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The highly successful Australian Wool Growers Association is seeking support from growers and other industry members to ensure the cultural change it started in the wool industry in 1996 is realised.
AWGA is widely regarded as responsible for the sweeping reforms in the wool industry which led to the creation of Australian Wool Innovation as an independent, grower-owned commercial company.
However, many within the industry say the job that AWGA set out to do is unfinished as there is continued Government involvement in the industry and ongoing ownership and accountability issues to address.
The dangerously low national sheep flock numbers, insurance and workers compensation costs and the technological impact on marketing the wool clip are also important to growers and must be solved.
The AWGA has been set up on a national platform to give growers and industry members direct representation to AWI, State and Federal Governments and through the industry pipeline.
The Directors of AWGA are:
Martin Oppenheimer, Stud breeder Walcha NSW (Chair) 0413 580 040 Profile
Here
Charles Olsson, Commercial wool grower, Goulburn NSW Profile
Here
Sam Stephens, Commercial Grower, Coolah NSW Profile Here
Will Crozier, Commercial Grower, Casterton Vic Profile
Here retired January 2007
Peter Laird, Commercial wool grower, Hillston NSW Profile Here
Shane Edwards Stud Merino Breeder, Quairading. WA Profile
Here
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