Meet the 2019 - 2012 Officebearers
24th April 2019
Nominations for the 2019-2021 FMA Office-bearers closed on 3 April. As one nomination was received for each position the nominees are elected.
Returning Office-bearers are:
President: Ian Dinham, Full Member Moree Plains Shire Council
Immediate Past President: Allan Ezzy, Life Member
Technical Director: Danny Rose, Full Member Tweed Shire Council
Land Use Planning Director: Paul Grech, Corporate Member GLN Planning
Communications Director: Sue Ribbons, Professional Member
New Office-bearers commencing duty at the conclusion of the 2019 Annual General Meeting are:
Deputy President: Allan Gear, Professional Member
Queensland Director: Will Prentice, Professional Member
Executive Officer Glenn Evans offered his congratulations and appreciation to all nominees for volunteering for these important roles. He welcomed incoming Deputy President Allan Gear who returns to the Executive after having been FMA’s first Land Use Planning Director. Allan has also over the last few years been “FMA Ambassador” on visits to flood risk management colleagues in the USA and UK.
Mr Evans also welcomed incoming Queensland Director Will Prentice who would be well known to Queensland colleagues, and is a member of FMA’s Queensland Working Group. Will brings a wealth of practical experience in river and catchment engineering to the Executive.
Mr Evans acknowledged the contributions to FMA of retiring Deputy President Larry Bolitho and Queensland Director Dwayne Honor, both of whom did not seek re-appointment.
Larry has held the Deputy’s position since 2011 and in that time FMA has benefitted from his extensive experience in flood and insurance issues, as well as his Local and State Government connections.
In the two years of his directorship Dwayne has substantially strengthened the Queensland Chapter by engaging with regional Councils, initiating FMA’s first Quarterly Meeting at Rockhampton, and establishing the Queensland Working Group.
“The new Executive team with its great depth of experience and expertise across a range of disciplines will ensure FMA’s continued national growth and relevance over the next two years,” Mr Evans said.
