"My job is to work with the three tiers of government, industry and the community to ensure project allocated to the region under the economic stimulus package are actually put in place, they use local labor and source as often as possible from local suppliers.

"I will also work with local business and government to create new projects that are going to move our community into new and different industries to help diversify the region and generally bring more people who are disengaged into engagement; into employment and create as many long term sustainable jobs as we can in the region," Mr Pimblett said.

He is on a two-year contract.