The Directors
Tim Chatfield
Chairperson
Mr Chatfield has served on the Board since October 2003 and was elected to the position of Chairperson in October 2004. An active Aboriginal community member, Mr Chatfield is Chairperson of Martang Pty Ltd, Chairperson for the Victorian Indigenous Housing Joint Planning Committee and is Deputy Chairperson for the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Council Victoria.
Mr Chatfield has worked in many fields for and on behalf of the Victorian Aboriginal community including former Tumbukka Chairperson, ATSIC and former Ministerially appointed Taskforce Member, Victorian Indigenous Family Violence Strategy. Mr Chatfield is highly regarded for his leadership qualities and his commitment to community driven outcomes.
Graeme Austin
Deputy Chairperson
Mr Graeme Austin is one of Aboriginal Housing Victoria’s inaugural Board Members. Having served the company for two years from 1981 to 1983, he was then re-elected in 2002 and was appointed to the position of Deputy Chairperson in 2007. Mr Austin has been active within the Victorian Aboriginal community for over 39 years, and is a respected person for the Koori Court Division of the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court. Mr Austin has a strong passion and commitment for Aboriginal Health, youth, sport and recreation in Victoria. He previously held the position as CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, and is currently working as the Bringing Them Home (BTH) Worker. Mr Austin also serves as Deputy Chairperson of MAYSAR (Melbourne Aboriginal Youth, Sport And Recreation), MAYSAR Representative on the RAJAC committee and Member of Kirrae Whurrong Native Title Working Group.
Jacqualyn Turfrey
LLB (Hons), GRAD DIP EOA, CSA
Jacqualyn Turfrey was appointed to the Board in July 2006 bringing extensive Corporate Law experience and knowledge gained through working for organisations such as National Australia Bank Limited, Dunhill Madden Butler / Deacons, Australia University, Australian Taxation Office and Bureau of Meteorology.
Ms Turfrey has recently relocated to Western Australia to take on the role of Senior Legal Officer for the Yarwiru (Rubibi) community, with the Kimberly Land Council whilst still maintaining an active presence on the Board. Ms Turfrey’s other interests include Indigenous Law Students and Lawyers Association of Victoria, Law Institute of Victoria, Australian Corporate Lawyers Association, Chartered Secretaries Australia and Taxation Institute of Australia.
Trevor Edwards
Trevor Edwards is Aboriginal Housing Victoria’s longest serving Board Member, having served the Company for 6 years between 1981 and 1987 before being elected again in 1990. Mr Edwards has been active in the Aboriginal community for over 35 years and is well known across Victoria, having served on numerous company boards over a number of years, showing a passion for good governance. Mr Edwards has a strong vision for self determination through economical development sustainability and is a strong advocate for social economic outcomes on behalf of the community, particularly low income earners.
Mr Edwards is the CEO for Wautharong Co-Operative and serves as a Director for Native Title Services. Mr Edwards is the current Community Justice Panel Worker for the Geelong area.
Mark Lipson
B.Bus., B.Ed., Al.Arb.A, CA
Mark Lipson was appointed to the Board in July 2006, bringing with him Commercial Accounting, Auditing and Risk Management expertise. Mr Lipson is a Forensic Accountant with over 20 years of expertise in professional accounting practice and family law matters. He has been heavily involved in providing evidence in family law matters in the Family Court of Australia, has given evidence in a number of commercial matters in the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Country Court of Victoria and the Federal Court of Australia.
Mr Lipson is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Professional Conduct Tribunal, CPA Australia, Forensic Accountants Special Interest Group, an associate member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators in Australia and is also a part time ordinary member of VCAT in the legal practice list.
Dr Owen Donald
BA (Hons), PhD
Dr Donald was appointed to the Board in October 2007, bringing with him extensive experience in public and community housing.
Dr Donald was the Victorian Director of Housing until July 2007, leading the management of some 78, 000 properties that accommodate roughly 150,000 people. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute which funds and manages a significant portion of Australia’s housing research in all states and territories.
Dr Donald is also a Board Member of Homeground Services Limited and an independent member of the Finance and Audit Committee for the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Dr Donald has over 25 years experience in senior management roles in the public sector at Commonwealth and State levels, as well as in the private sector, covering policy development, service delivery, and financial and personnel management. He chaired the Commonwealth-State Housing Ministers Advisory Committee for three years. He has been a consistent advocate for, and implementer of, innovative approaches to the delivery of housing assistance in Australia.
Specialist Advisor
Ray Harvey
BE Civil, M. Eng. Sci, MBA (Distinction), M. Eng. Sc, MUBSA
Mr Harvey served as an Independent Director on the Board and was subsequently appointed Specialist Advisor to the Board from October 2007.
Ray Harvey has a focus on property development and investment projects and corporate real estate, following over 20 years experience in engineering, investment and property advice.
Particular skills include the evaluation and structuring of commercial arrangements and investments in a wide range of property developments, development analysis and documentation, corporate property portfolio reviews and appraisals, development and implementation of rationalisation strategies risk assessment, tender processes, project management and due diligence.
Mr Harvey is a director of Russell Harvey Pty Ltd, a Council member of Old Colonists Association of Victoria, a member of the Property Committee of the Salvation Army Melbourne Advisory Board, a director of Mornington Boat Haven Limited and a director of R & J Harvey Pty Ltd.
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