Corporate

Established in 2010 as a not-for-profit Incorporated Association, Tamar Lake Inc has privately funded the investigation of the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of the Tamar Lake Concept.

Executive Team

Andrew Lovitt

President

Andrew is President of Tamar Lake Inc. (one of 46 founding members), and Chair of the Tamar Action Group (over 2000 members).
Born and raised in Melbourne. 11 years with TAA starting as a management trainee sponsored through Monash University.
Helped develop the Great Keppel Island campaign. Won a national Marketing Award for the development of Take 7 Holidays.
1981 moved to private enterprise in Tasmania. Foundation Managing Director of Lovitt Ashwood Advertising in Hobart.
1985 moved to Launceston and joined client AutoRent Pty Ltd. Became General Manager and shareholder.
1989 started AutoRent Airlines, with a chartered turboprop, for the duration of the Pilots’ Dispute.
1998 headed the ‘Save Launceston Airport’ campaign. Succeeded to the degree of Launceston Council being granted access to 10% ownership.
2012 won Launceston Chamber of Commerce ‘Business of the Year’.
2019 tried to retire but met Robin Frith. The logic, and the passion, for the Tamar Lake concept fully ignited.

Robin Frith

Founding President

Robin Frith was born and educated in Tasmania, graduating in Electrical Engineering, before joining one of the major computer companies in the USA in 1964 in the formative stages of the Information Technology industry.
After 7 years in the US with global product marketing responsibilities, during which he earned an MBA at Northeastern University and carried our post graduate studies in marketing and strategic planning at Columbia Business School, he returned to Sydney to establish and develop the subsidiaries of two mainstream computer companies; the US headquartered Digital Equipment Corporation and the Japanese giant NEC, as their founding CEOs.
After 25 years in the corporate sector, strategic planning assignments in Australia, Ireland, Japan and the US over a 20-year period, rounded out his career until retirement with a return to Tasmania in 2005.
He held the office of the President of Tamar Lake Inc. from its formation in 2010, handing over to Andrew Lovitt in 2018 after the death of his wife, and returned to Sydney to be with his extended family. He now resides in Mosman.

David Vautin

Secretary/Treasurer

Born & educated in Hobart, David commenced work at MLC as a clerk in 1960. By 1970 he had become Manager for Northern Tasmania, deciding with his wife, Coby, Launceston was where they wanted to raise & educate their 3 children. In 1979 he established his own consultancy business, supported by Coby as his Secretary. In 1981, David joined as a partner in SMF (Self-Managed Funds), a company formed in Hobart in 1980. It established strong relationships with many Tasmanian Accounting Firms & their clients. With the advent of compulsory superannuation, SMF restructured to compete with the Union Funds & their low costs as well as expanding into FUM (Funds Under Management), thus setting up a period of incredible growth. The Company expanded nationally and in 2003 was listed on the ASX. David retired in 2005 to spend more time with Coby, plus pursue his interests in Golf, Fishing, Property & Share Investing. With a passion for the wine industry, he purchased Vélo Wines in 2016 in a 3-way partnership. Its high-quality wines are show-cased in their on-site restaurant, Timbre, on the main road into Legana. David is a Founding Member of Tamar Lake Inc. and has been a Committeeman since 2019 & Secretary/Treasurer since 2020.

Committee Members

Peter Clutterbuck

Born in Gloucestershire UK, educated at Blundells School, and Shuttleworth Agricultural College. Farmed for over 30years in Herefordshire England before seeing the light and moving to Tasmania in 2002. Now farming a mixed cropping operation with son James at Hagley. Currently President of the Tamar Rowing Club, initially joined the Tamar Action Group to support the Fix the Mud campaign to allow the sport of rowing to continue unimpeded its nearly 150-year tradition. Rowing is part of the colour and history of Launceston.

A Tamar Lake would provide a freshwater lake allowing the return of traditional regattas without the need for dredging or raking.

Alex Britton

Proprietor, Levee Restaurant, Seaport.

Ian Goninon

Ian is one of the founding Directors of Capital Innovation Insurance group and has over 40 years’ experience in the insurance industry. He currently holds a Diploma of Financial Services, (Insurance Broking) is a Certified Insurance Professional, (CIP) and a Qualified Practicing Insurance Broker, (QPIB). Ian is a strong believer in that we must keep investing for the future – in practical infrastructure and the environment. He believes the proposed Tamar Lake would do both”.

Ian is an active participator and contributor in the community on various committees and boards. Ian lives with his family in Launceston.

Charles Booth

Stockbrocker/Farmer

Founding Members

Ross Ambrose	Scott Anthony	Charles Booth	Errol Stewart	Kevin French
Scott Bell	Ralph Norton	Ted Pedley	Mike Steele	David Vautin
David Youngman	Jack Bain	Tim Dowling	Tony Gray	Andrew Lovitt
Bob Ruddick	Alec Purves (dec)	Stu Cottrell	Denis Tucker	Bill Woolcock
Phil Frith	Craig Yates	Richard Matson	Marcos Ambrose	Ross Peck
Robin Frith	Barry Larter	Martin Rees	Tim Lack	Peter Keam
Peter Thyne	Robert Dutton	John Scott (dec)	Ian Goninin	John Ferrall (dec)
Rob Dowling (dec)	Sam Tucker	Jim Dennis	Peter Watt	John Dingemanse
Ben Lovitt	Jan Pesl	Nicolas d’Emden	Brian Faulkner	Anna Lovitt
Joanne Larter