AUSTRALIAN WATER ASSOCIATION
ABN 78 096 035 773
Level 6, 655 Pacific Hwy
PO Box 222, St Leonards NSW 1590
Tel +61 2 9436 0055 Fax +61 2 9436 0155
TRUSTED LEADERSHIP IN
SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT
MEDIA RELEASE
14 October 2009
Public forum will tackle Victoria’s water issues
How secure is our water future? What should we be doing about it?
A free public seminar and forum to launch National Water Week in Victoria
Time: 2pm, Sunday 18 October
Venue: Latrobe Library, Melbourne
National Water Week 2009 is being held from 18-24 October, with the theme ‘Securing Our Water Future’. A
free public seminar and forum is being hosted by the Australian Water Association Victorian Branch, and
interested members of the community are invited to attend.
The public is invited to an open discussion on issues surrounding Victoria’s water future, including:
Victoria’s $3 billion desalination plant, designed to provide 25% of the State’s future water needs
Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait wastewater management
Pipelines linking the Murray-Darling Basin with Melbourne and regional centres
Climate change and its effects on environmental flows, wetlands and forest habitats
Finding a balance between water for the environment, agriculture and urban communities
New initiatives including stormwater harvesting and third pipe installation for recycling of treated
waste water.
The public seminar, hosted by the Australian Water Association Victorian Branch, will feature speakers from
Department of Sustainability and Environment, Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Victorian
Farmers Federation and the Northern Victorian Irrigation (Food Bowl) Project. The seminar will be
followed by a public forum with opportunity for questions and discussion with experts in water management.
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For more information or to arrange an interview on the day, please contact:
Gail Reardon, Branch Manager, Australian Water Association Victorian Branch on 03-9235-1416
For pre-event media interviews or enquiries, please contact
Edie Nyers, Communications and Marketing Manager, Australian Water Association on 0401-806-277 or
email enyers@awa.asn.au
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