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Mayor at City of Onkaparinga · Former at Collab4Good

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About Moira Were

Moira Were AM is Mayor of the City of Onkaparinga in South Australia. In August 2026 the council approved her nomination to the Premier's Climate Change Council.

Her career spans the community, government and not-for-profit sectors. She was chief executive of Volunteering SA & NT, global executive director of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) and a deputy commissioner of the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission. She co-founded Collab4Good, stepping down as a director in 2025, and founded Chooks SA, a social network of about 4,000 members. She received the Order of Australia (AM) in 2019 for decades of community service in South Australia.

On The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem interview series, she discussed the metrics companies can use to measure the good they do.

In conversation.

3 episodes

Start hereMoira Were discusses what metrics companies can use to measure “good”Her dedicated interview, on the metrics companies can use to measure the social good they do.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 5

With Mark Pesce, Steve Grace, Eloise Hall, Isobel Marshall, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Phil Ireland, Wayne Gerard, Sam Jockel, Samantha Finnegan, Arthur Sinodinos, Peter Devine, Tim Fung, Peter Tippett, Trevor Folsom, Dean McEvoy, Kate Jones, Daniel Flynn, Mick Liubinskas, Peter Bradd, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Aaron Birkby, Rachel Yang, Melissa Widner, Sarah Pearson, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 6

With Leslie Delaforce, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Wayne Gerard, Nicole O'Brien, Alex Carpenter, Evan Thornley, Baden U'Ren, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Craig Swann, Colette Grgic, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Brendan Hill, Aaron Birkby, Malcolm Turnbull, Jodie Fox, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Yolanda Redrup, Andrew Nunn, Melissa Widner, Alfred Lo, Sarah Pearson, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

Go straight to the good bits.

Key moments from Moira Were discusses what metrics companies can use to measure “good”.

  1. 0:19Special Interview Series Introduction
  2. 0:33Meet Moira Were
  3. 0:45Moira's Background and Current Work
  4. 1:13Closing the Gender Investment Gap
  5. 2:12Acknowledgment of Land and Community
  6. 2:24Moira's Experience in Social Impact Innovation
  7. 3:08Transition from Social Work to Entrepreneurship
  8. 4:05Focus Areas and Personal Motivation
  9. 5:30Starting in the Startup Ecosystem
  10. 6:44Growth of Social Enterprises in South Australia

In their own words.

“We've only got 4% of women who get venture capital funding and you don't get that by mistake, that's by design.”
Moira Were — Moira Were discusses what metrics companies can use to measure “good”The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 19 June 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    Mayor · City of Onkaparinga

  2. Earlier

    Chief Executive Officer · Volunteering SA&NT

  3. Earlier

    Global Director · International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)

  4. Earlier

    Deputy Commissioner · SA Fire and Emergency Services Commission

  5. Until 2025

    Co-founder · Collab4Good

Sources: moirawere.com, collab4good.com.au

City of Onkaparinga on Day One

City of Onkaparinga is the local government authority for the Onkaparinga region south of Adelaide, South Australia, based in Noarlunga Centre.

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