About the Panel

A panel of eminent, independent scientists has been brought together to address scientific research issues linked to water quality in the George River.

John Ramsay

The panel has been convened by the independent Chair of the Board of Tasmania’s Environment Protection Authority, John Ramsay. John is director and principal of his own consulting company providing services in health, human services, environment, planning and natural resources. He was Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services from 1999-2005, and Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries, water and Environment, Department of Environment and Land Management, and Department of Environment and Planning during 1989-1999.

He has extensive experience as chair and member of State and national Councils, committees and advisory groups relevant to environmental management issues.

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Graeme Batley

Graeme is a Chief Research Scientist in CSIRO’s Environmental Biogeochemistry research program.

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Dr John McNeil

Dr McNeil is head of the Monash University School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine.

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Christine Crawford

Dr Crawford is the Program Leader Natural Resource Management at TAFI (Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute), University of Tasmania.

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Professor Jim Reid

Bringing expertise in the chemistry of eucalypts, Distinguished Professor Reid is from the University of Tasmania’s School of Plant Science.

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Professor Michael Moore

Michael’s field is environmental toxicology. He is the former Director of the National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology.

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Dr Loius Koehnken

Dr Koehnken is the co-ordinating scientist and consultant to the panel.

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