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Katherine water – wet season contingency supply plan
media release 02 Dec 2020 10:11amPower and Water has developed emergency management plans in the event that the Katherine River has a sudden inflow of runoff water that impacts its qu...
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Potential electrical safety risks with overhead electrical infrastructure
media release 24 Nov 2020 08:13amNT WorkSafe has released a Safety Alert warning of the potential electrical safety risks posed by damaged, defective or degraded overhead electrical i...
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Forecast of heavy wet season rains carries run-off possibility for the Katherine River
media release 16 Oct 2020 04:30pmThe forecast of early wet season rains under La Niña conditions is welcome news after two years of low rainfall. However, it also brings with it a pot...
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Vegetation maintenance around Alice Springs power network kicks off
media release 29 Sep 2020 09:15amPower and Water will commence its bi-annual vegetation maintenance program in Alice Springs this week with a focus on balancing power supply reliabili...
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Power and Water’s educational program celebrates 3,000 student milestone
media release 24 Sep 2020 11:45amMore than 3,000 students from Darwin and Katherine schools have completed Power and Water Corporation’s innovative school-based water conservation pro...
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Mateship at Power and Water celebrated through industry award win
news 16 Sep 2020 11:41amPower and Water Corporation’s Jethro Laidlaw has been named the Northern Territory recipient of a national industry award celebrating mateship, compas...
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Leak checkers find hundreds of potential leaks
media release 03 Sep 2020 02:58pmPower and Water’s annual Leak Check Program wrapped up in Katherine recently, finding that a staggering one in five homes has a potential leak.
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Bat-related outages triple this dry season
media release 28 Aug 2020 10:15amPower and Water Corporation has reported almost three times the number of power outages over the last two months caused by wildlife, predominantly bat...
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Proudly supporting Darwin Festival Volunteers
news 11 Aug 2020 12:15pmPower and Water is a long-time Darwin Festival supporter and it’s incredibly rewarding to see it evolve each year.
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Ramping up the battle against roosting bats
media release 31 Jul 2020 12:30pmPower and Water Corporation is ramping up its battle against roosting bats, or flying foxes, which have been causing frequent overnight power outages ...
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Leak Checkers here to help reduce water waste
media release 29 Jul 2020 08:45amPower and Water’s Living Water Smart Leak Checkers will be in Katherine next week to detect potential leaks in residential homes.
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Power and Water community grants application now open
media release 07 Jul 2020 12:00pmAfter a successful first year, Power and Water is again offering up to 10 community grants worth $2,000 each for innovative projects and events in 202...
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Pilot PFAS water treatment plant reaches significant milestone
media release 25 Jun 2020 10:30amKatherine’s pilot PFAS water treatment plant has successfully treated over 1 billion litres of groundwater.
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Remote community battery transforming energy future
media release 18 Jun 2020 08:30amPower and Water Corporation is continuing to enable energy transformation in remote Northern Territory communities with a new project to install a 970...
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Long dry ahead
media release 17 Jun 2020 01:00pmPower and Water is calling on every member of the Darwin community to treat every drop of water as a precious shared asset.
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Powering a cleaner energy future in the Northern Territory
media release 16 Jun 2020 10:00amPower and Water Corporation has welcomed grant funding from the Australian Government to conduct a feasibility study into the future of microgrids to ...
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Power and Water CEO announcement
media release 12 Jun 2020 10:00amPower and Water Corporation has today named Ms Djuna Pollard as its new CEO, effective Monday, 15 June 2020. Ms Pollard has been acting CEO since Dec...
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Power and Water join forces with Baker Boy to promote water conservation
media release 11 May 2020 01:45pmPower and Water Corporation has teamed up with Aboriginal rapper and 2019 Young Australian of the Year Baker Boy to produce a series of videos about s...
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Utility bill relief for businesses
news 21 Apr 2020 11:47amPandemic support package for eligible Territory businesses
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Putting wipes down the pipes could leave you seeing brown
media release 02 Apr 2020 08:30amPower and Water Corporation is reminding the community that flushing anything other than the three Ps – poo, pee and toilet paper – could result in se...
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