Our Brave Advisors are well respected in a variety of fields and contribute to the overall wellbeing of men in our community by volunteering time to support Brave Brothers implement our purpose.
Scott Lamond
Scott Lamond is the Chief of Staff at ABC Wide Bay. Prior to returning home to Bundaberg in 2014 he was the Drive host on ABC Gold Coast and has worked all around Australia for ABC Local Radio.Scott and his family spent two years in the Pilbara, WA. He was manager and breakfast presenter at ABC North West WA which was the 2012 ABC Regional Station of the Year.Since 2004, has presented local, state, and national radio programs including The Country Hour, Breakfast, Mornings, Grandstand, Saturday Night Country and more recently Australia All Over. He has also reported for ABC News 24.If you listen to the ABC you never know where Scott will pop up.
Ryan Mitchell
Senior
Solicitor
Ryan commenced his employment with V.A.J Byrne
& Co. Lawyers in January 2015
He now manages the newly opened Bundaberg office
Ryan was born in Gladstone and grew up in the
Northern Territory and Dysart completing his high schooling in Dysart and
Mackay. He attended James Cook University in Townsville to obtain his
qualifications, graduating in 2015.
Having grown up in small towns and regional centres,
Ryan is passionate about servicing those in regional areas and giving back to
the local community.
Ryan enjoys spending time with his growing
family, fishing, camping, and working on the family farm in his spare time.
Jesse Williamson
ACCOUNTING & TAX PARTNER at Carbon Group. Jesse is originally from the Riverina region of New South Wales and grew up in Sydney. He loves a good holiday, walk, swim, read and talk with his dog and partner. Jesse originally wanted to be an archaeologist until he realized it was all shovels, dust, libraries, and research and not anything like the Indiana Jones movies.
Paul Murphy
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Shane Chung
A Rrespected real estate agent I love where I live and I love what I do.
I’m entrenched in the community, I’m currently the
- President of Rotary Club of Bundaberg City Day Break, - Committee member at the Bundaberg Kart Club - Small business owner @ The Bundaberg Whisky Club with one my business partner and good friend Tai Burgess. - Small Business owner @ Shane Chung Productions, where I utilise my video and creative content skills for small business and community projects.
I have a passion for life, for where I live, and what I do. I think outside of the box and love to learn and the thrill of getting a great result
Darlene Terry
Founder of AceTraining and Consulting company in 2022.
Darlene is a highly motivated individual with a drive to succeed in anything she does. A hard worker, dedicated and motivated individual that is able to work as part of a team or independently,she is. Always willing to go the extra mile. As a qualified DFV and Suicide Prevention Trainer/Facilitator darlene brings a wealth of knowledge.
Nathan Atkinson
Nathan is a Business HR Strategist at Strategic
HR Supports. He has worked in the Human Resources industry for a number of
years and has an understanding of the personal and professional impacts mental
health can cause and the supports and services required to overcome those
challenges. He is deeply passionate about Bundaberg and uses his knowledge,
networks and skills to assist the community where required
Steve Van Lierop
Steve loves community and finding ways to build capacity,
awareness and education on social issues,he does this in his current role at the
Bundaberg Regional Council with a particular passion across youth, mental
health, culturally diverse communities and men’s health. Prior to this role, He was Team Leader at PCYC Bundaberg and before moving to the region worked in
the UniSport Australia National Events team organising their UniSport Div 1 and
2 Nationals on the Gold Coast, while also working with local community Football
club Ormeau FC. Steve recently and proudly completed my Master of Business (Sport
Management). Steve also loves sport and as such has strong views on the positive
outcomes possible through sport and recreation, with long term goals to
continue researching in this space. To Brave Brothers Advisory Board, Steve brings knowledge and skills in Grant writing, event management, researching and
partnerships within the community.
Paul Brown
Paul is an
active member of the Local Community and spends his time volunteering with
numerous sporting clubs and community organisations.
He has
worked in the Mental Health and Disability Sector for the past 10 years and
enjoys working with people to realise their potential. Paul runs by
the motto "anything is possible, so challenge excepted !!"
Kane perry
Kane is an active member of our community in the youth sector. he enjoys any opportunity to ride his motorcycle and is a respected player in the local soccer league. Kane brings extensive knowledge in the field of diversity and and advocacy for men