EPS Executive Team
Sue Etherington
President
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President - Sue Etherington
Educated in Sydney. Moved to Melbourne, then South Gippsland. Relocated to Perth. Moved to Mount Barker in 1989, ran my own Coffee Lounge until 1997 and then with a partner, printing business until 2013.
Elected to Shire Council in 1991 and that’s when my community involvement commenced. Still a member of council.
Have been a member of Hospital Board, Tourist Bureau, Emergency Services, School Board, Historical Society, Bendigo Bank Board, Board Member of Plantagenet Village Homes, DHAC, chair, District Health Advisory Council, Lower Great Southern, CRC and others. Justice of the Peace since July 1996.
Member of Rotary from October 1992 until June 2007. President, 2002/3 and 2003/4. Rotary motto, Service above self, a motto have tried to live by.
Helen Jeffery
Vice President
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Vice President - Helen Jeffery
Having lived in the Shire of Plantagenet since 1962 and worked here since 1979
I feel I have a good local knowledge. As a retired nurse and a senior with a
good sense of humour I can bring a rounded ethic to Empowering Plantagenet
Seniors. I have been involved with EPS since the first working bee in 2020, first
as a volunteer and then as Vice-President.
Matrice Harbour
Secretary
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Secretary - Matrice Harbour
Heather Bateman
Treasurer
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Treasurer - Heather Bateman
Chris Bail
Compliance Officer
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Compliance Officer - Chris Bail
For the past 49 years, Mt Barker has been my home, where I’ve worked, raised my family and become deeply involved in the community. Over the past 3 years, I’ve worked as a cook and board member of Empowering Plantagenet Seniors, providing a safe and welcoming space for seniors to socialize, receive support and connect with others, and I’m proud of the positive impact we’ve made and continue make in the lives of our community’s seniors.