TOP-LEVEL
BOARD APPOINTED TO STEER REDFERN-WATERLOO AUTHORITY
Planning
for the revitalisation of Redfern and Waterloo
has taken a major step forward with the appointment
of the Redfern-Waterloo Authority Board and Chief Executive Officer.
The
Minister responsible for the Authority, Frank Sartor,
says members of the ten-member board have been drawn from a wide range of
professions.
“This
is a board that is going to get things done. It has a strong mix of skills
including planning, architecture, valuation, heritage and social justice,”
said Mr Sartor.
“The
appointments cross over government and non-government
agencies, including two of the state’s most senior directors-general. The
board’s make-up reflects strong local government
experience.”
Mr
Sartor has named David Richmond as
the Authority’s chairman. He is the former
Director-General of the Olympic Coordinating Authority, and currently chairs
the Sydney Olympic Park Authority and the Parramatta Road Taskforce.
Former City
of Sydney
General Manager Robert Domm has been appointed as CEO of the Redfern-Waterloo
Authority, and will also serve on its board.
“Both
David Richmond and Robert Domm have proven to be highly effective
managers,” said Mr Sartor.
“The
appointment of such experienced
staff reflects the State Government’s
determination to see a complete shake-up in Redfern-Waterloo, to improve the
lives of residents.”
The
Board will also include:
- Michael Collins, valuer and chair of
the Heritage Council; - Marcia Ella-Duncan, chair of the
ATSIC Sydney Regional Council; - Dr Col Gellatly. Director-General of the
Premier’s Department; - Richard Johnson, award-winning Sydney architect;
- Clover Moore
MP, Member for Bligh and Sydney Lord Mayor; - Sam Mostyn, Insurance Australia Group
executive;
- Lucy Turnbull, former Sydney Lord Mayor;
- Jennifer Westacott, Director-General
of Department of Infrastructure,
Planning and Natural Resources.
REDFERN WATERLOO AUTHORITY BOARD
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Chair- Professor David Richmond AO
Professor
Richmond is former Director-General
of the Olympic coordinating Authority and current Chairman of the Sydney
Olympic Park Authority, the Parramatta Road Taskforce and the Premier’s
Taskforce on Government capital
Works procurement strategies. He
recently provided strategic advice to the President of the Athens 2004 Olympic
Games and is the Inaugural Director
and Professor of the University
of Sydney’s Graduate
School of Government. Professor
Richmond is the author of the Richmond Report to the NSW Government, and In 1890 earned the National Council for
intellectual Disability’s Making the Difference Award.
CEO – Mr Robert Domm
Mr
Domm was the General Manager of the City of Sydney from December 2001 to October 2004,
after joining the council as Deputy General Manager and Chief of Staff to the Lord
Mayor. During this period, Mr Domm successfully handled the City’s mergers with Glebe and Kings Cross in May 2003, and
with South Sydney Council in February 2004. This involved significant
organisational reform which saw the Council named
as Australia’s
fourth best-performing government
organisation by the Business Review Weekly. Mr Domm holds postgraduate qualifications
in labour law and industrial relations.
Mr Michael Collins
Mr
Collins is chair of the Heritage Council of NSW end served as National
President of the Australian Property Institute from 2003-2004. He Is the
Director of Michael Collins & Associates Pty Limited, a property
consultancy service which advises private and public sector clients as well as
undertaking feasibility studies for a wide range of development opportunities. Mr Collins played a key role in
the redevelopment of Darling Harbour and the planning of Olympic
Park, and served as Chief Property Consultant to the NSW Government for the Sydney Games.
He served on the City of Sydney
Development Advisory Committee
from 1998 to 2002.
Ms Marcia Ella-Duncan AO
Ms
Ella-Duncan currently serves as Chairperson for the Sydney Regional Council of
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. She has previously held
several key indigenous advisory positions with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), the NSW
Attorney-General’s Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council and the Department of Juvenile Justice. A member
of the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council, Ms Ella-Durlcan represented Australia in
netball and was awarded the Order of Australia medal
for services to the sport In 1988.
Mr Richard Johnson MBE
An
award-winning architect, Mr Johnson is Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the
University of New South Wales
and a Director of Johnson Pilton Walker Architects. He is an Associate of the
Royal Australian Institute of Architects and the Japan Institute of Architects,
and a Member of the Design Institute of Australia. Mr Johnson is also
responsible for designing the Australian embassies In Beijing and Tokyo.
He
is the Chief Architect for the Sydney Opera House end in also currently working
on projects including the Australian War Memorial, the Hilton Hotel and the
Asian wing of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Ms Sam Mostyn
Ma
Mostyn Is currently the Group Executive, Culture and Reputation at Insurance
Australia Group (IAG), managing such areas as Human Resources, Corporate
Affairs, Government Relations and
Policy and Community Engagement. She
is a qualified lawyer and served as a senior Policy Adviser to former Prime
Minister Paul Keating. Ms Mostyn has also steered a pilot crime prevention strategy in the Redfern-Waterloo area,
in partnership with police and local business, focusing on crime reduction and community development.
Ms Lucy Turnbull MBA
Ms
Turnbull was Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney
from 2003 to 2004 and Deputy Lord Mayor from 1999 to 2003. She has extensive
experience in planning, business and investment
banking. She Currently Chairs many companies, both private and public,
including WebCentral Group Limited, Centrestone Wealth Management Pty Limited and Pengana Holdings Limited. Former chair of the NSW Government’s
Ministerial Advisory Committee on Biotechnology, Ms Turnbull has also served on
the NSW Government’s Information Industry
Business Advisory Board. She is the author of Sydney- Biography
ore City (1999) and a member
of the Turnbull Foundation, which has provided significant financial support to
the community-based Redfern Foundation.
Ms Clover Moore
MP
Ms
Moore has served as Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney since March 2004. She has held the
seat of Bligh in State Parliament
since 1988.
Dr Col Gellatly
Director-General
of the Premier’s Department.
Ms Jennifer Westacott
Director-General
of the Department of Infrastructure,
Planning and Natural Resources.