The qldwater Annual Forum was held in Brisbane on 20 to 21 August 2025 with the theme: Courage and Compassion for a Resilient Urban Water Sector.
OPENING PLENARY |
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| Opening address Jarrod Cowley-Grimmond, Deputy Director-General - Dept of Local Government, Water and Volunteers |
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| Water Economics at a Crossroads: Bridging the Price–Cost Divide Matt Bradbury, Director - Clear Ridge Consulting |
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MANAGING PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS FOR A RISKY SECTOR |
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| Managing Psychosocial Risks for a Risky Sector Naomi Kemp, Co-Founder - fr&nk& Cameron Dean, Partner - McCullough Robertson |
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ALTERNATIVES TO CONVENTIONAL REGULATION |
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| Something about Source Control Dr Louise Reeves, Lead Scientist - qldwater |
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| Seqwater flood response and lessons learnt and future planning for Brisbane 2032 Duncan Middleton, Manager Technical Support and Improvement - Seqwater |
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| Eco-Markets: Unlocking Water Quality and Nature Credits towards Diversified Investment Strategies Dr Goslik Schepers, CEO - Eco-Markets Australia |
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| Smart Markets for Smart Water: Local Trading with the SWaN Exchange Katrina Donaghy, Regional CEO, APAC – Water Ledger |
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SUPPORTING INITIATIVES AND TOOLS |
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| Supporting Structures - Safe & Healthy Drinking Water in Indigenous Local Government Areas Program Chris Blake, Team Leader, Environmental Health (WaSH) - Tropical Public Health Services |
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| Climate risks for the water sector and what it means for making decisions Dr John Vitkovsky, Principal Project Officer - Queensland Hydrology, Dept of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation |
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FINAL LIST OF ATTENDEES |
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