The University of Western Australia

Mr Tim Shanahan

Director
Energy and Minerals Institute

Contact details

Address

Energy and Minerals Institute
The University of Western Australia (M475)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 4608

Fax

6488 4503

Email

tim.shanahan@uwa.edu.au

Biography

Tim Shanahan is the Director of the Energy and Minerals Institute at The University of Western Australia.

In November 2007 Tim joined the University and was entrusted with the important task of uniting the high level of energy and minerals research and activities across campus under the banner of an Energy and Minerals Institute, reinforcing the University’s strong commitment to this sector of our economy.

Tim’s role at the University is a culmination of his depth and breadth of experience and networks within in the resources, business and government sectors in Western Australia.

From June 2001 Tim was Chief Executive of the Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME). CME is the peak advocacy group for the resources sector in WA representing companies that contribute more than 90 percent of the state’s mining production and exploration expenditure.

From 1989 to 2000, Tim was the Executive Director of the Western Australian Municipal Association, the representative organisation of local government in Western Australia.

In 2004 Tim was appointed as an independent Director of the WA Local Government Superannuation Plan and is Chairman of the Compliance Audit and Risk Management Committee for the group.

He is a Trustee of the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), and a member of the CEDA WA Advisory Committee.

Tim is member of the Australia Day Council, Western Australia Management Committee and past Chairman of the Council.

He was elected to the Council of the RAC WA in 2001 and became President in 2010.

In his role as Director, Energy and Minerals Institute he has been appointed to the Boards of the Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC), the WA Energy Research Alliance (WA:ERA) and the Board of the Australian Centre for Natural Gas Management (ACNGM).

Tim was appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Esperance Port Authority in 2009 and is the former Chairman of the Pilbara Development Commission, and in 2010 became a member of the Western Australian Regional Development Trust.

In January 2001, he was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding service to local government and in April 2003, he was awarded a Centenary Medal for service to local government in Western Australia.

He was the recipient of the 2007 WA Gas Industry Development Award.

He is a Law graduate from The University of Western Australia.

Research profile

Research profile and publications