OUR STAFF

Tony grew up in Regional North Western Australia and has been located in the Pilbara 3 years. Tony served as a Local Government Councillor from 2001-2005 and as a Local Member of Parliament from 2005 – 2017 where he had portfolio accountability for Local Government, Community Services, Seniors, Volunteering and Youth.

 

Tony has encompassed a range of strategic, tactical, and operational management accountabilities which has given him the opportunity to influence and impact the overall direction of an organisation whilst ensuring efficient and effective use of resources, budgets, and workforce productivity to maximise outcomes.

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As a strong community minded person, Tony's belief is that those of us who choose to live and work in the Pilbara should not be disadvantaged, and should be afforded the same services and luxuries that those in other regions receive, especially as the Pilbara is the backbone of not only the West Australian economy, but the Australian economy.

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e: ceo@rdapilbara.org.au

p: 0427 191 272

Natalie grew up in the southern suburbs of Perth and relocated to the Pilbara in 2020 with her family. Natalie has over 30 years' experience in office administration, customer service and case management across a range of different industries including mining, Commonwealth government services and education.

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Natalie moved to the Pilbara with her husband to enjoy the relaxed and warm lifestyle and community the region has to offer. It is important to Natalie to be a part of the community and is invested in making a difference to the local Pilbara communities and business'.

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Natalie's role at RDA Pilbara includes managing the Designated Area Migration Agreement which was executed in March 2022 which allows local business owner's to help address critical skilled labour shortages, the Drought Hub Node in Karratha and other administrative functions within RDA Pilbara project scopes.

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e: projects@rdapilbara.org.au

m: 0499 325 584

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Debbie grew up in a rural and regional area in Queensland on a dairy and beef farm and has lived in and travelled Australia, Europe and some parts of Asia, working and learning languages as she went.

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Debbie has been living and working in the Pilbara since mid-2012 and sees the Pilbara as home.  She has worked in the Childcare, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary settings as well as in case management for many CaLD clients, office administration, tourism and hospitality and running small businesses.

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Debbie has over 15 years experience in the Training and Assessing arena which has allowed her to work closely with low socio economic, disadvantaged, disengaged, youth and CaLD people. With that in mind, she is often volunteering her time to various Not-for-Profit community organisations and their associated events.  Debbie believes that no person should be disadvantaged just because they live in a remote, regional or low socio economic area.  Her philosophy is "A place is the memories you make and how you make it".

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Debbie manages the West Pilbara Communities for Children Initiative, a long-running program delivering positive outcomes for Pilbara kids through local community partners.

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e: cfc@rdapilbara.org.au

m: 0427 191 848

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