Staff News

Amy joined the WDF Professional team in July 2018.

Amy has over 5 years experience in accounting office administration and has completed Certificates III and IV in Business (Administration).

Amy enjoys working in a team that provides support and a friendly atmosphere.

Outside the office, Amy loves to travel and has so far visited 29 countries. She also enjoys hiking and baking.

Luke joined our firm in November 2017, Luke has completed his second year of study in Bachelor of Accounting at Charles Sturt University.

Luke has previously completed work experience through WDF for his studies and was employed casually at the end of 2016. Prior to this Luke worked as bookkeeper for his family's business from 2015. Luke wants to be able to help our clients the best way he can, coming from a small family business he would eventually like to assist small businesses. He would also like to gain further understanding of how businesses are managed.

Luke likes the positive working environment at WDF, being able to help our clients and the opportunity to continually learn and develop his abilities.

Away from work Luke enjoys playing sports, especially AFL, Touch football, Rugby League and Cricket. He also enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Katie joined WDF in November 2017, Katie previously worked in a Reception role within the health industry for 1 year prior to joining WDF Professional.

Katie will be a familiar face to our clients, she will deal with everyday reception and other administration responsibilities. Katie enjoys being the first point of contact for clients, working in a different industry and having everyday be a little different.

Katie's interests outside of work would be spending time with her family and friends, she loves being around people that bring laughter and happiness to her life.

Tracy joined the WDF Team in November 2017.

Tracy was employed in an Administration role for 2 years prior to commencing at WDF. Tracy has also completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition & Dietetics) and worked locally as a Dietitian, she then took a break to raise her family.

Tracy enjoys working in a positive and friendly team.

Tracy enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking and keeping active.

George joined WDF Professional in July 2017. George is a Certified Practicing Accountant with 12 years of diverse and extensive experience in providing business services.

Prior to joining WDF Professional George worked in several large boutique chartered accounting firms in Sydney specializing in providing advice to small and medium size businesses and private wealth clients. George’s qualifications include Bachelor of Business and Master of Accounting from Macquarie University and Graduate Diploma of Advanced Taxation from UNSW.

His experience covers a range of services from income tax advisory and compliance to assistance with management and compliance requirements such as GST matters, audit, FBT and payroll issues, financial account preparation, BAS preparation and company secretarial matters.

Outside of work George enjoys playing soccer, cycling, travelling and spending time outdoors.

Joining WDF in 2017, Yana has 10 years experience in public accounting practices. After graduating from Charles Sturt University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting/Banking) she then completed the CA program and was admitted as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2014.

Yana is able to assist clients with business advice as well as complex accounting and taxation services. She enjoys helping her clients to minimise the administrative burden of running a business through implementing time saving solutions to everyday problems.

In her free time, Yana enjoys training for Ballroom and Latin dance competitions, spending time with family and travelling. She is also a passionate member of Women in Business Wagga and is a board member of the Wagga Wagga Business Chamber.

Leanne joined the WDF team in September 2017, previously Leanne worked at Big Springs Riverina for over 7 years as  Office Manager.

Leanne enjoys the friendly and professional staff at WDF.

In Leanne's spare time she enjoys experiencing the Great Outdoors, Boating, Camping and Fishing. Leanne also likes to  take her dogs for walks and reading a good book.

WDF Staff celebrated the end of the previous financial year and welcomed the new year with a light-hearted game of indoor netball after our State of the Firm Day.

All staff joined in and gave it a go, it was a great opportunity for everyone to mingle and work together in different teams.

WDF Professional would like to thank everyone for their hard work throughout the year and for the coming year.

WDF Professional congratulates the efforts of staff members for hosting Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea on Wednesday 24 May 2017 and fundraising on behalf of Cancer Council.

WDF Professional is proud to have held a morning tea that raised much needed funds for charity. The culinary skills of staff were on show, with many choosing to bake something yummy to share.

Congratulations to Gillian Hayward of WDF Professional along with her husband Paul on the newest addition to the family, Thea Annie Hayward.

Thea was born on the 9^th February 2017 and is the second daughter for Gillian and Paul and a little sister to Amity.

Jenna King of WDF Professional and her husband Sam welcomed their precious son Jude Angus King earlier this year on the 27^th January 2017.

Jude weighed 7 pound 4 ounces and measured in at 52cm.

Congratulations to both Jenna and Sam on their exciting new journey into parenthood.

Roshan Sutton of WDF Professional together with her husband Jarrod welcomed their beautiful baby boy Arlo Shane Sutton on the 7^th November 2016. 

Arlo weighed in at 9 pounds.

Congratulations to Roshan and Jarrod on this new and exciting time in their lives.

Congratulations to Christina Cotter of WDF Professional for graduating the Emerging Leaders Program on the 18th August 2016. The Emerging Leaders Program is an experiential learning program held over 12 months, designed to build leadership capacity in individuals who have an identified or proven leadership potential. The program covers a range of business and local topics in areas such as law, branding, human resources, current regional issues, economic development, finance, the media and personal development.

Congratulations to Christina Cotter of WDF Professional for graduating the Emerging Leaders Program on the 18th August 2016. The Emerging Leaders Program is an experiential learning program held over 12 months, designed to build leadership capacity in individuals who have an identified or proven leadership potential. The program covers a range of business and local topics in areas such as law, branding, human resources, current regional issues, economic development, finance, the media and personal development.

Christina had a very positive experience with the program, she says “I am very glad that I was able to complete the Committee for Wagga’s Emerging Leaders program this year, it was a great opportunity to step out of my comfort zone and build on my communication and networking skills. I enjoyed listening to the leadership stories from successful Wagga leaders such as Kay Hull, Bob Connolly and Paul Bittar, and I also learnt a lot from the CSU presenters.  It made me think about what it is to be a leader and to set goals for myself which I am already working towards.”