Governance

Dan is a senior risk management executive, EMBA and GAICD qualified with a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management.

Dan has been involved in all aspects of mining operations from asset purchase and start up through to expansion and new projects. At each and every stage he has delivered significant and sustainable reductions in the operational risk profile of the organisation; leading teams and driving outcomes.

The key to all his achievements has been his belief in the need for deep investment in people with a focus on creating the right environment for them to succeed.

Dan has enjoyed a diverse career, beginning 25 years ago as an underground miner at Mt Isa Mines and Mines Rescue.  In these early days he transitioned from mainstream mining roles into emergency services, and the last 14 years has worked in Health, Safety and Environment Management. Since 2004 Dan has held a number of management roles covering health, safety, environment, community, training and media management.

The key mandate and focus of these roles has been the development and implementation of strategies and business systems that manage risk across all levels of the organisation.

Melanie is the current Managing Partner of the renowned Central Queensland law firm Rees R & Sydney Jones and heads the Energy,

Megan is an experienced regional professional with skills in ESG, finance and community leadership. She is an adept decision maker able to work in complex business settings. As a former local government councillor, regional board member and agricultural business owner Megan has an extensive and broad understanding of rural, regional and remote social and business environments.

Megan will also bring to FBA her high-level corporate governance skills gained as local government councillor; directorships to five not-for-profit organisations; and work in corporate banking in the United Kingdom and Australia. Megan’s career has enabled her to develop strong government, community and industry networks across all Fitzroy Basin catchment areas. Megan has a Bachelor of Business (Agribusiness) in addition to being a Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Having been in the agricultural industry for the past 20 years, Nick’s key to holding successful management positions are based on being a motivated leader, having good communication skills, great interpersonal skills and vast established industry network. Nick possesses a strong business acumen and has a high level of experience in natural resource management.

Nick was named a 2020 Nuffield Scholar and is currently undergoing various Australian Institute of Company Director’s courses including Governance Foundations course for NFP; Interpreting Financials and Governance in Action). Throughout Nick’s career he has also been an active member of the Alice Springs Pastoral Advisory Committee and a board member of the Northern Territory Cattleman’s Association.

Michael has worked as a senior consultant for Australia’s largest agribusiness public relations agency, Cox Inall Communications, leading projects for clients including the Beef Australia expo, Meat & Livestock Australia, Woolworths, the Sheep CRC, Grains Research & Development Corporation, the Livestock Biosecurity Network, the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy, and RIRDC’s National Weeds Research Program.

His career began as a rural journalist, starting as a cadet reporter in Sydney for NSW’s The Land newspaper. He later worked for titles including the Northern Star in Lismore, and for the Queensland Country Life based in Rockhampton, and progressed to roles including Fairfax Agricultural Media’s national political reporter based at Parliament House, Canberra, and national online editor for Fairfax’s FarmOnline group of news sites.

Sandra has been a long-term advocate and driver for the Central Queensland community. Experienced in industry, economic, and community development, Sandra led Central Highlands Development Corporation, as their General Manager, between 2009 and 2021.

Sandra is the Executive Officer of the Central Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils and has recently retired from a position on the Board of Regional Development Australia, Central and Western Queensland.

As an active participant on boards and committees that aim to strengthen local economies and communities in central Queensland, Sandra is a respected manager and leader who is motivated by a community’s potential for growth, prosperity and resilience.

Dedicated to the communities in which she works, Sandra takes pride in being an industry influencer and has instinctive relationship and management development skills.

Qualifications that augment Sandra’s service to the region include those held with Australian Institute of Company Directors and extensive workplace training and assessment accreditation. As a senior executive, Sandra is proficient at analysis and reporting for local government and not-for-profit entities.

Cameron grew up on family grazing properties in the Wandoan area and worked in the family business until 1989 before acquiring his own grazing property.

In addition to grazing experience, Cameron contributed to the rural service and biosecurity sectors when employed in Local Government to work closely with land managers up until 2017.

While managing his own property, Cameron received project funding for Biodiversity Stewardship, and later joined the Board of the Dawson Catchment Coordinating Association. During this time, Cameron developed a passion for natural resource management, initially investing his time to the development of weed control measures in the local region.

Cameron’s experience has equipped him to understand the challenges land managers face. As an advocate for continued devolvement of government funding into regional catchments to support sustainability of natural resources, Cameron also has a keen awareness of the extent and impact of soil erosion and is committed to promoting future erosion reduction methods in the region.

Myles has been dryland farming at Banana full time since early 1993 where he joined his parents to expand their grazing enterprise with the purchase of two additional properties over the next decade.

Adapting successful cropping techniques to meet local conditions on a dryland broad acre scale, Myles pushed the boundaries of conventional farming traditions and become one of the early adopters of chickpea production in 1995. With a passionate desire to assist landholders to improve their landcare practices, Myles has been a board member for Dawson Catchment Coordinating Association for the last four years. Myles was elected to the FBA Board in October 2017.