WAPC board and Committees

The WAPC board comprises a chairman and sixteen members who represent government, industry and the community.

Mr David Caddy - Chair, Western Australian Planning Commission
Ms Belinda Moharich - Deputy Chairperson
Ms Gail McGowan - Director General, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Cr Veronica Fleay - Non-metropolitan local government representative
Ms Jane Bennett - Knowledge or practical experience in one or more of the fields of urban planning, property, business, engineering, surveying, transport, urban design
Mr Fred Chaney - Knowledge or practical experience in one or more of the fields of environmental conservation, natural resource management or heritage interests
Mr Clinton Wolf - Knowledge or practical experience in one or more of the fields of community services, community affairs, indigenous interest
Ms Rebecca Brown - Director General, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Ms Michelle Andrews - Director General, Department of Communities
Mr Mike Rowe - Director General, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Mr Richard Sellers - Director General, Department of Transport
Ms Helen Brookes - Coastal planning and management representative
Mr Henry Zelones - Metropolitan local government representative
Mr Ralph Addis - Associate Member, Director General, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Ms Paddi Creevey OAM - Regional representative
Vacant - Urban and regional planning professional

WAPC Secretary - Sam Fagan

Deputy members for local government representatives:

Vacant - Deputy to Mr Henry Zelones (Metropolitan)
Vacant- Deputy to Cr Veronica Fleay (Non-metropolitan)

Statutory and special purpose committees

Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Act 2005 prescribes various statutory committees with certain roles and functions.

Statutory Planning Committee

The committee is the WAPC’s regulatory decision-making body. Its functions include approval of the subdivision of land, approval of leases and licences, approval of strata schemes, advice to the Minister on local government planning schemes and scheme amendments, and the determination of certain development applications under the Metropolitan Region Scheme.

Requests for deputations can be made to the Presiding Member of the Committee.

Agendas and minutes

Committee membership

Communications with the committee should be through Committee Support only. Please do not contact committee members directly.

Please refer all correspondence to:

Committees Support
6551 9000
committees@dplh.wa.gov.au

Mr David Caddy - Chairman, WAPC
Ms Megan Adair - WAPC appointee
Mr Vaughan Davies - Nominee of the Director General, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Ms Kym Davis - Community representative
Mr Leonard Kosova - Local Government representative
Mr Lino Iacomella - WAPC appointee
Ms Nina Lyhne - WAPC appointee
Ms Marion Thompson - Professions representative
Mr Ross Thornton - WAPC appointee
Ms Paddi Creevey - Nominee of the Regional Minister

Executive, Finance and Property Committee

The committee performs the administrative, financial and property functions of the WAPC. Most of its activities centre on monitoring development projects, the acquisition and disposal of property, and associated capital works.

Committee membership

Communications with the committee should be through Committee Support only. Please do not contact committee members directly.

Please refer all correspondence to:

Committees Support
6551 9000
committees@dplh.wa.gov.au

Mr David Caddy - Chairman, WAPC
Mr David Saunders - Nominee of the Director General, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Ms Rachel Chapman - WAPC appointee
Ms Belinda Moharich - WAPC appointee
Mr Leonard Kosova - WAPC appointee
Ms Rebecca Strom - WAPC appointee
Mr Henry Zelones - Member Western Australian Planning Commission

Central Perth Planning Committee

The committee was established to oversee and provide direction for planning in the Perth central area. It exercises delegated authority to deal with the City of Perth local planning scheme and scheme amendments; the Metropolitan Region Scheme and amendments; subdivisions, strata titles, leases and licences; and development on reserved land in the City of Perth.

Committee membership

Communications with the committee should be through Committee Support only. Please do not contact committee members directly.

Please refer all correspondence to:

Committees Support
6551 9000
committees@dplh.wa.gov.au

Mr David Caddy - Chairman, WAPC
Ms Lorissa Kelly - Nominee of the Director General, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Mr Tony Blackwell - Professions representative
Ms Alison Devellerez - Professions representative
Mr Frank Marra - Chief Executive Officer, LandCorp
Mr Sean Henriques - Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
Mr Hamish Beck - Chairperson, Swan River Trust
Mr Eric Lumsden- Chief Commissioner, City of Perth
Mr Nigel Hindmarsh - Department of Communities
Mr Richard Sellers - Acting Director General, Department of Transport
Mr Geoffrey Warn - Government architect
Ms Anne Arnold - Chairperson, Heritage Council

Deputations

Applications to make a presentation at a WAPC meeting are to be made in writing using the following form found at the link below:

Request for Deputation/Presentation to Committee form

Please submit this form to Committees@dplh.wa.gov.au no later than 5:00pm, three (3) clear business days prior to the commencement of the meeting.

Member forms and publications

Page last reviewed 8 November 2019

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