WALRC Chair
Dr Bronwyn Clarke
Dr Bronwyn Clarke is a respected quantitative sheep geneticist with a strong consulting and leadership background in a career that has spanned consulting roles with MLA and AWI, the New Zealand Merino Company and significant contracts with Murdoch University and DPIRD.
She is currently president of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG) and outside of agriculture, Dr Clarke holds a range of chairing and governance roles in the education and training sector.
Bronwyn commenced her role as Chair of WALRC in February 2022.
WALRC Executive Officer
Amy Coombe
Amy comes to the role with a strong background in communication, facilitation and engagement. She has a particular passion for mental health and has spent over a decade on the speaker’s circuit sharing her insights in this space. Amy also holds the role of Executive Officer to the Australian Association of Agricultural Consultants WA.
Call for Applications: WALRC Producer Council Members
WALRC is seeking expressions of interest from two passionate producers to join the WALRC Council for a three-year term commencing at the end of September.
Producer Council members play an important role in shaping the future of Western Australia’s red meat industry by reviewing research and development project proposals and helping identify those that best address the needs of WA’s southern region beef and sheep producers. Members work closely with the State’s leading agricultural research organisations and gain valuable insight into the development, delivery and impact of industry research and extension.
To be effective in the role, Council members should be well connected within the red meat industry, actively participate in WALRC priority-setting forums, and be available to review project material and attend regular (primarily virtual) meetings.
These vacancies arise following the completion of the terms of Richard Metcalfe (Manypeaks) and Michael Humphry (Walebing). WALRC will formally acknowledge and celebrate Richard’s and Michael’s significant contributions to the Council later this year.
Appointments are skills-based, with successful applicants selected to complement the existing Council’s expertise while maintaining an appropriate balance across beef and sheep production systems and geographic regions.
If you’re passionate about the future of WA’s red meat industry and would like to help shape the next generation of research and extension, we’d love to hear from you.
Applications close 4.00 pm (AWST) on Friday, 28 August. Applications should be addressed to the Chair of WALRC and emailed to eo@walrc.com.au.
View the Selection Criteria here
View the Member Information Package here