Professor Nick Bond

Professor Nick Bond is the Director of the Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems and Research Theme Lead for Resilient Environments and Communities, at La Trobe University. Nick has over 20 years’ experience working on river and catchment management, with a focus on Australia’s water-stressed regions. He has strong connections across the water sector and currently sits […]

Chris Dwyer

Skills in Action and Applying our new skills to the Ovens River (Field Trip) Chris is a Waterway Management Practice and Director/Engineer of Confluence Pty Ltd .  He has been working in the industry for the past two decades and has extensive experience across New South Wales and Victoria, as well as numerous other projects spread […]

Jamie Kaye

Jamie is a Senior Principal Scientist and Certified Environmental Practitioner with more than 25 years’ experience in environmental condition assessment, monitoring method design, management plan development and reporting, as well as having a background in cartography/GIS and land surveying. He has worked closely with waterway engineers/geomorphologists for many years and has a very good understanding […]

Dr Jane Roots

Jane has been working in catchment management and river restoration In Australia since 1995. She worked for the Murray-Darling Basin Commission in Canberra for seven years where she was Manager of the Lake Victoria Project and later, Executive Officer of the Community Advisory Committee of the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council. In 2002 Jane work for […]

Jo Slijkerman

Jo is an environmental scientist at Water Technology with over twenty years’ experience in the private and public sectors. Her focus areas are vegetation assessment, waterway management and processes, environmental monitoring, reporting and riparian policy. She has worked in riparian areas, surrounding rivers and wetlands, as well as coastal, inland, and alpine zones. She has […]

Dr Geoff Vietz

Dr Geoff Vietz is the Founder, Director and Principal Scientist at Streamology, an award-winning consulting company focused on environmental solutions from catchment to coast. He has an environmental engineering degree and a doctorate in fluvial geomorphology, and 28 years’ of experience, on water and waterway projects across Australia in both urban and regional settings. He […]