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- ↑ Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Western Australian Water and Rivers Commission - Corporate Body - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ↑ Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Western Australian Department of Water - Corporate Body - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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