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Queensland sheep producers have their say
Passionate recruit to Leading Sheep
Project Advisory Panel
Name: Brent Finlay
Role: Producer
Phone: 07 4685 7100
brent.finlay@halenet.com.au
Brent Finlay is a third generation wool producer who, with his wife Margie and father Scott, runs up to 8000 wethers on the family property “Cooinda” at Dalveen. Mr Finlay is an innovator who has taken their flock of coated sheep into the superfine end of wool production. He has been an active member of the regional producer group Traprock Wool and is a Vice President of the AgForce Sheep and Wool Board.
Name: Tony Hamilton
Role: Leading Sheep Acting Program Manager
Phone: 07 4688 1270
anthony.hamilton@deedi.qld.gov.au
Tony has extensive experience in the sheep and wool production, harvesting and education systems. He has also been a sheep and wool instructor at both Longreach and Dalby Colleges and is a registered teacher and wool classer. During his 7 years with DPI&F he has worked at Blackall, Charleville, Goondiwindi and is now based in Toowoomba. In this time Tony has led the Sheep CRC Vocational and Industry Training project developing specialist training programs and resources. Tony was contracted by AWEX to review the Australian and New Zealand wool classing curricula which led to the updating of training delivery and resources. He is also contracted by MLA to developing guidelines for a National Code of Practice for Lamb Finishing.
Name: James Hegarty
Role: Producer/Crutching & Scanning Contractor
Phone: 0429 890 857
jim_hegarty1@hotmail.com
Name: Peter Johnston
Role: Acting General Manager, Animal Science DEEDI
Phone: 07 3362 9625
peter.johnston@deedi.qld.gov.au
Peter Johnston represents the Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. He is acting manager for Animal Science and is based at the Animal Research Institute in Brisbane. His background is in pasture science and livestock grazing systems.
Name: Dave Jordan
Role: QPIF
Phone: 07 4688 1425
dave.jordan@deedi.qld.gov.au
Name: Jenny Keogh
Role: Producer & PAP Chairperson
Phone: 07 4657 5987
amaroo6@bigpond.com
Jenny and Rick Keogh live on “Amaroo”, 120km south-west of Blackall where they run 2000 Merino stud ewes as part of their Merino stud and flock enterprise. Jenny is most interested in integrating management systems, and improved outcomes for sheep and wool producers.
Name: Ninian Stewart-Moore
Role: Producer
Phone: 07 4741 1516
dunluce@dunluce.com.au
Ninian Stuart-Moore is a third generation woolgrower at “Dunluce”, a 46,500ha property west of Hughenden. Ninian introduced Maremma dogs to guard their stock in 2002, a move which has kept them in the industry. He believes there is a strong future for sheep and wool in the western region, but producers will need to be proactive and creative if the industry is to survive and prosper. Ninian and his wife Ann run Dunluce which runs 12,000 sheep and a herd of 5000 Droughtmaster cattle.
Name: Claudia Wythes
Role: AWI
Phone:
claudia.wythes@wool.com