The purpose of the GIWA Oat Council is to:
- To represent the Western Australian Oat industry in the area of plant breeding, agronomic development, production, handling and processing of oat varieties in order to promote and safeguard the industries long term interests.
- To encourage sustainable production and marketing of quality Oats.
- To carry out, promote or assist in activities of any kind associated with the development, handling, processing, promotion and marketing of Oats and its derivatives.
- To co-ordinate all sections of the Oat industry to improve the image of Oats in Western Australia.
GIWA continues to work with oat growers on alternative herbicide option, view GIWA Media Release.
The GIWA Oat Council
Andrew Bolt
Director, Hay Australia
Director, Hay Australia
Kevin Boyle
CEO, Blue Lake Milling
CEO, Blue Lake Milling
Trent Butcher
Agronomist, ConsultAg
Agronomist, ConsultAg
Will Carrington-Jones
Grower, Kojonup
Grower, Kojonup
Pat Guerin
Supply Manager, Balco
Supply Manager, Balco
Robert Loughman
Consultant
Consultant
Chris Maughan
Supply Chain Manager, Quaker Oats Australia
Supply Chain Manager, Quaker Oats Australia
David Oates
Director, Demeter Cormack
Director, Demeter Cormack
John Orr
Director, Premium Grain Handlers
Director, Premium Grain Handlers
Garry Page
Organic Oat Grower, Pingelly
Organic Oat Grower, Pingelly
Allan Rattey
Oat Breeder, InterGrain
Oat Breeder, InterGrain
Dane Robertson
Trading & Marketing Manager Oilseeds, Protein, Oats, CBH Group
Trading & Marketing Manager Oilseeds, Protein, Oats, CBH Group
Jonathon Thorn
Trade Support Executive, AAAX
Trade Support Executive, AAAX
Michael Vaccari
General Manager Commercial, Unigrain
General Manager Commercial, Unigrain
Hilary Wittwer
Grower, Cuballing
Grower, Cuballing
Dale Paddon
Country Quality Manager, CBH Group
Country Quality Manager, CBH Group
Larisa Cato
Wheat Quality & Technical Markets Manager, AEGIC
Wheat Quality & Technical Markets Manager, AEGIC
Nabeen Dulal
Research Scientist – Oat Quality and Processing, AEGIC
Research Scientist – Oat Quality and Processing, AEGIC
Blakely Paynter
Senior Research Officer, DPIRD
Senior Research Officer, DPIRD
Brent Hope
General Manager Operations, Unigrain
General Manager Operations, Unigrain
Sabori Mitra
Research Scientist – Oat Quality and Processing, AEGIC
Research Scientist – Oat Quality and Processing, AEGIC
Jack Morris
Premium Grain Handlers
Premium Grain Handlers
Pamela Zwer
InterGrain
InterGrain
