On Friday night I was honoured to be the winner of the South Australian Seafood Industry Training Award for training excellence. I was also a finalist in the Environment Award.

I was told that what the industry really appreciates is the balance I show between the needs of the environment and the needs of the industry. I am deeply touched by this because my aim has always been to strike this balance because when industry benefits from the systems they are building, they continue and this produces the best environmental and other outcomes.

This is the same comment the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Hon Peter McGauran MP made about my book – “I cannot recall reading a book by an environmentalist which genuinely balances the needs of the environment with those of business, as yours does. Congratulations. ……. Your work and your book show how small businesses especially can achieve commercial goals while nurturing their operating environments – a true win-win.”

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