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 2024-2025 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 Committee.

Paul Smith	Chair
Michael Wood	Deputy Chair
Simon Gellert	Deputy Chair
Scott Merson	GTA Director
Adrian Reginato	Cargill Australia Ltd
Rosemary Richards	GTA Consultant
Peter Nash	Grain Industry Association of WA
Courtney Draper	AOF
Harry Notaras	Grain Corp
Kellie Todman	CBH Group
Annabel Mactier	Grain Growers Limited
Bobbi Ryan	CHS (QAM)
Julie O'Dea	Bunge
Gerard McMullen	NWPGP
Joshua Lawrence	Ikon Commodities
James Saunders	Control Union
Joe Finch	Fletchers
Simone Dax	LDC
Ian Desborough	AGEC

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
Geoff Farnsworth	Deputy Chair
Colin Bettles	Grain Producers Australia
Nathan Cattle	Clear Grain Exchange
Tim Crowe	LDC
John Payne	Cargill Australia Ltd
Tim Dowling	GrainCorp
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
Tom Smibert	Bunge
Nick Liston	CBH Group
Matt Clarke	Inghams
Erin Burns	George Weston Foods (Mauri)
Joe Finch	Fletchers
Peter McMeekin	ETG Commodities

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.

Simon Tickner	Chair
Matt Kelly	Deputy Chair
Scott Merson	Deputy Chair
Gerard McMullen	GTA Technical Consultant
Caine McGregor	Cargill Australia Ltd
Matthew Madden	Grain Producers Australia
Vince Moroney	CBH Group
Craig Dennis	Network Grains (QAM)
Julie O'Dea	Bunge
Paul Panozzo	Allied Pinnacle
Sam Nelson	Grain Growers Limited
Matt Samin	GrainCorp
Marcus Dingle	Hazeldenes
Kyla Davie	CHS Broadbent
Kristian Just	Symbio Labs
Jade Saunders	Cropify

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
Matt Kelly	Deputy Chair
Scott Merson	Deputy Chair
Andrew Weidemann	Grain Producers Australia
Annabel Mactier	Grain Producers Australia
Derek Robjohns	Bunge
Josh Connell	GrainCorp
Michael Broadbent	CHS Broadbent
Matt Clarke	Inghams
Joshua Lawrence	NSW Ports
Morne van Wyngaard	CBH
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

Simon Tickner	Chair
Simon Gellert	Deputy Chair
Courtney Draper	AOF
Tristan Coram	Australian Grain Technologies
Duncan Young	Grain Producers Australia
Sam Nelson	Grain Growers Limited
Tresslyn Walmsley	InterGrain
David Hudson	SGA Solutions Pty Ltd
Nicholas Chambers	GrainCorp
Katherine Delbridge	ASF
Adrian Reginato	Cargill Australia Ltd
Craig McLure	CBH Group

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
Andy Cunliffe	Deputy Chair
Nathan Cattle	Clear Grain Exchange
Sam Nelson	Grain Growers Ltd
Ian Sproul	CBH Grain
Jay Holland	National Grower Register
Julia O'Dea	Bunge
Anna Falkiner	Cropify

Nominations

Nominations are now open for 2025-2026

The nomination process for 2025-2026 has been simplified and is now available online for your convenience.

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 to 2 minutes 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