{"id":12886,"date":"2026-04-03T14:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/our-team\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:34:02","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/about\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJane McKenzie-Smith\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWestern Landcare Facilitator<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJane McKenzie-Smith\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJane has over 17 years\u2019 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.
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNick Stephens\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEastern
\n Landcare Facilitator\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNick Stephens\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNick 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 & then Coordinator of the Environmental Strategies Team, leading the region in rainforest and koala habitat restoration and corporate sustainability. His work days are generally Tuesdays, Wednesdays and AM Thursday.
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCassie Wright\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProjects & Education Coordinator\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCassie Wright\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCassie 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.
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKirby Leary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKirby Leary\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKirby has a background in environmental tourism and revegetation for koala conservation in the western plains of Melbourne.
\nShe 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.
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelley Banders\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunications & Project Support\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelley Banders\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelley brings a strong background in community-focused writing and regional storytelling, with experience across local organisations and projects. She has worked in roles spanning writing, photography and event planning for not-for-profits and community initiatives. Shelley is contracted to deliver SGLN\u2019s communications and to provide general support to the project team
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonna Sullivan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBookkeeper\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonna Sullivan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonna brings to the team 14 years of finance experience.
\nDonna moved to South Gippsland in 2018 with her husband & 2 boys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jane McKenzie-Smith Western Landcare Facilitator Jane McKenzie-Smith Jane has over 17 years\u2019 experience in the environmental sector. Prior to joining<\/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-12886","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12886","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=12886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12908,"href":"https:\/\/www.sgln.net.au\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12886\/revisions\/12908"}],"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=12886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}