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Episode 18
Carbon credits in the water sector
In this episode of the Accelerating Action podcast, Kate Smith (Senior Consultant, Aurecon) and Anthony Williams (Manager for Carbon Markets and Strategy, Aurecon) sit down with the Australian Water Association to explore the role of carbon credits in the water sector.
Episode 17
Indigenous-led youth outreach using real-world community water engineering challenges
In this episode of the Accelerating Action podcast, Josh MacLeod (Pathways Outreach Program Manager, Engineers Without Borders Australia) sits down with the Australian Water Association to discuss an inspiring Indigenous-led youth outreach initiative.
Episode 16
Biosolids production and end use in Australia and New Zealand: statistics and trends
In the latest episode of the Accelerating Action podcast, Lauren Randall (Team Leader, Drinking Water Quality Program, Hunter Water) and Beatrice Yong (Senior Technical Advisor, Water Corporation) sit down with the Australian Water Association for an insightful conversation on biosolids management.
In the latest episode of the Accelerating Action podcast, Donald Hughan (Corporate Risk Coordinator, Goulburn-Murray Water, former WaterAble Chair, and WaterAble Life Member) and Sylvia Campbell (Process Improvement Lead, Greater Western Water) sit down with the Australian Water Association to explore the critical work being done to dismantle employment barriers for people with disabilities in the water sector.
Episode 14
Incorporating First Nations knowledge into technical water projects
In the latest episode of the Accelerating Action podcast, Jamie Kaye (Principal Scientist, Water Technology) sits down with the Australian Water Association to explore how First Nations knowledge is being integrated into water modelling and land management projects.
United by Water (2023 Series)
United By Water Episodes (2023)
Episode 22
Net Zero in Water: Learnings from around the world
In the final episode of our United by Water podcast, host Jo Taranto sits down with Lisa Zembrodt and Bradley Yager from Schneider Electric (who have a combined 41 years of working at SE) to discuss 'Net Zero in Water: Learnings from around the world'. Lisa Zembrodt is a Principal at Schneider Electric Sustainability Business and Bradley Yager is the water sector leader for Schneider Electric as well and we're talking today about learnings from around the world when it comes to Net Zero in water.
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Episode 21
Co-designing change: Town Water Risk Reduction Program
Host Jo Taranto sits down with Amanda Chadwick, Carmel Krogh and Brendan Guiney to discuss co-designing change for the Town Water Risk Reduction Program. Amanda is the Executive Director of the performance division in the water group at the Department of Planning and Environment. Carmel is an independent consultant who's been working on the town water risk reduction program and Brendan is the Executive Officer for the Water Directorate.
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Episode 20
Increasing the Capacity of Aerobic Sludge Digester Using MBBR Configurations
In the latest episode of our United by Water podcast, host Jo Taranto sits down with Paul McPhee, Process Technology Manager at Urban Utilities and Associate Professor Shihu Hu from the University of Queensland and today we're talking about enhancing sludge digestion performance.