A total of 27 landscape committee membership positions have been filled, covering the Eyre Peninsula, Hills and Fleurieu, Kangaroo Island, Limestone Coast, Murraylands and Riverland, Northern and Yorke and SA Arid Lands.
Landscape committees play an important role in working with their communities and stakeholders to provide strategic leadership and implement regional priorities with a focus on land, water, animals, pests and biodiversity.
The appointment of 13 women and 14 men will achieve greater gender balance and better reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
Five of South Africa's nine landscape committees will now have gender balance or a majority of women.
Current projects include reintroducing bettongs in the Dhilba-Guuranda-Innes National Park, restoring vital habitat for threatened forest birds in the Mount Lofty Ranges, controlling wild game populations in the South East and helping land managers optimize soil health for productivity and Environmental results.
A robust and competitive nomination process was undertaken before Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, Susan Close, appointed Board members based on their skills, knowledge and experience.
The appointment of Green Adelaide and Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Boards occurs through a separate process.
Board members:
Eyre Peninsula Landscape Committee: Kate McShane, Mark Dennis
Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board: Leanne Muffet, Jock Harvey, James Stacey*, Amelia Graham*, Sarah Day*
Kangaroo Island Landscape Board: Grant Flanagan, Jeanette Gellard, Drew Laslett, Heidi Groffen*
Limestone Coast Landscape Board: Tracey Strugnell, Tom Linnell, Mark Bachmann, Dr. Jonathan Sobels*
Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board: Andrew Biele, Jason Size, Frances Simes, Tammy O'Malley, Brian Lund, Samantha Blight*
Northern and Yorke Landscape Board: Holly Cowan*, Leo Redden*, Leonie Kerley*
South Australian Arid Lands Landscape Board: Scott Michael, Jodie Harris, David Whitelaw*
*Denotes a new member