Our board
Anni McCuaig – President
Anni has been a member of SLT since 1982 and Board member from 2001. She has spent the majority of her working career involved in national parks and reserves management planning and policy in Tasmania and is currently Planning Services Manager with the Parks and Wildlife Service. Anni has a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Environmental Studies.
Dion Lester – Vice President, Senior
Dion is the Team Leader of pitt&sherry's Planning & Environment Group. He has a broad range of expertise in strategic land use management and planning, including recent projects such as:
- The Northern Tasmania Settlement Strategy
- The Flinders Island Structure Plan
- The Oatlands Integrated Development Strategy
- The preparation of a Joint Land Use Strategy for the combined municipal areas of Brighton, Central Highlands, Derwent Valley and Southern Midlands
- The Callington Mill Precinct Plan
- The development of Tasmanian 'Healthy by Design' guidelines.
Dion has recently returned from a Churchill Fellowship studying Food Systems Planning and Urban Agriculture.
Vicki Sauvage – Vice President, Junior
Vicki began her career as a Registered Nurse, graduating in 1979. Her nursing practice included Palliative Care, Bereavement Support, Community Development and Health Promotion. She graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1994 and went on to spend three years training in counseling with internationally recognised author and speaker, Steve Biddulph. Between 2003-2004 Vicki was involved in trialling a new psychological modality MiCBT with Dr Bruno Cayoun
In 2004 Vicki relinquished her nursing registration to concentrate fully on Feng Shui and Sustainable Design business. Since then she has directed her creative skills to helping people design or redesign their homes and business places through her Feng Shui business.
Phil Anstie – Treasurer
Phil Anstie joined Sustainable Living Tasmania and became a Board member in 1991 (when the organisation was called the Tasmanian Environment Centre) He has served as Treasurer for many of the 20 years he's been on the Board. He joined the Tasmanian Conservation Trust (TCT) in 1996 and was Treasurer until 2009 when he became President. Phil was a founding member of the Tranmere-Clarence Plains Land and Coast Care Group in Hobart and still serves on their committee.
Luke Emeny - Secretary
Luke has been a member of SLT and on the Board since 2012 and a member of the Executive since January 2013. Luke is a commercial lawyer and currently holds the position of Tasmanian Commercial and Contracts Manager at a national power contractor owned by a multinational. Luke worked in private legal practice for a number of years before entering the power sector (primarily electricity generation, transmission and distribution) where he has had extensive involvement with the development and delivery of major projects. Through this experience, Luke has developed an interest in sustainability related issues - particularly as they apply to the project development stage of major projects - and has also been involved with a number of renewable energy projects. Luke lives with his family in Hobart and works primarily in Hobart, Launceston and Melbourne.
Bachelor of Arts / Law (BA / LLB); Grad Cert in Legal Practice; Grad Dip of Environmental Planning; Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania; Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia.
Corey Peterson
Corey has Masters degrees in Environmental Science and Public Administration and has been active in sustainability issues in Tasmania since arriving via an Antarctic research vessel in 1996. He is President of Sustainable Living Tasmania, a graduate of the Tasmanian Leaders Program and led MacKillop College's award-winning sustainability efforts in water conservation, renewable energy projects, and food garden for years until recently moving to the University of Tasmania as sustainability manager.
Anna Lyth
Anna has worked actively on urban transport issues and sustainability for over two decades in public advocacy, consulting, and academic research and teaching roles. She has made significant contributions via the design and roll out of pioneering and collaborative sustainable transport campaigns, and climate change adaptation capacity building projects, and is the holder of a number of significant awards including: an International Women's Day Award (2007) from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (UCN) in recognition of ongoing commitment to climate change research and education, the Australasian Transport Research Forum 2004 Best Paper Award, and various environmental and education awards.
Prior to moving to Tasmania from Sydney with her family in 2008, Anna was actively involved in numerous Australian, NSW and local government, industry and collaborative stakeholder activities and initiatives as a respected expert in urban transport and travel behaviour. Now settled in Tasmania, she is enjoying working on Tasmanian challenges as a sustainability strategy consultant and Honorary Research Associate in the School of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Tasmania.
Kirstan Long
After obtaining a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tasmania in 2000, Kirstan has worked in several positions interstate, overseas and in Tasmania. Her most recent position was with the Economic Research Unit of the Department of Treasury and Finance. Following the arrival of her two children, Kirstan changed her focus to become a stay at home mum and led her and her family to explore a more sustainable way of life. This lifestyle shift was behind the decision for Kirstan and her husband to become owners of ecoHaven in 2010, Hobart's premier eco friendly store. Kirstan would like to continue to grow ecoHaven into the future and play a role in helping Tasmania's economy become more sustainable.
John Green
John studied law at the University of Tasmania, and was admitted to practice law in 1970. He did his articles at Piggott Wood & Baker (now PWB Lawyers). After six months practising in Devonport, John joined the Crown Law Department (conveyancing section), and later the Public Trust Office. In 1974 John entered the Tasmanian state parliament, serving as a Labor member for Denison. Subsequently John established his own legal practice, specialising in personal injury and general civil litigation. John is an active member of many community organisations: SLT, the Tasmanian Conservation Trust, the Moonah Branch of Rotary and Moonah Promotions Inc.
