Funding

The Four Water Cycles for Large-scale investment in Australia

Water and Money: how to ride the waves (and avoid the droughts) Water is life. It shapes landscapes,…

Beyond Integrated Water Management to Unlock Funding

Water underpins every aspect of regional prosperity, from health, economic growth, infrastructure, industry, and environmental sustainability. While Integrated…

How Water Corporations Can Overcome the Asset Management Crisis 

The Growing Asset Challenge: A Financial Ticking Time Bomb Across Australia, water corporations (and councils) face an escalating…

Securing Water Funding for Long-Term Sustainability

The Problem: Short-Term Thinking is Failing Water Corporations Water corporations and councils across Australia are facing a funding…

How to succeed with these top 5 strategies for Public Sector Investment

Investing in public sector projects is complex—balancing community needs, regulatory frameworks, and financial constraints. But success is achievable…

Turning conversation into action this International Women’s Day

Every man has a choice: to listen or ignore. Every year, International Women’s Day sparks conversations about equality,…

How to Build a Resilient Regional Investment Plan

Regional investment is the cornerstone of thriving communities, but achieving long-term resilience requires more than funding—it demands strategic foresight.

Learn the key steps to creating a resilient investment plan.

How will you support your community’s resilience with this $200M Fund?

Driving through the Grampians recently, I was reminded of the devastating impact of the bushfires that swept through…

Tis the time to Tender

Public servants carefully drop tenders and grants into the market in December, then vanish for their well-deserved break. Meanwhile, the rest of us are scrambling to meet impossible deadlines, chasing suppliers who are off the grid and cobbling together bids with incomplete information.

From Wins to Lessons: What Shapes Regional Funding Success

Winning $11.3 million for the City of Greater Bendigo and $2 million for Pyrenees Shire Council through the…