AUSTRALIA

“ The thing is , water ’ s not sexy , you know ?” he says . “ It ’ s not something that people ‘ feel ’, and it certainly doesn ’ t win votes at the election . Whereas people ‘ feel ’ a new road , or can see what happens from a major spend on a new freeway , or how roads with potholes are fixed .

“ But nobody ‘ feels ’ good or bad about water until it disappears – and then it ’ s too late . The amount of water we lose through poor infrastructure is phenomenal , so it ’ s critical for Australia to continue to spend money on water infrastructure , and protect this important resource

“ And we ’ re just starting to see that money coming through now and over the next five years , where the government is starting to spend on infrastructure and major pipelines again .”

In the pipeline Viadux has some exciting new contracts with major water utilities and large contractors , including the 60km water pipeline from Orange to Carcoar with Leed Engineering which it is due

– Michael Negri , CEO at Viadux

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