New landscape board appointments better reflect the diverse communities they serve
A diverse range of candidates including primary producers, conservationists and more women will play a key role in managing environmental issues in regional South Australia after being appointed to the state’s landscape boards.
A total of 27 member positions have been filled for landscape boards covering Eyre Peninsula, Hills and Fleurieu, Kangaroo Island, Limestone Coast, Murraylands and Riverland, Northern and Yorke, and SA Arid Lands.
Landscape boards play a vital role working with their communities and stakeholders to provide strategic leadership and deliver regional priorities with a focus on land, water, animals, pests and biodiversity.
The appointment of 13 women and 14 men achieves greater gender balance and better reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.
Five of SA’s nine landscape boards will now have gender balance or female majority membership.
Current projects include reintroducing bettongs to Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, restoring vital habitat for threatened woodland birds in the Mount Lofty Ranges, managing feral deer numbers in the South East and assisting land managers to optimise soil health for productivity and environmental outcomes.
A robust and competitive nomination process was undertaken before Minister for Climate, Environment and Water Susan Close appointed the board members based on their skills, knowledge and experience.
Green Adelaide and Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board appointments are managed through a separate process.
Board members:
Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board: Kate McShane, Mark Dennis
Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board: Leanne Muffet, Jock Harvey, James Stacey*, Amelia Graham*, Sarah Day*
Kangaroo Island Landscape Board: Grant Flanagan, Jeanette Gellard, Drew Laslett, Heidi Groffen*
Limestone Coast Landscape Board: Tracey Strugnell, Tom Linnell, Mark Bachmann, Dr Jonathan Sobels*
Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board: Andrew Biele, Jason Size, Frances Simes, Tammy O’Malley, Brian Lund, Samantha Blight*
Northern and Yorke Landscape Board: Holly Cowan*, Leo Redden*, Leonie Kerley*
South Australian Arid Lands Landscape Board: Scott Michael, Jodie Harris, David Whitelaw*
*Denotes new member
