G-MW announces members of Pyramid-Boort Customer Reference Group
The board of Goulburn-Murray Water (G-MW) resolved today to appoint 5 further members to its Pyramid-Boort Customer Reference Group. The announcement follows the Board's appointment of local irrigator Neil Beattie as Chair of the new group earlier this week.
G-MW Managing Director David Stewart said that following the Board's decision, G-MW was moving ahead with its process to ensure effective customer consultation arrangements are in place for the Pyramid-Boort region from the start of the 2010 year.
"The size of the committee was always going to be decided by the quality of the candidates. We have a terrific mix of skills, views and experience to represent the interests of local irrigators and provide advice to the Board of G-MW," said Mr Stewart.
G-MW's selection panel comprising G-MW Chairman Stephen Mills, Managing Director David Stewart and Neil Beattie interviewed all candidates earlier this week.
"Every member of the committee is directly involved in running a successful irrigated agriculture business in the region, and every member has expressed a real passion for the future of their Irrigation Area," said Mr Stewart.
Members of the Pyramid-Boort Customer Reference Group will hold their first meeting in the next fortnight
Pyramid-Boort Customer Reference Group - Members
Neil Beattie -Dry land and irrigation farming- Boort
Sue Bennett -- Organic Apple Orchard, Broadacre cropping - dryland & irrigation -Yarrawalla
Andrew Vander Drift - Irrigation cropping and piggery production - Marcorna
Paul Gill - Dairy Farmer - Appin
John McEwen - Dryland & irrigation cropping, prime piggery production - Pyramid Hill
Barry Lyons - Horse Agistment Property - Dingee
G-MW advised all members of the suspended WSC that they were welcome to apply for membership of the Reference Group before applications closed and could also apply for nomination to any future committee for the area.
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