Wide Bay Water beats Queensland Water Commission and Sydney Water for National Savewater Award
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Over the weekend at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, Hervey Bay based, water business, Wide Bay Water Corporation won a National Savewater Award for its innovative water recycling work.
In winning the award Wide Bay Water was up against some of the largest water companies in Australia including; Sydney Water and the Queensland Water Commission.
Acting CEO, David Wiskar said that it was good to show the “big boys” of the Australian Water Industry the way.
“For the water industry, this award is like winning a gold medal in the Olympics.”
“It is national recognition from the water industry for the work of the corporation and the Hervey Bay community to deliver water recycling solutions which protect the unique environment of the Fraser Coast.”
“Beating the Queensland Water Commission who had nominated their very successful and high profile ‘Target 140’ campaign was a real buzz”, Mr Wiskar said. |
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Water park won’t sink Seafront Oval
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Fraser Coast residents can rest assured that Seafront Oval will not be disappearing to make way for the Bay’s new water education park.
Wide Bay Water Corporation CEO Tim Waldron says the park will be positioned alongside Seafront Oval which will continue as one of the city’s prime sites for sporting and recreational events. |
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Water park funding confirmed
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Fraser Coast residents can expect the first phase of their new educational water park to be open by June 6 next year in time for Queensland’s 150th birthday celebrations.
Wide Bay Water Corporation has attracted nearly $5million in state government money for the innovative zero-depth water park but will need to move quickly on the project to meet the funding deadline.
WBWC Chief Executive Officer Tim Waldron said: “The Queensland Government has pledged $4.95million for the park as part of the Q150 celebrations which take place in June next year. |
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Invitations to an EAs Night
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Peter Care will give an after dinner talk on the gate option adopted for the raising of Lenthalls Dam and explain their operation.
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Sweet Success: Corporate approach pays dividends
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Pankaj ‘Pank’ Mistry loves his work. An engineer by trade, Pank heads up a team of people who are national experts in water leakage detection. This is big news.
The process of detecting, pin pointing and remedying leaks, both big and small, in an underground pipeline or network, sounds simple enough in theory. In practice, Pank explains that:
“Until quite recently, water companies regarded water loss, even on a large scale, as inevitable. The cost of finding leaks, and fixing broken pipes, was seen to outweigh the benefits of allowing water to leak right out of the system. A lack of specialist equipment and precision, as well as high labour costs generally added up to a decision not to dig the pipes up and find out what was wrong.” |
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Wide Bay Water Fraser Coast Cultural Festival 2008
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Wide Bay Water Corporation, the major sponsor of the Wide Bay Water Fraser Coast Cultural Festival, is proud to support the month long program of community based events and performances.
The Wide Bay Water Fraser Coast Cultural Festival celebrates the diversity of the people of the Fraser Coast.
David Wiskar, General Manager of Wide Bay Water Corporation, believes the Cultural Festival reflects the values and the ‘human face’ of the corporation. |
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Lake Lenthall: an investment in our water future
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Lake Lenthall, the primary source of drinking water for Australia’s fastest growing region, the City of Hervey Bay, is a model of modern water resource management that Australians can be proud of.
The next generation infrastructure will help Wide Bay Water to meet the area’s burgeoning demand for water as it experiences rapid growth. Future generations of Hervey Bay residents will reap the benefit.
Visitors are invited to see first hand how Wide Bay Water Corporation is using world class technology and best practice environmental management to preserve this natural water resource and its environment for future generations. |
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Waterwise Restrictions Reinstated
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A seven day amnesty easing Level One water restrictions in the Wide Bay area ended well.
Dam capacity at Hervey Bay’s primary drinking water supply, Lake Lenthall, was recorded at 102% at the outset of the week. Dam levels were still at 100% capacity when restrictions were reimposed. |
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Thai Researcher in Wide Bay to learn from local experts
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Wide Bay Water is playing host to an important international visitor. Thai government representative, Ms Wailaporn Chewsuwan, is visiting Australia to learn about the organisation’s award winning ways with water.
The joint initiative, with the Thai Department of Environment, is expected to increase community interest in protecting the environment in Ms Chewsuwan’s home province of Surrit Thani in southern Thailand where she works in a regional environmental office. She will be stationed in Hervey Bay for three months.
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Great result for waterwise residents
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Tim Waldron, Chief Executive Officer, Wide Bay Water Corporation welcomed the recent rain which has seen the overflow of Lenthall Dam for the first time since the completion of the new Crest Gates.
“Recent rain which has delivered 221 mm in the Lenthall Dam catchment and 249 mm at the dam itself since the 1st February 2008 has resulted in the dam rising to 103.6% of the new raised level” said Mr Waldron. |
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