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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Exhibitor Safety Briefing
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Exhibitor Safety Briefing

1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Exhibitor Safety Briefing

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Women in Water Operations Breakfast
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM Opening Session - WIOA Welcome
WIOA - Dean Barnett, CEO & Mat Greskie, Chair
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Welcome from Sydney Water
Sydney Water | Ben Blayney
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Pride in Practice: From Policy to PPE
Pride in Water - Zoe Kennedy, Program Lead
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Wednesday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water Competition
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM 10 Year Water Sector Workforce Roadmap – Opportunities for Operators
Build Skills - David Cameron, Industry Engagement Lead Water
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Glenmore Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
Ashley Reidy - Rockhampton Regional Council/Fitzroy River Water, Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Casting the Net Wider: Reeling in Talent from Unexpected Waters
Gympie Regional Council - Dylan Wersag, Water Treatment Plant Operator & Sarah Iwanoczko - Senior Environmental Officer
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Wednesday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Water Main Tapping Competition Heats
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Impact Analysis: On-site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation for Potable Water Chlorination.
Centurion Water - Matthew Merigan, Field Engineer
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Infiltration Control: The Critical Decision in Manhole Rehabilitation
Triking Pty Ltd - Luke Wiseman, Director/Founder
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Citric acid cleaning: Improving Roughing filter performance at Nepean WFP
Sydney Water - Divya Annangi, Production Officer
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Preparing for SCADA: The Hidden Work Behind a Successful Automation Project
Glen Innes Severn Council - Sam Price, Manager Integrated Water Services
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM When to Act: A Practical Decision-Support Framework for Regional Water Restrictions
Atom Consulting - Charlotte Boyd, Chemical Engineer
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Making Demand Visible: From SCADA Data to Operational Insight
Riverina Water County Council - Lachlan Bagget, Cadet Engineer
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Improving Hydraulic Performance of a 15km Recycled Water Rising Main Using Ice Pigging Technology
Suez Water - Ed Petts, Operations Manager, Ice Pigging
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Meet The Exhibitors Dinner
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Women in Water Operations Breakfast
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM Opening Session - WIOA Welcome
WIOA - Dean Barnett, CEO & Mat Greskie, Chair
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Welcome from Sydney Water
Sydney Water | Ben Blayney
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Pride in Practice: From Policy to PPE
Pride in Water - Zoe Kennedy, Program Lead
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Wednesday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water Competition
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM 10 Year Water Sector Workforce Roadmap – Opportunities for Operators
Build Skills - David Cameron, Industry Engagement Lead Water
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Glenmore Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
Ashley Reidy - Rockhampton Regional Council/Fitzroy River Water, Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Casting the Net Wider: Reeling in Talent from Unexpected Waters
Gympie Regional Council - Dylan Wersag, Water Treatment Plant Operator & Sarah Iwanoczko - Senior Environmental Officer
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Wednesday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Water Main Tapping Competition Heats
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Impact Analysis: On-site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation for Potable Water Chlorination.
Centurion Water - Matthew Merigan, Field Engineer
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Infiltration Control: The Critical Decision in Manhole Rehabilitation
Triking Pty Ltd - Luke Wiseman, Director/Founder
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Citric acid cleaning: Improving Roughing filter performance at Nepean WFP
Sydney Water - Divya Annangi, Production Officer
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Preparing for SCADA: The Hidden Work Behind a Successful Automation Project
Glen Innes Severn Council - Sam Price, Manager Integrated Water Services
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM When to Act: A Practical Decision-Support Framework for Regional Water Restrictions
Atom Consulting - Charlotte Boyd, Chemical Engineer
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Making Demand Visible: From SCADA Data to Operational Insight
Riverina Water County Council - Lachlan Bagget, Cadet Engineer
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Improving Hydraulic Performance of a 15km Recycled Water Rising Main Using Ice Pigging Technology
Suez Water - Ed Petts, Operations Manager, Ice Pigging
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Meet The Exhibitors Dinner

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Women in Water Operations Breakfast
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM Opening Session - WIOA Welcome
WIOA - Dean Barnett, CEO & Mat Greskie, Chair
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Welcome from Sydney Water
Sydney Water | Ben Blayney
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Pride in Practice: From Policy to PPE
Pride in Water - Zoe Kennedy, Program Lead
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Wednesday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water Competition
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM 10 Year Water Sector Workforce Roadmap – Opportunities for Operators
Build Skills - David Cameron, Industry Engagement Lead Water
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Glenmore Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
Ashley Reidy - Rockhampton Regional Council/Fitzroy River Water, Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Casting the Net Wider: Reeling in Talent from Unexpected Waters
Gympie Regional Council - Dylan Wersag, Water Treatment Plant Operator & Sarah Iwanoczko - Senior Environmental Officer
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Wednesday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Water Main Tapping Competition Heats
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Impact Analysis: On-site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation for Potable Water Chlorination.
Centurion Water - Matthew Merigan, Field Engineer
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Infiltration Control: The Critical Decision in Manhole Rehabilitation
Triking Pty Ltd - Luke Wiseman, Director/Founder
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Citric acid cleaning: Improving Roughing filter performance at Nepean WFP
Sydney Water - Divya Annangi, Production Officer
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Preparing for SCADA: The Hidden Work Behind a Successful Automation Project
Glen Innes Severn Council - Sam Price, Manager Integrated Water Services
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM When to Act: A Practical Decision-Support Framework for Regional Water Restrictions
Atom Consulting - Charlotte Boyd, Chemical Engineer
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Making Demand Visible: From SCADA Data to Operational Insight
Riverina Water County Council - Lachlan Bagget, Cadet Engineer
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Improving Hydraulic Performance of a 15km Recycled Water Rising Main Using Ice Pigging Technology
Suez Water - Ed Petts, Operations Manager, Ice Pigging
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Meet The Exhibitors Dinner

Thursday, September 10, 2026

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Beyond Conventional PFAS Treatment: A Multi-Stage Modular Approach for Reliable Compliance
OLEOLOGY - Rhury McDonough
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Project Overview: Wagga Wagga WTP Sludge Tank Mixer Upgrade
Riverina Water County Council - Renier van Zyl, Operations Engineer & Lachlan Bagget, Cadet Engineer
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Beyond Organic Fouling: Investigating Inorganic Scaling and RO Membrane Performance Decline at Hawker WTP
SA Water - Bella Balfour, Scientist
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Resolving Critical Filtration Imbalances and Oobsolescense Through Ultrasonic Flow Measurement at Dungog WTP
Veolia - Kim O'Rourke, Project Engineer
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Thursday Morning Tea
Light complimentary tea, coffee and snacks available to all exhibitor attendees and visitors
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water Final
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM RAS Control with Sludge Blanket feedback at Edgeworth WWTW
Veolia - Jake Southward - Project Engineer
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Building Workforce Capability: Developing a Risk Based Competency Framework
Mid-Western Regional Council - Robert Newham, Water Quality Officer
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Competency Benchmark for Local Water Utility Operators in NSW
Mid-Western Regional Council - Christine Reiksen
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Water Main Tapping Finals
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Pass-the-PFAS-Parcel: Making PFAS Destruction Economically Viable
Nano Tech Systems - Domenic Saporito, CEO
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Our Water Journeys & Incident Response
Marcus Warusam & Aken Baragud, Torres Strait Island Regional Council
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Smarter Energy Monitoring for Water and Wastewater Utilities
NHP - Fekra Gasser - Product Manager
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Thursday Afternoon Tea
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM WIOA Awards Dinner
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Beyond Conventional PFAS Treatment: A Multi-Stage Modular Approach for Reliable Compliance
OLEOLOGY - Rhury McDonough
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Project Overview: Wagga Wagga WTP Sludge Tank Mixer Upgrade
Riverina Water County Council - Renier van Zyl, Operations Engineer & Lachlan Bagget, Cadet Engineer
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Beyond Organic Fouling: Investigating Inorganic Scaling and RO Membrane Performance Decline at Hawker WTP
SA Water - Bella Balfour, Scientist
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Resolving Critical Filtration Imbalances and Oobsolescense Through Ultrasonic Flow Measurement at Dungog WTP
Veolia - Kim O'Rourke, Project Engineer
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Thursday Morning Tea
Light complimentary tea, coffee and snacks available to all exhibitor attendees and visitors
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water Final
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM RAS Control with Sludge Blanket feedback at Edgeworth WWTW
Veolia - Jake Southward - Project Engineer
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Building Workforce Capability: Developing a Risk Based Competency Framework
Mid-Western Regional Council - Robert Newham, Water Quality Officer
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Competency Benchmark for Local Water Utility Operators in NSW
Mid-Western Regional Council - Christine Reiksen
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Water Main Tapping Finals
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Pass-the-PFAS-Parcel: Making PFAS Destruction Economically Viable
Nano Tech Systems - Domenic Saporito, CEO
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Our Water Journeys & Incident Response
Marcus Warusam & Aken Baragud, Torres Strait Island Regional Council
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Smarter Energy Monitoring for Water and Wastewater Utilities
NHP - Fekra Gasser - Product Manager
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Thursday Afternoon Tea
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM WIOA Awards Dinner

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Beyond Conventional PFAS Treatment: A Multi-Stage Modular Approach for Reliable Compliance
OLEOLOGY - Rhury McDonough
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Project Overview: Wagga Wagga WTP Sludge Tank Mixer Upgrade
Riverina Water County Council - Renier van Zyl, Operations Engineer & Lachlan Bagget, Cadet Engineer
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Beyond Organic Fouling: Investigating Inorganic Scaling and RO Membrane Performance Decline at Hawker WTP
SA Water - Bella Balfour, Scientist
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Resolving Critical Filtration Imbalances and Oobsolescense Through Ultrasonic Flow Measurement at Dungog WTP
Veolia - Kim O'Rourke, Project Engineer
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Thursday Morning Tea
Light complimentary tea, coffee and snacks available to all exhibitor attendees and visitors
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water Final
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM RAS Control with Sludge Blanket feedback at Edgeworth WWTW
Veolia - Jake Southward - Project Engineer
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Building Workforce Capability: Developing a Risk Based Competency Framework
Mid-Western Regional Council - Robert Newham, Water Quality Officer
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Competency Benchmark for Local Water Utility Operators in NSW
Mid-Western Regional Council - Christine Reiksen
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Water Main Tapping Finals
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Pass-the-PFAS-Parcel: Making PFAS Destruction Economically Viable
Nano Tech Systems - Domenic Saporito, CEO
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Our Water Journeys & Incident Response
Marcus Warusam & Aken Baragud, Torres Strait Island Regional Council
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Smarter Energy Monitoring for Water and Wastewater Utilities
NHP - Fekra Gasser - Product Manager
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Thursday Afternoon Tea
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM WIOA Awards Dinner

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