The Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board is made up of passionate locals who live or work in the region. They work with councils, land managers, farmers, businesses, volunteers and the community to care for our landscapes.
Using local knowledge and expertise, they make informed decisions on managing water, soil, biodiversity and pests. Through levies and government funding, they guide the investment into practical solutions to protect and support our environment. Their goal is to balance the needs of nature, economic use and the community for a sustainable future.
David Greenhough is a director at Mabeki Consulting, specialising in strategic planning, management processes and IT systems integration. Formerly Managing Director of LEAP Legal Software in SA and WA, he also co-founded Tripos IT.
As Chair of the Glenthorne Partnership, he was involved in the creation of Glenthorne National Park. He is a founding member and chair of the Friends of the Lower Field River, dedicated to restoring and revegetating the area near Hallett Cove.
Sarah is a sustainable agriculture strategist, focused on delivering outcomes for organisations prepared to think differently about how they manage their land. Professionally, she has supported everyone from farmers through processors, retailers, agri investors and peak industry bodies to understand better what sustainability means in agriculture, and what to do about it.
Sarah trained as a lawyer before realising the land and its outcomes were a better fit and has since worked in consulting roles and in-house to deliver the impacts she is aligned to. She has sat on a range of boards and committees, bringing a strategic and pragmatic approach to a variety of solutions.
Amelia lives on and manages her family property in Hindmarsh Valley producing organically raised beef and lamb. She is passionate about sustainable food production, soil health and revegetation and has an interest in native food and Ngarrindjeri language and culture.
She gained a Masters in Environmental Management from Charles Darwin University while working with Parks and Wildlife in the Northern Territory. Amelia brings experience in collaborative projects, environmental education and community engagement while working with local council over the last 10 years.
Jock is a fifth-generation farmer and is the proprietor and managing director of Chalk Hill Viticulture and Proprietor of McLaren Vale Distillery.
With a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from the University of Adelaide, Jock has been involved in every aspect of viticulture and winemaking both in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA.
As the co-founder of Biodiversity McLaren Vale, Jock believes that tree planting is an inclusive and effective way to improve the visual landscape and understanding the underlying geology of the land allows the preservation of the right native species in the right location.
Janet is a viticulturist and conservationist who has dedicated her career to sustainable wine growing and landscape regeneration. She co-founded Ngeringa Vineyards, one of Australia's first certified biodynamic vineyards and wineries.
Janet is currently supporting the National EcoVineyards program as Regional Onground Coordinator for Adelaide Hills and Longhorne Creek, has held a number of board positions and is a founding member of Dynamic State and Hills Biodiversity.
With Flinders University, Janet recently investigated microplastics along the South Australian coastline and is currently a PhD candidate investigating landscape characteristics influencing koala habitat preference in the Mount Lofty Ranges.
Andy is an expert in biodiversity and forests. He is inaugural Director of Agrifood and Wine at the University of Adelaide, which serves as the external face for food industry and government sector partnerships in Australia and overseas.
Andy has discovered lost forests, championed the elimination of illegally logged timber in global supply chains, served the United Nations' Office of Drugs and Crime and is lead author of the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services - Land Degradation and Restoration report.
As an experienced board member, Leanne is committed to long term integrated landscape outcomes.
She brings expertise in strategic planning, facilitation, governance, business development and project management, with qualifications in social sciences, business sustainability, leadership and as a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Leanne is the founder and director of ‘Strategic Matters’ following progressive roles in academia, local and state government, peak bodies, an international design firm and with the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office. Her work has been described as ‘transformative’. This is testament to the way she designs and applies engagement practices to grow legacies.
James is a farmer and the director of Bremer River Fodder. The business operates dryland and irrigated broadacre crops in the Fleurieu and Murraylands region. He is a Nuffield Scholar having studied the impact of urban growth on agriculture in a number of regions around the world. James has been involved in water allocation planning and ongoing reviews of the Eastern Mount Lofty Water Allocation Plan alongside involvement with the Angus Bremer Water Management Committee. He understands the impact that production agriculture has on natural resources but is also proactive in managing the landscape, undertaking various revegetation projects and protecting remnant vegetation with stock exclusion fencing.
Dr West trained as a veterinary surgeon and has led large NGO, conservation-directed and science-based zoological societies in Chester (UK), London, Adelaide and Edinburgh. He has held several conservation related Chairs, sat on Jane Goodall's Global Board, amongst others, and was Chair of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Ethics and Welfare Committee for many years. He has wide experience of species related programs relating to charismatic species, like pandas, great apes, elephants and koalas, working with powerful ways to engage public interest in nature.
He has been involved with many initiatives to support landscape-level ecological management, research-based and community led. Chris is passionate about rewilding – working to restore nature at scale and reconnecting people with the natural world.
See how we’re working together to care for land, water, and nature across the Hills and Fleurieu region.
The Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Plan 2021–26 sets a strong vision and outlines five key priorities to guide the stewardship and restoration of our uniquely biodiverse and productive landscapes.
