# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Southern Highland River Health - Public Forum
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am – Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join us for an evening with Dr Ian Wright, one of Australia’s leading water scientists from Western Sydney University, as he presents his latest research on the health of rivers in the Southern Highlands.

His findings highlight urgent environmental challenges that affect not only our local waterways but also the Sydney drinking water catchment and the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

This forum offers a rare opportunity to hear from experts at the forefront of water science and regulation, and to join a community conversation about the future of our rivers.

Speaker Line-up:

Dr Ian Wright & PhD researcher Katherine Warwick – Western Sydney University
PFAS in local platypus, river nutrient loads, sewage treatment capacity, and implications for Warragamba Dam.

Stephen Brammer – Managing Director, NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
The EPA’s role and regulatory responsibilities in the Sydney catchment.

Bowral High School Students
Presentation of their PFAS detection app and NSW Parliament petition.

Key Discussion Themes

Platypus Research at Berrima – discovery of elevated PFAS in platypus and what it reveals about local water quality.

Water Quality & Sewage Treatment Plants – results from studies on the Moss Vale, Bowral, and Mittagong sewage plants and their impact on river health.

Community Concerns – issues linked to local developments, including the Berrima Gaol site and proposed Moss Vale plastic recycling facility.

Policy & Responsibility – how better regulation and investment in sewage technology could protect the Warragamba catchment and safeguard Sydney’s drinking water supply.

Why It Matters

The Wingecarribee and Nattai Rivers flow into Warragamba Dam, the primary water source for Sydney. Protecting these rivers is essential not only for our local communities but for the millions who depend on clean, healthy water downstream.

Free Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/public-forum-the-health-of-southern-highlands-rivers?mc_cid=330984de0f
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bowral/southern-highland-river-health-public-forum/200029063293749
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.humanitix.com/public-forum-the-health-of-southern-highlands-rivers?mc_cid=330984de0f&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bowral-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bowral
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Bowral High School
- **lat**: -34.488432339197
- **long**: 150.42400167024
- **full address**: Bowral High School, Corner of Park Road and Aitken Road,Bowral,NSW,Australia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: WinZero - Wingecarribee Net Zero Carbon Emissions (https://allevents.in/org/winzero-wingecarribee-net-zero-carbon-emissions/26132766)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Bowral High School, Corner of Park Road and Aitken Road,Bowral,NSW,Australia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** WinZero - Wingecarribee Net Zero Carbon Emissions
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Southern Highland River Health - Public Forum ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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