2024 Board Announcement

We wish to extend a very warm welcome to our new board members:

Tony Nottle - Tony Nottle leads more than 400 staff as CEO of the City of Busselton and was previously a member of RDA Wheatbelt and Wheatbelt Development Commission.

Lee Smith - Lee is Regional Manager Bunbury as part of the Southern Ports Authority which has a key economic development role in facilitating trade.

Ben Rose - Ben is CEO at the Shire of Manjimup after serving in two other South West councils – the Shire of Harvey and Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup where he was CEO.

Julie Knipping - Julie is Executive Assistant with the Gnaala Karla Booja Aboriginal Corporation and is deeply committed to Indigenous community development.

Cassandra Budge - Cassandra is Manager of Executive Services at South West Aboriginal Medical Service after working as Community Development Manager at the Shire of Dardanup.

We are so pleased to have such rich diversity of skills, knowledge and connections within our board. What an exciting future for RDASW!