Congratulations Bob Whitcher

Bob Whitcher with Kerryn Opie and Deb Bruhn

At the recent Annual General Meeting, Bob Whitcher announced his retirement as Director of W&D Finance Ltd.  

Bob has served as a Director since 1986, contributing across numerous sub-committees and bringing decades of experience to the organisation. His broader career included 40 years as a Director of Doepel Lilley & Taylor and DLT Insurance, where his knowledge of the insurance sector proved invaluable to W&D Finance.  

Bob is also well known in the Ballarat sporting community. On the cricket field he played 329 games for Brown Hill, scoring 9,081 runs and taking 684 wickets. His service extended well beyond playing, including 16 years as Brown Hill Secretary and more than 25 Melbourne Country Week campaigns representing Ballarat. This year his contribution to the game was recognised with induction into the Ballarat Cricket Association Hall of Fame in April, followed by induction into the Victorian Country Cricket League Hall of Fame in September.   

When asked about the greatest cricketer he ever played against, Bob gives a simple answer: Sir Garfield Sobers.   

In more recent years Bob has been a committed member of the Victorian Bowling Club, where he is honoured as a Life Member.   

The Directors and staff of W&D Finance extend their sincere thanks to Bob for his outstanding service over nearly four decades. We warmly wish Bob and Marina every happiness in retirement.