Corporate Profile

Dr George Peponis OAM was elected as Chairman of the ClubsNSW Board after Peter Newell resigned his position in June 2019. He previously served as a Director of the Canterbury League Club and is a Life Member of both the Bulldogs Football Club and the registered club. He has been Chairman of the NSW Rugby League since 2012. Dr Peponis was elected as a Director of ClubsNSW at the 2017 AGM, and was appointed to the position of Deputy Chair in 2018. Dr Peponis graduated from the University of NSW with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1976 and has since worked as a general medical practitioner. In 2013, he received an OAM for services to rugby league. 

Sallianne Faulkner was elected Deputy Chair of the ClubsNSW Board in June 2019.  She joined the ClubsNSW Board after filling the casual vacancy created by the retirement of Deputy Chairman Michael Fraser in May 2018. Sallianne is a member of AICD, Women On Boards and serves on a not for profit board, St George Children with Disabilities Fund. Sallianne was elected as President of the Ramsgate RSL Memorial Club in 2014 after joining the club  board in 2012, and has been instrumental in driving its process of governance reform. She is the Secretary/Treasurer of the ClubsNSW Southern Metropolitan Region, commencing in that role in 2015. 

Dr Christina Curry is a Director of The Randwick Club, Randwick Bowling Club and Coogee Beach Club. In 2016, Christina became the first female to be elected to the ClubsNSW Board. She is a CDI and AICD member. Widely engaged with the community, Christina is the Chair of Bayside Women’s Shelter, Patron of a women and children’s centre and a local government councillor. Holding a PhD, a Master of Education degree and a Bachelor of Physical Education, Christina is currently employed with Western Sydney University as the Director, Academic Program – Secondary Education. With 20 years’ experience in education, she was previously a lecturer and tutor at the University of Sydney. 

Ron Coskerie was appointed by the ClubsNSW Board in June 2019, filling the casual vacancy following the departure of long-term Chairman Peter Newell OAM. Ron is the Deputy President of St Marys Rugby League Club and has been on their board since 2007. He has worked in the financial sector for 30 years, currently the Regional General Manager of Commercial and Business Banking for Greater Western Sydney with Westpac. He holds a Masters in Accounting and Finance and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Rob Smith was appointed to the ClubsNSW Board in June 2021, filling the casual vacancy following the retirement of long-serving director Keith Gomes.

Rob is the Chief Executive Officer of Twin Towns Services Clubs and Resorts and has more than 40 years’ experience in the ACT and NSW club industries respectively.

Representing ClubsNSW for many years on the Gaming Advisory Committee and as the appointee to the Tourism Industry Council, Rob holds a Bachelor of Business with a Major in Tourism.

Serving in various tourism, educational and club related roles during the course of his career, Rob has a wide range of experience across the broader sector -  with a specialised focus on strategic partnerships, amalgamations and the evolution of gaming products and operations.

He also brings with him extensive operational knowledge in executing a range of core and diversified developments including club redevelopments, residential and accommodation projects, sporting and childcare facilities and more.

Grant Easterby has worked in registered clubs for the past 38 years, with 32 of those years at an Executive Management level. He is currently the CEO of Dee Why RSL, a position he has held for the past 26 years, and is a former Director of the RSL & Services Association.

Dee Why RSL has been at the forefront of diversifying its interests away from the traditional food & beverage, entertainment and gaming offerings by developing financially sustainable, community based assets. These have included carwashes, childcare centres, a ten-pin bowling and laser skirmish centre, a 76-apartment independent living village for seniors, and various other property interests.

Grant has a particular passion for supporting veterans and their families and has instigated a strategic alliance with RSL Lifecare Veterans Services, with offices housed in the Club to assist veterans on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and beyond.

In his spare time, Grant enjoys watching live music, spending time with his two daughters, and the odd round of golf.