Caroline Wielinga Caroline Wielinga is currently working on her PhD in molecular taxonomy at Murdoch University. She graduated from UWA with a biochemistry degree and spent 10 years working in research at CSIRO, Department of Agriculture and Murdoch University.

Caroline grew up in the semi-rural outskirts of the city and as an active outdoors person came to appreciate the natural world. She now has interests in botany, plant conservation and bushland rehabilitation, is a member of the Western Australian Wildflower Society, the Australian Network for Plant Conservation and Land for Wildlife, and has participated in Woodland Watch and gained project support from the Envirofund.

Caroline has also traveled and is concerned with broader issues such as social equality and resource sustainability. As a new mother, Caroline believes our future prosperity depends on education, awareness of the limits of our environment and respect for others.