Bruce grew up on a sheep property in remote WA, and graduated from Muresk College of Agriculture in 1968.  In 1970 he joined ICI Rural Division based in Katanning, WA, from where he carried out a series of field trials concerned with the technique of Direct Drilling winter crops. In 1973 he joined the WA Dept. of Agriculture to carry out an extension program based around Albany to eradicate the Sheep Measles disease, which resulted in a complete reduction of the disease in the area.  In 1976 he re-joined ICI Rural to develop the Direct Drilling concept across the southern half of the WA wheat belt. In 1980 he was transferred to Young in NSW to commence extension of the technique across the SW Slopes and Central West.  In 1982 he left ICI to establish his own agronomy practice, which led to an interest in computer programming.  In 1990 he and his family moved to Melbourne, where he established a software development business that still operates today.  Since moving to Point Cook eight years ago he has semi-retired, and developed an interest in community environmental activities.  He is a founding member of Point Cook Open Spaces, which has extended to become Wyndham Litter Warriors. He is a graduate of Wyndham City Council’s Building Blocks program, and a former member of the Wyndham City Council Environment Portfolio Committee. He has been on the NatureWest committee as Chair from 2016 until 2022, and is currently Vice-Chair. He also serves on several other working parties involved in conservation efforts on Melbourne’s western fringe. He is particularly interested in involving suburban community groups in environmental projects across both urban and rural areas.

I enjoy gardening, travelling Australia, genealogy and landcare.  Retirement has allowed me to spend more time doing the things I love. Having always been fascinated with genealogy I completed a Diploma of Family History and love researching both people and places.  I am enjoying being involved with NatureWest in a secretarial role which has helped me learn more about my local environment.  My early life was spent camping and bushwalking and now I love heading off in our van for a few days here and there, hitting the backroads, following old and forgotten routes and pulling up by a creek for a night or two. Now retired, I spent my working years in the accounting field.

Kellie Is an active board member who helps facilitate Coastcare Point Cook and Marine Care Point Cooke. Both groups work out of the historical Point Cook Homestead situated within the Point Cook Coastal Park right next to the Point Cook Marine Sanctuary.

Kellie has changed has careers in the last few years. Previously she worked as a desktop publisher, and owned a small business. Returning to study at the Gordon TAFE she completed a degree in Conservation and Land Management. In doing so she has found her passion and enjoys connecting with likeminded people. Believing small changes can have long lasting impacts for the future. She now works full time at Parks Victoria where she is a ranger for the Western Grassland Reserve.

Susie has worked in the conservation field for 25 years. First as a Park Ranger with Hobsons Bay City Council and now as a Landcare facilitator with NatureWest. Most recently focusing on local primary school incursions, introducing young locals to habitat gardens. Her love for local natural places has come from many hours spent wandering along Altona Beach in her childhood and many summers camping in Victoria and NSW. Susie has a keen interest in environmental education and enjoys sharing her knowledge about local flora, fauna and habitats that she has gained throughout her working life.