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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…

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,…

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…

Victoria is open for business: Unlocking growth opportunity

Regional Victoria is poised for a new era of growth, according to the Victorian Government, as it unveiled its ‘comprehensive’ plan to foster industrial development, create jobs, and strengthen local economies.

Celebrating Success

As the year comes to a close, we’re thrilled to share some fantastic news! Grantus has successfully secured three grants—one for Yarriambiack Shire and two for West Wimmera Shire—through the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Engage! and FReeZA programs.

How to improve Council’s financial sustainability and service delivery

This article explores how councils can refine their grant management processes today while preparing for the potential of untied funding.

Rebuilding Trust: Getting Projects Back on Track After Backlash 

The path forward can seem daunting when planning or strategies spark stakeholder outrage—be it over a climbing area…