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Western Australia
Broome
Kununurra


Annie Bone
Expertise | Expertise: Irrigated agriculture, animal nutrition and extension. |
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Location | West Kimberly |
Region | Western Australia |
m. | 0409 921 659 |
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Sarah Gwynne
Expertise | Expertise: Extension, northern beef production systems, animal health and disease, and nutrition management. |
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Location | East Kimberley |
Region | Western Australia |
m. | 0472 807 157 |
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Charlotte Thomson
Expertise | Extension, livestock production, animal disease and biosecurity. |
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Location | Pilbara |
Region | Western Australia |
m. | 0460 015 760 |
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Northern Territory

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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Meg Humphrys **please note Meg is on extended leave **
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 |
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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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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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Lakota Taber
Expertise | Self herding project facilitator, data collection, extension material development. |
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Location | Alice Springs |
Region | Alice Springs |
t. | 08 8951 8144 |
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m. | 0427 373 011 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Christie Pearson
Expertise | Christie has completed a PhD focussing on beef reproductive performance in northern Australia, breeder behaviour and calf survival; and has experience with remote monitoring technologies and northern beef production systems. |
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Location | Katherine |
Region | Katherine/Top End |
t. | 08 8973 8476 |
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m. | 0448 541 080 |
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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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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 |
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Melissa Wooderson
Expertise | Livestock research, animal production systems, herd data management systems (NLIS) |
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Location | Kidman Springs Research Station |
Region | Katherine/Top End |
t. | 08 8973 8476 |
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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 | Katherine |
Region | Katherine/Top End |
t. | (08) 8973 9749 |
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m. | 0448 771 449 |
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Georgia Glasson
Expertise | Georgia has experience in northern beef production systems, data collection and field work. |
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Location | Katherine |
Region | Katherine/Top End |
m. | 0437 295 585 |
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Stacey Holzapfel
Expertise | Stacey holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, has experience in northern beef production systems and throughout the beef supply chain. |
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Location | Katherine |
Region | Katherine/Top End |
m. | 0459 426 488 |
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Queensland
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jane Evans
Expertise | Beef production systems, breeding and genetics, performance data and herd recording. |
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Location | Cloncurry |
Region | Far North Queensland |
t. | 07 4794 8903 |
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m. | 0436 666 290 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |

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 |
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Alexandra Thomson
Expertise | Grazing land management, beef production systems and supplementation. |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
t. | 07 4787 5394 |
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m. | 0436 631 612 |
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Simon Hunt
Expertise | Agricultural soil conservation practices, grazing land management, GIS and UAV remote sensing. |
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Location | Charters Towers |
Region | North Queensland |
m. | 0436 849 349 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Nicholas Brazier
Expertise | Pasture Dieback, sown pasture and legume establishment, pasture monitoring, drones and data management |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
m. | 0428 100 625 |
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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 |
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Matthew Richardson
Expertise | Stud cattle, genetics and reproduction technologies. |
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Location | Rockhampton |
Region | Central Queensland |
t. | 0460 015 071 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jane Tincknell
Location | Longreach |
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Region | Western Queensland |
t. | 07 4536 8308 |
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m. | 0472 877 271 |
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Phillipa Gilmore
Expertise | Business management and enterprise analysis. |
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Location | Longreach |
Region | Western Queensland |
t. | 07 4536 8301 |
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m. | 0428 102 841 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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Louise Moore
Expertise | Property biosecurity, herd management and animal health, welfare, disease and nutrition. |
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Location | Charleville |
Region | Western Queensland |
t. | 0428 109 620 |
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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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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 |
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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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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 |
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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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Hayley McMillan
Expertise | • Technologies available to meet the Australian red meat industries sustainability goals |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Queensland |
t. | 0429 019 988 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Greg Bath
Expertise | The application, adoption and delivery of eExtension technologies across the northern Australian beef industry and promoting best management practice opportunities. |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Statewide |
t. | 07 3708 8466 |
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m. | 0418 988 579 |
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Jodie Ward
Expertise | Uploading events to the FutureBeef events calendar, FutureBeef Twitter content composer, eBulletin content compiler. |
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Location | Brisbane |
Region | Statewide |
t. | 07 3708 8535 |
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m. | 0427 060 900 |
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