| | WaterAid Australia Launch |
 | | Over the past 12 months the prime movers of WaterAid Australia have planned and assembled a voluntary coalition of local Australian water authorities, large and small, from both metropolitan and regional areas. |
 | | Today, WaterAid Australia officially comes into existence with an inaugural constituent membership of 50 separate authorities, businesses and organizations from around the nation - binging together country people and city dwellers and public and private sectors. |
 | | Together, the membership of WaterAid Australia could be said to represent nearly 90 per cent of Australia's entire population, which is why, a few moments ago, I described WaterAid Australia as a new and valuable partnership opportunity for my government. |
| www.ausaid.gov.au /media/release.cfm?BC=Speech&ID=2422_4188_8055_5547_9187 (756 words) |