College Council

Scotch College is incorporated under the provisions of the Uniting Church in Australia Act 1976 (WA). Our Council is responsible for the overall governance of Scotch College and appoints the Headmaster to take responsibility for the leadership and operation of our College. Members of Council are appointed by the WA Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia on the recommendation of the Scotch College Council.

Council members provide a broad range of corporate skills and experience at a senior level including financial, governance, educational, legal, planning, and technical. They include members of Old Scotch Collegians, parents of current or former students at the College, Uniting Church members and others in the broader community who are willing to offer their time and expertise while supporting the ethos and values of the College.

Tim Wiese

Council Member (1 January 2017), Chair of Council (1 January 2023), Finance and Planning, Risk

Qualifications: BSc (Agr) (Hons) (UWA)

Experience:

Farmer
Deputy President
Shire of Narrogin
Old Scotch Collegian
Past Scotch Parent

Areas of specialty: Governance, Staff, OHS, Budgeting, Planning, Succession Issues and Logistics

Allan Murray

Council Member (1 January 2016), Deputy Chair of Council and Member Finance & Planning Board (1 January 2023), Chair of Risk Committee (1 January 2016)

Qualifications: BJuris LLB (UWA)

Experience:

Lawyer & Partner
King & Wood Mallesons (retired)
Old Scotch Collegian
Past Scotch Parent

Areas of specialty: Corporate and Resources Law

Simon Anderson

Council Member (1 January 2017), Chair of Master Plan Committee, Risk Committee

Qualifications: B Arch Syd, BSc BA W. Aust, LFRAIA

Experience:

Faculty of Architecture
Landscape and Visual Arts
University of Western Australia
Old Scotch Collegian
Past Scotch Parent

Areas of specialty: Academia, Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts

Roy Kelley

Council Member (1 January 2020)

Qualifications: Masters in Educational Management (UWA), Dip. Ed., B.Arts (UWA)

Experience:

Headmaster, Melbourne Grammar School (2009–19)
Headmaster, King's College (NZ) (2003–09)
Deputy Headmaster, Hale School (1991–2002)

Areas of speciality: Education and Management

Martina Crowley

Council Member (1 January 2021), Risk Committee

Qualifications: CA (ANZ)

Experience:

Managing Partner PwC Perth
Commissioner of the West Australian Football Commission
Member of Chief Executive Women
Member of WA Division Council of the Property Council of Australia
Past Scotch Parent

Areas of speciality: Tax, Accounting and Risk

Naomi Flutter

Council Member (16 June 2021), Chair, Finance and Planning Board (17 April 2024)

Qualifications: MPP (Harvard), LLB (Hons) (ANU), BEc (Hons) (ANU), GDLP (ANU)

Experience:

Executive General Manager
Corporate Affairs
Wesfarmers; Pro-Chancellor
Australian National University
Scotch Parent

Area of specialty: Corporate Public Affairs, Business, Finance

Stephen Francis

Council Member (11 October 2021)

Qualifications: BArts, DipTheol

Experience:

Mining Industry
Youth Worker
Parish Minister
Ex-Moderator, Uniting Church WA Synod

Area of specialty: Church Schools Governance

Harlene Hayne

Council Member (1 January 2022)

Qualifications: PhD (Rutgers) HonDSc (Colorado College) HonLLD (Otago) FRSNZ

Experience:

Vice-Chancellor, Curtin University:
Vice-Chancellor & Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Enterprise, Professor of Psychology, Otago University
Honorary Governor, American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham)
Director, Western Australian Health Translation Network (WAHTN) Executive Board
Chair, Advisory Board, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
Member, Board of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission
Member, Equity in Higher Education Panel

Area of specialty: University Administration, Memory Development and Adolescent Risk-Taking Research

Ben Bartholomaeus

Council Member, Finance and Planning Board (1 January 2023), Foundation Board - Council Representative (19 June 2024)

Qualifications: LLB (UWA), BCom (UWA), GCert AppFin, GAICD

Experience:

CEO, DR Capital Pty Ltd
Old Scotch Collegian
Current Scotch College parent

Area of specialty: Business, finance, management, law

Ben Macnamara

Council Member (1 January 2024), Finance and Planning (21 August 2024)

Qualifications: BCom (ECU), CA (ANZ)

Experience:

Chief Executive Officer of CBH Group
Board Member Business Council of Co-Operative and Mutuals (BCCM)
Board Member UWA Business School
Old Scotch Collegian
Current Scotch College parent

Area of specialty: Business, Finance (Tax, Accounting & Risk), Management, Law, Commercial, Strategy, Corporate Public Affairs, Governance, Budgeting, Planning, Logistics.

Council Member (21 October 2024)

Qualifications: MB ChB, FAICD, FACHSM, FRACMA, FRACGP, FACRRM, MHA

Experience:

Medical Practitioner – General Practitioner and Specialist Medical Administrator;
Former Chief Executive North Metropolitan Health Service;
Former Chief Executive Fiona Stanley Hospital Commissioning;
Former Director General WA Department of Health,
Past Scotch Parent

Area of specialty: Strategic & operational health care (leadership, management & policy), Rural/remote health care delivery, Complex health infrastructure projects (delivery & commissioning), Healthcare Information Technology, Government Relations

Council Member (21 October 2024)

Qualifications: BEc (UWA), Adv Diploma in Science (Curtin) (Aviation – Airline Transport Pilots License)

Experience:

Owner & Cofounder of Property Funds Management & Development Company – Locus Property
Overseas and domestic real estate investment
Trustee of WA Philanthropic Trust
Old Scotch Collegian
Scotch Parent

Area of specialty: Property Investment, Development and Construction

Mr Tim Wiese

Mr Alan Murray

Prof Simon Anderson

Mr Roy Kelley OAM

Mrs Martina Crowley

Ms Naomi Flutter

Rev Stephen Francis

Professor Harlene Hayne CNZM

Mr Ben Bartholomaeus

Mr Ben Macnamara

Dr David (Russ) Russell-Weisz PSM

Mr Cameron Alder

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