Information response MCU13/0030

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                                               THE CONSULTANCY BUREAU


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                                             CURRICULUM VITAE                                                  "




                                 LESLIE HAWKES, SENIOR ASSOCIATE




         Qualifications
         .       BScForANU                                              1969



         Professional Affiliations
         .       Member of the Institute of Foresters of Australia
         .       Justice of the Peace (Qualified)


        Areas of Expertise


         .       Land use planning, including the resolution of land use conflicts
         .       Development of community-based management strategies for natural resources,
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                 including forests, bushfrre and wildlife                                                       I
         .       Development of environmental guidelines                                                       "
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         .       Development and implementation offire management plans and strategies
         .       Resource assessments for native and plantation timber
         .       Farm, social and community forestry (including the development ofresource materials)
         .       Silviculture and management of native rainforest, eucalypt and plantation forests
         .       FQrest recreational planning and management of State Forests and National Parks

        Relevant Experience


         .       Extensive     experience        as   a     Natural Resource
                                                                   Consultant, preparing Reports on
                 Environmental Performance, Court Appearances as an expert witness, performing forest,
                 environmental, habitat assessments and Bushfire Plans.
         .       Extensive experience in Queensland, participating in forums and negotiations relating to
                  land use conflicts, including conflicts between forestry and sugar growing industries.
         .        Sound understanding of the operations of the sugar growing industry and of the
                  agricultural and grazing sectors,from continuing contact with participants in the industry
                  and from direct experience as a primary producer.
         .        Appreciation of the constraints and challenges facing the farming sector and individual
                  farmers from ongoing contacts with the primary production sector, from direct farming
                  experience, and as a small business proprietor.




The Consultancy Bureau Pty Ltd         ABN 35 010 873 346

Unit 4, 50 Northlink Place Virginia Qld 4014 PO Box 142 Northgate Qld 4013
Phone: 07 3256 8444 Facsimile: 07 3256 8944
Email: [email protected]    www.consultancybureau.com.au