Eric Withnall
Treasurer
Eric is a local solicitor and an active community member. He was welcomed to the Board in 2021, appointed Secretary in 2023 and is a member of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. His areas of practice include employment matters, governance (including duties of corporate officers), privacy obligations and information management, policy development and strategic planning.
Eric brings an informed understanding of the experiences faced by refugee applicants once they’ve commenced the process of seeking Permanent Residency/Citizenship in Australia. He has a breadth of experience in communicating and advocating effectively across cultural and linguistic boundaries, and celebrates the ‘integration without assimilation’ of diverse cultures that so uniquely typifies the community in which Melaleuca operates – the Top End of the Northern Territory.