SOLN Team
We bring different perspectives to the table, but we’re united by a love for purposeful work, thoughtful ideas, and real connection.
Our facilitators
Becky McCann
With a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience. They set the tone for everything we do.
Team Leader
Nicole Tielemans
Shrub Club
Community Nursery
Community Plant Walks
Otways Marine Ecosystem Research (OMER)
Ridge to Cape Landcare Group
Landcare Facilitator
Landcare Facilitator
Andrea de Kauwe
Barham River program
Biodiversity Storeys program – monitoring SOLN’s revegetation projects.
Apollo Marine Park project
Marengo-Barham Catchment Landcare Group
Landcare Facilitator
Abby Imhoff
Shrub Club
Community Nursery
Community Plant Walks
Edible Gardens Group (EGG)
Apollo Bay Landcare Group
Landcare Facilitator
Clem Wetherall
Farm Dams project
Otway Bird Observers (OBO)
Ridge to Cape Landcare Group
Landcare Facilitator
Darcy Nugent
Puerulus Monitoring & Otway Ocean Care (OOC)
Otway Mushroom and Fungi Group (OMFG)
The SOLN Committee of Management (CoM) comprises up to three members from each of the four Landcare groups within the Network. The CoM meets monthly and sets policy and strategy for the Network. The Landcare facilitators are managed by the SOLN HR Committee and Finances are managed by the SOLN Finance Committee.
Committee of Management
2025/26 SOLN Committee of Management Members and Office Bearers:
Chair: Kel Needham
Treasurer: Kevin O’Connell
Secretary: Colin Jevons
Apollo Bay Landcare Group
President: Nick Luxton
Secretary: Colin Jeavons
Ridge to Cape Landcare Group
President: David Ugalde
Marengo Barham Catchment Landcare Group
Tony Webber, Liz Gliszczynski
Wye to Wongarra Landcare Group
Joanne Tyler & Anne Newell