Felicity Watson

Felicity is the current President of Yarra Pools, and Executive Manager, Advocacy at the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Felicity is a passionate river-swimmer, having grown up on the Clarence River in Grafton, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Felicity has more than 15 years of experience in public history, heritage management, and advocacy, having worked in a diverse range of roles. In 2016, Felicity was appointed Executive Manager of the National Trust Advocacy Team, leading the development of strategic programs and campaigns to protect cultural and environmental heritage across the state, including the successful campaign to protect Federation Square from inappropriate development.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.