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Martin is responsible for supporting and encouraging the University in education, teaching, and translational research in sustainability, nurturing mindsets and creating solutions for a better and more sustainable world, a university renowned for its commitment to, and expertise of, sustainability and environment. For the last 20 years Martin, has been a sustainability scholar and researcher. He is passionate about achieving a sustainable future through a collaborative approach that enables the entire campus community to play an active role on the university’s sustainability journey.

Leah is a proud Murdoch alumna (2008) with a BA SustDev (Hons) and has been working and leading in the sustainability space since then, including joining Murdoch as the inaugural Sustainability Officer in 2011 and the Sustainability Manager from 2014. Her special areas of interest are biodiversity conservation and volunteerism/ citizen science as a hands-on way to drive behaviour change across all the pillars of sustainability. Leah is passionate about biodiversity management around the campus and actively engages with community groups.

A strategic, big-picture thinker, with extensive experience in stakeholder engagement. As chief architect of the Moorditj Boodja – Strong Country Sustainability Sub-Strategy, Siobhan is working with stakeholders to create a path to achieving our 2030 targets. With a background in communications, wellbeing, education and organisational development, Siobhan is energised by working with others to create positive change and passionate about cultivating authentic partnerships to ensure sustainability approaches are guided by expert knowledge and best-practice.

Deanne has experience in local and state government both in Perth and the UK. Deanne has a background in ecology, environmental management and sustainability including policy development, delivering energy and water reduction plans, and reducing waste to landfill. At Murdoch, Deanne looks after the portfolios of waste and active transport, with goals to achieve Ngala Kwop Biddi by transitioning the campus to a more circular economy and move away from single occupant car journeys to encourage public transport, cycling, or walking to campus.

A Murdoch alumna, Anisha is dedicated to engaging staff and students to promote long-term change for sustainability. As a systems thinker she strives to connect theory to action and leverage the strengths and opportunities of our community. Coming from a Horticultural background, she takes a special interest in regenerative food production and ways to promote geographical communities through connection to land and place.'

Hanabeth is an accomplished researcher and leader of multi-disciplinary research projects, securing over $4.5 million in funding over the past five years. She spearheads the seven-year Soil CRC Social Benchmarking Study, guiding local, state and federal strategies for building prosperity and resilience in Australian agriculture. Her work focuses on enhancing evidence-based knowledge-sharing within agriculture, including sustainable and regenerative farming practices.