Directors
The Board of the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW Council is comprised of community minded individuals who volunteer their time to support and promote the organisation:
Chair
Dawn Fardell MP
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 15/12/05
Appointed as Chair of KAB NSW 30/05/06
NSW State member for Parliament. Served on Dubbo City Council between 1999 and 2005 and served on the following Council committees: Sister City, Works & Services, Strategic Land Use, Parks & Landcare, Cultural Centre, Finance & Policy, Rural Advisory, Showground Advisory, Urban Heritage Review, Transport Working Parties and Land Development & Property Management.
Current:
Member for Dubbo
Vice Chair
Val Southam JP
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 17/03/98
Appointed as Vice Chair of KAB NSW 30/05/06
Extensive experience in waste management and environmental affairs .Previously senior held environmental positions for Smorgon Glass, ACI Glass, Smorgon Plastics (later Southcorp Packaging). former Federal Vice President of Beverage Industry Environment Council, NSW President Beverage Industry Environment Council, Vice President Australian Council of Recyclers, Chairman, Packaging Stewardship Group.
Current:
CEO, Waste Management Association of Australia.
Treasurer
Hugh Springford
Appointed to Board and as Treasurer of KAB NSW 28/05/03
B.Com (Otago), Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (Retired). Former partner in Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Current:
Treasurer, Friends of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Inc.
Board Directors
Paul Akon BA (Syd) LLB (Syd)
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 15/12/05
Paul Akon has a background in legal practise - in both the private and public sectors (incl Dept of Environment and Conservation) - spanning over 35 years.
He currently lectures at the School of Law at the University of New England, Armidale.
In his personal life, Paul has written and published Play the Whistle a highly acclaimed international treatise for aspiring Rugby referees; he has restored Anglesey House at Forbes, now on the National Heritage Register; he has also spearheaded a campaign for a new community childcare centre at Forbes as well as being a ‘revival patron’ of the Forbes Eisteddfod.
Current:
Member - Law Society of New South Wales
Member - LEADR (Association of Dispute Resolvers)
Deputy Chair - Friends of New England Regional Arts Museum
Tony Cade
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 30/05/06
Tony has a Bachelor of Business – Economics Major (University of Southern Queensland) and his previous board positions have included:
General Manager/Director – Hunter Waste Planning and Management Board;
Chairman – Clean Hunter Centre (CHC);
State Representative – National Kerbside Recycling Council;
Member – NSW Jurisdictional Kerbside Recycling Group;
Member – Beverage Industry Waste Reduction Plan Review Panel;
EPA Community Consultation Forum (State Authority Representative).
Current:
Group General Manager, Marketing Veolia Environmental Services.
Dianne S Decker AM
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 24/10/95
JP, former Chair 18 yrs Forbes Tidy Towns Committee, Executive Australian Local Government Women's Association, (former National President), former Councillor 16 years Forbes Shire Council (two years Deputy Shire President), founding member History Council NSW, 6 years NSW State Records.
Current:
Regional Manager OCTEC Inland Employment Services, President Forbes HAAC Development, founding member Forbes Urban Landcare
Bernie Murphy
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 15/2/07
Bernie Murphy has over 20 years senior management experience gained in strategic planning, business development and the provision of quality customer service delivery. Specific expertise includes. Formal qualifications include:
- Masters Degree- Management Wollongong University
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Wollongong University
- Environmental Health and Principal Building Inspectors Certificate
- Diploma Royal London Society for the Promotion of Health
- Commissioned Officer Australian Army Reserve (Retired)
Bernie is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Affordable Community Housing. His past roles have from most recent included:
- Chief Executive Officer of RSPCA NSW
- General Manager/Director Northern Sydney Waste Board
- Director of Environmental Health and Property Services Ryde City Council
- Deputy Director Health and Building Department North Sydney Municipal Council
- Senior Health and Building Inspector and Administrative
- Manager Health Department Wollongong City Council
- Health and Building Inspector Kiama Municipal Council
Syd Smith BA MEd JP
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 01/12/04.
Syd is a former primary and secondary teacher, having worked in the both the New South Wales and London school systems. In his time with the NSW Department of Education and Training he has served as a director of Schools, a curriculum consultant in secondary education and the manager of the Environmental Education Unit within the state’s Curriculum Directorate. In 2005 he was seconded to the ABC’s Radio National Unit where he accessed educational sound materials for schools and helped establish the ABC’s website. In 2000 he led the team to develop the state’s current Environmental Education Policy for NSW Schools.
Syd has represented Australia on international environmental education committees, is a Fellow of the Environment and School Initiatives Committee (ENSI) which is based in Europe and instigated the Sustainable Schools Program which has now become a national program known as AuSSI. He now works as an independent consultant in Education for Sustainability and is Vice President of the Australian Association for Environmental Education. Syd has run workshops and given presentations to education groups in Australia, Denmark, China, Japan, Thailand and Austria.
Bruce N Robertson OAM
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 01/06/00
Former Chairman of Zoological Parks Board NSW;
Former Trustee Royal Botanical Gardens;
Retired as Executive General Manager, Pipelines, James Hardie Building Products;
Retired as KABNSW Vice Chair at the AGM 30/05/06.
Current:
Director, Gordon Rugby, Social & Recreation Club
Mike Williamson
Appointed to Board of KAB NSW 01/12/04
Mike Williamson has over thirty years' experience in the environment industry particularly in the field of water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management, resource recovery, and renewable energy. He has had extensive experience in all aspects of providing environmental solutions in Australia, the Asia Pacific region and throughout the world. Mike is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). He has many years experience of Board service with internationally owned and with ASX listed companies as well as with industry associations and not-for-profit organisations including, the Australian Water Association (AWA), the Banksia Foundation and Environment Business Australia (EBA). He has also served for the past eight years as Chair of the Oil Stewardship Advisory Council (OSAC), a Government legislated advisory body which advises the Federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources on the arrangements for the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000.
Current:
Managing Partner, Sydney and Canberra, Environmental Resources Management Australia (ERM);
Chair of Oil Stewardship Advisory Council;
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