News & Events
Welcome to the National Water Commission's News & Events section. Keep up to date with the latest media material, activities and events and presentations.
On this page:
- National Water Commission media releases
- Ministerial media material
- Subscribe to Commission media announcements
- Contacts for media enquires
National Water Commission and Related Media Material
- Looking to the future of urban water pricing - 23 July 2008
- Release of Australia's national water performance reports - 29 April 2008
- The way ahead for water planning in Australia - NWC media release - 28 April 2008
- Water industry agrees to plan of action to address skills shortage - NWC, Water Services Association of Australia and Australian Water Association media release - 17 March 2008
- $30 million call for groundwater proposals - NWC media release - 11 March 2008
- Peak industry groups endorse National Water Initiative - NWC Stakeholder Reference Group summary statement - 29 February 2008
- Major water interception report released - NWC media release - 7 February 2008
Approaches to, and challenges of managing interception waterlines report (PDF 4MB)
National Water Commission position statement on interception report (PDF 1.5MB) - $30 Million investment in Groundwater Research and Training - NWC media release - 16 November 2007
- Water trading assists with drought survival - RIRDC, MDBC and NWC media release - 13 November 2007
- Water outlook for Border Rivers released (PDF) - DEW media release - 13 November 2007
- Water outlook for Paroo released (PDF) - DEW media release - 13 November 2007
- Water outlook for Wimmera released (PDF) - DEW media release - 1 November 2007
For previous releases see Archived Media Material.
Ministerial Media Material
- $8.6 million for research on ‘win-win’ water use (PDF) - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 22 June 2008
- $2.5 million to boost water skills and awareness (PDF) - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 22 June 2008
- $3.9 million to measure river and wetland health - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 21 May 2008
- New reports released on climate change in Murray Darling (PDF) - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 12 May 2008
- Water reports for Lachlan and Macquarie-Castlereagh released (PDF) - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 9 April 2008
- Government invests in water industry skills (PDF) - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 17 March 2008
Graduate Course in Water Planning - A Consortium Approach - project fact sheet
National Water Sector Skills Project - project fact sheet - Peter Cullen - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 14 March 2008
- $7.5 Million boost to Australia's groundwater management - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 6 March 2008
- New climate change report for Victoria's Ovens catchment - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 24 January 2008
- Minister welcome water availability reports - Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong - 20 December 2007
For previous ministerial releases issued by the former government see Archived Media Material.
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Media enquiries
Media enquiries should be directed to:
Lynne Griffiths
Manager, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
Tel: 02 6102 6023
Fax: 02 6102 6011
lynne.griffiths@nwc.gov.au