Applications for director positions on the Boards of Victoria’s water corporations and catchment management authorities are now being invited with young women and Aboriginal Victorians particularly encouraged to apply.
Minister for Water, Lisa Neville said there were up to 130 board appointments to be filled, with a guarantee that at least 50 per cent of those would be filled by women.
“In the last few years female representation has risen to 53 per cent for water corporations and 62 per cent for Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs), while we also now have 11 Aboriginal Victorians on boards compared to none in 2015,” Ms Neville said.
“To be able to meet the challenges of the future, like climate change and a growing population, Victorian water boards need to reflect the diversity of the communities they represent,” she said.
“Water corporations and catchment management authorities play an important role in our communities across the State and I’d encourage people to see if they can support this by taking on leadership positions on their boards.”
Ms Neville said successful applicants would be responsible for guiding Victoria’s water organisations through challenges such as climate change, a shifting and growing population, bushfire response and recovery as well as the COVID-19 response.
The Minister said an Expressions of Interest process was also open to fill the board of Greater Western Water, a new body to be created in July due to the integration of City West Water and Western Water.
She said the selection process would be led by an independent panel.
“Water corporations provide a range of services to customers including water supply, sewage and trade waste disposal and treatment, water delivery for irrigation and domestic and stock purposes, drainage, and salinity mitigation services,” Ms Neville said.
“Catchment management authorities are responsible for the integrated planning and coordination of land, water and biodiversity management in each catchment and land protection regions,” she said.
Ms Neville said Expressions of Interest would be open until 8 March.
Further information on the positions, including how to apply, can be accessed at this PS News link.
