The Hunter JO Board
Our Board is made up of the Mayors of our ten member councils as voting representatives, and the General Managers of each council in a non-voting capacity. Our Board also includes a presentative from the NSW Government.
The Board identifies our Strategic Plan and sets our shared regional planning and advocacy priorities.
Dan Watton
Mayor
Digby Rayward
Mayor
Adam Shultz
Mayor
Philip Penfold
Mayor
Claire Pontin
Mayor
Ross Kerridge
Lord Mayor
Jeffrey Drayton
Mayor
Leah Anderson
Mayor
Sue Moore
Mayor
Maurice Collison
Mayor
Peter Chrystal
Interim General Manager
Gareth Curtis
General Manager
Tony Farrell
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Smith
General Manager
Adrian Panuccio
General Manager
Derek Finnigan
General Manager
Jeremy Bath
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Crosdale
General Manager
Greg McDonald
General Manager
Justin Fitzpatrick-Barr
General Manager
Shaun O’Sullivan
Director Regional Coordination & Delivery - Hunter New England
Agendas and Minutes
The Hunter JO Board meets every second month with the location rotated around the Member Councils.
Board Meetings are attended by the Mayors of our ten Member Councils as voting representatives, the General Managers of each of the councils as non-voting representatives, and the Director of Regional NSW, Hunter & Central Coast Division. The agendas and minutes of these meetings are publicly available and are published on our website regularly.
The General Managers of our ten Member Councils also meet regularly as the General Managers Advisory Committee, which provides support to the Hunter JO Board.
Board MEeting schedule
Board meetings are open to the public, and a meeting schedule has been included below.
2026 Meetings:
- Thursday 12 February 2026
- Thursday 19 March 2026
- Thursday 26 March 2026
- Thursday 11 June 2026
- Thursday 13 August 2026
- Thursday 8 October 2026
- Thursday 10 December 2026
