Chairman
John Brooke, OAM
BCom., BEd., FCPA, CA.
Mr Brooke farms beef cattle and walnuts near Pyramid Hill.  He is also a Director of Goulburn-Murray Water and North Central Catchment Management Authority, and is a member of their audit committees, chairing the Goulburn Murray Water committee.

Mr Brooke has extensive experience in water resource management, local government and business.  He is a former senior partner in Brooke Bird & Co., chartered accountants, a firm which specialises in insolvency work.

Mr Hanlon has a background in environmental science and business, and has extensive experience in leadership roles in both catchment management authorities and local government.

He was Chief Executive Officer of the North Central Catchment Management Authority for four years prior to his appointment to Coliban Water, and was Chief Executive Officer of Mallee Catchment Management Authority from 2001 to 2004.

Deputy Chairman - Noel Harvey, OAM
MIPA, MAICD.
Appointed to the Board in October 2001, Mr Harvey has been involved in local government in Central Victoria since 1991. He was twice President of the Shire of Kyneton and served three terms as Mayor of the Shire of Macedon Ranges. Mr Harvey is a Board Member of Parks Victoria, a former Board Member of the North Central Catchment Management Authority and Chairman of the Victorian Mineral Water Committee. He has extensive experience in travel, transport and tourism industries and is currently involved in the natural resource management and carbon offset industry.

Don Erskine

BMechEng.

Mr Erskine is Managing Director of Industrial Conveying (Aust) Pty Ltd, is a Chairman of the Australian Technical College and a Director of Bendigo Community Telco. Mr. Erskine is also Chairman of the Bendigo +25 Reference Group.

Jennifer Dawson
BBus., MAICD., FCA.
Ms Dawson has extensive experience in the accounting and auditing field, leading Bendigo Bank's Internal Audit Group until her appointment as non-executive Director of Bendigo Bank Ltd in 1999. Ms Dawson has had 10 years experience in an international accounting firm, and is a member of the State Government Regional Development Advisory Committee. She was appointed to the Board in October 2001.

Andrew Cairns

BEng (Electrical)., Assoc Fellow AIM., MAICD.

Mr Cairns is Chief Executive Officer of Community Telco Australia and has held several management positions across a variety of industries both locally and internationally. In the past few years he has applied his experience and start-up organisation success to Bendigo Community Telco and is responsible for the roll-out of the community Telco model across Australia.

He is currently a director of Bendigo Community Telco Limited, iTEL Community Telco Limited.

David Beard

MAICD, FIEAust, CP Eng., MBus.

Mr Beard moved to Bendigo in 2000 and was appointed to the Board in October 2005. He is currently Group General Manager for Veolia Environmental Services and has over 20 years experience in engineering, transport and business. Mr Beard has previously worked in local Government as Infrastructure Director for both Murrindindi and Bendigo Councils.

Mr Beard has served on the MAV's Transport Advisory Committee, Goulburn Valley and Calder Regional Waste Management Groups, Calder Highway Improvement Committee, the Institute of Engineers Australia and the Victorian Waste Management Association.

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