Meet our staff
We are open for business and here to support the region any way we can.
Please do not hesitate to give us a call or send us an e-mail based on the contact details here, and we will be happy to assist.
| Team | Name | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Manager | Jodie Gregg-Smith | 8429 9666 | jodie.gregg-smith2@sa.gov.au |
| Pest Plant and Animal | |||
| Landscape Operations | Reshnee Lalla | 0407 976 532 | reshnee.lalla@sa.gov.au |
| Rangelands Goat coordinator | Alex Scattergood | 0488 224 923 | alex.scattergood@sa.gov.au |
| Biosecurity | Charlie Eager | 0437 795 792 | charlie.eager@sa.gov.au |
| Chris Havelberg | 0458 566 536 | chris.havelberg@sa.gov.au | |
| Water | Aaron Smith | 0417 643 956 | aaron.smith3@sa.gov.au |
| Julia Short | 0409 896 402 | julia.short2@sa.gov.au | |
| Patrick Wilson | 0455 487 433 | patrick.wilson@sa.gov.au | |
| Ecology | Elisa Sparrow | 0427 584 424 | elisa.sparrow2@sa.gov.au |
| Declan Morris | 0476 344 179 | declan.morris@sa.gov.au | |
| Field Officer | Alana Anderson | 0438 913 753 | alana.anderson2@sa.gov.au |
| Partnerships and Community Engagement | |||
| Manager | Cherie Gerlach | 0427 413 345 | cherie.gerlach@sa.gov.au |
| Gawler Ranges | Chris Fulton | 0477 307 038 | christopher.fulton@sa.gov.au |
| Marree Innamincka | Alice Allington | 0436 403 682 | alice.allington@sa.gov.au |
| North Flinders | Claire McKenry | 0439 051 085 | claire.mckenry@sa.gov.au |
| North East Pastoral | Ryan Hayward | 0459 762 603 | ryan.hayward@sa.gov.au |
| Port Augusta-Quorn | Brett Devitt | 0409 753 495 | brett.devitt@sa.gov.au |
| Kingoonya/Marla Oodnadatta | Tori Love | 0408 807 498 | victoria.love@sa.gov.au |
| Planning | Kate Cornelsen | 0407 630 272 | Kate.cornelsen2@sa.gov.au |
| Communications | Michelle Murphy | 0497 636 177 | michelle.murphy@sa.gov.au |
| Agriculture | Matthew Westover | 0438816 210 | matthew.westover@sa.gov.au |
| Andrea Tschirner | 0438 720 469 | andrea.tschirner@sa.gov.au | |
| Sarah Voumard | 0438 846 373 | Sarah.Voumard2@sa.gov.au | |
| Jade Leyden | 0438 990 399 | Jade.Leyden@sa.gov.au | |
| Kangaroo Partnership Program contractor | Cassia Paragnani | 0428 152 631 | coordinator@sakangaroopartnership.com |
If you are unsure who you need to speak to, our general office number of 8429 9666 will be answered and your call will be directed to the person you need.
Our staff work on projects around the region and offer advice on behalf the board.
Agriculture team
Contact us for advice on:
- Soil
- Carbon
- Sustainable Agriculture
Community Engagement team
Contact us if you are not sure which team to talk to first – we provide the link between community and our on-ground teams.
- Education
- Volunteers
- Regional events
- Landscape Group support
- Coordinating land management projects (including funding applications)
- Aboriginal partnerships
Biosecurity team
Contact us for:
- delivering projects to assist land managers with pest plant and animal management
- information on wild dog management south of the dog fence, including the Biteback coordinated control program
- information on north of the dog fence management and bait applications.
Communications team
Contact us for:
- media enquiries
- comments or subscriptions to the quarterly SAAL newsletter Across the Outback.
Ecology team
Contact us for:
- flora and fauna sightings, surveys and reports
- species and habitat assessment and monitoring
- wildlife permits.
Water team
Contact us for:
- collaborating and delivering on water projects
- coordinating water affecting activity permits
- administering water permits.
Work with us
There is currently one employment opportunity available in the SA Arid Lands region.
The board is looking for a new manager of Landscape Operations
Leading a team of biosecurity staff, water experts, scientists and project officers, you will bring a wealth of experience and passion to the board. You have worked in the NRM sector and can demonstrate your passion for working in nature and supporting industries that value and depend on the arid lands region's natural resources. Your history in developing and maintaining partnerships will hold you in good stead to guide your team as the board develops and delivers several projects in partnership with three levels of government and its regional community stakeholders. You are able to lead technical staff with a broad range of attributes and capabilities and can oversee and guide your team through complex issues like compliance and the interpretation of legal instruments. Most of all, you want to work in one of the most iconic parts of South Australia and live where you can drive an hour in any direction to appreciate diverse land systems, communities and natural wonders, to achieve your lifestyle and professional goals.
Working in a dynamic leadership team, where we keep things real, invest heavily in workplace culture and always find fun and humour an important part of our working world, will surely mean you are about to apply for the job you have been waiting for.
Visit here for more information and to apply. Applications close Sunday 23 February.
Working with the South Australian Government
You will find other Employment opportunities here.