New appointees to the Members of the Trust

Professor Lochhead and Mr Manera bring extensive expertise and experience to the Harbour Trust. They join existing members, Professor Tim Entwisle (Chair), Alison Page (Deputy Chair), Terry Bailey, Alexandra O'Mara and Ann Sherry AO. The members are appointed by the Minister for the Environment and Water and collectively they govern the Harbour Trust.

Brad Manera was previously a Member of the Trust between July 2021 and June 2023. He offers nearly 40 years of experience in the museums sector, having served with several cultural institutions in key roles including the Western Australian Museum, National Museum of Australia and the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. A keen historian, Brad has featured in many documentaries and leads tours to historic sites. For the past 14 years, he has been the Senior Historian and Curator at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park.

Professor Helen Lochhead AO is a highly awarded architect and urbanist with more than 30 years of leadership experience in government, industry and universities and has been named among AFR’s 100 most influential Australian women (2019). Her expertise spans strategic planning and design, public works and infrastructure, housing, heritage and sustainability with an interest and professional focus on the urban regeneration of precincts and places around Sydney Harbour. Throughout her career, Professor Lochhead has steered complex multidisciplinary projects and public works. She has been instrumental in shaping more major precincts around Sydney Harbour than many of her industry peers.