STAYING IN PLACE
MEET THE COMMITTEE
The village has operated under the auspice of the Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc (PSA) since its inception and after the establishment committee fulfilled its role.
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The village is overseen by the PSA Management Committee.
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The village office is located at the Pingelly CRC at 18 Parade St, Pingelly, 6308.
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The whole team of the Pingelly Community Resource Centre make "The Village" concierge team providing support, suggestions, a fortnightly calendar of events and more.
Members of Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc.
David Freebairn
Chairman
David has been a farmer in the Pingelly Wandering District for all his life. He is the current Chairman of the PSA and has been a member of the Cottage Homes /Somerset Alliance Inc for 30+ years.
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David is the past Pingelly Shire Councillor for the last 28 years, including President and Deputy President. He was also chairman of the Pingelly Land Conservation District Committee.
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David is a proud life member of Pingelly Apex Club.
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Evan Hodges
Deputy Chair of PSA
Evan is the current Deputy Chair of the Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc as well as the current Chairman of the Pingelly Community Resource Centre.
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He is also a current board member of the Pingelly Bendigo Bank. Evan is also a past Shire councillor and a long time Pingelly Resident.
Lee Steel
Lee is currently the Co-Manager of the Pingelly CRC and holds the executive role of treasurer for the PSA.
Lee is an experienced executive with high level, multidisciplinary knowledge, who is committed to good governance.
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Lee has been an active member of the PSA for over 7 years and is committed to the PSA’s goal to allow all to age in place, in the community that you call home.
Rheannon Turton
Co-Manager of
The Pingelly Community Resource Centre
For the past 15 years, Rheannon has been a local business owner in Pingelly who is very involved in the community and various sporting groups. Family is incredibly important to her – she is a wife and mother of two sons. You will often find her on different sporting grounds or cheering her children on at theirs. "Call me crazy, but I absolutely love to umpire netball and travel a lot doing that". Providing mentoring to others in various associations is something she is truly passionate about.
Rheannon's professional journey includes experience in banking and hospitality, and now she has the pleasure of managing the team at CRC. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to support both our wonderful team and the community we serve".
Helen Morton
Retired Politician
Health Executive
Current Coordinator for Staying in Place
Helen grew up on a wheat and sheep farm and worked as an occupational therapist and health executive throughout WA before becoming a member of parliament and cabinet minster for 5 years.
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Retiring to live on her farm in Pingelly, Helen saw a need for improved aged care services in rural and remote areas and became the project coordinator for Staying in Place in 2018.
Kaye Watts
For 12 years, Kaye was chairperson of the Cottage Homes which then became the Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc. She was also the manager of the Pingelly General Practice.
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​She currently holds the executive position of secretary.
William (Bill) Mulroney
Bill and his wife Lorraine, along with their family, arrived in Pingelly in 1984. Bill became the local manager of the Pingelly State Emergency Service Unit in 1986, stepping down in 2024. He was elected to council in May 2005-2011 and elected as Deputy President, taking over the role of President, in 2017 until October 2023 when he retired.
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During his time on council, he was a member of the Pingelly Cottage Homes Committee, now Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc, which initiated the sucessful Staying in Place program.
Kaye Pedlar
Kaye classes herself as a Pingelly local, having lived here most of her life. Her years working in local businesses has given her a great understanding of the town.
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Kaye is an active member of the Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc, arranging weekly activities for the community and "back in the day, I loved getting around on the netball and basketball court".
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Now retired, Kaye and her husband Les love to escape in their motorhome for more adventures, but Pingelly will always be their home.
Allan Lansdell
Allan was a member of the Pingelly Apex Club for 22 years, proudly receiving life membership. He has also been a Freemason of the Pingelly Lodge for 48 years with Grand Lodge Honours.
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32 years were spent as an active councillor over 3 shires, namely Cuballing, Wickepin and Lake Grace Shires. Allan has also spent 25 years as a committee member of Pingelly Cottage Homes which has become Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc.
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Allan and his wife Kayleen have retired in Pingelly.