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Q&A with Deb Fankhauser from our Executive Group

We all know 2020 was a curve ball of a year. For our Executive Group member, Deb Fankhauser from Lower Murray Water, it brought an extra role - Pandemic Manager. Find out how she handled it in this Q&A.

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Meet IWN Program Manager Kevin Hellier

As an Asset Knowledge and Technology Team Leader at Melbourne Water, Kevin Hellier is a great match for IWN. Here's a quick Q&A with him, including how he unwinds and stays calm under pressure.

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Q&A with Andre Mambo from Monash

After a three-month work placement at IWN, Monash student Andre Mambo is inspired to work in the water sector. Here’s a short Q&A about his experience.

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Meet IWN Champion Dante De Thomasis

Having spent time at Goulburn Murray Water, Western Water and now Melbourne Water, Dante De Thomasis is a career water engineer. But on weekends, you can find him at his family's ice cream shop.

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Meet IWN Champion Rachel Meinig

As an environmental engineer, our new City West Water Champion Rachel Meinig brings valuable experience to IWN. Here’s a quick Q&A to get to know her.

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Q&A with Amrit and Kam from Monash

Our latest students from Monash College Professional Pathways learnt about technology in the water industry, from IT to activated carbon. Before they finished up, we asked Amrit Raj Giri and Ka Man Ng (Kam) a few questions.

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Q&A with Hydrovation Challenge Winner

What can Victoria's water corporations do with wastewater as land availability declines and the need for carbon neutrality draws closer? Hydrovation Challenge winner, Meg Humphrys, had this in mind when she came up with her idea.

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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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Meet IWN Program Manager: Moe Abouhasna

Moe is our first Pipeline Intelligence Program Manager. With an engineering background and a passion for powerlifting, Moe wants to see technology handle more of the pipeline management load in Victoria.

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Meet IWN Program Co-lead: Jonathan Crook

Maths is far from boring when you look at it through Jonathan Crook’s eyes. As co-lead of our Big Data and Analytics program, he is inspired by using data to improve the Victorian water industry’s operations.

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Meet IWN Champion: Dannii Anderson

Dannii Anderson from Central Highlands Water became an IWN Champion to gain a broader understanding of the water industry. In other words, she likes to know how things work. Here’s a chance to get to know her.

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IWN announces partnership with WIOA

Intelligent Water Networks (IWN) is pleased to announce our new strategic partnership with the Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA).

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Meet IWN Executive: Jen Rebeiro

As Chief Information Officer at City West Water, Jen Rebeiro is passionate about driving positive organisational change. Jen has been an IWN Executive Group member since March 2019. Take a moment to get to know her.

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Digital Engineering webinar

This month’s edition of the IWN Webinar series will take a look at what digital engineering means for water utilities.

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IWN program name change

Our previous IWN Program, Leak Detection, Condition Assessment and Infiltration has been rebranded to Pipeline Intelligence.

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