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Meet IWN team member, Michael Thomas

After almost 20 years in the Australian Defence Force, Michael was an ‘outsider’ when he joined the water industry. He became an IWN Champion to help fix that, and he hasn’t looked back. Here, he answers a few questions about his life and work.

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Meet IWN Champion: Meg Pillai

Meg helps oversee Victoria’s water grid to make sure we don’t have supply or delivery problems. She’s also IWN’s first Champion from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). Here’s a snapshot of what makes her tick.

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Q&A with Kristina Machena

When Kristina Machena moved to Australia from Lithuania, she had never spoken English before. Fast forward to today, where she leads planned works at South East Water and has recently taken up IWN’s Pipeline Intelligence Program Manager role. Here’s a chance to get to know her a little more.

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Novel pyrolysis technology

Managing biosolids is a pressing issue for the Victorian water industry. As urban sprawl and population growth render the current system unsustainable, IWN is investigating solutions through our biosolids program.

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Q&A: Monash Uni work placement students

Two Monash University students are feeling career ready after a three-month stint with IWN. Keerthi and Raymond recently finished work placements with us and before they left, we asked them a few questions.

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