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2026 Committee Elections - Victoria

Icon of a calendar 5 May, 2026 - 12 May, 2026

Elections are now open for the Victorian Branch Committee and the Young Water Professionals Subcommittee 2026 

We are excited to announce that we have received 22 nominations for the 12 available positions on the Victorian Branch Committee, and 16 nominations for the 9 available positions on the Young Water Professionals Subcommittee. Consequently, elections will be held for both committees for the 2026-2028 2 year term. 

To vote, follow the steps below: 

  • Click Vote Now below
  • Enter your email address
  • You’ll receive your secure voting link via email
  • Follow the link to cast your vote

                   

You can find nomination statements on the voting page.

VIC Branch:

  • Ajay Sharma — BMD Group
  • Alanna Wright — Programmed
  • Celeste Ward — Stantec / John Holland
  • Celine Marchenay — Water Technology Pty Ltd
  • Christopher Lee — WolfPeak, Sequana Group
  • Don Sirikhant — WSP
  • Hanna Burgess — Melbourne Water
  • Jackie Moss — Barwon Water
  • James Gong — Deakin University
  • Jason Smith — Rubicon
  • Julien Tauvry — Suez
  • Mandie Lammens — Eco Detection
  • Matt Stewart — AtkinsRéalis
  • Melanie Scerri — Jacobs
  • Pamela El Jbeily — IXOM
  • Rebekah Henry — Monash University
  • Samantha Blignault — WSP
  • Savalan Pour — Yarra Valley Water
  • Scott Speed — Alluvium Consulting
  • Sophie Barton — GHD
  • Tianlong Ni — Individual
  • Marian Maty — Stantec

 

VIC YWP: 

  • Amaya Kahaduwa — Water Research Australia
  • Anay Roberts — WSP
  • Charlotte Gilley — Aurecon
  • Emily Johnston — GHD
  • James Larner — Melbourne Water
  • Linda Shi — Goulburn Valley Water
  • Michael Zhao — AECOM
  • Rachel Jacgung — Greater Western Water
  • Rex Ho — South East Water
  • Sagar Kedar — Mckenzie's
  • Sandrine Henriot — Streamwise D.I.
  • William Dang — South East Water
  • William Runciman — SMEC
  • Xixi Shi — E2Designlab (a Water Technology company)
  • Yagnesh Naidu — AWA

When casting your vote, we encourage you to read the nomination statements carefully and consider the candidates' diverse backgrounds, including gender, culture, experience, ability, technical background, interests, company or position. Please review AWA's Diversity Statement here

Voting will be open until 5pm on 12 May 2026.

To place your vote, your Access Key is the email address associated with your AWA membership and your password is your AWA membership number.

Voting Eligibility:
  • Only current financial members of the Australian Water Association (AWA) are eligible to vote in Branch Committee elections.
  • To be eligible, you must be either:
    • A Nominated Member under a Corporate Membership, or
    • An Individual Professional Member
  • Only members residing in the relevant State are eligible to vote in that State Branch Committee elections
  • If you are not a nominated member of your organisation, you are not eligible to vote.
  • Each eligible member is entitled to one vote only.
 
To become a financial member of AWA, please contact the Membership team at membership@awa.asn.au

If you have any queries regarding the election process please contact Natasha Sharrock | Member Engagement Manager Victoria nsharrock@awa.asn.au | 02 9467 8423 

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