About Us
Working with individuals, families and communities
We are a not-for-profit community services organisation delivering services across the Mid and Mid North Coasts of NSW.
We work in partnership with individuals, families and communities to support them to reach their goals and achieve meaningful outcomes through inclusive, strengths-based and person-centred approaches.
We have been operating in the Mid North Coast region since the mid 1970s, initially as the ‘Mid North Coast Regional Council for Social Development’, and later transitioning to ‘Mid Coast Communities’. Now, as Blue Sky Community Services (since 2020), we are expanding our reach to other areas of NSW.
We value
- Optimism and Innovation
We create possibilities and solutions, and support people to find new opportunities and make choices. We value creativity and ideas, and are willing to explore new ways of achieving positive outcomes. - Integrity and Respect
We make sure everyone we come into contact with feels valued and appreciated. We are professional, ethical and accountable in our work, and we communicate in a positive and sensitive way. - Inclusion and Diversity
We create spaces and communities where people belong and can thrive, and where diversity is celebrated. We inspire and influence positive social change. We support people to have a voice. We value and utilise the diverse strengths, gifts, talents and assets of people and communities. - Connection and Kindness
We create opportunities for people to connect with each other, with family and friends, and to community life. We connect people to their passions and dreams, and to information and resources. We are kind, friendly and helpful, and we build strong networks to enhance positive outcomes.
Service Charter
At Blue Sky Community Services, we work to build the capacity of people across the Mid North Coast through strengths-based and person-centred support. We value inclusiveness in the community, and work to promote social justice through a range of community strengthening and development activities.
Service participants and other stakeholders who access our services can expect that the service provided to them will meet certain standards. Click below to read our Service Charter to find out more.
Our People
Our Board
Judy Bartholomew
Chairperson
Judy has worked in the aged care sector for 30 years. She has worked in the residential and community care ...
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Stephen Pratt
DIRECTOR
Stephen has been a small business owner for 30 years. He has owned and operated a Saw Doctoring business th...
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Kamla Ruthnam Webb
DIRECTOR
Kamla Ruthnam Webb has 9 years of experience in management and administration, as well as a long history of...
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Tazmyn Jewell
Director
Tazmyn Jewell has a legal background, practising as a lawyer in criminal and civil jurisdictions in Victori...
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Owen Lednor
Director
Owen Lednor has had a dynamic career with a wealth of private sector experience, particularly in healthcare...
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Ruth Thompson
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Ruth has been the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Sky Community Services since 2009 and has been working in...
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Terry Robb
EXECUTIVE MANAGER: SERVICE DELIVERY AND QUALITY
Terry brings more than 17 years of experience in the community sector, in Australia and internationally, to...
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Colin Simmons
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Colin joined Blue Sky Community Services as Chief Financial Officer in June 2017. His previous experience i...
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Nicki Clarke
EXECUTIVE MANAGER: OPERATIONS
Nicki has worked in a variety of industries in her working life, mainly in operational roles. She enjoys t...
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Yvonne Briggs
EXECUTIVE MANAGER: COMMUNICATIONS
Yvonne joined Blue Sky Community Services in August 2018. Yvonne has more than 25 years of experience worki...
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Jye Ramsay
Manager: Strategy and Business Performance
Jye is a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 17 years’ experience within the accounting industr...
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Sue Currie
PROGRAM MANAGER: FAMILIES, YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES
Sue has over 40 years’ experience in a range of community care and health settings and has been with Blue...
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Charity Peabody
LAC REGIONAL MANAGER
Charity has moved to Australia from the UK in 2019 , with more than 12 years of experience in the UK health...
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Claudia Rigg
Manager: Aged Care Assessments
Claudia joined Blue Sky in February 2017, as a Local Area Coordinator. Coming from a background in communit...
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Melanie Jacobs
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES MANAGER (CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE)
Melanie joined the Blue Sky Community Services team in July 2014 and has over 15 years of experience workin...
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Sarah Mongan
Acting Inclusive Communities Manager
Sarah has worked in the Health and Disability space since 2011 and has performed various roles within Blue ...
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Claire Rolph
PEOPLE AND CULTURE MANAGER
Claire is a qualified Human Resources professional with extensive human resources experience in the communi...
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Leanne Lockhart
NDIS SUPPORT SERVICES MANAGER
Leanne is the NDIS Support Services Manager in the Taree/Mid Coast area and has been working in disability ...
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Mark Sinclair
TEAM LEADER: NDIS LAC PORT MACQUARIE & KEMPSEY
Mark joined Blue Sky Community Services in February 2017 as a Local Area Coordinator, having previously wor...
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Chelsea Thomas
TEAM LEADER: NDIS LAC COFFS HARBOUR & NAMBUCCA
Chelsea joined Blue Sky in April 2021, as a Local Area Coordinator. Chelsea holds a Bachelor of Social Scie...
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Sam Stanford
TEAM LEADER: FAMILIES, YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES
Sam has more than a decade of diverse experience in various roles working with young people and communities...
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Lori Kelly
Team Leader: Plan Management
Lori has worked in payroll and office management roles since 1980, and within the disability sector since 2...
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Jo Newman
Team Leader: Support Coordination MidCoast
Jo has been working in the disability industry for over 25 years, and is passionate about assisting others ...
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Nicky Tyler
Team Leader: Support Coordination Clarence Valley
Nicky has more than 12 years of experience working in the disability sector, having held a variety of roles...
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Alanna Schultz
Team Leader: Support Coordination Northern Rivers/SE QLD
Alanna has a wide variety of experience over the last 20 years within the Health Services and Community Ser...
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