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October 2026
The VicWater team was thrilled last month to welcome a record 280 attendees to our 2026 Annual Conference. With the theme ‘Celebrating Excellence: Leading the Way Forward’…
October 2026
I’d like to start by sharing that this will be my last update. I have taken up a Digital Water role in the private sector and will therefore step down from the Program Director role at IWN on 23 October.
October 2026
The Strengthening Adaptation Capability Across Victoria’s Water Corporations Program saw progress in September, with Adaptus running three drop-in sessions for the program working group to sense test the draft principles-based guidance document.
October 2026
At the most recent VicWater Equity Diversity and Inclusion Practitioners Network meeting, the Gender Equality Commission attended to share the outcomes from the State of gender equality in Victoria’s public sector 2026…
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