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Peter Renehan

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Peter Renehan

Institute Council Member

Peter Renehan is Central Arrernte born and raised from Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Having grown up in Alice Springs and starting employment early in life gave Peter the experience and understanding that through employment and training opportunities, Indigenous people can make a difference not only for themselves, but for those people around them. Many years of school holidays were spent either out around Jay Creek, west of Alice Springs with families, and or working on pastoral properties.

Peter’s travel around Central Australia for family commitments and employment widened his experience, knowledge and opportunities before settling in Alice Springs with his partner and young family. Having worked for several years maintaining and replacing water infrastructure in remote Aboriginal communities and outstations in the southern half of the NT gave Peter the opportunity to understand complex service delivery and infrastructure arrangements required and issues affecting Aboriginal communities and the people living and working on their traditional lands. He was instrumental in the development and roll out the successful renewable energy program Bushlight in the northern parts of Australia and overseas.

Peter commenced employment with the Centre for Appropriate Technology Ltd (CfAT) in 2004 as a Project Officer within the organisation and similar NFP Boards and Commercial companies such as Yeperenye Pty Ltd . Elected to the CfAT Board in 2008, Chairperson in 2010 and then became CEO in 2020. Peter is also a Director of Ekistica Pty Ltd a 100% wholly Aboriginal owned engineering and project management company based in Alice Springs with major infrastructure projects all around Australia and overseas particularly within the Pacific region.