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AALARA is governed by a voluntary board of directors made up of representatives from throughout Australia. The board directors meet four times a year with an Annual General Meeting held normally towards the middle of each year. The current board of directors are:

Executive Board Directors

	President , Tony Lines Tony Lines is the Human Resources Manager for the Movie World Business Unit of Village Roadshow Theme Parks (VRTP) and provides HR advice to Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild Water World, Australian Outback Spectacular, Paradise Country and Warner Roadshow Movie World Studios. He has been with the VRTP group of companies for seventeen years. Tony has served on the Tourism Training Queensland Executive, as board director of AALARA and with IAAPA to implement Management/Supervisory development programs for the attractions industry. Tony has also worked as a member of the IAAPA Education committee and assisted in the development and facilitation of training programs for IAAPA in Australia and overseas.
	Past President, Rob Bradley Rob is CEO of the Royal Life Saving Society Australia and has been a member of the AALARA Board since 2003. Rob has a particular interest in aquatic safety, drowning prevention and in promoting a healthy active lifestyle for all Australians. He is the chair of the Australian Water Safety Council and President of the International Life Saving Federation Asia Pacific Region.
	Past President/Treasurer, Stan Durkin Stan is a Director of Durkin Amusements and has been involved in the transportable amusement industry for more than 40 years. Stan was a foundation member of the Australian Standards ME51 committee for the AS3533 standard for amusement ride safety and as an AALARA board member, he has represented the association over the years at Australian Standards committee meetings and other government safety meetings and forums.
	Vice President, Phil Durkin Phil Durkin is the director of Phil Durkin Special Events and has been operating in the Australian amusement industry for over thirty years. Now as the owner and operator of the Slingshot and Insanity attractions he is involved in many of Australia's premier events. Each year his company operates at up to forty events across Australia and as such he has a direct interest in the day to day issues that confront the industry. Phil has held a board position with AALARA for the past six years and is currently part of the executive committee and is a member of the Showmens Guild of Australasia.

Board Directors

	Board Director, Jeana Zacchini Jeana and her family own and operate an Amusement Business based in Sydney. She has been an AALARA Board Member since 2000. She is the Chairperson for Inflatables and Indoor Play. She represents AALARA on the ME-051 Australian Standards Committee, currently working on the draft Standard for Contained Play Facilities.
	Board Director, Tim Newman-Morris Tim Newman-Morris is the General Manager of Lollipops Playlands Australia and has been a member of the AALARA Board since January 2008. Tim has been involved in the Indoor Play business since 2002 and as well as running his own playland for seven years has headed the Lollipops Group for the last five years.
	Board Director, Terry Skene Terry is currently the Managing Director of Kingston Park Raceway which since its creation in 1997, has received nine business and management awards for success within the industry and has know grown to become one of Australia's leading karting attractions. Terry held the position of President, Logan Chamber of Commerce for four years in 2000. In 2005 Terry was accepted as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
	Board Director, Anthea Hammon Anthea Hammon grew up working in her family’s business, Scenic World Blue Mountains before moving to Sydney to complete her Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, achieving 1st class honours. After completing university,Anthea returned to Scenic World and overhauled the maintenance department. Anthea is Chief Engineer at Scenic World, which is the most visited privately owned tourist attraction in Australia seeing nearly 1 million visitors per year.
	Board Director, Dax Eddy Dax Eddy’s career with Jamberoo Action Park, NSW Biggest Theme Park, spans over 20+ years including his current position of General Manager. He is now part of the integral 10 year expansion plan of Jamberoo Action Park, making Jamberoo Action Park a World Class Water Theme Park. Dax is a current Director of Tourism Wollongong and has been associated over many years with Kiama Tourism, MICE Industries, SES, Rural Fire Service just to name a few.
	Board Director, Paul Sexton Paul was part of the opening team as Director of Park Operations at Australia’s Wonderland in Sydney. After 10 years, he moved to Fox Studios, as General Manager,  working with Twentieth Century Fox executives.Paul moved to establish a new business with a group out of New York. His role as CEO was to establish, Sydney Skytour which was completed in 2000. Over the last few years Paul has been a partner in a Marketing company.His current role is General Manager with Grollo Liesure and Tourism managing the Medibank Icehouse in the Melbourne Docklands.
	Board Director, Shane Mc Grath Shane McGrath is the Exhibitions and Concessions Manager for the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Completing a Business degree in 2001 he travelled to the United States gaining experience at ski resorts in Colorado. Shane commenced working for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW in 2002 within Sydney Showground event and venue management division. Managing a diverse portfolio and working hand in hand with over 400 commercial licensees across carnival, catering, showbags and exhibitions, Shane is responsible for strategy development, planning, operations and revenue within these areas. His work within the carnival division has resulted in the development of an Xtreme Rider Club that boosts 20,000 online members. He implemented pre-sales and print at home carnival e-vouchers which resulted in $2.09 million sales at the 2012 Show while formulating a strategic pricing strategy that has driven per capita spend over the last five years.

AALARA Administration

Executive Director, Kim Hackwood Kim joined the association in 2004 after a ten year career in the tourism industry including Sales Director at Sea World and Wet ‘N’ Wild Water World and in the international film industry as International Business Manager of Show Film Travel & Freight Logistics (USA and Australia) and the Pacific Film & Television Commission as Director of International Marketing and Locations. Kim was promoted General Manager in 2008 and then Executive Director of AALARA in January 2011.