Ross Sawtell (Alternate Panel Member)

Ross Sawtell is a landscape ecology and native vegetation assessment consultant particularly relating to all regional areas of inland NSW.

This follows a career with both the CSIRO Wildlife and Rangelands Research Unit (20 years), and with several NSW government departments including the Western Lands Commission and Crown Lands (21 years).

Ross has expert skills in landscape site assessment, natural resource compliance investigations, and working with landowners in interpreting and applying changing environmental and land use legislation.

Ross was a past Ministerial appointment to the Lightning Ridge Mining Board, and the Central West Local Land Services Board and is currently a member of the Northern Inland National Parks and Wildlife Service Regional Advisory Committee.

Ross has a Bachelor of Management Rural Resources (Sydney), and owns and runs a beef producing property on the north coast.