Board

eWater's Board is committed to sound strategic planning and corporate governance.

The eWater CRC is managed and governed by eWater Limited, an unincorporated, limited guarantee company established for that purpose by the eWater CRC Participants.

The role of the eWater Limited Board is to set and oversee the company's strategic direction and goals. eWater's independent Board of Directors has a diverse range of experience within the Australian water industry, including commercialisation of Australian technology, R&D management, strategic planning and resource policy development.

'The eWater Board is skills-based, with six non-representative Directors appointed from the partners, and three other independent Directors including the Chair. The Directors are selected to augment eWater's strategic skills in commercial business activities. All eWater partners have input into the strategic direction and management of eWater through the Participants' Forum, which advises the Board.

	Don Blackmore AM Chair, eWater CRC Board
	Hon. David Wotton Deputy Chair, eWater CRC board
	Dr Jane Doolan eWater CRC board member Executive Director, Sustainable Water Environment and Innovation Division in the Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria.
	Garry Smith eWater CRC board member Managing Director of DG Consulting
	Kerry Stubbs eWater CRC board member CEO Northcott Disability Services
	Associate Professor Rob Thomas eWater board member Acting Chief, Aquatic Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
	Dr Keith Steele eWater board member Chair, eWater innovation Managing Director of Steele Business Solutions Chair, South Australian NRM Research Alliance Deputy Chair, Beef CRC Director of Environmental Biotechnology CRC
	Dr Rob Vertessy eWater board member Deputy Director (Water) at the Bureau of Meteorology
	David Dreverman eWater board member Executive Director, River Murray at the Murray-Darling Basi Authority

Executive

Achieving the right balance between innovative R&D and the delivery of practical tools to our partners.

eWater's business structure reflects the key parts of the eWater value chain. The key business units cover product research, development and application; communication and marketing; and business operations.

eWater explicitly understands the knowledge value chain on which it was created. We recognise that the water industry needs more than just state-of-the-art decision tools. There needs to be strong quality assurance, stakeholder acceptance, support for industry adoption and application, training and capacity-building, and an assurance that the decision tools will be sustained in the market place in the long term. These are the operational principles that guide eWater's Executive Management team.

	Professor Gary Jones Chief Executive, eWater CRC and eWater Ltd.
	Dr Robert Carr Manager, International Business Development, eWater
	Gareth Lloyd Executive Manager, Marketing and Communication, eWater CRC
	Dr Ralph Ogden Executive Manager, Urban / Ecology / International, eWater CRC
	Joel Rahman Senior Manager, Product Development, eWater CRC
	Aapo Skorulis Executive Manager, Business Operations, eWater CRC
	Dr Peter Wallbrink Executive Manager, River Systems / Catchments and Climate, eWater CRC

Heritage

eWater was established in July 2005, the result of a merger between two former Cooperative Research Centres - the CRC for Catchment Hydrology and the CRC for Freshwater Ecology - and a number of other water-focused organisations.

The CRC for Catchment Hydrology (1992-2005) and CRC for Freshwater Ecology (1993-2005) focused on hydrological modelling for catchments, and on improving the ecological condition of Australia's inland waters. Their stories are told in their archive websites (see links below).

Among the valuable outcomes of CRC for Catchment Hydrology was the Catchment Modelling Toolkit, which eWater CRC now manages and supports.

The CRC for Freshwater Ecology was instrumental in building recognition of the importance of river ecosystems being in healthy condition for the future of Australian water supplies and aquatic biodiversity.

Archived websites

• Archive website of CRC for Freshwater Ecology
• Archive website of CRC for Catchment Hydrology.

Vale Professor Peter Cullen

The late Professor Peter Cullen AO FTSE (1943-2008) helped establish the CRC for Freshwater Ecology in 1992-1993, and he led it as its Chief Executive until mid 2002. Peter was well-known to many Australians as a clear-thinking and direct-speaking person whose influence helped raise awareness of water issues and drive Australian sustainable water policy initiatives, from the 1990s right up until his death in March 2008.

Article: Remembering Peter Cullen, H2O Thinking, Winter 2008

Peter Cullen Post Graduate Scholarship

The NSW Government offers a postgraduate scholarship in honour of the late Professor Peter Cullen AO FTSE.

The program is jointly funded by various New South Wales Government Water Agencies, including the Department of Water and Energy, Sydney Catchment Authority, State Water, Hunter Water Corporation and Sydney Water Corporation. The aim of the scholarship is to:

• Improve our understanding of how rivers, groundwater, wetlands and estuaries function and respond to enhanced management
• Improve the linkages between water science and water management in NSW
• Provide research opportunities in NSW for water specialists.

A three year scholarship of up to $20,000 p.a. will be awarded each year in February to a first-year PhD student. Funds totalling $60,000 will be available to the successful student over the three year period. The scholarship may form part of a stipend and/or support student research.

More information about the scholarship is available from the following site:

http://www.dwe.nsw.gov.au/about/scholarship.shtml

eWater leadership changes

The combined expertise of eWater's leaders has driven the focus on delivering benefits to the water industry.

Board

eWater would like to thank Dr Colin Chartres (CSIRO and NWC), Mr Barrie Turner (Sydney Catchment Authority) and Dr Vicki Pattemore (Griffith University) who were founding members of the Board. Mr David Dreverman (MDBA), Dr Rob Vertessy (BoM) and Dr Rob Thomas (SARDI) have subsequently been elected to the Board.

eWater leaders

• Professor Angela Arthington (Griffith University) - 'Landscape analysis' research program; Rivers and floodplains (project F2)
• Dr Nick Bond (Monash University) - Theories of landscape ecology (project A1)
• Assoc. Prof. Ian Rutherfurd (The University of Melbourne) - Spatial optimisation of planning (project A2)
• Dr Angus Webb (The University of Melbourne) - Spatial optimisation of planning (project A2)
• Dr Michael Stewardson (The University of Melbourne) - Modelling multiple drivers (project B1)
• Dr Francis Chiew (CSIRO Land & Water) - Modelling hydroclimatic variability (project C1)
• Dr Bill Young (CSIRO Land & Water) - 'Biophysical processes' research program
• Dr Tim McVicar (CSIRO Land & Water) - Forecasting of streamflow (project D1)
• Dr Jim Cox (CSIRO Land & Water) - Constituent dynamics (project D2)
• Dr Freeman Cook (CSIRO Land & Water) - Constituent dynamics (project D2)
• Mr Ian Jolly (CSIRO Land & Water) - Groundwater (project D3)
• Dr Christy Fellows (Griffith University) - In-stream processes (project F1)
• Mr Andy Steven (CSIRO Land & Water) - Rivers and estuaries (project F3)
• Ms Jane Blackmore (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems) - 'Water management' research program; Risk and resilience (project H2)
• Mr Geoff Podger (CSIRO Land & Water) - 'Water management' research program; Water management decisions (project J1)
• Dr Grace Mitchell (Monash University) - Urban water management (project E1)
• Assoc. Professor Peter Coombes (The University of Newcastle) - Innovative approaches urban (project E2)
• Assoc. Professor John Tisdell (Griffith University) - Economic analysis in resources (project G1)
• Dr Ejaz Qureshi (CSIRO Land & Water) - Economic analysis in resources (project G1)
• Professor George Kuczera (The University of Newcastle) - Uncertainty analysis in models (project H1)
• Professor Graeme Dandy (The University of Adelaide) - New approaches to modelling (project J2)
• Assoc. Professor Robert Argent (The University of Melbourne) - 'Product technologies' research program; Integration blueprint (project X1);
• Mr Peter Fitch (CSIRO Land & Water) - 'Product technologies' research program
• Mr Jean-Michel Perraud (CSIRO Land & Water) - Software research (project K1)
• Dr David Lemon (CSIRO Land & Water) - Linking to predictive models (project L1)
• Mr Joel Rahman (CSIRO Land & Water) - 'Product technologies' research program; Software product development (project R1)
• Dr Nick Marsh (CSIRO Land & Water) - Restoration, planning and prioritisation (project P6); Ecological modelling platform (project R2)
• Professor Richard Norris (University of Canberra) - 'Water education and e-learning' research program; Improving uptake and adoption (project M1)
• Mr David Nicholls (Murray-Darling Basin Commission) - River operations and seasonal planning product (project P1)
• Ms Alice Brown (CSIRO Land & Water) - RiverManager product (project P2)
• Dr John Ruffini (Queensland Dept of Natural Resources & Water) - 'River operations and management' development program
• Mr Tony McAlister (BMT WBM Pty Ltd) - 'Urban water systems' development program
• Dr Michael Barry (BMT WBM Pty Ltd) - Cluster-scale urban product (project P3)
• Mr Matt Hardy (BMT WBM Pty Ltd) - Cluster-scale urban product (project P3)
• Mr Alan Barton (Brisbane City Council) - Regional-scale urban product (project P4)
• Dr Rory Nathan (SKM Pty Ltd) - 'Water and constituent accounting' development program
• Dr Phillip Jordan (SKM Pty Ltd) - Water and constituent simulation product 'WaterCAST' (project P5)
• Mr Ed Pikusa (SA Dept of Water, Land & Biodiversity Conservation) - 'River and catchment restoration' development program
• Mr Peter Cottingham (eWater Ltd) - Restoration planning & prioritisation product (project P6)
• Mr Paul Wettin (consultant) - Restoration planning & prioritisation product (project P6)
• Dr Nick Marsh (CSIRO Land & Water) - 'Integrated monitoring and assessment systems' development program; Restoration planning & prioritisation product (project P6)
• Dr Sunil Tennakoon (Queensland Environmental Protection Agency) - Integrated monitoring and assessment systems (project P7)
• Ms Ruth O'Connor (eWater Ltd) - Integrated monitoring and assessment systems (project P7).