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October 2025 VicWater Update
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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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