AuctionsPlus Panel An impressive line-up on all counts, the Sale Day 2016 panel members have been selected because between them they embody evolution, change for the better, collaboration and the courage it takes to do something different.

Richard Rains Peter Gilmour Charles de Fegely Director, Paraway Pastoral MD IronGate Wagyu, Prime Lamb & Cropping Professional & Former Maj. Sharehold Sanger President of Aust. Wagyu Assoc. Charlie and Lizzie Richard grew up on Peter Gilmour’s de Fegely along a mixed farming love for and with their boys enterprise in the interest in Kobe or manage their central west of Wagyu beef was sheep and NSW. Educated spiked during the cropping business in Sydney, he time he spent in at Ararat in completed a Japan in the late western Victoria. cadetship with 1990s as America’s Their production Dalgety ending Cup coach and system is focused on delivering lambs up in their beef export division, where in skipper of Nippon Challenge. Peter was direct to processors that have been run on 1974 he became the first person to sell particularly attracted to the taste and grass based systems. The property has beef from Australia into Korea (which health aspects of Wagyu, as well as highly been a focus for many producers, soon grew to become Australia’s third curious about the specialized production researchers and extension offers largest export market for beef). His involved through the centuries old genetic interested in the latest pasture and interest in and capacity to maximize development. livestock technologies. Charlie is well export opportunities clearly stayed with respected for his sheep industry His interest then led to the acquisition him as in 2012, Richard was a recipient knowledge, in particular his of an initial herd of 40 Wagyu PTIC of the Export Hero’s award from the understanding of Precision Sheep breeders and 3 bulls from the Coates Australian Institute of Export. Management. He also mentors younger Cattle Company in Queensland which has agriculturalists beginning their careers In a career that has seen a spell as director been expanded by significant AI (Artificial in farming. of The Arcadian Organic & Natural Insemination) and ET (Embryo Transfer) Meat Co. and also as a director of The work that has allowed the Gilmour family’s “The last 12 months in the lamb industry for Co-operative Research Centre for Beef Irongate Wagyu farm, in WA’s lush Kalgan us has been a great result. We transitioned Genetic Technologies based at the UNE River region, to develop and improve ourselves from wool production to lamb Armidale (which ceased operation in the quality of their Wagyu and Angus production, and our business has really 2012), the mainstay of Richard’s career stud cattle. taken increases that it wouldn’t have done was with Sanger, who he joined in 1976. – if we hadn’t made the transition to lamb.” “Visiting Japan to learn not just about new By 2000 he had become a majority breeds, but about techniques was extremely shareholder, finally selling his equity interesting. The creatures were very calm in the business some 13 years later and well tempered, and any stress could following a management buy-out. not only disturb the animal, but interfere Along with being credited for being the with the fat that was marbled through the first Australian to sell beef to Korea, he meat. That docility is an important part to was also the first person in this country creating intramuscular fat, and knowing to sell beef to McDonalds. that just sort of treating them more gently you can get a really wonderful result in the In 2013, Richard held a seat on the meat. To reach these high meat quality and Advisory Board of The Australian Export marbling standards on our farm we ensure Council and was an active member of our animals have regular human contact and the Marketing, Market Access and Trade we have also replaced all motorcycles with committee for Cattle Council of Australia. workers riding on horseback.” He currently sits on the boards of CAG (Certified Angus Group) and Paraway Pastoral Co Ltd.; and has a seat on the Industry Steering Group for the Australian Beef Industry Sustainability Framework. “The key to unlocking a successful future in the beef industry is through marketing branded products, underpinned by a sound grading system. You don’t sell beer, you sell Toohey’s: you don’t sell chocolate, you sell Cadburys: but to-date we have just been selling beef and that now needs to change. The Angus breed has set the benchmark and others now needed to follow. The processors need to take more responsibility for creating their own brands to meet demand.”

8 | AuctionsPlus Sale Day 2016 Troy Setter Richard Norton Anna Speer CEO & Director at Managing Director Meat CEO Consolidated Pastoral Company & Livestock Australia AuctionsPlus Troy began his Richard Norton CEO of career at Twynam grew up as a fifth AuctionsPlus, Agricultural Group generation grazier Anna Speer is a whilst completing on the Monaro, Senior business a degree in Rural NSW, where he still leader with a Science from the holds a very strong, broad University of New modest operation and practical England. He has in the highlands understanding completed further with his parents. of the global study including the Agribusiness program He got his stock and station agent’s Agribusiness Industry. She has a at Harvard Business School and the licence in 1990, and with a few diversions, veritable track record in revitalising Australian Institute of Company Directors has been associated with the livestock underperforming operations, opening Course. Throughout his career, Troy has sector ever since. new markets, and building market been responsible for all aspects of the credibility through innovative products Between 2000-06 he worked for Cospak, supply chain, from cereal and fibre that ensure competitiveness in tough Coca Cola Amatil and Woolworths; before cropping, grain and grass fed cattle markets. joining Landmark in 2007 and quickly operations, domestic and international ascended to become managing director After studying Law/Science, Anna logistics, trading and shipping through to of Landmark Operations in 2010, where turned down law to spend 5 years genetic improvement, beef and cattle he developed Landmark’s live export working for Consolidated Pastoral marketing, broad strategy development, business, now Australia’s largest breeding Company in the stockcamps, the investment and finance. live export operation. beginnings of her involvement in After holding key management positions livestock marketing. During her time In 2014, Richard took on the role as at Torrens Investments, North Australian in the stockcamps, Anna completed Managing Director of Meat and Livestock Cattle Company and Killara Feedlot, a Bachelor of Primary and Secondary Australia, noting: ‘there can’t be a better Troy joined the Australian Agricultural Education and commenced teaching job than marketing the best product in the Company as Chief Operating Officer part-time in remote Indigenous world into new markets’. where he successfully executed a communities. 3-year strategic plan to restructure the “I’ve lived through the shooting of sheep, In 2010 she commenced work with company’s operations and diversify through farmers paying processors to take Livestock Exchange, an innovative sales to new markets, invest in and sheep off-farm. I’ve seen Merino ewes sell software solutions provider focused divest assets, develop and implement for $200 and commercial Angus cows and on value adding in the red meat supply the genetic improvement strategy and calves sell for $2500 - the highs and lows of chain. Eventually becoming the General increase profitability and herd size. industry. Now we live in an era where we are Manager, her role included running talking about the opportunities presented Now well-renowned for his achievements projects such as reopening the Live by use of drones, remote monitoring, across the industry and widely respected Export trade between Australia and Egypt satellite navigation, muscle and fat scanning as one of the top cattlemen and and implementing a herd performance technology and, importantly, global market agribusiness leaders in the country, Troy management system to Australian access of the type that has not been seen is driving a similar change agenda at Agricultural Company. before. Whilst seasonal conditions are as Consolidated Pastoral Company. tough as they have ever been in some areas, A Director of the Future Farmers Network, “Our strategy is to transform the and farmgate prices are tough on growers, an Australian Rural Leadership Foundation company over the next 3 years from being I believe that we are on the verge of having Graduate, mentor for the Graeme Acton a traditional farm led producer to a more a price boom in the next 12-18 months if Beef Connections Mentor Program, commercially focussed organisation which seasonal conditions turn and that MLA’s Anna has completed the Australian understands its markets and customers’ decades of focusing on global market Company Directors Course and is needs and produces the right product at the access is going to deliver rewards for the currently completing the University of right time in the right location to meet these investment that has been made in MLA Sydney’s Global Executive MBA Program needs. To do this, we will align our operations through levies.” and is passionate about improving the to our markets and customers, and improve Australian Livestock Supply Chain. our operational performance. This will move us from the traditional price taker position to a more price maker position and enable us to sell more product to higher priced markets.”

AuctionsPlus Sale Day 2016 | 9 Meet the Team at AuctionsPlus

AuctionsPlus connects and he grew up with two older brothers in Alexa Hearn Adelaide, before settling in Sydney in Market Operator empowers buyers and sellers the late 90s. Cricket-lover, guitar-player, nationally through simple dreamer on weekends. auction technology that [email protected] redefines livestock trading Anna Adams Our vision is to be Australia’s primary Market Operator & Educator Alexa is a Market Operator, who has been sales channel for livestock, connecting, with AuctionsPlus for the past 1.5 years. empowering, educating and maximising Unlike all the other Market Operators, opportunities for buyers and sellers Alexa grew up in Sydney and got into the nationally. We strive to provide a hassle Agriculture industry by her own curiosity free service, reduce market volatility and through high school, TAFE and managing deliver a premium experience, to sellers, Anna was raised in the Hunter Valley, NSW. to get a job as a farm hand down in buyers and livestock. After completing an Ag Science degree, Goulburn. When she is not at work she is Anna began working at AuctionsPlus either rowing on the many rivers around in 2005, and then spent time living in Anna Speer Sydney, training in the gym or bush Canada and the UK. Anna returned to CEO walking in the Blue Mountains. AuctionsPlus in 2011, and spends a lot of [email protected] time in the field working with assessors and engaging with producers. She now Leon Kowalski lives near Bathurst NSW and is an agent’s Systems Administrator worst nightmare – a hobby farmer! Anna One of the highlights of my role is working enjoys travel and skiing, with Japan a with the passionate and enthusiastic team favourite destination - for the snow as we have at AuctionsPlus. well as the steak. Authenticity, humour and respect form [email protected] Leon Kowalski joined AuctionsPlus in the foundations that we use to work October of 2015, assuming the role of together. We also like to challenge each Harriet Forster Systems Administrator, AKA The Jack other to think differently, to do what Market Operator of all trades. Having studied software others think is impossible. engineering after leaving school, Leon [email protected] started a Jack of all trades IT company, and ran that for a few years before deciding Michelle O’Brien that travelling for 10 years would be a more Commercial and Finance Manager Harriet Forster is a Market Operator at enjoyable idea instead. He now enjoys AuctionsPlus and has been working with splitting his days and nights between the team for over a year and a half. Harriet hanging out with the incredibly awesome has always had a passion for Agriculture, team at AuctionsPlus, and dabbling in the growing up on her family’s cattle and creative side of Filmmaking. Michelle is a Certified Practicing sheep property in Coolac in the South [email protected] Accountant who has spent most of her West Slopes. Harriet completed a Bachelor career in senior finance and management of Agribusiness at the University of New roles in food manufacturing. She England in 2014 and is currently studying commenced with AuctionsPlus a Diploma of Graphic Design. one year ago. [email protected] [email protected]

Rohan Kleem Product Development Manager Our customer focused team works hard to understand what drives our customer and how we can better meet their needs.

Rohan Kleem joined AuctionsPlus as Product Development Manager in May 2015. He has a background in Product Development, Web Development and “If I had asked people what they Project Management, and has worked with web start-ups, including one of wanted, they would have said: Australia’s first digital currency (Bitcoin) exchanges. He enjoys observing the role Faster horses” Henry Ford of technology and how it affects our lives. With parents from Young and Canowindra,

12 | AuctionsPlus Sale Day 2016 Meet the Team at AuctionsPlus

Harry Lim Richard Ridge Ken later went on to complete Post Grad Accounts Officer Market Operator studies in IT and to eventually become a full-time member of development team working on a range of IT projects targeting the Agricultural industry of rural Australia. [email protected] Harry grew up in Sydney. He studied Richard has been a part of the Market Applied Science and Biomedical Operations team at AuctionsPlus for six Rodel Surat Engineering before starting at months. Before this, he studied a Bachelor Software Developer AuctionsPlus at the end of last year. of Science in Agriculture (Honours) at the He is the reigning AuctionsPlus tennis University of Sydney. Richard’s passion for champion and is in the middle of agriculture, and in particular, livestock, grading for his black belt in Kung Fu. was developed on his family’s property, [email protected] Jandra near Bourke, NSW. His family runs a self-replacing Merino flock, Angus cross Rodel Surat is currently working as a Jing Liu cattle with Wagyu genetics and harvests senior developer with the AuctionsPlus Software Developer feral goats. Product Development team. Having [email protected] worked in the IT industry for 15 years with several software development Tom Rookyard houses, delivering custom applications Market Operations Supervisor for numerous clients in varying roles, Rodel has brought extensive experience Jing has been with AuctionsPlus for in developing enterprise-level software eight months as a web developer. She applications into the team, particularly works on the AuctionsPlus website and in crafting clean and more maintainable the application system infrastructure codebase and designing robust software migration to the Cloud. Prior to joining Tom is the Market Operations Supervisor architecture. Rodel’s involvement in AuctionsPlus, she was with OpenTV and has been with AuctionsPlus for the critical and key company projects has Sydney for more than 10 years as a senior past two years. Originally from Berrima, given him an appreciation of the industry software developer and a technical Tom has always had an interest in and its challenges. team lead. agriculture and mainly the sheep and [email protected] [email protected] wool industry. His father, a wool buyer and exporter, and uncle are the third Chirag Joshi Ciaran O’Gorman generation to be running the family Software Developer Business Development Manager farm which is a mixed operation of meat and wool growing, located at Dunedoo in Central NSW. Prior to starting at AuctionsPlus Tom graduated Charles Sturt University Wagga with a Bachelor of Business Studies. Whilst working at Ciaran is the Business Development AuctionsPlus Tom is also undertaking a Chirag is a software developer and Manager at AuctionsPlus. Ciaran’s career Masters of Agribusiness through Charles technology enthusiast and has been with began as a Livestock Manager with a Sturt University. AuctionsPlus for the past 11 Months. corporate ag company in the Moree Chirag has an interest in real-time district where he oversaw processing, [email protected] systems like live auctions, live bookings and reservations etc. He also loves to supplementary feeding and marketing Ken Salan utilise latest technologies in the market of cattle. After completing a bachelor’s Software Developer degree in Agribusiness at the University in his day to day work. of New England Ciaran worked in Rural [email protected] Finance for 6 years in North West NSW. [email protected]

Emily Porter Ken Salan is a Software Developer on the Market Operator AuctionsPlus Research and Development Team. He grew up on a mixed grazing property on the Central Tablelands of NSW and spent time working as a Station Hand and Rouseabout before gaining an Ag Science Degree UWS Hawkesbury. Ken 1 X Emily Porter, 1993 drop, 67 kg, commenced employment at AuctionsPlus located in Hay NSW, Unjnd, AuctionsPlus as a Market Operator where he gained first Bloodlines, Market Operator, passed hand experiencing in assisting producers in $99.50. in using technology and systems to [email protected] effectively market their livestock.

AuctionsPlus Sale Day 2016 | 13 BOARDATTENDEES OF DIRECTORS ATTENDEES

Mark Allison Leon Giglia Aaron Mackay Elders CEO & Managing Director/ Livestock Manager WA/General Livestock Sales, Delta Agribusiness AuctionsPlus Chairman, Adelaide Manager Northern WA/NT, Landmark

Aaron joined the Elders Wagga team as Mark has a 30-year career in managing [email protected] a trainee livestock agent before moving agribusiness organisations as well onto Hamilton, Luff, Burton & Co up until as numerous board roles in private, Travis Dillon he joined the Delta Agribusiness (livestock government and industry organisations. Managing Director & CEO, Ruralco & property). His main role is to conduct [email protected] livestock sales as per a normal stock and station agent role. Richard Davey [email protected] Elders CFO/AuctionsPlus Director, Adelaide Travis joined Ruralco in 2007 and has held Alan & Shelley Green several senior leadership roles including Owners, GreenEggs General Manager – Mainland Operations, General Manager – Rural Retail and was appointed Managing Director & CEO on Richard is a chartered Accountant 16 November 2015. with over 22 years experience in senior During his tenure, Travis has overseen all Alan and Shelley Green spent their early finance positions. Rural operations including livestock, wool, years on cattle and sheep stations in [email protected] merchandise, live export and real estate. West Qld before purchasing a property These businesses consist of joint venture at Great Wester in Victoria. They now run Damon Ferguson and 100% owned operations and include sheep, cattle and have expanded into General Manager Southern some iconic rural services brands such as Free Range egg production producing Queensland, Landmark Rodwells, Primaries of WA, GDL, BGA and 17,000 dozen eggs a week that are graded Davidson Cameron & Co. packed marketed and delivered, mostly to Travis has been involved with the Melbourne. Their son Lachlan has joined agribusiness industry for over 20 years the team of 20 staff and runs the pastoral and has extensive experience in all interests. Damon is the General Manager for activities across the group. Travis holds [email protected] an Advanced Diploma in Rural Business Landmark in Southern Queensland and Alan Hoppe a current AuctionsPlus board member. Management and is currently completing an MBA. Chief Executive Officer, In 14 years with Landmark I have had Gunn Agri Partners 10 years in branches located across [email protected] Queensland and as well as various livestock roles. Having grown up on a mixed grazing enterprise on the Western Darling Downs of Queensland I have a long held passion for agriculture and Alan works as a Gunn Agri Partners rural communities. I am excited about 50% of the time and in his spare time the future of the Australian livestock is a Reiki Master. industry and look forward to the advances A career farm manager who started in technology and the attraction of looking after farms for other people more youth back to agriculture. when he was sixteen, Alan has a strong [email protected] background in managing geographically distant and diverse farms in a profitable and sustainable manner. His career has spanned three continents and his speciality is the systems and people required to make agriculture a “Agriculture is our wisest profitable business. pursuit, because it will in the [email protected] end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness” Thomas Jefferson

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Alex Hayley I enjoy contributing to developing the skills Andrew Simmonds CFO, Hassad Australia and knowledge of those in the agency Livestock Manager, Bindaree Beef industry. The opportunity to get out of the office and visiting selling centres is an added bonus. [email protected]

As Chief Financial Officer, Alex Hayley is Andrew & Nicola Pursell Andrew is the livestock manager at responsible for all financial and IT aspects Owners, PCFJ Bindaree Beef and has over 25 years’ of Hassad’s Australian operations. He is experience in the agricultural industry. Andrew and Nicola run a cattle fattening an Associate member of the Institute of [email protected] Chartered Accountants of Australia. enterprise in Bigga, Southern Tablelands. Alex’s career started in chartered [email protected] Andrew Starr accounting and included 10 years with Principal, Ray White Rural Andrew Adams Ernst and Young in their Melbourne and Guyra/Armidale Livestock Manager, Delta Agribusiness London offices. Alex was involved in audit and corporate advisory services advising clients in the manufacturing and agribusiness industries. Alex has since held senior finance and Andrew commenced his Stock & Station operational positions in a variety of Gemini, father of 2, husband to 1! Agents career in early 1999 working out sectors including engineering, shipping, Lived in Gundagai, Orange, West of Armidale. In 2005 Andrew and his wife telecommunications, agribusiness and Wyalong, Cootamundra, Armidale, Alice Dayna moved to Guyra following the FMCG. Springs and London. Degree in Financial purchase of John Simpson & Co. Stock Alex’s key areas of expertise include Administration and incomplete Diploma in & Station & Real Estate Agency. In 2006 development of corporate skills and Advanced Accounting Theory. Worked in Andrew elected to join the Ray White systems to support an organisations accounting for 5 years prior to joining my Rural network and rebadged the offices achievement of its strategic goals. father in a family owned stock and station in Armidale and Guyra as such. Andrew [email protected] business in the late ‘80s. is the director and licensee in charge and Most Improved for the Todd Tavern has always maintained that one of the Allan Barr Bears premiership winning rugby league real strengths of Ray White Rural is the General Manager, Tasmanian side in Alice 1986 (from a low base the offices are all independently owned and Operations, Ruralco Holdings Limited previous year, can’t tackle for nuts!), and operated. The Ray White Rural network crowned equal first in NSW/ACT Lions Miss has enjoyed rapid growth with offices Personality Quest 1989. My next highlight now located all over Australia, providing was joining Delta 5 years ago where I am an extensive network of professional Branch Manager and Licensee in Charge contacts. of our Cootamundra business. Hoping to The Ray White Rural brand and excellence Allan’s agribusiness career spans over 30 open our new branch in Mollymook soon! in marketing has been a driving force years in both Australia and New Zealand. [email protected] behind the successful growth and results Allan is an experienced Executive, General achieved in selling rural property. Rural and Operational Manager, having served Andrew Hosken property sales are now the main focus as a Ruralco Executive for 2 years. Northern Zone Livestock Operations for Andrew who is very driven to achieve As a General Manager Tasmanian Manager, Elders, Tamworth success and deliver vendors the best Operations, Allan presides over 370 possible result. staff and more than 40 points of representation Tasmania wide, with one Andrew Summerville of his primary roles the agency sector of Livestock Buyer, Bindaree Beef Roberts Limited (livestock and wool). Andrew has over 30 years in agency [email protected] throughout Victoria, NSW & QLD. Presently located in Tamworth in Amelia Honner the role of Northern Zone Livestock Administration Manager, Australian Operations manager. Livestock buyer for Bindaree beef, started Livestock & Property Agents buying for Bindaree nine months ago, [email protected] based in Glen Innes NSW servicing the southern downs of QLD and northern NSW. Come from Casino in the northern rivers were I started my working life as Growing up in north-west New South a stock agent for George and Fuhrmann Wales near Gunnedah I have always had an for six years before moving to Bindaree. interest in the agricultural industry, which Interest include breeding cattle and I draw upon in my role at ALPA. Being with campdrafting. ALPA for 4 years has provided me with [email protected] the opportunity to exercise my interest in training and education.

AuctionsPlus Sale Day 2016 | 15 ATTENDEES

Andrew Talbot Andy moved to Brisbane, Queensland Anne is a primary school teacher and Feedlot Trading Manager, Head Office of Elders in 2000 to the loves her work and is devoted to seeing Elders, Tamworth position of agency livestock trainer and children learn. National Livestock Co-ordinator for the [email protected] Andrew has 30 years’ experience in the Elders part owned AuctionsPlus. livestock industry across Eastern Australia Andy left Elders in 2004 and was Annie O’Brien with a particular focus in the areas of appointed the CEO of the Australian O’Brien Brigalows Past. Co P/L agency, supply chain management, Livestock and Property Agents Association marketing and procurement of livestock, Ltd (ALPA) in April 2004 in Sydney. feed lotting, and beef branding, processing and distribution. [email protected] Experience includes working closely with Angus and Tiffany Faulks Annie O’Brien grew up on a family merino both domestic and export beef customers Owners, Arranmore Pastoral for a number of years. sheep property near Collarenebri, North Company West NSW. I moved to Walgett after [email protected] Arranmore Pastoral Company is a fourth marrying farmer husband – Michael Andrew Wilkie generation family owned grazing business O’Brien, some years ago, producing two Partner, Objective Livestock situated at Manilla, NSW. Currently beautiful children, Tom and Millie. Marketing managed by Angus and Tiffany Faulks, Now a mixed farmer, breeding Dohne the farm runs predominantly Shorthorn sheep and Angus cattle along with large breeders, producing weaner cattle for the scale grain production. EU market. We met while studying Rural Our enterprise has used AuctionsPlus for Science at the University of New England, some years now for sales and purchases of and have four children who all play an sheep and cattle, which is a great system Andrew along with his wife Vanessa active role in day to day farm practices. to buy and sell. and parents are partners in Objective Using planned grazing, under the Holistic Livestock Marketing (OLM). OLM is a decision making framework we hope Annie loves travel, golf and good dedicated livestock marketing business to restore the natural potential of our company! based in southern QLD servicing clients landscape, ensuring we have a resilient [email protected] from central QLD to central NSW. OLM and sustainable business into the future. delivers to clients marketing services Ashley Braun [email protected] based on objective animal assessment Agent, Pinkerton, Palm, and sale by description. AuctionsPlus is an Angus Laurie Hamlyn & Steen important marketing tool for OLM clients Livestock Sales, Landmark and since 2000, OLM has listed over 60 000 head of cattle on AuctionsPlus. Andrew is a Level 1 cattle assessor who has listed over 10 000 head in the last I have wanted to be a stock agent since four years. Andrew has long links with I was 7 years old after helping my Dad A+. His first job out of University in the Angus sells livestock at Landmark and our agent draft cattle. I have now early 1990’s was as a Sydney based Armidale, and hails from Walcha been an agent for the past 12 years and a CALM market operations officer. Andrew N.S.W. Angus has spent time working AuctionsPlus assessor for the past 8 years. believes AuctionsPlus is poised to realise in a number of locations across N.S.W I have lived and worked in the Penola its full potential through a combination of including a few years in Landmark’s and surrounding districts of the Lower improved technology, market acceptance Bourke Business where he developed South East of South Australia & Western and client/customer innovation. a passion for results based livestock marketing. As a result of which, Victoria. If you are interested in online [email protected] Sales on AuctionsPlus please call me on Angus was fortunate enough to be the 0417627071 or email me at, Andy Madigan 2014 recipient of the ALPA Fairfax media CEO, Australian Livestock marketing Award and the Mike Nixon [email protected] and Property Agents sheild. Angus is blessed with a Lovely wife, Bailey Garnder Elyce and two beautiful daughters. Agent, Bob Jamieson Agencies [email protected]

Anne Corcoran Delta Agribusiness Andy started in the agency profession with Dalgetys in 1977 in Goulburn NSW, Bob Jamieson Agencies’ newest team then moving on to Dubbo, Gunnedah, member. Bailey is six months from Inverell and Hamilton (Vic) as livestock completing a school based traineeship salesman. He joined Elders in 1985 that commenced in 2015. at Dubbo and moved from there to Originally a girl from Deniliquin in the Coonamble NSW. Riverina married David in early 80’s and In this time he has been introduced to the Stock & Station agency role in the In 1988 he was made branch manager we have 3 fantastic children and 2 even rural industry. Quirindi and in 1995 was transferred to greater grandchildren Living in Boorowa. Armidale in the New England as branch manager.

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Bailey has been taught to draft to Services, Media, Education, Engineering Ben Hooper specifications for the domestic and export & Agriculture. With a passion for the Owner, Clear Vision Imaging market, obtained his Livestock Assessor future of Australian Agriculture Belinda’s Level 3 certification and observe and learn goal is to continue to develop Hassad as the art of being an agent. an employer of choice. He is establishing his own Angus stud [email protected] and is heavily interested and participates As the owner of Clear Vision Imaging I in the showing of stud cattle. He enjoys Ben Hiscox endeavour to supply exceptional quality attending youth cattle shows and Agent, Bob Jamieson Agencies service and marketing to the livestock development workshops and has been industry through photography, video praised and awarded for his showing and independent accurate livestock and husbandry skills. assessment. [email protected] I am one of only a few independent Level 1 I have been with Bob Jamieson Agencies Belinda Cullen Assessors for both sheep & cattle and also for ten years and it has been one of the an AuctionsPlus endorsed trainer. Human Resources Manager, greatest experiences in my life to help Hassad Australia build and grow the Business to where Having spent 5 years working for it is today. The highlight of my life was Landmark in western NSW, I have an marrying my wife Sarah and creating our understanding of agency & producer family of 4 children. needs to maximise a sale to its full potential. I am based in Dubbo NSW with 3 I am based out of Moree and service young boys - there is never a dull moment. As the Human Resources Manager of clients throughout northern NSW and I also enjoy clay target shooting. Hassad Australia, Belinda is responsible southern QLD. I grew up in town in Inverell for managing and providing solutions to with my father being a self-employed [email protected] the Executive, Senior Management and electrician and my mother a chemist Operations Teams in all phases and areas assistant so I relied on my idol (my of the employment life cycle. Belinda grandfather) to create this passion I have has over 8 years’ experience in Human for cattle and now the industry I work in. Resources across various industries [email protected] including Professional and Financial

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Ben Pickles Tenterfield. He commenced his agency Bob McKittrick Business Analyst, Hassad Australia career in Tenterfield in 1997 and apart Partner/Director, from a stint in North Queensland has Logical Livestock Marketing remained in the district. He is a Level 1 Professional AuctionsPlus Cattle Assessor. Ben was the top cattle assessor for New South Wales and third nationally last year. Ben is a passionate ag professional [email protected] working in the business analyst team I started assessing some 23 years ago at Hassad Australia. Berenice Hines with CALM - a dial up connection with His family farm near Condobolin is a Delta Agribusiness no Internet, no Windows and no pics! All prime lamb block running commercial and assessments were purely description only. stud dorpers, the next great agricultural With the majority of my assessed cattle revolution of the western division. Ben being sold for slaughter on a HCW and has worked a range of jobs in ag around flat price basis, this was challenging. Australia from cattle stations and We marketed cattle from Qld, NSW, NT barramundi farms in the Kimberly Bez grew up on a family farm in the Peak and Victoria. to camel harvesting in the Hill district, and holds a degree in Health I would like to acknowledge the assistance Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Information Management. Bez moved to I received in those early days from Howard Young in 2001, and has raised a family Gardner, Dean Lemmich and Danny Wilkie, Still a camel shooter at heart, Ben learnt of 3 with Gerard, and has operated his current trade in corporate finance all wise, forward thinking, marketing several enterprises over the past 20 years people. at KPMG. including Princess Lily Jewelry design, [email protected] the sales and distribution operations of [email protected] Binbilla Wines. Ben Redfern Boo Harvey [email protected] Agent, Ray White Director, 33 Degrees South Bill Frew Manager, Delta Agribusiness

Ben is a licenced stock & station and real Boo runs a multi-faceted cattle operation estate agent based in Molong and services consisting of an Angus breeding herd and the central tablelands area and beyond. the backgrounding and feedlotting of Born in NZ, started career in Agency in bought in and home bred cattle. Boo is a Ben has over 15years experience in the NZ. Met and married Deb in Aust. Have agency world and in 2013 was awarded fifth generation cattle breeder, who is still 1 Daughter and 3 Grandchildren. 36 heavily involved within the family business, the prestigious Mike Nixon award, which yrs experience in agency in Aust. Joined goes to the top young agent in Australia. located at South Bri Bri, Gunbar located Elders at Homebush in 1980, had several in the heart of the Riverina. Prior to this, This award entitled ben to travel with the rural postings, with last 10yrs NSW State national young auctioneer champion to Boo was involved in the thoroughbred General Manager. Last 7yrs working for and racing fraternity, but realised her true the US and Canada on a study tour for Delta Ag Yass. 3 weeks. calling was within the agricultural industry. [email protected] Ben is a level 1 assessor on AuctionsPlus Brett Tindal and has been for a number of years Bob Jamieson Livestock Channel Manager, now. Selling and sourcing livestock is a Owner, Bob Jamieson Agencies Fairfax Media passion of Bens and he enjoys the many challenges this presents as well as the people he gets to deal with and meet on a daily basis. Ben lives in Molong, along with his wife Bob Jamieson began his career as a Stock Kate and son Mitchell. He is an active Brett is the Livestock Channel Manager and Station Agent in 1977 in Moree. Bob member of the community with a strong for Fairfax Media. Brett started as a cadet and his wife, Michelle, with their three interest in rugby union where is plays journalist with The Land, before switching sons, moved to Inverell in 1989. Bob and and supports the Molong Magpies. lanes into sales after 12 months, where Michelle started their own Stock and he has been a rep and sales manager for [email protected] Station Agency Bob Jamieson Agencies the past 13 years. Brett’s new national in 1992. The Jamieson family own a beef role now brings all Fairfax livestock sales Ben Sharpe cattle farm ‘Rivendell’ east of Inverell. Bob people in under one banner to offer Principal, Ray White Rural enjoys the challenge of helping run the livestock marketing solutions across & Livestock Tenterfield farm and working with the excellent staff their strong network of agricultural and at BJA. Bob will celebrate 40 years as a regional publications, multiple digital stock and station agent next year. platforms, including Livestream and [email protected] video and website design to all livestock business across Australia. Ben is a fully licensed Stock and Station [email protected] Agent and Auctioneer and is the owner & Principal of Ray White Rural & Livestock

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Bronson McLay We believe we were the first agency in In November 2015, AMC formed a joint Livestock Buyer, NH Goods Whyalla Australia to conduct a single agency, venture with leading Australian private Beef & Wingham Beef Exports multi-vendor weaner sale on equity and alternative asset manager M.H. this platform. Carnegie & Co., providing management [email protected] support and other services to all of M.H. Carnegie & Co. agri-food portfolio Charlie & Lizzie De Fegely companies. Prime Lamb and Cropping Each year I am grateful to attend the Born and bred on the Sunshine coast, Professional, De Fegely Partnership Forbes Global CEO Conference attended with a family operating prawn trawling by 400 CEOs, entrepreneurs, capitalists business. He commenced with Bindaree and thought leaders from around the Beef as a trainee in 2001, he worked world. I am passionate about the future his way through the ranks whilst given of Australian agribusiness. opportunities by JR McDonald. Taking up a job opportunity with Thomas foods Charlie and Lizzie de Fegely along with [email protected] in mid-2014. Currently working for their boys manage their sheep and Charlie Hart Wingham Beef export and Whyalla Beef as cropping business at Ararat in western Director & Licencee, Landmark a livestock buyer based in Inverell NSW. Victoria. Their production system is Barraba/Manilla [email protected] focused on delivering lambs direct to processors that have been run on grass Bruce Birch based systems. The property has been Business Development Executive, a focus for many producers, researchers Ray White and extension offers interested in the latest pasture and livestock technologies. Charlie, originally from Moree in north Charlie is well respected for his sheep west NSW, is the owner of landmark industry knowledge, in particular his Barraba/ Manilla. Charlie and wife, Lucy, understanding of Precision Sheep service a large area in all facets of the Management. He also mentors younger rural industry from livestock sales to Bruce Birch started his agency career agriculturalists beginning their careers merchandise to contracting. 30 years ago working for Dalgetys in in farming. Queensland and then Wilshire & Company [email protected] Lizzie de Fegely provides office in Tenterfield. After a short stint as a management for the business, as well as Chris & Kelly Hoppe cattle buyer for Smorgans he returned supporting the main operations. She also Owners, Echo to Tenterfield & purchased the Agency manages the Quality Assurance and is from Tony Wilshire. The business was the safety officer. Lizzie spent 20 years in franchised with Ray White in 2003 and managing health Information and Clinical sold to Ben Sharpe in 2015. In 2014 Bruce Risk Management and has brought many took on a corporate role within Ray White of the skills she used in that profession and is currently a Business Development back to the family business. Off farm, Chris and Kelly run a cattle property near Executive for Ray White Livestock. Bruce Lizzie is involved in community activities Glen Innes. Chris taught Alan Hoppe all has been an AuctionsPlus cattle assessor and in particular, fundraising for the local he knows. since the CALM days and remains hospital Auxiliary. [email protected] passionate about the livestock [email protected] agency sector. Chris & Kylee Callow [email protected] Charlie Blomfield Owners, Callow Livestock Co-founder & Managing Director, Bruce Rutherford Agricultural Management Company Rural Sales Specialist, Landmark Boulton’s Walcha

Chris Callow has been passionately involved in the agricultural industry for I have direct experience in managing over 30 years; ascertaining his expertise large diversified agricultural businesses as owner and operator of Callow Livestock Originally came from Bathurst where and rural properties for third party for the past 20 years. Chris provides his my parents owned a property between owners including international clientele with an independent livestock Bathurst and Blayney. Started working investors, resources companies, financial service delivering relevant information, with AML & F Co Ltd at Bathurst in 1979. institutions and domestic landowners. I accurate market signals and up to date After 7 yrs in Wellington NSW we moved strive to utilise my operational skills and technology to assist producers maximise to Walcha in 1986. Purchased JF Boulton corporate experience to benefit my clients profit in their business. Located at (Walcha) P/L known as Boulton’s in 1990 in their agricultural pursuits. Dunedoo in Central NSW, Chris & Kylee and operated independently until 2001 Callow are both from rural backgrounds when we took over the Wesfarmers As founder and Managing Director of & also run a mixed farming operation on franchise in Walcha. Boulton’s were very Agricultural Management Company, I a family property. work with clients throughout the world in active users of CALM which later became [email protected] AuctionsPlus. developing diverse agricultural projects and investing in Australian agriculture.

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Chris Clemson Col Campbell Craig Chapman Director, Clemson Hiscox & Co AuctionsPlus Coordinator, Agricultural Channel Manager, Landmark, QLD/NT Fairfax Media

Chris is a co-director of Clemson Hiscox & Co Stock & Station Agents in Walgett and I grew up on my parents’ property at Craig is the Agricultural channel manager has been for the past 14 years. This firm is Bonshaw in northern NSW, went to with Fairfax Media. First starting as an very proactive with AuctionsPlus and has boarding school PREP in Toowoomba, advertising cadet with The Land, over won both NSW and Australian titles for TAS in Armidale then onto the Emerald the past 27 years Craig has undertaken livestock turnover over the years. Previous Pastoral College. Wanting to get out, I numerous sales and management roles to this, Chris worked for Elders/Pittsons/ Jackarooed at Glenrock station Scone for with Rural Press/Fairfax both in Australia Primac for 18 years at many locations 3.5 years then as the Stud Groom for the and New Zealand. In his current position including Grafton, Bombala, Quirindi, Gunn family Kildonan Goondiwindi doing Craig works across the network of Wee Waa, Moree and Walgett, both as an shows and talking to agents was when I publications, digital platforms and events auctioneer and as a branch manager. He got the urge become an agent and that that Fairfax offer within the agricultural is a second generation agent starting out was when my wife, Doone, and I in 1982 communities throughout Australia. in his father’s agency RW & CM Clemson started with PRIMAC in Hughenden. In [email protected] at Lake Cargelligo in 1982. Being brought 1987, the then C.A.L.M was to have a big up at Lake Cargelligo instilled in him, from influence, shaping my career as an Agent Craig Thomas an early age, his passion for the livestock over the years having also worked for Director, Colin Say & Co industry and country NSW. PRIMAC ELDERS and now LANDMARK, [email protected] currently based in Rockhampton. [email protected] Chris Howie National Livestock Manager, Colby Ede Elders, Adelaide Stud Stock Coordinator, Landmark I have been a director at Colin Say and Co Pty Ltd for the last twenty-five years, stock and station agent for thirty-seven years, Rural and family interests at Glen Innes a great place to work and play. The Chris has 30 years’ agribusiness Colby Ede holds the Divisional Livestock/ staff and clients at Colin Say & co wish to experience with operational agency, Stud Stock coordinator position for South congratulate the AuctionsPlus team on management, project development Queensland has been employed with their 30th anniversary. and training covering all states. Landmark for the past 16 years. Originally [email protected] [email protected] from the Mid North Coast of NSW, Colby is a third generation Stock & Station Danica Leys Chris Waddingham Agent with a background in cattle & CEO, Country Women’s Association Agent, Landmark horses. He currently holds a Real Estate & Auctioneers licence in NSW, QLD & NT. Colby is located with his young family in Toowoomba Queensland, has also held Livestock positions in Rockhampton, Danica has a raft of professional Roma & Mackay. Chris Waddingham is a livestock agent & experience across a number of business Auctioneer in the south west of Western With a keen interest in developing sectors, with a strong focus on Australia. His formative years were spent upcoming youth in the rural industry agribusiness. She is currently working as a in indigenous communities and missions Colby represents himself on many Policy Director for Australia’s largest farm in the far north of WA. Cattle mustering boards including being the Landmark lobby group, NSW Farmers. This role sees at Carson River Station, near Kalumburu representative on the QLD ALPA board. her working on a number of important at the age of 7 lit the fire for a career in [email protected] and sometimes contentious policy areas the beef industry. After electing not to including native vegetation, coal seam gas complete a degree in Social Work, Chris Colin Thexton and mining, planning law, water, weeds commenced as a trainee auctioneer and Principal, Independent Rural & pest animals. now has 22 years experience in livestock Agents Pemberton Danica manages and undertakes research marketing and processing. to assist in the development of strategic [email protected] industry policy recommendations. The role requires the development and implemention of strategies to progress [email protected] the associations position on these policy areas and to ensure effective communication of relevant, timely and credible information to members and key stakeholders, including government.

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The role also requires strong skills in Danny and Janelle Wilkie By the early 1990s, they were operating government relations and media. Partners, Objective a well respected, independent livestock Danica regularly represent the association Livestock Marketing assessment business but felt there was at public forums and other meetings growing demand from producers for in order to continue to progress the objective and reliable marketing services. associations policy position. OLM was established in 1992 to meet this In addition, Danica is the Project Manager demand and with Janelle taking on the office and administration role, they began for the NSW Farmers Mining and CSG Objective Livestock Marketing (OLM) providing strategic marketing solutions Communications Project, a government had its beginnings in 1986 when Danny for a growing client base. funded project run by the association. and Janelle took an interest in livestock Her experience across many regional assessing to assist in the marketing of OLM is a dedicated livestock only and remote areas gives her good grass their own prime cattle. marketing company based on sale by roots understanding and appreciation description. Generational change has From there Danny went on to become of agricultural policy issues. occurred, with their son Andrew and an independent assessor and in 1987 his wife Vanessa now joint owners Danica was recently awarded the RIRDC became the first Level 1 cattle assessor in in the business. NSW/ACT Rural Women’s Award for her Queensland and the first accredited sheep work establishing the ground breaking assessor in Queensland. For the next four OLM is proud to be involved with a group concept of “AgChatOZ”. This platform years, Danny continued to develop his live of clients who are both innovative and is the perfect example of Danica’s animal assessment skills through contract accepting of change. Electronic Livestock communication expertise in action assessment for the CALM system, working Marketing has been at the forefront of and demonstrates her ability to “think with a wide range of livestock agents that process and OLM believes it will outside the box” to galvanise a digital and individual producers throughout continue to be an integral part of community on pertinent issues which may Queensland and New South Wales. the future. affect them. She is also a member of the [email protected] Australian Institute of Company Directors. [email protected]

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Darren Smith My wife Alison and I are both born and David Palmer Senior Livestock Account Manager, bred locals of Dubbo, and although during Director, Animal Health Australia Landmark the last 15-year period we have lived in a few different locations such as Goulburn, Gunnedah, Hamilton Victoria, Hay and Wagga Wagga, we finally moved back to Dubbo in 2007 and now have 3 terrific kids in Clare, Darby and George and are David Palmer has a dedicated career Darren is the senior livestock account again re-established and love being a spanning 30 years in administration and manager at Landmark Goondiwindi part of the local Dubbo community. policy development in the Australian beef, and an AuctionsPlus sheep and sheep meat and goat industries. Diploma “Old Values, New Ways” cattle assessor. of Farm Management (MOFAC), Graduate [email protected] [email protected] Diploma Business Management (AGSM) and GAICD. David’s other Board positions David Coombes Dave Henry currently are: Director, DTC Communications Livestock Manager, Davidson Chairman – LBN (Livestock & Cameron & Co Gunnedah David Coombes spent the greater part Biosecurity Network) of his business career involved with Chairman – NSW rural Australian agriculture. He was Executive Assistance Authority Director of the Wool Council of Australia and the Sheepmeat Council of Australia, Chair – Rural Assistance part of the NFF group based in Canberra. Advisory Committee to the Dave grew up in the central west of NSW. In 1990 he moved to Sydney to work NSW Agriculture Minister. After a number of years in Dubbo, Dave with the AMLC, during the years of the Director – Greater Sydney Local moved to Gunnedah in 2004 and now establishment of CALM. As Corporate Land Services resides north of Gunnedah at kelvin. Communications Manager, David Dave’s interests include being captain of Director – Invasive Animals Co-operative travelled extensively around Australia Research Centre the Gunnedah brass pipe band who have with Chairman Dick Austen promoting the David has held positions of: won numerous national titles. innovative livestock marketing system. 2006-11 – Managing Director of Meat [email protected] In 1995 he joined Wesfarmers Dalgety and Livestock Australia. Chaired the MLA as General Manager Corporate Dave Simpson Donor Company – a unique instrument for Communications and was still with Livestock Manager, Elders Bathurst matching voluntary research funds with the company when it was sold to AWB Government matching dollars. Limited. Later, David established his own communications business, DTC 2002-06 – Regional Manager – North Communications, specialising in public America (MLA) relations and media management in the 1998-2002 – General Manager – Dave, originally from Inverell, has spent agriculture and agribusiness sector. Corporate Communications, MLA. his entire agency career working for [email protected] He is a former Executive Director of the Elders. Having spent the last five years Cattle Council of Australia; spent some with Elders in Gunnedah Dave has recently David Corcoran years at NSW Farmers’ Association and taken up the role of livestock manager of Livestock Manager, previously owned and operated livestock elders Bathurst. Dave’s interests include Delta Agribusiness and farming enterprises in North West sailing, working his border collies and his slopes and the Southern Highlands wiltipoll stud sheep. of NSW. [email protected] [email protected] David Amor General manager livestock & property David Welsh Principal, TopX CW NSW division Delta Ag since 2006. Born and Wool & Livestock Sales, bred in Boorowa still living there. Married Landmark Benalla/Euroa to Anne and we have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Started in agency business with Elders 1992 and had always enjoyed I’m David Amor from Dubbo in New working in what is a great profession South Wales and I’ve been involved in helping to service our client base. I have worked for Landmark Benalla/Euroa the livestock industry now for over 25 [email protected] for 21 years in a livestock/wool sales years in one form or another. I am the and marketing role, I became a sheep licensee in charge of TopX CW NSW, assessor in 2005 now level 1 and a cattle which is part of the highly respected assessor in 2008. In 2005 was involved in TopX Australia network. For 15 years initiating the very successful North East prior to 2013 I had been a livestock buyer Lamb backgrounding and finishing sale specialising in the buying of lambs and conducted in North East Victoria which sheep and occasionally goats for Southern has sold in excess of 120,000 store lambs Meats, Goulburn (1999-2006) and then to a regular field of repeat buyers. T & R Pastoral Co (now Thomas Foods International - 2006-2013).

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Other interests include farming and trail Diana Ridge Eleanor Falkiner bike riding as well as time spent with my Owner, Jandra Pastoral Co Communications Specialist, wife, Tanya, and 6-year old son, Luke. Eleanor Falkiner Communications [email protected]

Debra Frew Delta Agribusiness I was raised on a mixed farm near Born and Bred Australian. Cumnock in Central West NSW. After I help people get their message out. Met Bill married in 1975, Daughter born leaving school I did a secretarial course, I am interested in leveraging the utility 1979, moved to NZ for 5 yrs. Moved back travelled abroad, worked as a nanny and of traditional media with new media to to Aust 1980, where Bill took up several on the family farm. I later married Phillip achieve the goals of an organisation, rural postings with Elders. Now live in Yass, Ridge and moved to Jandra on the Darling business, government and individuals. and see plenty of our Grandchildren River near Bourke, raising a family of For eight years I have worked with not-for- in Canberra. four sons. I help with attending to our profit, government and corporate entities [email protected] sheep and cattle operation, looking after reviewing, designing and implementing our historic homestead and garden and communications and marketing strategies Dennis Scanlon visiting our sons in Sydney where they and helping businesses be progressive in Ex-QLD Livestock Manager, Elders are at boarding school and university. I their communications. also run a homemade food condiment I am passionate about community and business, conveniently from my kitchen. international development gained from [email protected] growing up in rural Australia and studying and working in developing countries. Dick Austen Dennis is an industry veteran with over Owner, Hartley Grazing [email protected] 40-years’ experience in livestock. In 1981, he began assessing cattle for the Elizabeth O’Leary commercial NELCM and worked alongside Head of Agriculture, Macquarie senior beef cattle husbandry officers in Infrastructure and Real Assets all state departments to take concept of sale by description to cattle producers and Dick Austen now 87 was Chairman meat processors/wholesalers/retailers. of the Australian Meat and Livestock In 1986, he was appointed National Corporation 1984 to 1993. During those Livestock Manager of CALM Services and years the Corporation was responsible Elizabeth is Head of Agriculture for helped establish standardised assessment for many marketing innovations, notably Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets courses for cattle, sheep and lambs. In AUSMEAT, the national language for (MIRA), the world’s leading infrastructure 1992, Dennis became the Marketing livestock and meat products, and CALM, fund manager with growing platforms Manager of Australian Agricultral Co the precursor to AuctionsPlus. in agriculture, real estate and energy. (AACo), where he worked to maximise The Austens have recently sold the bulk MIRA Agriculture currently manages two selection of animals best suited to of their pastoral interests but retain wholesale funds on behalf of its investors different markets, directing the best their long held ‘Karingal’ at Hartley NSW with assets in Australia and Brazil. cattle to the best feed/backgrounding running 800 breeding cows. Elizabeth is responsible for developing for finishing feed to meet marketing [email protected] and managing MIRA Agriculture’s requirements. After Elders’ purchase of institutional investment platform, AACo in 2000, Dennis was appointed the Dick Cameron overseeing investment management as QLD Livestock Manager, a role which he Northern Region Manager, Ruralco a member of the Executive Committee for held until his retirement in 2003. each of its funds; and is an active director Dennis is also a celebrated bush poet. He on the Board’s of the Fund’s operating has presented his poems, ‘Spirit of Anzac’ companies Paraway Pastoral Company and ‘Honouring the Australian Light Limited, Lawsons Grains Pty Ltd and Horse’ at the National War Memorial. I have been in the livestock industry for Cruziero do Sul Graos Limitada. In 2014, Dennis won the ‘Original Poem’ 40 years. I currently work for Ruralco and Raised on a rice, wheat and sheep farm at the prestigious ‘Oracles of the Bush’ look after Ruralco livestock agencies, both in the Riverina region of Australia, event with his poem ‘You know you’re in corporate and joint ventures, in Qld, NSW Elizabeth has a long association and deep Australia. These days, Dennis volunteers and NT. knowledge of agribusiness. She has over a at the Australian Light Horse Museum at [email protected] decade’s experience as an active investor Mudgeeraba, QLD, and takes his music in one of Australia’s largest Angus cattle and poetry into schools, Aged Care breeding and genetics companies, and is centres, hospitals and churches. an owner - operator of farmland in three [email protected] Australian states. Elizabeth’s previous Macquarie roles were in both funds management and corporate positions in which she was responsible for large global operational teams, leading transformation programs and supporting major business acquisitions.

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Within funds management, she was a Gordie Forster Greg Seiler senior member of the asset management Grazier, Gillawilla Managing Partner, team in MIRA’s London Headquarters, Landmark Walsh Hughes Bourke playing instrumental roles in the acquisition and asset management of some of MIRA’s flagship European infrastructure investments. Elizabeth was also integral to the success of Gordie operates a mixed farming several transformational acquisitions for enterprise at Coolac in the South West Greg grew up in Barraba in North West Macquarie, including in the acquisition Slopes. Currently running self replacing NSW. Worked for Dalgety’s/Landmark and transition management of Delaware shorthorns and 2 years into a Prime Line in Bourke for the past 17 years. Current asset management from Lincoln Financial composite sheep flock. Managing Partner of Landmark Walsh in the US. Gordie is Market Operator Harriet Hughes Bourke, Licenced Stock and Station Agent and Real Estate Agent in Elizabeth is a Board Member of the Forster’s father and feels like he is part of NSW and QLD, “A+” sheep and cattle Macquarie Group Foundation, the the AuctionsPlus Team with Footy Tips, assessor and Rural Financial Counselling philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group. Market comments and general enquiries. Service board member. [email protected] [email protected] Servicing a vast area of Western NSW Gavin Beard Graeme Forsythe and Southern QLD in the pastoral area is Livestock Manager, Director, Graeme Forsythe challenging and rewarding at the same Landmark scone & Associates time. CALM/AuctionsPlus has been a big part of our business since its inception. Foundation member of CALM management group. At CALM 1985-1995. [email protected] Since then Director, Graeme Forsythe & Hamish & Anita Hunter Associates Pty Ltd. Develop & provision Owners, Glen Field, Wandsworth Gavin, the livestock manager of Landmark supply chain management systems Scone, services all areas from Tingha to for agribusiness. Temora. Gavin has a huge work ethic and [email protected] never sleeps until the job is done. Gavin and his wife, Rachel, make their home at Greg Cobiac Scone and his hobbies include breeding Branch Manager, Elders, Kingston Arab endurance horses for his middle We purchased our first property in 2001 eastern clients. being ‘Glen Field’ Wandsworth, mainly a fine wool enterprise, which than [email protected] diversified into fat lamb production also now predominately trading and fattening Geoff Hodgins Greg has been with Elders for 36 years cattle on our properties at Wandsworth Branch Manager, and is currently Branch Manager at and Ben Lomond. Landmark Harcourts Broken Hill Kingston, SE SA. Elders Kingston won the [email protected] AuctionsPlus No. 1 National agent for cattle and No. 1 Overall National agent Harvey Gaynor for 2012/2013. CEO, Auscott Cotton [email protected] [email protected] Greg Dunne Gerard Hines Northern Zone General Manager, Managing Director, Elders Delta Agribusiness [email protected] Greg has been with Elders Rural Services for 17 years and in the role of General Heidi Rookyard Manager since 2007. Farmer & Grazier, Thorndon [email protected]

Gerard Hines grew up on a family property at Wallendbeen, and moved into the agribusiness retail industry in 1986. Gerard was Managing Director of I am an award winning photographer, Chandlers Landmark from 1988 to 2005, specialising in rural wedding and family and was a founding partner and has been portraiture. Managing Director of Delta Agribusiness I married James and into farming, coming since 2006. Gerard has a passion from a Medical Science background. for retail operations, innovation and I am currently implementing a beef cattle business strategy, and value creation and feedlot into our mixed farming enterprise. sustainability for all levels of agriculture. [email protected] [email protected]

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Henry Burridge Ian Dawson Jack Schulz Property Owner, Dundee Owner, Chelsea Park Livestock Sales Consultant, Pinkerton Palm Hamlyn and Steen

After finishing secondary schooling in UNSW He joined advertising agency Sydney, I decided to return to the family J Walter Thompson. He retired after I live in the South East of South Australia farm where beef, sheep and cropping 35 years in the ad industry. in a town called Penola. I work for an production operations are run. He purchased Chelsea Park at Merriwa agency in Naracoorte called Pinkerton [email protected] NSW in 1984. The property produces Palm Hamlyn and Steen. I am currently on Angus/Limousin vealers. a cadetship through the Rural Marketing Howard Garner Agencies (RMA) Network with Colin Say [email protected] CALM Services and Co Pty Ltd in Northern NSW. Isaac West [email protected] Corporate Partner, McCullough Robertson James Campbell CEO, Sanger Howard Gardner, born Manilla NSW. After 1950s Homebush initiation I spent 24 years as a Stock & Station agent. Next six years I lived in the Middle East and Isaac is a corporate partner at McCullough negotiated the export of 40,000 tonnes Robertson Lawyers and is the head of James is CEO of Sanger Australia, within mutton and lamb product from Australia. the firm’s Food and Agribusiness group. Bindaree Beef Group. James’ career spans In 1986 I commenced as inaugural Chief He advises a broad range of listed 15 years in professional services across Executive CALM Services for eleven and unlisted clients in corporate and Australian and international geographies. years. After writing a marketing column commercial matters, specialising and James’ appointment to Sanger in August in The Land for 2 years I retired. In 2016 I mergers and acquisitions. 2015 saw him return to Australia after released “ NO MAGIC CARPET ”- ‘Business four years based in Shanghai as Head He has been recognised as a leading Challenges in Islamic Countries’ – a book of Agribusiness, China at ANZ Bank. corporate and M&A lawyer by the Asia recording business experiences in the James is a Director of the Australian Pacific Legal 500 and has undertaken Middle East together with advice to policy Meat Processor Council (‘AMPC’) and a a number of corporate agribusiness makers who don’t understand that Islamic member of the NSW and National Export transactions, particularly in the beef thinking is different to ours. Meatworks (Beef) Councils within the and sugar industries. [email protected] Australian Meat Industry Council (‘AMIC’). Isaac is also a founding director of [email protected] Hunter Harley Natural Carbon Pty Ltd, which specialises Branch Manager, in developing carbon farming projects James Croker Davidson Cameron & Co targeting large scale pastoral and Livestock Sales, Landmark indigenous properties. He has also advised on sales of biodiversity offsets and management of offsets areas. [email protected]

Hunter is the branch manager and Jack Hewitt James was born and bred on the family primary livestock agent at our Narrabri Sales & Marketing Officer, farm at Taralga in the NSW southern branch. He is the branch’s auctioneer Hassad Australia tablelands, which focused on beef seed and is responsible for the Narrabri Prime stock and wool production. After leaving Cattle Sale. Hunter has extensive dealings school he worked in the rural sector in in abattoir, paddock and feedlot cattle. Queensland and Canada as well as the He is a licenced agent and accredited meat processing industry before starting AuctionsPlus Assessor. a career in agency. Jack has been at Hassad for nearly [email protected] James has been with Landmark for nearly three years starting as a casual, before 20 years, the last ten at the Wagga branch beginning the Grad program and then and prior to that, Forbes, Moree eventually moving into the role of Sales and Bathurst. and Marketing Officer. [email protected] Jack grew up on a mixed farming operation in Northern Tasmania, which was dairy converted. With an interest in all facets of agriculture Jack enjoys the exposure Hassad provides to many Agricultural enterprises. [email protected]

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James Rookyard Dr Jane Weatherley Jeff Dight Farmer & Grazier, Thorndon General Manager, Feedlot Manager, Livestock Productivity, Bindaree Beef Meat & Livestock Australia

I am a third Generational farmer on ‘Thorndon’ located on the outskirts Jeff Dight has been the manager of Myola of Dunedoo, Central West NSW. Dr Jane Weatherley completed a Bachelor feedlot for over 20 years. Myola is the I operate a mixed farming enterprise of Applied Science (Agriculture) and largest custom-feedlot in NSW, with a comprising of sheep, cattle and cropping. Graduate Diploma (Hons 1A) at the capacity of 20,000 head and turnover University of Tasmania in 1997. She capacity of around 80,000 head per year. Returning from the mining industry, previously managed the Meat and with my wife Heidi, we are currently [email protected] Livestock Australia (MLA) On-farm R&D implementing a beef feedlot into communications and extension portfolio Jill & John Roughley our enterprise. and is now General Manager, Livestock Owners, Wellwood [email protected] Productivity. In her role as GM, she is responsible for managing the meat eating James Tierney quality and genetics R&D investments, Agent, Riverina Livestock Agents sheep productivity and Meat Standards Australia (MSA) operations. Other roles Jane has held include working for Jill & John Roughley have been living and Rabobank in far north west Tasmania, working as graziers all their lives. Both conducting extension research projects at grew up on family properties in Cryon and Walgett, after leaving school John James is a livestock agent at Riverina the University of Tasmania and worked as jackerooed on Bundemar Warren then Livestock Agents and has been in the red meat extension officer for the (then) Baratria Longreach. After he & Jill married Wagga area for 7-8 years. He is an Department of Primary Industries in they purchased their own property in experienced licenced auctioneer who won Tasmania. the early 1970’s. Traditionally from National Young Auctioneer 2008 at the While Jane has worked in various roles wool growing families they started by Sydney Royal Easter Show. He proceeded spanning red meat extension program concentrating on both wool and cattle, to Canada and competed at Calgary development, delivery and evaluation, she however over the past 20 odd years the Stampede, placing 13th in world. also maintains an active role in her family business has shifted focus to breeding [email protected] beef breeding operation on Bruny Island, Merino/Border Leister cross lambs, hence Tasmania. She has a PhD from UTAS in their long association with AuctionsPlus. Jane Pattinson farming systems RD&E and is extremely Delta Agribusiness passionate about supporting producers [email protected] to improve their business profitability and Jim & Jules Young maximise the benefits received from their Owners, Sallywood Walcha levy investment. [email protected] After completing her Ag degree, Jane Janelle Archdale worked in a range of agribusinesses Landmark Boultons before moving to Young to start a family. Jim and Jules operate a 4800 ha grazing She had her work cut out raising 3 boys, enterprise with their four children south all of whom are now at various stages of of Walcha. Jim was brought up in Walcha university study and building their own on the farm and educated in Sydney careers. Jane has had an active role in before attending Lincoln University, family business’ and investments, as well Janelle is the luckiest girl alive because Christchurch in NZ. Jules was brought up as a heavy involvement in her community; she is married to Miles, so he says! Born in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and educated particularly in various volunteer and fund and bred in Tamworth has now lived in there before studying nursing at RPA. raising positions. Walcha for over 30 years. Being Mayor Jules practiced as a registered nurse [email protected] of Walcha for the past 4 years and a once moved to Walcha to be with Jim councillor for 16 has been a privilege and and ultimately raise their children. They most rewarding that we have escaped the run a large Angus breeding herd centred current amalgamation battle. Paperdolls around EU markets as well as one of the House is every girl’s dream shop and biggest XB ewe flocks in New England, Janelle is proud to have opened this fattening lambs for Woolworths. They are business in Walcha. big believers in the AuctionsPlus platform [email protected] and were amongst the earliest vendors on CALM in New England. [email protected]

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Jim Meckiff John Lloyd John is the Group Operations Manager Sheep Business Manager, Allflex CEO, Horticulture and a Director of the company. He is Innovation Australia particularly interested in the commercial adoption of technology and smart innovation to create value and manage risk across the supply chain. [email protected] Jim’s the Sheep Business Manager with Allflex based at Armidale NSW. He works [email protected] John Seccombe with livestock producers to help gain Chairman, Northern John McKillop benefits from improved management Co-operative Meat Company and breeding programs with the use CEO, Hassad Australia of Electronic ID. He’s excited about the emerging opportunities that technology is presenting to livestock production John is currently Chairman of the Northern systems across Australia. He grew up John McKillop was appointed the Chief Co-operative Meat Company in Casino. in Crookwell and studied Ag Eco at Executive Officer of Hassad Australia John has always been involved in livestock UNE. Married to Katie he keeps active in February 2016 with responsibility for industry. He started at the AMLC in the on the mountain bike or chasing the oversight and management of the early 80’s and in fact was the first admin their 3 kids about. business. He has over 25 years’ experience officer for CALM. John went on to manage in the agricultural sector in various roles [email protected] the Trangie Research Centre before including Managing Director of Clyde joining David Wright to manage a cattle Jock Whittle Agriculture and senior roles with Elders, station west of Moree in the early 90’s. CEO, Paraway Pastoral Co Stanbroke Pastoral Company and Grainco. The highlight was working with Dennis John is currently a Director of Dairy Scanlon and Danny Wilkie in producing Australia and Marcus Oldham College, cattle for a vertically integrated supply and a former director of Meat & Livestock chain. John managed Gurley Lot Feeders Australia, Cubbie and the Primary before returning to Casino to manage the [email protected] Industries Education Foundation. family beef cattle business. John holds a Diploma in Farm [email protected] John Adamson Management, Bachelor of Business, Financial Controller, Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness, John Wyld Gunn Agri Partners Masters in Business Administration and Head, Sapien Technologies John is the Financial Controller for Gunn is a Graduate of the Australian Institute Agri Partners and the entities that Gunn of Company Directors. Agri supports. He has enjoyed a diverse [email protected] career that has included working for John Newton entities based in the US and the UK As a Board member of AMLC, John was Director of Livestock, across the full suite of administration Chairman of CALM for 10 years during Bindaree Beef and finance responsibilities. the time it was privatised from AMLC John has a keen interest in agriculture to AuctionsPlus. fostered through running a small cattle John has also held roles with Cattle operation together with his brother. Council, MLA, AusMeat and NLIS. [email protected] When at home, John produces cattle and [email protected] sheep in Western Victoria and Gippsland. John Cranney Business Analyst, John Pattinson [email protected] Hassad Australia Director/Operations Manager, Delta Agribusiness Jon Condon Founder/Publisher, Beef Central, Sheep Central

John is currently a Business Analyst in the Operations team at Hassad Australia. John Pattinson – John has been involved Originally from Goondiwindi in QLD, he in a range of agribusiness roles over the Jon Condon is the founder and publisher was brought up on a sheep, cattle and past 25 years since completing an Ag of national online livestock news and grain property and has previously worked degree. Based in Young for nearly all that information services, Beef Central and in agricultural production and commercial time, the past 10 years has been focussed Sheep Central. business before joining Hassad close to on the creation and evolution of Delta two years ago. Agribusiness. As one of Australia’s most experienced and respected agricultural journalists [email protected] and commentators, he has been part of the fabric of the nation’s beef industry for his entire life.

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He spent his early life in the Northern Karl Sinclair Katrina Rookyard Territory, where his family built and COFO, Paraway Pastoral Company Director, Woolandgidgee operated a successful export beef processing plant at Katherine, and an extensive cattle property in the East Kimberley. For the past 35 years he has specialised in Karl has a background in Agricultural Katrina grew up in Baradine in North reporting on the red meat and livestock banking, finance and commodity West NSW, the daughter of Sawmillers industries, firstly in print, and for the past risk management. Paraway Pastoral in the Pillliga. Now living near Berrima, five years as proprietor and writer for Beef Company Limited (Paraway) owns and Katrina has a small business making fudge & Sheep Central. operates large-scale sheep and cattle and other delights. Her company, “FINE He has co-authored two books on enterprises across Australia. Since its TASTE BOWRAL” has won many awards, industry affairs – both histories – based inception in 2007, Paraway has become including Gold, Silver & Bronze from the on the Australian lotfeeding industry one of the largest pastoral land owners Sydney Fine Food Show, and the Royal and Stanbroke Pastoral Company. and operators in Australia, with a total Hobart Fine Food Show. [email protected] combined land holding of over [email protected] 3.6 million hectares. To date, Paraway has Justin & Amy Dickens purchased approximately 40 properties Keiran Te Velde Owners, JAD Agriculture and has aggregated these into 19 pastoral Livestock Consultant, businesses. The current total land holding Bob Jamieson Agencies has the capacity to run approximately 220,000 cattle and 240,000 sheep [email protected] Justin and Amy Dickens operate their 100% livestock trading business, JAD Kate Redfern Ray White Keiran is BJA’s Inverell based Livestock Agriculture, across 1020ha at Yeoval in Consultant. Originally from Glen Innes, Central West NSW. They purchased their Kate manages the retail stores and is Keiran was introduced to the livestock first property in 2012, with Justin having in charge of business development for industry at a young age by his father who previously managed properties in Central Angus Barrett Saddlery in Orange. Kate is also an Agent. West and North West NSW. Amy is a hails from the Kiewa Valley near Wodonga Keiran developed a passion early on former journalist for The Land newspaper. and now resides in Molong, with her and accepted a trainee livestock agent They use AuctionsPlus regularly to husband Ben and son Mitch. position with Elders Dubbo. Here he learnt buy and sell both sheep and cattle, Kate has a special interest in purebred and developed his skills with both sheep appreciating the detail and integrity of the cattle, having grown up breeding and and cattle. After two years he accepted a system. They have a special interest in the showing cattle. She was the recipient of transfer back up north to Elders Inverell Speckle Park cattle breed. Justin and Amy the 2009 Michigan State Scholarship and where he was appointed Territory have two sons, Jack, 2, and Mitchell, 1, and is regularly invited to judge at cattle Sales Manager. enjoy spending time together as a family shows across Australia. Making the move to BJA in 2010, on the property. [email protected] Keiran hasn’t looked back. Growing and [email protected] developing his client base, he has built a Katherine Braham model of backgrounding then feedlotting, Karen Bailey Officer Manager, covering both domestic and export Market Analyst, The Land Jeogla & Wollomombi Station markets. Keiran specialises in developing strong relationships with export feeders, giving his clients all opportunities when marketing their livestock. [email protected] As The Land’s markets analyst, Karen Katherine is the office manager at Jeogla drives the paper’s coverage of livestock and Wallamumbi Station. She first started Kelvin Donnan markets and key commodities like grain working there in 1991 after graduating Agent, Landmark and cotton. Formerly a market analyst from University of Sydney with a Bachelor with Meat and Livestock Australia, in her of Rural Management. Richard and more than 10 years with The Land she Katherine have 4 boys and they enjoy has travelled to saleyards from Inverell watching them play rugby, cricket and to Albury and everywhere in between, horse riding events. I grew up on a wheat & sheep farm in documenting price spikes and slumps and [email protected] the Victorian Mallee feeding pigs and what’s moving the market. Originally from chipping Bathurst burr until I went to a mixed farm in northern NSW, Karen is Ag college and on to become a livestock now based in Orange. agent. Commencing with Dalgety Farmers [email protected] in 1994 at Swan Hill I was introduced to C.A.L.M. in my first year. I was our company’s representative in Swan Hill whilst also covering the Mallee, Balranald and the Hay areas.

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A sabbatical overseas for a year then Working with ALPA for the past year has Malcolm Hunt stints at Naracoorte, Ballarat and now given me an appreciation for the vital role Southern Zone firmly ensconced in Ararat for the past 15 that stock & station agents play. It has General Manager, Elders years. Three great kids and a wonderful been fantastic to be involved with the and ‘well organised’ (bossy) wife and a organisation of training and education great bunch of clients to work with plying for agents, particularly our auctioneer my trade. Ararat is a great area to be schools and the state and national Young an agent. Oh and a fanatical Bombers Auctioneers Competitions. Malcolm has 37 years in the agriculture Supporter! [email protected] industry including 27 years at Elders. [email protected] Liz Pratley [email protected] Kerry Flanagan Business Analyst, Livestock & Property Agent, Hassad Australia Mark Barton Grant Daniel and Long National Meat & Livestock Manager, Landmark

Liz is a business analyst at Hassad I have been working at Wandoan in the Australia, where she has worked for the central southern highlands for close to last 4.5 years. Liz grew up on a mushroom Mathew Larkings 10 years. The last 7 years have been with farm in Mittagong and has had a keen Meat and Livestock, Landmark Grant Daniel and Long. As well as having interest in agriculture ever since. Liz has a passion for agriculture and particularly previously worked in the grain industry cattle I also enjoy fishing, shooting and and also within the chartered horse races. accounting sector. [email protected] Lockie Shaw I started my career in the rural industry as Kim & Rhonda Barnet Agent, TB White & Sons a station hand for Clarke and Tait in QLD Owners, Miramoona in 2005 straight from school, I have been Pastoral Company lucky to have worked with and for some great people all across Australia. I spent 5 years running my own contract mustering business and started with Landmark in I grew up on a potato, prime lamb and Rockhampton in 2011. I am currently cattle farm at Newlyn vic. After high based in Orange, Central West NSW school I went to Longerenong Ag College Kim runs a family operation at Walcha with my fiancé Tonielle and 1 month at Horsham and studied an advanced along with his wife Rhonda. The operation old daughter Mackenzie. incorporates a Merino stud, self-replacing diploma of agriculture. I have been [email protected] Merino flock, an EU Angus cow herd, and with TB White for 18 months and in the cattle trading. Kim is a 5th generation industry for 6 years. Over the past 6 years I have gained my agents representative Matt Pedersen grazier. The family were inaugural Executive General Manager, Ruralco members of the Australian Independent real estate, I hold a level 3 AuctionsPlus Marketing (AIM) and have utilised and also competed in two Victorian young Computer Aided Livestock Marketing auctioneers competitions. Outside of (CALM) from its conception prior to work I enjoy working on the farm and it becoming AuctionsPlus. Through playing Footy. AuctionsPlus our stock has been sold to [email protected] Matt has over 27 years experience in areas from Southern Queensland through the Australian agriculture industry to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Luke Scicluna with a career extending across sales, AuctionsPlus is used for the General Manager, marketing, management experience in purchasing cattle. Davidson Cameron & Co wool, exporting, livestock, real estate, [email protected] merchandise, finance, insurance, grain trading and water. Lauren Jones Matt has held various senior positions Administration Officer, within the Ruralco Group including Australian Livestock & Property Luke is the General Manager of Managing Director of Primaries of WA, Agents Association Davidson Cameron & Co. He is at the and Southern Regional Manager for forefront of coordinating our abattoir Ruralco – WA, SA and Victoria. and feedlot sales, ensuring the best With significant experience within the price is achieved for our clients. Luke is Australian wool industry, Matt was our principal livestock auctioneer and President of the National Council of Growing up in Sydney, I first pursued conducts majority of our stud stock sales Wool Selling Brokers Association and my interest in the agricultural industry across NSW & QLD. He is an accredited their representative on the Australian by studying Agricultural Economics at AuctionsPlus Assessor and a fully Chinese industry working group. university. licensed agent. [email protected] [email protected]

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Megan & David Laidlaw by Walgett agents Clemson & Hiscox Mick Hay Owners, Argyle Station, Victoria & Co in both buying and selling sheep Managing Director, and cattle. Rimfire Resources [email protected]

Michelle Jamieson Owner, Bob Jamieson Agencies Megan and David Laidlaw own and operate Argyle Station in Western Mick Hay is the Managing Director of District Victoria. President of the Rimfire Resources. Alongside specialist Melbourne University Alumni Council, recruitment services, Rimfire has also David Laidlaw is a partner at Maddocks, developed the Agribusiness Salary and HR a law firm specialising in corporate and Michelle Jamieson manages the family Review as well as Grad-Link, a program government law. David has previously beef cattle farm in Inverell with her for agribusiness graduates looking for acted as a consultant to the World Bank husband, Bob. She began her working life promising careers in agribusiness. Both and AusAID on legal development issues as a travel agent in Moree, before she, of these products complement the broad in the Asian region and is a founding husband, Bob, and three sons, moved range of consulting solutions that Rimfire member of ADVOC Asia Board. He has also to Inverell in 1989. Michelle and Bob also offer. served on the Federal Attorney General’s commenced operating Bob Jamieson Mick grew up in North Queensland and International Legal Services Advisory Agencies, a Stock and Station Agency in worked across many agricultural sectors Council. 1992. They started their love of the land prior to his current career in HR. He [email protected] with their first farm in 1996. Rivendell attended UQ where he studied Applied has been home since 2003. Science and also holds a post Graduate Melissa Scardino [email protected] Diploma in Agribusiness from Monash General Counsel & Company University. Mick is very committed and Secretary, Hassad Australia Mick Collings passionate about this great sector, the National Sales Manager, Allflex people that work in it as well as the next Australia generation that will drive it. [email protected]

Mel is the General Counsel and Company Miles Archdale Secretary and has been a part of the Partner, Landmark Boultons Hassad Australia team for the last three Mick Studied Wool & Pastoral Science years. Originally a city girl, Mel instantly at UNSW, then spent four years as the fell in love with the fresh air of the NSW Dept of Agriculture Sheep & Wool agriculture industry and enjoys getting Officer at Moree followed by two years hands on at the company’s farms. As the running his own sheep management & Miles was born in NZ and despite his company’s lawyer, Mel is responsible for consultancy business. The past 25 years parents seeing the light and moving to all legal aspects of the business, and all has been spent in a variety of sales, Australia, he is an ardent to fanatical compliance and governance matters. marketing and management roles with Crusaders and All Blacks supporter. When Mel previously worked in-house for Farmoz, BASF, Nufarm and McGregor Miles is not playing golf, he is a partner various real estate focused companies Gourlay Ag Services at Goondiwindi. Most of Landmark Boutons which followed a and also in private practice. recently, three and a half years as the life on the land on his family property in National Sales & Marketing Manager [email protected] the Walcha district. He has one wife and for Allflex. believes that’s enough and 3 sons. Michael O’Brien [email protected] He is proud of the fact that Landmark O’Brien Brigalows Past. Co P/L Boultons Walcha sold the most cattle with AuctionsPlus in 2014. [email protected]

Michael O’Brien is a third generation farmer and grazier from Walgett in North West NSW. With wife Annie and children, Tom and Millie, the family partnership breeds Dohne sheep , Angus cattle and “People who are crazy dry land farm cereals and legume crops. Macquarie Stud and Te Mania Stud are the enough to think they can bloodlines used for the sheep and cattle production and no till farming systems change the world, are the dominates the cropping country. ones who do” Steve Jobs Trading as O’Brien Brigalows Past. Co P/L, the family have been frequent users of AuctionsPlus I recent years ably supported

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Coming from Grenfell in the states South In 2005, Neal took up the position as Nick and Wendy own a garden shed, West from a five thousand acre mixed Livestock salesman with Landmark based aviary and cubby house manufacturing farming enterprise of cropping, fat lamb in Cunnamulla S.W. Queensland (an area business located in Ballarat. Servicing production and a Murray Grey Cattle often referred to as Heartbreak Corner), Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and regional stud, Making the move to Glen Innes and covering an area nearly half the size of areas. They also have a strong interest joining Colin Say & Co Pty Ltd in 2003 as a Victoria, stretching from Bollon to the in the rural industry with Wendy’s family new venture then in 2007 at twenty-five East, Thargomindah to the West, Wyandra (3 generations) farming in the Western became a principal of the business and to the North, Hungerford along the Qld/ District Victoria. hasn’t looked back. NSW border in the South and further out [email protected] [email protected] to Tibooburra servicing clients selling sheep & cattle.

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Nick Thompson Pat led the studies undertaken to define Has three daughters, one of which is Head of Sales, the NLIS cattle scheme. He was Australia’s a Market Operator at AuctionsPlus. Bindaree Beef Australia representative for the International Horse racing enthusiastic, watch out Standards for RFID for animals. for Maxport! Pat joined Allflex in 2002 as their senior [email protected] technical manger and has gone on the undertake several senior management Paul White roles with local and international Chairman, Ray White Nick Thompson grew up on his family’s responsibilities. mixed cattle and sheep farm east of Bathurst. After studying Ag Ecos at Sydney [email protected] university, Nick started in the meat game Paul Besgrove with a smaller premium beef and lamb Livestock Operations Manager, export company where he took up the Paul White is a third generation leader of Hassad Australia role as sales to the Middle East. He then the Ray White Group and is Joint Chairman transitioned to Sanger Australia where he of Ray White and Chairman of Ray White has spent the last 8 years in various roles Rural and Livestock. Paul managed the and now holds the position of Head of expansion of Ray White to areas outside Sales for the newly formed Bindaree of Queensland and the change from a Beef Group. As “Livestock Operations Manager” for company owned business into a franchise [email protected] Hassad Australia my main roles are to structure, gaining accolades for his work facilitate all the company’s livestock sales in assisting the growth of the company Olivia Shelley & purchases domestically, along with the into Australia’s leading real estate Accountant, Gunn Agri Partners management of the company’s livestock company. inventory. Prior to joining the Ray White business I have had a lifetime in the livestock Paul had worked in rural Queensland, industry growing in Forbes the son of owning and running a cattle and grain a Stock & Station Agent. property in the Condamine district. Olivia Shelley is the Accountant for I started my working career with Dalgety This, along with his rural upbringing, Gunn Agri Partners and has been there Winchcombe FGC in 1984, progressing led him to a love of the land and passion since Dec 2015. Although this is Olivia’s through the ranks to become Branch for real estate in country Australia. In first role in the Agriculture industry, her Manager in Nyngan in 1988. I Conducted 1994, the Ray White Rural and Livestock mother was raised on a family finca in my first “C.A.L.M” (Computer aided business was born. Toledo, Spain so she has always had an livestock marketing) sale in 1987 and have [email protected] interest in this area. Outside of work been an active buyer & seller ever since. Peter & Julie Donnelly interests include, Keeping fit, reading and In 1989 I relocated to Dunedoo in NSW Owners, Glen Innes Property taking care of her two young children. and commenced work with private agents [email protected] Milling Stuart P/L where I was employed for 17 years as Livestock Manager. I then Pat Gunston moved onto Bydand Pastoral Company Business Manager, Allflex Australia as Livestock Marketing Manager in 2005. Bydand were instrumental in the setting up of Hassad Australia in the initial years Glen Innes regional property owners of of the company which made for an easy a livestock production and a Charolais transition to Hassad Australia in 2011. Stud, both Peter and Julie grew up in Glen Innes on their parents’ properties. Peter Pat is the Business Manager for Allflex Having been involved with Hassad since runs their property operation and Julie has Australia responsible for all non- its inception I have had to purchase many been member of the administration staff Allflex brands, such as SCR, ALEIS, etc. thousands of sheep and cattle for new at Colin Say & Co Pty Ltd Glen Innes for Pat also manages new and emerging aggregations as they came on board thirteen years. business and products, such as Tissue in the company, having a tool such as Sampling Technology, plus Government AuctionsPlus available to me has been [email protected] relationships, such as NLIS, state DPI’s. Etc incredibly invaluable. Peter Daniel [email protected] Pat completed a trade and studied a Managing Director, diploma of electrical engineering in Grant Daniel Long Central QLD. He joined the industry, as Paul Porter an electronics technician involved in Owner, Mywurlie the design, manufacturing and support of customised computer technology designed specifically for meat processing and livestock sectors. He became a Peter Daniel is the Managing Director project manager working for Aus-Meat, Paul Porter. 5th Generation farmer on of Grant Daniel Long, a Ruralco joint AMLC and MRC and managed projects a 13,000 ha property on the Hay Plains venture. He has been a livestock agent associated with Cattle hide improvement, running sheep, cattle, irrigated crops and for 29 years and is still learning. Co-product improvement and animal drying farming. identification technology.

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He is based in Dalby covering from Darling in the Naracoorte town hall, have actively Phill has been in the livestock industry Downs to Alice Springs. He love the using AuctionsPlus since the late 1990’s, for over 20 years and an Agent in the Yass opportunities the industry has to offer and since our main business is store sheep in and Young regions for more than 12 years. also enjoys racing horses and socialising. a traditional breeding area AuctionsPlus When not discussing livestock Phill enjoys [email protected] suits our clients as our nearest major good red wine, rugby and chasing the odd saleyard is 500km away. cod around Burrinjuck dam. Peter Frawley Interests include golf, watching rugby [email protected] Ex-Managing Director, AMLC league and spending time at Tenterfield were we have purchased property with Phillip Ridge the the intent to retire there. Owner, Jandra Pastoral Co [email protected]

Peter T. Frawley was born and bred in Peter Rollason Queanbeyan NSW and is a graduate Southern Zone AuctionsPlus Manager, of both the Melbourne and Australian Elders, Pakenham I was raised on Tuncoona a sheep /cattle National Universities. He worked for the property North West of Bourke. After Australian government in Canberra and leaving school I worked on the family Washington between 1961 and 1975, station, travelled and worked abroad, and before being engaged by CSR Limited as after time as an overseer on a Riverina an Export Manager in the Sugar Peter has spent 35 years in Agency station, I moved to Jandra (my mother’s Division until 1985. In that year he through Victoria and southern NSW family’s property) on the Darling River was appointed Managing Director of with the last 10 years specialising in near Bourke, initially as manager and now the Australian Meat and Livestock A+ assessing and training. as owner. My wife and I have raised four sons - all contributing to the station’s Corporation but moved back to the [email protected] private sector in 1989 when he was made workload. Our passion is for Merinos Managing Director of MQF Pty Ltd, then Peter Rookyard which we run on our three properties - the largest pig slaughterer and ham, Director, Woolandgidgee especially to further optimize meat / bacon and smallgoods manufacturer wool production. Lately we have in Australia. He returned to CSR when introduced Wagyu genetics into our appointed Executive General Manager, Angus cross herd, an also exciting Sugar in 1993, where he remained until project. Rangeland goat harvesting he retired in mid-1998. He subsequently is a supplementary enterprise. Peter boarded at Hurlstone Agricultural became a consultant specialising in [email protected] the agricultural sector as well as a High School before graduating from the professional company director. University of NSW with a BSc degree in Richard and Janet Doyle Wool & Pastoral Science. Among the many challenges Peter has Owners, Malgarai Originally from the family farm faced in recent years he was Chairman Richard and Janet Doyle run a cattle of Hassall and Associates, the Beef “Thorndon” near Dunedoo in the central west of NSW, Pete started his career trading business from their property and Cattle CRC and Livecorp as well “Malgarai” on the Macintyre River at as a Director of the Queensland Sugar in the wool industry with the wool buying company of Booth Hill & New. Boggabilla on the NSW/QLD border. The Corporation and Animal Health Australia. Doyles principally buy young cattle and Peter is now fully retired but still loves Subsequently, he was employed to buy for Samsung, the then largest wool garment grow them out for the Domestic and long lunches and catching up with Export Feeder markets in Southern Qld former colleagues. manufacturer in the world. Pete now has his own company, purchasing wool for and Northern NSW. They are also involved [email protected] a number of exporters. In addition, he in a supply alliance program with one manages the show floor operation for domestic supermarket co-ordinated by Peter Prosser Objective Livestock Marketing. Managing Director, a number of wool brokers at the Sydney The Doyles were earlier adopters of sale Prosser Hutton Pty Ltd Mungindi wool auctions. [email protected] by description being involved initially with NELCM in the late 1970’s, then CALM and Phillip Butt now AuctionsPlus. They have worked with Owner/Director, Dennis Scanlan, Mike Donnelly and Danny Butt Livestock & Property and Andrew Wilkie over that period to Born and bred at Harden Murrumburrah. refine their livestock marketing strategies. Started working career at Newmarket They have used AuctionsPlus as a vehicle Saleyards Vic in 1980 with postings for selling and buying cattle over at Benalla, Wodonga, Kyneton, and that time. Bordertown and Naracoorte in SA, Then [email protected] moved to Mungindi in Northern NSW Phill is a licenced Stock & Station Agent have been operating with my wife Sally and Auctioneer. Since Oct 2013 Phill and our own Stock & Station and real estate his wife Sally have developed a successful agency for the past 21 years. family Livestock & Property operation in Yass. While at Naracoorte purchased sheep for a client in one of the original video auctions that was conducted by NELCM

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Richard Braham Richard Murphy Rick Kernke Manager, Jeogla Livestock Buyer, Backgrounding Manager, & Wollomombi Station Bindaree Beef Australia Bindaree Beef

Richard is the Manager of Jeogla and Rick has been with Bindaree Beef for the Richard has worked for Bindaree Beef Wallamumbi Station. He firstly jackarooed last 4 months as Backgrounding manager. since 2010 after moving from his family on the property 30 years ago before he This includes the management of 20,000 farm in South East Queensland. In that travelled and worked extensively overseas. head of background cattle from purchase time he has worked in various roles with He is a graduate from Marcus Oldham onto backgrounding properties through the company including the Livestock College in Geelong. The property is a large their growth stages and then the weekly office, Domestic meat sales before moving cow/ calf operation. The progeny are supply into and out of Myola Feedlot. Rick the Livestock buying team in the last 2 grown into feeder weights and they are has also spent time in livestock logistics years. Richard covers the Tamworth and sold through its’ 2 annual on-property and has managed properties on the Gunnedah markets as well as servicing interface sales which have been linked to Darling Downs, Far Nth Qld and the New this area in the paddock. CALM and AuctionsPlus for the last England after receiving his Bachelors 30 years. [email protected] Degree in Applied Science (Rural Technology). [email protected] Richard Royle Director, Colliers International [email protected] Richard De Fegely Partner, De Fegely Partnership Rob and Anna Mulligan Owners, Salway

Based in the Sydney CBD office and specialising in the sale of rural properties Rich works on the family business at and agribusinesses. Having transacted Ararat in western Victoria. Prior to We run our family property “Salway” $1billion in real estate sales since 2005. returning to the family business he near Walcha in the New England of NSW Industry qualifications include Stock worked on properties in NSW, Western with our three young daughters Olivia, & Station Agent, Auctioneer and Real Australia and South Australia that ran 5, Sophie, 3, and Isobel, 7 months. Our Estate Agent. A vast experience in not sheep, cattle and or cropping. He then business is a mixed grazing enterprise only business and real estate but also went on Marcus Oldham Ag College prior of both sheep and cattle, focusing on first hand experience of working rural to joining the family business. The family breeding feeder steers and prime lambs properties through family involvement business runs a prime lamb and cropping for the domestic market. We have recently and ownership in businesses with sheep, operation along with trading operation. introduced composite ewes to the flock cattle, cropping and the wine industry. Rich manages the trading operation which and are moving towards a predominantly is largely carried out on AuctionsPlus. Held senior positions in real estate sales Angus x Hereford herd. and business management companies. He is also a member of the Southern [email protected] Australian Meat Research Council. Established my own real estate companies from the ground up. Built a vineyard [email protected] Rob Galton in the Hunter Valley, which worked in Owner, Galton & Co Gunnedah Richard Eldershaw conjunction with our hotel establishment Livestock Manager, and cattle enterprise. Rangers Valley Feedlot Manager of the largest privately owned bus company in Australia. (Royle family owned/operated for 87 years). Worked my way from station hand to head stockman Previously worked for landmark in in the Northern Territory and Kimberley. Bourke and Gunnedah now established in Gunnedah with his wife, Prue. Robs Richard Eldershaw, Livestock Manager at [email protected] interests include fishing. Rangers Valley Feedlot, Glen Innes, NSW, [email protected] Australia’s only feedlot specialising in long fed angus and wagyu. Congratulations to AuctionsPlus for achieving this milestone, and well done to the brave visionaries who started it all in the 1980’s, particularly David Wright. [email protected]

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Robbie Sefton co-operative, Southern Quality Produce. Ryan Scetrine Founder & Managing Director, Rod is passionate about sustainable Territory Manager, Allflex Australia Seftons & Associates agriculture and food production. Caroline is the finance manager at the local Lake Bolac Bush Nursing Centre. Her family, the Millear’s, were early farming pioneers of the Victorian western district. Based in Orange, NSW, I have been She is passionate about agriculture, food Robbie is the managing director of Sefton with the company for the past seven preparation and is an avid sports fan. & Associates. She leads the team and years. Previous to Allflex I worked for specialises in facilitating groups through [email protected] Rodwells Kilmore and Midfield Meats in contentious and challenging issues. A Warrnambool. I enjoy sports; in particular Russell Hiscox producer of wool, meat and grains, Robbie AFL, water skiing and farming. I enjoy Partner, Clemson Hiscox & Co is one of the recipients of The Australian meeting new people and exploring Financial Review/Westpac 100 Women new places. of Influence Awards (2015), an inductee [email protected] to the Australian Business Women’s Hall of Fame (2014), a graduate of the Sally Butt Australian Rural Leadership Program, Established Clemson Hiscox & Co in Owner/Administration & Real Estate and the RIRDC NSW Rural Woman of the Walgett in 2002. Started in agency Sales, Butt Livestock & Property Year (2002). Robbie is also a member of with Dalgety Winchcombe in 1990 at numerous boards and advisory groups for Armidale, Crookwell and Walgett. I worked governments, businesses and not-for- in Gunnedah in a Private Agency before profits. Since 1990 she has lived, worked moving back to Dalgety’s Walgett 1995. and travelled all over regional, rural and Enjoyed Regional Australia married to Sally is a licenced Stock & Station agent remote Australia as a rural leader and Cath, 3 daughters from 11-16. Been an and business partner with husband Phill. advocate. She is known and respected AuctionsPlus assessor for about 21 years. Sally is responsible for the day to day by farmers, agribusiness, Ministers, and [email protected] people at all levels in between. (and all night) operation of the family business. Sally has been in Yass and the Russell Jorgensen [email protected] rural industry for 15 years and has enjoyed Manager, Grant Daniel Long Robert Bolton the challenges, new experiences, skills Southern Operations Livestock and rewards that come from running Manager, Ruralco your own business. Mother, wife, business owner & volunteer for the local preschool Sally looks forward to any time away with Russell has worked for GDL for 10 years, friends, family, wine, food and fun. starting at the Dalby office. After I [email protected] finishing Ag College, he did 3 years in Rob Bolton is the Southern Operations Dably before moving to Meandarra to Sally Rutherford Livestock Manager for Ruralco Holdings manager the branch where he has lived Landmark Boultons Ltd based in Bendigo Victoria. In a career for the last 7 years. Russell became a Level spanning over 45 years, Rob has worked in 1 AuctionsAlus Assessor in July 2012, and both Vic & NSW in livestock sales and as attends the Roma and Dalby store cattle an Auctioneer. He is also a past Director sales every week. of AuctionsPlus. [email protected] Sally was brought up on a grazing / [email protected] farming property at Purlewaugh between Ruth Forster Coonabarabran and Quirindi. After Rod & Caroline Laidlaw Grazier, Gillawilla Owner, Yalloak Pastoral Pty Ltd attending boarding school in Sydney she studied Physiotherapy at Sydney University before finding her first job in Wellington NSW. She now has a private practice in Walcha Ruth Forster is the Wife of Gordon Forster, which has been operating for more than Rod Laidlaw is a fourth generation farmer Mother of Market Operator Harriet Forster. 20 years. We have three children who from the western district of Victoria. He, Domestic Goddess and Golfer. have all left home and also run a grazing partner Caroline and three grown up enterprise in Walcha. children run Yalloak Pastoral Pty Ltd based [email protected] [email protected] at Tatyoon. It is a mixed farming operation producing prime lamb for the domestic market, wool and dry land cereals and oilseeds. Rod is involved with the country fire authority at a regional level. He was a founding director of farmer owned grain

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Sally White Sarah Hiscox Scott Cooper NSW Central Business Manager, Bob Jamieson Agencies Livestock & Property Marketing Fairfax Media Specialist, Landmark Gunnedah

Once upon a time, a long, long, long As NSW Central business manager for time ago I was a Real Estate Agent. Scott grew up Tenterfield in northern Fairfax, Sally manages a group of 40 I am now the CEO of a crew of unruly NSW and moved to Gunnedah 22 years newspapers across Sydney, central misfits AKA my four fantastic little people ago back in the Dalgety days. Scott with and western NSW including The Land. and their menagerie of animals as well his wife, Amy, and 2 children make their Originally from a farm at Moree in North as wife of Ben. home on the rich Liverpool plains east of West NSW, she has spent most of her Originally from Sydney, I grew up on the Gunnedah. Scott’s interests include horses career in rural media including as editor Central Coast, moved to Wongarbon near and cattle production. of The Land and general manager of Dubbo, then Inverell and currently we [email protected] FarmOnline - Fairfax’s network of ag reside in the small town of Ashley, North news websites. of Moree. Shad Bailey Director, Colin Say & Co [email protected] [email protected]

Sam Ryrie Sarah Whinney Supply Chain Manager, Sanger Owner, Mount Hamilton Pastoral Co

Director of Colin Say & Co., Shad grew up in Kempsey NSW. And completed higher school certificate @ Melville High School. Sam is the Supply Chain Manager for Sarah and her husband, Tom, are the co- Headed west to Dubbo to fulfil lifelong Sanger Australia and Bindaree Beef and owners and managers of Mount Hamilton dream to be an agent in January 1998. has been with the group for the past 12 Pastoral Co, a prime lamb, cropping and Endured 6 years in Dubbo under months. Originally from a mixed farming cattle business business located at Nerrin 2 private firms. property at Narromine NSW, Sam has held Nerrin in Western Victoria. Sarah grew Moved to Glen Innes in 2005 to further roles throughout the beef supply chain up nearby and has always enjoyed being career, under Landmark. Here I studied from livestock agency, live export, lot a part of a farming business. She studied to complete full agency licencing , also feeding and domestic / export beef sales. AgSci/Commerce at Melbourne Uni competed in the young auctioneer Sam’s main focus is the alignment before working with NAB Agribusiness for competitions and also started my of Bindaree Beef Groups branded several years and then moving to Mount AuctionsPlus assessing under the beef programs with their cattle Hamilton. Sarah and Tom now have three guidance of Bob Russ & Geoff Garland. supply channels. children and are enjoying working and [email protected] living at Mount Hamilton. Sarah is also a Commenced with Colin Say & Co. in 2008 director of ACE Radio Broadcasters and and become a company director in 2009. Sam Sewell the local Lake Bolac Bush Nursing Centre. Shad become a level 1 professional Agent, Ray White [email protected] assessor in 2010. Have been working with AuctionsPlus the Scott Bittner past 12 – 18 months with the assessor Livestock Sales Consultant, training – and mentoring up & coming Pinkerton, Palm, Hamlyn & Steen assessors. Sam is a fully licensed Stock and Station Scott has been a stock agent in the south AuctionsPlus is an integral part of Agent and runs the livestock marketing east of SA for 9 years, the last 2 with our business now – with 2 level 1 and sales department. He has been a PPHS. Having grown up on a cropping and proffessional’s. member of the Ray White Livestock team grazing property on Yorke peninsula his It continues to help grow our business since 2007. love for working with livestock and people and only last year was awarded highest Sam is a licensed auctioneer and led to a career in agency throughput of cattle in NSW (# 2 AuctionsPlus assessor for both sheep [email protected] nationally) and 4th overall for both and cattle. sheep and lambs. [email protected] [email protected]

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Shane Bodiam Simon McKittrick Simone McPartland General Manager of Operations, Agent, Logical Livestock Marketing. Human Resource Manager, Hassad Australia Gunn Agri Partners Simone McPartland is the Human Resource/Work Health and Safety Manager for Gunn Agri Partners. Simone I have been involved with AuctionsPlus is based in Regional NSW and has been Shane is the Chief Executive Officer for as an agent and assessor since CALM involved in Agri business over the past Hassad Australia. Shane commenced some 20 years ago. I was schooled 6 years with exposure to Dairy, Cattle, working with Hassad Australia in 2011 as into the agency business through sale Grains, Horticulture and Forestry. Simone the Operations Manager of Grains. Hassad by description. It has been incredibly understands the importance of cherishing Australia currently has 14 operations satisfying from a personal and industry our team and helping them achieve their in Australia, comprising approximately perspective to see the system grow and personal and business goals. 300,000 hectares of pastoral and mature into a simple yet sophisticated [email protected] cropping enterprises. Shane is responsible platform for the marketing of livestock for providing leadership and overall in Australia. The rapid advancement in Stephen Nell management of the existing Hassad technology will continue to consolidate CEO, Ray White Australia operations. A key focus of this AuctionsPlus as the premier choice for role is in developing and implementing livestock sales. sustainable farming and grazing systems [email protected] across the Hassad Australia properties, to ensure a quality product is produced Simon Stahl Stephen Nell has been CEO of Ray White in a long term sustainable and Chief Executive Officer, NSW for 16 years. Stephen commenced profitable manner. Northern Co-operative Meat Company his real estate career in his hometown [email protected] in Orange. From there he joined the corporate entity, working in NSW and in Shane Madigan New Zealand developing new business Australian Livestock and servicing existing franchisees. & Property Agents Simon has worked in the Australian Meat Stephen is able to draw on his experience Processing sector for over thirty years. He in providing guidance and practical began his career with KR Darling Downs, a assistance in both the profitable running pork, beef and small goods manufacturing of an office and the successful sale of business based in Toowoomba, properties. Stephen is a licensed real Shane was born and raised at Spring Ridge Queensland. estate agent, stock and station agent, on the Liverpool Plains in NSW. In 1992 he joined Oakey Abattoir, a business agent and auctioneer. She has two children Angus and Pru. In her division of Nippon Meat Packers Australia [email protected] career she has been the Registrar at New (NH Foods), working in roles including England Girls School (NEGS), St Margarets payroll, HR, IR and as senior accountant. Steve Martin Girls School Brisbane, Rose Bay Kincopal In 2003 he was appointed General General Manager, Girls School Sydney, Membership Manager Manager of NH Foods subsidiary, Kerwee Lot Feeders RAS NSW, Administration Manager Grain Thomas Borthwick & Sons Mackay, Trade Australia Sydney and Registrar at before transferring to NH Food head office Monte Sant Angelo Girls School North in 2010 in the role of Group Innovation Sydney. Shane is married to Andy Madigan and corporate affairs manager. CEO of ALPA. Simon began his current role as CEO of Steve is the General Manager at Kerwee [email protected] Northern Co-operative Meat Company in Lot Feeders Pty. Ltd. on Queensland’s 2012. NCMC is a farmer owned business, Darling Downs. He operates an 11,100SCU Shauna Kleem operating Beef, Pork and hide processing feedlot and backgrounding operations AuctionsPlus sites across Northern NSW. to supply the high awarded Stockyard Simon has a diploma in Commerce branded beef business. Specialising in (Accounting Major) and is broadly long fed Angus and Wagyu production, experienced in the Australian meat they export into 16 countries and procure processing sector. He currently sits on cattle from across eastern Australia. Prior Shauna Kleem is the wife of Rohan the AMIC processor committee (NSW), to that Steve was the livestock and farm Kleem, Product Manager at AuctionsPlus. is a member of the National Beef Export manager at Elders Killara feedlot for Originally from Melbourne, Shauna Council and was elected to the AMPC 8 years. grew up in Sydney before travelling board in 2013. [email protected] and working overseas for several years. [email protected] Shauna returned to Sydney where she completed a Bachelor of Business and upon graduation, began her career in Human Resources. [email protected]

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Steve Ridley Tim de Mestre Tiny Holly Livestock Manager, Chairman, Local Land Services Auctioneer, Have Gavel Will Travel Elders, Goulburn Auctioneering Steve has 41 years Livestock agency experience and a level 1 sheep and cattle assessor for many years. Auctioneer of stud, store and prime stock. Tim was appointed as Chair of the Local [email protected] Land Services in January 2016. Auctioneer for Landmark West Aust aswell The Local Land Services (LLS) is a modern as own company “Have Gavel Will Travel Susie Clarke regional service delivery organisation Auctioneering”. To date the company Beef Producer, providing agricultural advice, natural which is a corporate Auctioneering service Linlithgow Plains resource management, biosecurity and I offer has raised over 18 million dollars emergency response services to regional for charity and community events. Born and rural NSW. It will also be responsible and raised in Walkaway West Aust. wool for the new Biodiversity Act in early 2017. classer by trade but livestock industry for nearly 30 years. former state Polocrosse Tim has previously held senior positions player and 0 goal Polo player. Antecedents: Pastoral/Mining in agribusinesses such as Paraway Engineering. Pastoral, Twynam Agriculture and Clyde Married to wife Grace 19 years and we have one daughter Montana who is 10. Disrupted my archaeological ambitions Agriculture, as well as time located in Love life and my work I do is far from a job to marry a farmer. SE Asia engaged by the IFC, AusAID and USAID as a value chain consultant. I say it’s my passion so consider myself Became obsessed by the Tim still farms sheep and cattle in the with best job in Australia as I don’t work occupation myself! Bungendore region of southern NSW. and get paid for it. We have been involved in two properties, [email protected] [email protected] one in western Victoria the other near Mount Gambier, SA. Tim Drum Toby Locke On these two places we have undertaken, Agent, Riverina Livestock Agents Executive Officer, cow/calf breeding, grass and grain Future Farmers Network finishing our own livestock and buying weaners in. Self replacing sheep flock for wool production Being involved developing Irrigation for Tim is a livestock agent at Riverina cropping, dairying, prime lamb. Livestock Agents with over 10 years’ Toby is Future Farmers Network newly Since my husband died I have simplified experience with livestock marketing appointed Executive Officer. life to running a cross bred cow herd in solutions. He is an experienced licenced Toby originally hails from a beef and lamb Western Victoria. auctioneer and an accredited Level 2 property at Walcha in NSW and has a [email protected] AuctionsPlus assessor for sheep keen passion for agriculture, previously and cattle. working in grazing, dairy and Terry Mitchell [email protected] pearl farming. Livestock Manager, With a Bachelor of Business Marketing Fletcher International Exports Tim Wright under his belt, Toby’s experience boasts Livestock Manager, Elders travel public relations, technology and content management through his prior work with Professional Public Relations and an internship with Meat & Livestock Manager for Fletcher Livestock Australia. International Exports. Have worked for the Originally from Orange, Tim has spent [email protected] company for 23 years and been associated the last seven years working for Elders with A+ for the same time, so basically at Holbrook. Prior to this, Tim worked Todd Clements been around long enough to know that in for Landmark throughout NSW and The Director, Bowyer & Livermore this industry no one will ever be around Kimberley’s, managed properties and rural long enough to know the lot. operations such as the cattle division for From Scone in the Hunter Valley and FS Falkner & Sons. Tim has always been like most from there have spent a lot involved in agriculture as his father is my life riding horses campdrafting and an agent and has always owned/leased [email protected] polocrosse, Married to Emma with 3 properties for their breeding and children Hugh 8, George 7 and Lexi 5. trading enterprises. [email protected] [email protected]

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Tom & Antoinette Archer Tom Whinney Tom Wilding-Davies Owners, Rexton Owner, Mount Hamilton Pastoral Co Livestock Account Manager Albury, Landmark Tom is an A1 Cattle assessor who has been with Landmark for the last 4 years. He has worked prior to this in different Tom and Antoinette Archer and their Tom and his wife, Sarah, are the owners sectors of the supply chain including boys Will, Jimmy and Angus operate a and managers of Mount Hamilton Beef Production, Feedlotting and Meat 4800ha rotational grazing property at Pastoral Co, a prime lamb, cropping and Processing both here in Australia and in Goondiwindi where they background cattle business located at Nerrin Nerrin North America. He has a strong interest in steers and heifers for both the export in Western Victoria. Tom has always been the beef industry and comes from a cattle and domestic markets. passionate about Agriculture initially operation at Holbrook in Southern NSW. Tom and Antoinette also work off farm, jackarooing in Nth Queensland. He [email protected] Tom having recently completed a 5 year studied AgSci at Melbourne Uni before stint as an operations manager with returning to Stanbroke Head Office, Hassad and Antoinette is a child health Brisbane. He then embarked on a farm nurse in Goondiwindi. management career in Western Victorian before moving to Mount Hamilton in late Management is focused around 2009. Tom and Sarah now have three regeneration of the soils and pastures to children and are enjoying increasing the underpin a long term, profitable livestock productivity of the property and driving business, this includes the use of Low the business forward. Stress Stock handling principles. [email protected] [email protected]

Tom Brinkworth Owner, Watervalley Station

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Tom Madden Agent, TB White & Sons

Ballarat born and bred stock agent, currently working in the industry for approx. 10 years. I completed the RMA Cadetship in my late teens which travelled me across a lot of eastern Australia. Often use AuctionsPlus as a successful marketing tool for store stock. Interests include sports, music and socialising. [email protected]

Tom Tanner Agent, Davidson Cameron & Co

Nearly two out of three properties tested had drench-resistant worms, so if you’re buying in stock this year, having a sound quarantine procedure is vital in protecting your herd.1,2 Tom has recently returned to the DC Team Eclipse Pour-On; the only cattle pour-on registered after a year away at Marcus Oldham. He is to treat and control ML resistant roundworms. an aspiring young auctioneer who has just been awarded a place as a finalist in the See ECLIPSE product label for claims and directions for use. References: 1. Data on File ECLIPSE trials 2012–14. 2. Wonders 2016 Young Auctioneers Competition and (2016): What does anthelmintic resistance mean for worm treatment in cattle? Proc. 98th District Veterinarians Conference. Merial Australia Pty Ltd, Building D, 12-24 Talavera Rd, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113. ABN 53 071 187 285. ECLIPSE® is a the Sydney Royal Show. Tom is our Quirindi registered trademark of Merial Limited. ©2016 Merial Limited. All rights reserved. ECLP.16.03.0055b livestock representative and is involved in paddock, feedlot and abattoir sales. [email protected]

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Tommy Warner Trent Thorne AuctionsPlus in both sheep and cattle Managing Director, Landmark Special Counsel, and is currently the Vice President/ McCullough Robertson Director of ALPA. [email protected]

Will Jeffreys Domestics Sales Manager, Sanger Tommy Warner is a U.S. citizen and has worked for Agrium for 13 years. Agrium, Trent has over ten years’ experience founded in 1931 and headquartered in acting for food and agribusiness clients Canada, is a global leader in producing, in a wide range of commercial matters, marketing, and distributing crop including complex commercial disputes, nutrients, crop protection products, seeds, financial, corporate and regulatory Meat sales both Domestic & USA with livestock and merchandise products matters, negotiations, alternative dispute Sanger Australia, have been with the primarily in the United States, Canada, resolution and major pastoral property company 11 years. Originally from South America, Europe, Australia, Russia transactions. His skills in alternative Delegate in southern NSW & operates and China. Tommy was appointed to lead dispute resolution, and as an advocate, Delegate Station Past Co, a mixed the Australian retail arm of the Agrium are widely acknowledged. beef, sheep & cropping enterprise in business in September 2013 as Managing He has conducted international partnership with his brother. Director of Landmark Operations which arbitrations, lengthy trials in Queensland [email protected] is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. and acted for the resources sector, large Landmark is the largest agriculture property developers, major Government Xavier Bourke retailer in Australia employing over 1,700 Owned Corporations, large corporate Agent, TB White & Sons employees in 350 locations across the entities and major agribusiness entities. country with about $6 billion (AUD) of Trent is vice-president of the Queensland gross annual turnover. Rural Press Club, a member of the In less than two years Tommy has led the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association transformation of Landmark leading to and Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Xavier attended St. Patrick’s college, significant performance improvements Association. finishing in 2002. He began as a livestock across the business. He is an active [email protected] agent with Landmark Korumburra in member of the Australia Institute of south Gippsland in 2003-2005. From Company Directors and serves on two Warick Clydsale 2006-11 Xavier was a livestock buyer boards in Australia. Branch Owner, with Woolworths supermarkets servicing Prior to arriving in Australia Tommy held Davidson Cameron & Co Victoria and south east south Australia. various senior positions with Agrium retail He began with TB White and Sons in late in North America and also has extensive 2011. Xavier plays local footy with East experience in the financial and accounting Point in Ballarat football league services industry. Tommy worked for [email protected] Arthur Andersen LLP in Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA) for six years where he served as Warick is part owner of our Scone branch. Zoë Routh the audit manager on many significant He is responsible for conducting the Director, Centered Leadership Expert public and private client engagements; weekly scone prime cattle sales held every and Adventurist, Inner Compass mainly in the regulated electric utility, Tuesday and the scone store cattle every manufacturing, oil and gas, propane third Thursday. Warick trades through distribution, professional service and all selling channels and is a fully licenced construction industries. While practicing agent and accredited AuctionsPlus public accounting, he obtained his CPA Assessor. license and was actively involved with [email protected] Zoë is one of Australia’s leading experts the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public working with leaders and teams under Accountants and the American Institute Warren Johnston pressure. A Leadership Mentor, Author of Certified Public Accountants. State Livestock Manager, of COMPOSURE, Speaker, Mentor & Roberts Tasmania Adventurist, she has worked with leaders Tommy graduated with a B.S. in worldwide to develop grace under fire Accounting from Oklahoma State and improve their Reach, Relationships University where he was a talented & Reputation. basketball player with the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He was a member of the 1995 [email protected] NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship Warren is the State Manager for Roberts team and further played alongside some Livestock in Tasmania and has been of the greats in the sport. Tommy has been employed with the company for 23 married for over 16 years and has two years. Originally growing up on the NSW/ children aged 11 and 8 who are enjoying QLD border, Warren worked for Dalgety life in Australia. Winchcombe FGC for 5 years before [email protected] making the move to Tasmania. Warren is a level 1 Accredited Assessor for

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Ben Verrall Edward Wright John Griffith Director, Australian Lamb Company Owner, Wongwibinda Pastoral Co. Senior Agriculture Executive, North Australian Pastoral Company Ben is the director of Australina Lamb Company and is also the Livestock Manager responsible for the procurement of all ALC livestock, overseeing a team of buyers which extends throughout southern New South Wales, Victoria, I am a 4th generation cattle producer South Australia and Tasmania. Ben is from the New England tableland. Our Executive Director of NELCM for 7 years, also involved in the sales and marketing family has been breeding cattle at MD of AACo for 13 years, MD of AustAsia of all products including skins, offal and Wongwibinda since 1885. I was one of the for 6 years, current Director of NAPCO for lamb and mutton cuts to all export and original producers to set up NELM, New last 8 years, foundation Director of Colly domestic markets. Ben’s experience and England Livestock Market the forebear of Farms Cotton for 4 years and a member of expertise of over 21 years also extends to New England Livestock Computer Market, Committees of ALFA, MSA, and Livecorp. process and production innovation with which became the national programme Agricultural involvement Brazil, Indonesia, a particular focus on new technologies CALM, the forebear of AuctionPlus. I was Malaysia, Philippines and China. emerging in the market place with an president of the Cattle Council of Australia Absolutely thrilled by the success of CALM emphasis on opportunities in yield, and a long time board member on CALM and AuctionsPlus - congratulations to efficiency and traceability. and the Beef CRC based in Armidale. Howard Gardner, Garry Dick and Anna [email protected] [email protected] Speer and their teams. [email protected]

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