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Annual Forum 2023
The 2023 Annual Forum will take place on 5-7 September with the theme 20/20 Vision: Raising the profile of the urban water industry in celebration of our 20-year anniversary.
This year the event will take place in Toowoomba at the same time as the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, so please ensure that you book accommodation as soon as possible. The event will take place at the Clifford Park Racecourse.
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The Forum will kick off with a couple of site tours on Tuesday 5 September, starting a little bit later in the day to ensure those traveling from Brisbane and further afield can get there in the morning.
On Wednesday, 6 September we will take a trip down memory lane, reflecting on the past 20 years as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Directorate and commemorate those who have paved the way.
On the final day of the Forum we will look to the future 20 years ahead – where do we want to be and how will we get there?
Registrations will open this week so keep an eye out for updates on LinkedIn, Zoho and via our regular eFlashes.
Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test
Hosted in conjunction with the qldwater Annual Forum, the 2023 Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test will be held in Toowoomba on Tuesday, 5 September.
Serial winners Mackay Regional Council may be in for a surprise this year as Livingstone Regional Council (LRC) prepares for a comeback. After almost two years of collecting data in Byfield’s Kelly’s Off Stream Storage and Water Park Creek, LRC in conjunction with CQUniversity published an academic paper illustrating the link between a protected and well vegetated catchment and a high quality and good tasting water supply.
If that sounds like a winner, it’s because it is! Water from Water Park Creek have been immortalised in a very tasty limited-edition craft beer - Livingstone Lager with a tropical twist of Pineapple. Can they do it again?
The water taste test continues to shine a spotlight on the hard work and efforts by water service providers in delivering a food grade quality product to our taps 24/7, 365 days of the year.
