Board Members : Murray Dairy

Board

Murray Dairy comprises an eight member board which is accountable to the dairy industry through an Industry Steering Group made up of dairy stakeholder representatives from across the Murray Dairy region.

A Chief Executive Officer is responsible to the Board for the operational management of the organization.

The role of the Board is to:

  • Develop policies and strategic direction for research, extension education and industry development in the region;
  • Invest industry Dairy Service levy funds allocated to the region by Dairy Australia to address priority issues identified by the Industry Steering Group;
  • Grow and diversify the research, extension and education funding base;
  • Develop and monitor the implementation of the five year Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Plan;
  • To ensure sound management and infrastructure to deliver Murray Dairy programs across the region.

 
Board Members:

Jeff Odgers  Jeff Odgers (Chairman) 

Jeff is a dairy farmer from Ardmona and milks 440 cows. Jeff moved to Northern Victoria in 2001 after leaving a family farming operation in Tasmania that milked 700 cows.

Jeff has a Bachelor of Business (Agricultural Management) and is a former Deputy Chair of the Central Goulburn Water Services Committee.  Jeff is also a director of Bega  Cheese and a former director of Tatura Milk Industries.

Jeff  has been a Director of Tatura Milk Industries since 2009 and has now been appointed a Director of Bega Cheese.

 

Malcolm Holm  Malcolm Holm (Deputy Chairman)

Malcolm is a partner in a dairy farm 'Pyngama' which milks 600 cows between Blighty and Finley.  He has had extensive involvement in advocating for local dairy farmers and the region's irrigation sector. 

He is also chair of the Murray Irrigation Dairy Strategy of which Murray Dairy is a partner.  Malcolm is a graduate of the  Institute of Company Directors.   

 
  

 

Doug Day  Doug Day

Doug Day retired as Executive Officer for the Victorian Food Industry Centre in 2002 and remained Chair of Industry Centre’s Advisory Committee until 2005.

Doug has a strong history in manufacturing and previously was the CEO/General Manger of MEJI-MGC Dairy Co Ltd as well as the Manufacturing Manager of Pasta House, Pacific Brands Food Division.  Doug previously sat on the Board of Dairy Food Safety Victoria.

  

 

 

Daryl Hoey  Daryl Hoey

Daryl is a fourth generation dairyfarmer who moved to the Goulburn Valley in 1993 from a family farm in Queensland. Daryl and his wife Lani sharefarmed for 9 years before purchasing their current farm in Katunga in 2002.

Daryl is also a United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) Central Councillor for District Council 3 and is a board member of the Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF).

 

 

 

  Stuart Crosthwaite

Stuart Crosthwaite is a dairy farmer from Kergunyah South. He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture Science, a Post Graduate Diploma Applied Science - dairy  and a Master of Agribusiness. Stuart also previously worked as a field officer for Murray Goulburn and Bega Cheese.

Stuart owns and operates a 400 cow split calving herd with his wife Sarah in the Kiewa Valley. His industry involvement includes Secretary of the Western Region Mastitis Advisory Group, North East Regional Representative to the REEC  and Chair of the North East Regional Network Group.

 

Craig Lister  Craig Lister

Craig is a dairyfarmer from Calivil and sits on the Board as the Industry Steering Group Chairman. Craig breeds Holsteins and Aussie Reds and milks 350 cows.

Craig previously worked as a Business Management Consultant and has a Bachelor of Business in Agricultural Management.

  


 

  Daryl Poole

Daryl Poole works as a senior consultant working at RMCG – Bendigo  predominantly in the area of farm business management.  Daryl has spent the majority of his professional career working in the irrigation industry and has extensive experience in the dairy industry in both the government and private sectors.

During his 11 years working in both the government and private sector of the dairy industry in northern Victoria, Daryl has developed a wide range of experience in agricultural extension, primarily with the Target 10 program, and the Dealing with Today: Planning for Tomorrow industry programs. 



                                                                                        
  Dr Lesley MacLeod (Treasurer)

Dr Macleod holds a PhD from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, a Graduate Diploma Business Administration from the Mt Eliza Business School and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

With over 10 years general management experience in the agribusiness sector, Dr Macleod is familiar with the need for strong strategic leadership to continue supporting and developing the capacity and capability of dairy farmers and industry within the Murray Dairy region. 
 
As CEO of DIAL, Lesley leads an organisation supporting the Australian dairy industry in post farm gate processing and development of value added products including dairy ingredients and applications, process engineering, starter culture research, cheese technology and dairy health and nutrition. DIAL supports dairy manufacturing and development with members representing over 70 per cent of Australian milk production including the Murray Dairy Region.