The Hon. Gary Nairn AO

B.Surv (UNSW), GAICD

chairman 2018-2023
Inaugural Board director 2011-2024

Gary was elected as Federal Member for Eden-Monaro in 1996 and served as Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister John Howard, with responsibility for water reform. In January 2006 he was promoted to the front bench as Special Minister of State which included responsibilities with Ministerial and Parliamentary Services, the Australian Government Information Management Office and the Australian Electoral Commission. In 2018, he was appointed as National Chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award-Australia. Gary was also a Board Member of the Biodiversity & Conservation Trust of NSW. He was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia in 2015, for his contribution to spatial sciences, NSW and NT communities, Federal Parliament and disability support services.

Sadly, Gary passed away in June 2024 following a courageous battle with cancer.