Claire Higgins is currently the Chair of the Victorian State Emergency Service, Deputy Chair of the Country Fire Authority, and a Director of Ambulance Victoria and Manidis Roberts.

Claire has extensive experience in financial reporting, management and company secretarial/governance responsibilities with OneSteel Limited, its subsidiaries and associated joint venture companies.

Claire has recently completed nine years serving as Director on the Barwon Health Board, including holding the positions of Deputy Chair, and Chair of this Board since November 2002.

In 2006, Claire was appointed, and remains, an independent member of the Surf Coast Shire Council’s audit committee. In 2009, Claire commenced as the Independent Chair of the Comcare audit committee.

Claire qualified as a Certified Practising Accountant in 1993 and has been a Fellow Certified Practising Accountant for 6 years. She is a Fellow member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Current roles

• Comcare, Independent Chair – Audit Committee (2010–present): Appointed for a 2 year term as the independent Chair of the Comcare audit committee.
• Ambulance Victoria, Board Director (2009–present).
• Victorian State Emergency Service, Board Chair (2007–present).
• Country Fire Authority, Board Director (2007–present).
• Surf Coast Shire Council, Independent Member – Audit Committee (2006–present): Appointed for a 3 year term as an independent member of the Surf Coast Shire Council’s audit committee.

Previous roles

• Barwon Water, Board Director, 2007–2010.
• Barwon Health, Director/Chair, 2000–2009: Appointed to the Board of Barwon Health in November 2000 and reappointed for a further three terms. Barwon Health is an organisation that employs over 5,000 people in the Geelong region, and has an annual turnover in excess of $350 million.
• OneSteel Limited (previously The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited) 1982–2008.