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Our Events

Upcoming Events

Upcoming events will be announced here.

Please join us on Thursday 9 October 2025 at 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm for an Industry Workshop. This meeting will be held online and will be recorded. 

Led by WaterAble and in partnership with the water industry, My Inclusion Passport is a sector-wide initiative to co-design a secure and accessible digital platform that enables people to confidentially record and share their workplace adjustment needs. The project aims to enhance inclusion across the Australian water sector by supporting consistent and user-controlled sharing of information, with a strong focus on privacy, consent, and accessibility.

We are looking for people who have the following expertise to participate in this session:

  • People with disability (lived experience)​
  • Representatives from Employer Partners​ including (but not limited to)
    • D&I practitioners​
    • Accessibility & usability consultants​
    • Legal and privacy experts​
    • Technology and cybersecurity experts

If you are interested in participating please fill out this EoI form. This will help us to shape the day and maximise the benefit for all participants.

Hays in conjunction with WaterAble are running a webinar series to support career growth. They will be offering three sessions looking at core skills to enhance your career and step into your next opportunity.  To register please do so here

Webinar 1: Creating Stand Out CVs

Date 16th October 12.30 – 1.15

This session will help you stand out to recruiters and hiring managers.

The webinar covers:

  • Structuring your resume for clarity and impact
  • How to tailor your resume to the job description using keywords and skills
  • What to include (and what to leave out) to spark interest and leave room for interview discussion
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Formatting and ATS optimisation
  • Tips to consider before applying

Webinar 2: Rock Your Profile: LinkedIn for Career Growth

Date 29th October 12.30 – 1.15  

This session empowers candidates to build a professional LinkedIn presence that attracts recruiters, and talent teams and builds credibility.

  • Key elements of a strong LinkedIn profile
  • How to tell your unique career story online
  • Best practices for content sharing, joining groups, and engaging with your network
  • Using LinkedIn to find jobs and connect with hiring managers
  • Tips for increasing profile views and InMail response rates

Interactive Elements:

  • Profile audit checklist
  • “Guess the LinkedIn stat” game
  • Personal branding tips from Hays & LinkedIn Upskilling Series

Webinar 3: Nail your Interview: Skills, Confidence & Strategy

Date 13th November 12.30 – 1.15 

Overview:

  • This session will help you prepare for all types of interview – video, phone, panel, and face-to-face.
  • Interview formats and what to expect
  • How to research the organisation and anticipate questions
  • Using the STAR method to answer behavioural questions
  • Body language, tone, and presentation tips

WaterAble will be holding an event for International Day for People with Disability on Wednesday 3 December at 10.30 am – 11.30 am

Previous Events

WaterAble has amplified the leadership of persons with disability on International Day of People with Disability on 3 December.

Because of WaterAble’s leadership program, for this International Day of People with Disability, we had people with lived experience of disability who work in the water sector speaking at the event.

This as a significant achievement of both WaterAble, our graduates Kimberlee Pithers, Melissa Carroll, Scott Phillips, and Sylvia Campbell and our employer partners Greater Western Water, Melbourne Water, South East Water, Seqwater and Veolia who have had employees successfully complete the leadership program.

A big thank you to these amazing graduates who shared about what they’d like people to know about disability, to those who helped organise and fun the event and to everyone that celebrated International Day of People with Disability with us today at our online event.

We are incredibly proud of this program and our graduates from across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and look forward to watching what they do next. We had our biggest online participation this year and look forward to growing this next year. Special thanks to all our employer partners who have supported our Leadership Program by supporting their employees to attend and successfully complete the program.

Our fourth AGM was held in person at VicWater (Little Lonsdale Street) and also online via Teams. The committee celebrated the graduation of the second cohort of our Leadership Program and awarded Donald Hughan a Life Membership

Our third AGM was held in person at VicWater (Little Lonsdale Street) and also online via Teams. The committee voted to pass the motion to become a program of VicWater and enable organisations to partner with WaterAble.

This year we were joined by the amazing speaker Akii Ngo and Minister Shing to celebrate International Day of People Disability

Our second AGM was held in person at VicWater (Little Lonsdale Street) and also online via Teams. The committee voted to pass the motion to allow Associate members to join the committee from other states outside of Victoria, so we’re looking forward to growing our network.

This year we were joined by the amazing speaker Jody Barney who was inducted in 2021 to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women for her advocacy and education work for the needs and empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities.

For those who couldn’t attend, watch a recording of the event on YouTube.

The WaterAble Organising Committee invited all WaterAble members and supporters to attend our first Annual General Meeting. Thanks to everyone who attended.

Celebrating International Day of People with a Disability 2020 with hosts Llewellyn Prain, Donald Hughes and Matt Iversen.

Watch a recording of this event on YouTube, along with Auslan interpretation and closed captions.

Thanks to everyone who attended our launch in July. If you missed it, you can watch a recording on Youtube.

While there were Auslan interpreters on the day, unfortunately, they were not recorded. The recording is however fully captioned.