Armadale Community Reference Group announced

15/4/02
The people of Perth's South-East corridor will have direct input into the redevelopment of Armadale following the appointment of a Community Reference Group.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan today announced the members of the group, which will work with the Armadale Redevelopment Authority in creating a vibrant new city offering local people better services and providing a base for economic development.
Group members are Armadale residents Renee Baker, Kim Fletcher, Brett Tizard, Nola Bycroft and Annette Nicolson; Vivienne Hansen and Mathew Keogh, of Kelmscott; Mark Ashton, Bedfordale; Steven Erceg, Oakford; and Lesley Greenway, Karragullen.
Armadale Redevelopment Authority Board member and local resident Tony Buti, a lawyer and sports manager will chair the Community Reference Group.
"The Armadale Community Reference Group will act as an important conduit between the redevelopment authority and the community," Ms MacTiernan said.
"The group will give a broader and local perspective to the work of the Armadale Redevelopment Authority, putting ideas forward and giving feedback on proposals.
"The group represents a wide range of interests and backgrounds and they have been chosen on the basis of their track records in community activity."
Ms MacTiernan said that the reference group members would also be excellent ambassadors for the authority - ensuring the community was aware of its important work.
"Armadale's redevelopment will be a new style of urban renewal," she said
"For the first time, a redevelopment authority will focus on achieving community and economic development, not just property development.
"A successful partnership between the Armadale Redevelopment Authority and the community is vital to achieving those goals and the Community Reference Group will play a vital role in establishing that partnership."
Minister's office: 9213 6400
Armadale Redevelopment Community Reference Group

• Chairman - Tony Buti, is a member of the Armadale Redevelopment Authority and a Mt Nasura resident with a strong involvement in local affairs.

• Mark Ashton - a resident of Bedfordale for 10 years and the director of Ashton Industries - Quantity Surveying. He is also a soccer coach with Armadale Soccer Club and president of Armadale Swimming Club;
• Renee Baker - a nursing student who was president of the student council at Cecil Andrews Senior High School in 2000;
• Nola Bycroft - a resident of Armadale for 20 years and a netball coach and club administrator with both State league and the local Magpies netball club;
• Steven Erceg - funeral director at Season's Funerals, Kelmscott; executive - Chamber of Commerce; member of Australian Funeral Directors' Association, Rotary and Kelmscott Swimming Club;
• Kim Fletcher - worked as a teacher at Cecil Andrews Senior High School - involved with the WA Museum Schools program and is very active in a wide range of local community groups, including the Agricultural Society, theatre and numerous heritage and preservation groups;
• Lesley Greenway - architect and resident of Karragullen for 25 years; she is interested in children and aged care from an architectural, supportive and nursing perspective;
• Vivienne Hansen - a regional officer with the Department of Indigenous Affairs. She is also chair of Aboriginal Advancement Council and a member of the Aboriginal Cultural Materials Committee and ATSIC Committee in the City of Armadale;
• Mathew Keogh - a law student at Notre Dame University and active in the Francis Xavier Catholic parish and youth groups;
• Annette Nicolson - a resident of Armadale for 26 years; retired community nurse; chair of Armadale Information and Referral Service (A.I.R.S.), board member of Dale Cottages and chair of Lotteries House; and
• Brett Tizard - the executive officer at the Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, UWA - Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute, QE11 Medical Centre; has been involved in numerous environmental projects in Armadale.