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Tony Burke – Committee President

Tony Burke is the President of Triathlon Victoria. He is 58 years of age. He has degrees an Arts and Law and post-graduate qualifications in business management. He has been in private legal practice for over 30 years and focuses on small and medium enterprise commercial and property matters. He has undergone director training with the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a past President of the Law Institute of Victoria (the peak body for Victoria’s lawyers) a past director of the Law Council of Australia and has other board roles. He is an age group triathlete and has twice been an age group member of Australian teams at World Championships.

Steven Gatt – Committee Treasurer

Steven completed a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) at Swinburne and is a member of CPA Australia. He is currently completing a Masters in Business (Sports Management) at Deakin University. Steven has over 16 years’ experience working in finance at BHP/BlueScope Steel and has recently started his own company that provides a variety of business services to corporations, small business and sporting organisations – Jadestone Business Services. Steven was a member of the Livingstone School Council for 4 years and held the Treasurer position on that school council for 2 of those years.  Steven spent 3 years as co-ordinator of the Vermont Auskick centre and is currently involved with Triathlon Kids which is the junior program at Nuna Tri Club. He has been competing in triathlon events since 2007 and recently completed his first Long Course triathlon.

John Barker - Committee

John works in financial services and has owned an insurance broking firm and now runs a financial planning practice. John still consults to the insurance broking firm having been involved in this field since 1984. He’s been doing triathlons since 1983 with Hastings his first race, a 2/68/30 race.  Since then he has competed most years although sometimes lightly due to work constraints. He has done numerous Sprint, Olympic, Half and Full Ironman races plus several Marathons. A keen age grouper who, as they say in horse racing 'follows them around'. He’s been a member of MPTC since 2001 was Treasurer for 5 years and has been a President for the last couple of years. He is also Chairman of the Triathlon Australia Awards Committee.

Neil Brewster - Committee

Neil works for the NAB currently as Project Manager and has held several Operations Management positions in his 20+ yrs with the organisation. Neil has been in and out of Triathlon since 1987. Currently serving his third term on the Board, Neil is a current practising Level 2 HP coach heading up the swim program at Manningham (MTRIM) Triathlon club.
Neil is passionate about the sport and is focused on coaching and athlete development and establishing an athlete career pathway to the Olympics. Neil is currently architecting the TVDP program where he also coaches.

Sally Ham - Committee

Sally has a Diploma of Management from Swinburne and is a Recognised Practicing Triathlon Coach. She has had a varied career, across a number of industries, including managing staff within a busy telephone advertising centre in the media and was Administrator for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. She is a past CEO of Triathlon Victoria and previously served a short period on the TV Committee and is currently President and coach at Taylormade TC and is an age group triathlete.

Sarah de Wolf - Committee

Sarah has an Economic and Social History degree from the University of Exeter (UK), Chartered Insurance Institute (part qualified) and Lloyds of London Market exam. Currently a full time housewife and mother of 3. She took up triathlon after moving to Australia 7 years ago, having formerly been a hockey player. She has competed in Sprint, Olympic, Half Ironman and 2 Full Ironman races - the most recent being the inaugural Ironman Melbourne Asia-Pacific Championships. She trains with Triathlon Response Group, and is a member of Bayside Tri Club.