15th NSW Water Industry Operations Conference & Exhibition
1 & 2 November 2023
Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC)
Corner of Flemington Road & Northbourne Avenue, Mitchell, ACT, 2911
NSW Operator of the Year – Sponsored by NSW Water Directorate
Nominees:
James Meade – Cabonne Council
Mark McLean – Tweed Shire Council
Max Furphy – Wingecarribee Shire Council
Shawn Charlton – Albury City Council
Winner: Shawn Charlton – Albury City Council
NSW Young Operator of the Year – Sponsored by NSW DPIE
Nominees:
Amy Hondema – Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Corey Wilkinson – Albury City Council
James Cooper – Glen Innes Severn Council
James Deaves – Armidale Regional Council
James McCoid – Wingecarribee Shire Council
Jarrod Bell – Central Coast Council
Kelly Minors – Mid-Western Regional Council
Riley Styles – Kempsey Shire Council
Shaun Mortyne – Cowra Shire Council
Winner: Kelly Minors – Mid-Western Regional Council
Best Paper Overall – Sponsored by Hanna Instruments
Steven Buck – Icon Water
Best Paper by an Operator – Sponsored by ProMinent
First Place: Luke Mayne – Hunter Water & Sam Magill – Water Infrastructure Services
Second Place: Curtis Gordon – Icon Water
Third Place: Mark Habel – Plasson Australia
Best Poster by an Operator – Sponsored by IWES The University of Queensland
Russell Sherman – Midcoast Water
2023 Ixom Best Tasting Tap Water in NSW/ACT
Finalists:
Richmond Valley Council
Rous Country Council
Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Winner: Rous County Council
Main Tapping Competition – Sponsored by Reece Civil & Viadux
First Place: “Tap-in-Yaki” from Icon Water – Ben Allan & Mal Stewart (2 minutes, 5 seconds)
Second Place: “What’s a Tapping Kit?” from Shoalhaven Water – Lachlan Crowe & Dylan Rae (2 minutes, 7 seconds)
Ron Bergmeier Award – Best Exhibition Site – Sponsored by Utility Magazine
Aerzen Australia
WIOA Conference Charity Presentations
Mens Link – $1,000
National Award – Team of the Year Award – Sponsored by TRILITY
Narromine Shire Council
Attendees are responsible for booking their own accommodation.
WIOA provides a courtesy bus to and from the Wednesday & Thursday Dinner. It is attendees own responsibility to get to and from the venue during the day.
The listing of accommodation providers is provided for your convenience as they will be close to the conference bus route.
Bus Route Coming Soon
The following listing of accommodation providers is provided for your convenience as they will be close to the conference bus route. WIOA does not endorse or recommend any of the accommodation providers. There are many other hotels within the area other than those listed below.
Quality Hotel Dickson
Corner Bradman Street & Cape Street, Dickson
Pavilion on Northbourne
242 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson
Mantra Macarthur Hotel
219 Northbourne Avenue, Turner
Yowani Country Club
455 Northbourne Avenue, Lyneham
Quest Canberra
28 West Row Street, Canberra
Novotel Canberra
65 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra
Mantra on Northbourne
84 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra
Madison Capital Executive Apartment
108 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon
Although a formal COVID Safe Event Plan is no longer required, WIOA is retaining many of the precautions previously in place.
This is an open event and there may be a small number of attendees who are not vaccinated. It is recommended that all attendees consider this fact as part of their own risk assessment about attending the event.
To make the conference as safe as possible for all attendees, there will be numerous changes to the operation of the conference and we request the support of all attendees in implementing these: