Hunter Local Land Services (LLS) new chair Lindy Hyam has spent the time since her appointment visiting the organisation's offices meeting staff and talking to key stakeholders.
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Ms Hyam replaces the inaugural chair Gloucester’s Susan Hooke who steered the LLS through its first three years of operations.
The Hunter LLS region extends from Greater Taree City Council in the north to Lake Macquarie City Council in the south, Upper Hunter Shire Council in the west to the Great Lakes Council in the east.
A region that includes a diverse range of agricultural industries – beef, dairy, viticulture, equine, fisheries, wool, sheepmeat, grain forestry and poultry.
Ms Hyam told Town and Country she had 25 years experience in governance and leadership.
Most recently she was the former general manager of Singleton Shire Council coming to that role from a similar position at Newcastle City Council.
She has held a number of national agricultural roles including currently a member of the Sugar Research Australia Board and previously the CEO of Plant Health Australia, Executive Director of the Horticultural Research and Development Corporation and a board member of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.
Commenting on her new role she said it was an exciting time to be involved with the LLS.
“LLS has now been operating for three years and now we can build on those foundations with a strong emphasis on bio-security, research and ensuring the organisation is very relevant to all our landholders,” she said.
“Agriculture is so essential to Australia’s future and its future looks so bright with strong demand for our products,”
“Agriculture is so essential to Australia’s future and its future looks so bright with strong demand for our products,”
- Lindy Hyam
“To protect this future we must work on growing our agricultural production and at the same time protect those industries.” Ms Hyam said said was keen to see cross regional projects to achieve those aims.
She was also keen on landholders putting their names forward for election to the Hunter LLS board. In May 2017 enrolled ratepayers will vote to elect three local board members (or four in the Western region) to join 11 regional Local Land Services boards. Enrol online or complete an enrolment form at your nearest Local Land Services office.