CCF Regional Chapter Forum - Shepparton

Hosted by CCF Victoria GM for Training and Operations Lisa Kinross, this dinner event will include discussions on key issues currently facing the civil construction industry, and presentations on CCF’s latest advocacy work and new initiatives, designed to benefit the civil construction industry.

Event Speakers:

Lisa Kinross – GM Training & Operations, CCF Victoria

Lisa is a highly qualified, experienced executive and transformational leader with over 20 years’ experience in management, human resources and education/training. Recently Lisa has been a leader and advocate for innovation and driving future skills development across the Water Industry nationally. She is a strategic advisor to industry, invited to sit on a number of industry committees and is highly networked.

Drawing on her networks she passionately brings about collaboration and sharing of ideas, knowledge, resources and experience. In her recent role as Head of the National Water and Safety Centre at Chisholm, she has been an industry disrupter and has delivered year on year outstanding growth in both revenue and client satisfaction.

Daniel Hughes – General Manager Planning and Assets, Goulburn Valley Water

Daniel joined Goulburn Valley Water in 2006 and has undertaken several roles including Manager Asset Management before being appointed to his current role of General Manager Planning and Assets in November 2018.

In his current role Daniel is responsible for infrastructure planning, asset management, technical customer service and capital works delivery.

Daniel has over 20 years of experience in the water industry and has previously held roles at Central Highlands Water and Coliban Water.

Daniel has a degree in Civil Engineering, a Masters of Business Administration and is a member of the Australian Water Association and Engineers Australia.

Goulburn Valley Water provides water and wastewater services to a population of over 130,000 across 54 cities and towns. The GVW region extends from the outskirts of Melbourne to the south, to the Murray River in the north, covering approximately 20,000 square kilometers.

GVW typically invests over $30 million in capital works each year to renew assets across a $1 billion asset base and to construct new assets to service customer growth.

Daniel will be outlining GVW’s capital works investment plan for the next 5 years and highlighting some of the challenges it will be addressing in relation to customer growth and water security in a changing climate.

Adrian Panozzo – CCF Project Manager, Positive Plans – Positive Futures

Adrian Panozzo will be presenting on CCF Victoria’s Positive Plans – Positive Futures Program (Mental Health & Wellbeing), designed to support business owners and senior leaders in the leading, development and implementation of mental health action plans in their organisations.

For for more information on the Positive Plans – Positive Futures Program or to submit an Expression of Interest to participate CLICK HERE. 

Adrian has over 25 years’ experience launching and leading businesses and large-scale community programs across elite sport, corporate and not for profit organisations.

He is the is a Winston Churchill Fellow and is a graduate of Stanford University’s Executive Program for Not for Profit Leaders.

Adrian is also the Director of the Better Life Group which focuses on creating initiatives with a social impact such as homeless phone company Better Life Mobile, which received global recognition in 2020 as winners of the World Mobile Phone Congress Dragon’s Den Award.

He has twice finished the Marathon de Sable a six day 240km foot race across the Sahara Desert, described as the toughest footrace on earth.

He has completed 10 Ironman races including the Hawaii Ironman World Championships and was a professional field umpire in the Australian Football League.

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