Kangaroo Island Landscape Board
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Your Kangaroo Island Landscape Board
The Kangaroo Island Landscape Board works with landholders, community groups and partners to care for the island’s landscapes. Together, we support sustainable farming, protect native plants and animals, manage pest plants and animals, and improve the health of our soil and water.
Our vision
Working together for healthy land and sea.
Healthy landscapes support Kangaroo Island’s community, economy and way of life. Our vision recognises that caring for them is a shared responsibility, built on local knowledge, strong partnerships and practical action.
Our values
Trust, Collaboration and Impact guide how our Board and staff work, make decisions and engage with the community.
Trust
We build trust by listening, communicating openly and doing what we say we will do. We respect local knowledge, share information and take responsibility for our decisions and actions.
Collaboration
We work together across our organisation and with landholders, community groups, First Nations people, researchers and other agencies. We bring different skills, knowledge and perspectives together to find solutions and achieve shared goals.
Impact
We focus on practical work that makes a lasting difference. We use evidence, learn from experience and embrace innovation to improve outcomes for Kangaroo Island’s landscapes and community.
Our role
Established on 1 July 2020 under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019, the Board supports the sustainable management of Kangaroo Island’s natural resources.
Our members bring experience in agriculture, conservation, community engagement and natural resource management. They provide direction for the organisation and work with staff and partners to deliver local priorities.
Future meetings can be found here.
If you would like to attend or make a presentation at any of the upcoming meetings, please contact ki.landscapeboard@sa.gov.au or phone (08) 8553 2476.
For more information visit www.landscape.sa.gov.au
Our members
This Board is a group of local farmers and ecologists who are working together to deliver practical, on‑ground programs to help manage the island’s water, land and soil, pests, and biodiversity.
They work in partnership with the community, farming groups, environmental non-government organisations, local councils and community groups to deliver their vision.
Chair: Andrew Heinrich
Primary producer on KI since 1982, with White Suffolk, maternal composite and Poll Merino Studs.
Keen to develop landcare practices that strike a balance between productivity and profitability while looking after the environment and maintaining biodiversity.
Board member: Dr Peggy Rismiller
An environmental physiologist who has lived and studied animal/plant interactions on KI for over 30 years.
Passionate about feral plant and animal control, biosecurity and advocating the environment as the underlying foundation of the triple bottom line.
Board member: Drew Laslett
Recently retired following career in natural resources including public land, pest and fisheries management. Involved with family farming enterprise in Limestone Coast region. Passionate about improving the condition of KI’s biodiversity and promoting productive and sustainable land management practices.
Board member: Jeanette Gellard
An evaluation strategist and engagement specialist with qualifications in agricultural science and business administration and experience in facilitation, leadership, workplace resilience and coaching across the agricultural, tourism and environmental sectors. Passionate about rural and regional communities.
Board member: Peter Davis
Sheep farmer, apiarist, creator and owner of the Island Beehive and tourism ambassador. Working to help the community have a more sustainable management of the bushland that echoes the ethos of the way Aboriginal communities once managed the land.
Board member: Barbara Cooper
Experienced teacher and partner in a trucking business and farming enterprise on western Kangaroo Island. Working to promote and encourage sustainable land management in farming enterprises, biosecurity and feral cat eradication. Passionate about protecting the natural environment for future generations.
Board member: Heidi Groffen
Ecologist and Co-founder/Manager of Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife, supporting landholders with threatened species conservation. Former Communications and Media Coordinator at KI NRM Board and NRM Facilitator in the Northern Territory. Passionate about KI’s biodiversity and natural places and the dependence of the economy on the natural environment.
Board member: Grant Flanagan
Recently retired after a career as a Field and Project Officer in agriculture and environmental departments, including 16 years with the KI NRM Board. Passionate about sustainable agriculture, soil health, integrated pest management, carbon farming, native vegetation, weed and water resource management.
Board meetings
General board meetings are held in the Board Room, 35 Dauncey Street, Kingscote (access from rear of the building) on the fourth Wednesday of every month commencing at 9:00 am unless otherwise advised.
Minutes taken from general meetings of the Landscape Board are available online or by request from ki.landscapeboard@sa.gov.au
Annual report
An annual report is produced each financial year and provided to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water. This is laid before both South Australian Houses of Parliament.
More information
Communications and Media Manager
35 Dauncey Street, Kingscote, 5223, SA
(08) 8553 2476