Dr Matthew Burns, University of Melbourne
Waterway Sensitive Urban Design
Sharada Ramamurthy – DEECA
Integrating Climate Change Water yield and quality – effects of a changing climate on the aquatic landscape
Simone Wilkie – DEECA
The Process of Policy Making Policy context, science in policy and policy development and evolution
Ray Ahmat – Parks Victoria
Lunch on Country – Aboriginal Heritage Identification and Communication
Sally Maxwell
Skills in action and Water Quality in Aquatic Ecosystems Dr Maxwell has over 15 years’ experience working on the ecology, water quality and hydrology of Australian rivers and has worked on the response of a variety of biota to altered flow regimes and restoration including environmental flows. Dr Maxwell has worked across research, management and […]
Brooke Hermans
Community Engagement Brooke has over 20 years strategic planning, management and stakeholder engagement experience in the public and private sectors. Her experience in natural resource and waste management sectors, where she has used her communication, leadership, facilitation, governance, and project development skills, has led her to support governing boards and community-based organisations to set strategy […]
Keynote Testimonial : Sonia Cooper & Mitch Jones
Keynote Address: Water County, Law and Knowledges Sonia Cooper Sonia Cooper, a proud Yorta Yorta woman, was raised by her grandmother on Cummeragunja, NSW. Deeply connected to her culture, Sonia lives and works on Country, dedicating her career to a rights-based approach and the intersection of various protections but extends that knowledge to bring others […]
Andrew Briggs
Field Projects and Construction Works Andrew is the River Health Project Manager with the North East Catchment Management Authority. He has extensive experience in river health restoration, with a strong focus on native fish and the reintroduction of fish habitat into waterways. Over the last decade he has played a major role in project managing […]
Professor Andrew Boulton
Tying it All Together Andrew has researched river and groundwater ecology for over 25 years, with particular interests in invertebrate ecology, river/groundwater health assessment, temporary streams and effects of drought and environmental flow allocations. He has lectured in several universities in Australia and the US and carried out ecological research on diverse rivers in France, New […]
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 […]
