Anna Dixon is the Director of BlueSalt Consulting, specialising in regional projects with an economic development focus. Since 2016 she has built a small team of professionals, delivering insightful strategic advice and becoming the trusted advisors to clients in both the public and private sector.
Anna is the RRR Networks’ South West Ambassador, which we are delighted to have her wealth of experience and passion apart of this program.
After emigrating to Australia from England in the ‘80s, Anna completed most of her education while living in the peri-urban fringe of Brisbane. After graduation from university, Anna worked as a teacher and then Head of Secondary in regional and remote Queensland (Bundaberg and Cloncurry), before relocating to Western Australia in the late 2000s. Originally settling in Darkan in the Wheatbelt, Anna moved from education into the Community Resource Centre Network, and then transitioned to the Department of Regional Development with a move to Northam. In 2021, Anna and her family relocated to Busselton in the South West.
Anna is a proactive community member, having been involved in a broad range of volunteering and board roles over the years. These have included a business and economic development focus through to community focused groups, along with being a past Deputy Chair of the RRR Network. Anna currently is a member of the Community Engagement sub-committee of the Georgiana Molloy Anglican School’s School Council.
Anna’s professional and personal experience drives her commitment to advocating for opportunities for regional women and their families, along with identifying creative approaches to addressing barriers and inequities. Of particular interest to Anna is access to childcare, affordable housing, health services and financial independence for women – a tight fit with the objectives of the RRR Network.
From a business perspective, Anna has committed to building a business model that has supported her offering permanent employment to the BlueSalt team, along with flexible, remote working arrangements. As a consequence of this approach, Anna has grown a team of highly experienced women, largely based in the regions, and all with strong regional connections.
Anna shared, ‘As a RRR Network Ambassador, I’m keen to support women of the South West region and beyond to build strong networks and relationships, leveraging the opportunities to further enhance the experience of living in the regions. I’m honoured to be entrusted with the role of enhancing awareness of and connection with the RRR Network in the South West’.