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October 2025
My favourite time on the VicWater calendar each year is our Annual Conference, which took place last month at Park Hyatt Melbourne with over 200 delegates in attendance.
October 2025
Carbon Offsets Project
September has been a busy month for the Carbon Offsets project with three major achievements having been made.
October 2025
Last month I had the pleasure of facilitating a panel at the VicWater Annual Conference on the very broad topic of Innovating the Customer Experience. My first thought was, “I know nothing about customer experience!” but I promptly said yes anyway, because being out of my comfort zone is something I have been trying on…
October 2025
Hi and welcome to the IWN October Update
After a busy few weeks with the VicWater Conference, project launches and developing new opportunities, we are gearing up for some exciting events just around the corner, here’s a snapshot of what’s been happening and how you can get involved.
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Australian Water Industry Operator Exchange Program
The Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA) in partnership with the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), are collaborating with a new initiative being the first [...]
Yarra Valley Water joins new alliance to help protect Gardiners Creek
Yarra Valley Water joins new alliance to help protect Gardiners Creek Managing Director, Pat McCafferty said collaboration is important to help protect the health and vitality of [...]
Southern Rural Water continues Werribee pipeline
Southern Rural Water is starting construction on the next stages of the $42 million Werribee Irrigation District modernisation project. Jaydo Construction will undertake the $22 million stages [...]
WIOA Victorian Operator of the Year Announced!
Our very own Tara Daniel, Chief Operating Officer at VicWater, was extremely pleased to announce Scott Johnson from Greater Western Water as the winner of the VicWater [...]
How to prepare for unexpected early retirement
Retirement is a significant life event that many of us look forward to with great anticipation. It's a time to relax, enjoy the fruits of your labour, [...]
IWN Conference – coming this May!
Annual Intelligent Water Networks (IWN) Members Conference 22 May 2023 The Power of Positive Disruption Register today for this FREE EVENT Open to all IWN member organisations [...]
CHW team members give to World Water Day
Central Highlands Water (CHW) has donated $10,918, raised by team members, to Water Aid Australia in recognition of World Water Day on Wednesday 22 March. The donation [...]
A First Nations perspective for Central Highlands Water Board
Ballarat local, and proud Adnyamathanha Yuru, Shu Brown, will bring deeper First Nations peoples’ insights to the Central Highlands Water (CHW) Board of Directors, following his appointment [...]
VicWater Director Masterclass 2 – May 2023
“It was the best board leadership activity/program I have ever attended. In part, it was the structure and the leaders of the program. Its great strength was [...]
THE PEOPLE SUMMIT – Leaders of the future panel
With increasing uncertainty and rapid change occurring globally, what will the future leaders of the water sector look like? What qualities will they need to have and [...]
WIOA Events this March
WIOA Victorian Water Industry Operations Conference - 29 & 30 March It's almost time for the 84th WIOA Victorian Water Industry Operations Conference, taking place on 29 [...]
Water Entity Board Appointments
Apply to board roles for water entities, starting in October 2023. DEECA have opened expressions of interest for board appointments to Victorian Water Corporations, Catchment Management Authorities [...]









