About Olivia
Olivia is a 2005 John Monash Scholar whose PhD at Cambridge focused on developing a practical methodology for undertaking climate change impact assessments for the water industry. Olivia returned to Australia after completing her PhD to work in the area of water resource management, as an Environmental Engineer in the Australian Water Quality Centre (the research/lab services division of SA Water). Her work focused on monitoring and modelling salinity in the Lower River Murray. She also played a significant role in SA Water’s climate change strategy and led a project to develop a climate change impact assessment for Happy Valley Reservoir, SA Water’s most critical water supply reservoir. Olivia was then appointed as the Chief Operating Officer at Tonkin, a consulting engineering firm in South Australia. She is currently the Group Sustainability Manager for Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec (WGA) in Adelaide.
