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David Fisken is the Chair of CHAF. David is currently Executive Officer of Central Victorian Farm Plantations Committee. He has broad experience in Local Government as a Shire Councillor, a past Board Member of Central Highlands Water and has served as a member of the University of Ballarat Board.
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Sebastian Klein is a volunteer at Daylesford High School and a newly appointed councillor to Hepburn Shire. Sebastian has interests in employment of young people in the community and enhancing the environmental values of our region.
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Sue Morgan owns and operates a Stud Angus herd and commercial beef cattle business. Sue recently was awarded an MLA Scholarship to complete a course run by the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Sue is treasurer of the local Upper Campaspe Combined Landcare Groups and Secretary of the Kyneton Prime Livestock Producers Group. She has a Diploma of Horticultural Science and in the past has owned and operated two florist businesses near the Melbourne CBD. |
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Gavin Lester-Smith runs a prime lamb and cropping enterprise at Woodend. He has real interest in bioenergy technology and ensuring that farmers have a fair go in the market place. |
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Claire Bibby was raised on a mixed farm near St Arnaud where she was keen to continue a career in agriculture. Claire is the Rural Finance Regional Officer in Ballarat |
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Ray Davies is the Economic Development Manager for Pyrenees Shire |
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Bill Beard is a Director of RSM Bird Cameron Accounting in Ballarat
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Joy Durston is a Committee Member of the Daylesford Macedon Produce Group
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Gill Fry runs a consultancy in Communications and has broad experience in agriculture and natural resource management across the state. Gil lives at Morgiana ,west of Hamilton
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Fred Davies is Managing Director of Stoney Creek Oils specialising in the low temperature production of Flaxseed (Linseed) products for the health food market. |
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Anthony Schreenan is the Industry Development Officer with the City of Ballarat, with a background most recently in International Marketing for the University of Ballarat. Anthony has a broad range of experience across many industries. In his role with the City of Ballarat he works across such industries as Agribusiness, IT, Health and Education.
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Kylie Lethbridge is the Economic Development Manager at the Shire of Macedon Ranges.
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Lawrence Richmond With the amalgamation of Central Highland Farming Systems with CHAF, Lawrence as Chair of CHFS, has been welcomed to the CHAF Board. Lawrence is a Director of Rural Property Management a major cropping and grazing enterprise based at Evansford. Lawrences experiences in agriculture both at a practical level and as an innovator in agribusiness will be a major asset to the CHAF Board. |
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Prof. Peter Vinden from Melbourne University, although not a member of the Board Peter is available to provide expert advice as requested. Peter's area of expertise is in the Timber and Forestry industry and his team developed the microwave process for curing timber. |
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Laurie Norman is Executive Officer of CHAF. His role is to implement the CHAF Strategic Direction and Business Plan. Laurie has a passionate interest in building agriculture in the Central Highlands and the South West of Victoria into a more viable and economically sound business sector. |
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