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Gregory Ogle

Summary

Extensive experience in community engagement regarding natural resource management issues. Excellent engagement skills with community groups, Government and regional organisations, farming groups, not for profit groups, and first nations people.

Developing Management Plans and have sound knowledge and extensive experience in ethical and humane pest plant and animal management.

Strong negotiation skills and experienced in negotiating complex agreements.

Confident and efficient in media interviews, webinars, and written material.

Continual and long-standing management of conservation properties, including the dry interior and riverine environments of Australia.

Strong knowledge of native plants and animals in the southern Murray Darling Basin.

Experienced in staff management, and capable of working remotely and in remote areas.

Overview

46
46
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Conservation Manager

Trust For Nature
11.2000 - Current

· Negotiating Conservation covenants on land title, and land purchase for landscape scale conservation outcomes.

· Manage and design Multi land tenure projects including pest plant and animal control, and revegetation.

· Flora and fauna surveys.

· Working with farmers and other land managers in landscape scale planning and assessment for threatened species recovery.

· Property management plans and understanding individual landholder views and family plans.

· Managing conservation properties, including extensive wetlands and riverine environments.

· Identification of native plants and animals

· Native seed collection and management

· Revegetation with seed and tube stock.

Native Seeds and Revegetation and Farm Forestry of

Greening Australia
02.1997 - 10.1999

Manage seed collection programs and revegetation programs. Record information of previous farm forestry sites.

Manager Swan Hill Native Seed Bank

Murray Mallee Landcare
01.1996 - 01.1997

Engage seed collectors, oversee seed preparation, storage and payment to collectors.

Primary Producer

Self Employed
11.1977 - 01.1996

· Irrigation and dryland farming, including organically certified vegetables, melons, grains.

· Livestock husbandry.

· Contract sheep shearing.

· Victorian Department of Conservation Forests and lands – Pest plant and animal management.

Part Time Grain Merchandiser

Aust Barley Board And Vic Grain
01.1980 - 01.1995

· Negotiating and engagement with grain farmers in relation to commodities pricing and classification with Australian Barley Board and Grain elevators Board and Vic Grain (GrainCorp).

Education

Diploma - Natural Resource Management

Melbourne University
Dookie Colledge
12.1998

Skills

  • High-level written and oral communication skills including ability to:

- listen and adapt to various audiences

- understand and appreciate different styles and ideas

- convey complex ideas and concepts in a simple, factual, and understandable manner

- Experienced with pest animal management, design, and ethical operation

Networking and working with stakeholders, first nations people and rural community groups

Organising meetings and speaking at meetings

Approaching, contacting, and engaging with stakeholders who may rarely attend meetings etc

Working remotely and in office environments

Timeline

Regional Conservation Manager

Trust For Nature
11.2000 - Current

Native Seeds and Revegetation and Farm Forestry of

Greening Australia
02.1997 - 10.1999

Manager Swan Hill Native Seed Bank

Murray Mallee Landcare
01.1996 - 01.1997

Part Time Grain Merchandiser

Aust Barley Board And Vic Grain
01.1980 - 01.1995

Primary Producer

Self Employed
11.1977 - 01.1996

Diploma - Natural Resource Management

Melbourne University
Gregory Ogle