SWALSC is happy to welcome Michelle Nelson-Cox to our board of directors, after the recent by-election election to fill a vacancy in the Ballardong ward.
Michelle is a proud Noongar woman, with Apical connections to Ballardong, Bibbulem and Wadjuk clans. She is a mother, grandmother and great grandmother who was born in Kellerberrin and started her schooling in Merredin before the family moved to Perth.
For over 30 years Michelle has been actively involved in Aboriginal Affairs at a local, state and national level. She has worked in native title and for the departments of Housing and Education, Health Insurance Commission and Disability Service Commission, and holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Indigenous Services) and Bachelor of Arts (Community Management and Adult Education).
SWALSC would also like to thank Reg Yarran for putting himself forward in this close fought by-election.
Michelle has already started in the role, and we look forward to the exciting work ahead of us as we transition to the CSC.
Ballardong ward director, Michelle Nelson-Cox