Sandi Keane is a freelance writer and publicist, as well as the environment correspondent for Independent Australia.

Whilst her academic qualifications are in arts management and policy (City University, London), her interest in the environment was kindled way back in the 60’s by the French nuclear tests in the Pacific.  She joined the anti-nuclear movement as a young campaigner and, in the early 70’s, was elected Secretary of the Melbourne Ports branch of the Australia Party, forerunner of the Democrats and the Greens and then the only political party with an anti-nuclear agenda.

Now Melbourne-based, her professional career has ranged from arts management, tourism, major events, speech writing and public relations in the UK, Europe and interstate.

A tree-change in the early 90’s gave her the chance to focus on her love of the natural world.   A long stint with the environment movement followed.

Sandi is a familiar figure in the Victorian Landcare movement and, in 2008 was the first President and driving force behind the establishment of the Up2Us Landcare Alliance.  The Alliance employs a qualified environmental co-ordinator and has a network of some 16 Landcare, Climate Action and Environment groups in Victoria’s north-east.

Her articles on environment, climate change and eco-friendly farming found regular readers in magazines such as Town and Country Farmer as did her weekly column on climate action in her local newspaper.

Sandi’s contribution as a community leader was recognized in 2009 when she was invited to a special breakfast with Al Gore.

She describes herself as a lifelong champion of the natural world where she has worked as voluntary campaigner, freelance writer, publicist, office bearer, member of countless committees, lobbyist, benefactor and pit-bull terrier.  Her family nickname is “Sandi-eco-warrier”.

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