About Us

Michael lives in the Macedon Ranges and has been a non-executive director of Daylesford Macedon Tourism since mid-2018 and also chairs the finance and risk board sub-committee.  Michael is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and also brings extensive finance, strategy and commercial experience to DMT after twenty years of private equity, finance, project management and corporate advisory roles around the world.  Michael is now CEO of Orbel Health, a novel hand sanitiser device company that manufacturing and distributes globally, is CEO of Newburyport Partners, a boutique corporate advisory firm specialising in life science and medical technology and is also an active investor in numerous start-up innovative companies in Australia.

Elizabeth (Liz) is a Daylesford resident and has been a non-executive director on the DMT Board since 2018 and deputy chair from 2019. Liz is an experienced non-executive director, small business owner, tertiary educator and management consultant having worked with organisations across Australia and internationally. She is a graduate and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has over 25 years governance experience as a non-executive director on a range of boards within government, health, community services, disability and professional associations.

Liz has held numerous office bearing positions, including Chair of Yooralla Society Victoria, Treasurer of General Practice Support Services Ltd. and President of the Victorian State Government’s Disability Services Board. In addition to the position with DMT, Liz is Deputy Chair on the CVGT Australia board and member of Outcome Health.

Louise is currently the CEO and Company Secretary to a National not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Together with her partner, she is renovating the Franklinford Church, near Daylesford, where he lives full time.  Louise specialises in strategic thinking, entrepreneurial innovation, business governance, stakeholder engagement, building high performing teams and community development.  She wishes she was more ‘handy’ with power tools and could speed up the renovation project.

Louise brings extensive executive experience to DMT and is focussed on supporting the DMT team to grow the visitor economy and support the fantastic tourism operators across the region.

Shane has been a tourism industry professional for over 20 years. He holds a degree in tourism and has worked in various sectors of the industry from sales and marketing, to tour development, operations, industry development, local government and general management, in Europe and Australia since 1998. He is a previous Board member of Central Coast Tourism in NSW and Committee member of Tourism Macedon Ranges.

More recently, Shane was the founder and owner of a locally based tour operation and is currently the Manager Direct to Consumer at Hanging Rock Winery.

He has a true passion for tourism and its sustainable development in the Daylesford Macedon region, and is an advocate for the valuable contribution a thriving visitor economy makes towards enhancing the social and economic environment for our local community.

Bryanna has owned and managed award winning small businesses in the Macedon Ranges for over 15 years.

She lives and works in Kyneton and currently operates Piper St Food Co with her husband Damian.

She has been involved in numerous business and tourism groups and currently sits on the board of DMT as an Industry Representative
Her small business experience has given her expertise in business development, strategic thinking and communications.

She is also currently a Community Member Rep for the Hanging Rock Ministerial Advisory Group.

Bryanna believes the visitor economy is one of the key areas to providing quality employment for our region.

On a personal level Bryanna is also mother to 5 children and loves gardening, hiking, running, swimming & cycling.

She is also involved in school boards, sporting and music groups and supports a number of not for profit organisations.

Mark has lived in Trentham for 3 years and as previous co-owner of accommodation properties in Daylesford and Trentham – and hospitality business Trentham General – has been a regular visitor to the region for over 10 years. Mark was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Daylesford Macedon Tourism in August 2019.

Mark has held senior marketing and management roles in Australia, New Zealand and the UK across the Tourism sector (Queen Victoria Market) and consumer durable/products brands – (Adidas, Nintendo and Black and Decker) and is currently Marketing Manager at Flinders + Co,  a purpose driven food distribution business.

As a passionate customer and visitor/tourist marketer, Mark loves the region and want to see the visitor economy and small business prosper across the region.

Rod has an extensive background in recreation management having been employed by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council for several years. In that role he managed Hanging Rock and oversaw a flourishing events calendar which included developing a partnership with Frontier Touring to present the highly successful international concerts at the site.

Rod was instrumental in the planning for the shared trails network through the Macedon Ranges that has already attracted State Government funding of $8M for a stage that will one day link through to Daylesford. He has particular experience in the planning and advocacy required to gain State and Federal government funding having attracted over $40M for projects in his role with Council. Rod has a detailed understanding of the region’s natural attractions and has been a member of the Victorian Mineral Water Committee.

Rod’s qualifications include a Masters Of Business Administration (MBA) with a minor in tourism management. Rod grew up in the Macedon Ranges and is passionate about ensuring a flourishing visitor economy that contributes to a lifestyle that the region’s residents can enjoy.