❓ The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure provides details of recent appointments to regional port authorities in WA, highlighting the high calibre of appointees and their potential to drive growth and development.
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Can the minister please advise the House of the latest appointments to regional port authorities? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for the question and for the input he has had on important issues in Albany. I am pleased to advise the House that the Government has again been able to secure some people of an extraordinarily high calibre to serve on Western Australia’s port authority boards. Mr Alan Birchmore has been appointed as the chair of the Albany Port Authority, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mrs Jo Hummerston, has been appointed as a board member. In addition, an existing board member and local businessman, Mr Russell Harrison, has been appointed deputy chair. In Port Hedland - it is sad that the member for Pilbara is not here to hear this good news - Mr Ian Williams has been appointed as the chair of the port authority. The member for Pilbara will be particularly happy to know that the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, has been appointed as the deputy chair. Rob Vitenbergs, who is a shire councillor and a former marine operations manager for Hamersley Iron, has been appointed as the deputy chair of the Dampier Port Authority. Mr Kim Male has been appointed deputy chair of the Broome Port Authority. It is true to say that the port authorities around Western Australia have been operating well and performing quite capably. However, it is our view that it is time for a fresh approach and to see whether, with some strategic appointments, we can produce a catalyst for a leap forward in the growth in the operation of those ports. I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the question and for the input he has had on important issues in Albany. I am pleased to advise the House that the Government has again been able to secure some people of an extraordinarily high calibre to serve on Western Australia’s port authority boards. Mr Alan Birchmore has been appointed as the chair of the Albany Port Authority, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mrs Jo Hummerston, has been appointed as a board member. In addition, an existing board member and local businessman, Mr Russell Harrison, has been appointed deputy chair. In Port Hedland - it is sad that the member for Pilbara is not here to hear this good news - Mr Ian Williams has been appointed as the chair of the port authority. The member for Pilbara will be particularly happy to know that the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, has been appointed as the deputy chair. Rob Vitenbergs, who is a shire councillor and a former marine operations manager for Hamersley Iron, has been appointed as the deputy chair of the Dampier Port Authority. Mr Kim Male has been appointed deputy chair of the Broome Port Authority. It is true to say that the port authorities around Western Australia have been operating well and performing quite capably. However, it is our view that it is time for a fresh approach and to see whether, with some strategic appointments, we can produce a catalyst for a leap forward in the growth in the operation of those ports. I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
I thank the member for the question and for the input he has had on important issues in Albany. I am pleased to advise the House that the Government has again been able to secure some people of an extraordinarily high calibre to serve on Western Australia’s port authority boards. Mr Alan Birchmore has been appointed as the chair of the Albany Port Authority, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mrs Jo Hummerston, has been appointed as a board member. In addition, an existing board member and local businessman, Mr Russell Harrison, has been appointed deputy chair. In Port Hedland - it is sad that the member for Pilbara is not here to hear this good news - Mr Ian Williams has been appointed as the chair of the port authority. The member for Pilbara will be particularly happy to know that the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, has been appointed as the deputy chair. Rob Vitenbergs, who is a shire councillor and a former marine operations manager for Hamersley Iron, has been appointed as the deputy chair of the Dampier Port Authority. Mr Kim Male has been appointed deputy chair of the Broome Port Authority. It is true to say that the port authorities around Western Australia have been operating well and performing quite capably. However, it is our view that it is time for a fresh approach and to see whether, with some strategic appointments, we can produce a catalyst for a leap forward in the growth in the operation of those ports. I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
It is true to say that the port authorities around Western Australia have been operating well and performing quite capably. However, it is our view that it is time for a fresh approach and to see whether, with some strategic appointments, we can produce a catalyst for a leap forward in the growth in the operation of those ports. I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the question and for the input he has had on important issues in Albany. I am pleased to advise the House that the Government has again been able to secure some people of an extraordinarily high calibre to serve on Western Australia’s port authority boards. Mr Alan Birchmore has been appointed as the chair of the Albany Port Authority, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mrs Jo Hummerston, has been appointed as a board member. In addition, an existing board member and local businessman, Mr Russell Harrison, has been appointed deputy chair. In Port Hedland - it is sad that the member for Pilbara is not here to hear this good news - Mr Ian Williams has been appointed as the chair of the port authority. The member for Pilbara will be particularly happy to know that the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, has been appointed as the deputy chair. Rob Vitenbergs, who is a shire councillor and a former marine operations manager for Hamersley Iron, has been appointed as the deputy chair of the Dampier Port Authority. Mr Kim Male has been appointed deputy chair of the Broome Port Authority. It is true to say that the port authorities around Western Australia have been operating well and performing quite capably. However, it is our view that it is time for a fresh approach and to see whether, with some strategic appointments, we can produce a catalyst for a leap forward in the growth in the operation of those ports. I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
I thank the member for the question and for the input he has had on important issues in Albany. I am pleased to advise the House that the Government has again been able to secure some people of an extraordinarily high calibre to serve on Western Australia’s port authority boards. Mr Alan Birchmore has been appointed as the chair of the Albany Port Authority, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mrs Jo Hummerston, has been appointed as a board member. In addition, an existing board member and local businessman, Mr Russell Harrison, has been appointed deputy chair. In Port Hedland - it is sad that the member for Pilbara is not here to hear this good news - Mr Ian Williams has been appointed as the chair of the port authority. The member for Pilbara will be particularly happy to know that the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, has been appointed as the deputy chair. Rob Vitenbergs, who is a shire councillor and a former marine operations manager for Hamersley Iron, has been appointed as the deputy chair of the Dampier Port Authority. Mr Kim Male has been appointed deputy chair of the Broome Port Authority. It is true to say that the port authorities around Western Australia have been operating well and performing quite capably. However, it is our view that it is time for a fresh approach and to see whether, with some strategic appointments, we can produce a catalyst for a leap forward in the growth in the operation of those ports. I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
It is true to say that the port authorities around Western Australia have been operating well and performing quite capably. However, it is our view that it is time for a fresh approach and to see whether, with some strategic appointments, we can produce a catalyst for a leap forward in the growth in the operation of those ports. I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
I refer, respectively, to the two chairs we have appointed to Albany and Port Hedland Port Authorities. Ian Williams has wide executive experience, including experience with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and, more recently, Pasminco Ltd. He has occupied a number of very senior positions in mining and processing industries in Australia and overseas. He entered into early retirement in June 2002. He has a great deal to offer and will bring to bear his experience in the Pilbara. Mr Birchmore has been the chair of Mermaid Marine, a leading marine operator, since 1998. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held senior management and board positions in Australia, England, Europe and the United States of America. I am particularly pleased that people of their calibre can join the earlier appointments of Mr Peter West in Dampier, Mr Ian King in Geraldton and Mr Ian Burston in Broome to oversee the progression of these ports. We should all be celebrating that people of this calibre and experience are prepared to take on their roles for the modest remuneration that is offered. In our experience to date these appointments have been very much appreciated by the boards and the local business community. At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
At the same time I recognise the contributions made by Peter Hardie, who has served on the Port Hedland Port Authority for approximately 20 years. He is a pastoralist and has done a great job at that port authority. Likewise, Terry Enright, a farmer, has served on the Albany Port Authority for 10 years and has made a very significant contribution. I look forward to port authorities operating now with fresh vision to move forward substantially with regional development.
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