General manager ad for nature agency

Nature Conservation Margaret River has bitten the bullet and called for a new general manager position. A step down from the conservation not-for-profit group’s chief executive ambitions, the new role was advertised earlier this month. “Nature Conservation is building on its solid foundation by employing a full-time general manager who can lead the organisation into our next phase, consolidating our existing work and expanding our impact,” the group said. The move follows key board members retiring after inaugural chief executive Pip Close, a former Margaret River-Busselton Tourism Association CEO, quit claiming she couldn’t work with staff to advance the group’s growth ambitions. The $110,000 per year chief’s role was funded by Alexandra and Julian Burt, who own Voyager Estate, but it was unclear whether that money remained to pay the new role. Applications close on December 13.