The Leading Sheep Project Advisory Panel helps:
- Identify new opportunities and advocate for Leading Sheep
- Be a conduit for industry ownership, by seeking input from industry and responding to issues identified by industry
- Ensure that Leading Sheep can deliver on its objectives
Producer panel members say being on the Leading Sheep Project Advisory Panel is rewarding because you:
- See important issues, that you have identified, addressed
- Gain knowledge of the latest industry issues, advances and concerns
- Get involved in trailing innovative ideas
- Join open discussions with forward thinking leaders, passionate about improving the industry
- Get off farm
The panel meetings 2-3 times per year to review the project.
Meet the panel members
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Name: Louise Martin Role: Producer & Acting Chair “Macfarlane” Tambo Phone: 0427 151 234 toolmaree@outlook.com |
Louise was born and raised in the Augathella and Tambo district on a cattle and sheep property and later married Andrew a 4th generation sheep and wool producer at Tambo. Prior to marriage Louise attended the Longreach Pastoral College achieving a Certificate in Animal Production. Whilst working on a large Merino stud at Tambo, she studied externally and completed a Batchelor of Commerce majoring in Agribusiness and Marketing. As a result Louise has realised a passion for the sheep and wool industry and all associated aspects. Recently Louise graduated from the ARLP (C27) the flagship program of The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation having been generously sponsored by AWI. Louise’s family has been active in promoting the industry by running a number of shearing schools in recent times. Their property was also recently the subject of a wider study of the benefits of cluster fencing, conducted by AWI. Louise is currently on the board of AgForce as South-west Director. In her spare time Louise is also President of Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) Australia and Immediate Past President of ICPA Queensland. |
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Name: Kacie Baker Role: Project Leader DPI Charleville Phone: 0477 755 243 kacie.baker@dpi.qld.gov.au |
Kacie grew up on a property in Central Queensland and has worked across a variety of agriculture industries since completing a Bachelor of Rural Science (Honours) at the University of New England. Prior to her role as Senior Extension Officer (Small Ruminants) at the Charleville DPI, she worked as a Industry Recovery Resilience Officer (Beef) and Beef Extension Officer with the DPI in Mareeba. Before this, she worked with Gulf Savannah NRM on a land condition monitoring and evaluation project and has also worked in peanut, pasture, irrigated and dryland cropping agronomy, as well as in industry development in mangoes. Kacie is passionate about ensuring producers have the tools they need to build productive, profitable and resilient businesses. |
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Name: Luke Murphy Role: Producer “Alanko” Goondiwindi Phone: 0428 187 305 lukesarah.karbullah@gmail.com |
Luke Murphy is co-principal and stud manager at Karbullah Poll Merinos north of Goondiwindi, particularly focussing on grazing management and Sheep Genetics data management. Luke has been on the committee of the local Landcare group, having a keen interest in sustainable agriculture. Luke is keen to bring new ideas to the table and help shape the future of the Queensland sheep industry. |
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Name: David Counsell Role: Producer “Dunblane” Barcaldine Phone: 07 4651 2498 davidjcounsell@bigpond.com |
David is a member of a long term wool producing family at “Dunblane”, west of Barcaldine. He believes sheep still have an important place alongside cattle in the region and is committed to improving productivity of his Merino flock. Better fleece weights and lower micron counts are being achieved through the introduction of superior genetics. |
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Name: Dugal Albeck Role: Producer “Qui Qui” Nindigully Phone: 0400 474 921 dalbeck@mccullochagencies.com.au |
Dugal is part of his family partnership at “Qui Qui” Nindigully, predominantly running commercial merinos, fattening lambs and recently acquiring a mob of stud ewes. Dugal has also spent the last 5 years as a sheep husbandry contractor, having marked over 270 000 lambs in this time, but has recently leant more into his work as a stock and station agent. Dugal is a big advocate for sheep and is eager to learn new information that can benefit his own business as well as moving the industry forwards. |
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Name: Pieter Conradie Role: DPI Representative DPI Brisbane Phone: 07 3333 5457 pieter.conradie@dpi.qld.gov.au |
Pieter started his career in South Africa with a background in animal production, rangeland management and extension. He headed the pasture research division at the Dohne Research Institute and worked with the National Wool Growers Association to improve wool production systems. He was Regional Manager Pastoral Production in Alice Springs before working as an Agricultural Liaison Officer in the Northern Territory Parliament, and there after took responsibility for managing the research farms of the Northern Territory Government. Now a Regional Manager with DAF, he works with staff and other role players in the beef and sheep industry and is committed to supporting programs that enhance efficient and sustainable sheep and wool production. Pieter sees great opportunity for the sheep and wool industry and is excited to work more closely with producers. |
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Name: Emily King Role: AWI National Extension Manager Dubbo Phone: 0437 523 036 emily.king@wool.com |
Bio coming soon |
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Name: Alexander Desses Role: AgForce Representative Phone: 0428 889 052 dessesa@agforceqld.gov.au | Alexander works as the Sheep, Wool and Goats Policy Director at AgForce. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Science and has experience working as an Economist at the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority and as a policy officer at the National Farmers Federation and Queensland CANEGROWERS. |