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.
TBCChair 
Michael WoodDeputy Chair
Simon GellertDeputy Chair
Scott MersonGTA Director
Adrian ReginatoCargill Australia Ltd
Rosemary RichardsGTA Consultant
Peter NashGrain Industry Association of WA
Courtney DraperAEGIC
Harry NotarasGrain Corp
Kellie TodmanCBH Group
Annabel MactierGrain Growers Limited
John AckermanGrains Australia Limited
TBCAOF
Julie O'DeaViterra
Gerard McMullenNWPGP
Joshua LawrenceIkon Commodities
James SaundersControl Union
Joe FinchFletchers
Scott DaxLDC
Ian DesboroughAGEC

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 WoodChair 
Simon GellertDeputy Chair
Geoff FarnsworthDeputy Chair
Peter ArkleGrain Producers Australia
Nathan Cattle Clear Grain Exchange
Tim CroweLDC
John Payne Cargill Australia Ltd
Tim DowlingGrainCorp
Reagan StroudRidley Agriproducts
Andrew Lang Riordan Grain Services
Sean ColeGrain Growers Limited
Sam BattersCHS Broadbent
Stephen ClarkeADM Trading Australia
Joshua Lawrence Ikon Commodities
Tom SmibertViterra
Ben Tiller CBH Group
Matt ClarkeInghams
Erin Burns George Weston Foods (Mauri)
Joe FinchFletchers
Peter McMeekinETG 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 KellyDeputy Chair
Scott Merson Deputy Chair
Gerard McMullenGTA Technical Consultant
Caine McGregorCargill Australia Ltd
Matthew MaddenGrain Producers Australia
Vince MoroneyCBH Group
William Thompson LDC
Julie O'DeaViterra
Paul PanozzoAllied Pinnacle
Sam NelsonGrain Growers Limited
Matt SaminGrainCorp
Marcus DingleHazeldenes
Kyla DavieCHS Broadbent
Cooper ViniciFletchers
Craig DennisNetwork Grains
Jade SaundersCropify

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 FarnsworthChair
Matt KellyDeputy Chair
Scott MersonDeputy Chair
Andrew WeidemannGrain Producers Australia
Annabel MactierGrain Producers Australia
Alister BoydCargill Australia
Derek RobjohnsViterra Ltd
Josh ConnellGrainCorp
Michael BroadbentCHS Broadbent
Morne' van WyngaardCBH Group
Matt ClarkeInghams
Joshua LawrenceNSW Ports
Jaco van der MerweHorizon Commodities
Joseph MastersFletchers
Ben RedwayLDC

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 TicknerChair
Simon GellertDeputy Chair
Rosemary RichardsGTA Technical Consultant
Tristan CoramAustralian Grain Technologies
Duncan YoungGrain Producers Australia
Sam NelsonGrain Growers Limited
Tresslyn WalmsleyInterGrain
David HudsonSGA Solutions Pty Ltd
Nicholas ChambersGrainCorp
Katherine DelbridgeASF
TBCAOF
Adrian ReginatoCargill Australia Ltd
Craig McLureCBH 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 PerkinsChair
Ole HoueDeputy Chair
Nathan CattleClear Grain Exchange
Sam NelsonGrain Growers Ltd
Ian SproulCBH Grain
David HoughtonAgRisk
Jay HollandNational Grower Register
Julia O'DeaViterra
Anna FalkinerCropify
David TaylorAgCRM

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 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.

GTA QR Code

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