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# WA Sundowner Oct 2021

![Icon of a calendar](https://www.awa.asn.au/hubfs/website-assets-2021/icons/icon-events-calendar.svg) 20 Oct, 2021  | ![Small clock icon](https://www.awa.asn.au/hubfs/website-assets-2021/icons/icon-events-clock.svg) 5.15pm – 6.30pm WST  | ![Icon of a map pin](https://www.awa.asn.au/hubfs/website-assets-2021/icons/awa-location-icon.svg) Besk, Basement Function Room

From January to October the WA Branch Committee will host monthly informal networking events in the form of after-work Sundowner drinks. Each month we'll have an interesting topic for discussion and the opportunity to meet and catch up with other AWA members and non-members. Events are free, with a bar available at the venue to purchase your own drinks. Food is also available to purchase. We look forward to seeing you at [Besk](https://www.besk.com.au/) for a casual gathering of like-minded water sector professionals!

Our sundowners are for both members and non-members and you are welcome to bring a friend. Pre-registration is not required, you can simply turn up! Please ensure you sign-in via the WASafe App at the venue and complete our Attendance Register available on arrival.

**Event Details**

| **Date** | Wednesday, 20 October 2021 |
| --- | --- |
| **Time** | 5.15pm - 6.30pm WST |
| **Venue** | Besk: Basement Function Room |
| **Address** | 264 Railway Parade, West Leederville (opposite West Leederville Train Station). |

October Guest Speaker  
Join us at the last AWA Sundowner of 2021 to hear from **Jerome Wade**, one of *Water Corporation’s Emerging Indigenous Water Leader scholarship recipients*.  Over the last 15 years, Jerome’s career journey has taken him across Western Australia - from his families’ Yawuru country in the Kimberley to the Goldfields and now to the South West,  where he is **Team leader - Drainage for the South West Region**.  Jerome will be sharing his experiences with wastewater recycling, as well as his perspective on the challenges of water management and the potential of collaborative research.  
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COVIDSafe Guidelines  
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**Fore more information please contact: **  
Kyllie Whitehead, Member Engagement Manager - WA & NT   
Email [wabranch@awa.asn.au](mailto:wabranch@awa.asn.au) | Tel 0448 146 222

Is your organisation looking for some brand exposure to people working in water? Program Partnership opportunities are now available for this event and more - see our [program partnership prospectus ](https://www.awa.asn.au/AWA_MBRR/Branches/WA/WA_Get_involved.aspx)online. 

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