Noeleen was appointed by Dalrymple
Landcare Committee Inc. to the NQ Dry Tropics board in November
2007. Her special responsibility is Community Director.
She was born onto a cane farm in
Brinsmead Valley near Cairns and worked for the Queensland Police
Force stationed at several suburban Brisbane stations, Emerald and
Ayr. After ten years with the Queensland Police, Noeleen
married into a cane farming family in the Ayr district.
In 1995, Noeleen and her husband
sold the cane farm and purchased a cattle property near Charters
Towers, where they reside today.
She was also P&F Secretary for
St Francis Primary School in Ayr for several years.
Noeleen has a strong association
with the land and is a member of various organisations including
the 70 Mile Range Landcare Group, where Noeleen was one of 15 beef
producer properties in this group.
She has been a member since 1995
and Secretary since 2001. Noeleen is also a member of Dalrymple
Landcare Committee, Agforce, and Meat and Livestock Australia.