'Wendy from the Wheatbelt', retiring Wheatbelt Development Commission (WDC) chief executive officer Wendy Newman with WDC community board member Ross Ainsworth and former State sport and recreation, racing and gaming minister now Regional Development Australia (RDA) Wheatbelt committee chairman Terry 'Tuck' Waldron who is a colleague, as Ms Newman is also on the RDA Wheatbelt's board.
CURRENT and former State government ministers, government agency heads, local government representatives, colleagues, farmers, friends and family ignored rain showers to farewell ‘Wendy from the Wheatbelt’ last week.
Minister for Regional Development Agriculture and Food Alannah MacTiernan stood in the rain in the courtyard at York’s The Imperial Homestead on Wednesday evening to praise retiring Wheatbelt Development Commission chief executive officer Wendy Newman.
Later Ms MacTiernan tweeted “Wendy Newman has been a true champion for her region for more than a decade. “You’ll be missed Wendy”.
Daniel Waterhouse (left), WDC Moora, Pip Kirby, WDC Narrogin, Teresa Drew, WDC Northam and former colleague Rebekah Burges, Meckering.
WDC chairperson Rebecca Tomkinson (left), WA Super chairman Tim Shanahan and The Nationals WA leader and Central Wheatbelt MP Mia Davies.
WDC Northam staff, Marnie Bennett (left) who is seconded from The University of Western Australia's graduate program, Beth Falconer and Emily Comber.
Ms Newman's mother and partner, Noela Newman and John Metcalf with WDC colleague Rebecca Kelly, Gillingarra.
Shire of York president David Wallace (left), Regional Development Australia Wheatbelt regional development director Mandy Walker and Department of Primary Industries, Regional Development local content advisor Megan Creagh.
Former WDC chairman and current Pastoral Lands Board chairman Tim Shackleton (left), Great Southern Development Commission chief executive officer Bruce Manning and Department of Water and Environmental Regulation director general Mike Rowe.
Shire of York chief executive officer Paul Martin (left), WDC director regional services Grant Arthur and Calingiri farmer Steve Woods.
Farmways Cunderdin owner manager Graham Cooper (left) and Bindi Bindi farmer and former Agriculture Region MLC Brian Ellis.
Margie Hanly (left), WDC Northam, Ms Newman's friend Ann Rackham, Dowerin, past colleague Suzanne Woods, Calingiri, and Anita Swift, WDC Northam.
