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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