GTA Committees

The GTA Committees page provides details about Grain Trade Australia's various committees, their roles, responsibilities, and how members can participate. It outlines the structure, nomination process, and specific focus areas like trade rules, grain standards, commerce, and technology.

GTA 2023-2024 Committee Members

Trade and Market Access Committee

The Trade and Market Access Committee shall make recommendations to the GTA Board on issues relating to:

Storage & Handling;
Contractual issues (domestic and export);
Conduct an advocacy role for the grain industry and statutory organisations on issues of importance to members;
GTA education and training issues, specifically those supporting the objectives of this Committee; and
Other relevant matters of concern to GTA members and within the area of expertise of the Biotechnology CommBrianna Peake

Brianna Peake	Chair
Michael Wood	Deputy Chair & GTA Director
Simon Gellert	GTA Director
Rosemary Richards	GTA Consultant
Adrian Reginato	Cargill Australia Ltd
Ian Desborough	AGEC
Peter Nash	Grain Industry Association of WA
Rob Dickie	CBH Group
Harry Notaras	Grain Corp
TBC	AEGIC
Annabel Mactier	Grain Growers Limited
John Ackerman	Grains Australia Limited
Nick Goddard	AOF
Julie O'Dea	Viterra
Gerard McMullen	NWPGP
Joshua Lawrence	Ikon Commodities
Carl Hinze	Holding Redlich
Joe Finch	Fletchers
Scott Merson	Rain Agribusiness

Commerce Committee

The Commerce Committee shall make recommendations to the GTA Board on issues relating to:

Review of and changes or additions to GTA contracts (includes compiling location differentials and other supporting documents);
Review of and changes or additions to the GTA Trade Rules; and
Review and management of the GTA arbitration process.

Michael Wood	Chair
Simon Gellert	Deputy Chair & GTA Director
Geoff Farnsworth	Deputy Chair & GTA Director
Richard Perkins	GTA Director
Nathan Cattle	Clear Grain Exchange
Michael Commadeur	LDC
John Payne	Cargill Australia Ltd
Collin Bettles	Grain Producers Australia
Reagan Stroud	Ridley Agriproducts
Andrew Lang	Riordan Grain Services
Sean Cole	Grain Growers Limited
Sam Batters	CHS Broadbent
Stephen Clarke	ADM Trading Australia
Joshua Lawrence	Ikon Commodities
Peter Levido	GrainCorp
Ben Tiller	CBH Group
Matt Clarke	Inghams
Erin Burns	George Weston Foods (Mauri)
Joe Finch	Fletchers
Peter McMeekin	ETG Commodities
Tom Smibert	Viterra

Standards Committee

The Standards Committee shall make recommendations to the GTA Board on issues relating to:

Review and updates of commodity standards in cooperation with Pulse Australia, Australian Oilseeds Federation and other industry participants;
Review of issues relating to quality assurance for GTA Development of protocols for accreditation of laboratories involved in testing to support GTA contracts; and
Development of the Industry Codes of Practice.

Michelle Kerr	Chair & GTA Director
Simon Tickner	Deputy Chair & GTA Director
Matt Kelly	Deputy Chair & GTA Director
Gerard McMullen	GTA Technical Consultant
Caine McGregor	Cargill Australia Ltd
Matthew Madden	Grain Producers Australia
Vince Moroney	CBH Group
William Thompson	LDC
Julie O'Dea	Viterra
Paul Panozzo	Allied Pinnacle
Sam Nelson	Grain Growers Limited
Matt Samin	GrainCorp
Marcus Dingle	Hazeldenes
Kyla Davie	CHS Broadbent
Joe Finch	Fletchers
Justin Everitt	NSW Farmers

Transport, Storage & Ports Committee

The Transport, Storage & Ports Committee is responsible for making recommendations on:

Port Terminal and Container Matters;
Transport, Storage and Quality Assurance;
Other relevant matters of concern to GTA Members and within the area of expertise of the Transport, Storage & Ports Committee.

Geoff Farnsworth	Chair & GTA Director
Matt Kelly	Deputy Chair & GTA Director
Andrew Weidemann	Grain Producers Australia
Craig Dennis	Network Grains
Jock Carter	Quattro Ports - Newcastle
Annabel Mactier	Grain Growers Limited
Alistair Boyd	Cargill Australia
Derek Robjohns	Viterra Ltd
Michael Broadbent	CHS Broadbent
Josh Connell	GrainCorp
Morne' van Wyngaard	CBH Group
Matt Clarke	Inghams
Joshua Lawrence	NSW Ports
Scott Merson	Rain Agribusiness
Joseph Masters	Fletchers
Ben Redway	LDC

Plant Breeding Innovation

The Committee for Plant Breeding Innovation is responsible for making recommendations to the Board and industry on the potential effect to commerical activity as a result of the:

Planned intentional release of approved GM grain events; or the
Unplanned and unintentional release (escape) of unapproved grain events
Implications arising from plant breeding innovations

Rob Imray	Chair & GTA Director
Simon Gellert	Deputy Chair
Rosemary Richards	GTA Consultant
Tristan Coram	Australian Grain Technologies
Duncan Young	Grain Producers Australia
Sam Nelson	Grain Growers Limited
Tresslyn Walmsley	Wheat Breeders Reference Group
David Hudson	SGa Solutions Pty Ltd
Nicholas Chambers	GrainCorp
Katherine Delbridge	ASF
Nick Goddard	AOF
Adrian Reginato	Cargill Australia Ltd

Information Technology Advisory Committee

The Information Technology Advisory Committee will make recommendations to the GTA Board in relation to:

Improving the faciliation of trade through collaboration whilst acknowledging the value of investment, innovation, and differentiation in the competitive process and the faciliation of trade.
Identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities for the grains industry from a data and information technology perspective.
Identification of opportunities to improve data exchange across the industry and Governments (local and global) to improve efficient faciliation of trade.

Richard Perkins	Chair & GTA Director
Ole Houe	Deputy Chair & GTA Director
Nathan Cattle	Clear Grain Exchange
Ian Dalgliesh	Rise Agri
Sam Nelson	Grain Growers Ltd
Emma Weston	Agridigital
TBC	GrainCorp
Darren Douglas	Cargill
Ian Sproul	CBH Grain
David Houghton	AgRisk
Jay Holland	National Grower Register
Julie O'Dea	Viterra

Nominations

Nominations are now open for 2024-2025

Nominations process for 2024-2025 has been simplified and now available online for your convinience.

Declaration

For all GTA Technical Committee Members

(Applies to new as well as re-appointed committee members):

Complete and sign GTA Technical Committees Charter and Terms of Reference Declaration

This is an online form that contains Technical Committees Charter and Terms of Reference. It takes approximately 1-2 min to complete. This Declaration is required to be completed prior to your first Committee meeting.

If you prefer to access this Declaration from your mobile device, please click here.
Alternatively you can scan below QR Code with your phone:

Charter

The Committee structure within GTA allows Members to raise issues that impact on their commercial operations, leading to industry consensus on particular issues such as, trade rules and grain standards.
The Chairman of each Technical Committee is Board appointed according to his or her particular qualifications. Any Member can nominate themselves or someone else for a position on a GTA Technical Committee and all members can submit issues to the Technical Committees.

All GTA Technical Committees must agree to and abide by:

Submissions

GTA Technical Committee Recommendations and Submissions

GTA Technical Committees will from time to time call on Members to submit recommendations on specific industry issues.

GTA also welcomes, throughout the year, Member submissions regarding any other industry issues of relevance to GTA’s role in supporting the efficient facilitation of trade across the Australian grain supply chain.

Submissions should be presented to GTA on the following form and forwarded to submissions@graintrade.org.au