Our Committee

Nell has worked in Local Government in Sydney for 20 years and has specialised in environmental education, sustainability, catchment management and sustainable urban water management. Nell completed a Masters in Integrated Water Management at the University of Queensland in 2019. She is the Coordinator of the Parramatta River Catchment Group, implementing the award winning Duba, Budu, Barra Ten Steps to a Living River, Parramatta River Masterplan., to achieve its mission of making Parramatta River swimmable by 2025.

Recognised as leader in environmental education, place-based education and engagement, Nell has many years of experience working with the community and facilitating community participation in NRM programs and water sensitive urban design to create liveable places and healthy waterways. She has developed and implemented award winning education programs and in 2011 was acknowledged by her peers by winning Environmental Educator of the Year NSW, awarded by the Australian Association of Environmental Educators and received an Excellence in Environment award in Water Management for two rain garden projects at Wolli Creek.

Chris is a founding member of Still Creek Landcare Group which started in 2008 and commenced Streamwatch waterway monitoring in 2009.

He joined the Greater Sydney Landcare Committee in 2020 to revive the Streamwatch program, which had transferred to GSL in 2019.

Currently, he is serving as the acting treasurer for GSL, a position he has held since early 2022. In addition to his work with GSL, Chris is an active member of Carrs Bush Bushcare.

Glenda Steain has accumulated 20 years of experience in community education, extension support, and project management across several fields, including natural resource management, production agriculture, and emergency management, while working for the NSW Department of Primary Industries. Her areas of focus have been sustainable management of natural resources in the Hunter, Central Coast, Peri-urban and Sydney Metropolitan areas and Regional NSW. Glenda’s roles have been centered around providing responsive service to the community and government by collaborating in community education, rural development, agricultural/community extension, biosecurity, emergency management, and natural resource management.

Glenda’s passion for peer learning has led her to adopt a whole-of-systems approach to sustainable agriculture and biodiversity management, which she has applied to various projects within the Greater Sydney Landcare organisation.

She is an active committee member of Greater Sydney Landcare and is currently involved in implementing and coordinating the LLS/GSL plan for Landcare in Agriculture in Greater Sydney. Furthermore, she is leading a project for Community and Landholder engagement to conserve biodiversity and deliver low impact grazing with a focus on identifying and controlling poisonous, noxious, and environmental weeds in Greater Sydney.

Sue lives and advocates for Country in Cattai and Little Cattai catchments, part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system, the mighty Dyarubbin. Sue chairs the local Landcare network CHEN – Cattai Hills Environment Network.

CHEN was formed in 2016 and supports citizen science projects with our platypus and koala’s communities and advocates for Eucalyptus cattai. Our CHEN team is involved with Ecokidz and Land for Wildlife programs too.

Sue has over thirty years’ experience starting out teaching agriculture, but then moving to look after the local environment working in catchment management and then as a local government educator.

Sue is passionately involved in supporting environmental educators across NSW and hopes we can find ways to live and work more sustainably, regenerating and caring for our common home.

Scott has worked in Local Government in Sydney for over 15 years. He brings his local government experience and knowledge of natural resources, creek rehabilitation and catchment management into his role as the Georges Riverkeeper Program Manager.

Scott has an environmental science degree with post graduate studies in river restoration and management and enjoys working collaboratively with the Georges Riverkeeper team, its Member Councils and all its representatives to achieve a healthier and more liveable Georges River for everyone to appreciate and enjoy!

Julz’s areas of interest and expertise include Environmental Education, Biological Science Education, Interpretation, Guiding, and Science Communication.

She has experience in delivering programs, tours, talks, and activities related to historical, cultural, and nature education for individuals of all ages, ranging from kindergarten to tertiary education.

Julz has a strong background in biodiversity and ecological studies, including fieldwork, outdoor hands-on learning, and activity program planning, development, and delivery.

Sam is the CEO of the Community Environment Network (CEN) based on the Central Coast. She is our Central Coast representative on the GSL committee.

CEN is an independent community group that works FOR Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) and AGAINST threats to it. CEN has been operating for 25 years and runs many programs such as NSW Land for Wildlife, Waterwatch, Habitat for Wildlife, Landcare, wetlands, a bush regeneration team and Wildplant native nursery alongside its advocacy work.

Sam is passionate about environmental education and previously ran the Central Coast Waterwatch program.