We are delighted to invite all EIANZ members in NSW to the 2025 Annual General Meeting to be held commencing from 6pm on Monday 11 August. The AGM provides a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our year's successes and enables member participation in guiding EIANZ NSW's strategic direction. Following the official business, we're excited to feature our guest speaker for the evening, Dr Annette Davison, for an insightful presentation on Water Risk Management (Now With Added Climate!).

Nominations for NSW Committee Positions

As always, the committee warmly invites interest from our NSW members to nominate themselves to become members of the NSW Division Committee in either a formal or informal capacity. Contribute your ideas and bring your energy to shape the Division's activities and focus over the next year.

The terms of all currently elected officers of the NSW Division committee will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. Nominations will be called for the following office bearers for the period 2025 to 2026:

• President
• Vice-President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• General committee member

Only current financial members are eligible to vote and nominate for these positions. All nominations must be endorsed by two EIANZ Full Members or Fellows.

• Download the Nomination form →
• Download the Proxy form →
• Download the Notice of Election/Agenda →
• Download the NSW Committee Role Descriptions →
• Download the 2025 Annual Report →

Please return the nomination form and/or proxy form to Greg Marshall (NSW Division Secretary, as Returning Officer) at nsw@eianz.org by no later than 6pm AEST Sunday 10 August 2025. Feel free to reach out to Greg for any questions regarding the AGM via the same email.

To assist in managing the meeting and to obtain a quorum, we ask that members register to attend. Register now by clicking ‘Submit’ in the blue box below.

Presentation: Water Risk Management (Now With Added Climate!)

From about 7 pm, our guest speaker Dr Annette Davison will delve into the complexities of our water systems and the escalating climate threats on water quality.

Water systems are complicated—but wait, there’s more! Let’s throw in a few heatwaves, floods, and shifting rainfall patterns for good measure. In this talk Annette will explore how our water security is not just about access or quantity, it’s also about quality. Understanding the tangled web of stakeholders, infrastructure, policy, and climate chaos is essential if we want to understand their impacts on water quality, and assure a secure water future.

This is a hybrid event where you can attend either in person or online. Hot and cold snacks and drinks provided for those attending in person. We hope you can join us!

About the speaker

Dr Annette Davison (HND, BSc(Hons), MEnvLGovLaw, PhD, PMAWA, GAICD)

With over 35 years’ experience, Annette is a certified lead auditor WQMS and award-winning risk manager in the water, environment, policy and mining fields. Annette has been recognised multiple times over by the industry and her peers, most recently winning the prestigious Australian Water Association’s Water Professional of the Year Award in 2021 and in 2024 was recognised by the international organisation, Exemplar Global, as an Honoree in the Community-Endorsed Consultant category.

Globally, Annette has guided many organisations in their development and implementation of water safety and risk management plans. In May 2024, she was invited to talk on this work at an International Water Association global webinar on Water Safety Plans. She has a multitude of journal papers, book chapters, books, technical papers, reports and other publications in several fields including bioremediation, biodiversity, microbial ecology, water utility due diligence, auditing and risk management.

Annette is in demand as a conference and workshop presenter, for auditing of statutory and certified risk management plans, for developing utility risk management plans, in development and communication of risk appetite and tolerance policies and procedures, and as a facilitator for board workshops and training.

Annette is the founder, joint owner and co-CEO of Risk Edge.

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