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Taking a Brisbane sewage pump station underground As part of Brisbane City Council’s early works program to relocate public utility services in preparation for Brisbane Metro construction works, Urban Utilities is installing a new underground pump station at Alexander Place Park to replace the existing pump station that services the area to cater for future […]

The water and wastewater industry’s climate change challenge Water is the world’s most precious commodity. This puts the water and wastewater industry in a hugely responsible position — preserving every single drop. Within Australia, the challenge also comes with unique opportunities. This is thanks to the variable climate, which represents various ways to capitalise on

PIA AGM: overcoming the challenges and looking positively towards 2021 Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and various travel and live event restrictions, the PIA took its AGM online in November, allowing all its Members to attend from the comfort of their home or office. During the meeting members heard about the association’s achievements and activities

Nyanda area appraised for Reid’s Dome Project State Gas has commenced production testing activities including dewatering for its Phase 2 exploration and appraisal program, with the Nyanda area showing promising results for the Reid’s Dome Gas Project in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland. A primary objective of the Phase 2 program is to appraise

COVID-guarding helmet developed for dentists and doctors Cornell researchers have developed a transparent helmet using a filtration pump that is capable of preventing 99.6 per cent of virus-containing droplets exhaled by patients during dentist or ear, nose and throat doctor visits. The helmet provides practitioners access to the patient’s nose and mouth, and is connected

SA Water reduces pipeline’s pumping costs with solar One of the biggest drinking water pipelines in Australia, the Morgan to Whyalla Pipeline, is now powered by solar, with SA Water’s recent installation of over 19,000 solar panels. The solar array, located at the pipeline’s third pump station in Geranium Plains, approximately 15km east of Robertstown,

Heat pumps to help power new Queensland neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in two new residential developments, Carseldine and Oxley, are being completely powered by heat pumps, solar and battery, delivering major electricity cost savings for homebuyers. Deputy Queensland Premier and Minister for State Development, Steven Miles, said both developments, which feature zero net energy emission homes, are

Chesterton releases environmentally friendly machinery lubricant Chesterton is pleased to announce one-for-all 650 Advanced Machinery Lubricant(AML) for chain, pneumatics and other machinery assemblies in industrial, commercial and food and beverage markets.  It is formulated with a unique food grade plant derived ester blend making it a high performing, readily biodegradable, environmentally friendly and worker safe

Barwon-Darling customers warned of impending new water sharing plan rule Unregulated customers on the Barwon-Darling River system are being advised that a new rule affecting pumping allowances in the NSW Government’s water sharing plan is scheduled to come into effect on Tuesday 12 January. The resumption of flow rule was incorporated into the Barwon-Darling unregulated

Geothermal testing begins at Wallan development site Victorian development company Crystal Group has conducted the first geothermal tests to ensure the ground at its property in Wallan is suitable for introducing geothermal heating and cooling to Mitchell Shire.  This follows on from boreholes that were sunk on 2 January 2021 at the nearby Wellington Square