Our Committee

Bart has been a full time migratory beekeeper for the last 40 plus years, observing country. This has led him to be very concerned about the continuity of our natural estate particularly in regard to fire management of government controlled land.

For the last 4 years he has been actively involved in bringing about change to prescribed burning policy, as he continually sees detrimental effects to biodiversity and the health of ecosystems.

Diane Harwood is a founding member of the Denmark Environment Centre. She has served on the committee for numerous years. Diane is also the founder of South Coast Bush Care Services. She has dedicated much of her life to caring for the environment.

Jess has been passionate about preserving the environment since her early 20s and has been involved in several campaigns. She has a deep sense of home and loves to camp, walk and spend time each day enjoying the gifts that the local environment has to offer. With that comes the desire to protect its precious natural areas.

'Through my role as a committee member of The Denmark Environment Centre I hope to help to support and preserve the natural environment in the Denmark area and beyond'.

Cath has worked as a research geologist for 30 years and has spent much time observing and mapping various remote areas of Western Australia, and the high country of Victoria before that. Cath is currently a Senior Research Scientist in the Mineral Resources Division at CSIRO and adjunct at UWA Albany Centre. She is keen to help protect and regenerate the incredible biodiversity of the southwest region, which is under threat from multiple fronts including a warming and drying climate and inappropriate fire regimes.

David brings a diverse set of experiences and skills to this role at DEC. He believes in the power of people working as a community to achieve a better life for all. "There's plenty of serious work ahead. Let's have fun doing it."

Sonny Lewis joined the DEC committee in 2024.

Prano joined the committee in 2023.

Peter joined the DEC comnmittee in 2024.

Tanya joined the committee in 2024