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Andrew
Fairley
Chairperson
Andrew has been the Chairperson of the Council since 2004 and
a member of Falls Creek Alpine Resort Management Board for 6
years before appointment. Andrew is a practicing equity and
superannuation lawyer with Holding Redlich, and is also Chairman
of Zoos Victoria. He is a frequent speaker on sustainable tourism
issues and is a current Board Member of Ecotourism Australia
and The International Eco Tourism Society. Andrew is a keen
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Ralph
Booth
Ralph is the Chairperson of the Lake Mountain Alpine Resort
Management Board and the Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resorts Management
Board. He is one of the founding directors of QMT, a public
sector specialist innovative think-tank organisation. In addition,
Ralph owned and operated the corporate advisory firm, Quark
Management Technologies, for 6 years which provided business
management corporate advisory services to both public and
private sector clients. Prior to starting this corporate advisory
company, Ralph worked for 13 years as a senior executive with
the Department of Treasury and Finance in a variety of roles
in debt management, liability management, asset management,
risk management and financial and budget reform. Ralph is
a keen cyclist and a 'lapsed' cross country skier.
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John
Dyson
John is the Chairperson of the Mount Buller and Mount Stirling
Alpine Resort Management Board. He is an investment principal
of Starfish Ventures, a venture capital fund management company
based in Melbourne. John is a former General Manager of the
Australian arm of a multinational investment firm. He is a member
of the Securities Institute of Australia and the Australian
Institute of Company Directors. John is an active skier and
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Diana
Patterson
Diana is a former Chairperson of the Mount Buller Alpine Resort
Management Board. Diana is a former member of the Victorian
Catchment Management Council. She has experience in both State
and local government as a director in the Department of Sustainability
and Environment and as a past Chief Executive Officer of Surf
Coast Shire. Diana is a management consultant who was the
first woman to manage an Antarctic research station at Mawson
and maintains an involvement in Antarctic tourism. Diana is
an active alpine and cross country skier, bushwalker and mountain
biker.
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Geoff
Provis
Geoff is Chairperson of the Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management
Board. He is a solicitor and has worked in worker's compensation
and insurance litigation. Geoff is the 2007 President of the
Law Institute of Victoria, having previously served as President
in 1998. He is also a sessional Commissioner of the Victorian
Commission for Gambling Regulation and Member of the Victorian
Supreme Court Board of Examiners. Formerly a Director of the
Lord Mayors Charitable Fund and the Law Aid Trust, Geoff has
taken a keen interest in legal organisations over many years.
He has been associated with Mount Hotham for 15 years.
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Lincoln
Kern
Lincoln is a trained ecologist with a keen interest in natural
history, nature conservation, ecological restoration and land
use planning. Lincoln has worked for Greening Australia, the
National Trust's Save the Bush Program and the Shire of Wellington.
He started his own company, Practical Ecology P/L, in 1993,
and is currently its manager and principal consultant. Lincoln
grew up in the American Midwest and acquired an affinity for
mountains through travels in the Western USA and the Himalayas.
After almost 18 years as a Victorian, he now spends a lot
of time in the Victorian Alps in all seasons.
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Chris
Rose
Chris is currently Regional Manager Eastern Victoria for
Parks Victoria. Chris has a long association with Victoria's
Alpine Resorts including implementing many partnership projects
while managing the Alpine National Park for the past 8 years.
Prior to joining Parks Victoria, Chris was Regional Manager
in Tasmania and worked closely with the Tasmanian ski industry
including several years on the Ben Lomond Advisory Board. Chris
is a keen skier and active participant in the tourism industry
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John
Stanley
John has been involved in applied economic and social research
for many years both in state government and as a consultant.
John is the Executive Director of Bus Association Victoria and
has previously chaired Victorian recycling programs. He is a
Director of Metlink, the public transport marketing body for
Melbourne. John is a keen skier. |
