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Cass is working across several roles and projects including Program Manager and Biodiversity Officer. She has 20+ years experience working in environmental management with a focus on waterway and bushland assessment and protection and restoration. She has previously been a co-ordinator of the group and authored the Boodjidup, Wilyabrup and Quinninup river action plans. She brings a wealth of experience in the Capes landscape and the community.

Trev spent two decades as a journalist covering state and national news for newspapers across Australia. He did stints as a London-based travel writer, worked at an animal rehabilitation centre in the Costa Rican jungles, and is a surf-travel magazine correspondent. Trev fell in love with Margaret River’s epic nature, incredible biodiversity and raw Indian Ocean. At Nature Conservation, he writes media releases, blog posts and new stories, shapes campaigns, posts on socials, looks after photography and website updates, and keeps the community informed of the work we do. In his spare time, he’s a hiking guide on the Cape to Cape Track, runs the Edible Gardens Festival, grows his own produce and teaches permaculture.

Mandy has been protecting the beautiful local environment for two decades. Her first job out our university was with the Cape to Cape Catchments Group, and nearly 20 years later she’s returned to the same group which is now Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. In between, she spent seven years working for the City of Busselton and Meelup Regional Park Management Committee. After taking time out when she had two children, she volunteered with community groups and delved into placemaking – or community-led design creating vibrant places for people. When she’s not working to protect the places she loves, you’ll find Mandy exploring, learning, connecting, being active in nature and bringing up her two energetic young boys.

Since dipping a toe into the environmental space as a koala ‘wrangler’ on Kangaroo Island, Ben has enjoyed developing his bushland conservation craft over 20 years across private, local and state government sectors. A seasoned native seed collector, he will often be out and about boring his kids with useless titbits in the hope they too will jump on the green bandwagon. With over a decade of environmental service provision in the South-west region, Ben has joined the biodiversity team to support the ongoing success of the Arum Lily Blitz. He’s a very welcome addition to the Nature Conservation team!

Kathi grew up in Germany but Margaret River has been her home since 2002 after she fell in love with the forests and coast while trail running and hiking. To gain a deeper understanding with Australia’s environment, she completed a degree in environmental science. Earlier, Kathi completed a master’s degree in fine arts and her art focused on nature and the threats it faces. But she decided teaching was a more direct and impactful way to support people and nature, and she worked as a primary and secondary school teacher for 10 years. She says environmental education is vital, and loves presenting science in a way everyone can understand – and then feel empowered to act.