Ric Oldham
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Ric first established his Bass Coast farming roots in Archies Creek in 1978. Ric is an active community member within the Bass Coast as a CFA volunteer, co-founder of the Bass Coast Cycle Challenge and co-organiser the Crush Ice drug and alcohol community information and support program. He has been a member of the Bass Valley Landcare Group since its inception and held the role of president of the group for 3 years. As joint owner and operator of an Angus beef farm at Archies Creek for the past twenty years Ric and his wife Mez look to sustainably optimise their agricultural enterprise whilst protecting and enhancing their natural environment.
As a professional civil engineer with a career spanning four decades, Ric has delivered major projects within the public infrastructure, mining, transport and telecommunications sectors throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and North America. He is an experienced senior executive, recognised for values driven leadership, developing high performing collaborative teams and delivering exceptional innovative results. Ric hopes to translate his corporate skills and experience to further support likeminded passionate people doing great things to secure and enhance the natural, social and economic environment of the Bass Coast for generations to come. Ric believes that “within the Bass Coast Landcare network, we have passionate people tirelessly doing exceptional things for our community. Our Land-carers have a strong sense of belonging, clarity of purpose, commitment and care who are united through our network that deserve the strong ongoing mindful leadership and support that has been the hallmarks of the network and member groups for decades. It’s a privilege and honour to join an excellent team and be part of something powerful, worthwhile and rewarding and continue in the traditions and the well-established foundations already admirably laid”. |
Bret DoddBret moved out of Melbourne and the corporate world in 2012, to a 2 hectare hobby farm near Archie's Creek - back to the peace and solitude of South Gippland after leaving Leongatha more than 50 years prior.
Bret is a Chartered Accountant and has worked in various commercial accounting roles. He is semi-retired and working part-time locally as a Superannuation and Retirement specialist. Bret holds the position of Vice Chair within the Bass Coast Landcare Network Board. |
DARYL HOOKDaryl started out farming and landcaring in 1974. Football life ended so his family energies became environmentally based. Twenty six years ago they moved to Pound Creek in the Bass Coast Shire. Daryl has been on the Bass Coast Landcare Network board as the Anderson Inlet Landcare group representative since it’s beginning in 2003. He has enjoyed working for our environment and has made heaps of friends during the process.
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DON CREEDDon moved with his family to Outtrim in South Gippsland 30 years ago attracted by the unspoiled country side and uncrowded coast. Now retired, he runs a small beef breeding enterprise, has been a member of Korumburra Landcare for many years and loves getting trees in the ground. Don brings skills from his working life where he was a FCPA working in Accounting, IT and Auditing.
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ROGER LEEAfter departing the corporate world ten years ago Roger chose to buy a farm at Blackwood Forest and "retire?" as a sheep farmer. Roger quickly recognised the benefits of adopting good land management practices and embarked on a plan to revegetate his property. So began an involvement with Landcare and a passion for working with others to build a sustainable future for Bass Coast. With a background in accounting and business management Roger brings some valuable skills to his role on the board.
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PAUL SPeiRSPaul moved to Archies Creek in 1990 from Melbourne to have more room to make compost, grow veggies and beef, and three sons. As a founding member of the Archies Creek Reforestation Group, he worked with his neighbours to eradicate weeds and recreate wildlife corridors linking Gorge creek with the Powlett River. With the inception of the Powlett Project in 1996, Paul bought a catchment wide vision to revegetate streamsides, adjacent steep slopes and gullies, and since that time over 2 million plants have been established. Paul's other Landcare involvements include, a long standing Board member of BCLN, a 3 Creeks Landcare Member, and winner of the West Gippsland Lyrebird Awards in 2010. An elder of the 'bush doof' community, Paul was part of Tranceplant, delivering innovative tree planting parties in Victoria.
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ANNA GLORIAAnna moved to the Bass Coast in 2012 after living most of her life in the Upper Beaconsfield (and some time in New Zealand and the Philippines).
Anna has volunteered for a range of community groups, particularly in disability services. She has undertaken post graduate studies in rehabilitation and went on to work as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind and Vision Australia. Anna is currently a stay at home parent and works in family business in home and garden maintenance. She enjoys gardening, growing her own produce and living self-sufficiently and sustainably. She is a member of the 3 Creeks Landcare Group and is grateful for the opportunity to live in such a beautiful environment and to be involved in Landcare. |
Jarryd MinahanJarryd moved to the Bass coast after growing up holidaying, fishing and surfing in the area and quickly fell in love with its natural beauty, unique coast and environment. Jarryd’s background started in construction however he soon realised his passion for protecting and enhancing the environment and joined up with the Gippsland Intrepid Landcare and Phillip Island Landcare. He is chair of Gippsland Intrepid Landcare and Vice President of Phillip Island Landcare Group. Jarryd works locally with Westernport Water in the environment team as a Treatment Plant Operator managing both waste and drinking water systems, including a 400 acre beef farm in Corinella. Jarryd is passionate about recruiting our next generation of Landcarers and learning from our Landcare elders.
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NICK SIBLYNick was born in Wonthaggi and raised on a dairy/beef farm in Woolamai. He works locally at Wonthaggi Secondary College as the campus manager. He and his wife Caroline run a small Angus beef herd and dabble in bee keeping and garlic growing. They have four beautiful teenage daughters who keep them on their toes. Nick has been a member of the 3 Creeks Landcare group for a number of years and was president from 2017 till 2020. Nick has always had a love for the bush and was able to help his father Barry when they started fencing off remnant trees in the early 1980s. Over the last 35 years the farm has been transformed as the trees, that have been planted and protected, have grown and matured. There is still much work to be done. Now that he and Caroline have their own piece of creek they have been able to fence off more of the creek that is part of the Bridge Creek Biolink. Nick has organised many planting days with the students at Wonthaggi Secondary College and plans to continue this invaluable work as it gives the students a chance to make a real difference in their community.
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Linda BowdenLinda moved to French Island with her young family in 2009 after a successful career with a large multi-national investment bank in Melbourne. Prior to that she has fond memories of working in the Policy Section of the Victorian Farmers Federation at the
time Heather Mitchell was President and the Landcare movement was evolving in the late 1980s. She currently runs her own small gardening/maintenance business and is a tour guide sharing the unique lifestyle and the extensive flora and fauna, rich history and the joys of living on French Island. She has also completed a Permaculture Design Certificate and has aimed to apply those principles living self-sufficiently and sustainably on a 50 acre, off-grid farming property. She is an active volunteer within the French Island community, including the local CFA brigade, Secretary of the Community Association and Treasurer of the Community Hall. She is a member of the French Island Landcare Group. |
