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The Gondwana Link coordination unit consists of Keith Bradby and Amanda Keesing, who are based on the south coast of Western Australia, with a small office in Albany. The coordination unit supports and integrates the work of the groups involved in Gondwana Link, undertakes implementation work when required and responds to specific requests and enquiries. We are part of the community we work with and are well placed to maintain and strengthen the friendships and connections that underpin Gondwana Link on the ground.
Keith
Bradby moved from Victoria to Western Australia in 1976. For
many years he lived in the bush near Ravensthorpe and worked as a
bee keeper and seed picker. During this time Keith developed
a deep
appreciation and knowledge of the region's unique flora, fauna and
cultural and social heritage.
For 25 years Keith has worked for an end to land clearing in south-western Australia. In the early 1980s he was part of a small group of people who successfully fought government proposals to open up a further 3 million hectares of land for farming. In the same period he was active in establishing the Fitzgerald River National Park Association and local landcare groups. In the early 90s he achieved success as the Coordinator of the Community Catchment Centre for the Peel-Harvey Estuary by engaging with the local farming community, and subsequently wrote a history of the estuary and efforts to rescue it. As a government troubleshooter in the late 90s he played a key role in tightening land clearing controls. In 2001 Keith and Frank Rijavec worked together on the nationally acclaimed documentary A Million Acres a Year, which tells the story of how a region now recognised as one of the top 25 biological hotspots on the planet was opened up for broadacre farming. Since late 2002 Keith has been the Gondwana Link coordinator.
Amanda's passion has always been the natural environment. Amanda has a degree in Biology from Murdoch University, plus an Honours degree in Microbial Genetics, and has worked in various university laboratories. After several years editing and publishing a magazine on viruses in Asia, Amanda moved to the south coast of Western Australia where she and her husband raised a family, ran a small farm and worked at Thurlby Herb Farm. During this time Amanda was very involved with the Walpole-Nornalup National Park Association. After moving to Albany in early 2003 Amanda began work with the coordination unit.
292 Middleton Road, Albany WA
6330
PO Box 5276, Albany WA
6332
Phone +61 (0)8 9842-0002
Fax +61 (0)8 9842-8931
amanda@gondwanalink.org