The board of the Association is elected (for a 2 year term) at the AGM in March each year. The Board is made up of 8 elected members, an independent chair (appointed by the board) and up to 2 co-opted members with special skills.
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Mal Dickie, (Term expires, March 2010)
Debonnaire Olives, Kendenup
Primary Producer
Mal Dickie relocated to the Great Southern in 2001 and established an Organic Olive Grove at Kendenup. Previously, Mal and his wife both worked as geologists in the mining industry and then ran a Landscape Gardening Business in Perth. Now they consult to the olive industry and run a processing facility.
Mal is currently Vice President of the Great Southern Olive Association after being president for three years, acting as a member of the West Australian Olive Council and being responsible for the organisation of the Great Southern Olive Festival.
Previous experience includes being the Clerk of Course (organiser) of a round of the Australian Rally Championship and three rounds of The Western Australian Rally Championship.
Mal is committed to the promotion and showcasing of the fantastic food and wine of the Great Southern region and showcasing the region as a prime tourist destination. |
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Phillip Marshall,
Primary Producer |
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Ian (Duke) Ranson,
Duke’s Vineyard, Porongurups.
Wine
Duke (Ian) Ranson represents the Porongurup Promotions Association on the Board.
Duke and wife Hilde own and run Duke's Vineyard in the Porongurups and before that ran their own clothing manufacturing and embroidery business in Perth. Duke graduated in Agriculture initially and went on to graduate in Teaching and Marketing. He was a foundation member of the West Australian Marketing Society and worked as a marketing manager and later as General Manager of an Agricultural Machinery company . He spent 5 years as a Divisional Manager of Wesfarmers.
Hilde is a successful artist and Graphic designer.
Duke's special interest is Wine and Tourism. |
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Wayne Harrington - (Term expires, March 2009)
Albany & Great Southern Weekender, Albany
Retail
Wayne was born and raised in the Great Southern and later educated at Aquinas College and Curtin University, graduating with a degree in journalism and literature in 1991.
Since then, he has worked in newspapers in Bridgetown, Donnybrook, Perth, Mandurah, Collie, Bunbury, Busselton and various other centres around Western Australia.
Wayne has been the Managing Editor of the Albany & Great Southern Weekender since 2002 and has lent support to efforts to improve the region’s status as an attractive tourism destination and leader in quality produce.
He has a personal interest in food, wine and travel and combined with his 20 years experience in the media, this could be of use to the Great Southern Region Marketing Association. |
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Steve Porritt
Department of Agriculture, Albany
Ex-Officio Member
Steve is the Southern Agricultural Regional Manager for the Department of Agriculture and Food, based in Albany. As the Regional Manager, Steve is responsible for an area which covers the Great Southern, Ravensthorpe and Esperance shires
With extensive experience in the agricultural industry, Steve saw the opportunity to promote agricultural production and value adding into food and fibre through his role on the GSRMA board.
Steve considers that a major issue for the Great Southern is to maintain productivity and good agricultural practices for the increasing numbers of small landholders in the area while ensuring that productive land and best water supplies are achievable.Steve is committed to the efforts of primary producers in their endeavours to market raw and value added produce to domestic and international markets and believes that the GSRMA can play a vital role in helping producers to achieve greater market share, something which not only benefits the producer, but also the economic viability of the region. |
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Linda Harris
Kendenup Lodge & Cottages.
Tourism.
I am 53 years of age and have only been in the tourism industry for 9 years. My husband and I decided to have a ‘lifestyle change’ in 1999 and purchased the land where Kendenup Lodge and Cottages is now situated.
I found that the tourism industry motivated me like never before. Armed with the challenge of making a small business successful in a small town we decided to take the GIANT leap into hospitality as an addition to our existing tourism business.
We have experience with the Australian Tourism Exchanges, lobbying through the Tourism Council and working with Tourism WA to help the industry in my area succeed.
I currently sit on the Mount Barker Tourism Bureau Board where yet again another challenge is faced.
As an outsider I have been unhappy with my experiences with the GSRMA so I have decided that change could only possibly come about by being in a position where I can ‘have a say’. Hence my nomination to the board of the GSRMA. |
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Rob Stewart - (Term expires, March 2009)
Shire of Plantagenet, Mount Barker
Local Government
Rob Stewart has been CEO of the Shire of Plantagenet since July 2001. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Local Government Administration) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business (Marketing) and his previous appointments include Chief Clerk Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley, Deputy Town Clerk Town of Alice Springs, CEO Shire of York, CEO Town of Claremont and Marketing Manager Romark Consulting (software development).
Rob is also a professional member of the Local Government Managers Australia (Immediate Past President of the Great Southern Branch). |
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