Professor Bradley Moggridge is a proud Murri from the Kamilaroi Nation (Northwest NSW) and the first in his large extended Kamilaroi family to complete university many years ago. A leading hydrogeologist, water is at the core of his life’s work. 

His integration of deep cultural knowledge with western scientific expertise has generated impact on both environmental policy and management of water and the landscape. 

His agenda-setting research and reports have influenced amendments to Water Acts and the National Science Priorities. He has set the standard for water sharing plans for groundwater systems in NSW to protect culturally significant sites.

He is Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Technology Sydney, where he advocates for greater participation of young Indigenous Australians in science. He serves on multiple boards and advisory panels and has won several awards.

Professor Moggridge is a proud Murri from the Kamilaroi Nation (North-West NSW) and the first in his large extended Kamilaroi family to complete university. Water is at the core of who he is and what he has done for the last 25 years. He is a leader in his area of expertise promoting Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (culturally appropriately) and finds commonalities with Western Science to influence policy and the way we manage Australian landscape. His work has fed into amendments to the Federal Water Act and the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. He has set the standard for water sharing plans for groundwater systems in NSW to protect culturally significant sites. He is Professor and Associate Dean at UTS and was the Indigenous Liaison Officer for Threatened Species Recovery Hub. He sits on several Boards and multiple committees and advisory panels.