Meet our board members

Geoff White

Chair

Geoff is a primary producer on a mixed grain and sheep farming operation at Kapunda. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and has previously worked as a consultant hydrogeologist delivering major land and water projects in South Australia and Victoria. He was an inaugural member of the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Rangelands Natural Resources Management Group (NRM) and has been a board member of the Northern Yorke Landscape Board since 2020.

Peter Angus

Peter is a primary producer and the business owner of a sheep stud at Mallala which incorporates native vegetation shelter belts as an integral part of farming practices. He is a committee member of the South Australian Sheep Expo Executive, Federal Council Member Australian White Suffolk Association and Chairperson of their Promotions and Marketing Committee. Peter is also a mentor for the South Australian Agricultural Shows Next Generation.

Holly Cowan

Holly Cowan is a community development specialist with more than 12 years' experience in the Local Government sector. She holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies and Social Sciences, along with certifications in training and education, leadership and resilience, and emergency management. An active member of the Lochiel community, Holly is dedicated to fostering engagement, sustainability, and resilience through her professional and volunteer work.

Erika Lawley

Erika lives on a small property west of Tarlee. She is an active volunteer in environmental projects and worked as supervisor of Green Army teams under Conservation Volunteers, carrying out feral animal and weed control on Yorke Peninsula and in the Para Wirra region. Erika holds a Bachelor of Natural Resource Management and obtained a PhD at the University of Adelaide, researching use of satellite imagery for environmental monitoring.

Leo Redden

With 40 years’ experience working in regional South Australia, Leo Redden has developed a strong network within agribusiness and primary production. He has a genuine interest in sustainable agriculture, remnant vegetation protection and biodiversity protection through the control of feral species.

Nicki Robins

Nicki is the viticultural development manager at Barossa Australia, where she coordinates science-led, best practice viticultural management programs to support more than 500 grape grower members. These include Wildlife for Wine, Creating Resilient Landscapes, and Environmental Champions of Barossa. Nicki was raised on a small mixed cropping farm in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand and has lived in the Barossa for more than 20 years.

Sue Scarman

Sue is the mayor of Northern Areas Council. She owns an olive grove in the southern Flinders Ranges plus 200 acres of heritage-listed bushland. For more than 20 years Sue has been a member of Sporting Shooter’s Association of Australia’s Conservation and Wildlife Management Association and is involved in feral animal control on national parks and private land around the parks.