Board Member
Mike Pearce
Mike Pearce is a passionate regionalist and has been living and working in regional Australia for over 20 years. He started his career in the meat industry and during his 30 years was involved in every aspect of the industry. This includes all areas of production, marketing and international trade, as well as industry representation at both committee and board level, executive management and as a company director. Mikes passion for regional communities started when he was a small business owner in a small South Australian regional town. He has been involved with and lead numerous local boards and committees, chaired the Southern Flinders Regional Tourism Authority and assisted in the amalgamation of three South Australian regional development boards to form Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North, for which he was the inaugural Chair. He moved to the North Coast in 2012 and was Senior Regional Coordinator for the North Coast Regional Coordination Branch (Taree to Tweed) in the office of Premier and Cabinet. In this role he was able to actively involve himself in regional aspirations, collaborating with and coordinating the three tiers of government. Before retiring in 2017 he worked with the Richmond Valley Council on economic development projects. His passion for regional communities remains. As a team player and partnership builder Mike continues to use his collaboration and coordination skills to help bring about common purpose across diverse regions and groups.
