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June 2026
Today I was delighted to co-host the Building a Resilient Water Future forum, together with Jonathan Cartledge, CEO of Consult Australia, the peak body for design and engineering firms.
June 2026
One of the great joys of my role at IWN is getting on site with our members to talk all things IWN and look at all the tremendous trials and opportunities we have.
June 2026
Last week all roads led to Brisbane and OzWater. Amongst the huge turnout for the conference, it was great to see a strong Victorian presence with many excellent presentations from our member water corporations.
June 2026
Back in 2023, WaterAble founder Llewellyn Prain wanted to develop a program to support people with a disability to move into leadership positionsin the water sector.
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