Jethro combines his past experience running a landscape gardening business with a deep appreciation of our indigenous flora, its link to the rich history, stories and culture of the Taungurung, He is excited to be involved in the tremendous contribution the Euroa Arboretum provides to so many.
Having held executive assistant roles across a variety of institutes and private enterprises Linda is well placed to offer in experienced support to the EAI committee. Linda has always been keenly interested in Australian native plants. In pursuit of this passion she studied Landscape Design at the University of Melbourne Burnley and ran her own garden design business in Melbourne before moving to Euroa in 2023. Together with her husband Michael, they are replanting their rural block with local plants, to create a haven for wildlife. Linda volunteers at the Arboretum and is enjoying life in Euroa, a very friendly and welcoming township.
Joe started his work life as a wild cave guide leading to a love of geology, work as a mine geologist, hydrographer, and eventually registered teacher. As well as working at the arb, he currently teaches music and STEM at Euroa's local public schools. Joe is a member of the Bush Crew, having started at the Arb as a volunteer in 2016. He now has a maintenance role as well. Being able to identify and brush-cut around native grasses and throwing himself into meaningful physical work are the small and the big rocks that keep him engaged. He loves learning more about the local plants and ecology from his amazing knowledgeable colleagues! A native of Tasmania, Joe inherited a love of plants from his father and great great grandfather Dr Leonard Rodway, a renowned Tasmanian botanist and former director of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hobart. Bushwalking, caving, and involvement in conservation in Tassie have given him a keen sense of what is special in our natural environment. Joe graduated in 2005 with a Bsc from UTAS, and 2016 with a grad-dip Ed from La Trobe Uni. He has two daughters he can't stop mentioning, loves to play chess and the highlights of the week are playing in the secondary college bands with his music students.
Rose completed her Masters in Environment and Sustainability at Monash University. She has worked in environmental management within the water industry for over 13 years. This includes Victorian water efficiency projects which contribute environmental water savings towards the wider Murray Darling Basin plan. Rose has a love of all things nature and is passionate about working and collaborating with others in areas which strive to address some of the environmental challenges of today.
Janet is a retired secondary and tertiary Art and Design teacher. She has lived in Euroa for fifty years. A founding member of the Arboretum Committee of Management, involved in early planning, planting and working bees. Janet has lifetime interest in plants and birds, and in recording both through photography and drawing. Janet as assisted in designing signage at the Arboretum and you'll see her work all throughout the Arboretum. She's very excited about the Arboretum’s future.
Frank is one of the founding members of the Euroa Arboretum.
Passionate about local flora, Fearghus loves being surrounded by the natural world. After studying in Victoria, he lived in Tasmania where he worked as an outdoor educator, guide, and field ecologist. When he's not maintaining the Arboretum's nursery, Fearghus can be found hiking or cycling through the high country.
Kathi has worked as a design architect in a variety of well established architectural and design practices in New York, London and Melbourne. Following the completion of a Graduate Diploma in Horticulture, she worked in the local government sector where she focused on urban design and urban agriculture. Kathi is passionate about working with community and individuals to translate their ideas and aspirations into a successful outcome.
Libby is a retired librarian and is very much committed to bush gardening techniques along the creek at select sites through the township of Euroa to promote a more sustainable and diverse bush land restoration with a focus on “decolonizing” weeding and targeted plantings to achieve this.
Trent is keen on where technology can be used to help conservation efforts. Working 15 years in IT he sees a future of using these emerging technologies to help the bush. He loves living where the mountains meet the plains and the amazing ecology of this area.
Janet Hagen comes from an education background, teaching in small rural schools in NE Victoria. In 1994 she started working as a Landcare Facilitator for Hughes Creek Catchment Collaborative and is still in that position after 29 years of service. Janet is a founding member of the Strathbogie Ranges Conservation Management Network and has managed biodiversity focused projects for them since 2010. Janet and her husband Justus are direct seeding contractors for GBCMA and keen seed collectors for Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seed Bank. They own a sheep and cattle farm in Ruffy where they put into practice the landscape restoration skills they have acquired, 30% of their property is protected native vegetation and they have covenants with Trust for Nature covering 60ha. Janet has been involved in activities at the Euroa Arboretum since it started.
Current President and founding member of the Euroa Arboretum COM, Shirley divides her time between managing Brady & Kibble, a local (Euroa) transport company, which employs 17 staff, and activating for change and community. A great believer in grassroots power, Shirley has campaigned for better environmental and social outcomes since she came to Australia from New Zealand in 1977.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to the rich cultures and to the elders past and present.
