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- Media Relations
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- Crisis Management
- Government Relations
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OUR TEAM
Repute Communications draws on network and industry experts, depending on the scale of each matter. However, the core team is...
Matthew Watson
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BA COMM; MPRIA
Repute Communications was founded by Matthew Watson, one of Australia's foremost communications practitioners in media, government and corporate settings.
Matthew has helped countless individuals and organisations 'tell their story' to the media, the government, the public and other audiences. He has handled some of the most high profile and difficult communications briefs in Australia.
Matthew graduated with High Distinction from one of Australia's leading Communications Universities in the early nineties, having completed a BA majoring in Journalism and Politics.
He worked as a radio and television journalist for many years, including a long stint at National Nine News in Sydney where he was a trusted face covering major stories and issues.
Matthew has also been a Communications Manager for a former Cabinet Minister in the issues-rich portfolios of Health, Planning, Infrastructure and Natural Resources, and has worked in a senior communications capacity at a major New South Wales State Owned Corporation.
He has helped countless clients across multiple sectors including transport, resources, banking and property, as well as the not-for-profit sector.
Matthew is a recognised communications expert, having won multiple prestigious state and national PRIA awards for skillful issues and crisis management of matters that have been the subject of global media coverage.
Brian Dale
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Brian is a former senior journalist working for and contributing to the Daily Telegraph, the Australian Financial Review, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Bulletin, The Australian, Australian Associated Press and Reuters. His work has appeared in all major Australian newspapers as well as international media outlets.
He was Press Secretary to Neville Wran, Premier of New South Wales, for eight years, working across multiple portfolios and matters with State and Federal significance.
He has been responsible for major Federal and State Government communications campaigns as well as election campaigns.
He consults frequently to government departments and agencies and large private sector firms on issues and crisis management, media campaigns and inter-government relations.
He was responsible for overall control of all the media operations of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay.
He has been involved in media and lobbying activities during WTO, APEC and International Aids Society meetings and conferences.
He has also written books and film scripts, including a study of government-media operations used as a text for tertiary communications studies.
Evonne Geluk
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
BA COMM
Evonne Geluk is a leading public relations professional with 20 years experience creating and managing strategic communications programs.
She has handled hundreds of media, issues, crisis, community, event management, brand positioning and publication production strategies.
Evonne began her career in the Corporate and Public Affairs department of Caltex Oil Australia whilst she completed a degree in Arts majoring in Political Science and Communications.
Moving to London for five years, she worked as a communications consultant to BBC Worldwide and Grundy Television, before accepting an offer to work for the Arts Council of England.
Returning to Sydney, Evonne worked on two of Australia's largest youth events the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge and the Croc Festivals, before moving into a boutique communications consultancy where she worked with a number of high profile brands including Visa International, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Elastoplast Sport, Leuko, Australian Wool Innovation, Carter Holt Harvey, IQ Group, Plumtree and Special Olympics Australia.
More recently Evonne has worked with prominent property clients including Walker Corporation, Medallist Group, Jones Bay Wharf, Billbergia and Rory O'Brien developments.
Scott Puxty
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
BComm Dip Law MBA GAICD
Scott is a lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience working in the areas of risk management, commercial and insurance litigation and workplace relations.
He is a partner at Hunter-based Cantle Carmichael Lawyers and works on cases across Australia. Prior to this, he accrued more than ten years’ experience as a partner at two national law firms.
Scott is a highly-sought legal practitioner who provides advice during critical incidents. This includes the development and execution of stakeholder engagement strategies, media communications plans, management of reputational risk issues and investigations by various regulators, particularly in the areas of workplace, environment and trade practices.
He understands the equally important priorities of protecting clients’ legal interests and their reputations, particularly during times of pressure when clear, swift and strategic decision making is paramount.
He has worked with both Australian and New Zealand based clients in the public and private sectors, as well as NGOs. He has demonstrated capabilities in mapping strategies that are outcome-focused.
Scott also participates in the development of proactive crisis management strategies, including devising and documenting relevant plans, training and audit reviews.
Belinda Barnett
DIRECTOR - URBAN CONCEPTS
BTP (HONS) CERT MKTG (UTS) MPIA
With highly sought after qualifications and experience in Communications and Town Planning, Belinda Barnett is a leading planning, community consultation and issues management specialist.
Her knowledge of how to provide sound planning counsel and liaise and connect with communities and stakeholders has been well honed during her 20 year professional career, working in-house and as a highly successful consultant servicing a formidable list of public and private sector clients.
Belinda has earned a reputation for delivering innovative solutions for clients, providing strategic and statutory planning and communications advice for a variety of land uses and development scenarios.
Although Belinda also services smaller clients, her skills are particularly in demand from clients facing major project assessment processes.
Belinda is an active member of the Royal Australian Planning Institute, a member of the NSW Consulting Planners, PIA Social Planning Chapter, Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) and a founding member of the National Association of Women in Construction. In 1998 she was one of fifty women to be inducted into the Businesswomen's Hall of Fame.
The Urban Concepts success story commenced in 1994, when Belinda established the business.
Awards
Crisis Management Commended (2010)
Crisis Management Commended (2010)
Issues Management Commended (2009)
Crisis Management Highly Commended (2008)
Crisis Management Commended (2008)
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