Leanne Rudd - Chair

Owner of The Money Edge, I provide professional financial services and business advisory services to small and medium size businesses.

I am a Fellow member of CPA Australia and a member and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

I am a registered tax agent and hold an Australian Financial Service's License.

For the past 26 years I have been assisting business owners with growing their business and taking care of their financial affairs.

I am passionate about the work I do with my clients and love to find innovative solutions to help empower them to find the best outcomes personally and for their business.

I grew up in the Burnett region and have lived in Bundaberg for 27 years.

I am excited to be part of the Board of IMPACT to help support the amazing work they do for our local community.

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People and Culture Officer

The purpose of the People and Culture (PaC) Officer is to provide human resources services associated with the employment lifecycle for employees & volunteers and work experience students
Accountant - Enterprises

The Accountant is responsible for assisting in managerial planning and commercial decision-making by providing financial and statistical information. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager and indirectly to the General Manager – Enterprises, the Accountant is responsible for:
Q&A with Aged Care Trainer Sandy Baker

Meet our wonderful CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) Trainer Sandy Baker. Sandy has over 10 years of experience working in Aged Care, and is a highly regarded trainer at IMPACT Community Services. Get to know her a little better from this Q&A she completed for weekly newspaper Bundaberg Today.
Sarah the Skip Truck Operator turned woodworking wonder

Sarah Sturrock is a well-known face at IMPACT Community Services’ Material Recycling Facility and knows a thing or two about skip trucks and recycling. But lately Sarah has been working with a different kind of material – timber. One of IMPACT’s most successful NDIS programs, Rob’s Shed, teaches participants how to safely and effectively use power tools and materials to construct a range of different items.

Neil McPhillips - Deputy Chair
Dr Talitha Best - Secretary
Vanessa Fryer - Treasurer
Professor Helen Huntly - Director
Martin Barrett - Director
Tanya O'Shea - Managing Director

Master in Business Administration (Human Resource Management), Masters in Mental Health Practice, Bachelor of Psychology (Hons), GAICD

Chris finds a new career and a new lease on life

When Chris Burns was made redundant at his last job, little did he know that learning how to make coffee would help make him a better person. Chris is one of the current students at IMPACT Community Services' SIT30616 Certificate III in Hospitality course, and he's been far more grateful for the opportunities it has presented him than he realised when he first signed up.
How IMPACT nurse is coping with COVID-19 after having first baby

IMPACT community nurse shares her experience having her a baby in these COVID-19 times. Emma Krampera says the support from her "work family" has been amazing and comforting as she deals with the COVID-19 enforced restrictions.
Lesley finds her dream job

IMPACT Community Services’ new Team Leader for Positive Start parenting Lesley Allen knows she has found her dream job.
IMPACT staff help couple who lost $500

WORKERS at IMPACT Community Service’s Material Recycling Centre and Bundaberg Regional Council officers have come to the aid of a distraught retired couple who thought they’d lost $500. The money was placed in an old phone book for “safekeeping”. However, the book was later put into the recycling bin with the couple realising what had happened after their bin had been collected.
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IMPACT's Sharmaine adjusts to new normal working from home

Sharmaine Gernhoefer has noticed a few advantages to working from home, one of which is the absence of distractions of a normal office environment. People walking in and out, phone conversations taking place at the next table and staff members talking to each other were all part of normal life for the IMPACT Community Services’ family mental health support worker. But not these days.
Tammy brings colour to world of volunteering

Tammy Bentley is bringing life and colour to elderly residents in IMPACT’s Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) through her talents as a colourist.
Marina shares recipe to a healthier you through COVID-19

IMPACT Community Health Service launches new health program for Discovery Coast residents during COVID-19. Engage in U will help get people moving and eating well.
EXPLAINED: How to work on your employability skills while stuck at home

A team leader at IMPACT Community Services who supports young people who are out of work has shared her key messages to help those struggling through COVID-19. IMPACT’s Transition to Work Leader Laura Bray said there was a range of things people could do to work on their employability skills at home.
IMPACT nurse keeps busy dealing with flu vaccination demand

Australians are being urged to get their flu vaccination as soon as possible to reduce the risk of a dangerous double up of influenza and coronavirus. The vaccination message is hitting home on the Discovery Coast where IMPACT Community Health Service nurse Pip Burton has flat out keeping up with demand.