Australian Rangeland Society
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Council

Council members are appointed for a four year term. Half of the Council are appointed biennially to ensure corporate knowledge is passed on to new councillors. The current President's term ends in 2010.

The President, Finance and Audit Officer, and Secretary are the Directors of the Company and there can be up to five General Council Members.

 

Directors

Peter Johnston
President
 

Peter Marin
Finance & Audit Officer
 

 

Carolyn Ireland Secretary
Dr Ireland is a consultant botanist and rangeland ecologist in natural resource management. Carolyn is a member of the South Australian (SA) Arid Lands NRM Board, a member of the SA Dog Fence Board and a Sessional Commissioner for the Environment, Resources and Development Court. She was for 10 years on the SA Pastoral Board. Her passion is integrated natural resource management, particularly in arid areas. She has prepared mining project EIS’s, consulted with communities and advised on  water management.

General Council Members 

Larissa Lauder  

 

Kate Masters     

 

John Taylor   

Professor Taylor is the Director of Rangelands Australia and Professor of Rangeland Management at the University of Queensland’s Gatton Campus.  John  has worked in the rangelands of New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory.  He is on the Board of the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre and the Ministerial Advisory Board for the Remote Enterprise Centre, and is a member of the Range Science Education Council (USA).     

 

Graeme Tupper 

 

Annabel Walsh  

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