Arthur Hamilton
Managing Director
Arthur came to Australia from the U.K. in 1979.  After employment as a crane driver, he managed Green Steel Construction in Darwin, then became Supervising Rigger for the construction of the Channel Island power station for Hawker Sidley Engineering and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.  Arthur then worked for Brambles Industrial Industries until he established ShoreLands in 1990.

Darren Bishell
General Manager
Darren’s twenty years in the Australian Army included two operational tours to East Timor and Iraq.  In 2006 he was promoted to Warrant Officer Class Two in the Iraq training team.  He was awarded the following medals – Australian Active Service, Interfet Campaign, Iraq Campaign, Australian Service Medal, Infantry Combat Badge, Defence Long Service and Defence Force Service Medal.  Darren has a Diploma in Frontline Management and is in his fifth year of a Bachelor of Business Management at CDU.  He became manager of ShoreAir in early 2007 and after turning the business into a self sufficient operation by training staff in operations and human resources the Group saw an opportunity to benefit the entire group and transferred him to the position of General Manager for the ShoreLands Group. 

Steve Caldwell
Manager Corporate Services
Steve has worked as an OHS regulator for nearly twenty years in Tasmania and the NT in roles such as Design Officer, Workplace Inspector, Senior WorkSafe Officer, Assistant Manager and Manager Prevention.  His career also includes ten years as a designer/project engineer in engineering and mining, designing cranes, tanks and mining equipment such as conveyors, crushers and materials handling equipment from design through to commissioning.  Steve is a qualified Engineering Technician.  He has completed his Mechanical Engineering Certificate (equivalent Associate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering) and a number of selected university subjects in OHS and related studies.  He has a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.  Steve came to the ShoreLands Group in February 2007.

Katie Bush
Management Accountant
Katie has been working as an accountant for 16 years. She graduated from Ballarat University in 1992 after completing a Batchelor of Business with a major in accounting. Katie commenced her career with a Professional accounting practice in Ballarat and studied for membership to the Australian Society of CPA’s whilst employed there. In 1997 she moved to Darwin and commenced employment with Deloitte in the Business Services division where she had an opportunity to work with many business people in Darwin. After a successful career with Deloitte, Katie decided to accept a position with the ShoreLands Group as the management accountant and has been with the group since March 2008. “My experience with the group has been very challenging and rewarding, and I have had the opportunity to work with a talented team of people in the accounts division of the group, looking after the financial requirements for all of the companies within the group”.

Russell Peet
Manager ShoreLands
Russ is a fitter / turner by trade and has experience working on heavy diesel equipment, he has also completed an Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.  In his 21 years in the Army Russ began as a tradesman fitter and moved up the ranks into a Management Position due to his strong capabilities to plan, supervise and manage equipment and personnel.  During this time he served in two operational tours of Iraq.  After 21 years in the Army Russ began to consider the opportunities of the Private sector to broaden his management capabilities and experience.  He joined Shorelands in 2008 as Manager and has already implemented successful and working procedures to the benefit of the company.

Phil O'Donnell
Manager ShoreBase
Phil is the newest addition to the ShoreLands Management Team. Phil was appointed as the Manager of ShoreBase in July of 2007 after completing a fulfilling career in the Australian Army. The bulk of Phil’s experience has been in integrated logistics, in support of heavy machinery and plant based organisations, in a multitude of different environments. He has been on operational deployments to Bougainville (near PNG), East Timor and the Sudan in north Africa. Phil decided that it was time to develop his management and business skills in another arena, and found the position of ShoreBase Manager to good to refuse. Phil brings a wealth of logistics and management knowledge to the group and looks forward to contributing to the success of the Company.