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Members and Associates of the Centre include academic staff of the University, professionals involved with local government, and members and directors of other Centres with congruent interests to this centre. Membership or associate membership is available by application or invitation. Membership is free, and is available to all with an interest in local government matters, whose interests are compatible with the strategis directions of the Centre. If you are interested in becomming associated with the Centre, please contact the Director for further information.

Professor Brian Dollery -- Director of the UNE Centre for Local Government

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(02) 6773 2500

(02) 6773 3596

bdollery@une.edu.au

Bligh Grant -- Deputy Director of the Centre

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(02) 6773 3945

(02) 67733596

bgrant5@une.edu.au

Galia Akimova -- School of Business, Economics & Public Policy, UNE

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(02) 6773 2762

(02)6773 2755

gakimova@une.edu.au

Dr Alexandr Akimov -- Centre Member

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(02) 6773 3279

(02) 6773 3596

aakimov@une.edu.au

 

Dr Joel Byrnes -- KPMG

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Manager, Government Advisory services; Risk Advisory Services, KPMG

Dr Lou Conway -- School of Business, Economics & Public Policy, UNE

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(02) 6773 3919

(02) 6773 3148

mconway@une.edu.au

Professor Lin Crase -- La Trobe University Albury/Wodonga Campus

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(02) 6058 3834

l.crase@latrobe.edu.au

Darren Dallinger -- Moreton Bay Regional Council

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 (07) 3283 0217

(07) 3883 1723

Darren.Dallinger@moretonbay.qld.gov.au

Murray Douglas -- Sydney Graduate School of Management , UWS

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 (04) 19 223 485

murrayd@bigpond.net.au

Michael Eburn -- School of Law, UNE

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(02) 6773 3701

(02) 6773 3602

meburn@une.edu.au

Nigel Graves -- Finance Advisor to Government of Solomon Islands

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+27 072 620 2866

nigelgraves@senet.com.au 

Nigel Graves is a finance advisor for the Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance, and formerly a financial management advisor for the South African National Treasury (NT) from 2003 until 2008.  He spent over 4 years as advisor to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality as part of NT’s Municipal Financial Management Technical Assistance Program (MFMTAP), and later was located within the National Treasury involved in the development of municipal ‘budget’ regulations, budget formats and guidelines. He has over 30 years work experience in strategic planning and financial management, including senior management positions in Australian local government and a large government business enterprise, and is a Fellow of CPA Australia.

Dr Colin Hearfield -- Geography and Planning, UNE

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 (02) 6773 2426

 (02) 6773 3030

chearfi2@une.edu.au  

Dr Andrew Johnson -- CEO, Point Pirie Regional Council

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(08) 86333 9777

(08) 86333 0593

ceo@pirie.sa.gov.au

Dr Stephen Jones -- Uinversity of Queensland Business School

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(07) 33652995

(07) 3365 6988

 


 s.jones@business.uq.edu.au


Dr Francis Karanjia -- Victorian Department of Primary Industries

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(03) 9658 4824

(03) 9658 4855 

francis.karanja@dpi.vic.gov.au 

Mr Grahame Kennedy -- School of Law, UNE

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(02) 6773 3054

(02) 6773 3602

gkenned2@une.edu.au

Associate Professor Yukio Kinoshita -- Iwate University

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+81-19-621-6130


+81-19-621-6130


kinop@attglobal.net

Dean Knight -- Faculty of Law, Victoria University Wellington

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+64 (4) 463 6364


+64 (4) 463 6365
 

dean.knight@vuw.ac.nz

Associate Professor Neil Marshall -- School of Social Sciences, UNE

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(02) 6773 2475


(02) 6773 3435


 nmarshal@une.edu.au

Dr Jim Maher -- School of Social Sciences, UNE

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(02) 6773 3810


(02) 6773 3435


emaher@une.edu.au

Dr Linda Mc Loughlin -- Institute of Public Administration, Dublin

(02) 6773 2220

(02)  6773 3245

lmcloughlin@ipa.ie
 

Dr Judith McNeil -- UInstitute for Rural Futures, UNE

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(02) 6773 2220


(02) 6773 3245


 jmcneill@une.edu.au

Dr Sue O'K'eefe -- School of Business, La Trobe University

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(02) 6024 9831


(02) 6024 9833


 s.okeefe@latrobe.edu.au

Mr Brian Pape

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(02) 6773 2331

(02) 6773 3603

 bpape2@une.edu.au

Professor Craig Parsons -- Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University, Japan

+8145 339 3539


+8145 339 3504


 parsons@ynu.ac.jp

Don Ramsland -- Inglewood Shire Council

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(07) 4652 1444

0428 520 265

(07) 4652 1512


 
don.ramsland@inglewood.qld.gov.au

Dr Jen Snowball -- Depertent of Economics, Rhodes University, South Africa

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Associate Professor Tony Sorensen -- School of Human & Environmental Studies, UNE

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(02) 6773 2880


(02) 6773 3030


 asorense@une.edu.au

Mr Richard Stayner -- Institute for Rural Futures, UNE

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(02) 6773 2281


(02) 6773 3245


 rstayner@une.edu.au

Councillor/Emeritus Mayor - Clarence Valley Council NSW AND Chairperson Inaugural Northern Rivers Regional Development Australia Committee

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(02) 6645 4336


 itiley@gmail.com

Don Tydd -- Northern Inland regional Development Board, Armidale

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 02 6771 3284


 02 6771 3286


 
dontydd@northnet.com.au

Professor Joe Wallis -- Department of Public Administration, American University of Sharjah

JWallis@commerce.otago.ac.nz

Professor Gert van der Westhuizen -- Vaal Triangle Campus of the North West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

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 (02) 6773 2816


 (02) 6773 3596


 gvanderw@une.edu.au

Professor Andrew Worthington -- Department of Accounting, Finance & Economics, Griffith University

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(07) 373 54273


(07) 373 53719


 A.Worthington@griffith.edu.au

Associate Professor Habib Zafarullah -- School of Social Sciences, UNE

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(02) 6773 2250


(02) 6773 3748


 hzafarul@une.edu.au