Alex

Position:

Regional Water Education Officer

The Demand Management Team is a division of Rous County Council (Rous) responsible for meeting the complex demands on our region’s water supply.

The team makes sure the water that reaches your tap is clean and safe to drink. They also promote the sustainable use of water while ensuring our region has enough water for the future.

When speaking with Alex it is obvious that she loves her role as Regional Water Education Officer within the Demand Management Team. Alex’s enthusiasm towards her job is infectious and her commitment to maintaining sustainable levels of drinking water can be seen at public events and school visits where she educates students about the regional water systems.

Alex’s experience as a primary teacher, along with her science degree, make her perfectly suited for the role.

It combines the science that I love with the very best of the teaching skills I learned. I can translate engineering and scientific terminology into regular-speak, which I then use in my presentations to the public and students.”

When speaking about her work in the community, Alex says,

I love the Northern Rivers area, so I enjoy spending my days connecting with our community’s appreciation for the environment. I try to expand on this appreciation by teaching them about a basic element that is often overlooked—our water. I aim to get people thinking about where our water comes from and how precious it is.

I enjoy getting people, especially kids, excited about water, helping them learn about water and where it comes from, and what actions they can take for a sustainable future.”

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