Executive team

Interim General Manager: Mark Ferguson

The General Manager's role is to guide the organisation and oversee the four directorates.

Community, Arts and Recreation Director: Kathy Arthur

Services include:

  • Community care: aged care, disability services, NDIS
  • Community development: children, youth, arts, library services
  • Recreation: planning, sports participation support, swimming centres, professional lifeguards, facilities management and bookings

Many of the directorate's programs are directly funded by NSW and Australian government funding and supported by more than 120 volunteers. On average the directorate provides 6,500 occasions of service to the local community each week.

Kathy's local government experience spans more than 30 years. She has worked for Sutherland, Rockdale and Liverpool councils before joining Eurobodalla in 1997. Among other roles, Kathy has managed the shire's libraries and the community service division before her appointment to the director's role in 2013. Kathy holds a bachelor of arts, along with graduate diplomas in education, and library and information services.

Finance and Corporate Services Director: Stephanie Speedy

Services include:

  • Finance: financial management of Council, including financial statements, budgeting and forecasting, procurement, fleet, levying of rates and annual charges.
  • Governance and Risk: Council policies and codes, risk management, strategic risk registers, public access to information, Audit Risk and Improvement Committee, register of Annual Disclosures, Data Breaches and Public Notification Register.
  • Information technology services: develop and maintain secure information and communication knowledge and systems, including cyber security and incident response management across Council.
  • Property and commercial: property acquisitions and disposals, leases and licences for Council and Crown land, Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden, Moruya Airport, Batemans Bay Beach Resort and Council's three campgrounds.

Stephanie is a chartered accountant with twenty years’ experience in the private and public sectors. She holds degrees in both law and commerce and has a substantial background in change management and continuous improvement. She uses her strategic leadership skills to assist her teams in achieving organisational goals, Stephanie has over 15 years financial and management accounting experience in Europe, UK, Australia and New Zealand across top tier accounting firms, global retail companies and leading property organisations.

Stephanie commenced her local government career with Eurobodalla Shire Council in January 2017 and has successfully managed several financial functions prior to her appointment as Director.

Infrastructure Services Director: Graham Attenborough

Services include:

  • Water and sewer: plan for and manage the shire's water and sewer assets including transport, treatment, stormwater and flood management, construction of new infrastructure
  • Works: construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, pathways, car parks, marine infrastructure, streetscaping, parks and reserves
  • Technical services: infrastructure design, asset management, project management
  • Emergency management: functions of the Local Emergency Management Officer

Planning and Environment Director: Gary Bruce

Services include:

  • Waste services: landfill and transfer station operations, landfill and transfer station infrastructure improvements and capital works, domestic waste, recycling and garden organics collection, waste minimisation and education
  • Strategic planning: land-use planning, coastal and floodplain management, heritage planning, natural environment planning, invasive weed management, natural resource management, sustainability
  • Development and compliance: development assessment, building and plumbing compliance, development engineering, development administration, rangers, public and environmental health

Gary has a bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning, and a master's degree in environmental and local government law. He is registered planner, and a member of the Planning Institute of Australia.

Gary spent many years as a local government planner and manager in central west NSW - along with some time in a private consultancy - and at a metro Sydney Council.

Gary’s vision for the directorate is one of excellence in customer service, a return to core planning functions, and a proactive, people-centred approach to planning, compliance, and services.

Around 80 staff are employed in the Planning and Environment directorate.