Current Management Committee Members (2009-2010)
Elections for next year's committee will take place at our AGM in October. In order to nomiate yourself or another person, you must hand in a completed nomination form to Tamika at the BBIFMAC office.
You can download a nomination form HERE.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the BBIFMAC commitee, you may find this information interesting.
Toni Anderson - BBIFMAC Chair
BSES Burdekin
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Role: Extension (Production and Natural Resource Management) Project Manager (Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative)
1 year across organisational extension officer Growcom (horticulture), Cotton Australia and Queensland Department of Primary Industries Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative II for the Fitzroy Catchment. Since March 2005 Production and Natural Resource extension officer BSES Burdekin working on Change Management and Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative II & III. |
Reg Huston - BBIFMAC Vice Chair
Davco Farming
Burdekin Shire Council tracy.jensen@burdekin.qld.gov.au
I have completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Health and have worked in a variety of Environmental Health positions across Queensland based in Local Government for the past 15 years. I am currently the Manager of Environmental Health at Burdekin Shire Council. I have been a representative on the Burnett Mary NRM LG NRM advisory committee, Woongarra Marine Park Monitoring and Education Project, and currently Burdekin Dry Tropics Pest Management Steering Group. Coming from a grazing and cropping background in western and central Queensland, I have always had a keen interest in the environment and in particular trying to help primary producers to improve their practices and gain recognition for the positive changes they are making to their business and in turn the environment.
Tracy Jensen - BBIFMAC Treasurer
Gerry MacManus
Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries
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Born & raised in Fiji where I did all my schooling & first year of uni , but now call Australia home. Studied at Queensland Agricultural College (QAC) from 1980-1984 obtaining a BAppSci (Horticultural Technology) and thereafter obtained a Postgraduate Diploma (Plant Protection) & PhD in Plant pathology (2002) at University of Queensland. Have worked for GF in Gatton as a Sales Agronomist (1985) before doing a 2 year stint as an Australian Volunteer Abroad (AVA) to manage the citrus industry in Rarotonga (Cook Islands, 1987-89) and later as a Technical Advisor on a UNDP agricultural extension project in the Maldives (1990-92). Had a sea change and taught oral English at a university in China (2005). Had previously worked at the Gatton DPI&F as a Plant Pathologist on a number of onion disease projects and have been working at the Ayr Research Station (DEEDI, formerly DPI&F) as a Plant Pathologist on sustainable disease management projects in capsicum, cucurbit vegetables and mangoes. Have a passion for promoting sustainable management practices in horticulture which minimize pesticide inputs and promote alternative “softer options” to help save our environment. |
Doug Sockhill
CSR
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Graeme Porter - Bowen Representative
Grazier
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Born 5/12/46 Home Hill hospital and moved with my parents to the family property Glenyarra. Inkerman in January 1948. My primary school days were spent at Inkerman and later to Junior Standard at Thornborough Charters Towers. Upon leaving College my lifetime experience in the grazing industry started on the family property of which I still own a portion. It was the disastrous drought year of 1969 that the family purchased Braceborough, Balfes Creek which I managed and later purchased. Additional properties were purchased with family members from time to time in the Charters Towers area. It was during this time that I realised the advantage of cattle self mustering methods and cattle yards of my own design using steel cables and portable panels. The advantages of blade ploughs was realised during a short stay in the Middle Mount area. Of later years I have joined the local NRM groups of BBIFMAC, Landcare and Greening Australia and have enjoyed working with them mainly in the fight to eradicate feral weeds. |