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Spotlight On…RWL Water Israel Operations

  RWL Water provides advanced tailored water treatment solutions, including process engineering, design, manufacturing, commissioning, training and ongoing service for a wide range of water & wastewater treatment applications, such as: · Seawater and brackish water desalination for drinking & process using UF & RO membranes. · Domestic and industrial effluent recycling using DAF, media […]

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Israel continues to be a popular destination for Australians in 2010.

Acording to the Israel Ministry of Tourism statistics released today, the number of Australians Travelling to Israel has increased by 45% during the first half of 2010. These figures represent amazing growth in the number of Australian tourists choosing to holiday in Israel, a total of 15,811 in the January –June period, compared to 10,867 […]

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ISRAEL IS CHAIR OF THE KIMBERLEY PROCESS FOR THE PREVENTION OF TRADE IN CONFLICT DIAMONDS

As Chair in 2010, of the Kimberley Process for the prevention of trade in conflict diamonds (“Blood Diamonds”) Israel is hosting a conference of working groups of the Process that is taking place against the background of reports of Zimbabwe failing to meet the requirements of the Process and the continuing infringement of human rights […]

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Israel appointed to the Presidency of the World Eureka Program – the first non-European President of the Program

The Eureka Program is the leading industrial R&D Program in Europe and the largest of its kind in the world.  It is an inter-governmental initiative that has been in operation since 1985, and which the European Union Commission has also joined.    Israel has been a member of the Organization since 2000 and in 2007 […]

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Spotlight On…Israel’s IT and Software Industry

Israel– A Software Powerhouse In the early 1990’s, software exports from Israel totaled $90 million. In 2000, that figure was up to $2.6 billion. Today, software exports have topped $3.6 billion, representing over one-quarter of all technology exports from Israel and almost one-tenth of total national exports. Additionally, the Israeli software sector draws over one-third […]

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Incoming Israeli Delegation Meets with City of Perth’s Lord Mayor

Israeli water technology companies to the mining sector Delegation to Visit Perth 28-30 June   Australia has a substantial resources industry and is a world leader in mining technologies with Perth being the Capital of Australia’s mining industry. The mining industry is a major user of water and is in constant search of better water […]

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R & D Breakthroughs at Tel Aviv University

An emphasis on R & D and interdisciplinary  approaches has led to some interesting breakthroughs and developments at Tel Aviv University (TAU). However,  this is symbolic of Israel as a whole which has the highest amount of start ups per capita in the world, and has continuously  developed ground breaking technologies across all industries for […]

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Israel-Australia, New-Zealand & Oceania Chamber of Commerce (IACC) January-June 2010 Pictorial

Welcome to the Israel-Australia, New-Zealand & Oceania Chamber of Commerce (IACC) January-June 2010 Pictorial. The first half of 2010 has seen the Chamber host two major Delegations, a Digital Applications Mission led by Deena Shiff, Group MD- Telstra Business and an Academic Delegation led by Prof. Ed Byrne, Vice-Chancellor & President- Monash University. The IACC […]

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Spotlight On…Israel’s Water Industry

Water Technologies Since its founding, Israel has been coping with water scarcity and has been treating the subject as a national priority. The country has been constantly developing novel and efficient water technologies, which can benefit the world as it is increasingly dealing with water scarcity concerns due to global warming. Israel’s success in answering […]

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Australian Jewish community and culture

The First Fleet contained at least eight and as many as 14 Jewish convicts. From 1788, Jewish people have made their presence felt in Australia. Esther Abrahams and many other convicts of Jewish heritage later become successful in business, arts and many other fields. Bolstered by the arrival of thousands of free immigrants, the Jewish community grew and made great contributions to Australian cultural, sporting, religious and public life