"Putting the PR into PRW"

Purified Recycled Water (PRW) has travelled a long journey in Queensland from a drought driven necessity, through to standby, to go live readiness and back again.

Throughout this cycle, PRW has yet to capture the broad support and acceptance required to be activated as a regular part of the Southeast Queensland water supply and remains the drought stand-by option while new manufactured water sources are considered.

There is widespread support for PRW within the water industry, with numerous case studies of its adoption both within Australia and globally that have helped demonstrate its viability as a safe and reliable water source.

If the science is sound, then does PRW have a Public Relations problem?

This discussion panel event is intended to be a guided call to action for the water industry to think differently about how we take the important discussion and debate around PRW forward.

Speakers

Clare Porter,  Head of Strategic Communications and Corporate Responsibility, Sydney Water 
Clare’s career started with AWA on, of all things, community education for Purified Recycled Water, and she has now come full circle, working across the Customer and Stakeholder Engagement team to promote and build community confidence in the role that purified recycled water can play in a sustainable water future for Greater Sydney.  Clare will bring the learnings on the journey that Sydney continues to be on in this space, including the recently opened Purified Recycled Water Discovery Centre, which just welcomed it’s 2,000^th visitor.

Mark Henderson,  Group Client Director,  Bastion
Mark has amassed 15 years of experience as an award-winning corporate communication and public relations specialist, journalist, and storyteller. Mark specialises in understanding human behaviour and employs advocacy and strategic storytelling to support his clients and organisations. Mark embraces a "servant-leadership" management style, prioritising organisational needs and fostering stakeholder engagement to drive success. He believes in creating collaborative environments where team members, clients, partners, and stakeholders feel heard and valued. Mark's extensive industry experience spans health, science, advocacy, construction, fitness, and more, working with clients globally including in Australia, the US, UK, NZ, and APAC.

 

Stacey Hamilton,  Team Leader - Treatment Performance and Review, Water Corporation
Dr Stacey Hamilton has been with the Water Corporation for over 17 years and has been involved in the Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) Scheme since the 2010. Stacey is regarded as the technical expert for the Corporation for the GWR scheme and continues to provide expertise statewide and nationally on purified recycled water schemes. Stacey recently completed a Winston Churchill Fellowship on alternative treatment technologies for PRW schemes which is publicly available.

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