The Rural Water Roundtable is made up of water industry leaders and key stakeholders including water managers, environmental managers and industry peak bodies. The Roundtable provides perspectives and opinions to:
Identify opportunities for improved communication, coordination, and alignment of activities and responsibilities for sustainably managing Tasmania's water resources.
Inform communication and engagement about managing our precious water resources, lakes, and rivers.
Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference for the RWR can be downloaded below:
Tasmanian Rural Water Roundtable - Terms of Reference - 24 May 2022 (PDF 270Kb)
Membership
Members of the roundtable include representatives of organisations who manage Tasmania's water resources, water users and environmental managers. A list of members is included below:
Deidre Wilson (Chairperson)
| Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
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Adam Gall
| Hydro Tasmania
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Andrew Kneebone
| Tasmanian Irrigation
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Nathan Calman
| TasFarmers
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Mike Rose
| Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
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Graham Hawke
| TasWater
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Ben Morris
| Local Government Association of Tasmania
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TBC
| NRM North (representing NRM regions)
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TBC
| Salmon Tasmania (representing Tasmanian seafood industry)
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Deb Morice
| Dairy Tas
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Peter Stronach
| Landcare Tasmania
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Ryan Wilkinson
| Inland Fisheries Service
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Wes Ford
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Meetings and communiques
A summary of what was discussed in the Rural Water Roundtable meetings is available in the communique documents:
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 21 November 2024 - Meeting 11 (PDF 79Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 27 August 2024 - Meeting 10 (PDF 75Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 13 November 2023 - Meeting 9 (PDF 66Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 15 May 2023 - Meeting 8 (PDF 55Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 16 February 2023 - Meeting 7 (PDF 64Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 7 September 2022 - Meeting 6 (PDF 65Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 23 May 2022 - Meeting 5 (PDF 271Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 22 February 2022 - Meeting 4 (PDF 63Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 15 October and 10 December 2021 - Meetings 2 & 3 (PDF 40Kb)
Rural Water Roundtable Communique 20 August 2021 - Meeting 1 (PDF 62Kb)