Management Committee 2019 – 2020
President
Emily Rigby
Director of Research & Compliance
Cannatrek Ltd.
P.O Box 418
Mapleton QLD 4560
M: 0400 008 161
Email: Rigby.Research@gmail.com
Vice President
Vicki Lane
General ManagerHorticulture and Forestry Science
41 Boggo Road
Dutton Park QLD 4102
Ph: 07 3708 8548
M: 0411 470 760
Email: vicki.lane@daf.qld.gov.au
Secretary
Dr Sophie Parks
Senior Research Scientist
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Locked Bag 26
Gosford NSW 2250
Ph: 02 4348 1914
M: 0419 198 295
Email: sophie.parks@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Treasurer
Dr. Sukhvinder Pal (SP) Singh
Research Horticulturist (Food Safety)
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Central Coast Primary Industries Centre
Locked Bag 26
Gosford NSW 2250
Ph: 02 4348 1935
M: 0420 593 129
Email: sp.singh@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Immediate Past President
Professor Emeritus Rod Drew
School of Natural Sciences,
Logan campus, Griffith University
University Drive,
Meadowbrook QLD 4131
Ph: 07 3735 7292, M: 0467 413 290
Email: r.drew@griffith.edu.au
Newsletter
Heidi Parkes
Senior HorticulturistHorticulture & Forestry Science
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
3 Roessler Ave
Applethorpe QLD 4378
Ph: 07 4681 6126
M: 0413 753 847
Email: heidi.parkes@daf.qld.gov.au
Web
services
Emily Rigby
Director of Research & Compliance
Cannatrek Ltd.
P.O Box 418
Mapleton QLD 4560
M: 0400 008 161
Email: Rigby.Research@gmail.com
Hort Innovation Australia Representative
Anthony Kachenko
R&D LeadHorticulture Innovation Australia (HIA)
Level 8, 1 Chifley Square
Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: 02 8295 2343
Fax: 02 8295 2399
Email: anthony.kachenko@horticulture.com.au
Student Representative
Sijia Guo
PhD Student,
University of Adelaide – Waite Campus
Email: sijia.guo@adelaide.edu.au
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
New South Wales
Dr. Sukhvinder Pal (SP) Singh
Research Horticulturist (Food Safety)
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Central Coast Primary Industries Centre
Locked Bag 26
Gosford NSW 2250
Ph: 02 4348 1935
M: 0420 593 129
Email: SP.Singh@trade.nsw.gov.au
Victoria
Graeme Smith
Managing Director,
Graeme Smith Consulting
PO Box 789
Woodend VIC 3442
Ph: 03 5427 2143
M: 0427 339 009
e-mail: graeme@graemesmithconsulting.com
Western Australia
Dr. Peter Batt
Principal of Peter J. Batt and Assoicates
76b Bullcreek Rd
Rossmoyne WA 6148
Email: peterjbatt@gmail.com
South Australia
Kate Delaporte
Senior Lecturer (Horticulture), Curator
Waite Arboretum & Waite Conservation Reserve
University of Adelaide – Waite Campus
Email: kate.delaporte@adelaide.edu.au
Tasmania
Associate Professor Dugald Close
Deputy Director
Centre Leader Perennial Horticulture
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
School of Land and Food
University of Tasmania
Ph: 03 6226 2776
M: 0419 386 288
Email: dugald.close@utas.edu.au
Northern Territory
Dr Matt Hall
Senior Extension Officer
Northern Territory Department of
Primary Industries and Resources
Email: matt.hall@nt.gov.au
Queensland
Paula Ibell
Horticulture and Forestry Science
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
PO Box 1054
Mareeba QLD 4880
Ph: 07 4048 4680
M: 0407 119 001
Email: paula.ibell@daf.qld.gov.au