Malleefowl
RECOVERY TEAM
The National Malleefowl Recovery Team has members representing a wide range of interests including farmers, scientists, community groups and government agencies. There are members from ACT, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
Along with this we have a core team of staff located throughout Australia who work to ensure a nationally consistent approach to malleefowl monitoring, by delivering training, coordinating data collection and maintaining the national database.
Team Member and Representative Organisation
David Kellett | Community Representative (NSW) |
Joe Benshemesh | Consultant/Advisor (VIC) |
Laurence Berry | AWC (NSW) |
Peter Copley | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (SA) |
Claire Sim | Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (ACT) |
Juanita Renwick | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (WA) |
Chris Hedger | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Murraylands (SA) |
Victor Hurley | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (VIC) |
Sharon Gillam | Department of Environment, Water (SA) |
Danielle Teixeira | National Coordinator (QLD) |
Derrick Boord | Mallee CMA (VIC) |
Erica Marshall | University of Melbourne (VIC) |
Simon Nally | Commonwealth Department of Environment (ACT) |
Darren Southwell | University of Melbourne (VIC) |
Ross McFarlane | Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group (VIC) |
Graeme Tonkin | Community representative (SA) |
Tim Burnard | Community represetative (VIC) |
Liz Kington | Project Officer (WA) |
Gareth Lynch | Mallee CMA (VIC) |
Jody Taberner | Community Representative (VIC) |
Jessica Stingemore | Bush Heritage (WA) |
Blair Parsons | Greening Australia (WA) |
Melanie Bannerman | Office of Environment & Heritage, Dubbo National Parks Office (NSW) |

Core Team Members & Staff
National Coordinator

Consultant Malleefowl Expert

Project Officer WA

Volunteer & Training Coordinator

Administration Support

Communications and media officer

Malleefowl
RECOVERY TEAM
The National Malleefowl Recovery Team has members representing a wide range of interests including farmers, scientists, community groups and government agencies. There are members from ACT, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
Along with this we have a core team of staff located throughout Australia who administer and deliver all of the on ground National Malleefowl Recovery Team projects including volunteer training nation wide that is headed by 'Program Coordinator' Daniella Teixeira
Team Member and Representative Organisation
David Kellett | Community Representative (NSW) |
Joe Benshemesh | Consultant/Advisor (VIC) |
Laurence Berry | AWC (NSW) |
Peter Copley | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (SA) |
Claire Sim | Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (ACT) |
Juanita Renwick | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (WA) |
Chris Hedger | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Murraylands (SA) |
Victor Hurley | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (VIC) |
Sharon Gillam | Department of Environment, Water (SA) |
Danielle Teixeira | National Coordinator (QLD) |
Derrick Boord | Mallee CMA (VIC) |
Erica Marshall | University of Melbourne (VIC) |
Simon Nally | Commonwealth Department of Environment (ACT) |
Darren Southwell | University of Melbourne (VIC) |
Ross McFarlane | Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group (VIC) |
Graeme Tonkin | Community representative (SA) |
Tim Burnard | Community represetative (VIC) |
Liz Kington | Project Officer (WA) |
Gareth Lynch | Mallee CMA (VIC) |
Jody Taberner | Community Representative (VIC) |
Jessica Stingemore | Bush Heritage (WA) |
Blair Parsons | Greening Australia (WA) |
Melanie Bannerman | Office of Environment & Heritage, Dubbo National Parks Office (NSW) |

Core Team Members & Staff
National Coordinator

Consultant Malleefowl Expert

Project Officer WA

Volunteer & Training Coordinator

Administration Support

Communications and media officer


National Coordinator

Consultant Malleefowl Expert

Project Officer WA

Volunteer & Training Coordinator

Administration Support

“The role of the National Malleefowl Recovery Team is to implement actions from the National Malleefowl Recovery Plan.”










This project is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.