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Queensland delivers State Budget The Queensland Government has delivered its State Budget including Queensland’s Economic Recovery plan, which highlights regional development, water security, and oil and gas as key components. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, Steven Miles, said the Budget was a jobs budget. “The global COVID-19 pandemic […]

First Murchison water treatment plant complete The first of four new advanced water treatment plants has been completed in the Murchison, as part of the Western Australian Government’s $24 million commitment to improving water quality in the region.  Installed at Mount Magnet, the plant uses a process called electrodialysis reversal (EDR) to reduce naturally occurring

AIE, Jemena sign gas pipeline connection deal Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) and Jemena have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to connect the Port Kembla Gas Terminal (PKGT) and the Eastern Gas Pipeline (EGP). The project is currently on track to supply more than 75 per cent of NSW’s gas needs by the end of

New WA gas pipeline in the works The APA Group has announced it will invest up to $460 million for the Northern Goldfields Interconnect project, which will involve the build of a 580km pipeline to connect emerging gas fields in the Perth Basin to the Goldfields region. The Northern Goldfields Interconnect project will form an

Contractor named for Southern Downs water infrastructure condition assessment The Southern Downs Regional Council in Queensland has awarded a contract for the condition assessment of critical water and sewerage infrastructure, including pump stations. Council-owned reservoirs, tanks and sewerage pump stations have been identified as the next priority due to the critical role they play in

Narrabri Gas Project gains environmental approval The Federal Environment Minister, Sussan Ley, has announced that the Narrabri Gas Project in New South Wales has passed all environmental approvals. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt, welcomed the decision as great news for the resources sector. “This decision paves the way for Australia to

Airflow could be a risk in hotel quarantining, experts say The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has voiced concerns about the impacts of air flow on suitability of hotels as quarantine facilities. So far, the outbreaks connected to hotel quarantine facilities in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales have largely

Biomethane generation headed for Sydney Biomethane will soon be produced out of the Malabar Wastewater Treatment Plant in South Sydney, with Jemena and Sydney Water recently signing an agreement to power Sydney with green gas.   The zero carbon emission high-quality biomethane gas will be injected into Jemena’s New South Wales gas distribution network – the

Benala Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade gets greenlight North East (NE) Water is set to upgrade the Benalla Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) after it received the go-ahead from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA). NE Water has projected population growth in the region to the year 2050 will increase the average daily flows to the plant from

NSW’s $100 million funding boost for drought-recovery infrastructure The New South Wales Government has allocated a $100 million boost from its 2020-21 State Budget in a major drought recovery effort in the state’s far west, with water infrastructure a key area of focus, among others. Minister for Western NSW, Adam Marshall, welcomed the funding, which