Ann McKenzie

Community Support and Engagement Facilitator based at Charters Towers

As part of the community engagement team, Ann’s role is to work closely with the local community identifying and developing partnerships, providing community support, sharing an understanding of local issues and promoting natural resource management.  Ann also works as part of the NQ Dry Tropics team on projects across and beyond the boundaries of the region.

Ann comes from a rural extension background having worked in the sugar industry as well as for the State Government in the area of noxious weed and pest animal management.  Her most recent role before joining the NQ Dry Tropics team was as National Coordinator for Pond Apple and Hymenachne Management. 

Ann has a degree in Land Resource Science from the University of Queensland and grew-up on a small rural property (beef cattle) near Gympie in south-east Queensland.  Ann spends her spare time working with her partner on their small cattle block near Charters Towers and on their property at Duaringa in Central Queensland.

Contact Ann at:

Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries building,

Cnr Prior and MacPherson streets,

Charters Towers  QLD  4820

Ph:  (07) 4761 5166

Mobile:  0407 196 993

Email:  ann.mckenzie@nqdrytropics.com.au