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Our support team

The Council’s support team is helping build relationships within the ACT community and our regional neighbours so that we can:



  • improve the capacity of the ACT community to manage natural resources

  • provide advice and support to people or groups particularly those wanting to undertake natural resource management activities

  • support projects and project proponents

  • monitor, evaluate and report on the results of natural resource management projects.

The team is hosted within the ACT Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water and works closely with colleagues in both the ACT and Australian governments.


THE TEAM


Executive Officer - John Feint ph: 6207 5584 email: John.Feint@act.gov.au


Council Secretariat - Felicity Webb ph: 6207 2237 email: Felicity.Webb@act.gov.au


Investment Officer - Ruth Kharis (from 1 July 2010) ph: 6205 2915 email: Ruth.Kharis@act.gov.au


NRM Regional Facilitator - Anna van Dugteren ph: 6205 2914 email: Anna.VanDugteren@act.gov.au


ACT Landcare Coordinator - Esther Duffy ph: 6205 2913 email: Esther.Duffy@act.gov.au


Program Manager - Priyani Wijemanne ph: 62077140 email: Priyani.Wijemanne@act.gov.au


Program Administrator - Sue Mills ph: 62052989 email: Sue.mill@act.gov.au


Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - Darlene Gyde ph: 6205 8594 email: Darlene.Glyde@act.gov.au


Indigenous Natural Resource Management Facilitator - Jo Donovan ph: 6205 9043 email: jo.donovan@act.gov.au



Molonglo Catchment Group

Molonglo Catchment Group
The Molonglo Catchment Group works largely in NSW and covers the catchments of the Molonglo and Queanbeyan Rivers, Jerrabomberra Creek and the urban areas of inner Canberra and Queanbeyan.

Ginninderra Catchment Group

The Ginninderra Catchment Group works in the urban areas of Belconnen, West Belconnen, Hall, Gunghalin, and the rural areas and nature reserves of the Ginninderra Creek catchment.

Ginninderra Catchment Group

Southern ACT Catchment Group

Southern ACT Catchment Group
The Southern ACT Catchment Group operates in the southern areas of the ACT covering Woden, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong, Tharwa, Tidbinbilla and Namadgi national parks, and the rural leases.