Our Staff and Volunteers

Staff

  • Karen Burton

    Karen began her journey with FNC as a Nils Loans Officer in February 2019. Prior to this she was the Co-ordinator of Ageing Services with MidCoast Council for over 20…

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  • Corinne Stephenson

    Corinne started with Forster Neighbourhood Centre in January 2022 as our Manager, Programs. Corinne has over 10 years’ experience working in not-for-profits in the Forster/Tuncurry region advocating for programs and…

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  • Linda Dennett

    Linda began volunteering at the FNC in 2005 after moving to Forster from the Central Coast. Linda started on the front desk but soon got interested in a lot of…

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  • Lisa Hinton

    Lisa joined Forster Neighbourhood Centre in January 2023 as our NILS Officer. Lisa brings 30 Administration and Bookkeeping years’ experience, holding qualifications in Frontline and Business Management. Lisa chose to…

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  • Lilly Lertsinpakdee

    Lilly joined the Forster Neighbourhood Centre team in September 2022 initially as a volunteer then our NILS Officer. Lilly has over twenty years’ experience working in not-for-profit organisations in various…

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  • Steven McWilliams

    Steven commenced his professional relationship with FNC in 2010 as a volunteer while completing his Tertiary studies. Volunteering enabled Steven to gain an understanding of the important role FNC plays…

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  • Anniqua Olsen

    Anniqua is the Child and Family worker who comes with a wealth of knowledge. She has had over 15 years of experience working in the welfare sector, primarily working with…

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  • Kitana Paulson

    Kitana is a very proud Worimi/Bundjalung woman who has grown up in the Forster-Tuncurry area her whole life, joining the Forster Neighbourhood Centre in January 2023 as our Programs Officer….

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  • Rachel Wylie

    Since starting in Feb 2019, Rachel worked in the NILS program which is her regular gig! Rachel also coordinated the Vision Impaired Support Group, run cooking, craft, macrame, sound therapy…

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Volunteers

  • Christine Collins

    Christine is a volunteer on the front desk of FNC. In her role she answers the phone, deal with emails and help people who come into the centre to access…

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  • Rhonda New

    Rhonda has lived in Forster -Tuncurry over 20 years. Since retiring she has worked for Animal Welfare League in their Op shop, Forster Library as a volunteer, and for over…

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  • Eileen Marks

    In between jobs, Eileen attended Tuncurry Tafe, did Business Admin Certificate 111 and received a distinction. With the encouragement of her teachers to carry on, Eileen decided to study Information…

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  • Robynn Milner

    Volunteer Coordinator Robynn has been a volunteer at Forster Neighbourhood Centre for just over 9 years. She works on the front desk and enjoys assisting people when able. Also over…

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  • Tony Bennett

      When Tony retired after a career in finance, he retrained as a financial counsellor and worked in western Sydney for 3 years. He and his wife then moved to…

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