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Assisting People To Perform at Their Optimum

About WonMind

WonMind's primary ethos is to support individuals and organisations as they navigate challenges in an increasingly complex world. Led by Peter Collier, we assist leaders, teams and emerging high performers in their quest to develop resilience, clarity and principled decision-making in order to lead an extraordinary life.

A Life Shaped by Leadership, Reform and High Performance

Peter Collier’s career has been built in environments where resilience and direction are pivotal. From his time as a Cabinet Minister leading major reforms across education, energy, training and Aboriginal affairs, to his years coaching elite tennis players on the WTA Tour, Peter has spent decades assisting individuals to perform at their optimum under all conditions.

His work in public leadership earned him national recognition, while his coaching career saw him guide world-ranked tennis players through the mental demands of elite sport.

Today, he brings these lived experiences together to support organisations, leaders and high performers through WonMind.

WonMind's Areas of Expertise

Politics

Peter served twenty years of parliamentary leadership in Western Australia, notably as Minister in multiple critical portfolios including energy, education, training and workforce development and Aboriginal affairs as well as Leader of the Government and the Opposition in the Legislative Council.

Peter Collier's Career In Politics

  • Peter served twenty years of parliamentary leadership in Western Australia, notably as Minister in multiple critical portfolios including Energy, Education, Aboriginal Affairs and Training and Workforce Development as well as Leader of the Government and the Opposition in the Legislative Council
  • Overall, Peter initiated and held stewardship of many of the most significant reforms in education in the history of the state – the introduction of Independent Public Schools, the National Curriculum, the Student-Centred Funding Model, senior secondary reforms and the transition of Year 7 to secondary school. Each of these nation leading reforms were introduced in a seamless fashion and collectively, they transformed the shape of education in Western Australia.
  • Prominently, Peter was responsible for crafting the model and implementation of Western Australia’s Independent Public Schools (IPS) system. The IPS was enthusiastically embraced across the public education system. It provided principals and schools with the opportunity to select their own staff and direct their funding to the areas of most need to service their cohort of students. This system has been replicated across the nation.
  • He also served as Chair of the National Education Ministerial Council during the implementation of the National Curriculum and he personally ensured that individual states were provided with the opportunity to ‘adopt and adapt’ the national curriculum, allowing them the flexibility that they greatly valued.
  • He also introduced the Student-Centred Funding Model, which recognised that a one size fits all approach to funding our students was outdated. The SCFM ensured that the money followed the child and that the unique challenges of each individual student needed to be acknowledged. This innovative approach to school funding has been replicated across the nation.
  • In terms of the Energy portfolio, Peter collaborated with key stakeholders in the Energy space to ensure that Western Australia had a safe and secure energy supply, including retaining vital supplies of traditional fuel sources of gas and coal, while also doubling the renewable component in the SWIS.
  • Following the Varanus Island gas explosion in 2008, Peter approved the long-term arrangement between Verve Energy and the APA Group, which led to the development of the Mondarra gas storage facility near Dongara to provide additional gas supply of up to 150 terajoules a day for a 30-day period in the event of another disruption to supply from the North West Shelf. This has significantly improved energy security for the south west of Western Australia.
  • In the Training and Workforce Development portfolio, in order to elevate the status of training as a viable and valued career pathway, in collaboration with the West Australian newspaper and key industry stakeholders, in 2008, he established the Skills West Expo. The Expo represented over 100 industry exhibitors in its first year and attracted over 90,000 visitors. The Expo has now become a permanent fixture on the training calendar and has presented over 2000 exhibits to millions of Western Australian students and the community.
  • Also, Peter Chaired the Cabinet Sub Committee for Aboriginal Affairs and the Western Australian Higher Education Council (WAHEC), consisting of the Minister for Education, the Vice Chancellors of each of university within Western Australia and the head representatives from the training sector.
  • As a long-term Leader of both the Government and the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Peter was able to navigate vital pieces of legislation through the parliament. His capacity to work effectively with parties of all political persuasion ensured that bills seamlessly progressed through the Legislative Council, with or without amendment.
  • As the most senior Minister in the Legislative Council during the tenure of the Barnett government, he worked effectively with multiple key stakeholders and community representatives to ensure that their interests were represented in government decision making.

Education

Peter also had a distinguished 23-year career in secondary teaching, working in both the government and independent sectors (John Curtin College of the Arts; Lesmurdie Senior High School; Presbyterian Ladies’ College and Scotch College).

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Peter Collier's Career In Education

  • Peter also had a distinguished 23-year career in secondary teaching, working in both the government and independent sectors (John Curtin College of the Arts; Lesmurdie Senior High School; Presbyterian Ladies’ College and Scotch College)
  • He held leadership roles in several schools, including Presbyterian Ladies’ College (History and Political and Legal Studies) and Scotch College (History and Political and Legal Studies). Peter was also head of Ross House (pastoral role) and Tennis (including the First VIII team) at Scotch College.
  • Peter taught multiple students who received a Subject Exhibition (top tanking student in Western Australia for Political and Legal Studies) and Subject Certificate of Excellence (top 0.5% of candidates in History and Political and Legal Studies).
  • In addition, he was a Senior Moderator within the School Curriculum and Standards Authority prior to entering parliament.

Sport

Peter has a distinguished career coaching and working with multiple elite athletes – primarily tennis players, however, also including elite cricketers, AFL and sailing athletes. In addition to coaching three top fifty world ranked women tennis players (Jenny Byrne, JoAnne Faull and Dinky Van Rensburg), he has coached multiple state and national tennis champions.

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Peter Collier's Career In Sport

  • Peter has a distinguished career coaching and working with multiple elite athletes – primarily tennis players, however, also including elite cricketers, AFL and sailing athletes.
  • In addition to coaching three top fifty world ranked women tennis players (Jenny Byrne, JoAnne Faull and Dinky Van Rensburg), he has coached multiple state and national tennis champions.
  • His coaching was primarily individual based however he was the head coach at Peppermint Grove Tennis Club for over a decade (1987-2001) and he developed the club into a thriving venue on a weekly basis for hundreds of juniors and adults alike.
  • Peter was named Western Australian Tennis Coach of the Year in 1990-92

The WonMind Approach

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Clarity

Cutting through the challenges, complexity and pressure in order for individuals and organisations to navigate a seamless pathway forward.

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Resilience

For individuals and teams to develop a mindset whereby they are in control and capable of consistently performing at their optimum — even on the most challenging days.

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Principled Decision Making

Making decisions that are consistently grounded, bold and aligned with long-term values.

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What our clients say:

"I have known Peter for many years and over this period, he has coached a number of Australia's top tennis players. He has the unique ability to get the best out of the people that he coaches, always drawing upon their individual strengths.He is held in very high esteem throughout the world tennis community. In addition, he has successfully acted as a mind coach and mentor to a number of athletes from a variety of other sports. Peter is extremely well respected and is a man of his word."‍

Margaret Court

Former World #1 Tennis Player, Winner of 64 Grand Slam Titles

"I was fortunate to have Peter travel with me on the professional tennis tour as my coach in 1989, and it remains my most successful year, breaking into the top 50 in the world for the first time. These results were due to Peter’s excellence as a coach, particularly in match strategy, and as a mentor.He instilled confidence in me through his positivity, his passion, his dedication, and most importantly his unwavering belief in me before I knew how to believe in myself. Travelling on the WTA Tour could be arduous, but Peter gave me the mental and emotional skills that enabled me to not only endure, but to maximise my potential. I was lucky to have him in my corner."

Jenny Byrne

Former World Top 50 Ranked Tennis Player‍‍

"Peter coached me when I was a tennis professional. He travelled with me for some time. He was the best coach I ever had and through him I reached a world ranking of 23. He was a true professional and his attention to detail was instrumental in allowing me to reach my potential. He is an exceptional coach, and I was very lucky to have him on my team."

Dinky Van Rensburg

Former World Top 30 Ranked Tennis Player‍

"I am thrilled to write this testimonial for Peter Collier, a truly exceptional performance and mindset coach. Peter has been an enormous help to me, whether it was during my professional tennis playing career, or in more recent times in my personal life and careers since having a family. I cannot recommend Peter highly enough.He has guided me through powerful techniques and exercises that helped me gain clarity, escape from self-limiting beliefs, and develop a strong and empowering mindset for any of life’s challenges. Thanks to Peter’s unwavering dedication and support, I have achieved more than I ever thought possible."

Jo Faull

Former World Top 50 Ranked Tennis Player

"Peter Collier has the rare status of being not only a brilliant teacher, but a mentor who has shaped the characters of men. His enthusiasm for his subject is infectious, inspiring his students to extend their knowledge beyond the course, to become informed about the world and to relish learning and academic excellence.I would not be alone in saying that Peter Collier had one of the most fundamental influences on my life. Teachers of the calibre of Peter are rare entities indeed. I count myself enormously lucky to have been taught by such a man."

Professor James McNamara

Former Student, Scotch College

"You tend to find inspiration from the funniest of places. At Scotch, there was always one subject that really interested me and much of that was because of the way it was taught – by Peter Collier. I always enjoyed arguing and being encouraged to argue my opinions in Politics and History. These classes intrigued me and inspired me as I was always keen to give an opinion.Not only did we have to give an opinion but the moment we walked through the door we had to back that opinion up with facts, just like we were adults. I thought that this was great. It was this environment of being treated like an adult if you spoke like one, which really inspired me to become a teacher today. I learnt so much from Peter and I have plenty to thank him for."

Craig Gmeiner

Former Student, Scotch College

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