Expertise

• Irrigation and farming business
• Community engagement and dispute resolution
• Catchment and water management
• Leadership development

Background

• Member, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
• Grazier, irrigator and accredited mediator
• Chair, Centre for Rural and Regional Innovation in Queensland
• Adjunct Professor, Centre for Ecological Economics and Water Policy, University of New England
• Board Member, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited
• Chair, Lower Balonne Water Resources Ministerial Advisory Council
• Board Member, Cotton Research and Development Corporation
• Member, Living Murray Community Reference Group
• Former Chair, Community Advisory Committee, Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council
• Former Commissioner, Australian Heritage Commission

Publications & Speeches

Alfred Deakin Lecture: The city and the bush – the waters divide

Countdown to COAG: what’s important for rural and regional communities?

Participatory Governance: Intra and Inter Governmental Consultation and Community Engagement in the Murray-Darling Basin Initiative

Quality Cotton - A Living Industry, Not Just Another Yarn

Talk Until The Talking Starts – Resolving Conflict Through Dialogue