The contract, generating revenue of 840 million euros ($1.14 billion), is to supply water and waste water services to 1.1 million inhabitants in and around the fifth-largest city in Australia.

"This first contract to operate and maintain water services in Australia represents a milestone for Suez Environnement," the company's chief executive Jean-Louis Chaussade said in a statement.

Following on from a contract for a desalination plant in Melbourne, "this new contract strengthens our position in the Australian water market and is in line with our long-term partnership strategy with the country's authorities," he added.

The new 10-year contract was awarded by the government of South Australia.

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