Australian Government natural resource management officers

Australian Government NRM Officers, including Indigenous Land Management, work at a state or territory level, and have a detailed understanding of Caring for our Country and other related NRM policies and programs.

Their role is to help governments, regional bodies, landcare and community groups, and other natural resource management organisations understand the opportunities through Caring for our Country, to support program and project delivery and to inform policy makers on regional issues.

National Landcare Facilitator

The National Landcare Facilitator advocates the landcare ethos and supports community Landcare through an advisory role.

Regional Landcare Facilitators

Regional Landcare Facilitators work to support Landcare and production groups to adopt sustainable farm and land management practices and to protect Australia's landscape. Under Caring for our Country the Australian Government funds one full-time equivalent Regional Landcare Facilitator position in each of the 56 natural resource management regions.

State and Territory contacts

Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer – Environment Michael Miller Canberra michael.miller@environment.gov.au
(02) 6102 7458
0400 915 436
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Stu Jordan Canberra stuart.jordan@environment.gov.au
(02) 6102 7460
0457 540 723
Regional Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
ACT ACT Natural Resource Management Council Anna Van Dugteren anna.vandugteren@act.gov.au
02 6205 2914
ACT ACT Natural Resource Management Council Joslyn van der Moolen joslyn.vandermoolen@act.gov.au
02 6205 2913
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Michael Miller Canberra michael.miller@environment.gov.au
(02) 6102 7458
0400 915 436
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Megan Tattersall Gosford megan.tattersall@environment.gov.au
(02) 4322 2544
0438 201 901
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Lee Pearson Dubbo lee.pearson@environment.gov.au
0428 874 846
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Stu Jordan Canberra stuart.jordan@environment.gov.au
(02) 6102 7460
0457 540 723
Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator Russell Glover Coffs Harbour russell.glover@daff.gov.au
(02) 5622 8861
0427 063 575
Regional Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Border Rivers-Gwydir New England North West Landcare Network Chairs Incorporated Jennie Coldham
(part-time)		 jennie@gblc.org.au
02 6736 3500
Central West Central West Catchment Management Authority Danielle Littlewood danielle.littlewood@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 6840 7805
Hawkesbury-Nepean Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority Vanessa Keyzer vanessa.keyzer@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 4725 3041
Lachlan Lachlandcare Incorporated Leanne Leihn lfenterprises@boorowa.net
02 6385 6285
Lower Murray-Darling Murray Catchment Management Authority Kim Trigg kim.trigg@cma.nsw.gov.au
03 5021 9427
Murray Holbrook Landcare Group Edwina Hayes
(part time)		 edwinahayes@holbrooklandcare.org.au
02 6036 3181
Murray Holbrook Landcare Group Roger Knight
(part time)		 roger.knight@wmlig.org
03 5453 1577
Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Landcare Incorporated Kimberley Beattie
(part time)		 kbeattie@murrumbidgeelandcare.asn.au
0487 953 777
Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Landcare Incorporated Sam Shannon
(part time)		 sshannon@murrumbidgeelandcare.asn.au
0487 953 776
Namoi New England North West Landcare Network Chairs Incorporated Tanya Slack-Smith
(part time)		 westnamoi.rlf@bigpond.com
02 6828 0121
Namoi New England North West Landcare Network Chairs Incorporated Mark Kesby
(part-time)		 mark.kesby@lplm.org.au
0428 429 244
Northern Rivers North Coast Regional Landcare Network Incorporated Jodie Gager
(part time)		 rlf_ncrlandcare@hotmail.com
02 6674 2316
Northern Rivers North Coast Regional Landcare Network Incorporated Jennie Coldham
(part time)		 jennie@gblc.org.au
02 6736 3500
Southern Rivers Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Peter Pigott peter.pigott@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 4429 4449
Sydney Metro Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority Angela Maier
(part time)		 angela.maier@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 9895 6126
Sydney Metro Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (based with Ocean Watch Australia) Simon Rowe
(part time)		 simon@oceanwatch.org.au
02 9660 2262
Western Western Catchment Management Authority Anne Holst anne.holst@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 6872 2144
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Russell Willing Darwin russell.willing@environment.gov.au
(08) 8928 6436
0438 089 281
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Lyndall McLean Darwin lyndall.mclean@environment.gov.au
(08) 8928 6439
0438 091 963
Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator Drew (Andrew) Gracie Tennant Creek andrew.gracie@daff.gov.au
(08) 8962 4487
0434 668 899
Regional Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Northern Territory NT Cattlemen's Association Inc Peter Clifton peter.clifton@ntca.org.au
08 8941 4266
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Kylie Wells
(part-time, Mon -Thurs)		 Cairns kylie.wells@environment.gov.au
(07) 4037 8759
0427 064 780
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Neil Bensley
 Brisbane neil.bensley@environment.gov.au
(07) 3037 4740
0439 409 642
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management David Thompson Longreach david.thompson@dcq.org.au
(07) 4652 7824
0427 427 692
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management John Hunter Cairns johnp.hunter@icc.gov.au
(07) 4048 8636
0438 212 682
Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator Kathryn Galea Brisbane/Toowoomba kathryn.galea@daff.gov.au
(07) 3037 4742
0438 201 246
Regional Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Border Rivers Maranoa-Balonne Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Incorporated Kel Towerton
(part-time)

Kelt@qmdc.org.au
07 4671 7900

Border Rivers Maranoa-Balonne Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Incorporated Glenn Telford
(part-time)		 glennt@qmdc.org.au
07 4620 4600
Burdekin NQ Dry Tropics Ltd Peter Arthofer peter.arthofer@nqdrytropics.com.au
07 4724 3544
Burnett Mary Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Incorporated Kay Enkelmann
(part-time)		 kay.enkelmann@bmrg.org.au
07 4169 0720
Burnett Mary Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Incorporated Michelle Haase
(part-time)		 michelle.haase@bmrg.org.au
07 4181 2122
Cape York Cook Shire Council Andrew Hartwig ahartwig@cook.qld.gov.au
07 4069 5046
Condamine Conservation Farmers Incorporated Kevin Charlesworth cfilandcare@cfi.org.au
07 4638 5032
Desert Channels Desert Channels Queensland Incorporated Hayley Glover hayley.glover@dcq.org.au
07 4652 7831
Fitzroy Fitzroy Basin Association Incorporated Katrina Conway katrina.conway@fba.org.au
07 4999 2842
Mackay Whitsunday Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday Incorporated Christine Peterson
(part-time)		 wcl@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au
07 4945 0267
Mackay Whitsunday Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday Incorporated Claire Bartron
(part-time)		 claire.bartron@reefcatchments.com.au
07 4944 1979
Mackay Whitsunday Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday Incorporated Saskia von Fahland
(part-time)		 slcmasaskia@mcs.net.au
07 4956 1388
Northern Gulf Northern Gulf Resource Management Group Limited Naomi Hobson grazing@northerngulf.com.au
07 4062 1330
South West Queensland South West NRM Limited Amy Steer bollon@swnrm.org.au
07 4656 8542
Southern Gulf Southern Gulf Catchments Limited Vacant  
Torres Strait Torres Strait Regional Authority George Saveka george.saveka@tsra.gov.au
07 4069 0815
Wet Tropics FNQ NRM Limited (Terrain) Fiona George fionag@terrain.org.au
07 4043 8033
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Paul Francis Adelaide paul.francis@environment.gov.au
(08) 8303 9597
0439 411 431
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Ben Hyde Adelaide ben.hyde@environment.gov.au
(08) 8303 9592
0439 415 301
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Bruce Hammond Adelaide bruce.hammond@environment.gov.au
(08) 8303 9625
0427 009 972
Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator Simon Goodhand Adelaide simon.goodhand@daff.gov.au
(08) 8303 9603
0428 330 128
Regional Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board Melanie Bullers
(part-time)		 melanie.bullers@adelaide.nrm.sa.gov.au
08 8389 5913
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board Libby Lawson
(part-time)		 libby.lawson@sa.gov.au
08 8523 7720
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board Jodie Pain
(part-time)		 jodie.pain@ sa.gov.au
08 8550 3405
Alinytjara Wilurara Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resource Management Board Nathan Williams
(part-time)

nathan.williams@sa.gov.au
0409 284 383
Eyre Peninsula Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board Linden Masters
(part-time)		 linden.masters@sa.gov.au
08 8680 6210
Eyre Peninsula Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board Corey Yeates
(part-time)		 corey.yeates@sa.gov.au
08 8628 2077
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board Kate Buck
(part-time)		 <kate.buck@sa.gov.au
08 8553 4412
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board

Mark Morris
(part-time)

mark.morris2@sa.gov.au
08 8553 4441
Northern and Yorke Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board Michael Richards michael.nynrm@internode.on.net
0427 547052
South Australian Arid Lands SA Arid Lands Natural Resource Management Board Kate Forrest
(part-time)		 kate.forrest@sa.gov.au
08 8204 9131
South Australian Murray-Darling South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board Rachel May

rachel.may@sa.gov.au
08 8391 7505
South East South East Natural Resource Management Board Tarnya Dalla
(part-time)		 tarnya.dalla@sa.gov.au
08 8762 9158
South East South East Natural Resource Management Board Caroline Menzel
(part-time)

Caroline.menzel@sa.gov.au
08 8762 9158

Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Lee Drummond Hobart lee.drummond@nht.tas.gov.au
(03) 6233 3151
0438 209 359
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Rocky Sainty Hobart rocky.sainty@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
(03) 6233 2720
0417 016 598
Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator Don Thompson Hobart don.thompson@nht.tas.gov.au
(03) 6233 3521
0438 207 048
Regional Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Cradle Coast Cradle Coast Authority  Spencer Gibbs sgibbs@cradlecoast.com
03 6431 6285
NRM North Northern Tasmanian Natural Resource Management Association Incorporated Adrian James ajames@nrmnorth.org.au
03 6333 7777
NRMSouth SouthernRegional Natural Resource Management Association

Kenneth Moore

 kmoore@nrmsouth.org.au
03 6221 6117
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Tim Allen East Melbourne tim.allen@dse.vic.gov.au
(03) 9637 8493
0438 463 884
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Peter Wilcock Bendigo peter.wilcock@dse.vic.gov.au
(03) 5430 4383
0438 095 024
Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator Dean Jones Ballarat dean.r.jones@dse.vic.gov.au
(03) 5430 4530
0429 007 159
Australian Government NRM Officer - Indigenous Land Management Will Philippiadis Melbourne william.philippiadis@dse.vic.gov.au
(03) 9637 8979
0438 089 231
Regional Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Corangamite Corangamite Catchment Management Authority Bret Ryan bret.ryan@ccma.vic.gov.au
03 5232 9108
East Gippsland Far East Victoria Landcare Emma Orgill
(part-time)
emma.orgill@dpi.vic.gov.au
03 5161 1280
East Gippsland Far East Victoria Landcare Andrea Mitchell
(part-time)		 srilc@bigpond.com.au
02 6458 4003
Glenelg Hopkins Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management Authority Bruce Knee b.knee@ghcma.vic.gov.au
03 5571 2526
Goulburn Broken Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority Charlie Sexton charlies@gbcma.vic.gov.au
03 5761 1506
Mallee Mallee Catchment Management Authority Glen Sutherland

glen.sutherland@dpi.vic.gov.au
03 5051 4308
North Central North Central Catchment Management Authority Ashley Beven ashley.beven@nccma.vic.gov.au
03 5440 1864
North East Ovens Landcare Network Amber Croft
(part-time)		 amber.croft@landcarevic.net.au
North East Ovens Landcare Network Dave Cromarty 
(part-time)		 dave.cromarty@landcarevic.net.au
02 6025 8245
Port Phillip and Westernport Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority Bridgette Sullivan
(part-time)

bmccallum_cec@dcsi.net.au
03 5941 8446
Port Phillip and Westernport Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority Grant Godden
(part-time)		 grant.godden@ppwcma.vic.gov.au
9971 6503
Port Phillip and Westernport Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority William Hogg
(part-time)

William.hogg@ppwcma.vic.gov.au
03 9971 6504
West Gippsland West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Peter Newgreen petern@wgcma.vic.gov.au
03 5175 7878
Wimmera Project Platypus Association Incorporated Bob Wallace
(part-time)		 bob@platypus.org.au
03 5358 4410
Wimmera Project Platypus Association Incorporated Bindi Lees
(part-time)		 bindy.rlf@gmail.com
03 5585 1133
Wimmera Project Platypus Association Incorporated Katy Marriott
(part-time)		 km.hindmarshlandcare@bigpond.com
03 5391 4417
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Neil Riches Perth neil.riches@environment.gov.au
(08) 6210 9714
0438 207 078
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Neil Blake Denmark neil.blake@environment.gov.au
0427 207 078
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Paul Bowers Perth paul.bowers@environment.gov.au
(08) 6210 9713
0408 090 813
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Clayton Lewis Geraldton clayton.lewis@environment.gov.au
(08) 6210 9721
0427 999 224
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Kevin Walley Port Headland kevin.walley@icc.gov.au
(08) 9138 3168
0417 934 149
Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator Michael Grasby Perth michael.grasby@daff.gov.au
(08) 6210 9716
0427 074 202
Regional Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Avon Wheatbelt Natural Resources Management Incorporated Mick Davis
(part-time)		 mdavis@wheatbeltnrm.org.au
0428 969 096
Avon Wheatbelt Natural Resources Management Incorporated Joanne Wheeler
(part-time)		 jwheeler@wheatbeltnrm.org.au
08 9670 3100
Northern Agriculture Northern Agriculture Catchments Council Incorporated Stanley Yokwe stanley.yokwe@nacc.com.au
08 9938 0105
Rangelands Rangelands Natural Resource Management Co-ordinating Group Incorporated Melanie McDonald
(part-time)		 melaniem@rangelandswa.com.au
08 9192 7206
Rangelands Rangelands Natural Resource Management Co-ordinating Group Incorporated Paul Erkelenz
(part-time)		 paule@rangelandswa.com.au
08 9964 8249
South Coast South Coast Natural Resource Management Incorporated Kylie Bishop
(part-time)		 kylieb@southcoastnrm.com.au
08 9076 2201
South Coast South Coast Natural Resource Management Incorporated David Broadhurst
(part-time)		 davidb@southcoastnrm.com.au
08 9845 8529
South West South West Catchments Council Kate Shaw
(part-time)		 kate.scott@agric.wa.gov.au
08 9780 6102
Swan Perth Region NRM Incorporated Sandy Pate sandy.pate@perthregionnrm.com
08 9374 3320

Contacting us

Postal address
Biodiversity Conservation Division
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601

Phone number
1800 552 008 (toll-free)

Fax number
+61 (0)2 6272 4526
(Attention: Public Affairs)

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