The Mittagundi Council are a group of passionate volunteers, working to ensure that Mittagundi keeps on providing programs well into the future.

What we do

It's the Council's role to uphold the aims of Mittagundi. These are set out in Mittagundi's Constitution. The Council's major role is to employ the Director and take care of safety, fundraising, community events plus much more.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Opportunity to join the Mittagundi Council

Mittagundi is seeking expression of interest from people interested in joining it’s board (the Mittagundi Council).
The Council is seeking general board members and also people with particular skills in Fundraising and Governance.
A passion in Outdoor Education for young people is essential.
Please forward your expression of interest to Mike (Chair Person) chair@mittagundi.org.au for info.

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Mike Heffernan

Chairperson
Joined Council: 2002

I first came into contact with Mittagundi as a young fella in 1986. 10 years later in 1996 I was a Co-Director for 3 years. What an incredible experience, that has changed my life for the better. After leaving Mittagundi as a Director I joined the Council somewhere between in 2002 and quickly became the Chair! I still couldn’t get enough of the place. Finally I decided that I should let someone else have a go and resigned the Chair role, however I am back again now! I have been an Outdoor Education teacher and worked for rafting companies, however now I am a MICA Paramedic living in Bairnsdale

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Joe Seccull

Treasurer
Joined Council: 2015

Joe is a Partner at Perta Thomson Partners, an accounting practice with bases in Melbourne & Northern Victoria and is a qualified CPA. He is passionate about assisting with the growth and success of small to medium businesses and is also a lover of everything outdoors.

The combination of these two has bought him to this position and after being introduced to the organisation by a friend he agreed to take on the position of honorary treasurer and is looking forward to working with the rest of the council to steer the organisation into its next, and hopefully most successful yet, phase of operation.

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Kevin McGennan

Kev started his teaching life at Traralgon High School in 1976 where he was first introduced to the wonders of the Victorian high country. This started a life of bushwalking and cross country skiing which still continues. In 1982 he arrived at Wangaratta High School, started teaching outdoor education in 1987, discovered Mittagundi and joined the council shortly after. He told his year 10’s that if they didn’t go to Mittagundi they would fail year 10 and be expelled from the school. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Richard Alder

Councillor

Richard (Dick) Alder has been involved with Mittagundi since joining the staff for the first Summer courses that were run from Glen Valley in 1977/78, subsequently joining the Council in the 1980’s (nobody can remember exactly when). Dick has a background in public land management, forestry and firefighting and was Chair of the Council for a period during the 1990’s . He has always been keen on all sorts of outdoor activities and just enjoying the bush, having been introduced at an early age, mainly through the Scouting movement. He remains passionate about the role of the outdoors in educating, influencing and developing young people and increasing awareness about the environment and the need for environmental stewardship. He says his main role is now as Mittagundi’s corporate memory.

Formal qualifications : Dip.For.(Cres) B.For.Sc (Hons)(Melb)