Appendix 3- Noosa restoration assessment report- Including Expert Elicitation Minutes

Dr Ben Diggles
Managing Director – Digsfish Services Pty Ltd

Ben provides independent aquatic animal health consulting service for the fisheries and
aquaculture industries across New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the South Pacific. He is
particularly skilled in importing, biosecurity and environmental risk assessment. He also
has extensive understanding of environmental management systems, aquatic animal
welfare, disease diagnosis in a wide range of aquatic animals, development of feeding
attractants for aquaculture and recreational fishing. Ben is collaborating with local fishing
groups to spearhead a campaign for restoration of oyster reefs in Pumicestone Passage,
SE Queensland.




Steve Skull
Regional Manager – Alluvium Consulting

Steve draws on a 20 year career in natural resource
management to work on a diverse array of projects,
spanning water resource management and planning,
environmental regulation and nature conservation for a
wide range of industries including mining and major
infrastructure providers. While working for local
government he was responsible for the development,
delivery and evaluation of environmental policies and programs covering waterway
management, climate change, biodiversity, peak oil and sustainability. Steve has also
been intimately involved with natural resource management planning and
implementation at regional scales. In South East Queensland he was the inaugural chair of
the Executive Officers Group supporting the CEOs Committee for NRM. In this role he led
the development and coordination of priority projects to ensure the successful
implementation of the SEQ NRM Plan. Throughout his career Steve’s work has been
recognised by a number of prestigious environmental awards including the International
River Foundation’s National Riverprize, the Healthy Waterways Minister’s Grand Prize and
the Banksia Awards.