WRM’s Principals are respected industry experts. They are well regarded as expert witnesses due to their extensive experience and attention to detail in analysis and reporting.
Dr Sharmil Markar
BSc(Eng) (Hons) PhD FIEAust CPEng RPEQ
35 years experience
Areas of specialist expertise:
- Flood and floodplain management
- Stormwater management
- Hydrologic investigations
- Hydrologic and hydraulic modelling
- Water resources management
Expert witness experience:
- Joint Expert Report
- Supreme Court Qld
- Statement of Evidence/Expert witness
- Supreme Court Qld
- Supreme Court NSW
- Supreme Court NT
- District Court Qld
- District Court NSW
- Federal Court
- Planning and Environment Court Qld
- Expert advice to Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry
07 3225 0200
Greg Roads
BE(Civil)(Hons) MIEAust RPEQ
26 years experience
Areas of specialist expertise:
- River engineering and fluvial geomorphology
- Minesite water management
- Urban and rural flood impact assessment
- Water quality management
- Water allocation and resource planning
Expert witness experience:
- Statement of Evidence/Expert witness
- Land Court Qld
- Planning & Environment Court Qld
- Supreme Court NT
- Land & Environment Court NSW
- Supreme Court Vic
- Expert advice to Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry
07 3225 0200
Dr David Newton
BE (Hons) MEngSt PhD CPEng RPEQ
26 years experience
Areas of specialist expertise:
- Flood hydrology and modelling
- Urban stormwater management and water quality
- Identification of inundation mechanisms for insurance assessment
- Mining environmental impact assessment
Expert witness experience:
- Statement of Evidence/Expert witness
- Planning & Environment Court Qld
- Joint Expert Report
- Planning & Environment Court Qld
- Supreme Court Qld
- Mediation
- Supreme Court Qld
- Expert submission to Grantham Floods Commission of Inquiry
07 3225 0200
Michael Batchelor
BE (Hons) MEngSt MIEAust RPEQ
23 years experience
Areas of specialist expertise:
- Mine site water management
- Flood hydrology and modelling
- Flood impact assessment
- Design of flood mitigation works and hydraulic structures
Expert witness experience:
- Statement of Evidence/Expert witness
- Land Court Qld
- Joint Expert Report
- Land Court Qld
07 3225 0200