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. Nell is currently working at Campbelltown City Council as a Senior Environment Officer.

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 in the Wolli Creek catchment.

A Chartered Accountant by training, Edmund has over 30 years’ experience working in the banking and finance sector with extensive practical knowledge of investment, commercial and retail banking as well as wealth management. He has held senior roles in major Australian banking institutions as well as globally, with postings in New York, London, Singapore and Hong Kong.  A specialist in Accounting, Governance and Risk Management, Edmund was also a partner in KPMG’s Risk Consulting division for six years before joining the not-for-profit sector as Chief Risk Officer at Newcastle Permanent Building Society.  Since retiring in 2021 Edmund has concentrated on volunteering opportunities primarily focusing on food recovery and the environment.  Ed’s interest in the environment has developed from his love of trail running, and on weekends you may see him out on the trails around the Central Coast and Blue Mountains.

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.

Rob is a project coordinator at Georges Riverkeeper, Australia’s longest running catchment group which has been operating since 1979.

Georges Riverkeeper works with its eight member councils and other partners and stakeholders to help look after the precious waterways of the Georges River Catchment. Georges Riverkeeper has four programs including, Catchment Actions, Riverhealth and Research, Stormwater and Sewage and Education and Capacity Building that strive to achieve best practice management for the river.

Rob has a background in Environmental Science and bush regeneration which he puts to good use running projects to improve the bushland and waterways of the Georges River Catchment.

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.

Andrew is currently the Executive Officer of the Cooks River Alliance, an alliance between
Bayside Council, Inner West Council, Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Strathfield Council, and Sydney Water.  The purpose of the Cooks River Alliance is to facilitate the revitalisation of the Cooks River, Australia’s most urbanised river, by bringing together the combined resources of its member organisations on behalf of the River’s community.

Andrew comes from a diverse background, spending 10 years in heavy industry before moving into environmental management and asset management across the government, consulting, research, and not for profit sectors.  His formal qualifications reflect this diversity, holding tertiary qualifications in environmental science, sociology, and materials engineering.

Andrew understands that healthy urban living necessarily means humane and resilient urban development, and he is passionate about bringing nature back into our urban landscapes and making the most of natural assets like our urban rivers.