The IWN Champions Professional Leadership Program was launched in 2015 to promote innovative practices and develop professional and leadership skills within the water industry.
The Champions program was established to close a gap in traditional water sector professional development programs to enhance and upskill staff innovation capability within the water industry.
Each member organisation nominates a Champion to join the 2-year program. A deputy Champion is also nominated to succeed the Champion at the conclusion of the program.
IWN Champions are supported with a series of workshops and professional one-on-one mentoring and coaching. The IWN Champions are an important conduit between IWN and our member water corporations, helping us engage, share knowledge and collaborate on a broader scale.
Regional Working Groups
Each of our member organisations has an IWN Champion, who is part of a regional working group to identify and share innovative ideas.
There are three groups, which meet regularly during the year:
Western Region
Barwon Water
Central Highlands Water
Coliban Water
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
Lower Murray Water
Wannon Water
Central Region
Greater Western Water
Melbourne Water
South East Water
TasWater
Yarra Valley Water
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Eastern Region
East Gippsland Water
Gippsland Water
Goulburn Valley Water
North East Water
South Gippsland Water
Westernport Water
Current IWN Champions
Cameron Geddes
GEDDES GROUP
(Champions Program Lead)
Betty Alegria
DEECA
Jenny Perks
BARWON WATER
Steve Kugele
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WATER
Aamir Idris
COLIBAN WATER
Elizabeth Modrich
EAST GIPPSLAND WATER
Ryan Davis
GIPPSLAND WATER
Kynan Pell
GOULBURN VALLEY WATER
Nick Raffaele
GREATER WESTERN WATER
Will Taylor
GWMWATER
Daryl Vines
LOWER MURRAY WATER
Fran (Farzaneh) Salehi
MELBOURNE WATER
Kendal Krause
NORTH EAST WATER
Sandy Xu
SOUTH EAST WATER
Simon Muller
SOUTH GIPPSLAND WATER
Samantha Sawyer
TASWATER
Gerry Van Jaarsveldt
WANNON WATER
Jake Weir
WESTERNPORT WATER
