Contact us
Western Australia

Matthew Fletcher
Expertise | Rangeland management and assessment, rangeland memo editor, feed budgets, pasture condition assessments, land rehabilitation, extension and training. |
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Location | Kununurra |
Region | Kimberley |
t. | 08 9166 4019 |
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m. | 0428 637 710 |
e. | matthew.fletcher@dpird.wa.gov.au |

Trevor Price
Location | Broome |
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Region | Northern Western Australia |
t. | 08 9194 1441 |
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e. | trevor.price@agric.wa.gov.au |

Clare Atkins **please note Clare is on extended leave**
Location | Broome |
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Region | East Kimberley |
t. | 08 9166 4044 |
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e. | clare.atkins@agric.wa.gov.au |
Northern Territory
Katherine
Alice Springs

Coral Allan
Expertise | Pasture assessment and identification, fire management and planning, scat and track identification. |
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Location | Alice Springs |
Region | Alice Springs |
t. | 08 8951 8131 |
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m. | 08 8951 8112 |
e. | coral.allan@nt.gov.au |

Jocelyn Coventry
Expertise | Beef cattle research in arid rangelands. |
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Location | Alice Springs |
Region | Alice Springs |
t. | 08 8951 8142 |
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e. | jocelyn.coventry@nt.gov.au |

Bryan Gill
Expertise | Nutrition, pregnancy testing, artificial insemination and fire management. |
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Location | Alice Springs |
Region | Alice Springs |
t. | 08 8951 8127 |
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e. | bryan.gill@nt.gov.au |

Chris Materne
Expertise | Arid Zone and Barkly Mitchell grasslands, rangeland ecology; pasture growth modelling and carrying capacity estimates, grazing strategies, fire, climate and |
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Location | Alice Springs |
Region | Alice Springs |
t. | 08 8951 8135 |
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e. | chris.materne@nt.gov.au |

Meg Humphrys
Expertise | Decision making framework, grazing land management, extension methodology, rangeland monitoring |
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Location | Alice Springs |
t. | 08 8951 8144 |
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m. | 0427373011 |
e. | meg.humphrys@nt.gov.au |

Alison Kain
Expertise | Land resource mapping, soil conservation and land rehabilitation, arid rangelands land management, developing and presenting extension materials for the pastoral industry. |
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Location | Alice Springs |
Region | Alice Springs Pastoral District |
t. | 08 8951 8101 |
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e. | Alison.Kain@nt.gov.au |

Kirsten Skinner
Expertise | Data management, feral animal management and ecological monitoring. |
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Location | Alice Springs |
Region | Alice Springs Pastoral District |
t. | 08 8951 8131 |
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e. | Kirsten.Skinner2@nt.gov.au |

Jane Douglas
Expertise | EID based data collection systems, NIRS sample collection, extension and training. |
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Location | Tennant Creek |
Region | Barkly Tablelands / Tennant Creek |
t. | 08 8962 4483 |
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e. | jane.douglas@nt.gov.au |

Gretel Bailey-Preston
Expertise | Beef herd fertility, genetic selection, herd recording, data analysis, EID based data collection systems and the Repronomics II project. |
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Location | Tennant Creek |
Region | Barkly Tablelands |
t. | 08 8962 4493 |
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m. | 0448 771 449 |
e. | gretel.baileypreston@nt.gov.au |

Dionne Walsh
Expertise | Research and extension in sustainable rangeland management: carrying capacity, forage budgeting, grazing systems. |
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Location | Darwin |
Region | Northern Territory |
t. | 08 8999 2178 |
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f. | 08 8999 2043 |
e. | dionne.walsh@nt.gov.au |

Tim Schatz
Expertise | Heifer fertility, breeder herd efficiency, animal production systems and animal nutrition. |
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Location | Darwin |
Region | Northern Territory |
t. | 08 8999 2332 |
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m. | 0429 677 833 |
e. | tim.schatz@nt.gov.au |

Kieren McCosker
Expertise | Reproductive performance of beef cattle, animal production systems, animal nutrition and animal welfare. |
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Location | Katherine |
Region | Katherine |
t. | 08 8973 9771 |
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e. | kieren.mccosker@nt.gov.au |

Arthur Cameron
Expertise | Improved pastures, floodplain management, soils, fertilisers, seed production, native pastures, fodder crops, and hay production. |
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Location | Darwin |
Region | Darwin and Katherine |
t. | 08 8999 2214 |
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m. | 0417 816 795 |
e. | arthur.cameron@nt.gov.au |

Robyn Cowley
Expertise | Rangeland ecology and management, grazing trials, GRASP modelling and climate change impacts. |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Northern Territory |
m. | 0419 829 493 |
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e. | robyn.cowley@nt.gov.au |

Chaz Delacoeur
Expertise | Development of Indigenous Land in the Northern Territory for pastoral/cattle operations with associated employment and financial benefits. |
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Location | Katherine |
Region | Northern Territory |
t. | 08 8973 9736 |
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m. | 0428 444 045 |

Whitney Dollemore
Expertise | NT DPIF Selected Brahman Herd, EID based data collection systems. |
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Location | Katherine |
Region | Katherine |
t. | 08 8973 9749 |
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e. | whitney.dollemore@nt.gov.au |

David Ffoulkes
Expertise | Climate change impacts and mitigation, and; nutrition. |
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Location | Darwin |
Region | Darwin |
t. | 08 8999 2204 |
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e. | david.ffoulkes@nt.gov.au |

Peter Shotton
Expertise | Pasture establishment, leucaena establishment and management, pasture and soil core sampling and monitoring. |
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Location | Douglas Daly Research Farm |
Region | Douglas Daly |
t. | 08 8978 2442 |
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e. | peter.shotton@nt.gov.au |

Eleanor Fordyce
Expertise | Elle has an interest in increasing efficiency of beef production within northern Australia with expertise in bull breeding soundness and fertility. |
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Location | Katherine |
Region | Katherine/Top End |
t. | 08 8973 9730 |
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m. | 0456 752 319 |
e. | eleanor.fordyce@nt.gov.au |

Melissa Wooderson
Expertise | Livestock research, animal production systems, herd data management systems (NLIS) |
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Location | Katherine |
Region | Katherine/Top End |
t. | 08 8973 8476 |
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e. | Melissa.Wooderson@nt.gov.au |
Queensland
Customer Service Centre
t: 13 25 23 (Queensland only) or,
t: 07 3404 6999
e: callweb@daf.qld.gov.au

Joe Rolfe
Expertise | Beef production systems, herd nutrition, meat science, rangeland ecology, native pastures, grazing management systems, soil conservation, rangeland monitoring, property layout and infrastructure, management of fire in the rangelands, succession planning and rural family communication. |
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Location | Mareeba |
Region | Cape York, Northern Gulf, Upper Herbert, Upper Burdekin and Atherton Tablelands. |
t. | 07 4048 4882 |
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m. | 0427 378 412 |
e. | joe.rolfe@daf.qld.gov.au |

Bernie English
Expertise | Native, improved and irrigated pasture systems, silage production and tropical pasture seed production, breeder herd management, cattle nutrition and supplementation including feedlot and molasses production feeding, cattle marketing, MSA technology, economic analysis of beef business performance, rangeland monitoring, property planning and use of fire in the rangelands. |
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Location | Mareeba |
Region | Northern Gulf, Upper Herbert, Upper Burdekin, Atherton Tablelands and Cape York. |
t. | 07 4017 0700 |
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m. | 0427 146 063 |
e. | bernie.english@daf.qld.gov.au |

Alison Larard
Expertise | Beef business planning and management incorporating everything from herd productivity to succession planning |
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Location | Mareeba |
Region | Far North Queensland |
t. | 07 4017 0794 |
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m. | 0467 804 287 |
e. | alison.larard@daf.qld.gov.au |

Emma Black
Expertise | Extensive beef production in north Queensland, cattle nutrition and supplementation, and grazing practices |
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Location | South Johnstone |
Region | Far north Queensland |
m. | 0467 808 340 |
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e. | emma.black@daf.qld.gov.au |

Rebecca Gunther
Expertise | Extensive beef production systems; management of native rangelands; cattle nutrition and supplementation including dry and wet season lick rations, molasses mixes and heifer and weaner management; breeder herd management; livestock marketing; property layout and infrastructure planning; and communicating latest information/technology to the beef industry. |
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Location | Richmond |
Region | Northern Gulf, Southern Gulf, Western Burdekin |
m. | 0417 726 703 |
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e. | rebecca.gunther@daf.qld.gov.au |

Anne Thompson
Expertise | Rural and industry networks, social media, livestock management, finance, business goal setting and planning, training & upskilling. |
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Location | Hughenden |
Region | Flinders/Richmond Shires |
t. | 0436 939 611 |
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e. | anne.thompson@daf.qld.gov.au |

Lindsey Perry
Expertise | Property mapping, animal nutrition and grazing land management in north Queensland. |
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Location | Cloncurry |
Region | North West Queensland |
m. | 0477 755 243 |
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e. | Lindsey.Perry@daf.qld.gov.au |

Eloise Moir
Expertise | Diet quality testing |
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Location | Cloncurry |
Region | North Queensland |
m. | 0436 666 290 |
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e. | eloise.moir@daf.qld.gov.au |

Brigid Nelson
Expertise | Beef production systems, grazing land management, extension methodology, monitoring and evaluation, working with groups to implement best practice, rangeland monitoring, reducing sediment from grazing lands, and project management and design. |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4761 5158 |
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m. | 0477 316 057 |
e. | brigid.nelson@daf.qld.gov.au |

Bob Shepherd
Expertise | The management of grazing lands using stocking rates, fire, sown pastures and fences/stock waters to improve land condition; woody weed management, reclamation of severely degraded land, preventing and repairing erosion on access tracks and other linear features on grazing properties; working with school students to lift the profile of the northern grazing industry and highlight career opportunities in agriculture; Rangeland Champion with Rangelands Australia (UQ Gatton) and working with industry/agency teams to address industry issues. |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4761 5150 |
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m. | 0467 802 430 |
e. | bob.shepherd@daf.qld.gov.au |

Karl McKellar
Expertise | Assisting beef businesses adopt and integrate new technologies in grazing land management and beef production systems. Assisting North Queensland beef producers integrate the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) and Meat Standards Australia (MSA). |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4761 5153 |
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m. | 0418 189 920 |
e. | karl.mckellar@daf.qld.gov.au |

Dave Smith
Expertise | Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) – a management tool for monitoring and managing beef nutrition. National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) – integrating electric identification into business performance monitoring. Pasture/land condition monitoring and its importance to beef businesses. Cattle performance monitoring and its importance to beef businesses. Dung beetles – their distribution management. |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4761 5160 |
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m. | 0409 580 357 |
e. | dave.smith@daf.qld.gov.au |

Megan Willis
Expertise | Grazing land management, including land condition assessment, photo monitoring sites and forage budgeting. Building capacity in staff and graziers to develop resilient communities through access to training such as Mental Health First Aid. |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4761 5159 |
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m. | 0467 801 777 |
e. | megan.willis@daf.qld.gov.au |

Peter Carmona
Expertise | Beef cattle production, animal nutrition, breeder herd management and grazing management. |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4761 5192 |
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m. | 0477 345 843 |
e. | Peter.Carmona@daf.qld.gov.au |

Jim Fletcher
Expertise | Grazing land management, nutrition and breeder management. |
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Location | Mackay |
Region | Mackay, Isaac, Suttor, Bowen, Collinsville and Mt Coolon. |
t. | 07 4999 8554 |
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m. | 0428 960 572 |
e. | jim.fletcher@daf.qld.gov.au |

Roxanne Morgan
Expertise | Herd recording, data collection and finding out more about the incidence and impact of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD, also known as pestivirus) in beef herds. |
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Location | Mackay |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4999 8563 |
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m. | 0436 826 211 |

Peta Stockwell
Expertise | Beef cattle management in extensive production systems, supplementation and metabolism of phosphorus in weaner cattle. |
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Location | Mackay |
Region | North Queensland |
m. | 0436 943 013 |
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e. | Peta.Stockwell@daf.qld.gov.au |

Vivian Finlay
Expertise | Options analysis and herd modelling, decision support tools training, herd recording, group facilitation and adult learning. |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4787 5356 |
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m. | 0472 871 329 |
e. | vivian.finlay@daf.qld.gov.au |

Matt Brown
Expertise | Breeder herd management, genetics, grazing land management, property management and facilitation. |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 07 4843 2611 |
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m. | 0428 104 248 |
e. | matt.brown@daf.qld.gov.au |

Mick Sullivan
Expertise | Breeder herd management, cattle nutrition, enterprise analysis and herd modelling, and grazing management. |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 07 4843 2623 |
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m. | 0428 104 374 |
e. | mick.sullivan@daf.qld.gov.au |

Kylie Hopkins
Expertise | Forage systems and legumes |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 07 4843 2615 |
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m. | 0467 726 349 |
e. | kylie.hopkins@daf.qld.gov.au |

Stuart Buck
Expertise | Sown pastures |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 07 4843 2605 |
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m. | 0427 929 187 |
e. | stuart.buck@daf.qld.gov.au |

Ryan Honor
Expertise | Breeder management and cattle markets |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 07 4843 2674 |
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m. | 0436 802 069 |
e. | ryan.honor@daf.qld.gov.au |

Cindy McNaught
Expertise | Herd data management systems, herd health and welfare and biosecurity planning. |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 07 4843 2680 |
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e. | cindy.mcnaught@daf.qld.gov.au |

Byrony Daniels
Expertise | Business and enterprise analysis, cattle nutrition, breeder management, facilitation, adult learning and grazing management. |
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Location | Emerald |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 07 4991 0867 |
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m. | 0427 746 434 |
e. | byrony.daniels@daf.qld.gov.au |

Carly Johnstone
Expertise | ** Please note, Carly is on leave, returning late 2020** Grazing land management and rangeland monitoring. |
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Location | Biloela |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | (07) 4808 6887 |
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m. | 0467 801 673 |
e. | carly.johnstone@daf.qld.gov.au |

Daisy-May Denny
Expertise | Working in beef research and extension projects in northern Australia, including analysis of whole of business profitability herd dynamics when adopting different management practices. |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 07 4843 2603 |
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m. | 0475 948 844 |
e. | daisymay.denny@daf.qld.gov.au |

Jenny Milson
Expertise | Western Queensland plant identification, native pastures and pasture monitoring, grazing management and toxic plants. |
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Location | Longreach |
Region | Western Queensland |
t. | 07 4536 8347 |
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m. | 0418 125 571 |
e. | jenny.milson@daf.qld.gov.au |

Jane Tincknell
Location | Longreach |
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Region | Western Queensland |
t. | 07 4536 8308 |
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m. | 0472 877 271 |
e. | jane.tincknell@daf.qld.gov.au |

David Hickey
Expertise | Agribusiness management, whole property management, enterprise analysis, property development and infrastructure, property and herd recording systems. Extension methodology, monitoring and evaluation, group facilitation and adult learning. |
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Location | Roma |
Region | Southern inland Queensland |
m. | 0427 427 503 |
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e. | david.hickey@daf.qld.gov.au |

Jed Sommerfield
Expertise | Remote sensing and GIS (desktop and ground mapping) |
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Location | Charleville |
Region | Western Queensland |
t. | (07) 4530 1256 |
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m. | 0459 862 879 |
e. | jed.sommerfield@daf.qld.gov.au |

Andrea McKenzie
Expertise | Herd management and animal health, disease and nutrition. For more information about beef and sheep research in South West Queensland, please contact Jed Sommerfield on (07) 4530 1256. |
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Location | Charleville |
Region | South West Queensland |
t. | 07 4530 1262 |
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m. | 0428 109 620 |
e. | andrea.mckenzie@daf.qld.gov.au |

Caitlyn Frazer
Location | Charleville |
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Region | Western Queensland |
t. | (07) 4530 1263 |
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e. | Caitlyn.Frazer@daf.qld.gov.au |

Roger Sneath
Expertise | Beef production systems, nutrition and economics. |
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Location | Toowoomba |
Region | Darling Downs |
t. | 07 4529 4244 |
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e. | roger.sneath@daf.qld.gov.au |

Megan Gurnett
Expertise | Grazing Best Management Practice in the Burnett Mary and South East Queensland. |
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Location | Toowoomba |
Region | Southern inland Queensland |
t. | 07 4529 4221 |
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m. | 0475 973 221 |
e. | megan.gurnett@daf.qld.gov.au |

Tracy Longhurst
Expertise | Cattle health, welfare and production, property and herd recording systems, data collection and analysis, whole property management. |
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Location | Toowoomba |
Region | Southern inland Queensland |
t. | 07 4688 1518 |
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e. | tracy.longhurst@daf.qld.gov.au |

Louise Newman
Expertise | Feedbase research and development projects across southern and central Queensland and organisation of the Productive and Persistent Legume Pastures workshops. |
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Location | Toowoomba |
Region | Southern inland Queensland |
t. | 07 4529 4151 |
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e. | Louise.Newman@daf.qld.gov.au |

Damien O’Sullivan
Expertise | Pastures, climate, drought, grazing systems and plant identification. |
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Location | Kingaroy |
Region | South East Queensland |
t. | 07 4182 1817 |
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m. | 0459 812 261 |
e. | damien.osullivan@daf.qld.gov.au |

Jo Campbell
Expertise | I cover a little bit on a broad range of topics. I coordinate all the research trials on site so I guess I have a lot of practical knowledge in; |
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Location | Brian Pastures, Gayndah |
Region | Burnett/Mary |
m. | 0459 895 881 |
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e. | joanne.campbell@daf.qld.gov.au |

Hayley McMillan ** please note Hayley is on extended leave **
Expertise | IF you would like to know more about Hayley's work while she is on leave, please contact Steven Bray, Beef and Sheep Manager (Southern Queensland), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries on (07) 3708 8424. |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Queensland |
t. | 07 3708 8493 |
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e. | Hayley.McMillan@daf.qld.gov.au |

Kate Brown
Expertise | Grazing land management, property mapping, GPS technology, pasture budgeting and communicating the latest information/technology to the beef industry. |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Burnett Mary |
t. | 07 37088379 |
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m. | 0457 520 457 |
e. | kate.brown@daf.qld.gov.au |

Nicole Sallur
Expertise | Sheep and beef production, extensive grazing management, environmental management systems, extension and evaluation. |
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Location | Charleville |
Region | Statewide |
t. | 07 4530 1270 |
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m. | 0427 603 241 |
e. | nicole.sallur@daf.qld.gov.au |

Greg Bath
Expertise | Intensive beef production in Queensland, in particular: feedlot management, husbandry and markets; whole of business economics and farm integration/planning strategies; integrated lotfed production systems, and; promoting best management practice opportunities. The application, adoption and delivery of eExtension technologies in the intensive beef industry. |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Statewide |
t. | 07 3708 8466 |
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m. | 0418 988 579 |
e. | greg.bath@daf.qld.gov.au |

Jodie Ward
Expertise | Beef production in northern Australia, extensive grazing management, botanal surveys and forage budgeting |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Statewide |
t. | 07 3708 8535 |
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m. | 0427 060 900 |
e. | jodie.ward@daf.qld.gov.au |
Meat & Livestock Australia

Geoff Niethe
Expertise | Animal production |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia (Kimberly/Pilbara) |
m. | 0428 712 756 |
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e. | g.niethe@bigpond.com |