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Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Member Profiles
Mr Duncan Malcolm
(Chairperson)
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Mr
Malcolm has a long and distinguished career in the area of natural
resource management. He is currently the Chairperson of the Gippsland
Coastal Board, Watermark Inc., a member of the Victorian Coastal Council
and former Chair of Lakes and Wilderness Tourism and The Irrigation
Association of Australia Ltd. |
Associate
Professor David Mercer
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Associate
Professor Mercer is with the School of Social Science and Planning
at RMIT University. He has a background in natural resource management,
recreation and tourism. The author of over 130 academic publications,
Associate Professor Mercer is an elected Fellow of the Environment
Institute of Australia and New Zealand and sits on the editorial board
of the Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy.
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Professor
Barry Hart
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Professor
Hart has expertise in environmental science, particularly in water
quality management and ecological risk assessment. He has published
extensively and received several awards for his work in the scientific
underpinning of natural resource management. Professor Hart also has
considerable experience in catchment management issues across Victoria,
having served on the Victorian Catchment Management Council for almost
10 years. He is also a Board member of the Victorian Environment Protection
Authority. |
Ms Jan Macpherson
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Ms
Macpherson is a lawyer with expertise in environmental and planning
law. She also has an extensive background in Indigenous heritage and
land management having worked for several years in northern Australia.
Ms Macpherson has formal qualifications in corporate governance and
is currently a Board member of Greening Australia. |
Ms Jill McFarlane
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Ms
McFarlane comes from a background in family farming enterprises in
both western Victoria and South Australia and also spent time as a
social worker in rural areas of South Australia, NSW and Victoria.
Ms McFarlane now lives in Central Victoria. Having completed two terms
on the board of the North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA),
she has experience in the complexities of natural resource management
issues across public and private land. She has a strong focus on community
engagement and involvement in natural resource management. |
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