There are four regional barley advisory councils and committees around Australia.
- Northern NSW and Queensland: Northern Region Barley Advisory Committee – NRBAC
- South Australia: South Australian Barley Advisory Committee – SABAC
- Southern NSW, Victoria and Tasmania: South Eastern Australian Barley Advisory Council – SEABAC
- Western Australia: Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) Barley Council – GIWA BC
These groups were independently established to provide a local and regional meeting place for the various stakeholders – breeders, agronomists, seed companies, growers, maltsters, marketers, grain handlers and brewers – at which any industry topics can be presented and discussed.
These Councils and Committees generally meet twice a year in their region to discuss and review barley matters for the region and for the industry. Attendance at these meetings is encouraged and new members are welcomed.
These groups are independent and supported by Grains Australia.
Please contact us to find out how to get in touch with the Chairs and individual members of the various barley regional committees and councils.
More information about these advisory councils and committees including meeting updates, and events calendars are available:
The Northern Region Barley Advisory Committee (NRBAC) represents the barley growing regions of South Queensland and central and northern New South Wales.
The committee consists of:
- Russell Grundy, Chair (Grower)
- Maree McLaurin-Schmidt, Secretariat (DAF)
- Cam Parker, Treasurer
The committee membership comprises of 20 industry representatives aiming to facilitate communication, collaboration and to identify opportunities across the barley supply chain. The committee has the capacity to identify grower concerns and broader industry at early stages and seek avenues to address these, respond as a representative regional industry body and provide guidance to influence industry direction in relation to issues or drivers of research and development.
The South Eastern Barley Advisory Council (SEABAC) represents the southern New South Wales, Victorian and Tasmanian barley growing regions.
The management committee consists of:
- Simon Tickner, Chair (Grower)
- Trevor Perryman, Vice-Chair (Kardinia Group Consulting)
- Mary Raynes, Secretary (AEGIC)
- Mark Lewis, Tresurer (Riordan Grain)
The council membership comprises of over 40 industry representatives, with these agency’s being a conduit of information with the aim to facilitate communication, collaboration and to identify opportunities across the barley supply chain. The council rotates meetings around the regions within its remit, usually integrating a crop tour once a year at the pre-harvest meeting. The council has the capacity to identify grower and broader industry concerns at early stages and seek avenues to address these, respond as a representative regional industry body and provide guidance to influence industry direction in relation to issues or drivers of research and development. The council covers topics at a regional, state, national and international level, all aiming to provide value to the Australian barley grower and the greater Australian barley industry. The council was first established in 2004 by Mary Raynes and David Moody, both at the time were employed by Agriculture Victorian Government.
The South Australian Barley Advisory Committee (SABAC) represents the barley growing regions of South Australia. The management committee consists of:
- Mark Modra, Chair (Grower)
- Doug Stewart (Coopers)
- Paul Telfer (Australian Grain Technologies)
- Elysia Vassos (Grains Australia)
The committee membership comprises of over 30 industry representatives aiming to facilitate communication, collaboration and to identify grower and broader industry concerns at early stages and seek avenues to address these, respond as a representative regional industry body and provide guidance to influence industry direction in relation to issues or drivers of research and development.
Please visit GIWA Barley Council page for more information.