Regional Development Australia Limestone Coast

Forestry SA Building, 152 Jubilee Highway East
Mount Gambier SA 5290
+61 8 8723 1057

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Board Members

RDA Limestone Coast Board Members

Peter Gandolfi

Chair

Mr Gandolfi has been an active board member of the Limestone Coast Local Government Association and a small business owner for more than 13 years, he also spent eight years working as a ministerial advisor for territory, state and federal governments and was Mayor of Wattle Range Council for eight years.

Alan Richardson

Alan Richardson

Deputy Chair

Alan’s background and training is in Agriculture and   spent 10 years jackarooing, overseeing and managing grazing properties, mainly in the South East of SA.  He spent almost 30 years with ABC Radio including postings in Orange, Perth and Mount Gambier.

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Erika Vickery OAM

Erika VickeryMrs Vickery is the current Mayor of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council and President of the Limestone Coast Local Government Association. Her extensive knowledge in the area includes 17 years in local government is complimented by involvement as a volunteer in various community organisations.

Scott Whicker

scott whickerScott Completed a Degree in Chemical Engineering with Honours at Adelaide University in 1984. From 1985-1988 he worked at Worsley Alumina WA as a Production Control Engineer.

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Judy Nagy

Judy Nagy

Judy is a Chartered Accountant with a background in corporate business before becoming an academic.

She works at the City of Mount Gambier as a General Manager in City Growth

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Darren Turner

Darren has over 35 years’ experience in leading one of Australia’s premium branded wool bedding companies MInijumbuk and has undertaken numerous business and management courses throughout his career including the Global CEO Program completed in 2016

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Lew Parsons

Lew ParsonsLew Parsons has vast experience within the forestry industry, being currently self employed as a forestry consultant for local logging contractors, wood producers and forest owners and prior to this undertaking the role of Marketing Manager and Sales Manager for ForestrySA.

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Liz McKinnon

 Liz was born in Mount Gambier and grew up on a beef farm in Dartmoor.  She has extensive leadership experience and has worked in the media industry for many years, including a stint as media advisor to former Victorian Premier Denis Napthine.

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Dennis Jackson

Dennis has been in the media industry for over 25 years with News limited, APN and now as General Manager of The Border Watch Pty Ltd.

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Simone Kain

Simone is the co-owner of Hello Friday, a creative agency established in 2016 as well as being the co-founder and co-author of George the Farmer, an award-winning educational brand which teaches children about farming practices and food production.

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Alan's background and training is in Agriculture. He spent four years studying at Roseworthy Agricultural College (graduating as Dux), then spent the next 10 years jackarooing, overseeing and managing grazing properties, mainly in the South East of SA.

In 1983, he decided to apply to the ABC to become a Rural Reporter on regional radio. He was posted for three years to Orange in Central West NSW as trainee Rural Reporter, then was lucky enough to gain the position of Rural Reporter for the South East of SA, replacing the legendary Peter Collins.

Alan, his wife and family of 3 children spent 5 happy years in Mount Gambier, but then decided to take up the challenge of moving to Perth where Alan was appointed head of the ABC Rural Department in WA, responsible for the state "Country Hour" and the 6 regional Rural Reports.

After 7 years in Perth, the opportunity arose to come back to Mount Gambier as Regional Manager for ABC South East. Alan continued in that position until mid 2012, when he retired.

He is now actively involved in RDA Limestone Coast, the Limestone Coast Economic Diversification Forum, The Rotary Club of Mount Gambier, Roseworthy Old Collegian's Association, babysitting duties with his grand-daughter and many "shed and hobby-farm based activities"!