Richard George

Richard has an international reputation in catchment hydrology and holds adjunct professorships at both the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University. He leads the DPIRD Water Science team which undertakes assessment, analysis and communication of hydrologic research for agriculture in WA.

Richard initiated the WaterSmart suite of projects to provide practical research to underpin water requirements for farmers, industry and regional communities dealing with reduced supplies and increasingly drier and hotter climatic conditions.

Involved in:

• Bedrock Groundwater in Western Australia – The Users (November 2026)
• Bedrock Groundwater in Western Australia – The Resources (October 2026)
• Bedrock Groundwater in Western Australia – The Explorers (September 2026)