Executive Staff
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Steve Moore
Chief Executive Officer
Phone +61 08 89620076
Email steve.moore@barkly.nt.gov.au
Steve previously held the position of CEO for Outback Stores, a Commonwealth owned company providing store management services to remote community stores, roadhouses and regional supermarkets. After completing five years service, he decided to make the move to local government where his skills and experience can be used to improve services and infrastructure in the Barkly region.
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Elai Semisi
Director Infrastructure
Phone +61 08 8962 0041
Email elai.semisi@barkly.nt.gov.au
After completing a BSc Civil Engineering in Scotland through a British Government scholarship, Elai returned to his native Fiji in 1983 and worked for the Public Works Department in water and waste water as an operations engineer until the coup of 1987.
Several months after the coup, Elai joined BP Oil South West-Pacific as a project/operations engineer where he was involved with terminal operations and projects in Suva & Vuda (Fiji), Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Cook Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati. Elai managed the joint user hydrant installation (JUHI) at Nadi International airport on behalf of BP, Shell, Mobil and Caltex before joining BP Oil in Melbourne.
In 2002, Elai received his first taste of remote outback work experience working for Ngaanyatjarra Aboriginal Council based in Alice Springs. He was involved in the planning and execution of the council’s essential services program under the remote area essential services (RAES) programme.
Elai joined Barkly Regional Council in April 2015 as the Facilities Manager and then in February 2016 as the Project and Facilities Manager. Appointed as Director Infrastructure in September 2016, he brings to Council a unique set of engineering skills based on remote power, water and wastewater operations, construction, project management, quality assurance and risk management. He is currently enrolled in a Masters of Engineering Management programme.
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Mark Parsons
Director Operations
Phone +61 08 8962 0079
Email mark.parsons@barkly.nt.gov.au
Mark Parsons worked in NSW as a plumber for 24 years before moving to the Northern Territory in 2013 to work on the bores at Arlparra for the Barkly Regional Council. During his time working in Arlparra Mark was given multiple opportunities to step in as Acting Community Coordinator for the area.
In late 2014 he became Community Coordinator in Ali Curung before being made full-time Area Manager of Ali Curung and Wutunugurra. He was recently promoted to the position of Director Operations, where he liaises directly with Area Managers for each Barkly community. He brings to the role a wealth of community experience and problem solving abilities. -
Neil Jones
Human Resources Manager
Phone +61 08 8962 0045
Email neil.jones@barkly.nt.gov.au
Neil started his career in Human Resources in 2000 while working as a Retail Manager in Queensland. During this time, Neil obtained his Certificate IV in Retail Management and worked for Australia’s biggest lighting store, Beacon Lighting.
In 2013, Neil spent a short time in the remote community of Maningrida, an Indigenous community in the heart of the Arnhem land region of the Northern Territory, where he worked for the West Arnhem Regional Council and Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation. He then moved to Tennant Creek in the Barkly region, where he worked for Julalikari Aboriginal Corporation and enrolled in the Certificate IV in Human Resources.
After the completion of his Human Resources qualification, Neil moved into the private sector to work in the HR department of T&J NT. After completing two years with T&J NT, Neil moved to the Barkly Regional Council, where he can enhance his skills with our organisation. -
Moira Skinner
Director of Community Services
Phone 08 8962 0025
Mobile 0437034619
Email moira.skinner@barkly.nt.gov.au
Moira, who joined the Barkly Regional Council in August 2018, has spent the last 11 years working for the Northern Territory, Tasmanian and Norfolk Island governments.
She worked in the NT Government for more than seven years in the Department of the Chief Minister, Department of Housing and Community Development with Essential Services Infrastructure as well as some time spent with Territory Families in Emergency Management. The majority of her time was spent delivering infrastructure programs and projects in more than 73 communities across the Territory. She has managed multi-million dollar projects for asbestos removal in remote NT communities as well as the delivery of remote community morgues. She has always worked closely with Traditional Owners to achieve positive and practical community outcomes.
Moira holds a range of tertiary and post-graduate qualifications in business, administration, tourism and training. She is a high-output, problem solver who enjoys encouraging and leading small teams to motivate and recognise staff through goals and self development. She is also passionate about seeking and creating work opportunities for local Indigenous people as well as advocating for them to various NT and Commonwealth agencies.
Moira has an extensive local and international work history which includes being an international tour guide lecturer, a dive instructor and successfully operating a four-star hospitality business. She has a love for her herb and vegetable gardens as well as occasional motorcycling adventures.