Dr Joe Greet
Joe is riparian and wetland ecologist and lover of plants. He is a member of the Waterway Ecosystem Research Group within the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences at The University of Melbourne. He enjoys working in partnership with Traditional Owners, land and water management agencies, and local communities to protect and restore our […]
Stuart Cleven
Stuart provides stormwater engineering advice to the natural resource industry on best practice management for stormwater and waterway management works. Drawing on a combined background of urban stormwater management, water sensitive design, ecohydrology and river restoration engineering, Stuart has been involved in development of innovate water management solutions to help offset the impacts of urbanisation […]
Rhys Collins
Rhys Collins Worimi, currently working and living on Bunurong Country in Victoria. While working full time as Traditional Owner Relationships Manager at Melbourne Water, and with strong family commitments, Rhys also volunteers time on the Board of Surfing Victoria, and was formerly a founding Director of the Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation. Rhys has 25 years’ […]
Veronica Lanigan
Veronica has worked with EPA in operations both in metro Melbourne and regional Victoria for 6 years, North East Catchment Management Authority as Waterway Manager for 14 years, and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action in Waterway Policy and programs branch for 12 years. Veronica has project managed the State Environment Protection Policy- […]
Dr Henry Wootton
Henry is a fish ecologist with extensive experience working in aquatic systems in Victoria, where he studies the responses of aquatic species to management actions such as the amelioration of cold-water pollution and releases of environmental flows. His research interests focus on the responses of fish populations to stressors, such as fishing, warming climates and […]
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Dr Matthew Burns, University of Melbourne
Matt is a hydrologist and engineer who works mainly in urban areas. He has significant experience in the monitoring and modelling of blue-green infrastructure. Matt has worked as an environmental drainage engineer for local government, a role which involved the design and construction supervision of several blue-green infrastructure projects. He also co-leads the teaching of […]
Sharada Ramamurthy – DEECA
Shar has worked in the waterway management industry for 20 years, first at the Mallee CMA and then in several roles in DEECA focusing on environmental water, including project and program management and policy development. Shar worked on The Living Murray program for over ten years and on Victoria’s Basin Plan environmental works and constraints […]
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 […]