As Western Australia’s primary water and environmental regulator, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has a responsibility to be an influential and future-focused organisation.
Our vision
Our vision is for a low-carbon Western Australia with a healthy environment and secure water resources for future generations.
Our mission
Water: We act to ensure our water resources meet the needs of the community, ecosystems and economic development.
Environment: We act to make sure that environmental values are protected, and that development is sustainable.
Waste: We act to reduce the harmful impact of waste and create a low-waste circular economy.
Climate: We act to reduce emissions, mitigate climate change impacts and build greater environmental and community resilience.
Learn more in our Strategic Plan 2022-26.
Our values
- We serve to make a difference
- We build trust
- We care
- Open minds
- Better together
Read more about our values.
Strong values-based culture
Our teams use the Situation Behaviour Impact Feedback tool to provide staff with clear, specific feedback. This tool supports the development of a strong values-based culture at the department.
Diversity and inclusion
We value the strength, innovation, engagement, trust, opportunity and equity which our diverse workforce provides and recognises that it is only through our workplace culture of inclusion that we can make the most of this diversity.
Through mutual respect, valuing each individual and embracing difference we create the best outcomes, pathways and experience for our employees in their work, our workplace and in our delivery of services to the diverse people of Western Australia.
Through the work of our Equity and Diversity panel, Human Resources branch and importantly led by our Corporate Executive team we consider, innovate, develop, embed and apply creative and flexible strategies and programs to ensure we support the department’s vision for diversity and inclusion and bring out the best in all.
Diversity and inclusion vision statement
Every day we support and inspire each other to be our whole selves and best selves to thrive and reach our full potential. We celebrate, acknowledge, respect and embrace differences; because we know when people from different backgrounds and with different points of view work together, we create the most value and reflect the community that we serve.
Aligned to this vision we have committed to several actions to support diversity including our:
