Bio: Louise started her conservation career as part of a bush crew working around Melbourne. After an unexpected move to the Mallee, she worked with Trust for Nature for three years in the North West team, learning the detail and process behind conservation covenants.

Today, Louise runs Explore the Mallee, an eco-tourism business with her partner Michael Gooch, and their hobby website, Outside Four Walls, a home for their observations of nature, both on their covenanted properties and beyond.

Louise is a member of the Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group and enjoys volunteering in the annual mound monitoring program – a great reason to go for long walks in the bush!

Her role as Engagement and Operations Coordinator at LCV utilises both her personal and professional experience with covenants, but importantly, her genuine desire to connect with conservation-minded people and encourage more people to permanently protect land for biodiversity.