Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of 20 representatives, 18 elected from the membership and two nominated from Local Government NSW. The committee meets every two months to guide the activities and direction of the Water Directorate. Representatives are elected every two years with nominations provided by General Managers of member councils.
Executive Committee members 2025-2026
| Region | Name | Title | Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central West | Wayne Beatty | Water and Sewerage Manager (Strategic) | Orange City Council |
| Vacant | |||
| Hunter | Katie Hardy | Manager Water and Sewer | Singleton Shire Council |
| Danielle Hargreaves | Director Water and Sewer | Central Coast Council | |
| Illawarra | Matt Kidd | Section Manager - Water Asset Planning & Development | Shoalhaven City Council |
| Mid North Coast | Cameron Hawkins | Group Manager Utilities Planning and Design | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council |
| Wes Trotter | Director Utilities | Kempsey Shire Council | |
| New England | Bruce Logan | Director Water & Waste | Tamworth Regional Council |
| Gillian Marchant | Manager Water & Waste | Tenterfield Shire Council | |
| North Coast | Brie Jowett | Manager Water & Wastewater - Operations | Tweed Shire Council |
| Michael McKenzie | Future Water Planning Manager | Rous County Council | |
| Orana | Doug Moorby | Manager Utilities | Narromine Shire Council |
| Claire Cam | Manager Water and Sewer | Mid-Western Regional Council | |
| South East | Graham Attenborough | Director Infrastructure Services | Eurobodalla Shire Council |
| Steve Marshall | Water and Sewer Manager | Bega Valley Shire Council | |
| South West | Graham Gordon | Director Utilities | Griffith City Council |
| Geoffrey Veneris | Production and Services Manager | Goldenfields Water County Council | |
| Jason Ip | Manager Operations | Riverina Water | |
| Local Government NSW | Cr Dominic King | Councillor | Bellingen Shire Council |
| Shaun McBride | Chief Economist | Local Government NSW |
Honouring Long Service
Medallions have been given to the following members of the Executive Committee in recognition of their many years of voluntary service to the committee in particular and the water industry in general.
10 YEAR MEDALLIONS
| Name | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Rayner | Tweed Shire Council | Dec 2008 |
| Stewart McLeod | Dubbo City Council | Dec 2008 |
| David Byrne | Cooma-Monaro Shire Council | Dec 2008 |
| Simon Thorn | Coffs Harbour City Council | Dec 2008 |
| Kent Boyd | Parkes Shire Council | Dec 2008 |
| Brian Carter | Singleton Shire Council | May 2010 |
| Wayne Beatty | Orange City Council | Feb 2011 |
| Carmel Krogh | Hastings Shire Council / Shoalhaven City Council | Dec 2012 |
| Jeff Sharp | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | Mar 2012 |
| Greg McDonald | Dungog Shire Council / Wyong Shire Council | May 2016 |
| Sascha Moege | LGNSW | Nov 2017 |
| Doug Hill Russell Deans Jason Ip |
Tamworth City Council Bathurst Regional Council Riverina Water |
Dec 2018 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 |
15 YEAR MEDALLIONS
| Name | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart McLeod | Dubbo City Council | Dec 2013 (proceeded to 18 years vol service) |
| David Byrne | Cooma-Monaro Shire Council | Dec 2013 |
| Doug Hill | Tamworth City Council | Dec 2013 |
| Wayne Beatty | Orange City Council | Feb 2016 |
| Jeff Sharp | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | Mar 2017 |
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20 YEAR MEDALLIONS
| Name | Council | Year |
| Wayne Beatty | Orange City Council | Mar 2021 |