Job Title: Biosecurity coordinator
Organisation: AUSVEG
My name is Callum Fletcher and I have been the Biosecurity Coordinator at AUSVEG for the past three years. The program I work on is co-managed by Plant Health Australia and AUSVEG and aims to improve the management of, and preparedness for, biosecurity risks in the vegetable …
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Job Title:  Director and consultant
Organisation: Redefining Agriculture Pty Ltd
Location: Melbourne
Helen is a passionate advocate for food security through localised food supply under a new economy. Her company “Redefining Agriculture” provides support to landholders across Australia to foster growth, flexibility and resilience in their farm businesses. Her background working in the …
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Job Title:  Research Leader Plant Pathology
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Location: AgriBio, Bundoora, Melbourne
Dr Jacqueline Edwards is a plant pathologist with over 30 years’ experience in both government and university research environments. She is the Research Leader of Plant Pathology in Agriculture Victoria and an Associate Professor with La Trobe University. She has …
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Job Title: National Citrus Surveillance Coordinator
Organisation: Citrus Australia Ltd
Citrus is grown commercially in all states except Tasmania and in the Northern Territory. In August 2018 Jeff commenced working with Citrus Australia as National Citrus Surveillance Coordinator to coordinate surveillance activities and data collection, increase awareness of biosecurity and Exotic Plant …
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Job Title: Senior Project Officer, Horticulture Industry Networks
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Location: Mildura
I am responsible for the  Horticulture Industry Network (HIN), which is an established and unique network initiated by Agriculture Victoria, and made up of 31 temperate horticulture industry organisations (20 national organisations and 11 state organisations).  This represents nearly 100% of …
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Job Title: Team Lead – Extension and Communication
Organisation: cesar
cesar is a Melbourne based research group specialising in conservation, biosecurity and sustainable agriculture. In my role at cesar I work to extend the latest science to farmers and the wider community. 
Before joining cesar, I worked with vegetable growers to raise awareness …
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Job Title: Project Officer – Digital Engagement
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria

As Project Officer, Digital Engagement, I coordinate the Urban Plant Health Network Community of Practice. With 14 years’ experience working in the agriculture and natural resource management and keen interest in online communications and research and development, I am also the newest member …
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Job Title:  Program Manager Grains Industry Networks
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Location: Bendigo
Kellyanne has worked for Agriculture Victoria for 19 years. Currently mentoring and supervising staff and overseeing the management of several grains projects including CropSafe, GRDC Communities Field Crop Diseases, GRDC GrowNotes™ Alert & the Victorian Winter Crop Summary as well as the …
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Job Title: Senior Officer – Plant Emergency Preparedness and Surveillance
Organisation: Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
Location: Attwood
Lana’s career has had a strong focus on emergency management within biosecurity. Lana leads a small technical team of forest biosecurity and surveillance experts. Lana is very interested in early emergency management continuous improvement which will …
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Job Title: Biosecurity Officer
Organisation: AUSVEG
Since May 2017, Maddy has worked for the AUSVEG Farm Biosecurity Project, which is co-managed by Plant Health Australia and AUSVEG. Maddy’s role involves working with the vegetable industry, government, researchers and community to raise awareness of priority pest threats and promote on-farm biosecurity. Through her …
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Job Title: Industry Development Manager, Horticulture
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Location: Tatura
Since January 2019 I have been the Industry Development Manager, Horticulture. This has given me the opportunity to be heavily involved, and see the benefits of the ExtensionAus platform, as my team run the Integrated Pest and Disease Management page.
Trained in Horticulture …
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Job Title: Industry Engagement Manager
Organisation: Citrus Australia Ltd
Stephen Cooke is responsible for keeping growers and other industry stakeholders up to date with information that will benefit their business and the industry as a whole.
Stephen was an agricultural journalist for 20 years before joining Citrus Australia, writing and editing for key rural publications …
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Job Title: Director, Horticulture Services
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Location: Attwood
Over the last 15 years, I have had the privilege of working in natural resource management across Victoria as well as Research Director at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Ecosystems Research in the Victorian Department of Envioronment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). I …
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