Andrew Drysdale - Executive Officer
 

Andrew Drysdale is the Chief Executive Officer of the Collective. Prior to joining the Collective, Andrew was the Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Murray Darling Committee. Andrew gains his knowledge of Natural Resource Management through having experienced the many aspects of it from owning a Mulga property in South West Queensland and participation in Local, State and National Commodity Bodies, Land Management extension officer with QDPI, co architect of the South West Strategy (Property Reconstruction Program) and Degree in Applied Science (Rural Technology). Andrew has served the community of South West Queensland for most of his working life and know enjoys serving the Queensland community in helping to achieve a better environment for this and future generations. He feels this is best achieved by managing the use and preservation of our natural resources more sustainably.

Email: andrewd@rgc.org.au

 
 
Lane Pilon - Executive Support Officer

Lane Pilon commenced as the Executive Support Officer for the Collective in November 2006. As Executive Support Officer, Lane provides administrative and secretarial support to the CEO, RGC staff, the Board and the Executive of the Collective.

Prior to this role Lane worked for the University of Queensland for 21 years in a number of administrative and executive support roles. The last 13 of those years was spent in an agricultural environment at the University of Queensland’s Gatton campus.

Lane and her husband, David, live on 54 acres near Toowoomba and very much enjoy their rural lifestyle.

Email: lanepilon@regionalgroupscollective.com.au

 
Lee Blacklock - Coordinator Spatial Imagery Project

Lee has 30 years experience in the public service beginning my career as a Cartographic Draftsman with the Queensland Department of Geographic Information now Dept Of Natural Resources and Water. Lee was involved in the construction of the Digital Cadastral Data Base (DCDB) within Qld in the days when personal computers were a thing of the future.

In 1993 Lee accepted a transfer to Mackay where he learnt about the real world and this is where my interest in GIS developed.

Lee worked as the GIS project officer for the SEQ Regional Vegetation Management Planning team meeting a variety of industry and community representatives.

Lee later joined a team (IM01) which was a project jointly funded by NHT2 and NAPSWQ. Our task was to build capacity within the NAPSWQ funded regional bodies in Qld focusing on Information Management, GPS and GIS functions.

Lee is currently coordinating the Spatial Imagery Capture Project.

Email: lblacklock@rgc.org.au

 
Sarah Hood - Sustainable Agriculture Partnerships Manager

Sarah Hood manages the Systematic Approach to Sustainable Agriculture across Queensland project. She brings to the position a wealth of experience in the state wide delivery of on ground research, development and extension of improved water use efficiency in the Queensland Cotton Industry and a belief that sustainable agriculture will be compromised if effort amongst stakeholders in the design and delivery of programs is not coordinated and communicated effectively. The Systematic Approach to Sustainable Agriculture project which is managed by Sarah provides the opportunity to facilitate such an outcome. Sarah Hood has an undergraduate in Environmental Science (Land and Water Conservation) and post graduate degrees in Engineering (Agricultural) and Education.

Phone: 07 4699 5000 or 0428 255 506
Email: sarah.hood@rgc.org.au