Executive Leadership Team

Our Executive Leadership Team brings together experienced leaders who guide Dubbo Regional Council with integrity, clarity, and a deep commitment to community outcomes. The team structure delivers strategic direction across key service areas and ensures we’re aligned to our purpose: making our region a great place to live, work and play.

Team Structure

The Executive Leadership Team comprises a General Manager and five Directors leading Council divisions. This structure has been in place since 6 June 2022 to strengthen strategic direction and support priority services across the organisation.

• Community, Culture and Places: Delivers programs and facilities that connect people, celebrate local identity, and enhance liveability.
• Development and Environment: Guides sustainable development, planning, and environmental stewardship to protect and grow our region.
• Infrastructure: Plans, builds, and maintains essential assets and networks that keep our communities moving and thriving.
• Organisational Performance: Drives efficiency, capability, and continuous improvement across Council’s operations and services.
• Strategy, Partnerships and Engagement: Shapes long-term strategy, fosters partnerships, and strengthens community engagement and communication.

Our leaders work collaboratively across Council and the community to deliver reliable services, plan for the future, and respond to regional opportunities and challenges. The team’s collective expertise supports responsible governance, sound investment in infrastructure, and delivery of programs that reflect our community’s needs and aspirations.

With a broad service portfolio and a region of significant scale and opportunity, the Executive Leadership Team is dedicated to transparent decision-making and outcomes that matter - strengthening local places, supporting sustainable growth, and ensuring Council remains accountable and responsive to the community.

Areas of Responsibility

General Manager

• Lead the day-to-day management of Council, exercising functions delegated by Council, ensuring Council staff implement the decisions made by Council, all staffing matters.
• Dubbo Regional Council's Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Plan and Operational Plan.
• Leading a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to deliver high quality services and functions to support the whole of the organisation.
• People, Culture and Safety - industrial relations, talent acquisition, human resources services, payroll, work health and safety, injury management and workers compensation.

Director Community, Culture and Places

• Community Services - Social services, youth development, aboriginal liaison, aged and disability, childcare services.
• Macquarie Regional Library Services - Regional library management including two neighbouring councils’ services, Dubbo Regional Council library management.
• Recreation and Greenspaces - Strategic planning for recreation, open space and the urban forest, asset and contract management, cemeteries, sporting groups liaison, aquatic facilities, park and reserves maintenance, public tree maintenance and renewal, sporting facility maintenance, community land, noxious weeds regulation and management.
• Performing Arts and Events - Attraction of cultural, sporting and business events, event support programs and funding, Dubbo and Wellington Showgrounds, Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre, Wellington Civic Centre.
• Arts and Culture - Western Plains Cultural Centre, Wiradjuri Tourism Centre, Cultural development services and programs, Sister Cities, local studies and education.

Director Development and Environment

• Growth Planning - Smart cities strategy, contribution plans and voluntary planning agreements, demographic data management, strategic land use planning.
• Resource Recovery and Efficiency - Domestic, commercial and green waste, landfill and transfer station management, environmental education, environmental policy and planning – energy, recycling and container deposit scheme.
• Building and Development - Duty planners and building surveyors, development control, building and construction certification and inspections, geographical names management.
• Environmental Control - Illegal dumping and pollution, incidents and contaminated land, swimming pool compliance, human health services, compliance and enforcement, ranger services and animal shelter.

Director Infrastructure

• Infrastructure Strategy and Design - Infrastructure design and advisory services, traffic management, development and subdivision engineering, stormwater drainage and flood mitigation.
• Infrastructure Delivery - Civil infrastructure construction, reconstruction and maintenance, reinstatements, and private works.
• Water Supply and Sewerage - Water supply, trade waste, capital works, sewerage services, compliance, asset management, client services, capital program and asset planning.
• Fleet and Depot Services - Fleet management, depot management, central supplies.

Director Organisational Performance

• Financial Operations - Management accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, statutory reporting, corporate asset management and names and address register.
• Project Management Office - Tender coordination and centre-led supply and purchasing, major capital works program and delivery, project management services.
• Building Assets - Management of Council’s corporate building assets, leasing and licenses, cleaning.
• Property and Land Development - Councils residential and industrial land development, sale and purchase of property, crown land management.
• Corporate Governance - Governance administration, councillor support, internal audit, external complaints, enterprise risk, emergency management.
• Dubbo Regional Airport - Dubbo Regional Airport and Bodangora Recreation Park and Airstrip, airport services, airport precinct management.
• Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets - Asset management, compliance, stakeholder management.

Director Strategy, Partnerships and Engagement

• Economic Development - Investment and business attraction, new resident attraction activities, visitor economy growth, Central Business District activation.
• Marketing and Creative Services - Destination marketing, digital communications, graphic design, corporate and destination branding.
• Customer Experience and Engagement - Community engagement, Dubbo and Wellington Customers Experience Centres.
• Information Management - Information and communications technology provision and infrastructure, geographical information systems, corporate information.
• Corporate Communication - Media management, internal communication services.
• Integrated Planning and Reporting - Integrated planning and corporate strategic plan.
• Business Improvement - Service review program, continuous improvement initiatives, grants management.
• Tourism Strategy and Experiences - Heritage and tourism experiences, Visitor Information Centres, Old Dubbo Gaol, Wellington Caves and Caravan Park.

Last Edited: 27 Nov 2025

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