Consultative Forum

The Hunter Water Consultative Forum, which was established in 1989, meets quarterly to discuss Hunter Water’s activities with relevant local councils and community representatives to provide two way communications with important stakeholders.

The Forum consists of representatives from five local councils as well as representatives of major customer, environmental and community groups. Meetings are held in March, June, September and December each year.

Hunter Water uses the Forum to give information and advice on issues related to our activities in the Hunter region. Community representatives can use the Forum to provide important feedback to Hunter Water and to raise any issues they may have about our activities. 

Consultative Forum Charter
IPART Report 

Current representatives on the Consultative Forum are:

• Cr Arch Humphery (Maitland City Council)
• Cr Wendy Harrison (Lake Macquarie City Council)
• Cr Jeffrey Maybury (Cessnock City Council)
• Cr John Nell (Port Stephens Council)
• Cr Marilyn Eade (Newcastle City Council)
• Cr Glenn Wall (Dungog Shire Council)
• Mr Paul Murphy (Hunter Business Chamber)
• Ms Carolyn Gillard (Environmental Education)
• Mr Kevin McDonald (Hunter Region Botanic Gardens)
• Mr James Hopson (Williams River Water Users Association)
• Ms Ingrid Berthold (Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority & Waterwatch)
• Mr Rick Banyard (Property Owners Association)
• Mr Alex Burns (Northern Settlement Services) 
• Mr Bob Hopkins (Newcastle Combined Pensioners Area Council)
• Professor George Kuczera (University of Newcastle)