Michelle was born in Esperance and spent many hours by her Dad’s side on her parents’ farm at Grass Patch. After completing her schooling at a local primary and high school, she moved to Perth where she completed her Bachelor, Honours and Master’s degrees at Curtin University. Michelle then worked in sustainable resource management for 10 years during which she developed a broad background in managing projects, policy development, community consultation and scientific writing. After meeting her now husband Greg Warren (a local agronomist) at a local Esperance pub just as she was starting her Master’s degree, Michelle moved back to Esperance in 2005.

David developed a love of the land during childhood days spent on his grandparents’ beef property in central Queensland. This early introduction to agriculture led him to the University of Queensland where he studied a Bachelor of Science in Rural Technology. Fresh out of uni, David worked as a Dryland Salinity Officer in Victoria before joining Warakirri Cropping on a property in southern Queensland in 2006. He moved to Esperance with Warakirri in 2013, joining the team at their Condingup property, Lobethal. After a brief time in the mid-west during 2021/2, David and his partner Kate made the move back to Esperance in late 2022. 

Stan has spent his career working in mining, agriculture and fisheries in Western Australia and has grown to love the land and its rich culture. He completed his PhD at UWA where he focused on Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing. Since then, he has worked on developing methods for On-Farm Experimentation, developing new software to better manage WA’s production systems in collaboration with DPIRD, and worked with growers to understand water-use across the South West. He arrived in Esperance in 2026 and is very much looking forward to learning about the region, its farming practices and experiencing its natural beauty.

Liam grew up in Esperance, attending Castletown Primary School and Esperance Senior High School before heading off to Perth to study journalism at Curtin University. This career path took him right across the state, and his writing has appeared across the nation, including a page three exclusive in the 2013 Grand Final edition of The Age’s game liftout. In 2018 he was a finalist in three categories of the WA Media Awards, and he’s not at all salty that he didn’t win at least one category. He moved back to Esperance in 2023 with his young family, keen for his children to experience the same benefits the Esperance region gave him.