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Tracy Matthews B.Com (Uni of Tas), FCA
Tracy is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, having commenced her career with Arthur Andersen in Melbourne Tracy has over 11 years experience in the commercial radio industry including 9 years as Financial Controller and Company Secretary and then General Manager of Hobart station 101.7 HO-FM. Tracy is a Director of the Printing Authority of Tasmania and Chair of the Printing Authority Audit Committee. Tracy is also Company Secretary of Robt. Nettlefold Pty Ltd, a private investment company, and a Consultant with Wise Lord and Ferguson, Chartered Accountants.
Participating as the President of Colony 47 is one way I can make a personal contribution to a community organisation and is an opportunity to encourage a stronger link between private business and the community sector.
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Alan is along term Board member and has served for many years as president prior to our immediate past president.
I started as a volunteer in the night time Drop-in, now part of Community Central. I liked what I found in Colony 47; its values, its activities and its people and stayed.
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Paddy met the founder of Colony 47, Jim Colville, while studying for a degree in social work. She was encouraged to join the Board in 1978. As Director of Colony 47 Paddy worked on developing the organisation and services range in the time of transition from old style grants and contracts, before awards for staff salaries, pre-computers, and pre-governance (though Colony 47 recognised its importance very early) to the work practices of today. Prior to taking on the role of Director of Colony when Jim left the organisation her career involved:
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working in the community sector - neighbourhood houses,
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research for the Education Department with a particular focus on the needs of children with disabilities and Aboriginal people,
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being part of a team establishing palliative care in Tasmania.
Paddy was theTasmanian representative on Jobs Australia for many years, as well as a member of TasCOSS, Shelter and many other community organisations. Paddy was also one of the founding board members of The Link Youth Health Service as well as Richmond Fellowship. Although she retired in 1995, Paddy has continued her association with Colony 47 as a Board member.
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Harvey is Chief Financial Officer of RACT and an Officer in the Army Reserves. He is a Certified Practicing Accountant and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He brings knowledge of financial practices from both the public and private sectors.
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Heather is a chairman and co-founder of Green Team Australia. Heather has worked nationally for more than twenty years in business strategy, advertising and marketing with a particular focus on corporate social responsibility. Heather is a Telstra Tasmanian Business Woman of the Year and author of two novels. Heather is also Chairman of the national Festival of Voices.
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Andrew brings experience from working within Hydro Tasmania as an IT and Business Consultant. He brings recent local knowledge in the contributions of larger organisational directions.
My connection to Colony was established through our esteemed past President who noticed I was looking for something real, human and fulfilling into which to put some of my 'spare' time Colony's appeal to me combines relevance, completeness and pragmatic care. I only hope I contribute as much as I take away.
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Carol is a qualified lawyer and has practised for a number of years as a Barrister and Solicitor, predominantly in the areas of commercial and family law and more recently in administrative law as Tasmanian Director of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal. She is currently Manager of the Resource Planning and Development Commission.
My strong commitment to social justice has lead to my involvement in a variety of community organisations over the last 30 years, and I am eager to contribute my experience and professional skills to assist Colony 47 in the important work that it does in our community.
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Shaun is currently the Principal of Goodwood Primary School and Timsbury Road Special School. He has worked for the last 10 years as Assistant Manager of Derwent Support Service addressing issues of disadvantage to support students with additional learning needs.
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Michael Stevens is Deputy Secretary in the Tasmanian Department of Justice and has been worked in a number of Departments and in a number of positions including Commissioner for Public Employment and Deputy Secretary for Post Compulsory Education and Training in the Department of Education and Official Secretary for the Governor of Tasmania. Michael also works as a volunteer on Louis Van.
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Maggie is a sociologist, teaching and researching in the school of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. She is also a palawa woman and was previously (2003) the Academic Director at Riawunna, the University's Centre for Aboriginal Education.
My research interests centre around social policy especially as it relates to and intersects with the family and Indigenous people in on Australia and other settler societies. But I also have other significant research interests around housing, retirement and ageing issues and workers' compensation. I hope to be able to contribute my academic and personal experience to the valuable work of the Colony 47 Board.
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