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NISBN Steering Committee
TAFE NSW - New England Institute
Tamworth Campus
Steering Committee
Tim Cotter, AusIndustry
John Michael, TAFE NSW - New England Institute
Darren Keegan, Industry & Investment NSW
David Trewin, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Pam Welsh, Industry & Investment NSW
Paul Watson, Country Energy
Bob Martin, Primary Industries Innovation Centre
Tim Cotter is the Regional Manager for AusIndustry – the Australian Governments principal business program delivery division in the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Based in Tamworth, Tim covers the New England North West, Orana and Central NSW regions covering some 300,000 sq km.Tim began working with AusIndustry in 2002 and has worked in Canberra, Melbourne and Newcastle. Covering a large part of inland NSW often sees Tim out and about meeting with the many innovative and entrepreneurial businesses scattered throughout his region.
Assistant Director - Trades and Primary Industries
TAFE NSW - New England Institute
Business Development Manager
Industry & Investment NSW
Business Partnership Manager
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Regional Director
Industry & Investment NSW
Primary Industries
Professor Bob Martin has been Director of the Primary Industries Innovation Centre (PIIC) since 2007. PIIC is a joint venture partnership between the University of New England and the NSW Department of Primary Industries. Bob was Director of NSW DPI’s Tamworth Agricultural Institute from 1997 and Research Leader Northern Farming Systems from 2004. Bob was also Program Leader Agricultural Systems with NSW DPI at Orange from 1993 to 1997. He has a research background in weed science and was head of the Weed Science Branch of the WA Department of Agriculture from 1989 to 1993.
