CAGs
Customer Advisory Groups are the primary forum for WaterNSW to regularly consult, on an area basis, with a broad cross-section of its customers on issues relevant to the performance of WaterNSW’s obligations to customers under the WaterNSW Operating Licence or WaterNSW Customer Service Charter.
Membership includes WaterNSW customers from the regulated and unregulated streams, groundwater users, irrigators, stock and domestic water users, major water utilities, local water utilities, local government, environmental water users and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage water users.
CAG members and meetings
Barwon - Darling
The Barwon-Darling Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| David Kirby | Brewarrina Shire Council |
| Bruce Coward | Mungindi Cotton Growers and Water Users Association |
| Matthew Miles / Tim Hosking | Department of Planning and Environment |
| Ian Cole (Chair) / Michael Allen | Barwon-Darling Water |
| David Miller / Jay Murray | Barwon-Darling Water |
| Leonie Brown / Peter Brown | Bourke Shire Council |
| Greg Hill / Reece Wilson | Central Darling Shire Council |
| Justin McClure | Australian Floodplain Association |
| Joe Robinson | Barwon-Darling Water |
| David Walker/Michelle Coll | Commonwealth Environmental Water Office |
| Megan Dixon | Walgett Shire Council |
| Jane Keir / Greg Rummery | Walgett Shire Council |
Border Rivers
The Border Rivers Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| John Shannon (Chair) / David Coulton | Border Rivers Food and Fibre |
| William Carrigan / Zeb Chapman | Border Rivers Food and Fibre |
| Ben Warby / Tristram Hertslet | Mungindi Cotton Growers and Water Users Association |
| Andrew Hynes / Angelo Saccon | Mole and Sovereign Water Users Association |
| Lila-Jane Fisher/Jaini Shah | Moree Plains Shire Council |
| John Appleby | Border Rivers Food and Fibre |
| Lachlan Ogden | Dumaresq Valley Irrigators Association |
| Michael Owen | Eastern Recharge Water Users Association |
| David Preston / Matthew Miles | Department of Planning & Environment |
| Greg Ringwood / Michelle Coll | Commonwealth Environmental Water Office |
Coastal - Hunter
The Coastal Valleys Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVES | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Will Russell / Melissa Balas | Bega Valley Water Users Association |
| Wayne Clarke / Fleur Tonge | Toonumbar Water Users Association |
| Phillip Rudd | Rous County Council |
The Hunter Customer Advisory Group:
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Shane Gee / Ken Bray | Hunter Valley Water Users Association |
| David Williams | Paterson Water Users Association |
| Julia Wokes (Chair)/Geoff Seccombe | Lower Hunter Agriculture Water Users Association |
| Chris Rooney / Peter Sellers | AGL Macquarie |
| Nick Cook / David Frith | NSW Minerals Council |
| Molly Walker | DPE - Environment and Heritage Group |
Greater Sydney
The Greater Sydney Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Daylan Cameron | Department of Planning and Environment |
| Gary Wallace / Chris Schumacher | Oberon Council |
| Peter Griffiths / Geoff Grellman | Energy Australia NSW |
| Marina Hollands / Trevor Sultana | Goulburn Mulwaree Council |
| Brenden Logue | Shoalhaven City Council |
| Matthew Trapp (Chair) | Lithgow City Council |
| Anthony Muscat / Paul Saad | Lower Nepean Hawkesbury Water Users Association |
| Jenny Zadro | Lower Nepean Hawkesbury Water Users Association |
Gwydir
Gwydir Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Jim Cush (Chair) / Harry Cush | Gwydir Valley Irrigators' Association |
| Kirra-Lee McNamara / Derek Pascoe | Australian Pecan Growers Association |
| Louise Gall | Gwydir Valley Irrigators' Association |
| Nick Gillingham / Darren Hart | Gwydir Valley Irrigators' Association |
| Michael Seery | Gwydir Valley Irrigators' Association |
| Mark Winter | Gwydir Valley Irrigators' Association |
| Lila-Jane Fisher/Jaini Shah | Moree Plains Shire Council |
| Joe Robinson / Zeb Chapman | Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association |
| Chrissy Jeffries / Michelle Coll | Commonwealth Environmental Water Office |
| Daryl Albertson / David Preston | Department of Planning and Environment |
Lachlan
The Lachlan Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Gordon Turner | Lower Lachlan Landcare Group |
| Michael Payten / Stuart Morrow | Belubula Landholders Association |
| Mark Peters / Andrew Stalley | Lachlan Valley Water Inc. |
| Bryan Goldsmith / David Pengilly | Jemalong Irrigation Limited |
| Ed Fagan (Chair) / Glenn Daley | Lachlan Valley Water Inc. |
| Jock Coupland / Georgie Browning | Lachlan Valley Water Inc. |
| Tom Green | Lachlan Valley Water Inc. |
| Michael Storrier | Lachlan Valley Water Inc. |
| Joanne Lenehan | Department of Planning and Environment |
| Paul Devery | Cowra Council |
| Andrea Wilson/Madeline Clark | Commonwealth Environmental Water Office |
| Gavin Rhodes / Noel Wellham | Central Tablelands Water |
| William Back | Lachlan Valley Water Inc. |
| Matthew Burkitt / Tim Bell | CMOC-Northparkes Mines |
Macquarie - Cudgegong
The Macquarie-Cudgegong Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Glen Whittaker / Richard Wass | Macquarie River Food and Fibre |
| Stewart Denston / Michael Drum | Macquarie River Food and Fibre |
| Tim Hosking / Paul Keyte | Department of Planning and Environment |
| Lyn Davies / Kerry Duncan | Macquarie River Food and Fibre |
| David Ramsay | Macquarie River Food and Fibre |
| Tim Gainsford (Chair) / Rob Tuck | Macquarie River Food and Fibre |
| David Walker / Michelle Coll | Commonwealth Environmental Water Office |
| Claire Cam / Julian Geddes | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| Frank McKillop / Rick Reid | Lower Bogan Water Users Association |
| Simon Earl / Greg Murie | Macquarie Marshes Environmental Landholders Association |
| Michael Sutherland / David Frith | NSW Minerals Council |
| Billy Browning / James Austin | Macquarie River Food and Fibre |
| Peter Schuster / Mark Carter | Upper Macquarie Groundwater Group |
Murray - Lower Darling
The Murray-Lower Darling Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Gordon Fox / Peter Hamilton | West Corurgan Private Irrigation District |
| Judith Damiani / Matthew Cottrell | Western Murray Irrigation Limited |
| John Lolicato | Wakool System Advisory Group |
| Louise Burge / Sally Dye | Murray Valley Private Diverters |
| Michael Pisasale / Gabrielle Cusack | Murray Irrigation Limited |
| Rachel Strachan / Nerida Healy | South West Water Users |
| Howard Jones / Sholto Douglas | South West Water Users |
| Michael Chalmers / Troy Mauger | Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia |
| Andrew Hicks / Sally Dye | Edward River Pumpers and Landholders |
| Wayne Smith / Robert McBride | Lower Darling Pastoralist Group |
| Paul Childs | Office of Environment and Heritage |
| Luca Ferla/ Anthony Wilson | Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder |
| Sophie Baldwin / Peter McDonald | Southern Riverina Irrigators |
Murrumbidgee
The Murrumbidgee Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Jamie Woods / Mark Brettschneider | Nari Nari Tribal Council |
| Peter Sheppard / Jennifer McLeod | Coleambally Irrigation Co-operative Limited |
| Tanya Thompson (Chair) / Trevor Clark | Yanco Creek and Tributaries Advisory Council |
| Nick Maynard / Ian Lugsdin | Hay Water Users Association |
| Justin Sutherland / Chris Morshead | Ricegrowers' Association of Australia |
| Chris Palmer / Stephanie Clark | Murrumbidgee Irrigation Ltd |
| Glenn Lok / Jeff King | Murrumbidgee Private Irrigators Inc. |
| Jenna Bell / Matthew Toscan | Murrumbidgee Groundwater Inc. |
| Jackie Kruger / Luke Tedesco | Leeton Shire Council |
| James Maguire | Department of Planning and Environment |
| Andrea Wilson/Erin Lenon | Commonwealth Environmental Water Office |
| David Webb / Jack Terblanche | Hay Shire Council |
| Troy van Berkel / Jason Ip | Riverina Water County Council |
Namoi - Peel
The Namoi-Peel Customer Advisory Group:
- is made up of a number of representatives nominated by organisations or other customers in their area
- exchange information with WaterNSW so that a positive, constructive and efficient service provider/customer relationship can be maintained.
| REPRESENTATIVE | NOMINATING ORGANISATION |
|---|---|
| Bruce Logan | Tamworth Regional Council |
| Ian Coxhead | Cockburn Valley Water Users Association |
| Mick Coffey / Angus Moore | Namoi Water Inc |
| Paul Keyte / Matthew Miles | Department of Planning and Environment |
| Chrissy Jeffries / Michelle Coll | Commonwealth Environmental Water Office |
| David Gee / Patrick Purtle | Split Rock Water Users Association |
| Stuart Garland / David Gowing (Chair) | Peel Valley Water Users Association |
| John Richards / Ildu Monticone | Peel Valley Water Users Association |
| Evan Harris / Dirk Jol | Narrabri Shire Council |
| Huw Morgan | Whitehaven Coal |
| Dianne Hockey / Michael Hockey | Yarraman Catchment Group |
| Nick Lennon / Katie Lennon | Namoi Water Inc |
| Michael Boyle / David Boyle | Namoi Water Inc |
| Todd Farrer / Hugh Lennon | Namoi Water Inc |
| Nat Groves / Dan Knapman | Namoi Water Inc |
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