Celebrating Our New Lifetime Members
At this year’s AGM, we were proud to honour and celebrate three outstanding individuals by appointing them as TMBC Lifetime Members. This special recognition acknowledges their long-standing commitment, leadership, and contribution to protecting and enhancing the biosecurity of Tauranga Moana.
Congratulations Bill Dyck
Bill works as a knowledge broker for the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge where his main task is to share the knowledge developed in the challenge with key stakeholders.
The approach that the Biological Heritage is taking to reverse the decline of biosecurity and biodiversity is completely different from traditional approaches, as it brings end-users and scientists together in the design process and ensures a strong iwi perspective.
Bill has previously held roles with the New Zealand Forest Owners Association as their biosecurity manager and also manages a funding scheme called Envirolink to transfer knowledge from university science to regional councils.
Congratulations Graeme Marshall
Graeme is chair of TMBC and a director of Kiwifruit Vine Health. He has also been the chair of the Biosecurity Ministerial Advisory Committee and member of the Biosecurity 2025 Steering Group. He is currently a director of Port Taranaki and is on the governance board of the economic development group, Bay of Connections.
During his tenure as Port of Tauranga commercial manager, his portfolio included management of cruise, bulk, break-bulk container operations, marine and security. He has worked in ports since 1978, including as general manager at the Port of Napier. Having chaired Tourism Bay of Plenty, Cruise NZ and been a director of New Zealand’s largest transitional facility, he has extensive knowledge and understanding of biosecurity risk pathways.
He is passionate about biosecurity and a strong advocate for the Ko Tātou This is Us campaign.
Congratulations Greg Corbet
Greg is Biosecurity Manager for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council leading a team 15 biosecurity officers, including a dedicated biosecurity dive team.
Starting with the old Agricultural Pest Destruction Boards in the 1980’s, he has worked in biosecurity and pest management for most of his working life with a focus on pest animals. He has been with the regional council since 1995 and held several different roles including Tb vector manager when Council supported OSPRI’s predecessor, the Animal Health Board, with managing possums and other Tb vectors.
Greg's team focuses on working with landowners to deliver the Bay of Plenty Regional Pest Management Plan and supporting our regional communities with pest projects.
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Businesses, industry groups, community groups, scientists, educationalists, individuals and anyone with a genuine interest in biosecurity is welcome to join Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital.
