ABA Board & Committees

 

 

ABA Board	Plant Improvement Committee (PIC)
Industry Advisory Committee (IAC)	Production Committee
Marketing Committee

ABA Board

The ABA Board consists of three marketer representatives and six grower representatives:

• Adelaide Region – one representative
• Riverland Region – two representatives
• Riverina Region – one representative
• Sunraysia Region – two representatives

Directors are elected by the Grower Members of the ABA for a two-year appointment.

The Board is responsible for overseeing the operation and direction of the ABA, and providing national representation for the Australian almond industry.

The ABA Board meets on a quarterly basis to oversee management and performance of the organisation. The Board represents the interests of the industry, providing strategic direction and overseeing the investments of the Almond Board of Australia.

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ABA Board Members

Chairman & Riverland Region Grower Representative Brendan Sidhu	Deputy Chairman & Sunraysia Region Grower Representative Neale Bennett
Adelaide Region Grower Representative Domenic Cavallaro	Marketing Representative Grant Birrell
Marketing Representative Tim Millen	Marketing Representative Brenton Woolston
Riverland Region Grower Representative Tony Spiers	Riverina Region Grower Representative Denis Dinicola
Sunraysia Grower Representative Vacant Position

 

Committees

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Industry Advisory Committee (IAC)

The Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) is a committee of Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL) which oversees the Almond R&D program funded by the Almond R&D levy and matched fundinng from the Federal Government.

The IAC performs a key role in the planning process by:

• Developing a strategic plan, including a communications strategy
• Setting annual strategic priorities
• Developing an annual investment plan, including outputs, outcomes and budget
• Providing an annual report to levy payers of levy activities

At the Annual Levy Payers Meeting (ALPM) the IAC Chair, or their representative, reports on the IAC’s activities including providing a summary of the strategic plan, the annual investment plan for the current financial year and a report on activities and levy expenditure for the previous financial year.

Chair		Greg Buchanan
Committee		Neale Bennett Grant Birrell Domenic Cavallaro Denis Dinicola Graham Johns Brent Kaiser Andrew Lacey Paul Martin Tim Millen Brendan Sidhu Tony Spiers Brenton Woolston
Iindustry Liaison Manager		Ben Brown (ex-officio)
CEO		Julie Haslett (ex-officio)
HAL Industry Services Manager		Ross Skinner (ex-officio)

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Plant Improvement Committee (PIC)

The Plant Improvement Committee oversees the Almond Breeding and Evaluation Program and provides advice to the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) with respect to future priorities for Research & Development investment.

Committee		Brent Kaiser Andrew Lacey Tony Spiers Michelle Wirthensohn
Industry Liaison Manager		Ben Brown (ex-officio)
CEO		Julie Haslett (ex-officio)

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Production Committee

The Almond Production Committee oversees a wide range of production related Research & Development projects, also providing advice to the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) with respect to future priorities for investment in production based research initiatives.

Committee		Denis Dinicola Graham Johns John Kennedy Paul Martin Drew Martin Tim Millen Ben Robinson
Industry Liaison Manager		Ben Brown (ex-officio)
CEO		Julie Haslett (ex-officio)

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Marketing Committee

The Almond Marketing Committee oversees the Almond Marketing Program, funded through a voluntary industry contribution. This committee also oversees  marketing related research and development projects and provides input with respect to market access issues to the Office of Horticulture Market Access (OHMA).

Committee		John Bird Grant Birrell Damien Houlahan Chris Joyce Brenton Woolston
CEO		Julie Haslett (ex-officio)
Marketing Manager		Joseph Ebbage (ex-officio)