Scholarships for the 2012/13 round of the IWC Water Leadership Program are now open. Applications can be made on-line until 30 June 2012. The next program will begin in December 2012.
Designed for emerging water leaders at the project to middle management level, this program is customised for the water sector through sound research and collaboration with experienced industry practitioners.
The program helps emerging leaders to develop the abilities they need to exert influence, drive change and advance challenging integrated water managementprojects — abilities associated with the most effective integrated water management leaders.
Several full ($10,000), half ($5,000) and quarter ($2,500) merit-based scholarships are available in 2012. Scholarships are currently only available to Australian citizens and permanent residents of Australia.
Agnese Middleton (IWC Communications)
The National Water Commission has released a new publication called Groundwater Essentials. This accessible and easy to understand booklet sets out everything you need to know about groundwater including: groundwater’s place in the hydrological cycle, the importance of groundwater, the various uses of groundwater, surface/groundwater connectivity, and risks to the groundwater resource. It also includes links to various water departments and authorities in each jurisdiction, as well as examples of how groundwater can be used for irrigation, potable supply, industrial use and stock and domestic use. Groundwater Essentials Link
Amanda Forman, National Water Commission
The Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust is again looking for a diverse group of people who are actively involved in water system management to participate in an exciting leadership program. Only 15 people will be selected and funded to undertake this journey of personal and professional discovery.
For information and application forms, please see the Peter Cullen Trust Website Applications close on the 30th April, 2012.
You might also like to sponsor a participant from your organisation, call Dr Sandy Hinson, CEO on 0407 589304 to discuss this fantastic opportunity further.
If you are feeling a bit adventurous and want to think about water a little differently, try investigating the work of Masaru Emoto. Emoto photographed ice crystals of water in bottles that had come from different locations, exposed the bottles to different sounds, and had words typed onto paper facing inwards to the bottle.
What he found was that water subjected to negative emotions showed an incoherent structure, whereas water subjected to calm and loving influences revealed a coherent and integrated structure. His photographs show that human vibrational energy, thoughts, ideas, music and pollution directly affects the molecular crystalline structure of water.
So next time you are out in a river, lake or even the bathtub, think about how the water around you can hold the resonance of your thoughts and feelings. This work certainly takes us into a new realm of river restoration and there is even an Emoto.app you can download from Masaru Emoto website – this is certainly mind expanding!
Siwan
Fin Martin accepting his award from Jane Young
I am very pleased to announce that the winner of the inaugural ARRC Yellow Award is Fin Martin from the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. The ARRC Yellow Award was developed because I feel there is a need to value people as much as we value our rivers and the environments we work so hard to protect and restore. Without enthusiastic and dedicated people we cannot achieve all the goals to which we, the organisations we work within, and the communities we care about, aspire to attain.
People like Fin are really important to have in any organisation because they remind us of how valuable our relationships with others are in making both our professional and personal lives meaningful. I am thrilled that Fin is the first recipient of this award which is:
For sharing his hope, optimism, energy, friendliness, knowledge and belief in the value of people, with those lucky enough to be around him.
Thank you to my co-conspirators Michelle Crossley, Jane Young and Joanne Lenehan who organised a morning tea and special awards ceremony. In winning his award Fin said:
Although totally unexpected, it was very pleasing to receive the inaugural ARRC Yellow award. Although I don’t need much encouragement in doing a job that I love – working with rivers and wetlands, it is nice to be recognised sometimes, especially by peers”
If you would like to nominate someone for an ARRC Yellow Award please get in touch with me.
Siwan
Resources, Training and Development | Siwan Lovett | 
26 April 2012 10:42 am | 
