Sundrop Farms; NCEDA International Desalination Intakes and Outfalls Workshop, 16-17 May 2012, Adelaide; Earlybird registration ends Friday for GWI Desalination Short School, 18 May 2012, Adelaide; Science confirms growing water security issues; Comparative modelling finds desal unit cost lowest; Centre helps foster international ties; Australian Desalination Research Roadmap review completed; Reaching out to Rockingham locals; AWA Water Future Forum: Boom or Bust? Management of Water in a World of Extremes, 24 May 2012, Perth; Researcher Profile: Dr Marlene Cran; Links and articles

Australia Day Honours; Honoured humanitarian prepares to launch SkyBox water aid initiative; First Open Day a success; Red Tides workshop report; Intakes Outfalls workshop program now available; GWI Desalination Short School; New Commercialisation Manager appointed; Portable CDI desal unit works well in Northern Territory trials; Researcher Profile: Dr Milena Ginic-Markovic; Links and articles

National Youth Science Forum; Feature Article: Australia a leader in dealing with climate variability; Public Open Day, February 25, 2012; International Intakes and Outfalls workshop now open for registration; Funding Round 4 attracts 38 EOIs; New resident researcher explores solar desalination; Under the surface of Perth Seawater Desalination Plant; Media coverage, links and articles

Funding Round 4 opening Monday; Honours scholarship winners near project completion; Public discover taste for desal; Red Tides Workshop, Oman, Feb 8-9, 2012; International Desalination Intakes and Outfalls Workshop, Adelaide, May 16-17, 2012; Summer trials at Rockingham; Manager appointed to lead Desal Discovery Centre; Technical expertise boosted at Rockingham; New desal scientist at Murdoch University: Dr Linda Li; Researcher Profile: Professor Michael Monteiro; Shark found living in new WA desal plant; Media coverage, links and articles

$5 million Rockingham Desalination Research Facility opening; Centre’s desal pioneer honoured; IDA World Congress; Centre scientist Hiep Le wins international award; GWI Perth short course another sell-out success; Researcher profile: Professor Goen Ho

Osmoflo becomes second Gold Industry Sponsor; Grateful thanks for valued donations; Sustainable desal solutions at September World Congress; Desal Discovery Centre Open Day; Scholarships worth $580,000 offered to graduates; GWI Desalination Short School; OzWater call for abstracts; Recent media coverage; Researcher profile: Dr Pierre Le-Clech

Valoriza first to take up Gold Industry sponsorship; Watch Harvey Winters’ keynote from the Sydney Biofouling Workshop; Early career researchers membrane symposium in November; New tanks in place; New Facilities Manager appointed; Researcher Profile: Prof. Stephen Gray

New NCEDA member; Last chance to register for Biofouling Workshop in Sydney; Thirty projects vie for funding; Top research students awarded scholarships; Rearcher Profile: Dr Sophie Leterme; Desalination in the media.

May 20 deadline for Expressions of Interest; Scholarships for Honours and PhD students; Rockingham research facility takes shape; Sneak peek at the Desal Discovery Centre; June workshop filling fast; Australia to be promoted at Singapore International Water Week; Researcher Profile: Professor S. (Vigi) Vigneswaran; Share the good news

Funding Round 3 is now open for Expressions of Interest; Biofouling Workshop, Sydney, 23-24 June 2011; NCED Rockingham construction progress; NCED Rockingham Grand Opening, Sunday 4 September 2011; Funding Rounds listed on ACGR; Researcher Profile: Prof. Linda Zou; Staff news