24 Jun, 2026
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24 Jun, 2026
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7.20am - 9.30 am ACST
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Mitchell Street Hilton, 32 Mitchell Street, Darwin
SAVE THE DATE. Join us for an insightful morning of networking, hear from influential figures in the Northern Territory Water sector and enjoy breakfast while engaging with key voices in the field.
The 2026 Northern Territory Minister’s Breakfast themed, “Water as an economic enabler for the Territory – challenges, constraints and opportunities ” will include a Ministerial Address from the Hon Joshua Burgoyne, Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment; Corporate and Digital Development; Water Resources, in a facilitated discussion.
As the climate warms and competition for resources and investment intensifies, the Northern Territory faces global, regional and local challenges associated with water. Successful economic growth will only happen at the pace that reliable, climate-resilient water sources and services can be secured and managed in a sustainably way — for people, food systems, environmental values and services, our energy transition, industries such as minerals processing and the rapidly expanding digital economy.
Future new water sources for the Darwin region such as the return to service of Manton Dam and development of the Adelaide Off-River Storage – a project that will take over a decade - are seen by many as critical to realise the region’s future economic opportunities.
This year’s facilitated breakfast discussion aims to focus on the NT Government and water sector’s other priorities and opportunities (policy, research, technology and services) in areas such as water recycling, stewardship, efficiency, demand management and desalination that could contribute to water security and rebuilding the Territory economy.
In addition, we will discuss what is the role of water, natural water-related values such as springs and green infrastructure in restoring the Territory lifestyle including the investment required to attract and retain people to meet water management needs in the Territory, in a warming climate.
The Darwin event will consist of a hot plated breakfast and the event will livestreamed via webinar.
Master of Ceremonies and Speakers
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Master of Ceremonies |
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Welcome to Country
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Ministerial Address Hon Joshua Burgoyne |
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Breakfast Facilitator TBC |
Darwin Event Details
| Date | Wednesday 24 June 2026 |
| Time | 7.20 am to 9.30 am ACST |
| Venue |
Mitchell Street Hilton, Signatures Room |
| Address |
32 Mitchell Street, Darwin NT 0800 |
| Dress Code |
Territory Business Attire (no PPE) |
Livestream Details
| Date | Wednesday 24 June 2026 |
| Time | 8.00 am to 9.30 am ACST |
| Online | A Zoom link will be distributed 24 hours prior to the event. Please ensure you diarise for now! |
Registration
Registration will open soon
Hilton Darwin
| Registration Type | Rates |
| Member/Employee of a Corporate Member | $95 |
| Non-Member | $133 |
| Concession Member 1 | $71 |
Webinar
| Registration Type | Rates |
| Member | $25 |
| Non-Member | $50 |
1 To be eligible for the Concession Member rate, you must be an AWA Concession Member.
Corporate Table
To purchase a "Corporate Table" with seating for eight (8) individual guests at the Darwin event, all tickets must be purchased as individual tickets - select the "or add multiple" option displayed under a ticket type, and purchase 8 x individual tickets.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Are you looking for some branding opportunities to reach people working in Northern Territory water. We have opportunities available for this event as below. You can view the sponsorship prospectus here.
| Sponsorship Level | Price (exc GST) |
| Gold | $5,000 |
| Silver | $2,500 |
| Webinar | $2,000 |
Sponsorship enquiries to:
Troy Waite | Partnership & Sponsorship Manager | E: twaite@awa.asn.au | Ph: 02 9467 8426 or 0418 404 692
For more information on this event please contact:
Event:
Kyllie Whitehead | Member Engagement Manager | E: kwhitehead@awa.asn.au | Ph: 02 9467 8420
Laura Six | Event Manager | E: lsix@awa.asn.au | Ph: 02 9467 8421
Membership: To find out more about AWA's membership benefits visit our webpage here or contact membership@awa.asn.au.
Do you want your company logo here?
Check out the Sponsorship Prospectus (link above)
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