Paul Nield
Bio:

Following a forty-year involvement in education across several different settings, including schools, not-for-profit organisations and outdoor recreation, Paul has recently retired and finds himself busier than ever. His passion for restorative practice has grown from his experience in the fields of health and wellbeing, developing a clearer understanding and practice of what processes provide effective future solutions to relational...

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Mary Porter AM
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Ms Mary Porter AM

Mary is president of Hunter Restorative Community Inc.

Mary trained as a Registered Nurse and Midwife in Wollongong NSW and worked as a remote area Nursing Sister in Indigenous Communities for 12 years. She moved to the ACT in 1977, becoming a founding member of Tuggeranong Community Service (a regional community service in one of the ACT’s town centre regions, now known as “Communities at Work...

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Ray was elected to the HRC Board at the meeting of 12 November 2024.

Bio to come.

Richard De Martin
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Richard De Martin

Richard is vice president of Hunter Restorative Community Inc. 

Richard studied a degree in drama and has worked in the community for the last 20 years in a range of settings.

As a youth worker he works restoratively with young people facilitating psycho-social group work and engaging them on a creative level to explore complex issues and to enable change personally and...

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Karen was elected to the HRC Board at the meeting of 12 November 2024.

Bio to come.

Biarta Rhys-Jones
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Biarta Rhys-Jones

Biarta is treasurer of the Hunter Restorative Community Inc.

Bio to come.

Public Officer

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Ian was nominated  and accepted the position of public officer for 2025 at the meeting of 12 November 2024.