Dianne has been with the charity since 2008.

Her early work with children took her to Wudinna on the Eyre Peninsula—a town much like her birthplace in regional New South Wales. Living and working overseas later reinforced her belief that “you can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl.” Upon returning to Adelaide, she followed her family’s tradition of ‘giving to community,’ finding her perfect fit in Cottages 4 Country Care.

Having experienced the need to travel over 100 km with family members for medical treatment—and endured the premature loss of very close friends to cancer, leukaemia and suicide—Dianne brings genuine compassion to every guest’s stay.

She lives by the values of integrity, loyalty and mateship.

"Cottages 4 Country Care would like to acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work today. We pay our respects to the Elders both past, present and future, and acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment and relationship of the Kaurna people to country and we respect and value their past, present and ongoing connection to the land and cultural beliefs."

All members and volunteers agree that, even though they may not hold an “official” position, their duties are based on their influence and therefore need to comply with the legal duties set out below. Duties specifically include:

• the duty to act in good faith and for a proper purpose
• the duty to act with reasonable care, skill and diligence
• the duty to not misuse information or position
• the duty to disclose and manage conflicts of interest, and
• consequences of breaches of duties