October 19, 2017

The WAFarmers team has been out and about recently, with staff having attended the Perth Hills Festival in Karragullen and the Goldfields Nullarbor Rangelands Biosecurity Association (GNRBA) Conference in Kalgoorlie. Sharing space in a marquee with Perth NRM, hills producers, industry groups, WAFarmers enjoyed the opportunity to get in front of over 5,000 attendees, which included both members and non-members in the area. While the event was predominantly directed towards orchardists and people in the

The Grazier’s Investment Company (GIC) will be wound-up and remaining capital distributed amongst original shareholders, following a vote at the company’s general meeting last week. An overwhelming 99.7 per cent of eligible shareholders voted in favour of winding-up the company and appointing liquidators, with only 75 per cent or more needed to pass. WAFarmers Livestock Executive Officer Kim Haywood said it was a landmark decision which marked the end of a long battle by industry.