Pictured Left to Right: Newly appointed Treasurer Lisa Smith and Community Organiser Tim Shiel
Green Music Australia - Australia’s peak body for music and the environment - is thrilled to welcome two new appointments to the organisation - with Tim Shiel joining as a Community Organiser and Lisa Smith appointed as the incoming Treasurer, replacing outgoing Treasurer Jen Rowe.
Tim Shiel is a highly regarded broadcaster and musician who has worked with some of Australia's most creative artists. Tim is also known to many music fans around Australia as a radio tastemaker, with various roles across 3RRR, triple j and Double J over the past 15 years.
Tim will bring his passion and expertise to lead the organisation’s NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET campaign, which aims to activate climate action through the voices of artists, making climate a central issue in the upcoming federal election.
"Musicians are storytellers, community-builders, dreamers & truth-tellers - and these are all skills that the global climate movement desperately requires. It's such a hard time to be an artist right now. But with our communities crying out for leadership on climate, now is the time to empower artists to speak up for the planet when others won't. As a long time admirer of Green Music Australia, I can't wait to work with artists and their teams, to help them inspire their communities towards better futures" says Tim Shiel.
Lisa Smith, currently the Chief Financial Officer for Support Act, brings to the organisation a wealth of skills in financial management and accounting expertise. Lisa is a longtime supporter of environmental causes and a lifelong music fan.
"I am thrilled to be joining Green Music Australia as Treasurer and can't wait to start contributing my skills and experience to an organisation that's striving to improve our industry's environmental performance while creating deep cultural change. Environmental causes have long been close to my heart and I'm honoured to have this opportunity to work with an inspiring group of like-minded people" says Lisa Smith.
Green Music Australia Board Chair, Tracee Hutchison, confirmed the Treasurer appointment at GMA’s most recent Annual General Meeting in late November.
“Green Music Australia is thrilled to welcome Lisa Smith to our voluntary Board as Treasurer. Lisa comes to us as a lifelong music lover and highly skilled number cruncher as Chief Financial Officer at Support Act, and is passionate about making a positive impact in the world. Lisa joins us as we move into a time of expanded challenges for our organisation and our Board and we’re looking forward to Lisa’s steady hand overseeing our finances.
"We're also super excited to welcome broadcaster, musician and climate advocate Tim Shiel to our staff in the newly created role of Community Organiser. Tim joins as we launch our No Music on A Dead Planet campaign and his expertise, passion and deep relationships with artists and industry will be an invaluable addition to our team. We’re looking forward to working with Tim as we continue to empower more artists to speak up on climate over the coming months.” says Ms Hutchison.
The GMA Board also acknowledged long-serving Treasurer Jen Rowe and Stu Watters, who both stepped down from the Board in 2024.
“We take this opportunity to thank our outgoing Treasurer Jen Rowe, who has served with incredible passion, dedication, smarts, and heart during a time of significant growth for our organisation over four years. As Chair, I’ve watched the positive impact of Jen’s financial expertise provide a solid framework to set Green Music up for an exciting new phase of projects and programs. Thanks Jen, we’ll miss you.
“We also acknowledge the valuable contribution of Stu Watters who stepped off our Board to focus on his work as a Board Director of The Push and as General Manager Creative, Programming and Production at Queensland Music Festival. Thanks Stu, we look forward to crossing paths in future.”
Lisa Smith joins an accomplished Board of Directors including, GMA founder and director of the Green Institute Tim Hollo, Board Chair Tracee Hutchison, Djugun singer-songwriter and sustainability educator Nidala Barker, QMusic Program Director Mandi McIntyre, climate executive Bella Wiggs, and award winning environmentalist and musician Jessica Panegyres.
The new appointments wrap up a significant year of impact for Green Music Australia. In 2024, the organisation launched the landmark Music Product Stewardship Alliance, delivered its third successful music training course the Green Action Program, celebrated the launch of the updated Sound Country: A Green Artist Guide, and last week, launched its first No Music On A Dead Planet t-shirt fundraising campaign featuring Midnight Oil and Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers.
As Green Music Australia grows, the Board will review and consider opportunities to recruit additional Directors to assist the organisation to meet current and future needs and will look to advertise and appoint at least one additional Director in early 2025.
