Board and Leadership
Meet the board members, our executive leadership team, and each of the branch managers for Yarra Plenty Regional Library.
Board Members
Responsibility for the provision and management of the Library Service rests with the Regional Library Board, which comprises of two representatives from each of the three member councils of Banyule, Nillumbik, and Whittlesea.
The Regional Library service operates as an independent legal entity and is audited annually by the Auditor General.
Cr Alison Champion
Deputy Chair
Banyule City Council
0481 002 299
alison.champion@banyule.vic.gov.au
Mayor Cr Elizabeth Nealy
Banyule City Council
0435 243 598
elizabeth.nealy@banyule.vic.gov.au
Mayor Cr Frances Eyre
Shire of Nillumbik
0466 049 798
frances.eyre@nillumbik.vic.gov.au
Cr Karen Egan
Chair
Shire of Nillumbik
0408 058 899
karen.egan@nillumbik.vic.gov.au
Ms Lydia Wilson
Administrator
City of Whittlesea
lydia.wilson@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
Ms Kate McCaughey
Director Community Wellbeing
City of Whittlesea
kate.mccaughey@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
Executive Leadership Team
YPRL is under the management of an Executive Leadership Team, responsible for the strategic guidance and day-to-day operations of the organisation.
CEO - Jane Cowell
Jane Cowell
(03) 9088 3471
ceo@yprl.vic.gov.au
Executive Manager Technology & Assets
Sajeeva Tennekoon
(03) 9088 3460
stennekoon@yprl.vic.gov.au
Executive Manager Public Participation
Robyn Ellard
(03) 9088 3418
rellard@yprl.vic.gov.au
Executive Manager Corporate Services
Kate Karrasch
(03) 9088 3422
peopleandculture@yprl.vic.gov.au
Branch Managers
Our Branch Managers are responsible for overseeing the general operation of our individual library branches. Their role includes managing budgets, training staff members, evaluating library employees, and planning work schedules.
Diamond Valley
Tracey Jermieson
(03) 9434 3809
tjermieson@yprl.vic.gov.au
Eltham
Wendy Costigan
(03) 9439 9266
wcostigan@yprl.vic.gov.au
Ivanhoe
Ian Wedlock
(03) 9497 5780
iwedlock@yprl.vic.gov.au
Lalor
Chantel Blitenthall
(03) 9716 3028
cblitenthall@yprl.vic.gov.au
Mill Park
Serena Bellotti
(03) 9437 8189
sbellotti@yprl.vic.gov.au
Rosanna
Andrea Webster
(03) 9459 6171
awebster@yprl.vic.gov.au
Thomastown
Coralie Kouvelas
(03) 9464 1864
ckouvelas@yprl.vic.gov.au
Watsonia
Barb Armstrong
(03) 9435 2397
barmstrong@yprl.vic.gov.au
Whittlesea
Joyce Halwenge
(03) 9716 3028
jhalwenge@yprl.vic.gov.au