Ray Wills' Curriculum Vitae

Contents

Personal Details

Education and Qualifications

 Areas of Expertise or Professional Interest

 Professional Recognition

 Summary of Professional Experience

Current Employment

 Previous Work Experience (Summary)

 Personal Training and Development

 Computing

 Additional Skills

 Corporate Development

 Program and Project Management

 Staff Liaison, Management and Training

 Finance and Contract Management

 Grant Applications

 Corporate Representation and Liaison

 Media Liaison

 Community Participation and Contribution

 Memberships, Representation of Societies, Organizations, and Clubs

 Lecturing, Teaching and Training Experience

 Supervision of undergraduate and graduate Students

 Examination of Theses

 Invited Critical Review of Manuscripts

 Seminar Presentations To Professional Audiences

 Presentations at National and International Conferences

 Editorial Positions

 Publications

Personal Details

Qualifications:

BSc(Hons), PhD (Uni. West Aust.)

Key Attributes

• Twenty nine year career as a researcher, academic, planner, adviser, manager and executive, including 15 years in the public sector (both government and parliament), and now in the past seven years in senior private sector roles;
• Substantial knowledge of government, legislation, public sector standards, and the parliament, both in Australian State and Federal jurisdictions, and in a diverse range of international treaties and instruments directly relevant to sustainability;
• Extensive experience in advising Members of Parliament, senior executives in a range of agencies in the public sector, and senior executives from businesses in the private industry and from non-government organisations and lobby groups;
• Substantial experience in policy development in various roles in government, for industry, and in learned societies and peak bodies;
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, and substantial experience in partner/sponsor liaison, event coordination, and particularly media communication and management;
• Long history of scientific research and publication of outcomes in a variety of national and international fora; and a regionally and nationally recognised scientist in sustainability;
• Substantial expertise in the scientifically-based management and restoration of landscapes, and knowledge of a diverse array of terrestrial, coastal, aquatic and marine ecosystems, as well as more broadly of earth and climate systems;
• Long history of community participation, community consultation and support, and an exceptional professional network;
• Versatile executive and team leader involved in conceptual development, strategic planning, and program management, including experience in natural resource management, stakeholder consultation in planning, policy research and development, and economic reviews;
• Substantial experience in management of human, financial and physical resources, including setting priorities, developing business plans, undertaking purchase of major capital equipment, and formulating and reviewing budgets; and
• Extensive knowledge of and technical experience in information technology, including publishing, database design, and data management.

Areas of Knowledge and Expertise

Industry

• regional development and sustainability;
• agriculture and forestry; and
• chemical, energy, extractive, resources, and water sectors.

Science

• biogeography, biodiversity, ecology;
• climate and climate change, and environmental change; and
• natural resource management.

Information Technology

• workplace computing, database design;
• geographic information systems and remote sensing; and
• traditional and electronic publishing.

Management

• strategic and business planning, market research;
• policy development, and legislation formulation; and
• corporate and public sector accountability, and institutional and government reform.

Professional Recognition

I am a widely published scientist and am regionally and nationally recognised in my field. This recognition is demonstrated by personal invitations to participate in a variety of inter-organisational committees charged with providing professional advice to government, or working groups and steering committees developing position papers for the purpose of lobbying governments. Further evidence may be found in numerous requests to review manuscripts by editors of various scientific journals, and by various requests from Universities to examine theses submitted for higher degrees. Similarly, the increasing number of invitations to offer presentations and/or chair sessions at regional and national fora also demonstrates this recognition.

Examples of personal invitations include requests by:

• The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) to provide advice to consultants from the on the development of a Generic Incursion Management Plan (June 1998);
• AQIS to participate in a national workshop on Plant Health in Canberra; (February 1999);
• Department of Environmental Protection to comment on report on Dieback (October 1998);
• Environmental Defenders Office in Western Australia to lead sessions on drafting new Biodiversity Legislation (November 1999);
• the Sail Training Association of Western Australia to participate on board the Leeuwin II as as Senior Ecologist for the Great Southern Voyage of Environmental Discovery (February 2000);
• Environment Australia to participate in the National Threat Abatement Plan for Dieback (November 2000);
• Prof Richard Hobbs to Chair session of forum on "Salinity: the Science Behind the Action" (February 2001);
• Geography Department to contribute to a workshop on ecotourism development for the Turquoise Coast (March 2001);
• Shire of Jurien to chair a Steering Committee to develop a peak body for ecotourism for the Turquoise Coast (March 2001); and
• the Sail Training Association of Western Australia to participate on board the Leeuwin II as Botanist for the reenactment of the French scientific expedition of 1801 captained by Captain Nicolas Baudin. (May 2001).
• Jointly by the Conservation Commission of Western Australia, Department of CALM and the Conservation Commission of Western Australia to co-chair with Prof Richard Hobbs (Murdoch University) a session of a forum on Ecological Sustainable Forest Management for Western Australia (March 2002).
• National Environment Consultative Forum to participate in the "Living with Climate Change" forum sponsored by the Federal Minister for the Environment and hosted the Australian Academy of Science, the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia with the support of the Australian Greenhouse Office (December 2002).
• Department of Environment and Heritage to assess tenders for the Natural Heritage Trust 2003-2004 Funding to Address Priority Actions of the Threat Abatement Plans (March 2004)
• Panelist for GHD forum Greenhouse Gas - More than Hot Air. Forum on global warming and business on June 29, 2006 as a part of GHD's Sustainability Seminars for 2006.
• Panelist for discussion of the WA State of Environment Report, July 10, 2006.
• Invited member (September 2006) of the Steering Committee of the NRM National Competitive Component research project “Developing an integrated planning framework and decision support methods for biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural resource management across the marine terrestrial interface.”
• Panelist on climate change and business at the Global Gateway Conference, 4 April 2007.
• Invited speaker 'Optimising the contribution of renewable energy in the new market’ 8th Annual WA Power 2007, 2 May 200
• Panel facilitator. ‘Should we invest in a biofuels future for WA’. WA Biofuels Forum, 9 May 2007
• Panel facilitator. ‘Thermal Comfort and WABASIX’ WASEA Fenestrations presentation, 10 May 2007
• 10 Years to Change - Labor Party policy forum panel discussion of responses to the Climate Crisis, 29 May 07
• Commentator at preview screening of 'Crude Awakening' for Luna Cinemas, 5 Jun 07
• Panelist for Sustainability Practitioners Association’s - Australia’s Energy Future at the Crossroads: An interactive panel discussion, 24 Jul 2007
• Invited participant, Science Meets Parliament, Parliament of Western Australia 14 Aug 07
• Chief Executives Development Organisation (CEDO) function “Western Australia in 20 years – addressing sustainability.” Presentation on Sustainability and the impact of global warming in WA. 15 Aug 07
• Climate change and the coast: think global act local. Invited workshop facilitator and rapporteur Climate change and the coast conference, Mandurah 20 Aug 2007

(Examples of reviews of scientific manuscripts are provided later.)

Overview of Professional Experience

I hold the degrees Bachelor of Science with Honours and Doctor of Philosophy, and have a broad range of skills in and knowledge of applied research and natural resource management, policy development, planning and management in the public and private sector. Over my wide-ranging 29-year career in different roles as as researcher, academic, planner, consultant, adviser, manager and executive, I have developed a thorough understanding of corporate governance, legislative and political frameworks and in the operation of government.

Much of my career has examined the roles of natural variability and human impact on local, regional and global scale change, and the effects of expected future climates on important environmental and socio-economic issues for Australia and the planet. I am recognised as an authority in climate change science, and in mitigation and adaptation, including the effects of expected future climates on important environmental and socio-economic issues for Australia.

In June 2012 I became Director and joint owner of the advisory firm Duda&Wills providing specialist government relations advice on a wide range of policy, regulatory and parliamentary issues for individuals, commercial entities and not-for-profit organisations operating in Western Australia.

In November 2007 I set up my own consultancy, Future Smart Strategies. As owner/operator I provide advice to businesses on risks and opportunities in future carbon-constrained markets, especially through the adoption of sustainable energy practices and renewable energy projects, specialising in strategic advice on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. As a consultant I have been involved in a range of projects providing high level advice to the Western Australian Government, and to various companies examining the business risks and opportunities in future carbon-constrained economies.

A key contract was as CEO of the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia (SEA) (formerly the Western Australian Sustainable Energy Association), the industry body for sustainable energy in Australia. In this role, I led and managde the SEA office, and represented member views in the promotion of sustainable energy outcomes, ensured service delivery to members from the SEA office, and, through the Board, provided strategic direction for growth and direct policy development on behalf of and for the benefit of the Australian sustainable energy industry.

In 2009 I was invited to be the Sustainability representative for the Board of the Stirling City Centre Alliance. As a Board Member I provide high-level strategic direction to develop a world class, sustainable city in the redevelopment of the Stirling City Centre precinct to provide high-level strategic direction to develop a world class, sustainable city in the redevelopment of the Stirling City Centre precinct.

Between August 2006 and November 2007 I was Manager, Sustainability Services, with SMEC - the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation. Based in Perth but national in outlook, I led and manage the three Sustainability Services teams within SMEC’s Environment and Planning group - Ecological Survey, Environmental Audit, and Renewable Energy and Greenhouse and provide strategic direction for business development. I ensured service delivery to clients, delivering strategic advice and innovative solutions.

Between December 2006 and November 2007, I was elected Chair of the WA Sustainable Energy Association. As Chair, I led the WA SEA office and represent member views in the promotion of sustainable energy outcomes in public fora and to the media, ensure service delivery, and through the Board provide strategic direction for growth.

In December 2006 I was selected as an industry member of the WA Land Information System (WALIS) Advisory Committee. As a member, I contribute to high level strategic advice to WALIS providing business, education, local government and the community view to government and development and management of government domain geospatial data sets. I was appointed Deputy Chair in 2008. This Committee was terminated in June 2009 as a part of cost cutting measures by the Barnett Government.

In an ongoing role since 1996, I also hold the honorary appointment of Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the School of Earth and Geographical Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Since 2002, I have also coordinated and taught the 3rd year geography course in Environmental Change.

Between 2004 and 2006, I was Senior Adviser to the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI), the largest business peak body in WA and the second largest business lobby in Australia. I worked in CCI’s Economics and Industry Policy Division as a key adviser and as an industry advocate across the energy and resource industries, including the chemical, extractive, and water sectors, and encompassing the growing issue of enhanced greenhouse effect, as well as the areas of technology and science.  I contributed at a senior level to strategic planning and development of CCI policy, particularly focused on market issues.

My previous post as Principal Research Officer in the Legislative Assembly with the Parliament of Western Australia (2001 – 2004) provided a rare opportunity to experience policy and legislation development within the parliamentary system. While in the position, I developed a broad understanding of government and the political process, particularly with respect to legislative frameworks, public sector standards and accountability of government and the broader public sector.

In my first year with the Parliament I was appointed to work with the Joint Standing Committee on the Anti-corruption Commission, a committee responsible for the parliamentary oversight of agencies who themselves were charged with the oversight of integrity in government. In the next two years with the Economics and Industry Standing Committee (EISC) (2002-2004), my main duties included: directing research into the Strata Title management industry; developing a method of managing the oversight of 58 State government agencies within the EISC portfolio (including revision of annual reports); organising a national conference on behalf of the EISC on the sustainability of regional development; preparing the Committee’s annual report; and directing research into the sustainability of the dairy industry in Western Australia. In 2004, the Committee initiated an inquiry into energy efficiency and renewable energy, and an inquiry into the closure of the vanadium mine at Windimurra in Western Australia.

In 2003, I was also fortunate to be able to work (as a volunteer, on long service leave) in Afghanistan with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining. I worked as a researcher and adviser to a research program examining environmental constraints on the detection of land mines by dogs.

Between 1996 and 2001, I was a senior professional at the Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority (BGPA), and was a key contributor in the development of various strategic, business, implementation, and environmental management plans. This included both Kings Park, Perth’s most highly visited tourist destination, and Bold Park, Perth’s largest inner-metropolitan reserve. These plans dealt with the management of conservation reserves by the BGPA, and include the conceptual development of visitor and interpretative facilities, tourist-focused landscape displays. Preparation of business plans included the allocation of resources for logistical requirements of seed collection, greenstock production, site preparation, planting, weed control, and feral animal control; research requirements; and development of key measures of management outcomes.

As Senior Ecologist, I also led research projects for the BGPA to restore degraded landscapes and rehabilitate degraded bushland. The work included close collaboration with researchers from universities, government and private industry as well as professional societies and community groups. These projects demonstrated ‘best practice’ in land management – a demonstration of innovative approaches in conservation to other land managers.

Prior to joining BGPA in 1996, I was Research Scientist in the Science & Information Division by the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM).  I was also Assistant Section Manager of the Community Conservation Section; as Assistant Section Manager and part of the BioConservation Group Management Team, and helped manage 20 scientists and their projects.

The majority of my research with BGPA and CALM was field-based terrestrial ecology, and the results of my research have been published in a number of technical bulletins and internationally recognised scientific journals and popular publications. The outcomes of my research work as an ecologist have also been used in management plans, and to target vulnerable species for seed collection and micropropagation projects to preserve genetic resources. The delivery of successful programs of research and my publication record ably demonstrate my ability to synthesise and analyse data and information to resolve problems and issues in natural resource management.

I am regularly invited to present information at all levels, from local community groups to national and international conferences. I often organise presentations at corporate functions, and I have played a key role in the organisation of numerous conferences and symposia. As an accomplished photographer, my photographs feature in my presentations and my popular publications, and many have been used in agency and commercial publications.

I also have significant experience in research on marine, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems. Practical experience includes my participation in a variety of surveys and studies of coastal geomorphology, estuarine and riparian hydrology, physical limnology, and vegetation, and a number of SCUBA-based surveys of seagrass beds.

I have participated and contributed to teams at many levels as a team member, team leader, project manager and program coordinator.

My leadership roles are also well demonstrated by my substantial contributions to the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA), a professional, member based peak body for Australian ecologists. I was a member of the ESA Council for 13 years, including a considerable period as a senior member of the ESA Executive. In my final role, I was Vice President of the ESA for four years, retiring from this position and from council at the end of 2003.

In 2000, I was elected to a lead role in the International Society for the Study of Mediterranean Ecosystems (ISOMED) as a Board Member, a post I held until June 2004.

My work has included extensive use of computer systems and I have a broad knowledge of information technology. My knowledge and experience in information technology has resulted in my invited participation on various committees in all positions I have held at the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM), BGPA and with the Western Australian Parliament.

In summary, my key attributes include:

• Twenty two year career as a researcher, project manager and adviser, including 15 years in the public sector (both government and parliament) and now employed in the private sector;
• Substantial knowledge of Western Australian government, legislation, public sector standards, and the parliament, and more broadly of other State and Federal jurisdictions, and am familiar with a number of international treaties and instruments;
• Considerable experience in advising Members of Parliament (MPs), senior executives in a range of agencies in the public sector and private industry, and from non-government organisations and lobby groups;
• Substantial experience in policy development in various roles in government, for industry, and in learned societies and peak bodies;
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, and substantial experience in partner/sponsor liaison, event coordination, and media communication;
• Long history of scientific research and publication of outcomes in a variety of national and international fora; and I am regionally and nationally recognised in my field;
• Knowledge of a diverse array of terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine, coastal, and marine ecosystems;
• Experience in the scientifically-based management and restoration of landscapes;
• Long history of community participation, community consultation and support, and an exceptional professional network;
• Versatile team leader involved in conceptual development, strategic planning, and program management, including experience in the conceptual development of ecotourism attractions;
• Substantial experience in management of human, financial and physical resources, including setting priorities, developing business plans, undertaking purchase of major capital equipment, and formulating and reviewing budgets; and
• Extensive knowledge of and technical experience in information technology, including publishing, database design, and data management.

Current roles

Honorary positions

Descriptions below in reverse chronological order of combined paid and honorary positions.

Knowledge of Australian Intergovernmental Agreements

I have a broad understanding of parliament, government and the political process, particularly with respect to legislative frameworks, public sector standards and accountability of government and the broader public sector.

I have a broad knowledge of parliament and government in State and Federal jurisdictions and have had dealings with a range of interstate and federal government agencies. I would highlight in particular regular dealings with the National Competition Council and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in relation to undertaking Committee inquiries.

I have worked representing the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) on submissions related to the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 including dieback, threatened species, and plant-pollinator interactions with feral insects.

Further, I have represented the Ecological Society of Australia, as a member of the Executive Council of the ESA, on committees including the 'National Environment Consultative Forum', a dialogue between the Federal Minister for the Environment and all Australian environmental NGOs, and commenting on reports and policies of the Department of Environment and Heritage and the Productivity Commission.

I am acquainted with many of the Council of Australian Governments intergovernmental agreements, and have some knowledge of the following:

• Agreement Relating to Mutual Recognition (1992);
• Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment (1992);
• National Competition Policy (1995) underpinned by three intergovernmental agreements -
• Competition Principles Agreement;
• Conduct Code Agreement; and
• Agreement to Implement the National Competition Policy and Related Reforms
• National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity (1996);
• Heads of Agreement on the Roles and Responsibilities for the Environment (1997);
• National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (2003); and
• National Water Initiative (2003 - draft).

Legislation from other State and Federal jurisdictions

I also have some knowledge of the following Legislation from other State and Federal jurisdictions:

I am familiar with a range of other legislation not listed above.

Knowledge of International Treaties

I am familiar with a number of international treaties and instruments related to bi-lateral agreements between Australia and other nations, and multilateral agreements stemming from the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation and other international bodies, and have some knowledge of the following treaties:

• Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (established Ramsar, 1971);
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (established Washington, 1973);
• Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (established 1983);
• Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (established Vienna, 1985)
• Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (established Montreal, 1987);
• Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (established Marrakesh, 1994);
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (established Rio de Janeiro 1992, and Kyoto, 1997);
• Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and on their destruction (established Ottawa, 1997);
• Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement (established 1997, replacing the 1983 Australia-New Zealand agreement); and
• Convention on Biological Diversity (established Rio de Janeiro, 1997).

Corporate Experience and Skills

Corporate Development and Leadership

In joining SMEC I have looked to draw on and contribute to unified projects across the regional offices of the Company.

As Senior Adviser with CCI, I contributed to strategic planning meetings that help determine future directions and development of CCI policy. Externally, I participated in a range of Government committees and industry reference groups.

As a senior member of staff in the Legislative Assembly of the Western Australian Parliament, I participated in management team meetings and strategic planning meetings, including the on-going development of the standing committee system in the Legislative Assembly. I also have considerable responsibility in relation to high level contacts with senior executives in a range of agencies in the public sector.

While a senior member of the BGPA staff, I was a key contributor in the development of various strategic, business and environmental management plans. These plans included the development of visitor and interpretative facilities, tourist-focused regional landscape displays (incorporating plantings of local flora), and the management of nature reserves by the Authority. Such plans aim to highlight the innovative and world-class research and management approaches of the Authority to all clients. In CALM, I made a significant contribution to the development of two separate proposals to establish Cooperative Research Centres targeting plant disease, and I also contributed to the development of various CALM policies and have represented both CALM and BGPA on interagency panels examining threat abatement planning in relation to dieback disease.

I have been an active participant in the ongoing development of various learned and community-based organisations, including involvement in the foundation of several groups, and taken leadership of strategic direction and membership development issues. I have worked as a volunteer in many of these groups, particularly the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc (ESA).

I was on ESA council for 13 years and a leading member of the Executive for six years, including holding the position of ESA Vice-President for four years. My participation in the Executive Council of the ESA was pivotal in the development of new strategic directions for the ESA through my formulation and authorship of Strategic and Business plans for the Society, as well as contributing to the administration and management of the Society.

I have recently completed a four-year term on the Board of the International Society for the Study of Mediterranean Ecosystems and contributed to the ongoing development of ISOMED.

Program and Project Management, and Teamwork

I have participated and contributed to teams at many levels as a team member, team leader, project manager and program coordinator. I have extensive planning and project management experience for the delivery of natural resource management services, particularly in my various roles with BGPA and CALM, and in my various roles within the Ecological Society of Australia.

In my position as Senior Ecologist at BGPA, I led a team of researchers in ecology, including technical staff, undergraduate and postgraduate research students, and volunteers under my supervision. I planned, directed and conducted coordinated programs of research at BGPA to provide information for the ecologically-based management of urban bushland managed by the agency (Bold Park and Kings Park). Strategic planning for various projects has included my co-authoring business plans directed at implementing the Kings Park Bushland Management Plan and the Bold Park Environmental Management Plan (see below).

Development of conferences and events also required diligent project management and in particular demands strong and effective teamwork to ensure success.

Policy and Strategic Development

I have substantial experience in policy development in various roles in industry, government as well as in learned societies and peak bodies.

As Chair of WASEA, I am guiding the growth of the Association in its membership base, effectiveness of activities, and profile to ensure WASEA is properly recognised as the peak industry body for the Sustainable Energy Industry in Western Australia.

• As a deputy to the Director, BGPA, I help manage a group of over 45 scientists, support staff, and research students, including supervision of my own team of up to 6 undergraduate and graduate research students and their projects.
• As Assistant Section Manager and part of the BioConservation Group Management Team in CALM, I helped manage 20 scientists and their projects and set priorities and goals for research. My management role included allocation of budgets, insuring scientists were operating within budget, and counselling those that were spending inappropriately.
• My organisation of successful conferences, regular delivery of lectures to students and invited seminars to public interest groups, support of community projects such as activities in bushland restoration, and other activities described elsewhere in my Résumé, provides a strong demonstration of my abilities to liaise with, manage, train and enthuse staff.
• I have actively offered advice to individual staff at an informal level, and put forward my ideas to management, on various questions regarding office automation, running training courses, improving procedures, and problem solving, particularly with regard to computer training and technological support.
• My programs of research at BGPA required the co-ordination of a widely dispersed group of researchers including students and consultants under my supervision, and collaborators from within BGPA, other government agencies, and tertiary institutions. The successful development of projects I have managed has been through my efforts to provide a focused research effort, and ensuring the team esprit de corps is maintained.
• At BGPA, provided counselling, guidance and advice to staff and students, and other personnel (such as work experience students and re-deployees), under my supervision, as well as generally in my role as deputy to the Director.
• I have regularly trained and supervised secondary (Years 10, 11, and 12) and tertiary students (all years) on work experience programs for periods of one to six weeks.
• I regularly provided advice, training and support to Science Directorate and other BGPA staff on various questions regarding computer hardware and software.
• I regularly provided advice to Information Science Section and other CALM staff about hardware and software for the Macintosh.
• Convenor (1995) of CALM Macintosh User Group meetings.
• Editor and author of "The CALM MacUser" - the Newsletter of the Department of Conservation and Land Management Macintosh User Group (1991-1995).
• Edited and published SID News, the Newsletter of the Science & Information Division, Department of Conservation and Land Management (1994-1995).

Finance and Contract Management

I have had extensive management experience in my different roles over the past 22 years. My delivery of successful programs of research and my publication record demonstrate my ability to plan and complete work. I have personally managed operational budgets of up to $120 000 p.a., participated in management teams with direct responsibility for the management of operational budgets of up to $380 000 p.a., and developed business plans for the expenditure of up to $5 million. Management of projects of any scale all face the same constraints of completion dates, funding issues, and quality control and follow business plans developed for each project. The resolution of any problem arising in a project requires objective appraisal of the problems at hand, decisive responses, and acceptance of responsibility for actions.

This experience has included:

• Preparing budgets for research projects.
• Managing staff and research teams including setting priorities for research, developing business plans, and allocating and review of budgets.
• Responsibility for drawing up contracts for service and insuring delivery of service complies with contract conditions.
• Responsibility for purchase of major capital equipment.
• Participating in strategic planning of projects including the formulation of budgets.
• Reporting to meet corporate governance obligations, including experience in working for various organizations reporting to Boards of management, or personal involvement on Boards or on Council with management responsibilities in diverse, member-based organizations.

Grant Applications

I have personally or jointly authored eight successful applications that have been awarded grants from $4 000 up to $460 000 p.a. I have often co-ordinated meetings with sponsors, and have led discussions with sponsors to develop new funding proposals, or to expand funding of existing programs. A number of examples are provided below (excluding institutional funding received for agency-approved research projects.)

Examples

• Contributed to the authoring of an application to the Australian Nature Conservation Agency (now Environment Australia) which was successful in obtaining annual funding of $460 000 p.a over five years to CALM to conduct research into plant diseases caused by Phytophthora and canker fungi, including funding for my research program.
• Friends of Kings Park bursary of $1 270 to part-support field research in South Africa on Freesia sp. Occuring in the fynbos, and to attend Medecos 2000 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
• As a representative of the Ecological Society of Australia, obtained grants exceeding $7 000 for the RSWA/ESA 1994 Symposium on “Plant Diseases in Ecosystems”, and exceeding $10 000 for the 1999 Annual meeting of the ESA in Fremantle, September 1999.
• As a representative of the Ecological Society of Australia, obtained grants exceeding $4 000 for the 1996 Symposium on “Ecology for Everyone - communicating ecology to scientists, the public and the politicians”.
• As a representative of the Ecological Society of Australia, obtained a general purpose grant of $6 000 under the 1997-98 Program of Grants to Voluntary Conservation Organisations.
• Assisted the Coolbinia Primary School Parents and Citizens, Inc. obtain a Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation Grant for $2 000 (1997).

Personal Skills

Conceptual and Analytical ability

I have a broad knowledge of the environment and natural resource management, and in the area of information technology developed over my 22 year career as a researcher publishing outcomes in a variety of national and international fora. The delivery of successful programs of academic and applied research, including an array of projects involving close collaboration with researchers from universities, government and private industry, and my publication record ably demonstrate my record against this criterion.

As a Manager at SMEC, I am responsible for the formulation and delivery of projects aimed at delivering solutions to clients’ problems.

• Ecological Society of Australia (life.csu.edu.au/esa/) [1995-2002] (and assisted with the migration to a professionally managed website, July 2002 - www.ecolsoc.org.au);
• Personal web pages (www.iinet.net.au/~cwills/rtw.html) [1995-present];
• Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority (www.kpbg.wa.gov.au [1996-98] and http://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au; [2000]); and
• WA Macintosh User Group (wamug.iinet.net.au) [1996-98].

Personal Training and Development

Training at various professional and extracurricular courses and workshops including:

Market Place

• Eco-Efficient Entrepreneur Series (6 modules)
• Designing Markets for Public Policy
• Product Development - From Concept to Commercial Success;
• Using Market Focus to Maximise Customer Service;
• Information is service: the connection between IT and marketing;
• The Landscape for Technology Entrepreneurship and Venture;
• Verbal Judo - Professional Management of Hostile Encounters;
• The Power of Business;
• GIS Means Business; and
• Winning Research Grants.

Government and Governance

• The Legislative Process;
• Government Purchasing and Tendering;
• The Doctrine of Executive Necessity; and
• Current Issues in Accountability.

Management

• Organisational Effectiveness – a new way of working;
• EEO for Managers;
• Interview Technique for Managers;
• Performance Development and Review for Supervisors;
• Government Purchasing and Tendering; and
• Supervising Postgraduate Students.

Technical

• ArcView for GeoScientists; and
• Integrating GPS into GIS.

Safety

• Senior First Aid;
• Health and Safety Training Course;
• Fire Warden Training;
• Boat Safety Course (National Safety Council);
• Advanced Driver Education Course; and
• Four-Wheel Drive User Education Course.

Additional Skills

I have a range of other technical and practical skills and experience including:

• limited fluency in French and Indonesian languages, some knowledge of Japanese;
• accomplished, published photographer (wildflowers, wildlife, landscape, sports, and portrait);
• various laboratory skills, including operating a variety of laboratory equipment (full details provided on request);
• field skills including trained and experienced in the safe operation of 4WD vehicles, small power-boats, and the operation of chain saws and tree-felling; and
• FAUI-qualified and experienced SCUBA diver.

Community Participation and Contribution

I am an active participant in the ongoing development of various learned and community-based organisations, including involvement in the foundation of several groups.

I have had a long history of participation in and contributing to the community and supporting good governance, and have participated in a variety of fora. Examples include the 1998 Western Australian Constitutional Forum, and in 1999 contributing to a peoples’ forum on drafting new Biodiversity Legislation. Other examples of my community participation are described in the next section on Memberships.

I have worked as a volunteer for many groups, and taken leadership of strategic direction and membership development issues, particularly the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc (ESA) (details outlined under ‘Memberships’ and ‘Representation’ below). I have also contributed to the development of various groups through my participation in the strategic planning of various groups including the Friends of Kings Park, and the Friends of Coolbinia Bushland.

As a volunteer, I have given many and varied talks on conservation issues in south-west Australia to numerous community groups, presented since 1989. Recent examples include to the Friends of Kings Park, the Floreat Rotary Club, the Probus Club of City Beach, the Victoria Plains Tourism Association, the Nature Photography Group of Western Australia, the Busselton Naturalists, the Cervantes Women’s Forum, and the Friends of Coolbinia Bushland.

Other contributions have included sailing as a guide/trainer on-board the Leeuwin II as Senior Ecologist for the Great Southern Voyage of Environmental Discovery (Feb 2000), and as Botanist for the June 2001 re-enactment of the French scientific expedition of 1801 captained by Captain Nicolas Baudin; with the Sail Training Association of Western Australia.

I am currently a member of the Implementation Committee for the Redevelopment of the Mt Lawley Senior High School; I am also contributing to the Working Group on Shared Infrastructure, and the Working Group on Information Technology. I have recently completed a three year term Chair of the Coolbinia Primary School Council.

Memberships of Societies, Organisations, Committees and Clubs

I have been an active participant of various learned and community-based organisations, including involvement in the foundation of several groups.

I have current membership of the International Society for the Study of Mediterranean Ecosystems (ISOMED), the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA), the Australian Agricultural and resource Economics Society, the Society for Growing Australian Plants, the Royal Society of Western Australia (RSWA), the Wildflower Society of Western Australia, the Friends of Coolbinia Bushland, the Sail Training Association of Western Australia (STAWA), and the Scotch College Old Boys Association (Life Member).

Representation of Societies, Organisations, Committees and Clubs

I have been an Office Bearer in many of the above and other groups:

I would highlight in particular my involvement with the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) as WA Regional Councillor (1991 - 1993), Hon. Bulletin Editor (1994 - 1997), and member of the Executive (1998 - 1999 as Hon. Secretary, and 2000 - 2003 as Vice President).

As a long-serving senior member of the ESA Council, I contributed to the development of Society policies, including the development of ESA Position Statements. I was also pivotal in the development of the first business plan for the ESA. I continue to contribute to the ESA off council, and I recently wrote a submission on behalf of the ESA to the Productivity Commission regarding it’s draft report on the Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations.

Communication Skills

I have excellent spoken and written communication skills as demonstrated above by the large range of activities I undertake both professionally, representing the various agencies and organisations to which I belong (or did belong), and as a volunteer, providing input to a range of organisations and community groups.

Further evidence of my communication skills is detailed below in the range of oral presentations and written publications. As an accomplished photographer, many of my photographs have been used in agency and commercial publications.

I have an interest in language and languages. My English skills are outstanding, and I have limited fluency in French and Indonesian languages, and some knowledge of Japanese.

Corporate Representation and Liaison

As a senior adviser with CCI, I have high-level contacts with industry leaders and company senior executives and make representations to government ministers and other Members of Parliament (MPs) at state and federal level, and to their senior staff. This includes representing CCI on a range of Government consultative committees and industry reference groups such as the Minister for Health’s Poisons Advisory Committee, and the Minister for Energy’s Demand Consultative Committee.

As a senior parliamentary officer, I had considerable responsibility in relation to regular high-level contacts with Western Australian MPs and with senior executives in a range of agencies in the public sector, and less frequent contact with other state and Federal MPs and interstate agencies.

As a senior scientist in a State Government agency, I provided advice to Corporate Executive, other staff of BGPA, members of the BGPA Board of Management, provided responses to Ministerial Questions, and represented BGPA on interagency committees. I also organised and co-ordinated presentations on science-based topics at corporate functions, and in joint presentations with sponsors. I have had extensive experience in dealings with government and non-government organisations (NGOs). My work included close collaboration with researchers from universities, government and private industry as well as Professional Societies and Community Groups. One example was found in my role in representing BGPA on the Revegetation for the Future Committee, an inter-organisational group of government agencies and NGOs as well as private industry and community groups. I have provided briefings, seminars and contributed to workshops to community groups, to all levels of government, and in a variety of international fora. I have also made significant contributions to the development of various Policies for BGPA and CALM as well as the ESA.

Examples

Representation

• Provided high level oral and/or written advice to MPs in my allocated parliamentary Committee, advice and instructions to senior executives in a range of agencies in the public sector, and advice to private industry, lobby groups and other members of the public in relation to their interaction with the Committee.
• Provided oral and/or written advice at a professional level to Corporate Executive including the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director and other senior staff from within BGPA and previously within CALM, to ministerial questions, and, within BGPA, to members of the BGPA Board of Management.
• Provided oral and/or written advice is also sought by scientists from other government departments, universities (including delivering lectures) and private industry (mining companies, environmental consultants), and community-based conservation groups and other interest groups. The successful conduct of research is reliant not only on the efforts of myself and my staff, but also by ensuring agreement of senior managers from many different organisations.
• Represented the BGPA at State Government briefings and provide reports to appropriate members of the BGPA Corporate Executive.
• Represented and provide expert advice on behalf of the BGPA to other organisations on inter-agency committees such as the “Revegetation for the Future Committee”, an inter-organisational group of government agencies, non-government organisations, private industry and community groups.
• Represented and provide expert advice on behalf of the BGPA to the Australian Department of Defence in relation to the environmental management of the Garden Island and the HMAS Stirling Naval Base.
• Invited to provide expert advice to the Dieback Research Advisory Group, a collective of pre-eminent scientists providing advice to the Dieback Consultative Council.
• Prepared a submission on behalf of the BGPA to comment on the Department of Conservation and Land Management’s Stirling Range and Porongurup National Parks Draft Management Plan.
• Represented and provide expert advice on behalf of the BGPA to the Greenskills Natural Heritage Trust Great Southern Rural Town Reserves Project Steering Committee, and to associated Greenskills projects.
• As a member of the Executive Council, represent the ESA on committees, at meetings and official functions such as the 'National Environment Consultative Forum' and 'Science Meets Parliament'.

Liaison

• As Principal Research Officer of the EISC, I established a regime for the oversight of 58 State Government agencies within the EISC portfolio, including assessment of all agencies’ annual reports, facilitated by my development of a network of contacts of senior executives within all responsible agencies in the public sector.
• Organised and co-ordinated presentations on science-based topics at corporate functions (such as the BGPA Wildflower Festival), and in joint presentations with sponsors (such as with WMC Resources Ltd at Minerals and Energy Week.) Posters presenting science to the public have included “Bringing Back the Bush”, “Growing Science”, “Kings Park – Managing Perth’s Natural Heritage”, “The Scarp Spiders and Snail – Ancient Wildlife of Kings Park”.
• Liaison with sponsors of key projects, and coordinated and wrote regular progress reports to funding bodies.
• Provided advice to the public and local government on matters, relating to botany, ecology and/or pathology, arising from telephone inquiries to BGPA and previously with CALM at the WA Herbarium.
• Presented a talk entitled “Plant disease in Banksia: implications for management.” at the “Celebratory Banksia Seminar and Garden Launch” at The Royal Kings Park Tennis Club, on World Environment Day, June 5, 1997
• Provided advice on behalf of BGPA to the CSIRO Science Education Centre and the Scitech Discovery Centre in the development of their “Smoking Seeds” roadshow.
• Presented a talk “Successful Arid Area Gardening in Western Australian Plants” to the Keep Australia Beautiful Council (WA) 1998 Tidy Towns Awards on behalf of BGPA.
• Presented keynote address entitled “The management of fire in reserves” to farmers and community groups as a part of the Greenskills Natural Heritage Trust Great Southern Rural Town Reserves Project, at Kojonup, and led a volunteer management team tour of the Myrtle Benn Memorial Flora and Fauna Sanctuary (March 1999).
• Presented talks “Fire Ecology” to firefighters and Bushfires Board staff.
• Provided popular articles for community newsletters (Wildflower Society of WA, Friends of Kings Park, Friends of Bold Park Bushland).
• Presentations to various groups of primary and secondary students on a range of environmental issues.
• Presentations at Careers Displays to Year 12 students on Research Science and Ecology as professions. (1996, 1997, 1998, various secondary schools).
• As Corporate Liaison Officer for the Western Australian Macintosh User Group, I guided the Group in the development of a strategic plan and put in place the membership category of corporate membership providing a boost to club revenues of over $6000 in sponsorship between October 1996 and January 1998.

Convening Networks

I am often actively involved in the development of networks through my participant in the ongoing various learned and community-based organisations, including involvement in the foundation of several groups, and I have taken leadership of strategic direction and membership development issues. I would highlight my role as organiser and co-convenor of various meetings and conferences.

I have organised a large number of meetings, including:

• Convenor of the1990 meeting Research Working Group 7 (Forest Pathology) of the Standing Committee on Forestry (Commonwealth Department of Primary Industries and Energy held in Manjimup, Western Australia.
• Organiser and co-convenor of a full day workshop “The dangers of presenting science to a room full of strangers” on presentation techniques from butchers paper to multimedia for CALM staff (1995).
• The Western Suburbs Bushland Bird Movement Survey Workshop, co-organised with Dr Boyd Wykes (Environmental Manager, HMAS Stirling) Garden Island at Kings Park & Botanic Garden (March 1997) - an evening, community based meeting.
• Convened a workshop on Sudden Autumn Death Syndrome, bringing together a range of biologist with expertise in plant physiology, plant pathology and entomology, at Kings Park.
• Co-convened with Dr Kristina Lemson for ESA an ecology workshop for post-graduate students in ecology at Kings Park.

I played a key role as organiser and co-convenor of three conferences and five symposia:

• co-convenor of the RSWA/ESA 1994 Symposium on Plant Diseases in Ecosystems in which I played a major role in planning and staging the event, and in editing and publishing both the Handbook and the Proceedings for the Symposium.
• co-convenor of the Symposium on “Ecology for Everyone - communicating ecology to scientists, the public and the politicians”, held as part of the 1996 ESA Meeting in Townsville, Queensland; my co-convenor and I edited and published the proceedings from that symposium.
• co-convenor of the conference ESA99, and of key symposia: “Ecological Connections”, “Pollination Ecology - Wild Sex for Plants”, and “Ecoperception, Ecomarketing and Ecopolitics” – presented as part of ESA99 – the 1999 Annual Conference of the ESA held in Fremantle 27 Sep - 1 Oct 1999. I played a major role in planning and staging the whole event, and in editing and publishing the Conference Handbook.
• organiser of the 2003 National Conference of Public Works and Environment Committees, a meeting of all relevant Australian and New Zealand parliamentary committees. The 2003 conference was held from 29 June 2003 to 3 July 2003 with the theme “The sustainability of regional development - addressing the triple bottom line.”

Media Liaison

I have given various interviews to newspaper, radio, and television across my many roles described in my Résumé. In particular, I have written many press releases for CCI (for release by the CCI media adviser) EISC (for release by the Chairperson), BGPA (for release by the CEO); the ESA (for release by the President), NetDay, and the WA Macintosh User Group.

Examples

• Thirty minute live interview with ABC Radio 720WF on my role in Afghanistan with the GICHD.
• Many interviews on environmental issues with regional (The West Australian) and community newspapers (Warren-Blackwood Times, Albany Advertiser, Esperance Chronicle, Fremantle Chronicle); and live and pre-recorded interviews with regional, state and national radio (ABC Albany Radio, ABC Radio News, ABC Radio 720WF, ABC Radio National, ABC Radio Australia, RTR FM 92.1); and television (ABC TV, Golden West Network (GWN), Channel 7, and Channel 10).
• As Western Australian Regional Councillor for the Ecological Society of Australia (1991-1993), prepared Press Releases for approval by the Executive of the ESA, and issued these to print and electronic media on behalf of the ESA President.
• As Co-Convenor of the Ecology for Everyone Symposium held as a part of ESA96 in Townsville, Queensland, gave interviews for the local television network.
• Media and VIP Liaison team leader for NetDay WA – a project in which volunteers help bring the Internet to schools for free. As Media Liaison I prepared press releases for the event, and liaised with journalists from Community Newspapers, the West Australian, and a variety of radio stations.
• As Hon. Secretary for the Ecological Society of Australia (1998-1999), I prepared correspondence to reply to inquiries from the Federal and various State Environment Ministers.

Lecturing, Teaching and Training Experience

I have presented many and various lectures about mycology, fungal pathogens, impact of fire, plant biodiversity, phytogeography, and conservation and management of ecosystems to different years of Botany, Geography and Environmental Science courses at all WA Universities, presented annually between 1989 and 2001. I have also been a demonstrator teaching all levels of undergraduate students at UWA.

Since 2002 I have taught the 3rd Year Geography Unit “Environmental Change” in the School of Earth and Geographical Sciences at the University of Western Australia. The course examines the roles of natural variability, human impact, teaches about models to aid the understanding of processes on the global scale, and considers economics, international law and politics. Lectures cover techniques and approaches for investigating change, while the program of workshops and reading is focused on following scientific debate on key questions, and reporting on the effects of expected future climates on important environmental and socio-economic issues for Australia. I am also responsible for setting and examining assignments and exams for the course.

I have also been a demonstrator teaching all levels of undergraduate students at UWA. Teaching included general botany to 1st year Botany students, and mycological skills, including culture techniques and fungal taxonomy, to 2nd and 3rd year Botany students and 2nd year Soil Science students. Organiser and supervisor of group projects in plant taxonomy and mycology for 2nd and 3rd year students for the 1987 Botany Department Student Field Camp. In 1996 I led laboratories for the Botany 300 Ecology course for Dr Bill Loneragan, and assisted Dr Loneragan in the development of Botany 100 laboratories on ecology in 1996 and 1997.

At an informal level, I have a history of personally providing advice to staff on various questions regarding office automation, running training courses, improving procedures, and problem solving, particularly with regard to computer training and technological support. I have a strong background in computing, with a broad knowledge of computer systems, and in the application of appropriate technology to aid research, training and education.

Supervision of undergraduate and graduate students

I had, over many years, informal links as an adviser to many and various 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate, Honours, MSc and PhD projects, including programs for visiting international students, a supervisory role in a number of 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate projects, and formal links as a supervisor for nine Honours, one MSc and five PhD projects.

Examination of Theses

I have examined eleven Honours, MSc, and PhD theses since 1992 for the University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Curtin University of Technology, Deakin University, and the University of Adelaide. (Full details can be provided on request.)

Invited Critical Review of Manuscripts

Forty five (45) invited reviews of manuscripts completed since 1992 for journals including: Australian Journal of Botany; Australian Journal of Ecology (now Austral Ecology); Australian Forestry; Biodiversity Letters; Ecological Management and Restoration; Environmental Conservation; Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia; New Zealand Journal of Ecology; Oecologia; Pacific Conservation Biology; and Restoration Ecology. (Full details can be provided on request.)

Seminar Presentations to Professional Audiences

Twenty four seminars presented to professional/peer audiences since 1987. Examples since2006:

• The Science In Global Warming and the Consequences for Greenhouse Earth. Presented to the Australian Institute of Energy February 15, 2006. http://www.aie.org.au/past.htm
• “The Science In Global Warming” presentation and panelist for the WA Sustainable Energy Association (WASEA) - Debate on journalism and greenhouse - Thursday 18 May 2006. http://www.wasea.com.au/
• The Science In Global Warming - living on Greenhouse Earth Presented to the Doctors for the Environment Australia June 10, 2006. http://www.dea.org.au/.
• Panelist for GHD forum Greenhouse Gas - More than Hot Air. Forum on global warming and business on June 29, 2006 as a part of GHD's Sustainability Seminars for 2006.
• Panelist for discussion of the WA State of Environment Report, July 10, 2006.
• Global Warming, Spin, and Opportunity’ School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, The university of Western Australia, Seminar Series 1 Dec 2006
• The Gorey truth - sternly facing the spin of the naysayers to global warming. Presentation to Glyde-In Community forum, 20 Feb 07
• Responding to global warming. Department of Industry and Resources presentation to Executive Management Group, 27 Feb 2007
• Climate change – impact in Western Australia and implications for biological research. School of Biological Sciences, Murdoch University, 23 Apr 07
• Climate change in Western Australia, and government policy responses – Chamber of Minerals and Energy NGO Industry Environment Forum, 29 May 07
• Women of the West Environmental Breakfast - Climate change in Western Australia, 8 June 07
• Keynote presentation Responding to climate change in Western Australia - Climate Change Seminar Series hosted by the University of Western Australia and the Western Australia Government 12 Jun 07
• A changing climate – the truth is out there. Presentation for WALIS Advisory Cou ncil Workshop on ‘Spatial Information and the Insurance Industry’, 19 Jun 07.
• Space invaders - changing levels, climate change and the sea - Spatial Sciences Institute Regional Conference, 19 Jul 07.
• Impact of climate change on Western Australia – presentation for Department of Agriculture and Food, 24 Jul 07
• A spatial look at climate change impacts and WA - NGIS breakfast, 2 Aug 07
• Exploring the Risks and Responsibilities of Climate Change – presentation to MOSS workshop, 2 Aug 2007.
• Climate change impacts and WA - seminar presentation Research Unit for the Study of Societies in Change (RUSSIC), Curtin University of Technology, 10 Aug 2007
• How will climate change affect your business in the Peel region? 2007 Peel Economic Development Unit Breakfast Series. 17 Aug 07
• Trading places – warming to a climate for sustainable reform of the carbon economy in WA - presentation to Conservation Council WA – Emissions Trading Systems: Preparing Australia fir a Carbon Controlled Future? 7 Sep 07

(A complete list can be provided on request.)

Presentations at National and International Conferences

Posters

Eighteen posters prepared and presented since 1983. Examples since 1999:

Wills, R. T. (1999) Geographic origin of weeds in urban bushland, Perth, Western Australia. Plant Health in the New Global Trading Environment - Managing Exotic Insects, Weeds and Pathogens. National Office and Animal and Plant Health and Food Safety, Canberra, ACT.

Ladhams E. J.; Wills, R. T.; & Majer, J. D. (1999) The impact of fire on beetles and other invertebrates in dry sclerophyll bushland. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Ruthrof K. X.; Yates C. J.; Loneragan W. A.; & Wills R. T (1999) From Wilderness to Weed - Sugar Gum invades Kings Park. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Stenhouse, R.; Wills R. T. & Conacher A. J. (1999) Ecological implications of controlled burning in urban remnant bushlands. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Bougher N.L.; & Wills R.T. (1999) Fungi of urban bushlands, Perth, Western Australia. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Addresses

Nineteen addresses prepared and presented since 1987. Examples since 1999:

Wills, R. T. (1999) Myths of Australian Ecology. Ecologically Speaking, Ecological Society of Australia WA Forum 21 May 1999, Perth, Western Australia.

Wills, R. T. (1999) Myths of Australian Ecology. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Wills, R. T. (2000) The Australian ID and the Bush - Biology in a Sense of Place. Conasta 2000 - 49th Conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association, 2-7 July 2000, Perth, Western Australia (invited paper).

Wills, R. T. & Dixon I. R. (2000) Biogeographic origin of weeds in urban bushlands of Perth, Western Australia. Medecos 2000, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Between 2001 and 2004 I prepared addresses for the Chairperson of my allocated Parliamentary Committee. At CCI, I now prepare speeches and presentations for the Director of Industry Policy and the Chief Executive.

Editorial Positions

Ten editorial positions undertaken since 1991.

• Wills R. T. & Cowling W. A. (eds) (1994) Handbook of the Symposium on Plant Diseases In Ecosystems: threats and impacts in south-western Australia (Royal Society of Western Australia and the Ecological Society of Australia, Perth Western Australia).
• Withers P. C.; Cowling W. A. & Wills R. T. (1994) Proceedings of the Symposium on Plant Diseases In Ecosystems: threats and impacts in south-western Australia Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 77 (4)
• Wills R. T. (1991-95) The CALM MacUser, the Newsletter of the Department of Conservation and Land Management Macintosh User Group. (6 issues)
• Wills R. T. (1994 - 1997) Bulletin of the Ecological Society of Australia Incorporated. Volumes 24 – 27 (16 issues)
• Wills R. T. & Pigott J. P. (1994 -1995) SID News, the Newsletter of the Science & Information Division, Department of Conservation and Land Management. (6 issues)
• Touchell D. S.; Dixon K. W.; George A. S; & Wills R. T. (1998) Conservation into the 21st Century. Proceedings of the 4th International Botanic Gardens Conservation Congress. (Botanic Gardens Conservation International & Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth)
• Wills R. T. (1998) Extended Abstracts of Posters of the 4th International Botanic Gardens Conservation Congress. (Electronic publication on diskette) (Botanic Gardens Conservation International & Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth)
• Wills R. T.; & Hobbs R. J. (eds) (1998) Ecology for Everyone - communicating ecology to scientists, the public and the politicians. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd: Chipping Norton, New South Wales.
• Wills R. T.; Yates S.; & Hobbs R. J. (eds) (1999) ESA99 – Ecological Connections: ESA Handbook of the 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Canberra, ACT.
• McChesney, C.; Mansell-Fletcher, J.; Wills, R. T.; Webb, M.; Hopper, S. D.; Ruthrof, K. & Batty, A. (2000) Bold Park Environmental Management Plan 2000-2005. Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority, Perth, Western Australia.

Publications

Technical Journals and Conference Proceedings

Forty six technical reports, including articles for Technical Journals and Society Bulletins, and contributions in Conference Proceedings, prepared since 1983. Examples since 1999:

• Bougher N.L.; & Wills R.T. (1999) Fungi of urban bushlands, Perth, Western Australia. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia. p. 127 In ESA99 – Ecological Connections: ESA Handbook of the 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. (Eds R. T. Wills; S. Yates & R. J. Hobbs) Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Canberra, ACT.
• Ladhams E. J.; Wills, R. T.; & Majer, J. D. (1999) The impact of fire on beetles and other invertebrates in dry sclerophyll bushland. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia. p. 78 In ESA99 – Ecological Connections: ESA Handbook of the 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. (Eds R. T. Wills; S. Yates & R. J. Hobbs) Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Canberra, ACT.
• Hobbs R. J. & Wills R. T. (1999) ESA99 - Ecological Connections In ESA99 – Ecological Connections: ESA Handbook of the 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. (Eds R. T. Wills; S. Yates & R. J. Hobbs) Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Canberra, ACT.
• May, A.; Wills R. T. & Conacher A. J. (1999) The effects of fire on sandy soils from an urban woodland reserve. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia. p. 127 In ESA99 – Ecological Connections: ESA Handbook of the 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. (Eds R. T. Wills; S. Yates & R. J. Hobbs) Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Canberra, ACT.
• Ruthrof K. X.; Yates C. J.; Loneragan W. A.; & Wills R. T (1999) From Wilderness to Weed - Sugar Gum invades Kings Park. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia. p. 104 In ESA99 – Ecological Connections: ESA Handbook of the 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. (Eds R. T. Wills; S. Yates & R. J. Hobbs) Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Canberra, ACT.
• Stenhouse, R.; Wills R. T. & Conacher A. J. (1999) Ecological implications of controlled burning in urban remnant bushlands. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia. p. 110 In ESA99 – Ecological Connections: ESA Handbook of the 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. (Eds R. T. Wills; S. Yates & R. J. Hobbs) Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Canberra, ACT.
• Wills R.T. (1999) Myths of Australian Ecology. 1999 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia. p. 127 In ESA99 – Ecological Connections: ESA Handbook of the 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. (Eds R. T. Wills; S. Yates & R. J. Hobbs) Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. Canberra, ACT.
• Wills, R. T. & Dixon I. R. (2000) Biogeographic origin of weeds in urban bushlands of Perth, Western Australia. Medecos 2000, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

(A complete list can be provided on request.)

Parliamentary Reports (prepared as Principal Research Officer on behalf of the Committee).

• Joint Standing Committee on the Anticorruption Commission (2002). Annual Report
  2001-2002.
• Economics and Industry Standing Committee. Report 4 (2003). Inquiry into the Western Australian Strata Management Industry - Proceedings of a Public Forum, 8 November 2002.
• Economics and Industry Standing Committee. Report 5 (2003). Inquiry into the Western Australian Strata Management Industry.
• Economics and Industry Standing Committee. Report 6 (2003). Interim Report on the Sustainability of the Dairy Industry.
• Economics and Industry Standing Committee. Report 7 (2003). Annual Report 2002-2003.
• Economics and Industry Standing Committee. Report 8 (2003). The Sustainability of the Dairy Industry in Western Australia.
• Economics and Industry Standing Committee. Report 9 (2004). Annual Report 2003-2004.
• Economics and Industry Standing Committee. Report 10 (2004). The closure of the vanadium mine at Windimurra in Western Australia.
• Inquiry Into Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy In Western Australia: Issues Paper, 21 December 2004.

Submissions to Government (prepared as Senior Adviser on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA).

• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA (2004). Water and Waste Water Pricing. Submission to the Economic Regulation Authority, Perth Western Australia. September 2004.
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA (2004). Draft Western Power Support Service Prices for the SWIS 2004/2005 Submission to the Economic Regulation Authority, Perth Western Australia. August 2004.
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA (2005). Proposed Revisions to the DBNGP Access Arrangement. Submission to the Economic Regulation Authority, Perth Western Australia March 2005.
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA (2005). Cost of Supplying Bulk Potable Water to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Submission to the Economic Regulation Authority, Perth Western Australia July 2005.
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA (2006). ERA Inquiry on Country Water and Wastewater Pricing in Western Australia Submission to the Economic Regulation Authority, Perth Western Australia January 2006.
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA (2004). Proposed IMO rule change on Reserve Capacity Price Submission to the Office of Energy May 2006
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA (2006). State Water Plan - Submission to the Office of Water Strategy The State Water Plan: Draft Water Policy Framework Submission to the Office of Water Strategy June 2006.

(Numerous other minor submissions and letters prepared to various Ministers or Government Agencies.)

Popular Articles - Biology

• Shearer B. J.; Wills R. T. & Stukely M. (1991) 'Wildflower Killers.' Landscope 7 (1), 28-34.
• Wills R. T. (1995) Dieback and other deadly diseases. In: Native plants of the Ravensthorpe Region. (G. F. Craig) pp 56-57 Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show Inc.: Ravensthorpe, Western Australia.
• Wills, R. T; Yates C. J.; Meney K. A.; Dixon I. R.; Dixon K. W.; Forbes, S.; and Hopper S. D. (1998) Research and management of urban bushland by Kings Park. Managing Our Bushland: Proceedings of a conference about the protection and management of urban bushland, Friday 16 - Saturday 17 October 1998. (Eds K. Tullis & K McLean) Urban Bushland Council (WA), West Perth, Western Australia pp 80-83.
• Saffer, V.; Brown, E. M.; Wills, R. T.; Hopper S. D.; Burbidge A. H.; Dell J.; Majer, J. (1999) Pollination and Revegetation in south-western Western Australia. WA Naturalists Society, Perth.
• Meney K.; Read T.; Wills R. T.; Dixon, R. & Holland-McNair L. (1999) Mt Eliza Escarpment Restoration Plan Booklet. Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority, Perth, Western Australia.

(Also numerous articles prepared for a variety of community-based newsletters including Wildlfower Society of Western Australia; Walpole-Nornalup National Park Association; and Friends of Kings Park)

Popular Articles – Industry and Resources

• Wills R. T. (2004) ‘The price of water’ Business Pulse (October 2004) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA. p. 16.
• Wills R. T. (2004) ‘CCI takes renewable energy case to Minister’ Business Pulse (October 2004) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA. p. 17.
• Wills R. T. (2005) ‘Alinta-Alcoa partnership in cogeneration’ Business Pulse (April 2005) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2005) ‘Electricity market in WA - the case for reform’ Business Pulse (May 2005) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2005) ‘Water, water, everywhere – a diversity of solutions for WA’s water supply.’ Business Pulse (June 2005) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2005) ‘Partnerships in science.’ Business Pulse (June 2005) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2005) ‘Boost to improve power reliability.’ Business Pulse (August 2005) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2005) ‘CCI assists with guidelines to stem spread of dieback.’ Business Pulse (August 2005) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2005) ‘Uranium in Demand.’ Business Pulse (October 2005) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2006) ‘Uranium policy approved.’ Business Pulse (February 2006) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2006) ‘Basic Raw Materials’ Business Pulse (March 2006) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2006) ‘Water resource reform overdue.’ Business Pulse (April 2006) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2006) ‘CCI call for state energy policy.’ Business Pulse (June 2006) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
• Wills R. T. (2006) ‘Water Reform.’ Business Pulse (July 2006) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.

(Also numerous articles prepared for Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA Inside Industry newsletter since July 2004.)

Refereed Journal and Book Articles

Eleven articles prepared and presented since 1990.

• Wills R. T.; Lyons M. N. & Bell D. T. (1990). The European honey bee in Western Australian kwongan - foraging preferences and implications for management. In Australian Ecosystems: 200 years of Utilization, Degradation and Reconstruction. (Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia, Vol. 16) (eds D. A. Saunders, A. J. M. Hopkins, R. A. How) pp. 167-176. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd: Chipping Norton, New South Wales.
• Hall G. P.; Leighton S. & Wills R. T. (1993) European exploration and history. In: Mountains of Mystery - A Natural History of the Stirling Range. (eds C. Thomson, & G. P. Hall, G. R. Friend) pp 35-40 Department of Conservation and Land Management: Como, Western Australia.
• Wills R. T. (1993) The ecological impact of Phytophthora cinnamomi in the Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Ecology 18 (2) 145-159.
• Wills R. T. & Kinnear J. (1993) Threats to the biota of the Stirling Range. In: Mountains of Mystery - A Natural History of the Stirling Range. (eds C Thomson, G P Hall & G. R. Friend) pp 135-141 Department of Conservation and Land Management: Como, Western Australia.
• Wills R. T. & Keighery G. J. (1994) Ecological impact of plant disease on plant communities. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 77 (4), 127-131.
• Wills R. T. & Robinson C. J. (1994) Threats to flora-based industries in Western Australia from plant disease. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 77 (4), 159-162.
• Cowling W. A. & Wills R. T. (1994) Plant Diseases in Ecosystems: threats and impacts in south-western Australia - Foreword. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 77 (4), 97.
• Lamont B. B; Wills R. T. & Witkowski E. T. F. (1995) Threats to the conservation of southwestern Australian Proteaceae. Acta Horticultura, 387, 9-18.
• Wills R. T.; Hobbs R. J. & Fox M. (1998) Introduction - why ecology for everyone? In Ecology for Everyone - communicating ecology to scientists, the public and the politicians. (Eds R. T. Wills; & R. J. Hobbs) Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd: Chipping Norton, New South Wales.
• Hobbs R. J. & Wills R. T. (1998) Conclusion - can we make ecology for everyone? In Ecology for Everyone - communicating ecology to scientists, the public and the politicians. (Eds R. T. Wills; & R. J. Hobbs) pp. 110 Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd: Chipping Norton, New South Wales.
• Saffer, V.; Brown, E. M.; Hopper S. D.; Dell J.; Wills, R. T.; Burbidge A. H.; & Majer, J. (2000) Pollination and Revegetation in south-western Western Australia. The Western Australian Naturalist 22 (4), 221-267.

Books

• Withers P. C.; Cowling W. A. & Wills R. T. (eds) (1994) Proceedings of the Symposium on Plant Diseases In Ecosystems: threats and impacts in south-western Australia Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 77 (4)
• Brown E. M.; Burbidge A H.; Dell J.; Edinger D.; Hopper S. D.; & Wills R. T. (1998) Pollination in Western Australia: a database of animals visiting flowers. (Handbook No. 15: WA Naturalists Society, Perth)
• Wills R. T.; & Hobbs R. J. (eds) (1998) Ecology for Everyone - communicating ecology to scientists, the public and the politicians. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd: Chipping Norton, New South Wales.
• McChesney, C.; Mansell-Fletcher, J.; Wills, R. T.; Webb, M.; Hopper, S. D.; Ruthrof, K. & Batty, A. (2000) Bold Park Environmental Management Plan 2000-2005. Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority, Perth, Western Australia.
• Mansell-Fletcher, J.; Wills, R. T.; & Bennett, E. (2001) Analysis of public submissions on the draft Bold Park Environmental Management Plan 2000-2005. Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority, Perth, Western Australia.

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