Ensuring Indigenous communities have access to clean water
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is working with remote communities to co-design fit-for-purpose and fit-for-place water supply systems.
Tag: remote communities
Could pencils purify water and get us closer to solving the water crisis?
The water crisis is worsening, but a pencil made from 2D crystals could improve access to clean water in some ...
Powering the build of renewable energy sources in remote communities
With energy costs rising, create investigates what impact renewable energies would have on remote communities.
Bringing engineering services to Australia’s most remote communities
From safe drinking water to critical phone and internet connections, many remote communities struggle to access things most Australians take ...
Constructing the first Aboriginal-owned satellite ground station
The first commercial satellite ground station to be owned by Aboriginal people has positioned First Nations peoples to be leading ...
Upgrading the Outback Way, Australia’s longest shortcut
The upgrading of the Outback Way, a 2700 kilometre road from Laverton in Western Australia, via Alice Springs, to Winton ...
How an innovative solar-powered system is providing clean water to Indigenous communities
Remote communities across Australia now have a new option for affordable and continuous potable water, thanks to Project Gilghi, a ...
Australia’s first Indigenous-owned commercial satellite stations are creating technology hubs in the outback
A pair of state-of-the-art commercial satellite ground stations in Alice Springs will transform Australia’s capability in earth observation and provide ...
How working in remote locations sparked this engineer’s passion for social justice
During his 43-year engineering career and into retirement, Bill Lawson AM has been an ally of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Electric boats can generate energy for the grid on remote islands
Floating photovoltaic cells could become a power source for remote islands, thanks to technology developed by Australian engineers.
