Wagga Wagga EverGraze Team

The Wagga Wagga EverGraze Proof Site was led by Michael Friend (2005-2010) and Alison Southwell (2010-2013) from CharlesSturtUniversity.  Team members (Table 1) represented both CharlesSturtUniversity and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) NSW.  Extension in the region is led by Nigel Philips, DPI NSW.  The Wagga Wagga EverGraze regional advisory group was chaired by Sandy McEchern, Holmes and Sackett Consulting, and included representatives from Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority, Landmark and local farmers.  An enthusiastic regional advisory group was chaired by Sandy McEchern, Holmes and Sackett Consulting and included farmers, consultants, NSW DPI extension officers and representatives from Murrumbidgee CMA.  The regional group provided significant input into the direction, management practices and interpretation of outcomes from the experiment and modelling to make them relevant to farmers.

Members of the Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group, March 2013
Members of the Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group, March 2013
Rear: Nigel Philips, Nathan Ferguson, Mark Golder, Sandy McEachern, James Crawford, David Ham, Simon Matear.
Front: Susan Robertson, Alison Southwell.

Table 1. Wagga Wagga EverGraze Team and Regional Group

Name Organisation Role
Michael Friend Charles Sturt University Proof Site Leader (2005-2010)
Alison Southwell Charles Sturt University Scientist – modelling, Proof Site Leader (2010-2011, current)
Susan Robertson Charles Sturt University Scientist – sheep grazing systems / modelling, Acting Proof Site Leader (2012)
Bindi King Charles Sturt University Leader reproductive experiments
Iain Hume Department of Primary Industries, NSW Leader hydrology experiments
Phil Eberbach Charles Sturt University Scientist – hydrology
Jason Condon Charles Sturt University Scientist – soils
John Broster Charles Sturt University Technical officer / PhD student
Catherine Gulliver Charles Sturt University PhD student
Craig Lihou Department of Primary Industries, NSW Technical officer
Brad Kelk Charles Sturt University Technical officer
Nigel Phillips Department of Primary Industries, NSW EverGraze Regional Extension Coordinator (2010 – current)
Jim Meckiff Department of Primary Industries, NSW EverGraze Regional Extension Coordinator (2007-2010)
Sandy McEachern Holmes & Sackett Chair, Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group
Jonathon Berryman Murrumbidgee CMA Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
James Brady Agricultural service provider Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
James Crawford Producer Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
Nathan Ferguson Department of Primary Industries, NSW Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
John Francis Producer Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
Mark Golder Landmark Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
David Ham Producer Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
Simon Matear Producer Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
David Strong Producer Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member
Janelle Jenkins Murrumbidgee CMA Wagga Wagga EverGraze Regional Group member

 

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