The wholly City of Gold Coast-owned entity, Advanced Resource Recovery Centre (ARRC) Gold Coast has appointed its inaugural Board of Directors, comprising leaders in engineering, governance, environmental management, resource recovery, infrastructure and public administration.
The Centre is a landmark circular economy precinct that is set to transform how the Gold Coast manages waste, diverting up to 97% of residual waste from landfill through integrated recycling, energy recovery and innovation facilities.
The ARRC Organics Pty Ltd Board (pictured), chaired by City of Gold Coast Council Mayor, Tom Tate, includes Deputy Mayor, Mark Hammel; City of Gold Coast Chief Executive Officer, Tim Baker; Executive General Manager for Environment Heritage and Resilience, Brett Brogan and independent directors, Claudia Bels FAICD, Dr Raj Aseervatham and Geoffrey Webster.
Chair, Mayor Tate said the appointments reflected the Council’s commitment to building an organisation with the capability and foresight needed to deliver long-term environmental and economic benefits for the community.
“ARRC Gold Coast is the most significant sustainability initiative ever undertaken by our city,” Chair Tate said.
“The calibre of our board reflects the ambition and scale of this program. Each Director brings expertise that will help shape a cleaner, smarter and more resilient future for the Gold Coast. Their leadership will guide the investment, governance and innovation required to build a world class circular economy precinct that our community can be proud of.”
ARRC Gold Coast Chief Executive Officer, Grant Gabriel, welcomed the appointments, saying the board would play a central role in guiding the organisation through its next phase of growth.
“This is a board of exceptional experience and strategic insight,” Mr Gabriel said.
“Collectively they bring decades of leadership in infrastructure, waste, energy, environmental management and governance.”
“Their guidance will strengthen our organisational capability, ensure strong decision making and enable ARRC Gold Coast to deliver meaningful environmental, commercial and community outcomes. The Board will support our work to unlock the full value of resource recovery on the east coast of Australia. With their expertise, the Gold Coast is positioned to become an international leader in innovation, advanced recycling, and sustainable infrastructure delivery.”
Located at Stapylton on the northern Gold Coast, the ARRC precinct spans eight planned facilities, including organics processing, advanced recycling, education, innovation and future energy recovery.
The appointment of the inaugural board follows the recent establishment of ARRC Organics and the acquisition of the Yatala organics processing facility, marking the first operational milestone in the ARRC precinct.
