Australian Water Association

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| name = Australian Water Association

| image = Australian Water Association Logo.png

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| formation = {{start date|df=yes|1962}}

| type = Peak body

| headquarters = St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

| website = {{url|www.awa.asn.au/}}

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Australian Water Association (AWA) is a non-profit organisation that serves as the peak body for the Australian water industry. It is a member of the International Water Association.

History

The AWA was formed in June 1962 as the Australian Water and Wastewater Association (AWWA), with state branches in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria.{{cite news|url=https://www.countrynews.com.au/article/association-celebrates-60-years/|title=Association celebrates 60 years|date=22 April 2022|accessdate=28 April 2022|newspaper=Country News}} The first federal convention of the AWWA was held in Canberra in 1964.{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131747295|title=Algae warning for Lake Burley Griffin|newspaper=Canberra Times|date=5 September 1964}} An Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch was formed in 1968,{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107051603|title=NCDC man appointed|newspaper=Canberra Times|date=13 May 1968}} which was joined by Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia branches in the 1970s.{{cite news|url=https://www.awa.asn.au/about|title=About Us|publisher=Australian Water Association|accessdate=28 April 2022}}

By 2022, the AWA had over 5,000 individual and organizational members.

Activities

In 1974, the AWWA established Water as its official journal.{{cite news|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/566830|title=Water : official journal of the Australian Water and Wastewater Association|publisher=National Library of Australia|accessdate=28 April 2022}} It switched to an e-journal format in 2016.{{cite news|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7044249|title=Water e-journal|publisher=National Library of Australia|accessdate=28 April 2022}}

The AWA has hosted the annual OzWater conference since 1993. It is a partner in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Australian Water Partnership, which supports water management initiatives in the Indo-Pacific.{{cite news|url=https://waterpartnership.org.au/partners/australian-water-association/|title=Australian Water Association|publisher=Australian Water Partnership|accessdate=28 April 2022}}

Australian Water Association

History

Activities

See also

References

Further reading