Distilled Edition 63 - September 2011
In this issue
Upcoming release of the National Water Initiative assessment
Chloe Munro will release the Commission's 2011 assessment of Australian water reform at a CEDA luncheon on September 14.
Groundwater Information Access Portal
A new web-based tool funded by the Commission will make it easier for Tasmanian groundwater users to access groundwater information and plan bores.
Commission meeting in Launceston
The Commission met in Launceston during August where they had the chance to visit both Ben Lomond Water and Tasmanian Irrigation Pty Ltd.
AWA Victorian branch annual dinner
Chloe Munro recently said that Australia's water management is in good shape overall and that the big issues in water management will only be resolved by hard analysis and principled leadership.
2011 Annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
The Australian Museum has announced the names of the seventy-nine finalists in the 2011 Eureka Prizes including the NWC Professor Peter Cullen Eureka Prize.
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training progress
The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training now has 97 postgraduate and postdoctoral students undertaking high level studies in hydrogeological and related technologies.
Commission at the Irrigation Australia conference
The Commission was a Gold Sponsor of the Irrigation Australia conference this year and representatives from the Commission were involved in five sessions.
Riversymposium Conference in Brisbane - 26-29 September
The Commission will publicly release The Framework for the Assessment of River and Wetland Health: findings from the trials and options for uptake and four associated technical reports at Riversymposium later this month.
Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians have lost a tireless community leader with the death of Matt Rigney, Chair of the Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority.
National Water Commission bookshop
Browse our bookshop to view recently released titles and request hardcopies of our flagship publications.
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The Commission will be involved in the following upcoming events:
- Release of National Water Commission 2011 Biennial Assessment, 14 September: Hotel Realm, Canberra
- 14th International River symposium, Brisbane, 26-29 September: The event will include a Commission session on its Development and implementation of the framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) projects.
- The Commission-sponsored Our Water travelling exhibition is at Scitech Discovery Centre in Perth until September 18.
