Donna Bates

23/03/2026

Two days of birthday celebrations (I hear it can stretch all month if you make it 🤣) food, family, friends, pink esky, Day Spa and Dinner - Maximum gratitude alert 🙏🙌🩷

24/09/2025

Can a global giant also support a grassroots activism? There's always a tug of war between people and profit seen most recently with the resignation of one of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's...Here's an OPED I wrote for the West today, and a link to an interview with Pat Panetta on Sydney/Melbourn/Brisbane radio... 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JvlHmzZHhibWT16dwwpbJ?si=gXO5eixgRRuGWY4JdkF49g

15/09/2025

Sharing this post because I love it so much - I’ve known Ash for a while and she is an amazing operator - so excited for her winning this amazing award. So well deserved.

29/08/2025

After reading the report of the review into the problems from the last election I wrote this article published in today’s West sharing my personal thoughts on its findings and recommendations. If you have a couple of minutes you may like to have a read. Congratulations to Malcolm McCusker and his team for a thoroughly unbiased and integrous report and review process. 👏⭐️

21/12/2024

This Christmas and New Year spare a thought for our amazing Police Force and first responders. Every year I support this worthy cause and sponsor their desk diaries with other local and interstate businesses. To all my police, nurse, paramedic and doctor friends you are appreciated in this season for keeping us safe and looking after us in our vulnerable moments. This came today!

21/11/2024

This is my latest OPED in The West Australian discussing how some Boards struggle with making hard governance decisions around their ‘Star’ CEO’s poor behaviour especially if they help build the company and profits - in this case Mineral Resources. ASIC is putting Corporate Australia on notice.

28/09/2024

Know a local legend? Don't let them go unrecognised.🏆Nominations are now open for the Community Citizen of the Year Awards that recognise outstanding contributions by local people in the City of Rockingham.

There are four categories:
• Community Citizen of the Year
• Young Community Citizen of the Year (16 – 30 years of age)
• Senior Community Citizen of the Year (over 65 years of age)
• Active Citizenship – group or event

Let's reflect, respect and celebrate community contribution. We’re all part of the story.

Nominations close on 31 October 2024.
https://www.citizenshipawards.com.au/nominate

14/09/2024

I’m so excited to be part of this initiative and share the time with some amazing community leaders. Check in if you’d like to come along…

Have you heard about the Town Team Movement?

It’s taking off here in Rockingham and this is your chance to get involved, and meet and connect with Rockingham's local Town Teams: Rocky Beach, Golden Bay, Singleton, Secret Harbour and Port Kennedy.

These Teams are made up of positive “doers” focused on improving their own local area through shared values.

• Rockingham Town Team Social
• Friday 20 September 5.30pm - 7.30pm
• Secret Harbour Surf Life Saving Club
• RSVP is essential to https://bit.ly/3XwD27O

This is a free event for all Town Team volunteers, supporters of community, and anyone interested to find out more about the Town Team Movement and to meet some great people.
See you there!

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04/09/2024

Having met many of Australia’s most integrous and heart centred politicians state-wide and federally across all sides of the fence - I wholeheartedly support them - it’s a tough gig - I wrote this article for the West Australian supporting proposed workplace changes in Australia’s parliament and why it’s so important to maintaining integrity in politics. Having driven strategic, corporate culture change programs over many years, addressing toxic culture is the number one consideration to building effective and high performing teams and effectively implementing strategy and in this case legislation.

26/08/2024

I love waking early to watch the sunrise. Its where we can witness nature at her very best. Recently, I watched this sunrise from my balcony every morning at a conference, building strong, brave, and compassionate leaders. It reminded me to listen to that still, small voice that says, "You're doing good kid." The quiet, stillness of the morning reminds me daily, that the world really is a beautiful place.