Water by Design is governed by a steering committee comprising representatives of the following organisations:
- Queensland Department of Environment Resource Management
- Department of Infrastructure and Planning
- Department of Sport, Local Government and Recreation
- Queensland Water Commission
- Brisbane City Council
- Gold Coast City Council
- Ipswich City Council
- Sunshine Coast Regional Council
- Queensland Water Directorate
- Local Government Association of Queensland
- Engineers Australia – Water Panel
- Stormwater Industry Association Queensland (SIAQ)
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)
- Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)
- Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA)
Project reference groups are established on an ad-hoc basis to ensure targeted consultation and engagement with relevant stakeholders and experts on a particular topic, and typically include representatives from State Government, Local Governments and Industry. Reference group members are listed in the acknowledgements section inside the front cover of the respective publication.
Key questions of science are referred to the Healthy Waterways’ Scientific Expert Panel (Urban Water Group).
Funding
The Water by Design program is jointly funded by Local Governments of South East Queensland, the Queensland Government and the Australian Government, with user-pays contributions for various products and services.
Strategic Partnerships
Water by Design has formed strategic partnerships with the following organisations:
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) – www.aila.org.au/qld
- National Urban Water Governance Program www.urbanwatergovernance.com
