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WILLIAM McINNES
Appointed September 2014
PAULA McNAMARA
Appointed August 2008
NIGEL MILAN, AM
Appointed August 2011
William is one of the most accomplished and
popular actors on the Australian landscape
today. He has played lead and supporting roles
in some of Australia’s most successful and
memorable productions.
Growing up with parents in the hospitality
industry, Paula made her first coffee at 15 and has
worked in a variety of cafes and restaurants in
Melbourne, Sydney and London.
Now a professional non-executive director and
executive coach, most of Nigel’s career has been
in television and broadcasting, in the Australian
and New Zealand public and private sectors.
Nigel, who has held numerous non-executive
directorships in not for profit organisations, was
a member of the board of the Fred Hollows
Foundation from 1997 to 2007 (Chair from 2002)
and National Chief Executive Officer of the Royal
Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) from October
2006 until October 2010.
In television, William has shone in dramatic
lead roles in The Shark Net, My Brother Jack, Blue
Heelers, Stepfather of the Bride, Seachange, the
telemovie Curtin, and in East West 101. William
most recently starred Dangerous Remedy, and in
The Time Of Our Lives.
William has received the Film Critics Circle of
Australia Award for Best Actor in 2005 as well
as an Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award
and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award in
2007. In 2009, William featured in Prime Mover
and Blessed. In early 2011, William was in the
New Zealand feature, The Hopes and Dreams of
Gazza Snell.
William’s stage performances include Don Juan
for Sydney Theatre Company, Macbeth for
Melbourne Theatre Company and Darcy for both
company’s landmark productions of Pride and
Prejudice. Most recently, William appeared in
Equus for Perth Theatre Company and My Fair
Lady in New Zealand.
William is also an author of seven books, which
he co-wrote with his late wife Sarah Watt, and
was awarded the 2012 Indie Non Fiction Book of
the Year. His most recent book The Birdwatcher,
was published in November 2013.
William lives in Melbourne with his two
teenage children.
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Working in businesses focused on food Paula
loves the sense of community and familiarity
that builds up over time between regular
customers and staff—in a big anonymous city,
the local cafe and shops can be a small haven
of neighbourliness.
Returning to study Paula recently finished an
Arts Degree at Sydney University, majoring in
English literature and Australian History. With
an interest in theatre, film and television, time
constraints have made television her main form
of entertainment. She loves documentaries,
particularly stories about real people and the
challenges life throws our way.
Paula lives in Sydney with her teenage daughter.
While Managing Director of the Special
Broadcasting Service (SBS) from 1998 until
2006, SBS television and radio audiences grew
significantly as did the quantity and quality of
Australian (including Indigenous) produced
programs on the network.
In Australia, Nigel had a successful commercial
radio career in CEO and leadership roles in the
Macquarie, Bond Radio and ARN networks.
He was Chief Executive Officer of Radio New
Zealand from 1991-1995.
Currently Nigel is on the Board of the Greater
Sydney Local Land Service, Chairs the Advisory
Board of The Australian School of Performing
Arts and is Chairman of Special Olympics
Australia.
He and his wife Judi own a small cattle farm in
the Southern Highlands of NSW. His daughter
Lucy is a teaching musician and singer who lives
in London.
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