Helen Cathles is the Chair of the Invasive Animals CRC
Board.
She is also a grazier who runs a 4000 ha property at Wee Jasper,
NSW, in partnership with her husband, Ian. The property runs
fine/superfine wool Merinos and Angora goats, and also operates as
a conferencing and farm stay business.
Helen has previously owned and managed a sheepskin manufacturing
and retailing business at Wee Jasper from 1979-1996. This
business had good domestic and small export markets. She also
taught manufacture of sheepskin techniques in North Korea,
1985.
Helen has the ability to liaise with all levels of Government
and with people from all walks of life, and to coordinate and bring
people together. She initiated and chaired a steering committee to
establish a SE NSW & ACT Wild Dog Management Project.
This project was the forerunner to the Brindabella Wee Jasper Wild
Dog and Fox Management Plan. Helen has presented at seminars
on the impact of wild dogs and the outcomes from a cooperative
management approach.
