Your Trustee Board
Your Trustee Board is an integral and crucial part of the Fund. Meeting every two months, it ensures that the Fund is managed in accordance with the rules and regulations set out in the Trust Deed and the relevant legislation. Above all, your Trustee Board is responsible for making decisions about your super and retirement money for the benefit of all members.
The Trustee owns Western Financial, which in turn owns CPG Research and Advisory Pty Ltd which, along with other firms, provides services to the Fund on an arms length commercial relationship. The Trustee undertakes that it will not deal with any company, including those in which it has an interest in, more favourably than it would deal with any other independent service provider.
As at 8th December 2010, the Trustee Board consisted of the following eight Trustee Directors:
Member Representatives
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Employer Representatives
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 Andrea Ballantyne LGRCEU
Andrea has worked for the Local Government Union for the past 15 years as an Industrial Advocate, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary.
Andrea joined the board as an Alternative Director and later as a Director of the Trustee Board from 1998 - 2004 and has actively represented all members of the fund during that time. Andrea is currently elected by the members as a Member Representative and has held the position since July 2008.
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 Nick Catania (Chairman), Mayor, Town of Vincent
Nick has enjoyed a distinguished career within local government, spanning nearly 11 years. In 1988, he became a Member of Parliament, representing the seat of Balcatta until 1997. He then spent the next five years as the Chief Executive Officer of the West Australian Retail Council, after which he was elected for his current post as Mayor of the City of Vincent. Nick is currently the Chairman of the Fund’s Trustee Board, the North Perth Community Bank Board and the Tamala Park Regional Council Development Committee.
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 David James, Quality Traffic Management
David commenced his career with Westpac, where he was employed for 13 years in various positions, before establishing his own retail business for the next 15 years. David then spent the next 13 years with the City of Bunbury, before moving to Quality Traffic Management. He has been the union representative for the LGRCEU for the last 12 years and President since 2005.
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 Jason Buckley, CEO, Town of Cambridge
Jason has worked within local government for over 20 years. He commenced his career at Wanneroo, after which he was employed at Bayswater and Nedlands. Jason has now been with the Town of Cambridge for the past 13 years. For the majority of his time at Cambridge, Jason was an executive responsible for corporate and community functions. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in July 2006. Jason has a professional background in accounting and is a qualified CPA. Jason joined the Board in January 2006 as an Employer Representative.
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 Jeff Williams, Australian Services Union, WA President
Jeff has been President of the Australian Services Union Western Australia Branch since 2008. Prior to this Jeff was a Branch Executive Councillor and on the Committee of Management for the Energy IT division. Jeff has worked as an Engineering Officer at Western Power and as a Technical Officer at Telstra for many years. Jeff has been involved in the union movement for the past 30 years and has experienced many changes to the superannuation system.
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 Carol Adams, Town of Kwinana
Carol was first elected a councillor in 1997, became Deputy Mayor in 2005 and held the position of Mayor since 2006. Carol holds a law degree and was a practicing solicitor until retirement in March 2011. Carol is a graduate of the Australian Institution of Company Directors, sits on the WAPC Statutory Planning and Infrastructure Co-ordinating Committees and is a State Councillor for WALGA. Carol is an Employer Representative on the Board and sits on the Fund’s Compliance and Risk Management Committee.
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Independent Directors
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 Alex Bajada (Chair, Investment Committee), Investment Consultant
Alex has been a member of the Fund’s Trustee Board for the past 16 years. As an independent Investment Consultant, Alex has extensive experience in the corporate sector and has been heavily involved in the management of public companies. His professional tenure has generally involved senior level Directorship or Chairman positions. Alex is currently the Executive Director of corporate consultancy firm, Spartan Nominees Pty Ltd, Chairman of Advance Energy Ltd and AXG Mining Limited and Managing Director of Excalibur Mining Corporation Limited.
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 Tim Shanahan (Chair, Compliance and Risk Management Committee), Director, Energy and Minerals Initiative
Tim has been an independent Director of the WA Local Government Superannuation Plan since 2004. In November 2007 Tim was appointed as the inaugural Director Energy and Minerals Initiative at the University of Western Australia. From June 2001 Tim was Chief Executive of the Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) and from 1989 to 2000, Tim was the Executive Director of the Western Australian Municipal
Association, the representative organisation of local government in Western Australia. He is also a Board member of various other public sector, research and community organisations
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How are the directors elected?
The election of directors differs depending on their position. The two Independent Directors are appointed by the Board. The remaining six directors, while appointed by the Board, are nominated as follows:
- One director is nominated by the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA);
- One director is selected by the Board from people nominated by an “eligible employer”. This is an employer who has selected the Fund as the default fund and requires any additional employer contribution to be paid to the Fund. This will take effect from 30 June 2010, upon the expiry of the current Director’s term (ie WALGA nominee – Elected Member, Country);
- One director is nominated by Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA), as an “eligible employer”. This became effective at 1 July 2008;
- One director is nominated by the Australian Services Union (ASU);
- One director is nominated by the Western Australian Municipal, Road Boards, Parks and Racecourse Employees’ Union of Workers (LGRCEU); and
- One director is elected from amongst members through a secret ballot.
There are rules regarding tied votes and vacancies for the member-elected Member Representative position, which are available on written request. The Fund’s Constitution was amended to reflect the procedural change for appointing Directors.