Establishment:
The Agricultural Produce Commission on 18 March 2005 established the APC Vegetable Producers’ Committee. The establishment of the Committee followed a long period of consultation with the Western Australian vegetable industry culminating in the APC poll at which producers indicated their strong support for establishment of the Committee. During the consultation process it was agreed that producers of herbs, mushrooms and tomatoes would be excluded from the poll and therefore the fee for service charges would not cover these commodities. Also excluded from the vegetable fee for service were potato and Kununurra vegetable producers as these producers already had APC producer committees established for their industries.

Committee Membership:
The Committee consists of 9 members and they represent the main vegetable growing areas covered by the Committee.

Functions:
As indicated to the producers at the poll the services funded by the vegetable fee for service cover all functions listed (a) to (m) in Section 12.1 of the Act .

Fee for Service:

as from 1 July 2008

per individual package of vegetable product weighing 100 kilograms or less         $0.04
per individual package of vegetable product weighing 101 to 500 kilograms         $0.15
per individual package of vegetable product weighing 501 to 1000 kilograms       $0.30
per individual package of vegetable product weighing 1001 to 1500 kilograms     $0.45
and onwards in multiples of 500kgs @15 cents per 500 kilograms

The Fee for Service to apply to all vegetables sold by producers except herb, mushroom, potatoes, tomato and vegetables grown in the Ord Irrigation area.

Compliance:
The regulations for the collection of the Fee for Service on WA grown vegetables are covered by the Agricultural Produce (Horticultural Industry) Regulations 2001.

MEMBER

ADDRESS

TERM & EXPIRY

PHONE

FAX/EMAIL

Maureen Dobra (Chairperson)

PO Box 303,
GIN GIN WA 6503

Three years
29/4/05 to 31/5/2008

9575 2086
0417 174 110

9575 2411
mdobra@looseleaf.com.au

David Anderson

124 Sixty Eight Rd,
BALDIVIS WA 6171

Three years
29/4/05 to 1/5/2008

9524 1515
0418 195 759

9524 1525
radsmarketing@bigpond.com

Rod Copeland

PO Box 227,
DONGARA WA 6525

Three years
01/06/07 to 31/05/10

9927 5061
0417 610 194

9927 5071

Paul Humble

442 St Albans Rd,
BALDIVIS WA 6171

Three years
29/4/05 to 31/5/2008

9524 1558
0419 917 302

9524 1465
westgro@southwest.com.au

Gregg Jones

Rmb 1331
WEST MANJIMUP  6258

Three years
01/06/08 to 31/05/11

9772 1440

Greg_kelly_jones@activ8.net.au

Jason Neave

312 Old Yanchep Rd,
CARABOODA WA 6033

Three years,
01/06/07 to 31/5/10

0418 954 558

9561 2516

Brett Metcalfe

Coastal Plains Produce
Box 1027
GERALDTON 6531

Three years
01/06/08 to 31/05/11

9926 1444
9926 1364

coastalplains@wn.com.au

Anthony Marinovich

PO Box 506
MYALUP  6220

Three years
01/6/07 to 31/5/2010

9796 0301
0419 801 824

VACANCY

Vegetables WA,
President, David Anderson
Executive Officer,
Jim Turley

103 Outram St,  WEST PERTH WA 6005
        “WA Grower” published quarterly

9481 0834
0410 697 842

9481 0024

Vegetable Industry Development Officer
David Ellement,

103 Outram St, WEST PERTH WA 6005

9226 0244
0408 941 318

9226 0344
ellement@vegetableswa.com.au