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Gary Mortimer is a Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour at the QUT Business School. Professor Mortimer spent over 25 years working with some of Australia’s largest retailers prior to joining QUT. Professor Mortimer was the Chair of the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) Consumer Research Advisory Committee between 2020 to 2022. In 2023, he was appointed as Chair and Independent Director of ‘SkillsEQuipped’ – the largest, federally funded Jobs and Skills Council, representing retail, hospitality, tourism, personal services, and the Arts. As an active researcher, he currently sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services and International Journal of Bank Marketing. He is widely recognised as Australia’s leading retail expert, industry keynote speaker and media commentator. He works closely with Australian television, print, online and radio media to engage broadly with audiences, outside of academia.

Speaker postponed because of Meeting cancellation due to forecast of Tropical Cyclone Alfred due to cross the coast

Anne Maree's mother, Lorraine Coghlan and her tennis story playing in the amateur years of tennis (1950’s)

Curriculum Vitae
Adrian Farrelly
Born: Mackay Dec 1948

Present appointment – Retired                                   

Former appointment:
Parish priest Gympie 
Administrator Gayndah
Episcopal Vicar North Country Deanery

Member of:

• Council of priests
• College of Consultors
• Episcopal Council
• Judge of the Regional Tribunal for Queensland

Ordained: 8 August 1973.

Served in the following parishes:

• Ekibin (1974-1976),
• Gayndah (1977-1978 assistant priest) (1979-1983 parish priest).
• Sunday assistant St John the Apostle Ottawa (1983-1987)
• Sunday assistant Stafford (1989-1998)
• Administrator Clayfield (1998-2015) Gympie (2019- ) Gayndah (2019-2025)
• Regional Tribunal 1983 to the present. 
• Judicial Vicar (1992-2018)
• Chancellor (1992-2018) 
• Vice rector Holy Spirit Seminary (2016-2018)

Favourite secular pastime: Golf

Professor Eric Chung is a consultant urological surgeon at the AndroUrology Centre for Sexual, Urinary and Reproductive Excellence and holds professorial academic appointments at the University of Queensland. He holds numerous executive positions including President-elect of the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM), Chair of the male urinary section and Past Chair of the Andrology section within the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) and serves as an Advisor on the Panel of Clinical Experts (PoCE) for the Australia Government Department of Health. He is the only urologist from Australia invited to serve at the recent International Consultation on Sexual Medicine, the peak body on all matters relating to sexual dysfunction.  

As a long standing resident of New Farm, Vicki Howard has been proud to represent Brisbane’s vibrant inner northern suburbs in Brisbane City Council since 2012.

Vicki’s passion for Brisbane’s inner city drives her to ensure Central Ward receives strong and effective representation that delivers the roads and transport we need, the parks and greenspace we want and the reliable services and lifestyle opportunities we deserve.

Sally Huynh - Private Wealth Adviser, Brisbane

Sally is a Private Wealth Adviser in the Brisbane office for Shadforth.

Sally prides herself in providing exceptional personalised services to her clients. She partners with:successful hard working families, business owners and executives, 
busy medical professionals, and separated spouses to make the most of their financial future.

Sally also has a strong understanding of and considerable experience providing investment advice services to the not-for-profit (NFP) and community sectors.

Sally holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Griffith University and was the top graduate from her year. She holds a Diploma of Export Management, a Diploma of Financial Planning from Deakin University and the internationally recognised Certified Financial Planner® practitioner designation, the highest certification for financial advisers in the profession.

Sally has been recognised with the following awards:

• The Barron's Top 50, 100 and 150 Financial Advisers in Australia in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
• Financial Standard's Top 50 most influential advisers in Australian in 2017 and 2018.
• Money Management’s Australian Financial Planner of the Year 2013 (runner up)
• IFPA Certified Financial Planner® Professional of the Year Finalist (2015)
• Top 50 Financial Advisers in Australia through the prestigious AFR Smart Investor Masterclass for Financial Planning 2012 and was named in the Top 10 in 2013.
  Outside of work
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• Away from work, Sally is married with two children. When she is not helping her clients, Sally is a doting mum who enjoys keeping her family active through bike riding, swimming, golfing and walking.

Brendan Ketter - Private Wealth Adviser, Brisbane

Brendan is a Private Wealth Adviser in the Brisbane Shadbolt's office.

Brendan has been with Shadforth since 2007, and over this time has built specialised knowledge in superannuation, retirement strategies, tax planning and portfolio management. His greatest joy comes from helping people from all walks of life achieve financial independence and eliminate financial anxieties.
Establishing a strong understanding of each client’s cash flow is central to Brendan’s approach, and he enjoys partnering with individuals to help them make the most of their finances, so they can make the most of their lives.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from the Queensland University of Technology
• Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning with Kaplan Professional.
• Certified Financial Planner® practitioner
• Member of the of Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA)

Brendan enjoys working with a broad range of clients from successful hard-working families, through to professionals getting ready to retire and wishing to make the most of their financial future.
Many of his existing clients work in the field of engineering and education, with a common desire to get the most from their money and better understand financial matters. They are often time poor and see the value in partnering with a trusted professional to optimise their financial position and give them time back in their lives.

Away from work, Brendan enjoys supporting all Queensland sporting teams. He is a husband and father and loves being part of his son’s growth and development through life. On his holidays Brendan enjoys travel and dining his way through Taiwan, the birthplace of his wife

Project R.I.S.E. is an international project being conducted by the Rotaract Club of Paddington, with the help of Rotaract Honiara, to renovate a library building in the Solomons.