Carnarvon Ministerial Advisory Committee

Members and terms of reference

Carnarvon  Ministerial  Advisory  Committee  Final  Report  Appendix  1    

List  of  Members   Organisation   Invitees/Deputy  Des  Lord  (Independent  chair)      Terry  Hill  (Oct  2013  to  Dec  2014);    Geoff  Strickland  (Jan-­‐May  2015)   DAFWA   Tony  Della  Bosca,  Richard  George,  Vicki  

McAllister,  John  Regan  

Paul  Brown   DoW   Adam  Maskew,  Ken  McIntosh,  Darryl  Abbott,  Troy  Sinclair,  Mike  Rowe  

Peter  Stubbs  (June  2014  to  Jan  15);  Joanne  Keeling  (Jan-­‐May  2015)   DRD    

Tony  Beard   GDC   Stephen  Webster,  Linda  Gray  Rod  Sweetman  (Feb  –May  2015)   GWC  Chair    Dom  Condo  (Oct  2013  to  Feb  2015  Chair  GWC)  then  as  Grower  Rep  (Mar–May  2015)  

GWC  Chair  /  Grower  Rep    

Kevin  Leahy  (Feb  –May  2015)   GWAMCO  Chair    

John  Thomas  (April  –May  2015)   GWC  Board/  Grower  Rep    

Gary  Gibson  (April  –May  2015)   GWC  Board/  Grower  Rep    

Tom  Day  (Oct  2013  to  Feb  2015  Chair  GWAMCO)  then  as  Grower  Rep  (Mar-­‐May  2015)  

GWAMCO  Chair  /  Grower  Rep    

John  Nuttall  (Oct  2013  to  Mar  2015)   GM,  Cooperatives    Robyn  Bumback  (Oct  2013  to  Sept  2014)   Grower  Rep   Kim  Nguyen  

Chris  Collins   Grower  Rep    Al  Hotham   Grower  Rep    

Ashley  Vincent   Water  Corporation  

Paul  Vanderwal;  Brendan  Klemm;  Meredith  Blaise;  Sandro  Piscicelli  

Emma  Rose   Water  Corporation    

  Minister  for  Water’s  office   Carol  O’Keith;  Russell  Yeo  

  Shire  of  Carnarvon   David  Kyle;  Ian  D'Arcy  

  Consultant  Phil  Pickering  (Marsden  Jacobs);  Doug  McGhie,  Brian  Martin  (Science  Matters);  Harry  Ventris  (Strategen)  

 

   

Terms  of  Reference  

To  deliver:  

• Coordinated   implementation   of   short   term   actions   needed   to   optimise   availability   and  supply   of   water   resources   and   minimise   impacts   of   the   current   water   situation   on   the  Carnarvon  horticulture  industry;  and    

• Coordinated  resolution  of  other  key  issues  essential  to  progressing  the  Carnarvon  agriculture  sector   over   the   next   five   years,   including   strategic   coordination   of   infrastructure   projects  implementation   (e.g.   Water   Corporation   pipeline   project,   Gascoyne   Foodbowl   Initiative  projects.)  

This  includes:  

• Coordinated   implementation   of   agreed   short-­‐term   management   actions   including  optimisation   of   existing   resources   and   identification   and   delivery   of   additional   resources,  and  demand  management;  

• Development   and   agreement   to   a   contingency   plan   for   a   no-­‐flow   situation   in   2014   and  coordinated  implementation  (if  needed);    

• Development   and   delivery   of   effective,   regular   and   coordinated   communication   with  growers  and  other  stakeholders;  

• Identification   of   all   other   key   issues   impacting   on   the   development   of   the   Carnarvon  horticulture  sector,  and  development  and  oversight  of  implementation  of  an  agreed  plan  for  resolution;  and  

• Provide  advice  on  for  local  capacity-­‐building.