The North Central Catchment Management Authority's key role is to provide leadership, coordination and integration of sustainable natural resource management for the benefit of our rivers and the
communities that depend on them.
Our Board leverages their diverse business and industry skills to determine our strategic direction
and to monitor the successful realisation of these benefits.
Their responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Set the strategic direction of the organisation
- Establish our vision and direction for integrated natural resource management
- Set down our priorities and evaluate our results
- Monitor the external and internal environment
- Approve and monitor the financial performance of the organisation
Board Members
Ian MacBean (Chair Person)
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| Ian MacBean |
Ian has had many involvements in regional and community development, and natural resource management in central and northern Victoria, and was employed at La Trobe University, Bendigo, in senior academic and management roles.
Ian was awarded an OAM in 1993 for services to town and regional planning and the environment.
Jenny Williams (Deputy Chair Person)
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| Jenny Williams |
Jenny is actively involved in a number of community organisations and was a co-founder and is current President of the Echuca Landcare Group. Jenny has a strong commitment to ensuring that great ideas are converted into practical action on the ground.
John Brooke
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| John Brooke |
A member of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants, he has wide experience in business management.
In 2005, John was awarded the Medal of Order of Australia for his contribution to local government, water resource management, the accounting profession and to education.
Stuart McLean
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| Stuart McLean |
On a broader level, Stuart is the Vice President of the Livestock Saleyards Association of Victoria and a Board member of Workspace Australia. Stuart is very interested in integrated planning in natural resource management and sees this as a priority for the current Board.
Jean Sutherland
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| Jean Sutherland |
Jean's interests include the effect of water trading, the drought and future land use, improving irrigation practices and linking the use of irrigated water to land use and the future of irrigation structures.
Yvonne Postlethwaite
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| Yvonne Postlethwaite |
Yvonne is a prominent member of the St Arnaud community, where she is the business manager of a grain farm. She is involved in a range of community groups including the Community Resource Centre and was a former North Central Catchment Management Authority Implementation Committee member.
Yvonne has a strong commitment to natural resource management through sustainable agricultural practices. She was awarded a PhD in that field and is a past Victorian Rural Woman of the Year for services to agriculture.
Jane Holt
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| Jane Holt |
Jock Leishman
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| Jock Leishman |

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