The Tasmania Together Progress Board was established by an Act of Parliament in 2001 - the Tasmania Together Progress Board Act 2001 - and is made up of nine board members: four from the north of the state and five from the south.
Seven members are appointed after a public call for nominations, one member is from the University of Tasmania and one is from the public sector.
Progress Board Meetings
The Board meets up to six times a year. It has also established sub committees for specific purposes which meet on an as needs basis.
Membership of the Tasmania Together Progress Board
Following the expiry of Board member terms on 30 October 2006, the then Premier announced two new appointments and the re-appointment of five existing Board members. The terms of all board members have been set at three years to enable the revised Tasmania Together plan to be promoted in the broader community.
Recent resignations at 30 June 2008 include Dr Kate Crowley and Evan Rolley, Secretary Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Mr Rhys Edwards who was appointed Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet on 1 July 2008, is now the public sector representative on the Progress Board.
The Board includes:
- Bob Campbell (Chair)
- Michael Lynch (Deputy Chair)
- Rhys Edwards
- Kirsty Dunphey
- Julie Fraser
- Roberta Julian
- Kem Perkins OAM
- Louise Sullivan
- Ron Ward
Biographies for Board Members are listed below:
Robert George (Bob) Campbell, Chair
Bob is a Director of groupwork, a company that aims to help groups move from uncertainty to purpose.
He began his career in human resource management and was actively involved in recruitment, policy development, training and industrial relations. He then moved to general management providing leadership in strategic and operational planning, organisational design, team building and facilitation.
His industry experience includes retailing, property management, forestry and local government. From 1993 - 2003 he was the General Manager of Launceston City Council leading significant city development and organisational change.
Bob is a Director of Esk Water and a member of the Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board.
When not working or sleeping he can be found fly-fishing for trout in Tasmania's streams or highland lakes.
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Michael Lynch, Deputy Chair
Michael Lynch served in the Royal Australian Navy as an underwater bomb and mine disposal officer for 20 years, retiring in 1981 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was the inaugural executive officer of the Sail Training Association of Western Australia before moving to Melbourne to manage the short-lived Victorian challenge for the 1987 America’s Cup.
From there he became the joint manager of the newly established University of Tasmania Research Company, before taking up a research and policy development position with Independent MHA, Bob Brown.
Following the birth of the Labor-Green Accord in May 1989, he became coordinator of the office of the Green Independents. In May 1993 Michael took on the role of Director of the Tasmanian Conservation Trust, a position he held until his retirement in September 2005.
Michael was a member of the Community Leaders Group which undertook the unique public consultation process that produced the Tasmania Together document.
In addition, he is a member of the Board of Management of the Environmental Defenders Office, the Board of the Claudio Alcorso Foundation, the Natural Resource Management Council, the Tasmanian Administrative Review Advisory Council and chair of the Tasmanian Heritage Council.
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Rhys Edwards
Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet
Rhys Edwards was appointed the Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet in June 2008.
He has held a number of senior positions in the Tasmanian Government over the past 10 years. These include Acting Secretary of the Department of Economic Development, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Economic Development, economic adviser to Premier Jim Bacon and senior adviser to Paul Lennon.
Mr Edwards has a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) first class, from University of Tasmania. He was awarded a Rhodes scholarship in 1992 and completed a Masters degree in Comparative Social Research from Oxford University.
Mr Edwards is a Fellow of the London-based 21st Century Trust, a member of the Economics Society of Australia, member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Care Executives. He is a past Director of the Tasmanian Development Board and was appointed to the governing body of the University of Tasmania ("Council") in January, 2007.
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Kirsty Dunphey
Kirsty Dunphey, of Launceston, began her career in business by starting up her own two small businesses at the tender age of 15. At 21 she opened her own, now award winning, real estate agency.
A highly active member of her local community, she strongly pursues her passions for real estate, customer service, and entrepreneurism.
Kirsty is also a prolific public speaker who in her spare time enjoys going to the gym, property investment and spending time with family.
Her contribution and experience have been recognised through the following awards and appointments:
- National Telstra 2002 Young Business Woman of the Year
- 2004 Young Australian of the Year - Tasmania
- Her company M&M Ranked 24th - 2004 BRW Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Australia
- 2005 - Sole Tasmanian Finalist Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Julie Fraser
Julie is an advocate with the Speak Out Association of Tasmania, an advocacy service for people with disability. Her work takes her throughout the north west coast, circular head and the west coast.
Julie is passionate about encouraging all people to have a say in their own lives, and the lives of their communities. She has developed a peer mentoring project for people with disabilities, ‘Focus on the Future’ which aims to build strong self advocates and strengthen people’s connections with their communities.
During the 5 Year Review of Tasmania Together Julie engaged the disability community to contribute. This involved consultation with a state wide audience of people with disabilities as well as family members and service providers.
A graduate of the University of Tasmania, Julie continues to do some sessional teaching and tutoring at TAFE Tasmania, as well as developing and presenting community education sessions to raise community awareness and promote and enhance the lives of people with disability.
Julie’s precious leisure time is spent with family, her very productive vegie garden and her new found passion for sailing where she enjoys cruising the magnificent Tasmanian coastline and waterways.
Associate Professor Roberta Julian
Roberta Julian (PhD) was appointed to the position of Director, Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies, in July 2003. Prior to this, she was a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Tasmania where she had been involved in teaching, research and administration for over 20 years.
Associate Professor Julian has an established record of scholarship within the discipline of sociology including a strong track record in applied social research. Her doctoral dissertation explored the settlement of post-war Dutch migrants in Tasmania and she spent over ten years researching the re-settlement of Hmong refugees from Laos. Her community-based research interests also extend to other ‘at risk’ populations such as young offenders.
She has a particular interest in forensic science and is currently the lead Chief Investigator in a 5 year ARC Linkage Grant with Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the National Institute of Forensic Science that will examine the effectiveness of forensic science in the criminal justice system.
Associate Professor Julian is a member of the Board of Studies of the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM), an Associate Investigator with the Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS) and Immediate Past President of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA).
Her most recent books are Australian Youth: Social and Cultural Issues (with Pamela Nilan and John Germov) (Pearson 2007) and the revised edition of Australian Sociology: A Changing Society (with David Holmes and Kate Hughes) (Pearson Longman, 2007).
Kem Perkins OAM
Kem's greatest passion—and one that has taken him all over the world—has been breeding and judging Holstein cattle since 1948. He is the past President of the Holstein Friesian Association of Australia and is the first double master breeder in Australia. Kem is a past President of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association and current Chairman of the Game Management Standing Committee and member of the Environmental Policy Council. He is also a past member of the Reliability Network Planning Panel.
Kem’s community and business interests are diverse. He was warden and Director of the Port of Devonport Corporation for 22 years, Chairman for six years, and is the longest serving member of the Latrobe Rotary Club, having been involved since it was formed in 1957. Kem has also served 12 years on the Latrobe Council.
Kem is the current President and a life member of the Latrobe Federal Band since 1966 and chairs the Australian Axemen’s Hall of Fame and Timberworks. He was a member of the Australian Dairy Farmers Federation for 21 years and received an OAM for service to the dairy industry, business and the Latrobe Community. He was awarded a Centenary Medal and was also named Business Achiever of the Year by the Devonport Chamber of Commerce in 2004.
When not working on community projects, Kem can be found enjoying cricket, football or tennis.
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Louise Sullivan
Louise is a graduate of the University of Tasmania. She was Director of the Tasmanian Branch of the Pharmacy Guild for fourteen years. She now provides employment and industrial advice on a consultancy basis. Louise is a past President of the Tasmanian Small Business Council and as such, is keenly aware of the issues facing small business today.
Louise was also involved in the Tasmania Together process as a Community Leader for two and a half years.
Louise has two primary school aged children.
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Ron Ward
Ron is the Group General Manager for Veolia Environmental Services (formerly known as Collex Pty Ltd) in Tasmania. He took up his position in early 2000 when he and his wife Jennifer relocated to the state from the mainland. Since that time, in conjunction with his local team, he has helped develop the company to be the pre-eminent waste management, recycling and environmental services operator in the state. In the course of doing so Ron has been strongly influenced by the company's Sustainable Development policy. The latter is expressed in the acronym "3P's" standing for People, Planet & Profit, and known in some quarters as the triple bottom line approach to management.
Other positions currently held by Ron are Deputy President of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Chairman of the Tasmanian Transport Association and Chairman of SCOPE, a joint venture between the TCCI and Colony 47 charged to deliver a three year contract funded by the Federal Department of Education relating to the provision of services and facilitation of career transition for 13 to 19 year old school children into the workforce.
Ron studied economics and accountancy at the University of Sydney many years ago after matriculating at the tender age of sixteen and is a recent graduate of the Company Directors Course conducted under the auspices of the AICD at the University of Tasmania.
A golfer of modest ability, Ron is a member of the Royal Hobart Golf Club.