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The Victorian Government appoints non-executive directors to the boards of water corporations and catchment management authorities. We also appoint members of the Birrarung Council and Commissioners to the Victorian Environmental Water Holder.

Directors must be suitably qualified, experienced and represent all Victorians, so we’re engaging the community and increasing diversity in water sector leadership.

Board directors come from all walks of life. They can be farmers, small business owners, project managers or other professionals. Because they have different experiences, they bring a range of different skills to boards including:

  • financial and commercial management
  • natural resource management
  • climate change
  • strategy and business management
  • infrastructure and project management
  • corporate governance.

2025 board appointments

The composition of boards from 1 October 2025 (1 November 2025 in the case of Birrarung Council) is below.

These appointments continue to build on the rich diversity of water sector boards.

This reflects the Victorian Government’s commitment to increasing leadership diversity which will encourage new ideas and ensure the water sector’s leadership reflects Victoria’s diverse communities.

Metropolitan water corporation boards

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Greg Wilson (chair)
  • James Atkins
  • Monique Conheady
  • Binda Gokhale
  • Freya Marsden
  • Cameron Myrtle
  • Anita Roper

New board members:

  • Lahra Carey
  • Prue Digby

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Lisa Neville (chair)
  • Nicola Burgess
  • Matthew Burns
  • Tien Kieu
  • Aisha Nicolay

New board members:

  • Deirdre Blythe
  • Tony Peake
  • Cathy Whelan
  • Paul Younis

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Lynn Warneke (chair)
  • Nick Fleming
  • Bianca Goebel
  • Rohan Henry
  • Selina Lightfoot
  • Julie Stanley

New board members:

  • Clare Amies
  • Chris Newton
  • Philippa Taylor

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Gabrielle Bell (chair)
  • Mary Kanavoutsos
  • Robyn McLeod
  • Victoria Marles
  • Ari Suss
  • Kate Vinot

New board members:

  • Domenic Isola
  • Marcus Stewart
  • Jyoti Wardhen

Regional water corporation boards

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Peta Maddy (chair)
  • Chris Chesterfield
  • Corrina Eccles
  • Jason Kambovski
  • Jodie Leonard
  • Des Powell

New board members:

  • Kate Griffiths
  • John Mitchell
  • Madeline Oldfield

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Angeleen Jenkins (chair)
  • Shu Brown
  • Mark McKenzie
  • Linda Scott
  • Dianne Smith
  • Scott Williams

New board members:

  • Jessie Harman
  • Jane-Frances Kelly
  • Pete Morison

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Bob Cameron (chair)
  • David Cochrane
  • Mario D’Elia
  • Melanie McCarthy
  • Lexi Randall-L'Estrange

New board members:

  • Tim Ada
  • Clare Luehman
  • Marg O'Rourke
  • Genevieve Overell

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Therese Tierney (chair)
  • Ian Gibson
  • Kate Young
  • Andrew Webster
  • Jamie Williamson
  • Steven Wright

New board members:

  • Mandi Davidson
  • Rochelle Wrigglesworth

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Tom Mollenkopf (chair)
  • Penny Hutchinson
  • Katrina Lai
  • Felix Ohle
  • Jenny Selway
  • Shara Teo
  • Katie Wyatt

New board members:

  • Sam Muir
  • Kellie O' Callaghan

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Mark Stone (chair)
  • Tammy Atkins
  • Daniel Briggs
  • Christine Cussen
  • Andrew Fairley
  • Hayley Tudor-Harrop
  • Jenny Wilson

New board members:

  • Mary Nega
  • Adrian Weston

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Stephen Brown (chair)
  • Jennifer Fraser
  • Jonathan Green
  • Leanne Mulcahy
  • Johnny Murray
  • Victoria Schmidt
  • Angela Verde

New board members:

  • Catherine Goss
  • Allison Jenvey

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Nicola Hepenstall (chair)
  • Diana Nestorovska
  • Christopher Rose
  • Jennifer Ryan

New board members:

  • Susan Lloyd
  • Ian Maxfield
  • Mark Nicholls
  • Leonie Valentine

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Helen Scarborough (chair)
  • Narelle Allen
  • Susan Brumby
  • Bill Millard
  • Emma Olivier
  • Neil Plummer
  • Gordon Rich-Phillips

New board members:

  • Andrew Morecroft
  • Rebecca Bartel

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Annabelle Roxon (chair)
  • Leigh Berrell
  • Tanya Ha
  • Graham Hawke
  • Joanne Pearson
  • Kushal Shah

New board members:

  • Jane Headon
  • Briony Rogers

Rural water corporation boards

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Natalie Akers
  • Andrew Cooney
  • Kris Peach
  • Larna Tarrant

New board members:

  • Justin Hanney (chair)
  • Rob McMillan
  • Sue Oddie
  • Liz Ryan
  • Paul Weller

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Caroline Welsh (chair)
  • Paul Hardy
  • Judith Holt
  • Michelle Jackson
  • Rod Jackson
  • Andrew Nicolaou

New board members:

  • Jess Adler
  • Stuart Read

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Sharyon Peart (chair)
  • Anne-Maree Boland
  • Adam Christou
  • Kate Hughes
  • Paul Thompson

New board members:

  • Tony Alessi
  • Marcus Horwood
  • Mandy Whelan

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Joanne Butterworth-Gray (chair)
  • Michael Browne
  • Brendan  Flynn
  • Michelle McCrum
  • Anthony Scarff
  • Kylie Steel

New board members:

  • Cath Jenkins
  • Claire Miller
  • Andrew Smith

Catchment Management Authority boards

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Michael Watson (chair)
  • Andy Meddick
  • Cathy Phelps
  • Wayne Weaire

New board members:

  • Terry Atkinson
  • Louisa-Jane Cunningham
  • Angela Higgins
  • Andrea Montgomery

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Stephen Angus (chair)
  • Kate Commins
  • Jessica Knight
  • Merrilyn Woodhouse

New board members:

  • Alex Aeschlimann
  • Michelle Dowsett
  • Rob Hescock
  • Daniel Rodaughan

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Kate Redwood (chair)
  • Celia Tucker
  • Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil
  • Rowan MacKenzie
  • Gerry Quinn

New board members:

  • Susan Bosch
  • Anna Sweeney

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Sarah Parker (chair)
  • Damien Gerrans
  • Amanda McClaren
  • John Merritt
  • Leanne Miller
  • Jodie Smith

New board members:

  • Annemaree Docking-Cehun
  • Jeff Odgers

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Ann Hodge
  • Ruwan Jayasinghe
  • Janice Kelly
  • Kym McIntosh
  • Robert Matthews

New board members:

  • Narelle Heard (chair)
  • Andy Charles

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Sally Mitchell (chair)
  • Olivia Lawson
  • David Weaver

New board members:

  • Sally Beer-Hurlestone
  • Peter Goffin
  • Dawn McBride
  • Shayne Rodgers
  • Rob Stephenson

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Ashlen Francisco
  • Elisa Raulings
  • Jennifer Wolcott

New board members:

  • Luke Wilson (chair)
  • Thomas Giltrap
  • Annaleigh Nash
  • Cassandra Schefe

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Belinda Nave (Chair)
  • Susan Anderson
  • Shelley McGuiness
  • Nick Murray
  • Jenny O’Sullivan

New board members:

  • Nicole Griffin
  • Richard McAllister
  • Glenys Watts

Returning and continuing board members:

  • Peter Hilbig (chair)
  • Duncan Ashby
  • Andrew Barton
  • Angela Enbom
  • Michelle Graymore

New board members:

  • David Jochinke
  • Danae McDonald
  • Robyn Tucker

Birrarung Council

Returning and continuing Council members:

  • Andrew Gardiner (chair)
  • Sandra Brizga
  • Shane Clarke
  • Zena Cumpston
  • David Jones
  • Diane Kerr
  • Alexandra Lee
  • Erin O'Donnell
  • Bronwyn South
  • James Thyer
  • Dave Wandin

New Council member:

  • Matt Sykes

Victorian Environmental Water Holder

Continuing Commissioners (appointed 2023):

  • Julie Miller Markoff (chair)
  • Rohan Henry (deputy chair)
  • Tim Chatfield

Page last updated: 10/10/25