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Jack Gough (Advocacy Director, Invasive Species Council) is an experienced campaigner, policy analyst and environmental advocate who is passionate about the intersection between agriculture and conservation.

Jack is alarmed about the loss of biodiversity across Australia and believes that harnessing the commitment and knowledge of those who live and work on the land is essential to meet our conservation challenges, particularly when it comes to invasive species.

Jack previously worked as the National Pastoral Conservation Manager for the Pew Charitable Trusts, leading negotiation and advocacy on law reform, policy development and funding for conservation on pastoral and other private land.

He was the policy and government relations lead for the NSW Nature Conservation Council and for many years worked in the NSW Parliament as a senior advisor to a number of cross-bench MPs, focussed on natural resource management issues including environment, agriculture, water, biosecurity, forestry and mining reform.

Prior to this, Jack was a livestock and biosecurity policy advisor for the NSW Farmers Association.

Jack works on the land of the Dharawal people.

Shauna has worked in the natural resource management sector for 25 years. Her focus has been on ecological restoration and revegetation, policy, invasive species management and monitoring and evaluation for major programs. She has experience in both the public and private sectors, including local, state and the Australian government, and has also worked extensively with community groups and industry. Shauna is a Director at Wild Matters, a biosecurity consultancy that specialises in strategic planning, risk assessments, policy review and development and extension material and publications for pests and weeds. She enjoys working with people to identify and solve problems, improve processes, evaluate achievements and communicate outcomes.

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