Leading industry association promoting excellence in water operations Water Industry Operators Association of Australia The Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA) aims to be a leading industry association promoting excellence, developing and supporting people involved in all facets of water operations. Key goals of the WIOA build a National Association of Members accumulate and disseminate information on the design, control, operation and maintenance of water and wastewater systems promote and develop education and training standards provide opportunities for the recognition of individual achievements of Members and operators employed in the water industry encourage new people into the industry and ensure adequate skill levels and succession planning across the sector promote health and safety issues develop consistent and reciprocal levels of training and qualifications of Members promote the protection of the environment in all member activities and functions The WIOA has close ties with the following Water Industry bodies: State Government Department (VIC, QLD, NSW) Government Skills Australia and their Water Industry Advisory Committee (WIAC) Various Registered Training Organisations (RTO's) in all States Australian Water Association (AWA) Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) Water Industry Education and Training Association of Australia (WIETAA) Various trade and consulting companies supplying equipment and services to the industry WIOA also publishes and disseminates two publications: WaterWorks (twice yearly journal) Operator (quarterly newsletter) Members also receive the Words monthly enewsletter as a way to communicate the latest industry and Association news and developments.