Chairperson - Amanda Colwell (Country Women's Association). Amanda has long been interested in all arts and crafts, stemming from talented teachers in her school days. An interest in creating textile art has grown from sewing traditional patchwork and embroidery to rather more eccentric pieces featuring recycles fibres. She is passionate about breaking through the “sandstone curtain” when it comes to bringing high quality cultural experiences to the western parts of the State, and advocating for artists working in relative isolation. She has worked as a project officer and facilitator with “Behind Closed Doors” domestic violence community education and awareness programme.  Amanda lives 50km north of Coonamble with her husband Ken and they have 3 adult children.

Vice Chairperson - Peter Florance Cobar Arts Council)  

Treasurer - Cr. Pauline Serdity (Warren Shire Council) This is Pauline’s eighth year on the Outback Arts Board.  She has previously served as the Treasurer and Secretary and as Chairperson from 2006 to 2010. She is a Councillor on the Warren Shire Council, is a member of the Warren Arts Council and Chairperson/ Secretary of the Warren Interagency Support Services. She is involve in many community groups including, Youth Committee, Linking Women with Safety, MOW and  Community Transport, Nevertire CWA, Nevertire Progress Association, Council delegate on the North Western and Central Zone Library Committees and recently as Treasurer of  the Warren Hospital Auxiliary. Pauline is LC of NSW Dept of Primary Industries at Warren (part time), is a partner in her husbands welding business and runs her own small bookkeeping service. Pauline also holds  a Diploma in Business Administration, Cert IV in Workplace Assessment and Training, and  a Certificate IV in Business Governance.

Cec Dorrington (Bourke Shire Council) This is Cec's 1st year on the Outback Arts Board and is a Bourke Shire Councilor.

Angela Webb (Cobar Shire Council) Holds a BA Psychology and Women’s Studies (Double major) from Edith Cowan University in WA and is currently undertaking a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology through Charles Sturt University.                                                                Angela currently works for DADHC disability services as a Case Manager servicing Cobar, Bourke & Brewarrina. She also undertakes work as a Generalist Counsellor at Cobar Community Health. Angela was elected to Cobar Shire Council in 2008, after spending only 4 years in Cobar, originally hailing form Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. (Yup – that makes her a “Kalgoorlie Girl!”) Although she does not call herself an artist, Angela dabbles in what she calls bush-tip art (fossicking for remnants from the past and collating them on corrugated iron) some abstract acrylic work and also painting on tiles and porcelain. Angela has been President of the Cobar Arts Council from 2005 to 2009 and is keen to further raise awareness of the benefits of incorporating arts and culture within her community. Angela has successfully integrated the issues of mental health and disability into Cobar Arts Council projects and is passionate in breaking down the barriers and working with disadvantaged groups.

Barbara O'Brien (Coonamble Shire Council)

In 1964 Barbara moved to the Coonamble District, when she married local resident Ernie O’Brien. In partnership with her husband they operated a viable rural enterprise which included farming, welding and a transport business. 

Barbara worked as a registered nurse at Coonamble District Hospital from 1982 until1988, when she accepted a management position at Gulargambone Hospital.  She remained in a management position until her retirement in 2005. Her responsibilities included change and financial management as well as policy development and implementation.

Her current community involvement includes Committee member of the Gulargambone Rural Transaction Centre, 2828, Director Gulargambone Community Enterprise, volunteer at Gulargambone library and fuel station, and active member of the CWA.

Barbara believes our Councils; need to provide the infrastructure and social services to allow each of our communities in the Shires to grow and prosper.  Barbara aims to be part of a consultative Council that aims to ensure communities are working together, with appropriate support, to meet the Shire’s needs of the future.

Jane Keir (Walgett Shire Council), was elected as a councillor to the Walgett Shire Council in September 2008 and expressed an interest in becoming a board member of Outback Arts because she has a passion for the outback particularly Come By Chance where she is a 5^th generation resident.                                                                                          Jane says that she has no artistic qualities but always takes an interest in all things artistic be it in any medium because art enriches our lives.     Jane has been a Palliative Care Nurse Specialist for 17 years travelling regularly all around the Walgett Shire and beyond for the Greater Western Area Health Service.                                                                          Jane & husband David are farmers at Come By Chance and they have 2 adult children who have flown the coup ! On Australia Day 2008 Jane was awarded an OAM for services to nursing & to the community of Walgett.

Philomena McCue(Lightning Ridge Arts & Craft Council) This is Philomena's  1st year on the Outback Arts Board. She is  currently president of the Lightning Ridge Arts and Craft Council. Philomena has been involved with art all her life. She is  a 'jack' of all trades in the art scene from oils and mosaics to 'hoofing' it on the stage and much more. Her passion at this time is to link all the art venues in the Ridge so as to help each other and promote art in all its forms, also to bring the Lightning Ridge Arts and Craft  gallery out of the twentieth century.