Our Team – South Gippsland Landcare Network

Jane McKenzie-Smith

Landcare Facilitator - Strategy & Governance

Jane has over 17 years' experience in the environmental sector. Prior to joining SGLN she was the Ecological Restoration Coordinator at Trust for Nature. She has held roles in private consulting firms as well as non-for-profits. She has a keen interest in climate change and was involved in the preparation of the Garnaut Climate Change Review.

Morgan Stevens

Landcare Facilitator - Community Engagement

Morgan brings firsthand farming experience to her role with SGLN, having grown up on a mixed cropping and livestock farm. Her project development skills have been shaped through a career in the construction industry, complemented by her own revegetation work on her property.

Cassie Wright

Projects & Education Coordinator

Cassie has been with SGLN since 2018, and has worked in the NRM field for over twenty years. For the last seventeen years she has worked in the South Gippsland and Bass Coast regions, in roles with an education and training and project management focus.

Kirby Leary

Project Officer

Kirby has a background in environmental tourism and revegetation for koala conservation in the western plains of Melbourne. She moved to Venus Bay with her young family in 2021 and soon became involved with Landcare, first as a volunteer with Tarwin Landcare Group and now as part of the projects team at SGLN.

Caitlin Pilkington

Project Support Officer

Caitlin grew up in South Gippsland and has over 15 years experience in the water and environmental sector. Most recently, she worked with the West Gippsland CMA on waterway health and sustainable agriculture programs. She enjoys supporting communities and organisations to develop and deliver projects that make a positive difference for people and the environment.

Shelley Banders

Communications

Shelley brings a background in community-focused writing and regional storytelling, with experience across local organisations and projects. She has worked in roles spanning design, writing, photography and event planning for not-for-profits and community initiatives.

Nick Stephens

Victorian Trees on Farms Incubator Program

Nick brings a long history of working in environmental restoration, sustainability and project management. This includes 10 years at Lismore City Council (NSW) as NRM Officer and then Coordinator of the Environmental Strategies Team, leading the region in rainforest and koala habitat restoration and corporate sustainability.

Donna Sullivan

Bookkeeper

Donna brings to the team 14 years of finance experience. Donna moved to South Gippsland in 2018 with her husband and 2 boys.