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Journal of the Australian Water Association ISSN 0310-0367
Volume 39 No 3 May 2012
contents REGULAR FEATURES From the AWA President
Lucia Cade
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From the AWA Chief Executive Bright Spots on the Horizon Tom Mollenkopf
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Catchments, Mines and Money
My Point of View
Tackling a Sea Change
Keith White
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Industry News
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AWA Young Water Professionals
Mike Dixon 28
AWA News Opinion
30 Sustainable Water Use in Abbatoirs
Opinion
Northern Water’s $94 million Class A recycled water plant under construction at Geelong in Victoria. See page 22.
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Crosscurrent
Opinion
Guenter Hauber-Davison
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David Harriss 42
Management of Menindee Lakes Moving Away from the MDBP Political Tug O’ War
Craig Knowles 44
Ninth IWA Leading-Edge Technology Conference Review
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Enviro 2012 Conference Review
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Tackling Skills Shortages in the Water Industry Four ‘good practice’ case studies
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National Skills Audit 2011 Report A guide to meeting the skills challenges of the future
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Book Review Intergenerational Democracy: Rethinking Sustainable Development
Chris Davis
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COPYRIGHT AWA Water Journal is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced in any format without written permission of the AWA. To seek permission to reproduce Water Journal materials, send your request to journal@awa.asn.au WATER JOURNAL MISSION STATEMENT ‘To provide a journal that interests and informs on water matters, Australian and international, covering technological, environmental, economic and social aspects, and to provide a repository of useful refereed papers.’ PUBLISH DATES Water Journal is published eight times per year: March, April, May, July, August, September, November and December.
EDITORIAL BOARD Chair: Frank R Bishop; Dr Bruce Anderson, AECOM; Dr Terry Anderson, Consultant SEWL; Michael Chapman, GHD; Robert Ford, Central Highlands Water (rtd); Antony Gibson, Orica Watercare; Dr Brian Labza, Dept Health WA; Dr Robbert van Oorschot, GHD; John Poon, CH2M Hill; David Power, BECA Consultants; Dr Ashok Sharma, CSIRO.
EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS & CALL FOR PAPERS Water Journal welcomes editorial submissions for technical and topical articles, news, opinion pieces, business information and letters to the editor. Acceptance of editorial submissions is at the discretion of the Editor and Editorial Board. • Technical Papers and Technical Features Clare Porter, Technical Editor, Water Journal – cporter@awa.asn.au AND journal@awa.asn.au.
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Photo: NSW office of Water
SPECIAL FEATURES
The main weir at Menindee Lakes in NSW. See page 42.
Papers 3,000–4,000 words and graphics; or topical articles of up to 2,000 words relating to all areas of the water cycle and water business. Submissions are tabled at monthly editorial board meetings and where appropriate are assigned referees. Referee comments will be forwarded to the principal author for further action. Authors should be mindful that Water Journal is published in a three-column ‘magazine’ format rather than the fullpage format of Word documents. Graphics should be set up so that they will still be clearly legible when reduced to two-column size (about 12cm wide). Tables and figures should be numbered with the appropriate reference in the text (eg, see Figure 1), not just placed in the text with a position reference (eg, see below), as they may end up anywhere on the page when typeset. • General Feature Articles, Industry News, Opinion Pieces and Media Releases Anne Lawton, Managing Editor, Water Journal – journal@awa.asn.au • Water Business and Product News Lynne Bartlett, National Relationship Manager, AWA – lbartlett@awa.asn.au
UPCOMING TOPICS JULY 2012 – Selected Ozwater’12 Papers; UV Disinfection, Aquifer Recharge AUGUST 2012 – Governance, Biosolids/Wastewater Source Management, Singapore IWW Report, Selected IWA Leading Edge Technology Papers SEPTEMBER 2012 – Membrane Technology, Enviro 12 Selected Papers, Agricultural Use, Irrigation Advances, Coal Seam Gas Water
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