Sponsors

Conference Partners:

Sustainability Victoria is an agency of the Victorian government. Our vision is for a thriving community that uses resources wisely. With concrete solutions, we are showing Victorians how to make change. We partner with government, business, industry, communities and householders to tackle the global challenge of climate change at a local level. Across the state, in every sector, we're working to change attitudes and shift behaviour to help Victorians to be ResourceSmart and to secure a low carbon future.

EPA Victoria’s purpose is to protect, care for and improve our environment.  EPA’s vision is the Victorian community living sustainably, and we seek to work with business, industry, government and the community to achieve this goal.  To address Victoria's environmental challenges, EPA no longer focuses on environment protection alone. EPA also works to raise awareness, and influence and support behaviour change towards sustainability in industry, community and government.

The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is Victoria's lead government agency for sustainable management of water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests and ecosystems.

The Department and its partner organisations deliver strategies and programs to address the environmental challenges facing Victoria. The Department is committed to actions that help all Victorians live and work in a more sustainable way.

   
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The Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development is Victoria's lead economic development agency. It develops and delivers policies, programs and services to drive business growth, trade and skills development across the state, stimulate science, technology and innovation-driven industry sectors and promote Victoria internationally as an investment, education, skilled migrant and tourism destination.

Commonwealth Supporter:
 
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The Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment, water resources and natural, cultural and Indigenous heritage, as well as to support and encourage a rich and stimulating cultural sector for all Australians. This role includes advising the Government on its policies for protecting the environment and encouraging the nation’s arts and cultural sector. The Department also manages the Government's main environment, heritage and arts programmes; implements domestic climate change programmes; and is working to improve Australia's water infrastructure and the management of scarce water resources.
   
Gold Sponsors:
 
In Australia and New Zealand, Veolia Environment responds to its customers' needs with tailored and cost effective solutions to the problems they encounter in the fields of water, waste management, energy and transportation. Everyday over 8,000 employees serve industries and communities around Australia and New Zealand with a strong commitment to sustainable development.
Sydney Water is Australia's largest water utility with an area of operations covering around 12,600 sq km. It supplies water, wastewater, recycled water and some stormwater services to about 4.3 million people in Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. With more than 3,000 staff, Sydney Water has assets with a replacement value of more than $20 billion and a capital expenditure program of more than $1 billion planned for 2007-08. Sydney Water is a statutory state-owned corporation.
   
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WME Media is Australia’s leading environment business publisher, including: the monthly WME – Environment Business magazine, which has been the leading forum for opinion and industry discussion for 20 years; Inside Waste magazine, also the official publication of the WMAA; and the daily online Environmental Management News.net. WME is publishing the Enviro 08 Daily News.

   
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PB offers total project delivery – from planning, engineering and environmental services, to project and construction management. Our vision is to be a positive and influential force in the development and operation of infrastructure around the world. Through service to our clients and collaboration with colleagues, we strive to create a legacy that enhances the lives of people and communities.
   
Silver Sponsor:  
Origin is the Ethical Investor 2007 Sustainable Company of the Year and one of Australasia’s leading integrated energy companies focused on gas and oil exploration and production, power generation and energy retailing. Listed in the ASX top 50, Origin supplies energy to over 3 million customer accounts. Origin is also the major shareholder in New Zealand’s Contact Energy.

GE Water and Process Technologies, a division of the General Electric Company, is an industry leader in solving the world's most pressing water needs through desalination, advanced membrane separations, water reuse, and water and process treatment technologies.

By utilising a broad portfolio of products, services and the technologies, GE improves its operating performance, reduces its operating costs, and helps its customers safeguard the environment and conserve both water and energy.

Visy began as a packaging manufacturer in Melbourne, Australia, in 1948 and has grown to become the world’s largest privately owned packaging, paper and recycling company.

Visy collects and processes almost 2 million tonnes of used material a year that would otherwise go into landfill. Visy works with over 35,000 businesses and schools throughout Australia helping to reduce their environmental impact. As well as this, Visy processes the recycling for more than 2.3 million households throughout Australia.

   
Bronze Sponsors:  

Hyder provides engineering, environmental, planning and management solutions.

We contribute to the development and implementation of solutions to achieve a quality of life, ensuring balanced social and economic outcomes.

We are responsive to the emerging needs of the environment in which we operate.

By investing in our people and our clients, we believe we will achieve a better future for all.

The Packaging Stewardship Forum (PSF) was established in May 2006 as a forum of the Australian Food and Grocery Council. The PSF is a delivery agent for industry recycling, resource recovery, litter reduction and education initiatives on behalf of its members, who consist of the major brands and suppliers of packaging within the beverage and food packaging sector.  Over the past 27 years, the PSF and its predecessors, the former Beverage Industry Environment Council and Litter Recycling and Research Association, have expended more than $70 million on recycling and litter prevention projects across Australia.

MWH is a leading engineering, construction, technology and consulting company, recognised worldwide for its leadership in water, wastewater, infrastructure development and environmental management.

Globally, the company employs more than 6,000 professionals in 165 offices, developing new products, services and expertise for water and mining companies, governments and corporations.

MWH is believed to be the longest-established environmental services firm in the world.

Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) is a leading environmental consultancy with a growing global practice in offices across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific Islands, Europe, the Middle East and South America. Our qualified scientists, engineers, planners, economists, hydrogeologists and social scientists are working with the major water authorities and on iconic projects such as the Sydney and Gold Coast Desalination Plants, We are also able to access other world leading skills through our Global Alliance Partner, Malcolm Pirnie Inc (USA).

Melbourne Water is owned by the Victorian Government. We manage Melbourne's water supply catchments, remove and treat most of Melbourne's sewage, and manage rivers and creeks and major drainage systems throughout the Port Phillip and Westernport region. 

Our people have diverse skills and expertise and we place a high priority on building strong partnerships and relationships with the community and all our other stakeholders.

Coffey Environments delivers consulting services in environmental, workplace health and safety and sustainable engineering and is one of the largest consultancies in the southern hemisphere. Servicing all business sectors both nationally and internationally, Coffey Environments has delivered thousands of projects in the past twenty years and employs approximately 600 staff both in Australia, Philippines and the United States; aspiring to create extraordinary outcomes in living and working places.

Meinhardt Infrastructure & Environment (MIE) is a specialist arm of the Meinhardt Group that plans, designs and manages infrastructure and environmental projects for government, institutional, private sector and aid agency clients on a world-wide basis. These are typically multi-disciplinary projects in which we engage the best international expertise appropriate for the project location.

At Golder Associates we strive to be the most respected global group specialising in ground engineering and environmental services.  Employee owned since our formation in 1960, we have created a unique culture with pride in ownership, resulting in long-term organisational stability. We operate from offices throughout Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

Country Energy is a leading Australian energy services corporation owned by the New South Wales Government, with around 4,000 employees serving more than 870,000 customers.

Country Energy manages Australia's largest power supply network across 95 per cent of New South Wales' land mass and offers retail electricity in six states and territories.

   
Lunch Sponsors:  

Maunsell is a leader in environmental management and planning, sciences, sustainability and water. Our teams work across our region, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, and around the world through global AECOM. Together, we create a better world in which to work and live. More information can be found at: www.maunsell.com.

Deacons is a full-service commercial law firm, with more than 1,700 people across Australia and Asia. We offer one of Australia's leading practices in Environment & Planning including a dedicated Climate Change focus group and we pride ourselves on our expertise, responsiveness and client service.

URS provides environmental and engineering expertise to businesses and communities within Asia Pacific and around the globe. We operate with a global network of around 55,000 personnel in 34 countries; in Asia Pacific we have 18 offices with more than 1,500 professionals. We are scientists, engineers, economists, planners, project managers and risk management specialists.
   
Young Professionals Breakfast Sponsors:

CH2M HILL Australia is a leading provider of treatment systems, process support and asset management to customers in water, power generation and renewable energy, oil and gas, marine and general industry. We serve the municipal water industry, Federal, State and Local Governments, and industrial clients such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

CH2M HILL's Australian operation has its headquarters in Sydney, with regional offices in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.