Deputy Director GCI
Focal Area Leader: Sustainable Water Use

Mr Barry Ball is Deputy Director of the Global Change Institute, and holds the position of Water Policy Manager with the International Water Centre.

In over 20 years of work in the water sector, he has shaped management policy for the Brisbane City Council and developed an extensive knowledge, experience and professional network in Water Management and Water Policy.

Barry is a member of the Griffith School of Environment Professional Advisory Board, the Queensland Urban Utilities Board, the Urban Water Advisory Committee for the National Water Commission, and Chair of the International Water Forum Committee.

Awarded the Australian Public Service Medal for Water Policy (2010)

International Water Centre

Contact: b.ball@uq.edu.au

Full Biography

QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor of Technology (Civil)
Queensland University of Technology, 1975
Graduate Diploma in Management 1988

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Institution of Engineers Australia 1980
Registered Professional Engineer, Qld
International Water Association
International Water Centre

RECENT COMMITTEE & BOARD MEMBERSHIPS:

• Chair of the International WaterForum Committee
• National Local Government representative on Urban Water Advisory Committee for the National Water Commission
• Board International River Foundation
• Board River Symposuim
• Board Griffith School of Environment Professional Advisory Board
• Chair, Integrated Planning Act and Integrated Development Assessment Committee for the Brisbane and Ipswich sub-region
• CEO’s Committee, Healthy Waterways Partnership
• Board CRC Catchment Hydrology
• Board CRC Coastal Zone

RECENT AWARDS:

• Australian Public Service Medal for Water Policy

RECENT KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Establishment of Moreton Bay Waterways and Catchment Partnership to implement water quality outcomes for SEQ.
• Development and implementation of the Drought Strategy for Brisbane City
• Adoption as formal Council policy, an integrated “Whole of Water Cycle” Strategy for the City.
• Development of an integrated water model for the region.
• Establishment of mechanisms for integrated natural resource management in SEQ.
• Successful advocacy for whole of water approaches in research forums and advisory groups for various CRCs, SEQ Water Security Alliance and National Urban Water Governance Program.
• Establishment of a SEQ Regional Water Quality Monitoring Program.
• Formation of a Regional Stormwater Information Group involving universities, local authorities and State Government departments to share knowledge and joint fund tasks.

RECENT ROLES IN BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL:
Manager, Strategic Planning Integration and Improvement
Manager, Water Reform
Manager, Water Resources
Director, Planning & Development, Department of Works