Please note
During the Western Australian Covid–19 incident, the landline phone numbers will probably not answer. We suggest you email to the person or try the main office reception number (although not all of those are being monitored).
What our rangeland staff do
Our main activities are:
- monitoring rangeland condition at the regional and land conservation district scale
- assessing pastoral condition of pastoral leases
- baseline surveys of rangeland areas to record the resource details in each area
- producing web and publication information resources for pastoralists and other rangeland managers
- research and development for intensified rangeland use, such as irrigation and cattle markets.
Kununurra office
Covers the east and west Kimberley, and the Pilbara
Main office, +61 (0)8 9166 4000
Kathryn Ryan, +61 (0)8 9166 4015, email Kathryn Ryan for rangeland pasture information, rangeland management and pastoral plant identification.
Matthew Fletcher, +61 (0)8 9166 4019, email Matthew Fletcher for rangeland inspections, pasture and grazing management and WARMS.
Broome office
Main office, +61 (0)8 9194 1400
David Barker, +61 (0)8 9194 1440, email David Barker
Trevor Price, Broome, +61 (0)8 9194 1441, email Trevor Price, manager for Northern Beef Development.
Carnarvon office
Covers the Pilbara, Gascoyne and Murchison
Main office, +61 (0)8 9956 3333
Damian Priest, +61 (0)8 9956 3349, email Damian Priest for rangeland inspections and WARMS.
Geraldton
Shares the Pilbara, Gascoyne and Murchison regions
Main office, +61 (0)8 9956 8555
Joshua Foster, +61 (0)8 9956 8522, email Joshua Foster
Kalgoorlie
Main office, +61 (0)8 9092 2733
Warren Lloyd, +61 (0)8 9092 2717, email Warren LLoyd
Samantha van Wyngaarden, +61 (0)8 9092 2716, email Samantha van Wyngaarden
Northam office
Covers the southern Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance
Main office, +61 (0)8 9690 2000
Wayne Fletcher, +61 (0)8 9690 2135, email Wayne Fletcher for WARMS and rangeland science.
Perth and other offices
Covers state-wide or project level responsibilities
Nathan Penny, Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3577, email Nathan Penny for rangeland policy.
PJ Waddell, Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3421, email Peter-Jon Waddell, leader for the Southern Goldfields/Great Western Woodlands survey, and for rangeland science, rangeland ecology, rangeland restoration and rehydration.
Phil Thomas, Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3333 (reception), email Phil Thomas for analysis of WARMS data, analysis of pastoral lease condition and support to the Commissioner for Soil and Land Conservation.