Weed Officers

Weed Officers within the NIWAC region are available to assist you in a variety of ways:

  • weed identification and advice
  • weed management programs
  • educational material and weed identification
  • local area knowledge

 

 

Armidale Dumaresq Council

New England Weeds Authority
James Browning
newa@newa.nsw.gov.au
02 6770 3602 or 0428 211 314

Rachel Betts
rbetts@newa.nsw.gov.au
02 6770 3602 or 0488 711 012

 

Gunnedah Shire Council

Lee Amidy
leeamidy@infogunnedah.com.au
02 6740 2100 or 0427 254 188

Guyra Shire Council

New England Weeds Authority 
Robert Williams
rdwilliams@newa.nsw.gov.au
6770 7177 or 0439 711 701

Gwydir Shire Council

Warialda: Doug Stieger
0427 291 012

Bingara: Stephen Kneller
0427 240 061

 

Inverell Shire Council

Phil Sutton
Phil.Sutton@inverell.nsw.gov.au
0418 446 068

Moree Plains Shire Council

Ian Schwartz
Ian.Schwartz@mpsc.nsw.gov.au
02 6757 3222 or 0427 044 521

Nikki Wale
Nikki.Wale@mpsc.nsw.gov.au

Narrabri Shire Council

Clare Felton-Taylor 
claref@narrabri.nsw.gov.au
02 6799 6702
0427 294 771
 

 

Liverpool Plains Shire Council

Peter Scott
peter.scott@lpsc.nsw.gov.au
02 6746 2859 or 0428 961 982

Mike Whitney 
michael.whitney@lpsc.nsw.gov.au
0427 961 980

 

Glen Innes Severn Council

David Nixon
dnixon@gisc.nsw.gov.au
02 6730 2358 or
0427 669 871

 

Tamworth Regional Council

Steve Geddes
s.geddes@tamworth.nsw.gov.au
02 6767 555 or 0427 961 984

Mal Stein
m.stein@tamworth.nsw.gov.au
02 6767 5723 or 0429 821 579

Penne Brazel
p.brazel@tamworth.nsw.gov.au

 

Tenterfield Shire Council

Neil Rossington
n.rossington@tenterfield.nsw.gov.au
0402 210 102

Uralla Shire Council

New England Weeds Authority
Matt Benham
newa@newa.nsw.gov.au
02 6770 3602 or 0488 711 027

Walcha

New England Weeds Authority
Josh Biddle
jbiddle@newa.nsw.gov.au
02 6774 2595 or 0427 711 729