Riverprize
Riverprize is the world's most prestigious environmental award, giving recognition, reward and support to those who have developed and implemented outstanding, visionary and sustainable programs in river management.
International RiverFoundation recently awarded the Thiess International Riverprize and Australian Riverprize (funded by the Australian Government's Water Smart Australia program, under the Water for the Future initiative) at the Riverprize Gala Dinner, as part of the 14th International Riversymposium (26 - 29 September 2011) in Brisbane, Australia.
Congratulations to our 2011 winners, the Charles River (Boston, USA) and the Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative (QLD, Australia).
Riverprize rewards excellence in the stewardship of our most finite and precious global resource – water.
Applications have now opened for Riverprize 2012. For information on how to enter, please click here.
Riverprize 2011
2011 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
The winner of the 2011 Thiess International Riverprize was announced on Tuesday 27 September at the Riverprize Gala Dinner during the 14th International Riversymposium in Brisbane, Australia.
The Charles River (Boston, USA) took out the top award for excellence in river management, receiving a prize of $330,000.
Under the direction of the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA), the Charles River has made a remarkable recovery from the 1950s when sewage and paint were discharged in to the river. The Charles River now boasts better river health after the implementation of sustainable river management including innovative stormwater management and water-sensitive urban development.
Robert Zimmerman, CRWA’s Executive Director, thanked everyone involved in the operation on the Charles River and congratulated the finalists and all the other rivers that had applied for the Riverprize.
“We are all doing great work and as we face unsure times about climate change over the next 100 years the decisions and changes we make today can ensure the future is not so bad for our kids,” Mr Zimmerman said.
The Charles River was chosen because of its innovative and visionary sustainable program for river management. The Charles River Watershed Association has developed their water programme to include; urban design, sustainable infrastructure and eliminating barriers between water supply, wastewater and stormwater management.
The other finalists for the 2011 Thiess International Riverprize were the Yarra River - Victoria , Australia (Highly Commended) and the Mattole River - California, USA.
2011 Australian Riverprize Winner
The winner of the 2011Australian Riverprize was announced on Tuesday 27 September at the Riverprize Gala Dinner during the 14th International Riversymposium in Brisbane, Australia.
The Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative, coordinated by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Partners, (QLD, Australia) took out the Australian award for excellence in river management, receiving a prize of $195,000.
The Australian Riverprize is the largest prize for environmental achievement in the country, and it is funded by the Australian Government's Water Smart Australia program, under the Water for the Future initiative.
Sunshine Coast Regional Council Mayor, Councillor Bob Abbot, thanked the Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative team for not relying on guidance but for having passion for what they do.
“This is all about protecting the one thing that keeps us alive, our rivers and streams, our water,” Cr Abbot said.
Dr Stephen Skull, Manager of Environmental Policy and Programs at the Sunshine Coast Regional Council said “the great thing about this award is the recognition it gives to the community groups that toil away each day on these programs”.
Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative won the award for their impressive collection of river-health planning and on-ground achievement in six catchment areas, totaling approximately 5000km of waterways across the Sunshine Coast and southeast Queensland.
The other finalist for the 2011 Australianl Riverprize was Project Catalyst (QLD, Australia).
Riverprize Achievements
Our Riverprize winners have invested their prize award into many diverse projects to further support their river and the communities that rely on them. Some examples are:
• Small, innovative projects at the local community scale in the Mersey Basin, UK.
• Endowment funds for annual community projects, research and on ground works in the Grand River, Canada and Blackwood Basin Group, Australia.
• A regional art competition across Mekong River (South East Asia) member states encouraged school children to think about the river and environment. Winning artwork was used to produce the Mekong River Commission’s annual calendar.
• A unique school program for 600 fourth grade students in the region on the Alexander River Restoration Project, Israel.
• On ground projects in the Siuslaw Basin and St Johns River, USA.
• Twinning projects:
-Drome River, France, funds Tiangol Mangol Basin in Senegal
-Danube River, Europe funds Orange-Senqu River Commission in Southern Africa
-Thames River, England funds Ganges River, India
RiverFoundation's Riverprizes
Thiess International Riverprize
The Thiess International Riverprize was first awarded in 1999, and has grown to become the world's most prestigious environmental award. There are now 12 international winners and more than 30 finalists who have demonstrated their outstanding achievement and commitment to restoring the world's rivers.
The Thiess International Riverprize was initially funded by Thiess Pty Ltd, and since 2003 has been funded by the International RiverFoundation.
In 2012 the Thiess International Riverprize is valued at A$350,000 and consisted of a A$250,000 cash prize and a A$100,000 grant to establish a twinning project.
Australian Riverprize
In 2012 the Australian Riverprize (supported by the Australian Government*) is valued at A$200,000 and consists of A$150,000 in cash prizes and a A$50,000 grant for the winner to establish a twinning project within Australia.
The Australian Riverprize is funded by the the Australian Government's Water Smart Australia program, under the Water for the Future initiative. The Australian Government provided $1 million to fund the Australian Riverprize over a five-year period. The RiverFoundation would like to thank the Australian Government for their commitment to healthy rivers.
RiverFoundation is committed to ensure Riverprize remains the world's most prestigious environmental award and aspires for it to become likened to the "Nobel Prize" in river excellence.
Riverprize Trophy
The design of the distinctive Riverprize trophy is based on an interpretation of a coolamon or piti. This is a vessel used by Australian aboriginal women for carrying water, bushfood, or as a cradle for babies. The trophy is cast in aluminum, highlighting the concept of a silver shimmer of reflected light on water.
The trophy is presented to the winners at the Riverprize Gala Dinner held during the International Riversymposium each year.
Thiess International Riverprize Winners
Thiess International Riverprize Winners
Environment Agency, England
2010 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
The Environment Agency, England has been reviving the iconic River Thames. From being declared biologically dead in the 1950s the River Thames has made a remarkable recovery, with salmon and otters returning to the river. The Agency is working on a number of projects and initiatives with a range of partners to help the River Thames reach its ecological potential.
The Environment Agency is also planning for the future. The Thames Estuary 2100 vision is a 100 year adaptable plan directing the future sustainable management of tidal flood risk in the Thames estuary. It is this type of innovative, forward-thinking behaviour that demonstrates the Environment Agency’s commitment to protect and improve the environment, and promote sustainable development in England and Wales.
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
St Johns River Water Management District
2008 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
www.sjrwmd.com
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
2007 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
Awarded to International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) for its collaborative effort to improve water quality in the second largest river basin in Europe. The project demonstrated excellence in water management through establishing a network of water monitoring and sampling stations, research ships testing pollution and a transboundary warning system for accidents. “The ultimate goal of ICPDR is to see the rational use of water within the Danube Basin and to minimise negative consequences of the 2,780 km Danube on the Black Sea.”
Chengdu Sha River Restoration Project Incorporation
2006 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
Awarded to the ‘Chengdu Sha River Restoration Project Incorporation’, under the Chengdu Municipal Foreign Affairs Office in South-West China, for its significant large-scale restoration work on the Sha river. The river plays a major role in the flood management control for the city of Chengdu. By the late 1990s it was virtually dead and had become a severe health hazard. Rapid population and industrial growth saw the river suffer from city waste, raw sewage, deforestation, coal silt and rural garbage. In 2001, a comprehensive large-scale restoration project was established, bringing together over a dozen government organisations, commercial enterprises and investment agencies, including Turf Design (Australia) and the Bank of China.
The US $411 million integrated restoration project has so far improved water quality, controlled flood flows, cleaned up pollution, landscaped parks and implemented drainage systems. A focus of the work was also to enhance public use and improve understanding of sustainable use of the catchment in accordance with nature.
Communaute de Communes du Val de Drome
2005 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
Twenty years ago Jean Serret, President of the Communauté de Communes du Val de Drôme (CCVD), would not allow his children to swim in the Drôme River because of the pollution and sewage. ‘Today’, says Jean, ‘its entire length is bathing quality, attracting tourists from across Europe’. Located in southern France, and once polluted and sucked dry by agricultural irrigation, the Drôme River has seen a significant improvement in its water quality, biodiversity and flood control.
Over a twenty year period, the CCVD has monitored the river’s flows and upgraded sewage treatment facilities to ensure sustainable development of the Drôme River Valley. The restoration of the Drôme River Valley is an example of a successful collaborative partnership of local governments working through the CCVD with local community groups to produce a model for European river management. Similar river plans are being made obligatory across Europe under the European Union’s Water Framework Directive.
http://www.riviere-drome.com/
The Siuslaw Institute
2004 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
The Siuslaw River Basin Restoration Partnership consisting of the Siuslaw Institute, the Siuslaw Watershed Council, Siuslaw Soil & Water Conservation District and Siuslaw National Forest was awarded the 2004 Thiess International Riverprize for river restoration efforts leading to salmon returning to spawn.
Once one of the most productive river basins in the USA, commercial fishing, logging and agricultural practices reduced resources in the river basin close to unsustainable levels and led to the endangered listing of several species.
The Siuslaw River Basin Restoration Partnership has been working cooperatively for more than 16 years with private landowners, local organisations and state and federal agencies to restore the basin's natural functions, wildlife populations and economic activities to sustainable levels. Involved in the restoration project are confederated tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw ‘First Nations’.
Restoration work includes replicating natural habitat, decommissioning roads to control erosion and run-off and planting native vegetation to stabilise river banks and floodplains
www.siuslawinstitute.org
The Alexander River Restoration Project
2003 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
The 2003 Thiess International Riverprize was awarded to the Alexander River Restoration Administration (ARRA) in Israel for their successful model of cooperation and river restoration in a highly volatile setting.
Founded in 1995 to restore and manage the river catchment, ARRA brought together Israeli and Palestinian people to work collaboratively to clean up the Alexander River and its main tributary, the Nablus Stream. Despite raging violence between the sides for years, two ground-breaking agreements were signed by local Palestinian and Israeli leaders and the cooperation continues since 1996.
A comprehensive master plan, approved by all 20 ARRA partners in 1995, has led to the construction of the innovative Nablus Stream sewage treatment plant. The plan included the set up of a demonstration site along a stretch of river that involves scenic, ecological and drainage restoration and seven other river parks. Projects to protect the rare Nile soft-shelled turtle were carried out. The plan overall led to significant improvements in drainage, water quality, riparian vegetation, new parklands and sewage treatment. Public participation and a unique school program are important components of this comprehensive river restoration project. More than US $13 million have been invested in the Alexander River Restoration Project so far.
Mekong River Commission
2002 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) was formed in 1995 by an agreement between the governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam, the four countries agreed on joint management of their shared water resources and development of the economic potential of the river.
The MRC drives the Mekong Programme, a Regional Cooperation Programme for the Sustainable Development of Water and Related Resources in the Mekong Basin, owned by its member countries.
The Mekong Programme aims to achieve more effective use of water and related resources to alleviate poverty while protecting the environment. Using the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), the MRC believes a well-balanced, peaceful, equitable and sustainable development process can be facilitated for the mutual benefit of all Mekong riparian countries.
www.mrcmekong.org
Blackwood Basin Group
2001 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
The 2001 Thiess International Riverprize was awarded to the Blackwood Basin Group (BBG), Australia, which was first formed in 1992 by the community concerned with the declining condition of the Blackwood River in Western Australia. Cattle had damaged the riverbank, fresh water had turned salty, fish had disappeared and parts of the river were clogged with sediment.
BBG developed an integrated catchment management plan with targets for ground and surface water management, saving and restoring native vegetation and improved river water quality.
Since winning the prize, BBG has developed an environmental management system called ‘BestFarms’ to help landholders manage their properties for the benefit of the environment, and to demonstrate this through a certification process. The Blackwood River Foundation has been established using the Riverprize money as seed funding. The Foundation promotes excellence in natural resource management and funds scholarships and research.
Grand River Conservation Authority
2000 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
Canada’s Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) was recognised in 2000 for its long-term successful restoration work on the Grand River, Ontario. Thanks to a combination of programs undertaken over the last fifty years by GRCA and its partners, the Grand River recovered after years of degradation and industrialization.
The ‘Grand Strategy’, standing for this collaborative effort of GRCA, partners and local communities, includes replanting, controlling erosion, regulating development in floodplains and wetlands, creating outreach programs to landholders, and developing outdoor recreation areas.
Solid guidelines are now in place to manage fisheries, prevent pollution and improve river water quality. The fish have returned and recreational use of the river increased significantly. It also led to reduced flood damage by 80% through reservoirs.
Mersey Basin Campaign
1999 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
The industrial revolution began along the banks of the Mersey River in the UK. It changed the world,
it changed the river through industrial pollution and urban runoff, and it changed how people used and interacted with the river. Severe contamination left the Mersey River so lifeless, it needed its own campaign to help resurrect it.
The Mersey Basin Campaign began two decades ago and has improved water quality to the best it has been in 100 years, leading to an environmental and economic revival. Much of the region’s trend-setting building and regeneration work is on the waterside, where once abandoned warehouses and industrial sites added visual pollution. The Mersey estuary is now a nature conservation resource of international importance, with new opportunities for maritime trade and cultural rebirth. The Campaign has demonstrated a remarkable turnaround in water quality and established a benchmark in community engagement.
www.merseybasin.org.uk
Australian National Riverprize Winners
Australian National Riverprize Winners
Derwent Estuary Program
2010 Australian Riverprize Winner
The Derwent Estuary, Tasmania, has been recognised for excellence in reducing water pollution, conserving habitats and species, monitoring river health and promoting greater use and enjoyment of the foreshore. The Derwent Estuary Program is a partnership between the Tasmanian State Government, six local councils, five major industry and commercial businesses, scientists and the community to restore the Derwent estuary. Since establishment in 1999, over $100 million has been invested in environmental projects, and the Derwent is showing signs of recovery. During the past five years, there has been an 80% reduction in organic inputs, 50% reduction in heavy metals, and 30% reduction in sewage-derived nutrients in the estuary, as well as improvements in stormwater treatment.
Oxley Creek Catchment Association
2009 Australian Riverprize Winner
www.oxleycreekcatchment.org.au
Lake MacQuarie Project Management Committee
2008 Australian Riverprize Winner
The Lake Macquarie Improvement Project became the 2008 Australian Riverprize winner for its Priority Action Plan that was developed as an integrated approach to address catchment issues and with a strong emphasis on long-term sustainability and community involvement to encourage a positive change in behaviour. A strong commitment to treating the cause of the waterway problems
originating within the catchment, rather than treating the symptoms displayed within the estuary itself, is at the core of the project. The project has shown significant improvement in lake health, reduction in algae, an increase in seagrass coverage and rehabilitation of foreshore and once endangered wetlands.
Murray Wetlands Working Group
2007 Australian Riverprize Winner
Awarded to Murray Wetlands Working Group (MWWG) in New South Wales (Australia) for its innovative wetland rehabilitation program. The project was chosen for successfully delivering 75,000 Ml of water to more than 200 wetlands covering 71,000 ha across two catchments. A distinct feature of the project is that “a number of local governments, industry organisations and community groups in the Murray and Lower Murray-Darling catchments worked together to rehabilitate wetlands on private properties which are often overlooked yet are vital to landscape management”, said Professor Paul Greenfield, AO, Chair of the Riverprize judging panel.
Torbay Catchment Group Inc
2006 Australian Riverprize Winner
www.torbay.scric.org/index.html
Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee
2005 Australian Riverprize Winner
The Bulimba Creek catchment covering over 120 km2 in Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane, has become a role model for successful rehabilitation and community participation in urban areas. Hard-working volunteers and members of Brisbane’s Bulimba Creek Catchment Association (B4C) have demonstrated an outstanding record of revegetating bushland and improving water quality in a network of Brisbane creeks.
Since winning the Australian National Riverprize, B4C has set up a school twinning program to educate students about catchment and water issues. Several schools in Brisbane, north Queensland and southern Thailand participate. The program is expanding internationally. B4C has also established the Southside Sustainability Centre to show the community, corporations and students how to live more sustainably with their environment. The centre promotes improved waste management systems and technologies for water and power efficiency. B4C conducts workshops and training programs at the centre.
Great Lakes Council
2004 Australian Riverprize Winner
www.greatlakes.nsw.gov.au
Hunter Catchment Management Trust
2003 Australian Riverprize Winner
www.hcr.cma.nsw.gov.au
Merri Creek Management Committee, Inc.
2002 Australian Riverprize Winner
www.mcmc.org.au
Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
2001 Australian Riverprize Winner
www.gbcma.vic.gov.au
Riverprize Judging Panels
The International RiverFoundation sincerely thanks our past and present judges for contributing their time and expertise!
Prof Paul Greenfield - Judging Panel Chair
Prof Paul Greenfield - Judging Panel Chair
Paul is currently Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland. He currently chairs the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Healthy Waterways Partnership, which focuses on the health of the rivers, estuaries and bays of South-East Queensland.
Paul is a Director of the International RiverFoundation and several university companies and has consulted for national and international companies and government agencies in the fields of biotechnology, wastewater and environmental management. He also chairs the International WaterCentre, Riversymposium Strategic Planning Committee.
Paul has been involved with Riverprize since its inception in 1999.
Mr Mark Angelo
Mr Mark Angelo
Program head of the BCIT Fish, Wildlife and Recreation program, Rudy North Chair of the Rivers Institute at BCIT, Burnaby river conservationist, teacher, and internationally-acclaimed writer, Mark Angelo is “one of the world’s pre-eminent river conservationists”. His work preserving Canada’s waterways has earned him both an Order of Canada and an Order of British Columbia among numerous accolades.
Ms Leith Boully
Ms Leith Boully
Leith holds qualifications in rural science and business studies and has 20 years experience at local, state and national levels in natural resource management (particularly water). She is Director of the Boully Pastoral Company, is Chairperson of the Centre for Rural and Regional Innovation, Deputy Chair of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation and is an Adjunct Professor with the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management at the University of Queensland. She was member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists from 2002 – 2009 and served for two terms as Chairperson of the Community Advisory Committee to the Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council.
Dr David Garman
Dr David Garman
David is responsible for management of Environmental Biotechnology CRC in terms of research and development, education, contract administration, commercialisation and general operations.
David has worked in academia, in the NSW public service (pollution control and water resource management), and in private industry for 10 years prior to joining the CRC for Waste Management; Pollution Control Limited in 1996 as Executive Director. He has extensive management, technical and policy experience in terms of resource development and resource management in all aspects of pollution management.
He is also a Chairman of an Australian publicly listed company specialising in water environmental technologies, and is President of the International Water Association. He advises a number of private companies, institutes and water authorities world-wide on research, water resource and pollution control matters.
Dr Lifeng Li
Dr Lifeng Li
Dr. Li Lifeng has been working for WWF International in Gland, Switzerland since July 2008. As Director of Global Freshwater Programme, he is leading WWF network's freshwater conservation in many of the world's large river basins, e.g. the Yangtze, Congo, Amazon, Mekong, Danube and so on, which currently focus on six key issues including: better water and river basin governance, sustainable flows and responsible water infrastructure, reducing water footprint impacts through water stewardship, adapting to climate change, protecting and sustainable use of freshwater habitats, integrating freshwater conservation into development agenda.
Before moving to WWF International, he worked in WWF China in various positions. As Freshwater Programme Director during 2002-2008, he was very active to joint the efforts to conserve the major rivers in China e.g. the Yangtze, Upper Mekong, and Amur-Heilong, and promote better water and river basin governance namely integrated river basin management in China.
Prior to joining WWF, Dr. Li did his PhD study and had extensive research experiences in the fields of ecological footprint, indicators of sustainability, and sustainable regional development in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) during 1995-2002, as well as the Institute of Advanced Studies of United Nations University (UNU/IAS) in Tokyo in 1999.
Mr Alan Vicory
Mr Alan Vicory
Mr. Vicory serves as Executive Director and Chief Engineer for the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO). Mr. Vicory directs the programs of the Commission, which include establishment of regulatory requirements for discharges, water quality and biological monitoring systems, detection and response to spills, applied research, coordination of states and federal programs and public education and involvement.
He is currently Chairman of the Board of the Water Environment Research Foundation, a former Chairman of the International Water Association’s Watershed and River Basin Management Specialist Group, and is currently a member of the Association’s Strategic Council. He also is a Past President of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators .
Mr. Vicory has provided contributions to published texts, published and presented numerous professional papers, has provided keynote remarks at technical and professional conferences nationally and internationally, and has served on many expert panels.
Ms Leith Boully - Judging Panel Chair
Ms Leith Boully - Judging Panel Chair
Leith holds qualifications in rural science and business studies and has 20 years experience at local, state and national levels in natural resource management (particularly water). She is Director of the Boully Pastoral Company, is Chairperson of Healthy Waterways and the Centre for Rural and Regional Innovation, Deputy Chair of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation and is an Adjunct Professor with the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management at the University of Queensland. She was member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists from 2002 – 2009 and served for two terms as Chairperson of the Community Advisory Committee to the Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council.
Dr Arlene Harriss-Buchan
Dr Arlene Harriss-Buchan
Arlene is the Healthy Rivers Campaign Coordinator with the Australian Conservation Foundation. She leads ACF's work on the Water for the Future program, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, the National Water Initiative and all other issues related to rivers and water.
Arlene's professional background is in science (biochemistry) and law. She also sits on the Murray Darling Basin Authority's Basin Community Committee; the Commonwealth Government's Water Recovery and Environmental Use Stakeholder Reference Panel; the Snowy River Scientific Committee; and the Stakeholder Reference Group of the National Water Commission. In 2006, Arlene was awarded the Melbourne University Christine Forster Award for Excellence.
Mr Craig Bradley
Mr Craig Bradley
Craig is the Acting Assistant Secretary Urban Water Security Branch in the Water Group of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. He has responsibility for the administration of the $1.5 billion Water for the Future urban water programs which range from funding large water infrastructure projects down to household rebates for rainwater tanks. He is also responsible for taking forward urban water policy reform in consultation with state and territory governments.
Prof Paul Greenfield
Prof Paul Greenfield
Paul is currently Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland. He currently chairs the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Healthy Waterways Partnership, which focuses on the health of the rivers, estuaries and bays of South-East Queensland.
Paul is a Director of the International RiverFoundation and several university companies and has consulted for national and international companies and government agencies in the fields of biotechnology, wastewater and environmental management. He also chairs the International WaterCentre, Riversymposium Strategic Planning Committee.
Paul has been involved with Riverprize since its inception in 1999.
Dr Siwan Lovett
Dr Siwan Lovett
Siwan is a Director of the Australian River Restoration Centre and enjoys working with people and the environment in which they live. For the past eleven years has focused her energies on understanding rivers and the people that live and work along them. She is a social scientist by training, but works with biophysical scientists to help make their science accessible and user-friendly for a range of different audiences. Siwan loves to travel, hear and tell stories, and has been able to do this through her work with Land & Water Australia and other government and non-government organisations. She is an independent consultant based in Canberra.
Mr Bradley Moggridge
Mr Bradley Moggridge
Mr Bradley Moggridge is a proud Murri from the Kamilaroi Nation (North-West NSW) and is currently employed by CSIRO as an Indigenous Water Research Specialist. Brad was appointed to the First Peoples' Water Engagement Council administered by the National Water Commission in 2010 and is also a member of the Joint Steering Committee reviewing the National Water Quality Management Strategy Documents 4 and 7. Brad has achieved a M.Sc. (Hydrogeology) and a B.Sc. (Environmental).
He has an interest in the following research topics in South-Eastern Australia:
• Aboriginal people and cultural values of water in the Murray Darling Basin;
• Identification of groundwater dependant cultural sites.
Prior to CSIRO, Brad worked with a private consultancy, and also has significant experience in environmental protection and regulation and cultural heritage operational policy with New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water and the former New Sout Wales Environmental Protection Agency. Brad has also spent 4 years working in local government.
Ms Kerry Olsson
Ms Kerry Olsson
Kerry Olsson is the Acting Deputy CEO of the National Water Commission. The Commission is a statutory authority established to help drive Australia’s national water reform agenda. It provides independent, expert advice to the Australian Government and COAG on water matters and supports projects designed to help overcome impediments to reform. Before joining the Commission in 2006, Kerry was a senior advisor in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet working on water policy and the development of the National Water Initiative. Her background is in natural resource management and environmental conservation at the state and national levels.
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