Locally owned, a personalised approach.
Wimmera Mallee Accounting is locally owned and operated in Birchip, in the Wimmera Mallee. Our staff all live locally and are a part of the community.
DALE POYNER
Director
Dale, a Nullawil boy, completed his secondary education at Birchip P-12 School, followed by a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University. Now a Certified Practising Accountant, spent two years with Dodgsun & Medlyn and managed Birchip office of WHK/Crowe Horwath for seven. He now lives in Nullawil with his wife Bree-Anna and their six children.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce; Certified Practising Accountant
Memberships: CPA; Xero Certified Advisor
Email Address: d.poyner@wmaccounting.com.au
Sandie Richmond
Director
Sandie grew up on a farm and studied at Wycheproof P-12 College before moving to Melbourne for further study. Sandie was admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia in 2007. She began her career at KPMG Melbourne, where she worked for eight years, followed by a further three years' experience at the Birchip Office of WHK/Crowe Horwath. Sandie now lives in Birchip with her husband Josh and their four children.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Business; Chartered Accountant and Diploma of Financial Planning
Memberships: CA; Xero Certified Advisor
Email Address: s.richmond@wmaccounting.com.au
Kelly Haslam
Senior Accountant
As a senior accountant, Kelly assists our clients with making the transition to cloud based accounting solutions, the completion of individual tax returns, business tax returns, BAS and tax planning.
Rather than being born to Birchip life, Kelly became an honorary local when she and her husband Jon settled in Birchip for a lifestyle change and to take up the challenge of working the family farm.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Memberships: Xero Certified Advisor
Email Address: k.haslam@wmaccounting.com.au
BIANCA ABBOTT
Office Manager
Bianca is our friendly face at reception who can assist you with your enquiries and is also our Bendigo Bank Agency Manager. Born and bred in Wycheproof, where she attended school, Bianca went on to further study in Business Administration at the University of Ballarat (TAFE Campus). A seasoned and addicted traveller Bianca has travelled extensively throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Canada and Alaska.
Email Address: b.abbott@wmaccounting.com.au
SIMONE DONNELLON
Bookkeeper
Simone grew up in Watchem and was educated at McAuley College in Donald. Moving to the 'big smoke' of Birchip. Simone is our always cheery and bubbly personality in the office. She helps clients managing accounts and ATO obligations. Essentially Simone is a wizz at “balancing the books”.
Memberships: Xero Certified Bookkeeper
Email Address: s.donnellon@wmaccounting.com.au