GLENRAC COMMITTEE of Management
OFFICE BEARERS
Julie Firth
CHAIR Landholder - Glen Innes & Red Range
Committee Member since 2018
Beef grazing enterprise east of Glen Innes.
Past and present involvement in Landcare, Isolated Children Parents Association, and other community groups
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts
Grad Dip of Education (Geography & English)
Cert III Business Administration
Interests
Natural resource management, sustainability in agriculture, environment and communities, maintaining biodiversity, heritage management.
Mobile: 0428 256 202
Selena McMullen
VICE CHAIR Landholder - Glencoe
Committee Member since 2022
Local rural property owner
Property valuer
Qualifications
Associate of Australian Property Institute Certified Practicing Valuer
Interests
Pest and weed management, sustainable farming, farm regeneration, gardening.
Email: crathie.glencoe@gmail.com
Suzy Meyer
SECRETARY Landholder - Mt Mitchell
Committee Member since 2022
Small Business Owner/ Operator since 2005
Self Employed Remedial Massage Therapist / Clinical Aromatherapist since 2004
Tree Planting Contractor
Casual Employee Native Grains Australia
Cattle Farmhand
Qualifications
Diploma Remedial Massage
Diploma Aromatherapy
Cert 1V in Kahuna Bodywork
Fellow Member of Australian Traditional Medicine Society.
Interests
Maintaining Habitat and Biodiversity Community engagement
Regenerative Agriculture
Having a vibrant town and community.
Sam Baker
TREASURE & PUBLIC OFFICER Landholder - Glen Innes
Committee Member since 2011
Self-employed cattle farmer
Director and equity partner , Mareeba Aged Care (Maclean)
All levels of real estate since 1992.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Business in Land Economy
UWS, Register Valuer
Licensed Real Estate Agent/ Stock & Station Agent/Strata Managing Agent.
Interests
New land management options, planting trees for shelter, my local community, Landcare.
Telephone: (02) 6732 2704
LANDHOLDER REPRESENTATIVES
Andrew Campbell
Landholder - Deepwater
Committee Member since 2016
Self-employed cattle & sheep enterprise, Deepwater (50 years)
Former Chair, NSW Farmers Association Branch Member, NSW Farmers General Council (8 years)
Member, Northern Tablelands Regional Weeds Advisory Committee
Qualifications
Dip. Farm Management.
Telephone: (02) 6732 4184
Lewis Crothers
Landholder - Matheson
Committee Member since 2024
Retired Australian Army Officer.
Farm Management Consultant.
Family grain and grazing business.
Vice President of the Glen Innes RSL Sub Branch.
Committee member of the Glen Innes Show Society.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Business Management.
Masters of Planning and Management of Natural Hazards – Drought, Bushfire, Flood (Candidate).
Diploma of Public Safety.
Diploma of Leadership & Management.
Certificate II in Agriculture
Interests
Agricultural enterprise performance benchmarking.
Fodder budgeting and pasture growth analysis.
Genetic optimisation in beef cattle and the benefits of cross breeding.
Quantifying the balance between production, sustainability, social license and animal welfare.
Breeding Border Collie and Kelpie working dogs.
Barb Holliss
Landholder - Pinkett
Committee Member since 2019
Self-employed beef cattle producer from Pinkett (south-east of Glen Innes)
Actively involved in many local community organisations including Secretary of Pinkett & Red Range Wild Dog Control Association
Interests
Balancing farm productivity and sustainability; farm viability; pest animal management; building community capacity for better land management.
Ian Lockwood
Landholder - Deepwater
Committee Member since 2016
Self-employed cattle & sheep grazier.
Agricultural Secondary School Teacher Glen Innes & Yanco Agricultural High Schools (16 years).
Member of Northern Tablelands Regional Pest Animals Management Committee.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Rural Science
Dip. Education
Masters of Business Administration.
Interests
Sustainable agriculture and resource management, including productive pastures, pest and weed control.
Telephone: (02) 6734 5353
Jane Munro
Landholder - Pinkett
Committee Member since 2012
Self-employed cattle and performance horses enterprises
Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce
Interests
Pest animal management, youth in agriculture, business management.
Telephone: (02) 6733 4686
Mike Norton
Landholder - Mount Mitchell
Committee Member since 2011
Self-employed beef grazing cow-calf operation at Mount Mitchell
Former business consultant
Expertise in change management to significantly improve business performance
Qualifications
Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment; Certified Personality Profiler.
Interests
Agricultural management, community building and advancing Glen Innes Severn.
Telephone: (02) 6733 3275
Ben Wirth
Landholder - Glen Elgin
Committee Member since 2022
Experience
Extensive beef cattle management experience including breeding and feeder steer production in addition to feedlot and saleyards operational experience.
Interests
Improving beef cattle management for better animal health and welfare outcomes; educating young Australians where their food comes from and reducing the urban/rural divide.
AGENCY / ORGANISATION REPRESENTATIVES
Max Elphick
Glen Innes Severn Council Representative
Committee Member since 2024
Chartered Accountant and Registered Company Auditor and since 1983, Partner in a Chartered Accountant Firm.
Interests
For the past 15 years, I have lived with my wife Michelle on 170 acres near Glen Innes and have successfully planted over 2000 native trees on our land - many in the middle of the drought.
A member of Rotary for over 25 years, and Apex before that and also a past Treasurer of our Tourist Association and Chamber of Commerce.
Gayleen Burley
Glen Innes Severn Council Staff Representative
Committee Member since 2022
Director of Place and Growth, Glen Innes Severn Council
Previous Manager Commercial Business, Kempsey Shire Council with extensive experience in Local Government
Qualifications
Bachelor of Business with double majors in Local Government and Human Resource Management
Graduate Diploma in Safety Science
Graduate Diploma in Urban & Regional Planning
Diploma of Leadership & Management.
Interests
Supporting the sustainable development of Glen Innes Severn agribusiness sector contributes to the region's positive economic impact and employment.
Carol Harris
NSW Dep. of Primary Industries Representative
Committee Member since 2012
Director, NSW DPI Glen Innes Research & Advisory Station
Research Scientist (Pastures), NSW DPI Glen Innes Research & Advisory Station
Executive Member, Australian Grasslands Association
Qualifications
Master of Science in Agriculture
Bachelor of Rural Science (Hons).
Interests
Agronomy of pasture systems, grazing management, perennial grass weed management, community.
Telephone: 0458 206 973
carol.harris@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Tanya Weir
National Parks & Wildlife Service Representative
Committee Member since 2024
Ranger, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Qualifications
Bachelor of Environmental Science
Interests
Managing the natural and cultural values of NSW National Parks. Encouraging the community to explore the vast number of wild and amazing places within the Northern Tablelands. Encouraging existing and new walking opportunities in NSW National Parks to improve the physical and mental health of the community.
Telephone: 0427 394 154 tanya.weir@environment.nsw.gov.au
Elena Weatherall
Glen Innes Aboriginal Lands Council Representative
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