As a member of the AWBA you will be required to complete a minimum of 6 units of continuous professional development each year.
Many means of meeting the CPD requirements are available. Members may use the resources of the Association, their own resources, those of other organisations, or many prefer some combination. Members must however complete a minimum of 3 units from AWBA sanctioned CPD events.
Members must maintain a personal record of their CPD participation to enable them to comply with the reporting requirements of the AWBA. The CPD record form can be downloaded and used for this purpose.
The AWBA CPD program is a convenient, cost effective and timely program to keep you up to date and in tune with the water broking industry. Our events are listed below:
| Speaker | Topic | Date | Location | Goulburn Murray Water – Andrew Shields | Presentation on tagging out of 1A, intervalley trade accounts and spill risk calculation | 4 June 2018 | Murray Downs Country Club and Resort – Swan Hill | Water NSW – Vincent Kelly | Presentation on Barmah Choke, transparency in water trading, rebates rules, meter reading, electronic and automated water trading processing similar to that of Victoria and improvements around register improvements | 4 June 2018 | Murray Downs Country Club and Resort – Swan Hill |
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| 2 x North Melbourne AFL Premiership Winning Player / AFL Hall of Fame / Elders Real Estate – Anthony Stevens | Presentation on motivation and work ethic and how this correlates in the home, business and on sporting field | 4 June 2018 | Murray Downs Country Club and Resort – Swan Hill |
| SA Water Minister – Hon. Ian Hunter | Presentation on SA’s position on the Basin Plan | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| Ice-WARM – Darryl Day | Presentation on Water Industry Education – Discuss the development of a Water Broker training program | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| Rural Bank CFO – Will Rayner | Presentation on What does 2018 hold for irrigated agriculture and a Bankers perspective on Australian Water Markets | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| Aither Director – Chris Olszak | Presentation on International Capital and Australian Water Markets | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| PHD Student – Angela De Duonni | Presentation on Thesis review on water entitlements and their financial and physical resource characteristics | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| Marsden Jacobs Principal – Simo Tervonen & Rod Carr | Presentation on Update on Water Market App | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| Sr Meteorologist/Manager Climate Section BoM – Darren Ray | Presentation on 2018 forecast update – discuss challenges with long term forecasting, key climate drivers for SMDB | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| SA DEWNR – Yvette Colton | Presentation on Update on SA water market initiatives and register reform | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| Marketing Sweet Director – Corie Dawson | Presentation on Marketing strategies for small business | 26 February 2018 | Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury – Adelaide |
| Claire Hocking and Lisa Wong – Australian Taxation Office (ATO) | Presentation on Foreign Investment of Water Registry | 27 November 2017 | Best Western Airport Motel and Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Bill Stanhope and Stuart McLachlan – Dept. Agriculture and Water Resources | Models for industry self-regulation discussion | 27 November 2017 | Best Western Airport Motel and Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Megan Utter and Natasha Shirvill – Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) | Presentation on ACCC’s role in water, competition and fair-trading issues in water markets & member discussion on awareness raising | 27 November 2017 | Best Western Airport Motel and Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Simo Trevolen – Principal, Marsden Jacob Associates | Presentation on the $1 million BRII grant for creation of Water Information Hub | 27 November 2017 | Best Western Airport Motel and Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Duncan McDonald – Director, National Water Brokers | Presentation on cyber fraud and protections for members and their clients | 27 November 2017 | Best Western Airport Motel and Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| The Hon. Barnaby Joyce, MP – Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | Presentation on self-regulation opportunities and Q&A | 26 June 2017 | Parklake Hotel – Shepparton |
| The Hon. Damian Drum, MP – Member for Murray, Victoria | Presentation on opportunities and challenges facing the local irrigators and farmers and Q&A | 26 June 2017 | Parklake Hotel – Shepparton |
| Shannon Lancaster – Customer Relationship Manager, Goulburn Murray Water | Presentation of overview of the role of Goulburn Murray Water and farm modernisation products | 26 June 2017 | Parklake Hotel – Shepparton |
| Joe Banks – Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning | Presentation of Overview of Water For Victoria and Actions & Paper Review – Action 8.10 – Water For Victoria | 26 June 2017 | Parklake Hotel – Shepparton |
| Andrew Shields – Manager – River Operations, Goulburn Murray Water | Presentation on Victorian Water Resource Manager | 26 June 2017 | Parklake Hotel – Shepparton |
| John Madden – Associate Commissioner – Australian Productivity Commission | Presentation on the role of the Productivity Commission, Stakeholder Working Group update and Q&A | 27 March 2017 | Townhouse Hotel – Wagga Wagga |
| Dr Marcus Finn – Director SDL Adjustment, Policy and Planning – Murray Darling Basin Authority | Presentation on the role of the MDBA and water broking | 27 March 2017 | Townhouse Hotel – Wagga Wagga |
| Clive Murray – CEO – World Water Exchange | Presentation on Australian water index and additional revenue opportunities | 28 November 2016 | Best Western Airport Motel and Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Clive Murray – CEO – World Water Exchange | Presentation on Global Water Exchange | 7 March 2016 | Swan Hill |
| David Olszak – Director – Aither | Presentation on water market reports | 19 September 2016 | Coach House Motel – Deniliquin |
| Anna Sppers – CEO / Tom Rookyard – Marketing Operations Supervisor – Auctions Plus | Presentation on Auction Plus platform and leverage for Water Brokers | 7 March 2016 | Swan Hill |
| Joe Banks – Manager Retail Water Entitlements and Markets / Water Resources – Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning | Presentation on Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP) role | 30 November 2015 | Best Western Airport Motel and Convention Centre |
| Gerry Egan | Presentation on Victorian water market | 8 December 2014 | Quality Hotel Melbourne Airport – Melbourne |
| Richard Bootle | Presentation on opportunities for Water Brokers | 8 December 2014 | Quality Hotel Melbourne Airport – Melbourne |
| Michelle Bancroft – Lead Author CEWH Trading Framework – Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder | Presentation on progressing the issues regarding CEWH engagement of intermediaries in the water market | 15 September 2015 | Capital Executive Apartment Hotel – Canberra |
| Daniel Church – Acting Director – Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder | Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) Overview | 15 September 2015 | Capital Executive Apartment Hotel – Canberra |
| Steve Bright – Proprietor – Bright Corporate Communications | Corporate Communications for Water Brokers | 19 March 2014 | Mercure Mildura |
| Peter Kelly – Manager Water Resources Unit – Mallee Catchment Water Authority | Presentation on Mallee Catchment Water Authority | 19 March 2014 | Mercure Mildura |
| Dr Jessica Hartmann – Director Portfolio Management Section – Commonwealth Environmental Water Office | Presentation on water trade issues | 8 October 2013 | Shepparton |
| Stephanie Schulte – Economy Policy Analyst | Presentation on Water Market Research Project | 8 October 2013 | Shepparton |
| Aidan Dalgliesh | Presentation on proposed common registry system | 18 June 2013 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Dale Chapman | Presentation on professional practice issues associated with the Code of Conduct | 18 June 2013 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Chris Biesaga | Presentation on the Broker Regulation process | 18 June 2013 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| David Harriss | General discussion on NSW licencing, NSW trade issues and Basin Plan | 19 March 2013 | Mercure Mildura |
| Owen Russell | General discussion on AUL trading and other Vic trading issues | 19 March 2013 | Mercure Mildura |
| Gerry Egan | Presentation on the recent changes to Vic carryover rules | 10 December 2012 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Richard Anderson | General discussion on water market issues | 10 December 2012 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Panel of guests SEWPAC, MDBA, BOM, NFF | Discussion of water market issues | 18 August 2012 | Novotel Canberra |
| Gennady Kleiner – Water Branch ACCC | Presentaion on recent developments of water market rules | 18 May 2012 | Arkaba Hotel – The Osmond Room |
| Amy Derksen ENVEX | Presentation on the ENVEX permanent water platform | 18 May 2012 | Arkaba Hotel – The Osmond Room |
| Chris Biesaga – Director Water Market Section SEWPAC | Presentation on the proposed accreditation regime for water brokers | 18 May 2012 | Arkaba Hotel – The Osmond Room |
| Mike Fuller – CEO Department for Water in SA | Presentation on new online forms for water trading in South Australia | 18 May 2012 | Arkaba Hotel – The Osmond Room |
| James Standfield, Senior Account Manager – PSC Tarakover | Presentation on PI Insurance for Water Brokers | 12 December 2011 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Ian Robinson, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder | Presentation on the proposed Commonwealth water trading arrangements | 12 December 2011 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Chris Biesaga, Director – Water Market Section SEWPAC | Presentation on the proposed accreditation regime for water brokers | 12 December 2011 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Alan Worsley, ASIC – Senior Specialist | Presentation on where water trade fits within ASIC financial regulation | 12 December 2011 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre – Melbourne |
| Gerry Egan, Manager – Water Trading Policy DSE | Presentation on the changes to Vic water trading rules | 29 August 2011 | Ciloms |
| Chris Biesaga, Director – Water Market Section SEWPAC | Presentation on the proposed accreditation regime for water brokers | 29 August 2011 | Ciloms |
| Chris Bisega Director of Trade – MDBA | Presentation on the proposed water trading rules to be incorporated into the Basin Plan | 15 March 2011 | Ciloms |
| Nick O’Kane – Water Section ACCC | Presentation on Market Rules, Water Charge Rules and the recent ACCC Report on Intermediaries | 15 March 2011 | Ciloms |
| John Adams Barrister & Solicitor |
Overview and history of the water act | 10 March 2010 |
Murray Downs Golf & Country Club, Swan Hill |
| Jane Ryan Department of Sustainability & Environment |
Northern Region Sustainable Water Strategy | 10 March 2010 |
Murray Downs Golf & Country Club, Swan Hill |
| Peter Betson Director, Water Branch ACCC |
Water Market Rules and Termination Fees | 7 April 2009 |
Ciloms Airport Lounge Melbourne |
| Chris Biesaga Director, Water Trade and Accounting MDBA |
MDBA Basin Plan |
7 April 2009 |
Ciloms Airport Lounge Melbourne |
Becoming a Speaker
There are many benefits to becoming an AWBA speaker.You will gain exposure to prominent and professional water brokers and their networks, cross promotion activities, links to your website on the AWBA site, your presentation and details promoted to the AWBA network, as well as promotion through media release.
