The inaugural Prime Minister’s Water Wise Award will be presented during the Ozwater ’10 Gala Dinner. Offered by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and administered by AWA, this award is the nation’s pre-eminent award for water efficiency excellence by commercial and industrial water users.
Nominations close on 30 November 2009. For more information visit here.

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The Australian Government has released the final legislation for the expanded Renewable Energy Target (RET) which will allow for the creation of new ‘Solar Credits' to replace the existing Solar Homes and Communities Plan (SHCP) from today onwards.

A quick snap shot of measures in the state budget.
$13.5million will be allocated over four years to introduce of a gross feed-in tariff for renewable energy (the start date is yet to be confirmed but is likely to be post 1 July 2009), and a further $6.5million will be available over the next three years for the expanded solar schools program.

The State Government will invest a further $2.5million in 2009 10 to extend the Solar Hot Water Subsidy scheme.

The Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP) will be funded in Western Australia only until 2012.

As part of the Water Corporation's Waterwise programs, a new sticker is now available from Impact Communications for Waterwise Specialists to order. It is called "Wise up with a Waterwise Specialist".