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UWS holds Lunch and Learn on First Nations Voice to Parliament

Associate Professor Alison Vivian addressed Urban Water Solutions staff at our June 2023 Lunch and Learn session. Alison, a lawyer, and researcher at the Indigenous Nations and Collaborative Futures research hubs within the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, and the University of Technology Sydney, presented an overview of constitutional law in the context of the upcoming referendum on the First Nations Voice to Parliament.

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Urban Water Solutions Contributes to Award Winning Sewer Relining Project

Urban Water Solutions was engaged by the John Holland – KBR Joint Venture to provide hydraulic analysis for sewer flow management associated with a project to renew Melbourne Water’s Epsom Road Main Sewer. The sewer, which was originally constructed over 100 years ago, provides an essential link between major sewers in Melbourne’s sewerage network. This renewal required the installation of over 3.5km of pipes and associated pump systems for sewage bypass at 12 locations for flow rates of up to 550 l/s.

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WaterAid Fundraising 2023

WaterAid’s mission is to reach everyone, everywhere with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene within a generation. Since 1981, WaterAid has reached over 27 million people with clean water and decent toilets (WaterAid, 2019). This vision inspires us, and we hope it inspires you too.

UWS is pleased to donate to WaterAid and support its efforts to provide safe sanitation and potable water to those in need.

Combined with Water4Good we have collectively raised over $3,500, smashing our target of $2,000.

For more information visit:
www.wateraid.org/au

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Folders for Students

UWS has migrated to a paperless office. All new project documents are stored digitally. Older projects still had physical project folders that required storage for 7 years. As these projects are archived the hard copy documents are securely destroyed. As a result UWS had approximately 50 lever-arch folders that were available for reuse.

The availability of the folders was advertised and UWS was delighted to find interest at Swinburne University who collected all our empty lever-arch folders.

This has saved these folders from being recycled by being reused by students. UWS wishes the Swinburne University students every success with their studies.

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2022 is a wrap

The Urban Water Solutions team wishes everyone a safe and restful holiday.

The office will be closed from close of business 23rd December 2022, reopening on the 9th January 2023.

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Water Loss Asia 2022

The biennial Water Loss Asia (WLA) 2022 conference was held in a virtual format this year on 8-10 November. Supported by International Water Association (IWA) Water Loss Specialist Group, WLA 2022 brings together experts and leaders in the Non-Revenue Water (NRW) industry. The 3-day conference focused on controlling NRW through a deep exploration of digital technology and artificial intelligence available on the market today. Read more “Water Loss Asia 2022”

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Mental Health First Aid Training

As a workplace health and safety initiative, the UWS team participated in a Mental Health First Aid training course. It was great to have most of the team together again for the two-day course. Conducted by Lauren Gledhill from Workplace Interventions, the course provides eligibility to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider.

Approximately 20% of Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Having mental health first aid skills means we can assist someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.