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Promoting water literacy through the WRL Open Day

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Water Research Laboratory

Coastal Engineering Short Course 2025

8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Registrations are now open to attend a Coastal Engineering Short Course run by WRL over the day prior to the 2025 Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference in Adelaide. Ideal for graduate or recently recruited coastal and maritime engineers.
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Laura Montano at the dam spillway model, for the 2020 WRL Open Day

WRL Open Day 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Our talented researchers solve all kinds of problems related to water and the environment. Our “laboratory” doesn’t have test tubes and lab coats; instead we build models of dams and harbours larger than your living room! Come tour our massive labs, meet the experts, and see engineering and science at work.
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