ABOUT RMCG'S TAS FARMING FUTURES
Our team at Tas Farming Futures are consultants with RMCG, a multi-disciplinary business specialising in environment, agriculture and communities. We work state-wide as well as on national projects where Tasmania is involved, bringing knowledge and expertise from around the country to Tasmania. Feel free to visit RMCG's website to find out more.
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DORIS BLAESING
ASSOCIATE
Dipl.Ing.Agr., Dr.rer.hort.Doris has extensive experience in agricultural business development, resource management and R&D. She has a good understanding of agricultural production systems and supply chains. Her strengths are strategy and concept development, innovative thinking, problem solving, multi-disciplinary project management and communication on all levels with a broad range of people. Doris worked in public and private research, education, export and agribusinesses.
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DONNA LUCAS
PRINCIPAL
B.App.Sci. (Hons)Donna is an agricultural consultant with experience in business management, research and extension. She is adaptable with an ability to contribute to projects at a strategic level. Donna has specialist knowledge in workforce development and planning, resource recovery, carbon farming, greenhouse gas/carbon accounting and project evaluation. Her strengths include driving execution, building connections and problem solving.
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MORAG ANDERSON
CONSULTANT
BSc (Hons), Dip.Proj.MgmntMorag is an experienced project manager, with a great ability to synthesise technical information and communicate it to a wide audience. She has a great understanding of regulatory processes. She also brings critical thinking and an awareness of individual differences and needs to projects. She has a science background with a broad understanding of environmental disciplines.
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ISABEL AXIO
SENIOR CONSULTANT
B.Env.Mgt. (Sustainable Development)Isabel has 6 years’ experience in the environmental management sector and her key areas of expertise are in sustainable management of recycled water and organic wastes. Waste is an important and longstanding interest of Isabel's, especially organic waste avoidance, processing, whole production-line waste minimisation, as well as recycling and product stewardship projects. She wants to link this interest with interdisciplinary environmental projects in climate change mitigation, sustainable natural resource management and agricultural production systems.
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ASTRID KETELAAR
ASSOCIATE
B. Land Man.Astrid has been a natural resource management service provider since 1999, specialising in irrigation water resources and land use planning, and oversees all the services the Launceston team provides. Astrid has a background as a Technical Forester and over 25 years’ experience in land and water resources management.
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SAMANTHA GADSBY
SENIOR CONSULTANT
BSc, M Env Man.Samantha specialises in water resources and delivers services in natural values and development approvals. Samantha’s main work at the moment is delivering a dam safety audit project for Taswater.
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MICHAEL TEMPEST
SENIOR CONSULTANT
B EnvMichael is involved with projects relating to land use planning and environmental assessment and monitoring, including effluent reuse. He is also an Accredited Bushfire Hazard Practitioner.
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SALLY SCRIVENS
CONSULTANT
BSc (Hons)Sally has a background in ecology with extensive field experience. She specialises in natural values assessments and has experience in water resources and land use planning.
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OSSIE LANG
CONSULTANT
B.Ag.Sci., Cert IV Project ManagementOssie provides project delivery and technical capability. His key areas of expertise are in farming systems, data management, client and supplier relations, logistics and business support. He is the VegNET Tasmania regional development officer for the vegetable industry, delivering extension and technology transfer to the vegetable industry.
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JAKE GAUDION
CONSULTANT
B.Sc. (Ag.Sci), M.Ag.Sci. (Food Sustainability)Jake is a driven Master of Agriculture Science graduate passionate about the interaction between agriculture, the environment and communities across the world. He is eager to utilise his agricultural, scientific, social and natural resource management knowledge to contribute to a more sustainable future. Jake developed a strong passion for agriculture during his studies, particularly the environmental aspects of food production. He has a comprehensive understanding of the importance of improving efficiency of food production to improve overall sustainability
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NAOMI PALOMBI
CONSULTANT
B.Ag. (Economics)Naomi has a solid foundation in agronomy and farm management and experience in agricultural research and extension. She has a great passion for working with business and people and a desire to understand them. She wants to make a positive impact on Australian agriculture by working with the world's best farmers, and delivering innovations in resource and business management.
