The nominations for the 2023 Cattle Australia Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) elections and for two democratically elected Board Director positions opened Monday 9 October 2023 and closed Wednesday 18 October 2023. Voting will open on Friday 27 October 2023.
Our members are the experts in the business of beef – we want you to lead the way and we want to make sure your voice is heard!
Nominee eligibility
To be eligible for election as a member of the RCC, you must:
Nominee selection criteria
Nominees for RCC must have the following competencies or experience:
Election process:
Appointment term:
As per the current Cattle Australia RCC by-laws the term for these positions is as follows:
Refer to the nomination form for more details.
Nominee eligibility
To be eligible for election as an Elected Director of Cattle Australia, you must:
Nominee selection criteria
Nominees for Elected Directors must have at least one of the following competencies or experience:
Appointment term and election process
Refer to the nomination form for more details.
Cattle Australia is governed by a seven-person Board of Directors, consisting of seven democratically elected Directors.
In this election, Cattle Australia is seeking nominations for two Board Directors – one from the North Australia Beef Research region (NABR) and one from the Southern Australia Livestock Research region (SALRC) – to be elected by all Cattle Australia members. Refer to map to see the three Cattle Australia regions.
Election to the Cattle Australia Board of Directors represents a great opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills to lead the grass-fed cattle industry, by ensuring that the industry’s national peak body provides a strong, influential and inclusive voice for producers and supports the prosperity of the grass-fed cattle sector.
The RCC will comprise fifteen directly-elected Cattle Australia members from the identified 15 sub-regions (see map below) and eight State Farming Organisation (SFO) representatives, appointed by their respective SFO, with a Board appointed Chair. The upcoming election will cover the fifteen directly elected positions.
Find out more about the RCC subregions here
As a member of the RCC, you’ll play an integral role in identifying priorities for Cattle Australia, advise on policy and advocacy content and strategies, and strengthen our direction through greater engagement with grassroots members.
You can view the Cattle Australia Constitution here and the By-laws here to learn more about Board of Director positions and the RCC.
Update your details!
To ensure you’re ready to take part in the upcoming election process, now is the ideal time to review your membership details. You can do this by logging into the Cattle Australia member portal at https://login.cattleaustralia.com.au/Sys/Profile
Next steps
All members will receive notification on the voting process for both Director and RCC positions on Monday 9 October.
The Cattle Australia Board looks forward to working with its members over the coming months on this significant representation step for Australian cattle producers.
If you have any questions about this process, please do not hesitate to contact Cattle Australia, Interim CEO, Adam Coffey at ca@cattleaustralia.com.au.
Garry was born and raised on a commercial beef cattle property south of Gloucester in New South Wales. Garry has personal cattle production interests in this region today as well as his corporate role as the Managing Director and CEO of AAM, a business that has a significant focus in continuing to expand beyond our cattle production interests in Central West NSW, near Forbes and Bective Station near Tamworth, NSW.
Garry has over 25 years’ experience in large scale livestock production management within the Australian agribusiness sector. His experience spans across a vast array of areas of the agricultural supply chain and includes managing businesses involved in livestock breeding, growing and finishing, financing of agricultural projects, implementation of precision agriculture practices, investigation and implementation of sustainability and innovation initiatives and developing and operating integrated agricultural businesses.
In 2007, Garry founded the company that today is AAM, commencing the development, operation and management of a portfolio of agricultural assets valued at $887 million and he remains the major shareholder of AAM.
Garry has a unique skill set across multiple facets of the grass-fed cattle production supply chain, from production through to finishing, as well as a unique perspective of the challenges facing all grass-fed producers within Australia through his involvement in the modernisation and development of livestock marketing facilities throughout Victoria, NSW and Queensland.
George is married with four (4) children, Harry 24, Emma 22, Dave 15 and Tom 13. He also enjoys flying and has his pilot’s license.
George is also a Founding Director of The Wellness House and a Founding Director of ONFARM CO. He has a strong voluntary involvement with his community including as the NSW Rural Fire Services Senior Dept Capt. and Chairman of St Paul’s Carcoar.
Bryce Camm hails from Dalby in Queensland’s Darling Downs region where he oversees his family’s company Camm Agricultural Group; an integrated beef and cropping enterprise with interests across Queensland.
Bryce has been CEO of the group for the past eight years. Prior to that he was the Manager of the group’s award winning Wonga Plains Feedlot for eight years where he oversaw the operation triple in size. Growing up on “Natal Downs” Station in north Queensland Bryce undertook a dual degree in Business Administration and Communications at Bond University and is a graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program as well as the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course.
Bryce is currently the Chairman of Beef Australia Ltd and the Immediate Past President of the Australian Lot Feeders Council, as well as a previous Director of the Red Meat Advisory Council.
Elke is an experienced non-executive director in the agriculture and customer-owned banking sector with a passion for member-centric organisations. She brings a grower perspective, coupled with her genuine drive to elevate the industry through innovation. She was selected to the National Farmers’ Federation ‘Diversity in Ag Leadership’ 2022, among 12 women nationally.
Elke has a broad background in the agricultural industry as a producer and rural financial coach across regional NSW, challenging business models and production systems for growers across a wide range of commodities. Elke has been a joint owner and director of a broadacre family cattle property at Harden, NSW, since 1993. Cleverdon Ag raises and trades black Angus cattle.
Elke brings a wealth of financial, risk management and governance experience. Her current non-executive director roles include Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA), Murrumbidgee Health (NSW Health) and SWS Bank (a regional financial institution in NSW).
Some of her many strengths include a strong focus on strategy, risk and a triple bottom line while chairing large-scale audit and risk committees.
Elke is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow CPA, and holds a Master of Business Administration focused in marketing, finance, business strategy and leadership. Her critical thinking and business acumen after 16 years’ experience as an executive in customer-owned banking and the past eight years as a Rural Financial Coach, makes her an ideal candidate seeking to advance producers’ long-term best interests in a fair and strong supply chain.
Nominated by: Peter Hall, Troy Setter, Bryce Camm, David Hill, Adam Coffey
For the past 45 years, David has held rural property management, executive and senior management positions across all mainland states in areas of; beef cattle & sheep breeding, growing and lot feeding, meat retailing, small seed growing, irrigated fodder, and the further processing and exporting of primary products such as meat, grain and fodder.
His export experiences which started in 1989 included a role with Stanbroke Pastoral Company to help develop Stanbroke’ s Live cattle export program. Additionally, David managed the integration of Bottle Tree feedlot grain feeding in the production system while developing and launching their now globally recognised Diamantina beef brand.
David has been in a leadership role at the Lee Family’s, Australian Country Choice group of Companies since 1999 and progressed in that time from General Manager Properties & Livestock to Group Managing Director until stepping back in December 2020 from a full time role to a strategic advisory and board role.
Headquartered in Brisbane and employing over 1,400 staff across 42 operations, Australian Country Choice (ACC) operates Australia’s largest vertically integrated beef supply chain; encompassing cattle breeding, cattle growing and feedlotting to supply its integrated food processing facility in Brisbane that incorporates beef slaughter, beef boning, value-adding and case ready beef packing.
ACC’s cattle property portfolio of around 4 million acres in Queensland & NSW encompasses operations from the Barkly Tableland, CQ coalfields, Carnarvon ranges, Augathella, Blackall, Roma, and Moonie districts of Queensland, with a carrying capacity of 300,000 head. of cattle to support the Company’s 3 feedlots.
Additionally, David represents Agricultural & Cattle industry interests in his role as; Non-Government member Australia Indonesia Red Meat & Cattle Partnership, member SmartSat CRC, member Cattle Australia -Policy Council, member Australian Meat Industry Council -China & Halal Trade Groups, Chair Workplace Health & Safety Queensland -Rural Industry Sector Standing Committee, Deputy Chair Laguna Bay Pastoral investment committee and Board Member lnventia Genetic Technologies (IGT).
Away from work David has a small cattle property in the Mt Kilcoy (Qld) district running Charolais & Charbray breeders to the delight of his four grandchildren.
David wishes to continue into a second term to help build a strong and successful Cattle Australia to represent the interest of all cattle producers
