SW Faces: Lisa Shreeve

Lisa Shreeve has achieved a lot in only 43 years.

As well as a wife and mother of two, she has been a journalist, worked for one of the Australia's biggest transport companies, carried two Olympic torches and played netball for WA.

Lisa's passion for the South West started early, when she was born in Bunbury in 1972.

Growing up in Kelmscott, Lisa would spend as much time as possible visiting her grandparents in Bunbury, with some of her best memories holidaying in Busselton and Augusta.

After school Lisa went to Curtin University and studied business, while playing for the State Netball League.

Her passion led her to captain the State Netball Team in 1990.

At 21, Lisa got a job as a journalist at a newspaper in Merriden and within months Lisa met her soon-to-be husband Nathan.

"When I moved from Perth I swore it was only temporary, as I wanted to work in television," she said. "My Perth friends often joked that I was the last person who would marry a farmer."

Lisa climbed the ranks of the newspaper and by 24 was the youngest newspaper manager in Australia for Rural Press.

At 26, Lisa took up a job with the Federal Government working in regional development across 44 Shires in the Wheatbelt, helping many community groups get off the ground in the region, while undergoing her master's degree in regional development.

In 2000 Lisa was recognised for her work in regional development and was selected to be a torchbearer for the Sydney Olympics, then again in 2004 for the Athens Olympics.

In 2004 Lisa was selected as an Australian delegate at the 12th Commission on Sustainable Development at the United Nations in New York.

After having their two children Cooper and Calista in Merriden, Lisa and Nathan decided they wanted to raise their family in the South West.

In 2006 they moved to Busselton.

In 2007, Lisa took over the role of general manager at South West Coachlines for six years, before taking on a national transport role with Veolia and mining companies across Australia.

In February, Lisa started as the chief executive for the Busselton Jetty.

"I think it was a good time to get out of mining and spend more time at home with my family, so I was lucky that the Busselton job came up," she said. "I see so much potential in the Jetty becoming Western Australia's greatest tourist attraction, while at the same time maintaining its strong community connection. We are so fortunate to live in this amazing part of the world."