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Our mission

Together with nature

We connect people to nature, landscape and places.
We build understanding and respect.
We facilitate, support and drive conservation action.

Connect, Respect, Act

About Us

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is an independent, community-based, not-for-profit organisation. We work to combine the grassroots support of the community with sound conservation science and pragmatic policy initiatives to achieve sustainable environmental outcomes.

First established in 2002 as the Cape to Cape Catchments Group with a focus on waterway health, our organisation has grown to encompass the protection of all biodiversity values in the Margaret River region.

Priority focus

Our two pillars of focus are:

Wooditjup Bilya (Margaret River)

We coordinate and deliver a range of education programs, meaningful on-ground work and advocate for the health and environmental values of the Margaret River and its catchment.

Caring for the Capes

We coordinate and deliver a range of education programs, meaningful on-ground work and advocate for the health and environmental values of the Capes region from Yallingup to Augusta, and including the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, adjoining coastline, privately owned land, remnant bushland and reserves.

Guiding Principles

Engage with our local cultural custodians

Acknowledge, engage, support and partner with our local cultural custodians and elders

Leadership and advocacy

Provide leadership, advocacy and a strong voice on local environment and biodiversity issues

Act with integrity

Build trust and respect through informed, considered and ethical actions and communications

Collaborate and include

Collaborate and include to optimise reach, impact and ownership

Make a long-term, landscape scale difference

Resource projects and initiatives that make a long-term and landscape-scale difference

Avoid detrimental activities

Engage only in activities that promote and further our environmental and conservation goals

Data collection and continual improvement

Continue to carry out and coordinate monitoring, data collection, sharing and continual improvement

Biodiversity and climate change

Across all our programs, we strive to protect and restore biodiversity and build resilience to disturbance and pressures like climate change.

The healthier and more connected our ecosystems are, the better they will be able to respond and adapt to climate change.

Biodiversity

Conserve and improve the extent and condition of remnant native vegetation and wildlife

River

Work with all stakeholders to manage the Margaret River to protect its environmental values

Coast

Provide leadership in coastal protection and restoration

Water

Work with land and water managers to maintain water quality and environmental flows

People

Engender respect and custodianship of our natural environment by all people that live and visit here

Marine

Support the protection of marine ecosystems

Our people

Board of Directors

Our volunteer board members have a wealth of leadership experience with a broad knowledge base, and are passionate about protecting our environment and dedicated to furthering conservation of the region’s biodiversity values. They are responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the organisation and are committed to maintaining high standards of governance and accountability.

Ann Ward

Chair

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Hamish Worsely

Deputy Chair

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Crispin Underwood

Treasurer

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Michelle McManus

Secretary

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Carmen Lawrence

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Advisors and ambassadors

Emma Scaife

Advisor

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Peter Adamson

Advisor

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Caroline di Mori

Advisor

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Suzanne Hillier

Advisor

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Jane Scott

Ambassador

Leon Pericles

Ambassador

Our staff

Drew McKenzie

General Manager

Cass Jury

Program Manager / Biodiversity Officer

Genevieve Hanran-Smith

Arum Lily Blitz Officer / Biodiversity Officer

Lauren Scanlon

Our Patch Officer / Friends of Wooditjup Bilya Coordinator

Jodie Passmore

Special Projects Officer

Peta Lierich

Our Patch Officer / Woody Weeds Coordinator

Lyndsey Cox

Spatial Data Officer

Fran Dohring

Finance / Administration

Trevor Paddenburg

Communications Officer

Mandy Edwards

Coastal Officer / Cape Naturaliste Conservatiion Enterprise Officer

Declan McGill

Environmental Services Coordinator

Obelia Walker

Biodiversity Officer

Jackson Res

Bush Regeneration Team

Nathan Hammer

Bush Regeneration Team

Our partners and supporters

We work closely with our community and collaboration is key to Nature Conservation’s success. We’re immensely grateful to our ever-growing list of partners and supporters. Without them, we could not raise awareness, inspire commitment and empower action on behalf of the environment.

This includes strong grassroots support from individuals and local businesses, teams of dedicated volunteers and citizen scientists, a network of strategic partnerships as well as collaborative working relationships with federal, state and local government agencies.

A huge thank-you to the following groups and organisationd for their support: