Shelley has called Dowerin home since 2014 and has been part of the CRC team for more than five years. After starting as Events Officer, she stepped into the Community Development Coordinator role in 2024.

These days, Shelley oversees the bigger picture. Coordinating operations, supporting the CRC team, managing community grants and CRC budgets, and keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes. She loves seeing great ideas grow into real community projects and supporting her team to make them happen.

Some fun facts about Shelley:

• You’ll often find her on the sidelines of local sports, cheering on her three boys.
• She has a not-so-secret love for coffee and early morning cricket runs.
• She grew up in a small Wheatbelt town and loves the country lifestyle.
• She’s a big believer that small towns can do big things.

Willow started working at the CRC in December 2024 but has been a local since 2017, attending school in Dowerin for six years.

Willow is the main girl behind our events and a friendly face in our Visitors Centre.

Some fun facts about Willow:

• Willow plays amateur women's football for Hills Rangers FC in Parkerville
• She enjoys arts & crafts, staying active, and travelling in her spare time
• Her favourite chocolates are Bounty and Peanut M&Ms

Jade has been part of the CRC family since 2019, when she would come in as a volunteer and tidy the library shelves. She officially started work here in January 2020, and although she lost her job to COVID, she came back for more when the doors opened back up in the next May.

Jade is the brains behind our Seniors Activities, Better Beginnings, Tech Classes, and fabulous library.

Some fun facts about Jade:

• Jade enjoys Line Dancing and Karate in her spare time
• She grew up in South Australia
• She attended Dowerin District High School for 3 years before starting Year 11 in Perth