Election results announced
14 March 2014
Local Lands Services has announced the successful candidates in the inaugural Local Land Service elections.
Local Land Services Chair of the Board of Chairs, John Macarthur-Stanham, said while the elections were not without some issues, they resulted in 34 strong candidates being elected to join the Local Land Services Boards in 11 regions across NSW.
"I congratulate the candidates on their election. They have put up their hands to serve and provide leadership in their regions in this initial phase of Local Land Services' existence," Mr Macarthur-Stanham said.
"While there have been challenges associated with the implementation phase of Local Land Services, this organisation is committed to delivering the highest levels of service to farmers, land managers and the community.
"I welcome the wealth of knowledge and experience the elected Board members will bring to the Board table and the additional regional perspectives which will compliment the skill sets of the appointed Board members."
Mr Macarthur-Stanham also acknowledged that the election process contained some inefficiencies and administration issues, which caused angst for some people.
"The process hasn't been perfect and improvement will be required in conducting future elections." Mr Macarthur-Stanham said.
"Running an election during the height of the transition phase was never going to be easy, but rather than wait until things were bedded down, our primary objective was to get the elected Board members on board as soon as possible.
"We set ourselves an ambitious goal to have our elected Board members in office by the end of March 2014 so that they could make a valuable contribution to the early planning stages of the organisation and we have met that deadline.
"Local Land Services is committed to ensuring that we improve over time and the valid concerns that people have raised around their experiences interacting with our inaugural election process will not be lost."
The Local Land Services Board of Chairs has already commenced a comprehensive review of the election process and will consider potential regulatory, process and statutory changes to ensure future elections are simpler and more streamlined.
The elected Board members will take up their positions by the end of March 2014.
The successful elected Board members are:
|
Local Land Service Region |
Elected Board members |
|---|---|
| Central Tablelands | John Seaman Bruce Gordon John Lowe |
| Central West | Donald Schieb Jenny Bradley Ian Donges |
| Greater Sydney | Peter Trahar Matthew Collins Ian McDougall |
| Hunter | Tony Hegarty Peter Bishop Jnr Ronald Campbell |
| Murray | Terry Gorman Graham Allitt Kenneth Crossley |
| North Coast | Neil Summerville Tom Amey Thomas Cooper |
| North West | Phillip Kirkby Penny Blatchford Mark Evans |
| Northern Tablelands | David Worsley Ross King Timothy Norton |
| Riverina | Peter Speirs John Davey Helen Dalton |
| South East | Mac Wilson Stuart Burge Barry Gay |
| Western | Sally Bright Andrew Mosely Neill Leigo Robert Wason |
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