Supporting the Gascoyne Pastoral Industry
Best practice in sustainability & profitability
Supporting the Gascoyne Pastoral Industry
Best practice in sustainability & profitability
Our Focus
The Gascoyne Catchments Group is a not-for-profit organisation with three key objectives:
Development of an ecologically sustainable, profitable pastoral industry that supports an adaptable & vibrant community
Improvement of long-term profitability of the Gascoyne agricultural sector
Management of land and water assets through effective natural resource management in the Gascoyne region
Our membership basis is drawn from members from the Lyndon, Upper Gascoyne and Gascoyne Wooramel Land Conversation District Committees.
We partner with landholders and industry stakeholders in the Gascoyne region, alongside industry experts and government organisations from across Australia.
Leveraging ecologically sustainable practices to build a profitable sector
Our Organisation
The Gascoyne Catchments Group is led by a volunteer management committee who are strong supporters of the Gascoyne pastoral industry.
Our structure aims to, wherever possible, include a fair representation of each of the Land Conservation District Committees of the Upper Gascoyne, Lyndon and Gascoyne-Wooramel.
Our Committee
Sean D’Arcy
Chairperson
Lyndon LCDC
Lyndon Station
Justin Steadman
Vice-Chairperson
Gascoyne-Wooramel LCDC
Wooramel Station
Shanon Thompson
Secretary / Treasurer
Lyndon LCDC
Wyloo Station
Alys McKeogh
Committee
Upper Gascoyne LCDC
Carey Downs
Jodie McTaggart
Committee
Upper Gascoyne LCDC
Bidgemia Station
Roger Davies
Committee
Upper Gascoyne LCDC
Eudamullah Station
Aggie Forrester
Committee
Lyndon LCDC
Winning Station
Tim Shallcross
Committee
Lyndon LCDC
Bullara Station
Tim Meecham
Committee
Lyndon LCDC
Quobba Station
Chris Higham
Committee
Gascoyne Wooramel LCDC
Meedo Station
Harry McKeogh
Committee
Gascoyne Wooramel LCDC
Carey Downs
Our Staff
Our Executive Officer, Rachel Thomson manages the Gascoyne Catchment Group, including governance and operations responsibilities, and the management of our current projects. As required, we utilise the services of contractors with niche skill sets to support us with administrative tasks and projects.
Rachel grew up on Emu Creek station, a beef cattle enterprise located 365km north of Carnarvon. She studied at UWA, completing a Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Science) with Honours in 2014, her thesis being a “Financial analysis of grazing irrigated Rhodes grass to improve production efficiency of beef cattle herds in the Pilbara region of WA”.
Rachel then spent the first five years of her career working as a research Agronomist for Kalyx Australia, managing broadacre trial programs around Dandaragan and Badgingarra before joining the GCG group in March 2019 as our Executive Officer.
Membership Expression of Interest
The Gascoyne Catchment Group welcomes applications for membership from members of the Land Conservation District Committee of the Upper Gascoyne, Lyndon and Gascoyne-Wooramel, along with other stakeholders.
To express your interest in joining, or to update your contact information if you are already a member, please complete the form below.