Advisory Committee
The Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Advisory Committee is a non-statutory body which provides technical and policy advice to the Minister responsible for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Advice includes assessing and recommending funding for research grants, contracts, training schemes and the development of strategic and operational priorities and directions for the Program. Committee membership includes up to eight technical members and five community stakeholder members, including the Chair of the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH) and the Chair of the Council of Heads of Australian Faunal Collections (CHAFC).
Advisory Committee Membership — from April 2013
Chair
Ms Pamela Green
Greenown Pty Ltd, Batemans Bay
Research Sub-Committee
Flora Members
Professor Darren Crayn
Australian Tropical Herbarium
James Cook University, Cairns
Dr Roger Shivas
Qld Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI)
Plant Biosecurity Science, Brisbane
Dr Dorothy Steane
School of Plant Science and CRC for Forestry
University of Tasmania, Hobart
Dr Peter Wilson
National Herbarium of NSW
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Fauna Members
Dr Lyn Cook
School of Biological Sciences
University of Queensland, Brisbane
Professor Steve Cooper
Evolutionary Biology Unit
South Australian Museum, Adelaide
Dr Robin Wilson
Museum Victoria, Melbourne
Dr David Yeates
CSIRO Entomology, Canberra
Stakeholder Members
Ms Heather Campbell
Federation Centres, Melbourne
Dr Libby Evans-Illidge
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Townsville
Dr John Hooper
Chair, Council of Heads of Australian Faunal Collections (CHAFC)
Queensland Museum, Brisbane
Dr Kevin Thiele
Chair, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH)
WA Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth
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