General manager and senior staff

Inner West Council employs over 1,250 staff, organised into various sections with different responsibilities. 

Senior staff

Peter Gainsford – General Manager

• Communications and Engagement
• Legal Services

Simone Plummer – Director Planning

• Strategic Planning
• Development Assessment
• Environment and Sustainability
• Health and Building
• Regulatory Services

Sharon Bowman – Director Corporate

• People and Culture
• Customer Service
• Service Transformation and Corporate Strategy
• Finance
• ICT
• Governance and Risk
• Procurement

Ruth Callaghan – Director Community

• Children's Services
• Community Wellbeing
• Creative Communities (Arts, Events and Activations)
• Libraries and History
• Social and Cultural Planning
• Aquatics and Recreation

Ryann Midei – Director Properties and Major Projects

• Properties and Strategic Investments
• Parks and Building Capital Works
• Major Projects
• Parks and Public Domain Planning
• Facilities Management

Peter Shields – Director Engineering

• Traffic and Transport Planning
• Resource Recovery and Fleet
• Operations
  • Civil Maintenance
  • Parks and Streetscapes
  • Public Trees
  • Parks Liaison
• Technical Services
• Roads
• Infrastructure Planning

Internal Ombudsman