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Background and Comments
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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.
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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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Kati is a locum based lawyer who arrived as a refugee from Hungry at the age of 5 years. She brings valuable contributions particularly regarding legal assessment and risk analysis.
I have a great interest in helping those who want to help themselves and change the direction or improve their quality of life.
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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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Amanda is a recent addition to our board and brings a fresh perspective and contribution to the board. Amanda has moved to Tasmania to take up the position of Group Manager Human Resources for Energy within Hydro Tasmania.
Colony 47 provides me with the opportunity of sharing my knowledge and experience of HR to an organisation that provides a wonderful breadth of support to our local community. This has provided me with a wonderful opportunity that I have long held in working with an organisation that provides great support in many and varied ways to a community. I hope I can add value to this wonderful organisation.
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Board
Member
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Shaun
Pearce
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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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Board
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Maggie
Walter
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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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