Greater Sydney Landcare Network

A network for those who care for Land in Greater Sydney

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Our Committee

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Committee of Greater Sydney Landcare volunteer their time, expertise and experience to guide the successful implementation of projects that will benefit the Greater Sydney area for generations to come.

These are our committee members for 2022/2023. If you are interested in becoming a committee member, please feel free to contact us.


 Bev Debrincat – Chair

LNSW Representative, overseeing SOS, BCT and Koala Projects

Bev Debrincat is a founding member of Greater Sydney Landcare, representative for Greater Sydney on the NSW Landcare Council and is on the Landcare NSW Executive.

Bev is also the Founder and Executive Director of International Environmental Weed Foundation (IEWF), runs the Habitat Network and is co-founder and coordinator of The Habitat community native plant nursery and food garden in Ryde.

Her education and experience encompasses systems development and management in the computer industry, marketing, bushland management (formerly an on-ground supervisor with the National Trust). Bev was responsible for starting the Volunteer Bush Regenerators’ Network in Ryde (Sydney).

As a landholder, in the Macleay Valley Coast (Northern Rivers NSW), she has co-managed the regeneration and restoration of the 22.92 hectare property of which 22.8 hectares including Littoral Rainforest, Coastal Wetlands and Dunes are under a Voluntary Conservation Agreement under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974.

Bev is part of a world-wide network of scientists and practitioners interested in Restoring Natural Capital (RNC) and maintains the RNC Alliance website.

Bev and her various projects have been successful in winning and managing grants for coastal dune restoration, littoral rainforest restoration, urban bush regeneration, creek and corridor restoration and establishing The Habitat and education programs.


 

Nell Graham – Vice Chair,

Parramatta River Catchment Group

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.

 
 

 

Christopher Noon – Treasurer,

Convenor Streamwatch Subcommittee

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. He has been the acting treasurer for GSL since early 2022. Chris is also a member of Carrs Bush Bushcare.

 

 

 


Glenda Steain, Secretary 

Glenda is a community Committee member with a long history working in the sustainable agriculture field. Glenda is a member of the Cattai Hills Environment Network. She also facilitates Greater Sydney Landcare’s Sustainable Agriculture Workshops, including Wollondilly Weeds. 

 


Melissa Brooks, Governance

 

 


Sue Martin

Cattai Hills Environment Network

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 which 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. Sue hopes we can find ways to live and work more sustainably, regenerating and caring for our common home.

 

 


 

Scott Reyes

Georges Riverkeeper

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!

 


Julia (Julz) Strykowski

 

 

 


Sam Willis  

Community Environment Network

 

 


Lisa Gibson

Wild Seed Landcare Network

 

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