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November 2014

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Western Australia Branch Newsletter

October has been another big month for AWA. Nationally AWA has conducted the National Water Policy Summit 2014 (Sydney). This is another step towards your Association developing its role as a though leader in Water Policy. With a theme on ‘shaping an industry-led water strategy to drive Australia’s prosperity’, the focus was to ensure that AWA’s direction was aligned with current and future players in the Water Industry. See later in this Newsletter for additional details. The Summit was also available via a weblink and it was great to hear WA based delegates participating in the discussion. One aspect of the recent AWA restructure will mean that participation via weblinks and video access post events will increase in frequency. Utilising technology to encourage wider participation in AWA events increases the breadth of our influence. We have recently completed National Water Week (NWW). The premier event in WA was our half day conference along the NWW theme of “Water Sources – there are more sources than you think”. Each of the speakers provided catalyst for interesting discussion that was heartily appreciated by both the delegates and the sponsor, Fusion. Preparations are now well advanced for the next ‘big ticket’ item on our Branch calendar – the AWA WA Water Awards Gala Dinner. This is the jewel in the WA Branch crown and, if previous years are any indication, it will be a fun-filled night, celebrating a host of great work that is done within the water sector in WA. The judges have done a wonderful job assessing the array of varied and competitive nominations. Several of the WA Branch Award recipients go on to represent the State at the National Level. The Undergraduate Water Prize winner can even end up further afield representing Australia in an international forum. The Gala Dinner is a valuable opportunity for networking with your fellow ‘water’ colleagues and peers. An opportunity like this would be difficult to find anywhere else. The night is also informative, entertaining and fun. I hope to see very WA Branch Member, water industry dignitary and their guests at the Hyatt on November 28th. Peter McCafferty

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Please welcome the members who have recently joined the WA Branch.

Member Type First Name Last Name Organisation Member Since

Individual Discount Ai Wei Chua Water Corporation of Western Australia 23/10/2014

WA Technical Event: Water Management in Shale Development 18/02/2014

CEDA WA Water Challenges Series, Urban Water Security 21/03/2014

WA Technical Event: Greg Claydon Water in WA Cities of the Future 18/03/2014

YWP My Water Career: Dr Martin Anda and Shelley Shepherd 27/03/2014

WA Technical Event: Michael Bennett & Alex Gardner (UWA Law School) 20/05/2014

YWP Water Future Forum 29/05/2014

WA Technical Event: Water and Mining 25/06/2014

AWA Water Industry Lunch 30/07/2014

WA Technical Event: Asset management 26/08/2014

YWP tour August

AWA members Cocktail Party September

WA Technical Event: Mundaring WTP PPP success 16/09/2014

YWP Technical Tour: Mundaring Water Treatment Plan 20/09/2014

National Water Week Conference NW Water 23/10/2014

AWA YWP My Water Career November

AWA Undergraduate Water Finalist Presentations November

WA Water Awards 2014 Gala Dinner 28/11/2014

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