{"id":753,"date":"2024-05-27T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T22:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/?p=753"},"modified":"2024-05-27T08:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T22:57:04","slug":"catherine-rees-melbourne-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/catherine-rees-melbourne-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine Rees, Melbourne Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-754\" style=\"width:356px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees.jpg 585w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-250x238.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-450x429.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-268x256.jpg 268w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-403x384.jpg 403w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-537x512.jpg 537w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-105x100.jpg 105w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-150x143.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-350x334.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Rees-315x300.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Catherine Rees manages the Wastewater Treatment and Marine Research Portfolio for Melbourne Water. 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