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About Us
The
STOP THE TOAD FOUNDATION is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation
incorporated in Western Australia in October 2005.
The Foundation’s main purpose is to prevent cane toads from
invading Western Australia. It undertakes on-ground cane toad control
work and seeks to support the independent activity of other concerned
groups working to mutually agreed strategic purposes, operations
and procedures....[more]
Stop the Toad Foundation - Our Patron
TIM WINTON
Tim Winton was born in Perth in 1960. His nineteen books
for adults and children have been published to acclaim at
home and abroad. Three time winner of the Miles Franklin award
and twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, his work is both
critically admired and loved by readers...[more]
Stop the Toad Foundation - Our Board
ROBERT EDEL - CHAIR
Robert Edel is a partner at Gadens Lawyers in Perth, advising
on project development issues including land acquisition,
mining titles, native title and preparation of construction
contracts for development of a mining project in the northern
goldfields ... [more]
KEN BRADLEY - TREASURER
Ken Bradley has been the Public Trustee for Western Australia
for ten years, having 30 years experience in the Trustee Industry.
He is a Senior Sessional Member of the State Administrative
Tribunal and a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified
Accountants (FCPA)... [more]
RUSSELL GUÉHO - Regional Manager Kimberley TAFE (Kununurra)
Russell Gueho has published many discussion papers, newsletters,
held fundraising and awareness events and generated media
on the predictions of impacts of the cane toad and strategies
to control them, since 2003. He was arguably the first person
to alert Western Australians to the environmental, social,
and... [more]
DR ANDREW STOREY - UNIVERSITY OF WA
Dr Andrew Storey is currently an Adjunct Senior Lecturer
at The University of Western Australia and Principal Consultant
with Wetland Research & Management. He has worked in the
UK, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia, specialising
in the ecology and management of tropical and temperate rivers
and wetlands... [more]
DR HELEN ROBERTSON - Murdoch University
Helen joined the Stop The Toad Foundation Board in 2008 as
Murdoch University’s representative. Helen has a keen
interest in conserving the biodiversity of Western Australia
and is particularly interested in scientifically validating
the toad eradication work conducted by STTF ... [more]
Stop the Toad Foundation - Our Team
KIM HANDS - STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN MANAGER
Kim joined the Stop the Toad Foundation as Strategic Campaign
Manager in May 2008. Kim studied a Bachelor of Science at
Murdoch University in conservation and marine biology. She
has a strong environmental science and interpretation background
developed while working at AQWA (the Western Australian aquarium)
and with ... [more]
GRAEME SAWYER - REGIONAL COORDINATOR
(DARWIN)
Graeme played a key role in setting up FrogWatch in the Northern
Territory in 1991 and led their cane toad project - the catalyst
for a change of thinking about cane toad control in Northern
Australia. He has been involved in cane toad research, including
pioneering work on the use of traps, for more than 5 years
and... [more]
DAVE GRAHAM - WEB MANAGER
Dave was a Science/Mathematics/IT teacher for over 30 years
in Brisbane High Schools. He concluded that career trialling
Mathematics and Physics in Education Queensland’s excellent
Virtual Schooling Service, teaching online students in real
time... [more]
