the oil

New $30,000 irrigation system for Orange oval Orange City Council in NSW is undertaking a $30,000 project to install a new automatic irrigation system at Perry Oval to enable the field to be watered when required and improve the playing surface. Once complete, Council’s sportsground team will undertake weed-spraying and oversowing to boost the quality