ANDREW MARSHALL, CHAIR Phone/fax: (H) 9845 1081 E-mail: marshall@omninet.net.au "I have lived and farmed in the catchment for 33 years where we have a beef and horticultural enterprise. I have always loved the Australian bush; soon after we purchased our property in 1971, I began a program of fencing off all the remnant vegetation and creek lines as well as planting more trees and developing shelter belts. Bush is such a valuable asset and essential for the future health of our land, flora and fauna. I enjoy being involved with trying to preserve all facets of the Torbay Catchment so that we and future generations can all enjoy living in this wonderful area." Andrew was elected as Deputy Chair of the Torbay Catchment Group in 1999, and Chairperson since 2002. Upon retirement of John Simpson from the Watershed Torbay community steering committee, Andrew has taken on the role of Chair from March 2004, in addition to his role with the TCG.
	DANNY BURKETT Phone: (W) 9842 4206 (M) 0427 426 855 E-mail: danny.burkett@watercorporation.com.au Danny is the Service Delivery Manager for the Water Corporation in the Great Southern Region. Danny has responsibility for Operations and Maintenance in the Great Southern Region. The Water Corporation operates the Albany Drainage District which is within the Torbay Inlet catchment area
	CHRIS WESTCOTT Phone: (H) 9841 5474 Fax: 9842 3538 I have lived in the Torbay catchment area for most of my life (50 years). Originally I was in the dairy industry with my parents. For the past 28 years I have been involved with horticultural production (potatoes). Torbay is a great area, and I would like to see the area preserved and protected for future generations.
	MARK TAYLOR Phone: (H) 9845 3121 (M) 0419 476 458 Fax: (W) 9844 3545 My name is Mark Taylor, forty years old and married with two children. I live on a small property on the upper catchment of the Marbelup Brook. I feel that this project is worthwhile because the water resources that we have are irreplaceable and should be protected.
	MELISSA VERNON Phone: (H) 9844 6115 E-mail: melissa.vernon@health.wa.gov.au I swim and run along Muttonbird beach most days throughout the year. In the last month I have seen a whale give birth, and other whales in the bay. There exist penguins, dolphins and other animals that live in the bay. They have a right to live as they have for years without the threat of increasing environmental degradation. Clean seas and beaches are dependent upon sustainable waterways and beach environment management plans. Management plans need to be informed by appropriate research and have the support of the community. This project offers the opportunity to develop plans for sustainable systems that do not threaten the environment, a process that we can all be involved in to improve Torbay.
	LOUISE DUXBURY Phone: (W) 9848 1019 Fax: 9848 2061 E-mail: louiseduxbury@greenskills.green.net.au Louise has been involved in facilitation, education and training and communication work for the past 20 years with the objective of bringing about attitudinal change leading to changes in behaviour. Her focus in the past 12 years has been particularly on changes in natural resource management to bring about more sustainable land use: protecting our natural resources while enhancing social and economic wellbeing of rural and regional communities.
	DIANE EVERS Phone: (H) 9844 6317 Fax: 9844 6037 E-mail: evers@albanyis.com.au Diane is a City of Albany Councillor, Certified Practicing Accountant, mother of four, and Torbay catchment resident. She has been actively involved in the catchment group since its inception. She has a strong commitment to a balance of environmental, economic, and social needs, with a view to sustained appropriate preservation, use and development of the catchment.
	PHIL MELLON Phone: (M) 0428 446 371 (H) 9844 6371 Fax: 9844 6206 E-mail: pgm@albanyis.com.au Phil is involved in the Torbay project for a number of reasons. "I live on the drainage system and can see its ongoing degradation and would like it stopped and rectified. Our family intends to live here for a long time yet unless unforseen circumstances arise and it's a way to put something back into the area and community. The Elleker Progress Association, part of the local community, asked me to be their representative on this project. It is a good cause!
	BILL NORTH Phone: (H) 9844 6211 (M) 0428 446 211 In my capacity as a professional fisherman I have been very closely associated with all estuarine and river systems on the south and west coasts for as long as I can remember. My father was also a fisherman and I along with elder brothers would accompany him on many of his fishing trips long before I started school. The clean smell from the estuary was something not many people would have experienced. It saddens me to see these waterways, in particular Torbay and Wilson's Inlet deteriorating to the extent where foul smells are the usual thing and seafood within the estuaries is quite often inedible. Therefore if my knowledge and memories can help restoration of these waterways I am more than happy to help.
	TERRI HARWOOD Phone: (H) 9844 6225 (W) 9892 8757 (M) 0417 953 172 Fax: 9892 8896 E-mail: (H) harwood@albanyis.com.au (W) harwot@albany.training.wa.gov.au I have lived in the Torbay Catchment for the past 12 years with my husband and two children. The waterways have featured in the recreation pursuits of all my family. I am keen to be part of this project as I want to see the waterways restored to a healthy and viable resource for all members of the community. A whole of catchment management plan based on sound research practice and commitment from the community will ensure a healthy and sustainable environment.
	DES WOLFE Phone: 9845 1059 Fax: 9845 1048 E-mail: des@albanyis.com.au Des is a third generation member of a family that has farmed here for almost a century. He is a founding member of the Hay River LCDC and currently acts as its chairperson. Des was the founding Chairperson of the Torbay Catchment Group, holding that position for three years. He was a Councillor for the Shire of Albany for two years and is presently a City of Albany Councillor. "The Torbay area has provided a way of life and living for our family for a long time. It is my desire to see the area be returned to a sustainable catchment and provide enjoyment for generations to come."
	DAVID WEAVER Phone: (W) 9892 8429 Fax: 9841 2707 E-mail: dweaver@agric.wa.gov.au David is a researcher at the Department of Agriculture, Albany. He has undertaken research since 1990 into catchment and soil processes resulting in the delivery of nutrients from diffuse agricultural sources to waterways around Albany, as well as investigating nutrient sources and sinks, and riparian hydrology and water quality issues in the south coast region. In the last few years this work has been extended to assist in the identification of nutrient hotspots using GIS technology, and provide decision support tools to examine how best management practices can impact on nutrient loss. Prior to his work in Albany, David also spent 8 years as a researcher at the University of Western Australia investigating soils of the Peel Harvey catchment and the treatment of piggery effluent with lime and red mud.
	SARAH COMER Sarah Comer has been working as an Ecologist for CALM's South Coast Region for the last six years. Sarah's work focuses on threatened species recovery programs operating on the south coast. Sarah is responsible for coordinating the Noisy Scrub-bird Recovery and other threatened bird recovery actions including the Western Ground Parrot and Western Bristlebird. Sarah also works on recovery programs for threatened flora, threatened ecological communities and threatened and relictual invertebrates. Sarah has a strong interest in fire ecology and is currently working on the development of fire management strategies for biodiversity conservation in reserves of the south coast.
	NAOMI ARROWSMITH Phone: (W) 9841 0107 E-mail: naomi.arrowsmith@environment.wa.gov.au Naomi is Regional Manager of the Department of Environment and is the Principal Investigator and Project Manager for Watershed Torbay. She has 20 years experience in water resource management, with special expertise in wetland management. Naomi also has a beef farm in the catchment.
	JULIE PECH Phone: (W) 9841 0108 Fax: 9842 0124 E-mail: julie.pech@environment.wa.gov.au Julie has coordinated Department of Environment projects in the Torbay Catchment since 1999, working closely with the Torbay Catchment Group since its inception. Julie coordinates workshops, catchment bus tours, waterways best practice catchment demonstration sites, foreshore condition surveys and the distribution of waterways restoration funding throughout the catchment, all with the aim of raising the awareness and practice of good waterways management.
	JOHN SIMPSON - CHAIR - Resigned Unfortunately, due to personal health reasons, John has had to resign as chair of the Steering Committee. The Committee thanks him for his important contribution to the catchment, and his presence will be sadly missed