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title: Meet the contenders for the 2019 Young Water Professional of the Year Award
description: These 2019 Young Water Professional of the Year Award state winners are going head-to-head at the Australian Water Awards, where the national winner will be crowned on Wednesday 8 May.
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# [Meet the contenders for the 2019 Young Water Professional of the Year Award](https://www.awa.asn.au/resources/latest-news/technology/innovation/meet-the-contenders-for-the-2019-young-water-professional-of-the-year-award)

 Written by [Water Source](https://www.awa.asn.au/resources/latest-news/author/admin) | May 2, 2019 6:45:37 AM

These 2019 Young Water Professional of the Year Award state winners are going head-to-head at the Australian Water Awards, where the national winner will be crowned on Wednesday 8 May.

The national winner receives some great prizes, including an all-expenses-paid [work experience trip to China](http://54.252.223.120/business/partnerships/young-water-professional-creates-connections-in-china/).

[Download the flyer for more information ](https://www.awa.asn.au/documents/Winning-the-YWP-Award.pdf)and watch some of their video pitches below.

# Victoria

Casey Furlong, Integrated Water Management Consultant  
*GHD*

# Western Australia

Kate Bowker, Senior Technical Advisor - Wastewater Recycling  
*Water Corporation*

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# Australian Capital Territory

Alice Liao, Operations Engineer  
*Icon Water*

# South Australia

Boris Ninkovic, Program Manager  
*Fulton Hogan*

# Tasmania

[Matthew Robertson](http://54.252.223.120/technology/innovation/2018-tasmanian-young-water-professional-of-the-year-announced/), Process Engineer  
*TasWater*

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# New South Wales

Dr [Yulia Shutova](http://54.252.223.120/business/workplace/meet-the-2019-nsw-young-water-professional-of-the-year/), Professional Water Engineer  
*AECOM*

# Queensland

[William Speirs](http://54.252.223.120/business/workplace/queenslands-young-water-professional-of-the-year-wants-to-make-a-difference/), Bid Manager – Advanced Solutions Commercial Customer Group  
*Queensland Urban Utilities*

The Australian Water Awards are sponsored by:

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