Anne Arnold- Deputy Chair

Anne is the former Chief Executive of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia. She has been involved in property, planning, real estate and housing throughout her 25-year career including Executive Director of UDIA WA (1989-1998), Deputy Chair of the Western Australian Planning Commission (1996-1999) and as the inaugural Director of the Office of Housing Policy (1999-2002). She has had an ongoing interest in heritage and its impact on property owners since she was involved in co-ordinating development industry comment on the Heritage Bill in the early nineties. She believes that the Heritage Council should be focused on educating and convincing owners of the benefits of a heritage listing and working with them to assist in optimising the commercial viability of any development of their properties.
Qualifications and background
- Bachelor of Economics, University of Western Australia
- Chief Executive, Real Estate Institute of WA, 2004 to date
- Executive Director, Office of Policy and Planning, Department of Housing and Works, 2001-2003
- Director, Office of Housing Policy, WA Government, 1999-2001
- Executive Director, Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA Division) 1988-1998
- Member, Western Australian Planning Commission 1993-1999