Kangaroo management in New South Wales is determined by the NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is responsible for the management of kangaroos in accordance with the plan, including licensing all facets of commercial kangaroo harvesting and non-commercial kangaroo culling.
The Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel is appointed to provide guidance on the plan's management activities to ensure kangaroo populations in New South Wales remain ecologically sustainable and that the methods of harvesting kangaroos for commercial use are humane. The panel is selected for a 5-year term. At the end of each term, the Secretary of the department invites interested organisations to nominate for the next Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel.
Organisations are selected to represent key stakeholder groups as required by the management plan. Each organisation is asked to nominate one primary and one alternate representative for the panel. Usually, only one of the representatives attends each meeting. Meetings are usually held twice a year, in October–November and February–March.
Meeting minutes
Minutes of meetings are available once ratified by the panel. Minutes are ratified, or formally approved, at each biannual meeting. The minutes available are those most recently ratified.
Past meeting minutes
- Minutes of the 43rd Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel Meeting, 13 November 2024 (PDF 149KB)
- Minutes of the 42nd Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel Meeting, 27 March 2024 (PDF 200KB)
- Minutes of the 41st Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel Meeting, 15 November 2023 (PDF 185KB)
- Minutes of the 40th Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel Meeting, 24 and 25 May 2023 (PDF 306KB)
- Minutes of the 39th Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel Meeting, 3 November 2022 (PDF 244KB)
- Minutes of the 38th Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel Meeting, 6 April 2022 (PDF 210KB)
- Minutes of the 37th Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel Meeting, 2 November 2021 (PDF 201KB)
To access previous minutes, please email your request to [email protected].
Kangaroo Management Advisory Panel members
| Topic representing | Organisation | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | Kangaroo Industry Association Australia | Doug Jobson |
| Animal welfare | Australian Veterinary Association | Dr Tanya Stephens |
| Animal welfare | RSPCA NSW | Dr Liz Arnott |
| Aboriginal communities | Gomeroi man, Walgett | Garry Trindall |
| Scientific community | Wildlife ecologist | Dr Thomas Newsome |
| Scientific community | Wildlife ecologist | Dr Stephen McLeod |
| Landholders | NSW Farmers Association | Gerard Glover |
| Landholders | NSW Farmers Association | Greg Rogers |
| Professional harvesters | Kangaroo harvester | James Meyers |
| Professional harvesters | Kangaroo harvester | Steven Johnstone |
| Primary industries | Department of Regional NSW | Dr Erlina St Vincent |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | Senior Team Leader Kangaroo Management Program | Adam Oehlman |