Duncan Ord

Board Member / Western Australian Museum

Duncan Ord OAM has been the director general at the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries since August 2017. Mr Ord will step down as director general at the end of May 2021 before retiring in August 2021.

Mr Ord was Dean of the School of Performing Arts (WAAPA), and general manager of the WA Theatre Company and Black Swan Theatre. He had also worked at various government departments including education and training, industry and resources, aboriginal affairs, and planning.

Mr Ord was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2013, and a winner of the Churchill Fellowship in 1982.

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2022

Board Member

CinefestOZ Film Festival

2014

Board Member

Western Australian Museum

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Person Activity

	NEW ROLE: Board Member, CinefestOZ Film Festival	10 Mar 2022
	NEWS: Tagged in Appointments March 11, 2022	10 Mar 2022
	NEWS: Tagged in Former MP to chair Boola Bardip	20 Aug 2021
	NEWS: Tagged in Commission delivers first Crown report	30 Jun 2021
	NEW ROLE: Advisor to the Minister for Culture & Arts, Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries	31 May 2021
	NEWS: Tagged in Gaps aplenty at public service	13 May 2021
	NEWS: Tagged in Inquiry probes regulator, casino relationship	11 May 2021
	NEW ROLE: Chair, Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia	16 Feb 2021
	NEWS: Tagged in WAFC considers organisational rethink	21 Aug 2020

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Tuesday, 30 October, 2001 - 21:00
The business of theatre
THE dream of a new theatre in Perth has resulted in a unique partnership between the Black Swan Theatre Company and Woodside.
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 - 17:35
Cransberg joins Black Swan Theatre
Another prominent resource sector executive has joined the Black Swan Theatre Company board with Alcoa Australia managing director Alan Cransberg joining chairman Sam Walsh.
Wednesday, 30 January, 2013 - 00:43
On the move
Australia Day awardsWesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder leads a list of distinguished Western Australian business and arts figures recognised in the annual Australia Day honours.
Friday, 31 January, 2014 - 12:11
Empty seats in key departments
With Treasury chief Tim Marney departing for a role in the mental health sector, the Barnett government faces the task of finding permanent senior executives for several key departments.
Tuesday, 1 April, 2014 - 15:55
Dept of Planning names new DG
The state government has appointed veteran public servant Gail McGowan as the new director-general of the Department of Planning after an extensive search.
Monday, 23 June, 2014 - 14:12
Ord new culture & arts DG
WA Culture and the Arts Minister John Day has appointed Duncan Ord as the new director general of the Department of Culture and the Arts.Mr Ord was most recently deputy director general of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.
Monday, 23 November, 2015 - 14:55
Three, six-year arts funding awarded
More than 30 Western Australian arts organisations are set to share in $29 million worth of state funding, with some organisations likely to secure up to six years worth of grants.
Monday, 1 May, 2017 - 15:47
New department heads named
Senior public servants Stephen Wood, David Smith and Darren Foster are among the main winners from the state government’s plan to create 11 larger departments.
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Monday, 29 October, 2018 - 15:46
Popular Northbridge bar in limbo
The future of the Perth Cultural Centre’s Picabar has been placed in doubt, after its operators disclosed their lease had been terminated by the state government, which has transferred management of the precinct to the Perth Theatre Trust.
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Friday, 2 November, 2018 - 15:20
Theatre Trust leads big changes
Duncan Ord is overseeing major changes to the way in which the Perth Theatre Trust manages arts venues and the Perth Cultural Centre.
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Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 - 11:35
Picabar signs five-year lease
The owners of Northbridge’s Picabar have signed a five-year lease agreement with the Perth Theatre Trust (PTT), Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman announced this morning, bringing to an end a year of uncertainty for the venue.
Thursday, 7 November, 2019 - 16:52
Appointments November 8, 2019
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Ian Campbell, Steven Finney, Simon Morten, Margrete Chaney, Jayson Miragliotta, David Michael, John Phillimore, Graham Sansom, Anne Wood, Henry Zelones, Duncan Ord, Felicity Horn, Adam Radford, James Clement, Aman Sandhu and Jane Betts.
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Friday, 21 August, 2020 - 15:33
WAFC considers organisational rethink
The WA Football Commission has flagged the potential for a higher draft age for AFL players, along with giving control over the state’s colts competition back to WAFL clubs.
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Friday, 28 August, 2020 - 10:00
Players keen to harness cultural centre potential
Greater attention to planning and land use will be integral for the Perth Cultural Centre once the state’s museum reopens in November.
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Monday, 15 February, 2021 - 15:49
WA casino regulator steps aside
The fallout from last week’s NSW report into Crown Resorts has spread, with WA’s chief casino officer stepping aside from the role and the company’s chief executive resigning.
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Wednesday, 17 February, 2021 - 00:26
Govt commits to major Crown inquiry
Crown Resorts is at risk of losing its WA casino licence after the state government agreed last night to establish an inquiry with the powers of a royal commission.
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Monday, 10 May, 2021 - 15:30
Crown inquiry grills Ord
The Perth Casino Royal Commission has heard suggestions Western Australia lacks a coherent policy on the gaming sector and that regulators lacked training and expertise.
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Tuesday, 11 May, 2021 - 15:00
Inquiry probes regulator, casino relationship
The ex-officio chair of the state’s Gaming and Wagering Commission has conceded he may have “erred” in believing the state’s chief casino officer’s relationships with Crown staff didn’t present a conflict of interest.
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Thursday, 13 May, 2021 - 12:00
Gaps aplenty at public service
The state government has announced four senior public service appointments but needs to recruit five new directors general, including at the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
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Wednesday, 30 June, 2021 - 16:07
Commission delivers first Crown report
The Perth Casino Royal Commission has delivered its interim report, but whether the report will see the light of day remains unclear.
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Friday, 20 August, 2021 - 09:00
Former MP to chair Boola Bardip
Melissa Parke, who held the seat of Fremantle for close to a decade, has been appointed chair of WA Museum Boola Bardip.
Friday, 11 March, 2022 - 06:30
Appointments March 11, 2022
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Margaret Buswell, Duncan Ord, and Paul Dyer.

Cransberg joins Black Swan Theatre
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 - 17:35

Former MP to chair Boola Bardip
Friday, 20 August, 2021 - 09:00
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The business of theatre
Cransberg joins Black Swan Theatre
On the move
Empty seats in key departments
Dept of Planning names new DG
Ord new culture & arts DG
Three, six-year arts funding awarded
New department heads named
Popular Northbridge bar in limbo
Theatre Trust leads big changes
Picabar signs five-year lease
Appointments November 8, 2019
WAFC considers organisational rethink
Players keen to harness cultural centre potential
WA casino regulator steps aside
Govt commits to major Crown inquiry
Crown inquiry grills Ord
Inquiry probes regulator, casino relationship
Gaps aplenty at public service
Commission delivers first Crown report
Former MP to chair Boola Bardip
Appointments March 11, 2022
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Duncan Ord

Lists and Charts

Roles

Person Activity

Tuesday, 30 October, 2001 - 21:00

Thursday, 14 May, 2009 - 17:35

Wednesday, 30 January, 2013 - 00:43

Friday, 31 January, 2014 - 12:11

Tuesday, 1 April, 2014 - 15:55

Monday, 23 June, 2014 - 14:12

Monday, 23 November, 2015 - 14:55

Monday, 1 May, 2017 - 15:47

Monday, 29 October, 2018 - 15:46

Friday, 2 November, 2018 - 15:20

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 - 11:35

Thursday, 7 November, 2019 - 16:52

Friday, 21 August, 2020 - 15:33

Friday, 28 August, 2020 - 10:00

Monday, 15 February, 2021 - 15:49

Wednesday, 17 February, 2021 - 00:26

Monday, 10 May, 2021 - 15:30

Tuesday, 11 May, 2021 - 15:00

Thursday, 13 May, 2021 - 12:00

Wednesday, 30 June, 2021 - 16:07

Friday, 20 August, 2021 - 09:00

Friday, 11 March, 2022 - 06:30

The business of theatre

Cransberg joins Black Swan Theatre

On the move

Empty seats in key departments

Dept of Planning names new DG

Ord new culture & arts DG

Three, six-year arts funding awarded

New department heads named

Popular Northbridge bar in limbo

Theatre Trust leads big changes

Picabar signs five-year lease

Appointments November 8, 2019

WAFC considers organisational rethink

Players keen to harness cultural centre potential

WA casino regulator steps aside

Govt commits to major Crown inquiry

Crown inquiry grills Ord

Inquiry probes regulator, casino relationship

Gaps aplenty at public service

Commission delivers first Crown report

Former MP to chair Boola Bardip

Appointments March 11, 2022

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