The first Australia-Netherlands Water Challenge was officially announced on the 9th of May by H.E. Willem Andreae, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Australia. The announcement was made at the Ozwater conference and exhibition in Sydney in conjunction with a special workshop organised in partnership between the Dutch water sector and the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management.
The event was attended by almost 50 representatives from across the Dutch and Australian water sectors. Dutch organisations attending included Royal Haskoning, DHV, Fugro, Hydrologic, Deltares, NWP and the Netherlands Embassy.