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Committee

Chair
Renata Paliskis

Qualification & Experience:

  • CEO of Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management
  • Former CEO of WA Meat Industry Authority for 8 yrs. Responsible for the re-location of the Midland Saleyards to the $54m state of the art Muchea Livestock Centre
  • Director, Animal Health Australia
  • Director, Frontier Services
  • Director, Ballardong Aboriginal Corporation
  • Member, Biosecurity Council of WA
  • Fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation
  • Fellow Australian Institute of Company Directors 
  • Qualified Certified Practicing Accountant
  • Beef producer for the domestic market using Black Gelbveih genetics

Committee Member
Mischa Stratford

Qualification & Experience:

  • Chair, Senior Citizens Home Trust, Wyalkatchem
  • Chair, Wyalkatchem Local Health Advisory Group
  • Member, Eastern District Health Advisory Council
  • Councillor, Shire of Wyalkatchem
  • Secretary, Central East Accommodation and Care Alliance (CEACA)
  • President and Secretary, Wyalkatchem P&C

Committee Member
Dee Ridgway

Qualification & Experience:

  • Business Partner in Mixed Farming Enterprise 40+ years
  • Beverley Shire Councillor 14 years
  • Shire President 10 years, Deputy Shire President 4 years
  • Reference Group Member – Lumen University Study Hubs
  • Life Member – Beverley Community Resource Centre
  • Executive Committee Member – Beverley Frail Aged Lodge Inc.
  • Beverley Visitor Centre Ambassador & Volunteer Liaison

Committee Member
Katrina Crute

Qualification & Experience:

  • Shire of Brookton Councillor (2009 –  2025)
  • Shire President, Shire of Brookton (2017 – 2025)
  • 30 years working in the agricultural transport sector
  • Small business owner (2003 – present)
  • Community volunteer
  • Diploma in Local Government (Elected Member), 2013
  • Diploma in Accounting (2016)
  • Member of inaugural Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network Steering Committee and working group that secured $187.5 million for Wheatbelt
    local government freight routes

Steve Gollan

Committee Member
Stephen Gollan

Qualification & Experience:

  • CEO, Shire of Beverley
  • Over 40 years experience in local government across Beverley, Wickepin, Gnowangerup
  • Deputy Chair, WA Country Cricket Board
  • Committee Member, WA Veteran’s Over 50s
  • Secretary/Treasurer Beverley Golf Club

Committee Member
Darren Mollenoyux

Qualification & Experience:

  • Associate Consultant, 150Square (2024 – present
  • Executive Officer Roe Regional Organisation of Councils (2024 – present)
  • Over 27 years experience in Local Government across Bruce Rock, Trayning, Mukinbudin
  • Former Member of Central East Accommodation & Care Alliance (2014 – 2024)
  • Member of LG Professionals WA, and Past President and Committee member of LG Professionals Central Wheatbelt 2011 – 2024
  • Former member of Bruce Rock Local Health Advisory Group
  • Former Board Member of Bruce Rock District High School
  • Former Secretary, committee member and player of Bruce Rock Football Club 2012 – 2022
  • Over 30 years of volunteering in various sporting and community groups across various Wheatbelt communities
  • Diploma of Management

Committee Member
Sean Fletcher

Qualification & Experience:

  • Experienced local government CEO and is currently the CEO at the Shire of Victoria Plains.
  • Worked in the local government sector for 23 years including: management and executive roles across WA and as a WALGA trainer and also as an independent consultant.
  • Prior to his time in local government he worked in the Energy Industry, including at the Office of Energy and SECWA.
  • Independent Chair of the Shire of Chittering’s Audit and Risk Committee.
  • Holds post graduate qualifications in leadership and management (NEPEAN) and regional development (UWA).

Committee Member
Dr Alistair Pinto

Qualification & Experience:

  • CEO, Shire of Wandering
  • Relatively new leader in local government
  • Over a decade experience with the WA Country Health Service in senior management and Executive roles across multiple regions
  • Member of Local Government Professionals WA
  • Master of Health Management (MHM)
  • Doctor of Medicine in Psychiatry (MD)
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)
  • Diploma in Community Development

Committee Member
Renee Lynch

Qualification & Experience:

  • Member, Grain Growers National Policy Group
  • Member, Narembeen District High School Board
  • Member, Narembeen Volunteer Fire & Emergency Services Committee
  • Managing Director, Emu Hill Pastoral mixed farming enterprise
  • Former Member, Cooperative Bulk Handling Growers Advisory Council
  • Former Member, Grain Industry of WA Careers in Grain Board
  • Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Fellow of the Aust Rural Leadership Foundation (FARLF)
  • Bachelor of Commerce and a Batchelor of Arts (BCom, BA)