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.

TeamNamePhone NumberEmail
General ManagerJodie Gregg-Smith8429 9666jodie.gregg-smith2@sa.gov.au
Pest Plant and Animal
Landscape Operations ManagerBen Moulton0407 976 532ben.moulton@sa.gov.au
BiosecurityCharlie Eager0437 795 792charlie.eager@sa.gov.au
Chris Havelberg0458 566 536chris.havelberg@sa.gov.au
Riley Fisher0448 708 022riley.fisher@sa.gov.au
WaterAaron Smith0417 643 956aaron.smith3@sa.gov.au
Julia Short0409 896 402julia.short2@sa.gov.au
Patrick Wilson0455 487 433patrick.wilson@sa.gov.au
EcologyElisa Sparrow0427 584 424elisa.sparrow2@sa.gov.au
Declan Morris0476 344 179declan.morris@sa.gov.au
Field OfficerAlana Anderson0438 913 753alana.anderson2@sa.gov.au
Partnerships and Community Engagement
ManagerCherie Sauer0491 232 119cherie.sauer@sa.gov.au
Gawler RangesNick McInerney0477 307 038nicholas.mcinerney@sa.gov.au
Marree InnaminckaAlice Allington0436 403 682alice.allington@sa.gov.au
North FlindersClaire McKenry0439 051 085claire.mckenry@sa.gov.au
North East PastoralRyan Hayward0459 762 603ryan.hayward@sa.gov.au
Port Augusta-QuornBrett Devitt0409 753 495brett.devitt@sa.gov.au
Kingoonya/Marla OodnadattaTori Love0408 807 498victoria.love@sa.gov.au
PlanningKate Cornelsen0407 630 272Kate.cornelsen2@sa.gov.au
CommunicationsMichelle Murphy0497 636 177michelle.murphy@sa.gov.au
AgricultureMatthew Westover0438816 210matthew.westover@sa.gov.au
Andrea Tschirner0438 720 469andrea.tschirner@sa.gov.au
Jade Leyden0438 990 399Jade.Leyden@sa.gov.au
Kangaroo Partnership Program coordinatorCassia Paragnani0428 152 631coordinator@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 request for exceptional circumstances.

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:

Work with us

There are currently no employment opportunities available in the SA Arid Lands region.

Working with the South Australian Government

You will find other Employment opportunities here.