Meet the contenders for the 2020 Young Water Professional of the Year Award

The Australian water sector’s best and brightest young minds will compete for the 2020 Young Water Professional of the Year Award at the Australian Water Association’s National Water Awards this month.

Usually presented at a Gala Dinner during the AWA’s Ozwater conference, this year the award winners will be revealed during two virtual happy hours as part of Ozwater’20 Online. 

Watch the videos to learn more about the young professionals in the running for the award, proudly sponsored by Xylem, and then join the happy hour on Thursday, 25 June to see who takes home the title. 

You can register for Ozwater’20 Online here.

Northern Territory

Christina Bruno, NT Program Manager

Tonkin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1acVuWr7wnc&feature=youtu.be

Australian Capital Territory

Portia Condell, Environmental Support Officer

Icon Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Nx3OcVXgw&feature=youtu.be

Western Australia

Rebecca Ferguson, Catchment Management Officer

City of Bayswater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw7GVxQn5q0&feature=youtu.be

New South Wales

Dr Tanja Rosenqvist, Lecturer – Humanitarian Engineering

RMIT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGWoB9qRlKo&feature=youtu.be

Victoria

Dr Paul Satur, Researcher

Monash Water Sensitive Cities, Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Our Future Cities  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbCzvoKICMc&feature=youtu.be

South Australia

Ben Staniford, Senior Engineer

Tonkin 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV-y_cktXN4&feature=youtu.be

Tasmania

Cassandre Tickner-Smith, Environment and Compliance Officer

Tasmanian Irrigation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTmNnIi8kdY&feature=youtu.be

Queensland

Aidan Symons, Senior Engineer, Water Infrastructure

SMEC