hi, I'm Terry Siefken, and I'm the co-convenor of Voices for Forrest After a long career as a mining inspector in Kalgoorlie, I retired to Myalup where I built our home and where we moved in 2024. I've been involved with lots of different organizations in my lifetime and bring a broad experience and solid foundation in community group governance. I see it as very important work, to help community groups where I can. I've been involved with the Scouts when my boys signed up, and put up my hand to be President of the parent committee. When they joined Air Force Cadets I became a uniformed instructor, eventually becoming the Commanding Officer for 709 Squadron. With my wife Sandra I joined the Kalgoorlie Caledonian Society where I held the position of Secretary/Treasturer, standing up to the insurance company after an earthquake damaged our Hall, leading to a legal victory. Other organisations that I have been involved with include the Kalgoorlie Boulder Pistol Club, where I've held the positions of President, Secretary, and Treasurer, at various times. I joined Voices for Forrest because I like to contribute to making changes within the community, and use my analytical skills to solve problems.   

Now ‘retired’, I worked in arts and heritage across Australia and New Zealand for more than 40 years. During my working life I held onto the belief that artists can tell us what it is like to live at this time and in this place and in doing so forewarn us about the future we face. I still believe that but we no longer have the time to sit in the audience and simply applaud. In these times of increasing uncertainty my greatest concern is that the impacts of a rapidly changing climate, accelerated by corporate greed and selfishness, will overwhelm us all and everything we care about. Party politics is captured and corrupted leaving community level organising as the only viable option for ensuring responsible representation so that all voices are heard. Voices for Forrest is a catalyst for that essential change. It’s up to you and me now to make it work. Julian

Hi, I'm Gita, nice to meet you! I'm the convenor of Voices for Forrest and I live in Margaret River. I have a background in project management, business finance, IT and psychology. I gained my working experience both in business and not-for-profit organizations in many different sectors: business consulting, banking, government, IT. I moved to Australia nine years ago and am a proud citizen. I love Australia, I'm very grateful to be here. I feel a real drive to help look after the community that I am part of, whether it's my street, the town where I live, the electorate of Forrest or the wider community. I've volunteered with Nature Conservation Margaret River, CCWA, Vinnies, WAFA, the community native tree nursery and many others. I love our work as Voices for Forrest. We all want to be heard by politicians - and especially our representatives. I want to help make it easy for everyone in Forrest to have a say, and to help make our communities thrive. My favorite quote: "The state of the nation starts in the street where we live and in the choices we each make" - Hugh Mackay