Justine Clarke (panel chair) Justine is Project Manager at the Western Melbourne Regional Economic Development Organisation (WREDO). As a small organisation operating in the western suburbs of Melbourne WREDO has three key focus areas: Growing business Marketing the Region Business/investor attraction

WREDO recognises that the core of effective and sustainable economic growth relies heavily on the capacity of residents and local businesses to embrace learning and new opportunities as they occur. Promoting the region as an Enterprising and Learning Region is a key strategy leading to the development of the WREDO's ASTF Urban Areas project. This three-part program is one of a range of projects Justine currently manages. She is also heavily involved in the review and maintenance of WREDO's web site with the assistance of a recently appointed "part-time, school-based new apprentice" Mark Thomas.

Prior to joining WREDO, Justine was the Program Manager for Workplace Learning Melbourne West in its establishment phase, coming from a four year stint as a Project Manager with Open Learning Australia where her initial interest in flexible and open learning began.