16 February 2005

At our first meeting of the year, held in Sydney on 4 February 2005, the Executive Committee elected its Office Bearers for the next 2 years.

The Manager of Albury Water, Daryl McGregor was re-elected unopposed as the Chairperson. Daryl has been the Chair since 2002.

Other Officers elected were:

• Deputy Chairperson, Mr Stewart McLeod, Director, Technical Services, Dubbo City Council.  This is a new position that was created to assist the Chairperson with his increasing workload.
• Policy Sub Committee Chair, Mr Mike Rayner, Director, Engineering Services, Tweed Shire Council. The Deputy Chair is John Gould, Director, Shoalhaven Water.
• Water Sub Committee Chair, Mr Kent Boyd, Director, Infrastructure, Parkes Shire Council. The Deputy Chair is Wayne Beatty, Water Manager, Orange City Council.
• Sewer Sub Committee Chair, Mr Jeff Sharp, Sewerage Manager, Hastings Council. The Deputy Chair is Doug Hill, Projecs and Executive Support Manager, Tamworth City Council.

We believe the success of the Water Directorate is due to the technical expertise of the engineers on the Executive Committee and their willingness to voluntarily devote time to ensuring that the Water Directorate's objectives are met.

Gary Mitchell, Executive Officer, stated that "the Directorate's focus over the next 2 years will be on supporting the Country Towns Water Supply and Sewerage Program, developing further Operations and Maintenance Manuals, and assisting the Government to implement Best Practice across all aspects of the water industry in NSW".

He also noted that "people like Daryl McGregor, Stewart McLeod, Mike Rayner, Kent Boyd and Jeff Sharp bring a lot of experience and expertise to the industry and our on-going success will rely on their continued contributions."

If you would like more information about the Executive Committee please contact Gary Mitchell.

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