What our rangeland staff do
Our main activities are:
- monitoring pastoral rangeland condition at the regional and land conservation district scale
- assessing pastoral condition of 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.
We have a Rangeland Science team focussed on pastoral resource assessment and management, and a Northern Beef Developoment team focussed on pastoral production and marketing.
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, Development Officer, Rangeland Science
Chris Hetherington, email chris.hetherington@dpird.wa.gov.au, Development Officer, Rangeland Science
Broome office
Main office, +61 (0)8 9194 1400
Charles Martin, +61 (0)8 9194 1400, email charles.martin@dpird.wa.gov.au, Development Officer, Rangeland Science
Trevor Price, +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, Development Officer, Rangeland Science
Meja Aldrich, email meja.aldrich@dpird.wa.gov.au, Development Officer, Rangeland Science
Kalgoorlie
Main office, +61 (0)8 9092 2733
Samantha van Wyngaarden, +61 (0)8 9092 2716, email Samantha van Wyngaarden, Research Officer, Rangeland Science
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, Development Officer, Rangeland Science
Faisal Ahmed, email faisal.ahmed@dpird.wa.gov.au, Development Officer, Rangeland Science
Perth and other offices
Covers state-wide or project level responsibilities
Rob Sudmeyer, Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3780, email rob.sudmeyer@dpird.wa.gov.au, Principal Research Scientist, Rangeland Science
Nathan Penny, Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3577, email Nathan Penny, Senior Policy Officer, Rangeland Science
PJ Waddell, Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3421, email Peter-Jon Waddell, Development Officer, Rangeland Science
Phil Thomas, Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3656 (reception), email Phil Thomas, Senior Technical Officer, Rangeland Science
Pouria Ramzi, Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3572, email pouria.ramzi@dpird.wa.gov.au, Senior Research Scientist, Rangeland Science