Who we are

Under her almost decade-long leadership, the size of Palmerston grew by over 100% and the budget nearly tripled.

During her time as CEO, Sheila was a frequent public commentator on evidence-based approaches to alcohol and other drug programs. Stepping down as CEO in January 2019, Sheila continues to bring her strong leadership and substantial experience to her board and community roles.

She is a board director of the YMCA WA, a state councillor of the Governance Institute of Australia WA Division, a board director,  YMCA Services and Y Safeguarding Australia, and deputy Chairperson of the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority Board.

Sheila is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow of both the Australian Institute of Management WA (AIM WA) and Governance Institute of Australia, and a WA State Councillor of the latter. Sheila was the 2017 AIM WA not-for-profit leader of the year.

Sheila served as a Member of the Western Australian Parliament for 12 years (1996 – 2008) and Cabinet Minister for eight years (2001 – 2008). During this time, she held a range of portfolios including Tourism, Consumer Protection, Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Disability Services, and Aboriginal Affairs.

Sheila’s expertise in the areas of governance, high-level communication, negotiation, and strategic leadership, together with her substantial experience in navigating government processes, is invaluable in her various roles and responsibilities, including as Chair of WA Return Recycle Renew Ltd.

Ten years later, he pioneered fortnightly recycling collection services in Perth’s metropolitan area — the success of which saw the initiative expand across the State, including into rural and regional local government areas.

Under Stephen’s leadership, the RCWA successfully operated Materials Recovery Facilities in Wangara and Canning Vale as well recycling facilities in North Fremantle. Stephen has had considerable experience in handling and processing large tonnages of commercial and industrial recyclables.

Stephen’s expertise and extensive experience in the waste management industry has seen him appointed to various associations, boards, and taskforces.

Stephen was the State President of the Waste Management Association of Australia (1992 – 1996), a Member of the National Board of the Waste Management Association of Australia (1992 – 1996), and in 2000 was appointed by the WA Minister for the Environment to the WAste 2020 Taskforce.

Nick has used his ability to drive business growth throughout his career, which has also included over a decade of senior positions within the beverage industry.

His Directorships include the Indian Ocean Oil Company, Christmas Island Maintenance Services, and Indian Ocean Stevedores; each role has benefited from Nick’s ability to create and analyse core business and strategic plans, develop and implement key operational strategies, and to identify and mitigate risk.

Reece is a community minded and diversely experienced hospitality, beverage and engagement professional. Having founded Nowhereman Brewing Co in 2017, Reece has added The Ten Foot Tall Group and Nowhereman’s multi award winning charitable arm Hospofam since then. Reece sits on the board of WARRRL as the small producer representative bringing experience as a producer and his experience and qualifications in environmental management.

Prior to the beverage industry Reece had extensive experience in the not for profit sector and student engagement, welfare and experience at Curtin University. He has sat on numerous industry associations and boards at state and national levels throughout his career.

Rebecca has been at Lion for four years and is currently responsible for Lion’s Social Impact and Human Rights programs, including the Reconciliation Action Plan, Modern Slavery, and Community Investment.

Prior to joining Lion, Rebecca was at Johnson & Johnson for nine years in various Procurement leadership roles. She has held various operational and commercial roles in automotive and transportation industries over the course of her career.

Rebecca is passionate about creating ESG strategies that align with business objectives to deliver value beyond the financial — resulting in positive, enduring, environmental and social change.

Tim has worked with some of Australia’s leading companies including George Weston Foods, Fonterra Australia, Lion Nathan, Lion Corporate, Arnott’s, and Detmold Packaging. He has also worked closely with the dairy and potato growing sectors in Western Australia.

Earlier in his career, Tim was a Ministerial Chief of Staff in the Unsworth ministry of the New South Wales Government.

Tim’s broad experience includes delivering major change and development programs which will assist WARRRL in establishing and operating a world class container deposit scheme for Western Australia.

Using his experience and his MBA, where he focused on strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, and international business, Kristen’s focus initially will be removing existing barriers and creating technological pathways to enable participants in the scheme to improve user experience and facilitate scheme growth using innovation and technology.

Kristen is passionate about making a difference in WA through Containers for Change and has a keen interest in continuous improvement finding the 1% gains to get us to 85% redemption.