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RESEARCH

Addressing Workforce Challenges in Queensland’s Water Industry

QWRAP commissioned the Balmoral Group to conduct a Workforce Skills Survey to assess workforce challenges and training needs across Queensland’s water sector. The report highlights critical skills gaps, training barriers, and workforce development opportunities that must be addressed to ensure sustainable water service delivery across the state.

Improving Nitrogen Detection Technology

DIN has been rated as the most harmful contaminant reaching the Great Barrier Reef but what is it and where does it come from?

Northern Queensland Research on Contaminants

A group of councils in northern Queensland has banded together with James Cook University to research how to manage contaminants of emerging concern that can get flushed down our sewers.

Smoothing out the Infrastructure Cliff

With more than half of Queensland’s water and sewerage assets being underground, two research reports undertaken for the Queensland Water Regional Alliances Program (QWRAP) have shed light on the state of in-ground assets and provided a comparison of costs for replacement versus repair to avoid what has been dubbed the state’s “Infrastructure Cliff”.
Barcaldine WWTP

Insights from the QWRAP-Minerva Review

The QWRAP-Minerva Asset Management Review provides a comprehensive gap analysis and maturity assessment to enhance asset management capabilities and outcomes statewide.

Exploring Future Models for Urban Water and Sewerage Services in Queensland

QWRAP hosted a workshop to examine the strengths and weaknesses of different governance structures, drawing on insights from both Queensland and other jurisdictions.

Innovative Water Demand Management in Regional Queensland

The QWRAP Water Demand Management Case Studies report explores how councils across the state are implementing strategies to balance water use with environmental, social, and economic needs.
Graph: Asset utilisation in Mackay

Modelling Water Use in Regional Queensland

Mackay Regional Council, in Partnership with the Queensland Water Directorate, investigated the ability to predict future water use based on modelling underlying drivers of water demand in response to changing weather conditions.

Understanding the Cost Drivers Behind Queensland’s Water Utilities

This research report examined reporting methodologies and identified cost drivers that could enhance future benchmarking and performance assessments.

Reform of Water and Sewerage Utilities: Review of Sustainable Models

This report reviews urban water and sewerage delivery models from case studies of reform around the world to identify possible ‘success factors’ of enduring institutional structures and their relevance to regional Queensland.