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”. |
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. He is currently Treasurer of the BCLN and brings skills from his working life where he was a FCPA working in Accounting, IT and Auditing.
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MIKE CLEELANDMike Cleeland is a member of a farming family that has been on Phillip Island since the 1860s. His diverse background includes working as a shearer, Science teacher, Phillip Island Landcare coordinator and Proprietor of Southern Environmental Contracting. He is currently the Education Officer at the Bunurong Environment Centre and is an active member of the Dinosaur Dreaming dig crew. Mike has been involved in Phillip Island Landcare since its inception, serving on the committee as Secretary and (currently) President. Mike is an accomplished bush poet whose verse on The Sensitive New Age Shearer won a place in the Victorian final of the 2014 PoetrySlam
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ROGER LEERoger is a relative newcomer to the region and describes himself as a typical "tree changer". Having departed the corporate world seven years ago Roger decided to buy a farm in Blackwood Forest and "retire?" as a sheep farmer. Roger and his wife Jenny quickly recognised the benefits of adopting good land management practices and so began an involvement with Landcare and a passion for revegetating their own property and joining others in building a sustainable future for the 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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Brian EnbomBrian is the vice Chair of the Bass Coast Landcare Network. As a founding member of both the Korumburra Landcare Group and the Powlett Project, Brian Enbom has been a steadfast presence at the group’s regular planting events for 20 years and has been president of the group for 15 of those years. Under his leadership the group has maintained a steady membership base of 50 members. Brian has a great ability to communicate with all types of farmers and tree changers and has been instrumental in recruiting new volunteers to Landcare. Brian’s life work makes him one of the most committed people in the Landcare movement. He has hosted people from all parts of the world to look at the great Landcare work he and partner Cheryl have achieved. Brian’s property is a great example of a sustainable beef farm. All the creeks have been revegetated and fenced from cattle, and all paddocks have shelter. In the past five years Brian has planted over 10,000 plants on one enormous hill and trialled pre germinated direct seeding on the site. Researchers study the Giant Gippsland Earthworms on Brian’s farm and, excitingly, world renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough visited to film the Giant Gippsland Earthworm as part of his Life in the Undergrowth documentary. Additionally, Brian has dedicated many hours to Landcare through participation on the Community Weeds Taskforce and a number of other local community groups.
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LEW POTTERAfter dairy/mixed farming in the Goulburn valley for 10 yrs, Lew left to pursue a public service career. After 36yrs, he and his wife Marg stumbled across a derelict dairy farm at Woodleigh and became tree changers in 2002. Since then and with the aid and advice of Lancare, their “moonscape” property has been converted to an idyllic treescaped very productive grazing enterprise. That experience in conservation along with his previous experience in Personel and problem management enables him to be a capable addition to the academic board members.
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PAUL SPIERSPaul 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. |
CAROLYN CHARLESAs an experienced ex health professional and with track record in local community groups, Carolyn brings to the Board her knowledge of the local area, its people and their issues, as well as her skills in management and communication, particularly with volunteers. Currently President of the Wonthaggi Urban Landcare Group, she is also actively involved with local community groups concerned with conservation, reconciliation and sustainability. Carolyn also appreciates the opportunity through Landcare.
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