Skip to:

Dr James Turnell

Lecturer and Senior Technical Officer (Lead) Animal Science , Environmental Management - School of Environmental and Rural Science

Phone: +61 (02) 6773 3636

Mobile: 0428 115 337

Email: jturne2@une.edu.au

Biography

As the former Waste Manager for Armidale Regional Council, James brings a deep understanding of the challenges faced by regional councils when managing their community’s waste. Over 10 years he implemented award winning food and garden waste collections and composting processing infrastructure; managed the planning, development and construction of a new regional landfill facility; developed and implemented landfill closure plans; managed all aspects of waste and recycling collection and processing services; and was responsible for all environmental regulations and licencing for waste. He was the Executive Officer for Northern Inland Regional Waste (NIRW), Deputy Chair of RENEW, and on the Environmental Trust’s Technical Review Panel for Waste Less Recycle More Composting Infrastructure Grants.

Qualifications

B.Nat.Res.(Hons), PhD

Health and Safety Representative (HSR)

Teaching Areas

Unit Coordinator - ENGT237 - Local Environmental Infrastructure

Agricultural Systems & Resource Management

Primary Research Area/s

Environmental Management; Waste Management ; Circular Economy; Composting; Food waste

External Profiles

ORCid Profile

Further Information

HSR and Chair of Working Group 4

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.