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Membership  

Membership

Members are appointed to the Australian Landcare Council on a part-time basis by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia. The Council currently comprises a Chairman, eleven community members and six members nominated by organisations. Under the Act, members (apart from the Chairman) are appointed for periods not exceeding three years. The Chairman holds office for an indefinite period at the discretion of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

In addition to the members there are two advisers and two observers on the Council.

Australian Landcare Council

Members contact list
as at September 2007

 

Chairman

 

 

Roberta (Bobbie) Brazil

appointed 10 May 2005

tel:   07 4693 0133

fax:  07 4693 0114

BobbieBrazil@bigpond.com 

Anchorfield

BROOKSTEAD QLD  4364

Members

 

 

Alex Arbuthnot, AM

representing the
National Farmers Federation

 

appointed 1 January 2005
to 31 December 2007

 

Deputy: vacant

tel: 03 5149 2254

fax: 03 9207 55001

alex_arbuthnot@bigpond.com

NFF

PO Box E10

KINGSTON  ACT  2604

Greening Australia representative to be confirmed by Minister

 

Deputy: TBA

tel:  02 6281 8585

fax:  02 6281 8590

 

 

 

Greening Australia Ltd

PO Box 74 

YARRALUMLA  ACT  2600

Lynton Bond
ACT community member

appointed August 2005
to 30 June 2008

Deputy: Susan Streatfield

tel:  02 6238 2368

ldbond@tpg.com.au

237 Radcliffe Circuit

CARWOOLA  NSW 2620

Jim Forwood, AM

Northern Territory community member

 

appointed 1 March 1999
to 28 February 2000
reappointed
to 30 June 2005 reappointed to 30 June 2008

 

Deputy: David Alexander

tel/fax:  08 8981 1508

forwood@octa4.net.au

GPO Box 1547

DARWIN  NT  0801

Elaine Gardiner

Western Australia community member

 

appointed from 20 September 2007 to 31 August 2010

 

Deputy: vacant

tel: 08 9168 1850

fax: 08 9168 2715

mob: 0408 681 850

upstreamord@bigpond.com

 

PO Box 898

KUNUNURRA WA 6743

 

 

 

Bill Hetherington

representing the irrigation industry 

 

appointed 10 April 2007

to 31 March 2010

 

 

Deputy: Alex Marshall

tel: 03 5881 2091

fax: 03 5881 4283

ascotpdo@bigpond.net.au 

7 Browning St

DENILIQUIN NSW 2710

 

John Klem

NSW community member

 

appointed 15 August 2002
to 30 June 2005
reappointed to 30 June 2008

 

Deputy: Chris Scott

tel: 02 4844 3255

fax: 02 4844 3256

johnklem@bigpond.com

“Bannister Lodge”

3165 Range Road

GOULBURN  NSW  2580

 

Victoria community member

 

Currently Vacant

 

 

   

Donna Moodie

Indigenous community member

 

appointed 10 April 2007

to 31 March 2010

 

 

Deputy: vacant

tel: 07 4630 7118

s4147411@student.uq.edu.au

 

 

55 Vale Rd

GLENCOE QLD 4352

 

Dennis Mutton

South Australia community member

 

appointed 10 August 2006
to 31 July 2009

 

Deputy:  Sharon Starick

tel: 08 8270 4334

dennismutton@eldersnet.com.au

 

8 Botanic Avenue

FLAGSTAFF HILL  SA  5159

Lee O'Brien

community member representing
the Murray-Darling Basin Community Advisory Committee

 

appointed 1 January 2005
to 31 December 2007

 

Deputy: Hamish Holcombe

tel: 02 6932 3240

fax: 02 6932 3269

lee.o'brien@cma.nsw.gov.au

Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority

"Myrtle Park"

RMB 726

HENTY  NSW  2658

 

 

 

Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council representative

 

Currently Vacant

 

 

 

Warwick Ragg 

representing Australian Forest Growers

 

appointed 9 March 2003
to 8 March 2006
reappointed to April 2009

 

Deputy: Vacant

tel: 02 6162 9000

fax: 02 6162 9001

warwick.ragg@afg.asn.au

Executive Director

Australian Forest Growers

Forest Industries House

PO Box 318

DEAKIN WEST  ACT 2600

 

John Rich

representing the Australian Local Government Association

 

appointed 15 May 2006
to 30 May 2009

 

Deputy: Jill Brown

j.d.rich@bigpond.com

tel: 02 6122 9400 (ALGA)

South Australian Local Government Association

GPO Box 2693

ADELAIDE  SA  5001

Ian Sauer

Tasmania community member

 

appointed 9 August 2000
to 31 July 2003
reappointed
to 31 July 2006

reappointed to 31 July 2009

 

Deputy: Mr Stephen Geard

tel/fax:  03 6382 7179

mob: 0407 046 346

sauer@activ8.net.au

Farley

Bridport Road

PIPERS BROOK TAS 7254

Kirk Smith
Queensland community member

appointed August 2005
to 30 June 2008

Deputy: Gordon French

tel:  (07) 47703313
mob:
0417 716 093
smithsdreghorn@bigpond.com

'Dreghorn Station'

Lornsleigh Road

CHARTERS TOWERS  QLD  4820

Corey Watts

representing the Australian Conservation Foundation

 

appointed 4 August 2004
to 30 June 2007

reappointed to 30 June 2010

 

Deputy:  Arlene Buchan

tel:  03 9345 1123

fax: 03 9345 1166

c.watts@acfonline.org.au

Biodiversity Campaign Coordinator

Australian Conservation Foundation

Level 1

60 Leicester St

CARLTON  VIC  3053

Matthew Young
Youth community member

appointed August 2005
to 30 June 2008

Deputy: Vacant

tel:  03 64267255
fax:
03 64267374
mob: 0418 121 990

elphin.grove@tsn.cc

265 Greens Creek Road

EAST SASSAFRAS  TAS  7307

Advisers

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Rod Shaw

tel:   02 6272 4624

fax:  02 6272 4526
rod.shaw@daff.gov.au

General Manager

Landcare & Regional Capacity

Dept Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

GPO Box 858
CANBERRA  ACT  2601

Alex Rankin

tba

tba

Observers

 

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Coral Love

tel:  03 5753 4557

fax: 03 5753 4559

mob:  0428 296 050

national@landcarefacilitator.com.au

National Landcare Facilitator

341 Carrolls Road

MUDGEGONGA  VIC  3737

Brian Scarsbrick

tel:  02 9412 1040

fax:  02 9412 1060

bds@landcareaustralia.com.au

 

Chief Executive

Landcare Australia Limited

PO Box 5666

WEST CHATSWOOD  NSW  1515