David Waters
General Manager Community Development
The Rural City of Murray Bridge
David joined the Rural City of Murray Bridge in March 2025 with more than 20 years of management experience across state and local government, in both metropolitan and regional areas in South Australia and interstate.
He has led a broad range of local government functions, from community development to economic development and from parks management to infrastructure planning. He also brings extensive experience in customer service and driving improvements in customer experience.
Having led teams supporting major natural disaster recovery, David has a special interest in emergency management and community resilience.
As an experienced executive with a community-centric approach, David is committed to ensuring the existing community benefits from the opportunities that population growth brings to the region.
The Community Development portfolio includes:
- Development assessment
- Compliance
- Environmental health and food safety
- Youth and ageing
- Sport and recreation
- Community and cultural development
- Library services
- Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
- Murray Bridge Performing Arts and Function Centre
Outside of work, David supports Walking SA as Chair of its Funding and Finance Committee and is an active supporter of his children’s sporting pursuits. In his spare time, he makes wine from home-grown grapes and preserves a variety of produce from the garden.