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.

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 |