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Richard Ireland
(Chair)
Richard describes himself as virtually retired though he is a current NRM North Group A member for Launceston Chamber of Commerce and is very involved in the equestrian world. Richard has extensive business skills as he was formerly CEO and owner of Hazard Systems - a multi award winning electronics company. His other interests and involvements include Rowella Drama Club, Equestrian Federation of Australia, Pony Club, Tresca & Edinburgh Park Community Centres. To keep himself active in between all the meetings, Richard designs and builds equestrian cross country courses. Having little NRM experience (apart from a love of the outdoors) Richard feels that his 30 years of business experience is the main benefit he brings to the organisation. He was elected Chairman of the Management Committee of NRM North in 2006.
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Dr
Joanna Ellison
(Deputy Chair)
Joanna is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science at the University
of Tasmania in Launceston. Her research areas are catchment and coastal management issues, particularly geomorphology and sediments. Joanna is also a member of the Tamar NRM Reference Group, the Rice Grass Advisory Group, the Tamar Estuary Working Group and the Northern Coastal and Marine Reference Group.
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Dr
Leigh Sparrow
Lives - Rosevears.
Leigh is currently Deputy Director, North, Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research. This group conducts R&D in the grains, wool and red meat industries. Leigh also leads a national program of work investigating the impact of crop rotations on soil-borne diseases of potatoes.
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Mrs
Maureen Bennett
(Secretary and Public Officer)
The Bennett family have been farming for several generations in Elizabeth Town and now also operate a cheese manufacturing business. Maureen has been involved with both businesses for many years. She believes that it is important to work with the environment to achieve a productive and profitable enterprise.
Since 1996 Maureen has been involved in actively promoting Landcare, Coastcare and sustainable practices to improve the environment. For many years she was a member of the State Assessment Panel for Landcare and NHT 1 and since 2000 she has been a director of Landcare Australia
Limited.
Currently Maureen is a member of LAL's Advisory Committee, the Tasmanian
Landcare Association Committee and the Meander Valley NRM Committee.
Other committees with which she is involved include the Mole Creek Karst
Reference Group, DairyTas' Dairy Effluent Project Steering Committee,
and the Port Sorell Estuarine Health committee.
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Cr Lawrence Archer
Lives – George Town
Lawrence runs a 4,430 Ha sheep and beef partnership ‘arm in arm’ with his brother Stewart. Their property ‘Effingham’ is on the coast where they have previously won awards as Regional Private Forest Grower of the Year.
Lawrence also has an interest in local government with approximately 15 years as an elected member of the George Town Council, 8 of which as Mayor. Other interests include Lions Club, fishing and his grandchildren.
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Mr
Graeme Gardner
Lives - Newstead.
Graeme is Manager of the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania and brings to NRM North a thorough understanding of land management issues as a former Parks Officer with Launceston City Council and member of the Tasmanian NHT State Assessment Panel.. |
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Ashley Bastock
Ashley Bastock has extensive experience in natural resource management having worked in a range of Government and non-government roles. Ashley is currently the Manager of Policy & Government Relations with the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association. He's a member of the National Gorse Taskforce and also represents TFGA on various State and National committees. His previous roles include Natural Resource Manager with the Northern Adelaide and Barossa Catchment Water Management Board in SA, Manager of Tamar NRM in Northern Tasmania, and Catchment Manager with the then Department of Land & Water Conservation in Henty, NSW. Ashley's career started in the eastern Riverina of NSW working as a rural landcare co-ordinator. Ashley has an Honours Degree in Natural Resources from the University of New England, Armidale and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Mr Alex Schaap
Mr Edward Smith
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Mr
Paul Rosevear
Lives - Bridport
Paul is currently the Assistant District Forest Manager with Forestry Tasmania in the Bass District with long experience in the management of natural resources, both as a planner in the forestry industry and with community groups such as the Dorset NRM Committee, Brid-Forester Integrated Catchment Management Group, the Break O'Day NRM Steering Committee and the Great Forester Catchment Water Management Planning Committee.
Paul places particular importance on achieving a combination of environmental, social and economic benefits from the management of our natural resources
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Mrs
Janet Wallace
Lives – Cressy
Janet sees healthy soil, clean water and clean air as essential for a healthy lifestyle and as the basis of our region’s industries. As a company director and working partner of a beef, sheep and cropping enterprise, Janet is very committed to managing our natural resources to ensure the health and prosperity of our region.
Janet’s lifelong passion for Australian native plants, the bush and the sea motivates her commitment to natural resource management and counts as one of her highlights in this area being able to help in production of the book, The Commercial Opportunities for Native Plants in Tasmania’s Midlands, as part of the award winning NHT funded Bushweb project.
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Sheryl Thomas
Sheryl has vast networks due to a long association with a range of industries and communities throughout Tasmania over the last 25 years. While Executive Officer of the Area Consultative Committee Tasmania, Sheryl worked with private enterprise and community groups to assist develop projects that had an economic, environmental or social focus meeting the Regional Partnerships funding programme to build sustainable communities. While having no direct NRM experience, the opportunity to promote NRM strategies and achievements through educating our communities, will be a key goal.
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