{"id":12885,"date":"2026-04-03T14:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/our-board\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:34:01","slug":"our-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/about\/our-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-7-of-8-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJillian Staton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChair\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJillian Staton\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA member of the Tarwin Landcare Group, Jillian is a freelance writer specialising in agriculture and environmental sustainability. She has written several books on these topics, including one that showcases food and wine producers in South Gippsland.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-1-of-8-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Stringer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVice Chair\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Stringer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Stringer is a member of the Fish Creek Landcare Group and runs a small beef property on Fish Creek, as well as working for a national agribusiness organisation.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/peter.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/peter.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/peter-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Debreceny\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecretary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Debreceny\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter is a member of Mardan-Mirboo North Landcare Group.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luke-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luke-2-1.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luke-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuke Thornton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTreasurer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuke Thornton \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dick-Lester.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dick-Lester.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dick-Lester-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Lester\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Lester\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDick is one of the earliest plant growers in South Gippsland, supplying tubestock from the 1990&#8217;s to 2012 via his Terraflora Nursery. He has undertaken restoration work on his own family farm and runs the annual Eucalyptus Day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJen Layton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJen Layton\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-2-of-8-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraham Ross\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraham Ross\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraham is a member of the Corner Inlet Landcare group. He has carried out significant revegetation on his 100 acre property near Foster.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SGLN-Board-3-of-8-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHerb Wildes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHerb Wildes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter a long career in Melbourne, Herb returned to Nerrena where he lives with his daughter on 260 acres of mainly remnant vegetation. He belongs to the Nerrena Tarwin Valley Landcare Group of which his parents were inaugural members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jillian Staton Chair Jillian Staton A member of the Tarwin Landcare Group, Jillian is a freelance writer specialising in agriculture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":12884,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12885","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12907,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12885\/revisions\/12907"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}