I am delighted to welcome you to

the Kimberley, and to Broome, for

this important regional event. The

Joint Forum provides quality

networking opportunities and

strengthens the bonds across the

north. The program this year is

designed to stimulate the role of

local government during periods of

change in the contexts of some of

the emerging opportunities. I hope

that you enjoy both the Forum and

the fellowship of colleagues and

that you are able to take back to

your organisations, whether they be

private sector, local, state or

federal government, learnings that

can help into the future.

The Joint Kimberley Pilbara Forum is an annual event hosted alternatively by the Shires

in the Kimberley and the Pilbara. It provides the opportunity to meet with colleagues,

consider new ideas and information and network with government agencies and the

private sector.

The 2019 Joint forum is being held in Broome. The venue is the Mangrove Hotel with both the

day session and dinner being held upstairs with the networking drinks being held on the

balcony which will let you enjoy the sunset across the mangroves. There are plenty of things to

see around Broome so take a stroll around the area to see the new works at Town Beach,

China Town and the stunning new lookout.

Mr Chris Mitchell Chair Kimberley Zone and Kimberley Regional Group

New Roebuck Bay lookout, rich in Aboriginal history, linking Roebuck Bay to

Chinatown.

8am Registration Desk Opens – tea, coffee juice available

9:00 Welcome - MC Gerry Gannon

Welcome to Yawuru

Welcome - Chair Cr Chris Mitchell

Perspective Senator Pat Dodson

Perspective Senator Dean Smith

Keynote Diedre Willmott

10:30am MORNING TEA

11am INDUSTRY SESSION

Jason Medd Director Environment Health and Safety

APPEA

George Bauk Managing Director/CEO Northern Minerals

Bruce McFadzean Managing Director Sheffield Resources

John Williams External Affairs Manager INPEX

Richard Finlay-Jones Director Pilbara Solar

PANEL SESSION

12:30pm LUNCH

1:30pm PARTNERS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Jodie Lynch Retail and Community Manager

Horizon Power

Tyrone Garstone Deputy CEO KLC

Rick Rogerson Executive Director Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Jeff Gooding Chief Executive Kimberley Development Commission

Justin Fromme Director Pilbara Development Commission

14:22 PANEL SESSION

3:00pm Afternoon Tea

3:30pm TOWARDS TOMORROW CASE STUDIES

Cr Grant Cucel Deputy Mayor Grant Cucel City of Karratha

Cr Geoff Haerawa President Shire Derby West Kimberley

16:20pm LEADERS SESSION

5pm CLOSE OF SESSIONS

5pm ON THE BALCONY (NETWORKING DRINKS)

6pm FORUM DINNER

Gerry Gannon

Join fellow delegates for a tea or coffee and a chat prior to the commencement of proceedings.

Mr Chris Mitchell Chair Kimberley Zone and Kimberley Regional Group

Senator Pat Dodson

Senator Dean Smith

Ms Diedre Willmott

This session will bring you an overview of the current activity and opportunity in the energy sector across the Pilbara and Kimberley regions. With a diverse range of companies and organisations this session will explore the opportunities and challenges that exist including consideration of both those creating energy sources and storage and the solutions being found by high volume consumers.

Jason Medd Director Environment Health

and Safety APPEA

George Bauk Managing Director/CEO

Northern Minerals

Bruce McFadzean Managing Director

Sheffield Resources

John Williams External Affairs Manager INPEX

Richard Finlay-Jones Director Pilbara Solar

The key stakeholders that can help “make it happen” will share the stage to discuss the prospects and how government and non-government stakeholders at all levels can support the realisation of those opportunities.

Jodie Lynch Retail and Community Manager Horizon Power

Tyrone Garstone

Deputy CEO Kimberley Land Council

Rick Rogerson Executive Director Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Jeff Gooding Chief Executive Kimberley Development Commission

Justin Fromm Director Pilbara Development Commission

What are the key ingredients for translating opportunities into reality and what is the role of local government? How do we work together to deliver the transformational infrastructure that benefits us all? This session unpacks the experiences of two local governments at different stages of the process, and the decision making that considers both risk and the need to frame a positive future for both residents and those seeking to invest in the region.

Cr Geoff Haerewa President

Shire of Derby West Kimberley

Cr Grant Curcel Deputy Mayor

City of Karratha

Join the conversation with leaders who will share their views and the take away messages from the day’s discussion and other key issues in the north.

(included in registration)

Enjoy the sunset from the balcony of the Mangrove hotel and the conversation with colleagues and friends.

Mangrove Hotel Broome

Join us for an evening of networking and delicious food to round-out the day.

Deidre Willmott B.Juris, LLB (UWA), LLM (Melb), MAICD

Deidre Willmott was appointed to the Australia Post board in June 2017

and brings organisational transformation, government relations, public

policy and business expertise to this position. An experienced Chief

Executive Officer with a background in the management consulting

industry, she has expertise in crisis management, corporate social

responsibility and government relations. Ms Willmott was CEO of the

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia and is a

former lawyer having held senior roles with Fortescue Metals Group Ltd

and was Chief of Staff to the Premier of Western Australia. Ms Willmott

is also a director of Kimberley Foundation of Australia, Chair of St Hilda's

Anglican School for Girls and the Perth USAsia Centre. Ms Willmott

graduated from University of Melbourne.

Senator Dean Smith Dean Smith was appointed a Senator for WA in May 2012. Senator

Smith has been a champion for WA issues, including being the first WA

Federal Liberal parliamentarian to call for a fairer share of the GST for

WA and serving on the Joint Select Committee for Northern Australia

and the Joint Select Committee for Trade and Investment growth.

Senator Smith is a regular visitor to the Kimberley and has worked to

support the region on key issues such as the upgrade of the Tanami

Road.

Senator Pat Dodson Senator Dodson is a Yawuru man from Broome in Western Australia. He

has dedicated his life work to being an advocate for constructive

relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples based

on mutual respect, understanding and dialogue. He is a recipient of the

Sydney International Peace prize. Patrick has extensive experience in

Aboriginal Affairs, previously as Director of the Central and Kimberley

Land Councils and as a Commissioner in the Royal Commission into

Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. He also served as inaugural Chair of the

Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and as Co-Chair of the Expert

Panel for Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians.

George Bauk Managing Director/CEO

Northern Minerals

Mr Bauk is senior executive, with 25 years’ experience in the resources industry.

Prior to Northern Minerals, Mr Bauk held global operational and corporate

roles with WMC Resources, Arafura Resources and Western Metals. He has a

strong background in strategic management, business planning, building

teams, finance and capital/debt raising, and experience with a variety of

commodities in particular rare earths and nickel. As Managing Director of

Northern Minerals since 2010, he has led its rapid development from a

greenfields heavy rare earth explorer to now being poised to become the

next global producer of high value dysprosium outside of China. George is a

passionate member of the WA resources industry holding a number of senior

governing positions with the Chamber of Minerals and Energy. George is also

non-Executive Chairman of Lithium Australia NL. Mr Bauk holds a Bachelor of

Business from Edith Cowan University and a MBA from the University of New

England.

Grant Cucel Deputy Mayor

City of Karratha

Mr Cucel has an extensive business background having run his own

recruitment business for 10 years. He was the 2012 inductee into the Western

Australian Regional Small Business Hall of Fame and was recognised as the

2013 City of Karratha Citizen of the Year. For nine years, he held the role of

chair of the Small Business Centre West Pilbara and strongly advocated for

small and medium enterprises in regional Western Australia. Mr Cucel was

appointed to the Small Business Development Corporation Board in October

2017. Having sold his recruitment business to a publicly listed company, Mr

Cucel, now has a strong focus on assisting a cross section of organisations in

a voluntary capacity, in addition to his role as Deputy Mayor at the City of

Karratha. Mr Cucel has a Bachelor of Business Degree (first class honours) from

Curtin University of Technology.

Mr Tyrone Garstone Deputy CEO Kimberley Land Council

Mr Garstone is a Bardi man and Deputy CEO of the Kimberley Land Council.

Returning from New York this month, Mr Garstone was part of the delegation

to this year’s United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In his

role with the Kimberley Land Council, Mr Garstone has been involved with the

ground breaking project which has seen the implementation of savanna

burning at a series of pilot sites in Botswana, southern Africa. The project is

the result of national and international recognition of the knowledge of

Australia’s first people in reducing carbon emissions through right-way fire.

Jeff Gooding CEO Kimberley Development Commission

Mr Gooding has held the position of Chief Executive of the Kimberley

Development Commission since the Commission’s establishment and is a

Member of the Board of the Commission. He is a long term resident of

Kununurra and the Kimberley, has qualifications in town and regional

planning, is a graduate and fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership

Foundation, Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is

Justice of the Peace and former Shire Councillor. Having participated in the

negotiation process which culminated in several key Native Title Agreements,

Mr Gooding continues to be substantially involved in related implementation

including as a Director of the Miriuwung Gajerrong Community Foundation.

He has been closely involved in the development, and initial implementation,

of the Ord/East Kimberley Expansion Project and associated Land Releases.

Mr Gooding is a member of a range of Regional Planning processes and

Chairman or member of various regional steering and coordinating groups.

Dr Richard Finlay-Jones Director Pilbara Solar

Dr Finlay-Jones is a renewable energy developer and private consultant specializing I the development and management of renewable energy

projects. He has been directly involved in the development and approval of over 5000MW of wind and solar energy projects, from greenfield site assessment through to construction. Pilbara solar develops commercial and utility-scale scale wind and solar projects to provide power to regional and

remote communities, the mining industry, government and business through long term, low cost, fixed price power purchase agreements.

Justin Fromm Director, Economic Development, Land and Infrastructure

Pilbara Development Commission

Justin Fromm has held various industry development roles; on the farm, research and development, regulation, government policy development and implementation, and industry advocacy and representation. His career has seen him hold a number of senior industry and government roles in

regional economic and industry development across Australia. He started at the Pilbara Development Commission in November 2014 and in May 2018 he was appointed as the Director, Economic Development, Land and

Infrastructure. Justin is based in Karratha.

Geoff Haerawa President

Shire Derby West Kimberley

As a long term resident of Derby and business owner for over 20 years, Geoff

has a strong understanding of the socio-economic dynamic across the

Kimberley region. Geoff has been actively involved in organisations that

complement his business activities and give him exposure to the broader

view of economic and community development. In the past decade he

has contributed in a volunteer capacity to organisations such as Derby

Chamber of Commerce, Derby Squash Club and the Derby District High

School. As Shire President, Geoff works with a wide cross-section of people

and organisations to identify real needs and possibilities to progress the

Kimberley region. Geoff would like to see the Kimberley region develop

through structured processes of consultation that are transparent, efficient

and ultimately enable development to occur in a timely manner within

regulatory frameworks.

Jodie Lynch Retail & Community Manager Horizon Power

Horizon Power is a Government Trading Enterprise which generates, distributes and retails electricity to more than 47,000 connections. Operating across the Pilbara, Kimberley, Gascoyne, Mid-West and the southern region of Western Australia which includes the Southern Goldfields,

Esperance, Hopetoun and Norseman. Broome based, Jodie has a background in education, politics and the energy sector and is currently Retail & Community Manager with Horizon Power. Ms Lynch is a member of

the Kimberley Committee for Regional Development Australia and a Life Member of the Broome Surf Life Saving Club.

Bruce McFadzean Managing Director Sheffield Resources Ltd

A qualified mining engineer with more than 35 years’ experience in the

global resources industry, Mr McFadzean has led the financing, development and operation of several new mines around the world. His skills are driving the development of Sheffield’s world-class Thunderbird

Minerals Sands Project. Mr McFadzean’s professional career includes 15 years with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto in a variety of positions and four years as Managing Director of successful Western Australia gold miner Catalpa Resources Limited (ASX:CAH). Under his management, Catalpa’s market

capitalisation grew from $10 million to $1.2 billion following the Evolution merger. He has raised in excess of A$350 million in debt and equity from Australian and overseas markets.

Jason Medd Bsc (App Chem), MBA, Grad Cert (Econ) Director Environment, Health and Safety APPEA

Jason has extensive experience in the onshore and offshore oil and gas

business covering over 20 years with roles within the WA State and

Commonwealth Governments and industry. Jason has served with the

Commonwealth Minister for Forestry and Conservation, providing research

and advice on energy markets, Kimberley tidal energy and the hydrogen

economy. As a senior policy advisor within APPEA, Jason's work included

the greenhouse gas, petroleum exploration and energy policy. Jason has

also held the position as a commercial advisor for Tokyo Gas Australia on

the Gorgon and Pluto LNG projects. In his previous role with the Department

of Mines and Petroleum, Jason was closely involved with policy and

regulatory reform within the department, with focus on onshore

unconventional oil and gas exploration and development and stakeholder

engagement. Jason's current role with APPEA as Director of Environment

Health and Safety focuses on offshore environment and safety reform, in

close cooperation with industry, State and Commonwealth Government

stakeholders.

Mr Chris Mitchell Chair Kimberley Zone and Kimberley Regional Group

Chris has lived in the Kimberley for over 33 years and knows the region well.

He has held the position of Executive Officer of Regional Development

Australia – Kimberley for eight years and is passionate about regional

development opportunities that benefit the regional community. He is very

active in the community through many organizations and committees and

is a Governing Council member on the Kimberley Institute of Training (TAFE),

a Ministerial appointee to the Rural and Remote Education Advisory

Council, and a member of the Broome District Health Advisory Council. A

serving Councillor with the Shire of Broome for over 24 years, he is currently

the Broome Shire‘s representative and Chair of the Kimberley Zone of

Council and a State Councillor. Mr Mitchell is a Life Member of WALGA and

is a State representative on a number of Emergency Management

committees.

Dr Rick Rogerson Executive Director Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Rick Rogerson joined the department in late 1995 and was appointed to this role in 2010. Before returning to Australia in 1995, Rick held executive positions in the Papua New Guinea Department of Mines and Petroleum.

He has more than 35 years’ experience in geoscience, mineral policy advice and management, including consultancy work providing technical assistance, mainly in mineral policy and strategic management.

John Williams External Affairs Manager INPEX

Mr Williams has significant corporate, government affairs and media relations experience working for global NYE and ASX listed companies,

Federal and State governments and as a PR consultant for 20 years. John is currently External Affairs Manager for global energy company INPEX in Australia and has previously worked in corporate affairs management roles for Italian global energy company Eni, US energy company ConocoPhillips

and Australian energy company; Woodside Energy. John is on the Executive Council of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA, a member of the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Energy Advisory

Committee and the American Chamber of Commerce Energy Advisory Committee and is also a member of the External Affairs Advisory Committee for the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association of Australia (APPEA). Throughout his career, John has won multiple national

and state awards from the Public Relations Institute of Australia for excellence in communications and corporate social responsibility.