ErinEarth has four part-time staff who are supported by a large group of volunteers. Our staff are responsible for managing our site, education programs and operations, while our volunteers make up our Board, advisory committees and our all-important garden maintenance team..
Kirsty Cole, Manager
Kirsty is an accountant by trade and after close to 30 years spent mostly working in the confines of typical offices, the magic of the ErinEarth is a refreshing and welcome change. Working in a variety of finance-based roles over her career, Kirsty entered back into the For Purpose sector 4 years ago, looking to reignite and combine her passion for community service with her work. A serendipitous conversation with the ErinEarth Finance Officer at the time, lead to Kirsty starting in late 2022. She is enthused and excited to be a part of an organisation of inspiring change makers and just quietly we think she might like working at ErinEarth more than she likes a good spreadsheet!
Eltan Mestan, Garden Manager
Eltan loves local native plants and growing fresh food. He loves to preserve our vegetables when in abundance and is known for his delicious relishes and pickles (shhh it’s a secret, Eltan is an amazing chef too!). Eltan runs the volunteer garden maintenance program or we should say the volunteers run Eltan? He just loves to propagate having not one but three greenhouses, creating new local plant hero’s suitable for our local climate. You’ll always see Eltan bouncing around the garden with more than one spring in his step. Keep an eye out for this budding movie star with his entertaining gardening videos on our Facebook, Instagram and YouTube pages. IMDB rating 5/5 ripe tomatoes.
Nicola Turner, Administration and Communications Officer (currently on parental leave)
Nicola is passionate about growing awesome food and healthy soils with a passion for regenerative agriculture. She is currently busy raising the next generation.