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| Research Fellow's first OS Trip
| ETC continues to develop Australian Component

Gregory Priest, project officer at the ETC, has undertaken a trip to Japan to meet with UNEP-IETC technical officers to progress the ESTis and nESTs Information Systems.

Growing up in the Western Australian wheatbelt town of Beverley, Gregory has a sound appreciation of some of Australia's biggest environmental problems, salinity and water. At 22 years of age Gregory has just completed his Masters in Environmental Science here at Murdoch University. Taking this year to further develop his skills and gain some work experience Gregory is considering further study at Doctoral level to complete a PhD. Gregory's research interests have so far focused on greywater reuse, water conservation and water resources management. Earlier this year he presented a major paper on greywater reuse at the OzWater Conference.

After a night flight to Tokyo, Gregory took the famous Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Osaka, where the UNEP-IETC head office is located. Personally invited by Director Steve Halls, Gregory is keen to further refine the ETC component of the ESTis system; the nESTs site.

After returning from Japan, Gregory will head a team travelling to remote northern WA to present a series of training sessions for Aboriginal communities on water conservation.

| more info:

Visit the UNEP-IETC Website
Visit the ESTis Website
Visit the nESTs Website
Visit the Beverley Community Development Association
Visit the Shire of Beverley