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Governance

The Centre has several key advisory committees, ensuring that the Director receives the best advice on the Centre's operations and aspirations from national and international leaders.

Advisory Board

Member

Organisation

Dr Tom Hatton (Chair) 
Director, Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, CSIRO 
Mr Ken Matthews
CEO, National Water Commission
Professor Suzanne O'Reilly (not available for sitting duties until 2010) 
Director, ARC National Ley Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (GEMOC) 
Professor Carl Schiesser
Director, ARC Centre for Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology
Mr John Ruprecht
Director, Water Resources Management Department of Water WA
Mr Neil Power

Chair, National Groundwater Working Group
Group Manager, Resource Knowledge & Science, SA Department of Water, Land & Biodiversity Conservation 

Dr John Radcliffe
Former National Water Commissioner & Former Groundwater Sponsoring Commissioner, NWC
Mr Garry Smith
Formerly of Goulburn-Murray Water; Advisory Board of E-water CRC; current Director, DG Consulting Pty Ltd

In attendance

Professor Craig Simmons
Centre Director
Professor Peter Cook
Centre Deputy Director
Commonwealth Observers
Dr Liz Jazwinska, Executive Director, Biological Science and Biotechnology, Australian Research Council
Mr Matt Kendall, General Manager, National Water Commission

Research Management Committee (RMC)

Comprising the leaders of the Centre's five research programs, each with an additional portfolio role.

Program 

Program leader 

Portfolio role 

1
Prof. Ian Acworth (UNSW) 
Super Science funding coordination 
2
Prof. Craig Simmons (Flinders) 
Centre Director
3
Prof. Peter Cook (Flinders/CSIRO)
Centre Deputy Director; industry liaison, communications and outreach
4
Prof. David Lockington (UQ)
Research training
5
Prof. Tony Jakeman (ANU)
Data management strategy

International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC)

Members 

Organisation 

Emertius Professor Ghislain de Marsily 
University of Paris VI, France 
Professor Leonard Konikow
U.S. Geological Survey, USA
Professor Daniel Loucks
Cornell University, USA
Professor Edward Sudicky
University of Waterloo, Canada 

In attendance

Professor Craig Simmons
Centre Director

Industry Liaison Advisory Committee (ILAC)

 Members

 Organisation

Mr Phil Commander (Chair)
President, Australian Chapter, international Association of Hydrogeologists
Mr Douglas Blair
Principal Hydrogeologist, BhpBilliton Resource Planning
Mr Andrew Kelly
Groundwater Users and Managers (GUMS); Burdekin Water Board - Executive Officer
Mr Kym Good
General Manager, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board
Mr Ian Lancaster
National Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, NT
Ms Jennifer Fraser
Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria- Director, Groundwater & Licensing
Mr Mike Williams
NSW Office of Water- Principal Hydrogeologist
Mr Tony McLeod
Murray Darling Basin Authority- General Manager Water Planning & Deputy Executive Director, Basin Planning Division
Mr John Waterhouse
Consulting: Golder Associates Principal, Groundwater Services

In attendance

Professor Peter Cook
Deputy Director, NCGRT; Industry Portfolio
Ms Kay Brown
General Manager NCGRT
Commonwealth Observer
Senior Manager, National Water Commission

 

 

 

CRICOS Provider: 00114A | Updated: 15 Jul, 2010