Nick Kaiser - Hunter Water - Stars of Newcastle 2016

Nick is the Media and Stakeholders Manager for Hunter Water and has bravely stepped in as a replacement ‘Star’ for his boss Jeremy Bath, who took the phrase ‘break a leg’ a little too literally.
After growing up in Lambton, Nick finished school wanting to be a journalist and made a move to the glittery shores of the Gold Coast to study at Griffith University when he finished Year 12. A combination of the dreaded Novocastrian homesickness and the decision to change career paths from journalism to public relations saw Nick move back to Newcastle to finish his studies and find work.
Nick has worked locally in communications and public relations over the past decade, and has found a home at Hunter Water discussing dam levels, sewage treatment and what should and shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet. A highlight of Nick’s work at Hunter Water is running tours of The Res, an underground water reservoir built in 1882 on Tyrrell Street that’s had more than 16,000 people register in the ballot to tour.
Outside of work Nick is a keen sportsman and Club Captain of the Wanderers Rugby Club, and loves travelling with his wife Emma, having been on adventures to places like Mexico, Laos and America.
Nick’s paternal grandfather was taken by bowel cancer at 54 years old, while his maternal grandmother recently beat the same cancer in her late 80s. He’s honoured for the opportunity to raise money and awareness for the Cancer Council as part of the Stars of Newcastle.
Nick's dance partner is Chloe Toms from the Newcastle Dance Academy.