The Grit June 2020 | Page 2

New leader will draw on years of experience R od Kerr has been appointed to lead the LDC team. Rod has strong connections with the BBB grazing community having worked with NQ Dry Tropics for more than six years on numerous projects in the area, including the LDC project. Welcome aboard Rod! Engineer adds to NQ Dry Tropics capability NQ Dry Tropics welcomes new staff member Dan Hazelman, who brings with him more than 20 years of civil engineering experience in the mining, government and private sectors. More funding for BBB catchment effort More funding is to be directed into the Bowen, Broken, Bogie (BBB) catchment, near Bowen and Collinsville. The partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation (GBRF) has announced $12.6 million in funding for North Queensland, $5m of which is earmarked for ongoing water quality projects in the BBB. The Bowen-based LDC project support team Project Manager Rod Kerr - 0488 943 326 [email protected] Land Management Support Coordinator Rodger Walker - 0408 828 276 [email protected] Grazing Team Leader Mick Shannon - 0456 554 710 [email protected] P2 | Grit Issue 20, June, 2020 Landscape Remediation Officer Dan Hazelman - 0457 356 468 [email protected] Senior Grazing Support Officer Adrienne Hall - 0428 158 859 [email protected] Senior Project Officer Cherry Emerick - 0456 015 772 [email protected] Grazing Support Officer Sheridan Callcott - 0439 421 994 [email protected]