The Scotland Island Residents Association Committee (SIRAC) has a number of established subcommittees (also called Working Groups), each with a team leader. Some of the working groups also manage the services provided by SIRA to the community.
Working groups meet on a regular basis and discuss matters that may have been delegated to them by the SIRA committee or are brought up as discussion items from within the working groups or members of the association. Working groups may need to engage with the community to gauge opinion or to understand how strongly the community feels about certain matters.
Any interested islander who is a member of SIRA is welcome to join one or more of the working groups. The involvement and skills of community members help SIRA to provide a more meaningful service, so we encourage everyone to get involved!
| Working Group | Team Leader | Charter | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Insurance | Boyd Attewell | Financial matters, administration and Insurance matters | |
| Island Vision | Neelica Raffel | What is our vision for the Island? | |
| Church Point | Neelica Raffel | Church Point Plan of Management, parking and development of Church Point | |
| Governance | Neelica Raffel |
| Governance of the association, including decision making, policies and procedures |
| Roads, Drainage, Traffic and Environment | Sharon Kinnison | Improvements and maintenance of roads and drainage, parks and reserves, and vehicle management | |
| Community Engagement and Communications | Anne Dennis | Engagement with the community and communication with all stakeholders | |
| Wharves | Alec Beckett | Improvement and maintenance of island wharves | |
| Waste Management | Colin Haskell | Rubbish collection and recycling | |
| Water, Wastewater and Emergency Water | Colin Haskell |
| Proposed connection to Sydney Water and a main sewerage system, Management of SIRA water system and water sales |
| Hall Management and Hire | Barbara Labram | Management of the Community Hall | |
| Community Vehicle Management | Graeme Crayford |
| Management of the Community Vehicle |
Interested islanders who are members of SIRA can volunteer to join any subcommittee by emailing the team leader. Meetings are usually held at least once every six weeks.
Subcommittee (Working Groups) Contact Details
Boyd Attewell
Biography
Boyd is an accountant and seeks to bring simplicity and clarity to the association’s financials. He’s happy to receive requests for information and answers.
Alec Beckett
Anne Dennis
Biography
Anne has lived on the island for ten years with her husband and daughter, who is now away at university. Before moving back to Australia she lived in the Pacific and Asia, working as a primary school and TESOL teacher. She now does private tutoring, and loves gardening, particularly with native plants.
Colin Haskell
Biography
Colin is a retired retail executive. For the last 17 years he has owned and managed the Scotland Island Lodge guest house with his wife Rosemary.
Sharon Kinnison
Biography
Sharon, 27 years on the Island, lives one-up near Tennis Wharf. She is a qualified and experienced high school teacher and bush regeneration supervisor. As a Senior Educator at Pittwater Coastal Environment Centre her role included program management, grant writing, project implementation targeting community catchment and sustainability education and catchment monitoring.
