Venue: Longreach Civic Centre
Conference Program
| 10.00am | Registration and Morning Tea on arrival | |
| 10.30 | Welcome and introduction by Dave Cameron, qldwater | Judging Best of the Best Water Taste Test Western Taste Test Semi Final |
| 11.15 | Short break for coffee | |
| 11.3 | Orica Australia | Water Treatment 101 and case study on odours after bush fires |
| 11.45 | John Roworth, Director of Infrastructure Services, Longreach Regional Council | Procurement issues for remote communities |
| 12.15 | Bevan Smith, Senior Project Officer, Community Water Education and Research, DERM | Community Engagement Tools |
| 12.45 | Mike Donald, Manager Engineering Services, Barcaldine Regional Council | Watering the Outback |
| 1.15 | Lunch provided | |
| 2.00 | Dr Helen Stratton - Smartwater Research Centre | Overview of Rural and Regional Water Security project. |
| 2.30 | Nick Campbell, Strategic Water Initiatives, DERM | Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative |
| 3.00 | TRG Session | Open forum to discuss issues such as fluoridation with panel members available to answer questions |
| 3.45 | Closing, feedback and final comments | |
| 4.00 | Networking drinks |